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ANTONIONI’S CRY

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January 3, 2013

IL GRIDO (The Cry) directed by Michelangelo Antonioni (Italy, 1957)

ilgridoIn real life, Steve Cochran was a notorious womanizer. Joan Crawford, Mae West and Jayne Mansfield were among his impressive list of conquests. His rough and ready good looks make him look like a younger Mel Gibson, the type of strong silent hunk that makes women who should know better swoon.

Steven Patrick Morrissey was apparently named this actor who was best known for supporting roles as gangsters or boxers and for appearances in a string of B-Movies.

In Il Grido (The Cry), Antononioni uses Cochran’s chick magnet potential with a degree of irony by casting him as a one woman man named Aldo. Continue reading →

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WHAT ARE THE NEW MORTAL SINS?

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April 1, 2011

“When choosing between two evils, I always try the one I’ve never tried before” – Mae West

“Virtue is insufficient temptation” – George Bernard Shaw

We are all sinners but we can all be saved. The notion of sin keeps us vigilant and makes us humble.

The Roman Catholic Church recognizes seven virtues, which correspond inversely to each of the seven deadly sins.

VICES

VIRTUES
Lust Chastity
Gluttony Temperance
Greed Charity
Sloth Diligence
Wrath/Anger Patience
Envy Kindness
Pride Humility

Dissatisfied with the falling numbers coming to confessions, in 2008 the Vatican supplemented this list with seven more sins, presumably on the basis that the more official sins there are, the more potential sinners there will be. Continue reading →

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