Meatball And A Movie

Chicken Parmesan with extra marinara and baguette to gather up all the sauce.  The Professionals, 1966, directed by Richard Brooks. Starring all the testosterone in Hollywood; Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance. Woody Strode was the token black actor in this film. He was also a professional athlete. He did a good job with his role. I suspect he would have been in more big features if he hadn't been black or if he was born about thirty years later. The film also featured Claudia Cardinale's breasts. Which I guess wasn't uncommon at the time, token blacks and breasts.

Meatballs and marinara over pasta.  Mulholland Dr., 2001, written and directed by David Lynch, starring Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller, Mark Pellegrino and Robert Forster.

Lasagna, extra marinara and baguette.  Belfast, 2021, written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, starring Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan and Jude Hill. We know the story. It was in the newspapers every day. Kenneth Branagh made it about the characters and conversations. Just brilliant.

Lasagna from Whole Foods.  The Player, 1992, directed by Robert Altman, starring Tim Robbins and everyone in Hollywood.