Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Interesting profile of Dr. Myron Rolle former college and NFL player. Talk about setting an example! Not the first time I found inspiration from Dr Rolle.
- Who knew? Elon Musk was an Executive Producer on the movie Thank You for Smoking.
- Burger King, Popeye's, and Tim Horton's to turn off the self-service soda machines. Self-serve refills may be a thing of the past as the communal soda machine could be a vortex of potential infections. Wonder what other things we took for granted may also be things of the past?
- Steven Pressfield on the female in Lawrence of Arabia
- The WHO is fucking useless
- I'm rooting for Elon Musk and Tesla to forgo California for Texas. Do it Elon!
Showing posts with label Thank You for Smoking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thank You for Smoking. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Thank You For Smoking
I recently read Christopher Buckley's Thank You for Smoking: A Novel
and I liked it so much that I ordered the movie version of the book via Netflix. Last night I finally got around to watching the movie and was pleasantly surprised to find that in my opinion the movie was even better than the book (a very rare thing indeed).
The book was an enjoyable quick read with lots of wit and insight into the K Street world of lobbyists. However, the plot twists surrounding Nick Naylor's kidnapping and attempted murder make the book more of a funny fantasy than anything else.
The movie focused more on Nick as a lobbyist and on his relationship with his son who lives with Nick's divorced wife. This shifting of focus makes all the difference in the world and like I said above - as good as the book was - the movie was better.
One interesting note - the book is written by Christopher Buckley who is the son of the famous William F. Buckley while the movie was directed by and the script was written by Jason Reitman who is the son of the famous director / producer Ivan Reitman (Stripes, Animal House, etc.). It just nice to see sons of famous men making marks of their own.
I recently read Christopher Buckley's Thank You for Smoking: A Novel
and I liked it so much that I ordered the movie version of the book via Netflix. Last night I finally got around to watching the movie and was pleasantly surprised to find that in my opinion the movie was even better than the book (a very rare thing indeed).The book was an enjoyable quick read with lots of wit and insight into the K Street world of lobbyists. However, the plot twists surrounding Nick Naylor's kidnapping and attempted murder make the book more of a funny fantasy than anything else.
The movie focused more on Nick as a lobbyist and on his relationship with his son who lives with Nick's divorced wife. This shifting of focus makes all the difference in the world and like I said above - as good as the book was - the movie was better.
One interesting note - the book is written by Christopher Buckley who is the son of the famous William F. Buckley while the movie was directed by and the script was written by Jason Reitman who is the son of the famous director / producer Ivan Reitman (Stripes, Animal House, etc.). It just nice to see sons of famous men making marks of their own.
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