I wish I were creative

Good article here on Jimmy Stewart, arguing that his performances had a darker edge to them than we tend to remember.

On an only semi-related note, I caught the Michael J. Fox episode of "Inside the Actors Studio" a few weeks back. Fox came off as pretty smart, as he usually does. But James Lipton hit new depths of arrogant, oily idocy.

Speaking of "Back To The Future," he asserted that it was a film in the tradition of "It's A Wonderful Life" and "The Wizard Of Oz." In which the initially-dissatisfied protaganist learns how good they have it at home by seeing what it would be like without it. About learning to accept how good things are rather than wishing for change or travel.

Well, that's patently not what "Back To The Future" is about. "Back To The Future" is about a guy who goes back in time and changes his parents so that they're cooler when he's a teenager. Does that sound like realizing and accepting how good things are to you?

Glad I got that off my chest.