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view at the end of Mac Arthur Causeway in Miami Beach looking east onto 5th Street. The ramp turning north (to the left) to Alton Road became famous in the Brothers in Arms Ferrari night drive in Out where the buses don´t run.

So, how long does Sonny hold on to that...? It's four years later, he's been married again, he's been horrifically widowed and is about to go murder the guy responsible... I saw this on my rewatch of "Deliver Us From Evil", and my jaw dropped. Well, on the one hand, thank you for sharing your feelings with the class, James... ...on the other... oh, Sonny, you are so screwed up!! It's not ok to have barely-dressed pictures of your exes somewhere your spouse will never see them. Less okay still if the reason she's barely dressed is entirely because of you. (And in the modern day, he'd be in triple trouble for having a picture of a coworker like that at work, no less.) As others have noted, except for a wedding picture when he's initially sitting in the boat and grieving, he has no pictures of Caitlin at all. And I don't believe for one second he views Gina's picture in some kind of innocent sentimental context (it's more like Caitlin's picture of Will), or that he just stuck it in there and forgot about it for three years. Not only is a psych Ph.D not required to decipher his feelings, she's between Rico and Billy, whom the show makes very clear are the other two most important people in his life. So for anyone who views the relationship as "Gina's hopelessly in love with him; Sonny wasn't interested/moved on long ago"... I would say the end of Season 4 puts some fairly graphic evidence to the contrary.

while filming Freefall

Given the length and depth of their relationship as well as the many interpretations people have of each party's view and the relationship overall, I think they deserve their own thread. I have mine; I've fictionalized it at ongoing length. For now I'll just say... the show was good at being subtle. And confusing. And Saundra and Don had superlative chemistry. This is only part of what happens in "Whatever Works", just for example... She's laughing at him, but she's the only one who doesn't say anything mean to him... and they're wearing practically the exact same color... And more significantly: Uh, that's not how you stand with someone you've broken up with twice and told to stay out of your life not that long ago... there is actually enough space in the conference room for you not to be touching each other, you two... (but if you want to act like it's middle school and you're sneaking around in the back of the class, who am I to stop you)?

This one is a great one. Directed by Robert Altman. Great story, a bunch of big Hollywood stars make a cameo. Interesting plot, good soundtrack and great direction. I was never a big fan of Tim Robbins(I don't know why) but he is starring in a lot of good movies, I have to admit. Early 90s gives me a late vice vibe too. R129 SL, Range Rover,911 targa from the early 80s etc. Colors. 8min - long tracking shot here in the beginning is also a really cool piece.

Has anyone seen At Close Range (1986), with Sean Penn & Christopher Walken? If so, what did you think? I’ve heard of this one, but not actually seen it before.

"Whatever Works, Part II" So, going back to the beginning of this episode, there's Crockett's nameless, semi-infamous, forgettable one-night-stand. Let's look at her a little more closely... "Please call me, Sonny"/ "Please dance with me, Sonny" Does he do either? No. Is it implied he's now feeling a lot more guilty about the latter? Yes. Is it also implied he probably slept with this random woman because under the influence she somehow seemed like Gina? Also yes. Do the Gina ties stop here? They don't. So as opposed to this time, where he's completely ignoring her, has to pick up a sordid mess from unfulfilling shenanigans, and loses the Daytona to boot... ...the last time we saw Sonny in his (blue, more optimistic, not-Daytona black) underpants at the crack of dawn on the boat, he was pretty damn involved and happy. And with good reason. Everybody was in such a good mood here that despite hearing about Barbara Caro's murder minutes later, Sonny holds onto this memory (as a positive) for a long, long time. TBC. As far as "Whatever Works" is concerned, though, it's a surprising amount of stuff to catch considering it's all in the background, it's not an episode about their relationship, and Gina doesn't even have any lines! Now multiply that by 100, literally...

I just went to rewatch the scene, and yeah.... there is nothing screaming "platonic friendship!" in this, at all, starting with Sonny could have talked to her anywhere that wasn't her apartment. Like Gold Coast. Where 95% of the rest of the show happens. Also, on the "Sonny, you are so screwed up...!" list! "I just don't want you to do, um, anything reckless. [wraps his arms around her waist] ...You hear me?" Are you including yourself on that list, James...? And then he kisses her! (And I had to pause to LMAO.) The kiss on the lips could be passably-friendly. (It's not, in context, but it could be.) Kisses on the neck are never platonic. Never, ever, ever. (Also, Sonny? She's cosplaying as Billie Holiday. I think recklessness and trouble are implied.) There's a lot more in this one, but if you counted all the ways Sonny has reason to look so grave and sad right here, you might even need another hand. (To go with the four visible...) Also, no matter how hard I try (not that I'm watching in the greatest quality), I can't see his wedding ring. Was Caitlin really out of the picture to that extent, aside from thought or mind?

Not exactly, but the cars look 70s style to me.

There are a couple of other reasons I have for her sending him to NZ that should come up in the next couple of fics in line, but the already-published one is that she hopes it's far enough away that she will never, ever set foot there herself and have to think about what he did there (which is true enough). Too bad tickets to the Moon were sold out, huh, Gina? *shrug* Some people say "Blood & Roses" means "they're just friends".... which I disagree with and could probably debunk pretty thoroughly, but impressions like that or "Gina's the only one pining" somehow take hold, despite (lots of) evidence to the contrary.

Thanks for the tip. I will watch it in the coming days.

I searched to see if this one had been mentioned. Maybe I’m overlooking it, but I revisited this one from 1985 the other night. It’s one of my favorite 80s movies, easily! Great story, cast, performances, and soundtrack! Scored by Tangerine Dream, too! Vision Quest:

Excellent movie. Made back when Sean and Madonna were married. Walken was also excellent. Not to mention a great song by Madonna! It's one of those movies that's always worth another watch whenever it comes around.

I have seen it a year ago or so. For me it was nothing special to be honest. 10/6. Mediocre movie, that you watch one time and you do not remember the plot a year later or so. I have watched it, I won't say I regret watching it because it is not a bad movie, it is not an unwatchable movie, it is just a movie that won't be remembered, even if the starring duo is good at what they do. Story just not good enough IMO(I don't even remember now what was the story), to be remembered.

1235 Club (used in the pilot, Knock knock who´s there, Death and the lady, Honor among thieves, Deliver us from evil)

Dutch oven

Long gone 21 Street Pizza, it was next to the "21 Street Cinema" sign visible in teasers of Little Prince and Florence Italy, the "Gayety Burlesque" establishment and close to then famous Wolfie´s on the corner. I lived across that block in the early 90s when the signs were still there. All razed later.

Awesome movie! Makes you think when someone says the moon landing in 1969 was faked in a studio.