Post 17

By Darrell J Banks

CR 2014

An actors, writers and even a director's life should be separate from his art. But somehow, in the late 20th and early 21st century that has changed.  From Rock Hudson to the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman we want to know what toilet paper a movie star uses.  We seem to thrive on the hubris.

It happens more with actors and directors it seems. The only writer we ever cared about was William Holden in Sunset Blvd.  In Blue Jasmine, Cat Blanchet delivers and Oscar worthy performance as the disaffected socialite unable to cope. As she says life traumas should make you run into the street and scream and talk to yourself.

Unfortunately, we are too often tweeting and face booking to notice the desolated lives of those who create their own mental traps and delusions. I laughed at some of her theatrics but the film is truly tragic. If you want to explore tragedy rent or buy this movie. I cannot find the script online.

http://www.sonyclassics.com/bluejasmine/bluejasmine_presskit.pdf