“laura linney is a revelation” April 7, 2008
I put that in quotes because I’m just assuming that more than one critic has used it to describe her current stint as Abigail Adams in the HBO mini-series named for the aforementioned’s husband. She makes the tiniest facial tick explode with emotion on my crystal clear Panasonic HDTV (although I don’t think I have quite the level of readership that would allow me to actually make money from Panasonic with that plug…).
It’s inspiring to see two equally strong people in such a seemingly mutually supportive relationship. Obviously they had their issues, too, but that makes it all the more touching to watch them work through such difficulties and remain together (and by “such difficulties” I mean primarily “A recently widowed and totally hot Thomas Jefferson hanging around their home in Paris and obviously having a little thing for Abby”).
I can’t wait to watch last night’s episode later this week. I’m really hoping that my big Founding Father crush, Alexander Hamilton, makes an appearance. Yum!
I’m going to have to disagree with you about Laura L–her facial tics explode in exactly the same way in every movie she’s in. It doesn’t matter which character she’s playing because it’s the same character, only in a different outfit. Put any scene in The Savages next to any scene in You Can Count On Me, then buy two more TVs and watch any scene from Kinsey and John A. You’re watching four Laura’s at this point merge into one (I know, it’s an expensive experiment, but so worth it). You can also do this experiment with Helen Hunt with the same results.
Point taken. I have not seen her in other films. It sounds like she has a lot in common w/ Aerosmith. I always liked that one song they sang. What was it? “Crazy Amazing Crying”?