Jim’s at the dentist this morning and Steve is an actor friend of ours.
He’s like fire and ice and rage. He’s like the night, and the storm in the heart of the sun. He’s ancient and forever. He burns at the centre of time, and he can see the turn of the universe. And… he’s wonderful.
“I never lose sleep over my enemies, it’s my friends that keep me awake.”
I was planning on posting something completely different, but I guess the internet wanted to give me a birthday present, because I just found another The Ladykillers video with different footage and different interview clips* — three with Peter! — than the ones I’ve previously posted about.
What I find most interesting is the exact same scenes show up in all three videos, but sometimes the shots are from much different angles. For example, the last gif here has a very obvious edit from the close-in shot to the distant shot that can be matched to footage in one of the other videos also showing the professor’s cello correction and welcoming arm flourish, but from a completely different angle. If my math is correct, that means at least three different cameras were recording the performance, which I hope means there’s a fully edited version out there somewhere.
*The other interview clips are with Sean Foley, Graham Linehan, Marica Warren — who is adorable — and Ben Miller and his beard.
say you love me 