I'm watching "Heat" right now and I just had an epiphany, this movie was a turning point in two careers (not Pacino and DeNiro), Dennis Haysbert and Mykelti Williamson. After his early breakthrough success as Cerrano, Haysbert kinda faded. Years passed. Hot on the heels of his stunning breakout role as Bubba, Mykelti was primed to take the title belt as the "standard b-list supporting african american actor". Then "Heat" came along and their movie mojo got swapped (to seal the deal, the two also were in "Waiting to Exhale" shortly after "Heat", thus completing the mojo swap). Since then, Bubba's continued to play bit parts in TV movies/shows and he racked up a domestic abuse charge. Haysbert's gone on to become the President of the United States in 24, the ONLY guy I'd listen to for car insurance, and now, the leader of "The Unit"! Heck, a check on his IMDB profile shows he's slated to play Nelson Mandela for crap's sake! Sure, this theory's disputeable, but can you deny the results? Maybe DeNiro pulled Cerrano aside and taught him how to act in their spare time? Meanwhile, Bubba sat around and watched Pacino yell "HOO-AAAAHHH!!!"...."pass the salt, HOOO-AAHHHH!!!"..... "shrimp....HOOO-AAHHHH!!!". Just a thought.
Anyways, random thoughts are over. Brain is working off and on after studying so long. Finals week is this week. Job search is in full gear. Spring break and SF are next week. Uggghh....
Song of the moment: Paula Cole, Feeling Love
Food of the moment: Pasta Fagioli (courtesy of "Mom" at OTR)
All for now...
Chow!
-Tc