Oh shit, is it that time already?!? Well, what do you know - it's Oscar Weekend. There's been a lot of heavy talk concerning the Coen Bros' beautiful "No Country For Old Men", and its supposed return to the despairing nihilism and hopelessness of "Blood Simple", among other things. So was it really just a few months ago when the chatter surrounding the film's release centered primarily on The Hair? It was, and I'm bringing it back, if for no other reason than I have discovered the direct ancestral source of The Hair.
That's right, I'm saying Javier Bardem's look was inspired by the teenage Paul Stanley. Let's hope the inspiration doesn't extend to some acceptance-speech shenanigans. I pity the schmuck who'd shine a laser on Starchild Chigurh! (link) Oh, or what if Javier shows the same gratitude Paul showed to the fans who didn't buy his paintings at the "Wentworth Gallery" (at a shopping mall in Hackensack)? (link)
Oscar? Sure I knew him well! He penned poetry about me once, back in the days when Dublin was Dublin, and Guinnes was a daily tonic!
Lips O'Loonacy here, Irish Leprechaun! Guess what? I'm coming over from Ireland, and I'm heading to Hoboken for Saint Patrick's Day!
Posted by: Lips O'Loonacy | February 22, 2008 at 09:24 AM
you just kiddin' about paul stanley?
the real inspiration was from an old photograph of tommy lee jones's. quote:
Chigurh's distinctive look was derived from a 1979 photo from a book supplied by Tommy Lee Jones which featured photos of brothel patrons on the Texas-Mexico border. Describing his "extraordinary moptop haircut," he said, "You don't have to act the haircut. The haircut acts by itself."
Posted by: zombot | February 22, 2008 at 09:28 AM
ah- but on a similar stanley-star-child note,"The Coen Brothers sought to cast someone "who could have come from Mars" to avoid a sense of identification. The brothers introduced the character in the beginning of the film similarly to the introduction of the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth"
Posted by: zombot | February 22, 2008 at 09:31 AM
Video explaining hair:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WMFHeJen2Q
Posted by: Chance From That Third World Country Maine | February 22, 2008 at 09:46 AM
re: starchild - it's surprising a guy with an enormous glitter scrot on his leotard would mind having a pinpoint of light aimed at him.
Posted by: Kurt Gottschalk | February 22, 2008 at 11:51 AM