Don't Swallow a Cueball
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Scorsese is responsible, I believe, for making that movie a blockbuster hit. Unbelievably, it was Paul Newman's very first Academy Award for his role in that movie as the senior Fast Eddie.
If Scorsese tailored "The Color of Money" to the pool world, it would have died a slow and ugly death, a B movie at best. His goal was to create a move that would be attractive to mainstream America, and he did it successfully.
I'm struggling right now with creating a pool-related product that will be attractive to mainstream America. I already realize that providing a pool-related product to the pool world will not be a money-maker in America, and I don't want to invest money into something that won't give me a return to at least break even. There ain't enough people willing to fork out the dough to pay for it. Heck, our pool peeps moan and groan about paying gate fees to tournaments or PPV rates.
Scorsese knew exactly what he was doing with Tom Cruise's over-the-top performance as Vincent.
This is both exciting and terrible at the same time! I have been waiting sooo long for season two to start, but I will have to watch it on demand. The final day of the SVB/Alex match will be on at the same time
Not only that, but the season premier of "The Good Wife" also comes on Sunday night, dag nab it! That's one of my favorite shows.
Thank goodness for my Comcast DVR.
Well, it will only be his spirit, I guess. :grin:
He was released from prison in 1939. Did you know that Al Capone passed away in 1947 at his Palm Beach mansion from complications of syphillis?
Check out this mug shot. This guy's got killer instinct! Probably would have made a good pool player.
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Just FYI, Tony Robles is the technical advisor for any pool scenes in Boardwalk Empire.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Thanks Scott. I didn't know that. Johnnyt
Well, it will only be his spirit, I guess. :grin:
He was released from prison in 1939. Did you know that Al Capone passed away in 1947 at his Palm Beach mansion from complications of syphillis?
Check out this mug shot. This guy's got killer instinct! Probably would have made a good pool player.
talk about irony - Al Capone and Herman Rambow were put to rest in the same cemetery complex, perhaps 200 yards apart.
oh, and speaking of billiards in the media, i hoid thru the grape vine that someone is producing a 3d trick shot bonanza... keep ur ears peeled
speaking of technical advisorhood...(like that? lol)
a little known fact about the Illinois Billiard Club:
once a mecca for every billiard game known to man, Chicago's billiard 'scene' had become so destitute in the early 70's that Jim Parker et al founded a private club in his basement, simply to fullfil the need for a decent room to play in.
about this same time, nationwide tournament action was nearly as lame, so Jim and the club "brought back" some of the best tournament play in the country, right there at their humble club.
fast forward to the 80's, when scorsesee was mulling over his various scenes for T.C.O.M., he decided to go where good action was known to take place - the illinois billiard club - where he consulted with Jim on various aspects of tournament play etc etc. there are some nice pics from that occasion on display at the club.
Now that's some cool pool trivia and factoids. Wow! Thanks for sharing! :smile:
Going back to the scene in the original post, why would the cue ball be 1/16th of an inch larger? The only oversize cue balls I know of are used in coin-op bar tables, which I don't think they had in the 1920s/1930s.
Good catch on the Poison cue. That was quite out of place and annoying.
Good catch on the Poison cue. That was quite out of place and annoying.
I just watched Season 3's Episode 26 entitled "Spaghetti and Coffee."
Interestingly, there's a scene with Rothstein and Nucky having a fireside chat at Rothstein's office, while Rothstein is playing pool the entire time.
Apparently, somebody on the staff ofBoardwalk Empire realized the cue stick Rothstein used in Episode 1 was not vintage or authentic. Last night, Rothstein was hitting 'em with a completely different cue, and it looks more realistic for the era. I can't locate a YouTube video clip for it, but when I do, I'll post it up.
I love the fact that Martin Scorsese incorporates pool in Boardwalk Empire.
I wonder if anybody else noticed the cue this time around. Here s a picture of the old cue from Season 1. As soon as I locate a pic of the cue in Season 3, I'll post it up here. :wink:
Interestingly, there's a scene with Rothstein and Nucky having a fireside chat at Rothstein's office, while Rothstein is playing pool the entire time.
Apparently, somebody on the staff ofBoardwalk Empire realized the cue stick Rothstein used in Episode 1 was not vintage or authentic. Last night, Rothstein was hitting 'em with a completely different cue, and it looks more realistic for the era. I can't locate a YouTube video clip for it, but when I do, I'll post it up.
I love the fact that Martin Scorsese incorporates pool in Boardwalk Empire.
I wonder if anybody else noticed the cue this time around. Here s a picture of the old cue from Season 1. As soon as I locate a pic of the cue in Season 3, I'll post it up here. :wink:
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"Boardwalk Empire," one of HBO's most anticipated new shows, premiered last night with a Martin Scorsese-directed episode that cost $18 million to film.
The stylish series takes place during Prohibition when gangsters ruled Atlantic City. Steve Buscemi stars as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, loosely based on 1920s racketeer Enoch 'Nucky' Johnson.
Plenty of people are buzzing about sexy showgirl Gillian, played by Gretchen Mol, who has a complicated history with Nucky.
Find out more about this talked-about series, including how it's similar to "The Sopranos" and what reviews it has received.
Martin Scorsese, the director, managed to include a pool scene: Rothstein Pool Balls.
I'm always on the hunt, it would seem, for pool-related media, anything and everything.
Well, as luck would have it, I missed the premier of Boardwalk Empire, dag nab it.
I do have On Demand, though, so I can watch it later. :wink:
Arnold Rothstein, the character in this series, is heralded as the biggest gangster in the country. A strategic thinker and a consummate gambler, the man who fixed the 1919 World Series never makes a bet he doesn't know he can win.
Gotta love Marty for keeping pool alive in his movies. :grin:
Good Morning Jam,
I go along with what you just said!
Many Regards,
Lock N Load.
