Strasberg

This is going to be a short post, sorry about this one as I am short of time to actually get to a computer to write a blog entry right now. Which, I suppose, in an odd way, is a good thing - in the way that I'm getting a lot out of my trip :)

Last night I went with a friend from one of my classes, called Lisa, to the Egyptian Theatre ( http://www.americancinematheque.com/indexegyptian.html ) to see a few classic horror films - The Thing and Halloween. The theatre inside is beautiful, but not because it has elaborate decoration all over its interior. It's beautiful due to its age, and the feeling you get whilst inside it. Sid Grauman staged the worlds first film premier here, and in its long age (it was built in 1922) had slowly fallen into disrepair. In 1996 funding was given to renovate the building, and by 1998 it had re-opened as a landmark in film history. The building looks inside as it must have about 10 years after opening in 1922. With beautifully simple decorations, and very unique touches. Such as before the film starts and as the lights are going down, a rail on either side moves across the walls to cover the light and glare from the corridors leading into the cinema. Being in this theater brought a massive smile to my face, and I shall be going back next month to watch a special showing of a new film based on John Lennon and his life, followed by a small concert afterwards, all included in the cheap ticket price. Even cheaper as I'm a student :) I can't wait!

Now, walking to class thismorning, I noticed something rather ironic. The walk of fame, the stars on the ground down Hollywood blvd and Vine st, has two stars right next to each other, which I personally think should be as far apart as possible. Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler's stars are one after each other. I found this weird because Stella, as anyone who has looked up Stella and her reasons for starting to teach will learn, only started an acting school because of her strong dislike for Lee Strasberg's methods and ideas. Which, since I've been here, seems to come across as if they were mortal enemies in an odd, theatre practitioner heavyweight fight kind of way. Maybe because they were so opposing in their teaching of Stanislavski, the people deciding the placement of these stars thought it'd be ironic, or funny, to place them so close. Or they just had no idea and thought that they both taught the same stuff so it'd be cool to put them next to each other.

Ironically, the quote on my previous blog was of Strasberg's, ironic much....