tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364826471134048994.post1817376294507822519..comments2023-04-07T07:34:32.288-07:00Comments on The Film's the Thing: Irish Truths: Me, My Dad, and Maureen O'Haraabstewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420368957576550112noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364826471134048994.post-70583638276224675022015-03-21T08:15:53.870-07:002015-03-21T08:15:53.870-07:00thanks, shane! he doesn't have a blog. i just ...thanks, shane! he doesn't have a blog. i just asked him if he would do this with me, but he said he enjoyed writing it - could be the start of a new found calling...abstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420368957576550112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364826471134048994.post-52600473426486600252015-03-20T07:51:35.475-07:002015-03-20T07:51:35.475-07:00Great post!! I was nodding along with everything b...Great post!! I was nodding along with everything both of you wrote. Does your father have a blog? I like his writing!Shane Slaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527212913193906828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364826471134048994.post-92230308691001534442015-03-17T15:10:48.204-07:002015-03-17T15:10:48.204-07:00haha. i have so many screen caps of just wayne and...haha. i have so many screen caps of just wayne and o'hara making out. and they were all so steamy! (that's probably the real reason my dad likes it so much...) and i love how mary kate's entrance, with its natural light and composition, is like no other shot in the rest of the film.abstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420368957576550112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364826471134048994.post-60511940023984187672015-03-17T15:06:32.077-07:002015-03-17T15:06:32.077-07:00thanks, nathaniel! as soon as you announced this a...thanks, nathaniel! as soon as you announced this as one the films, i know i had to ask my dad to share his thoughts. i wanna thank him so much for doing this and he said he had a lot of fun forming his thoughts as to why he liked the movie - maybe he'll start his own blog!abstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420368957576550112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364826471134048994.post-54616351821382511722015-03-17T15:03:59.242-07:002015-03-17T15:03:59.242-07:00thank you, drew! love what you said about film. th...thank you, drew! love what you said about film. that's why i love seeing movies in the theatre - you need that communal bonding (even if you don't even know the person next to you). <br /><br />and of course we chose similar picks - maureen o'hara is the highlight of the film! abstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420368957576550112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364826471134048994.post-54044781480438751342015-03-17T13:34:30.876-07:002015-03-17T13:34:30.876-07:00Your father's best shot I love so much for the...Your father's best shot I love so much for the same reason you do: Their entire relationship is intense, but I don't think I've ever seen such intense eye-fucking in a film from the 50s. It positively sweats with sex. Also love your best shot (which I also featured) for how it stays in that exact spot as she backs away, and you can see every emotion cross that wondrous face. Beautiful.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364826471134048994.post-58315110963853270442015-03-17T12:33:40.481-07:002015-03-17T12:33:40.481-07:00this is so great. our first father/son Best Shot a...this is so great. our first father/son Best Shot article. love both of the choicesNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2364826471134048994.post-64298151342575462502015-03-17T11:55:09.774-07:002015-03-17T11:55:09.774-07:00This is so beautiful Andrew! I love that you did ...This is so beautiful Andrew! I love that you did a double post with your father. It is these memories that make film so important for us...it bonds us. Sharing a movie with a friend or family member or even a stranger at times can be this wonderful source of nostalgia. What your father had to say about the film was so lovely to read.<br /><br />I also LOVE that our best shots are so similar (same scene!)<br /><br />I loved this movie so much...SO MUCH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com