My Lamppost

Lost in Translation was directed by Sofia Coppola and starred Bill Murray (Bob Harris) and Scarlett Johansson (Charlotte). It was released in 2003.

You know you’ve seen a good film when you want to go have coffee afterward and discuss it. I’ve seen the film a few times now. I do that with good filmmaking. There’s always so much more to glean the second time around.

Bob is a Hollywood actor leveraging his fame doing $2m commercials in Japan but would rather be performing on Broadway. He is still married because he has kids. Charlotte is intelligent, curious and just graduated. But, she’s been married two years to a photographer sure of his direction and not keenly inclined to help Charlotte find hers.

The two - Bob and Charlotte - find each other in the bar of the hotel in which they both stay.
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From a posting in Yahoo Movies, the final words Bob whispers to Charlotte are:

Your husband {ever asks to explain anything}, don’t lie to him, tell him the truth, Okay?

The words in the brackets are extremely difficult to understand but basically Bob is telling Charlotte don’t forget me and keep it real you skank.”

These words differ greatly from the
Lost in Translation script - go to page 136 and see for yourself.

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Los Angeles Headshot Photography

It seems as though there are as many headshot photographers in Los Angeles as there are actors needing headshots. So, how do you discern one from another? We ask Fred Palmerino Photography

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