Heath Heath Heath

[BelAir]

[Mikaela]

The comment from James about Jake, is about the only real reference I've heard about Jake during that [awful] time.

Yes. I thought exactly the same, my initial post originally included a comment to that effect. Without re-opening that particular can of worms, the James Shamus' quote about shared grief strangely felt like balm on my Jake-keeping-silent disappointed soul.

[Penthesilea]

Thanks for posting Chrissi.  It made me cry, but still.

(((BelAir)))

A Jake picture from the Jake thread (from MilAn)...  All Heathens will (hopefully) understand why I brought it over here.

I did a double take when I saw it over on JJJ. Remember the pics of Jake in the grey-striped sweater and a wool cap?



This one also made me take a double take when it was posted.

[Penthesilea]

Good morning Heathens

[optom3]

Good morning Heathens

Oh my, what a lovely start to the day. My favourite Heath in all his blond tousled bed hair loveliness !!!!

[Brown Eyes]

I wonder whether that final take of the alley scene was thae one that went into the film? I shall have to look extra closely at the clouds next time I see the film.

I love insider info like this about the shooting of the alley scene!  Here are two film stills from Striped Wall regarding this scene.  There are tons of stills from the dry heaves scene on Striped Wall.  The clouds are interesting in these two examples for sure.  Kind of stormy.


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[Penthesilea]

Good morning Heathens

Something funny to start the week with .

[Mikaela]

Heh. The part of the evil queen's earring that extends over her ear looks eerily like one of those mini mics that stage performers and speakers use. Perhaps she's secretly keeping up a running commentary, reporting back to the fandom just how it feels, being in her position. 

[Mikaela]

I love insider info like this about the shooting of the alley scene!  Here are two film stills from Striped Wall regarding this scene.  There are tons of stills from the dry heaves scene on Striped Wall.  The clouds are interesting in these two examples for sure.  Kind of stormy.


<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/midsize/3121107-22d.jpg" border="0" />

Thank you for finding the caps, Amanda!

Poor Ennis. 


I have to re-quote Ang Lee once more:

We were on the third take, his fists were bleeding, he’d literally spilled all his guts, and something in the background struck me as being perfect.

With that description of his bleeding fists, and the fact that the Thanksgiving fight scene apparently saw Heath pretty beat up too, - doesn't it seem that the Ennis role got unusually physical? I guess I'm so used to reading about special effects, stunt doubles, sound effects.... it's normally all just a carefully executed illusion. A lead actor really getting injured and pummeled to this extent during takes surely isn't common? Heath truly did give his all as Ennis, and the benefit was all ours.  Sigh.

[Brown Eyes]

Thank you for finding the caps, Amanda!

Poor Ennis. 


I have to re-quote Ang Lee once more:
 

With that description of his bleeding fists, and the fact that the Thanksgiving fight scene apparently saw Heath pretty beat up too, - doesn't it seem that the Ennis role got unusually physical? I guess I'm so used to reading about special effects, stunt doubles, sound effects.... it's normally all just a carefully executed illusion. A lead actor really getting injured and pummeled to this extent during takes surely isn't common? Heath truly did give his all as Ennis, and the benefit was all ours.  Sigh.

Sure enough Friend. 

One thing I like about the background of the shot with Ennis in the alley, besides the clouds, is the little lonely tree.  The angle of the tree echos the angle of Ennis's back.

Also, it occurs to me that both Ennis and Jack have miserable "alley scenes."  In different ways of course... but both involve missing one another.