Thursday, October 26, 2006

Building A Sicilian Drawback Monologue

Over at The House Next Door, Eddie Copeland gives a rundown of his top 5 movie monologues. It's a pretty tricky task and not just for the usual reasons but, also, because you've also got to work out what defines a monologue. Building A House is actually almost entirely a monologue or, at least, a series of monologues but, since they're all done in voiceover, some might argue that they don't count. They'd be wrong but that won't stop some folks. Anyway Eddie's list is pretty interesting and there's some clever suggestions in the comments. I'm not one for making lists - apparently a big drawback if I want to pursue a career as a blogger - but Dennis Hopper's 'True Romance' spiel on the origins of Sicilians and Jack Nicholson's bit about taking his pills again in 'As Good As It Gets' spring to mind. There are others, probably even better ones, but those have always really stuck with me.