Eat Pray Love

Here's a thought just in time for the weekend premiere of the movie Eat Pray Love. The movie's title seems like a modern day version of Julius Caesar's famous message to the Roman Senate: veni, vidi, vici.

To translate Caesar and place it next to Ms. Gilbert's title:

I came/Eat

I saw/Pray

I conquered/Love

Of course, Caesar only came once.

A Donkey Could Do It

Did Tilda Swinton get it right?

Some time ago, the British actress told an interviewer that a donkey's performance in Robert Bresson's Au hasard Balthazar was one of the screen's great performances. She wasn't talking about a human actor; an animal is the lead character. I've seen the movie and I think she has a point.

One could argue there are many two-legged actor donkeys who have worked, or who are currently working, in motion pictures. Hmmm...top ten actor-donkeys...let's start on the male side of the ledger...

By the way, Swinton confirmed her statement in a recent interview done to plug her new starring vehicle, I Am Love. Inquiring minds wonder whether Swinton has expanded her universe of possible donkeys to include film critics she doesn't like.