(Hat-Tip to Norabone.)
Although if Tippi had been wearing a hat some unpleasantness might have been avoided.
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...complaints about lame contrivances in his films were sufficiently common to inspire a defensive retort from the director. "A critic who talks to me about plausibility is a dull fellow," Hitchcock sniffed. Salon
I must admit that as I watched the film on Saturday night, certain questions did occur to me - where are the sunglasses? Or wide-brimmed hats? Or blue heelers ready to snap at any swooping irritant? - although not to the extent where such questions cloud the view.
'A woman with a birdcage in a fur coat in a rowboat; it could be a Surrealist painting by Dali or Magritte'.Camille Paglia...Source
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I can't believe it's a Barbie.
I had a barn swallow try and take me on today. I stood my ground.
Don't throw a shrimp on this barbie...
Actually I posted about this doll last year.
But then I was thinking ;)
and now I'm thinking :)
and whatever emoticon stands for wish list
Glad to hear it, Link.
I once had a Birds-like encounter with a bird who swooped and followed as I ran inside...and waited...
Also, there's another less reverent YT - Birds in 90 seconds which does include the first gull swoop, my favourite moment.
Miss Boynton.
What a mystery you are.
Brilliant. Even in 1 mt 40 the woodenness of the human performances prevails.
I get less and less mysterious every day...
Yes, and the woodenness enables the surrealism. (What is my motif-ation?)
At this speed, the clunkiness of the 'diner scene' is quite visible.
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