Meatball And A Movie

Twice-baked lasagna. Heat Lightning, 1934, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Aline MacMahon, Ann Dvorak, and Preston Foster. In the latest issue of New York Review of Books there's a good story about Aline MacMahon. She is one of three women I've briefly studied whose Hollywood careers were never fully realized. The other women were Mary Woronov and Maila Nurmi, the actress who portrayed Vampira. Not to say there aren't hundreds of such stories. These three just caught my eye.

Lasagna. What can I say, it was in my freezer. I gave it some extra zing with sprinkles of Chile Caribe and Parmesan Reggiano. The Big Lebowski, 1998, written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi and John Turturro. Tomorrow night one of my film discussion groups is hosting a guy who conducted interviews with cast and crew during the production. It should be interesting and fun.

Ravioli. Slap Shot, 1977, directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd, starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. M Emmet Walsh (later playing the role of the private detective in Blood Simple) and Lindsey Crouse (later starring in House of Games) also play roles in the movie . As do the Carlson Brothers playing the Hanson Brothers. This is a fun movie to watch when you don't want to think too much, or hardly at all.

Last week in the New York Times I saw a recipe for pasta with eggs. It sounded intriguing and I had the ingredients so I gave it a try. My version was pretty good. I would give it some tweaks if I try it again. The Hit, 1984, directed by Stephen Frears, starring John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Laura del Sol and Tim Roth.