Word: barbering
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...stoic turn as the cuckolded barber in The Man Who Wasn't There that's generating the Oscar talk, despite the fact that the prize usually goes to more flamboyant roles. "The person who cries and screams at everybody wins the awards," Thornton says. "The hard part is becoming the character so much, you're not noticed...
...film, after all, is seen through the eyes of Ed Crane (Billy Bob Thornton), a quiet small-town barber who manages to remain taciturn even as the film’s narrator. Instead of talking, he observes and listens. In this way, he learns that his wife, Doris (Frances McDormand) is having an affair with her boss, Big Dave (James Gandolfini). And by listening to an entrepreneur (Jon Polito) seeking funding for a dry cleaning venture, Ed decides to break out of his hair-cutting rut and put up the money...
...resistance centers around Ed’s not entirely willing separation from humanity. The film’s title is a gateway, but everything from Ed’s companionship-without-communication marriage to his job—mirrors notwithstanding, a customer doesn’t see a barber at work—means to firm up the point. The Coens make some uncharacteristically naked stabs at developing this idea—a young pianist remarks to Ed that she doesn’t mind errors at a recital if they go unobserved; Ed, eager to quit barbering and join...
...Dave Winfield killed a seagull with a warmup throw in Toronto. The Ontario police charged him with animal cruelty, although the charge was later dropped. There’s something wonderful about being able to sit around with a bunch of guys in a Burger King or a barber shop and discuss, in sophisticated terms, the history of unfortunate bird deaths in the majors. It speaks to the incredible scope of baseball history...
...your barber shop or Burger King coterie of fanatics this one, and the resulting debate could go on for days. (I won’t tell you what the ruling was. Some of you might need something to talk about over make-your-own waffles this morning, and this is perfect conversational fodder...