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 "Stuey" and recent interviews, Brett Welch, 5. May 2003 09:50 | ||
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| This weekend I attended the Nashville Film Festival and I got to see "Stuey". For those that don't know "Stuey" stars Michael Imperiolli ( "Christopher" from the Sopranos, or "Spider" in GoodFellas) and is about the life of Stu "The Kid" Ungar. Unforunately, I do not know if this movie will make it for wide release. The movie had the feel of something that would be on T.V. not on the big screen. Compared to Rounders this would be considered a B-movie. Additionally, I think most experienced poker players will not like the way poker is portrayed in the movie. The best way to expain this is to compare it to Tall Tales of Pacos Bill and Paul Bunyon. Alhtough, I am sure that all of the events in the movie took place I believe that either the director or writter made the stories wilder to add to the general appeal of the movie. Lets face it poker as a whole is not that exciting for those not intimate with its details. I would still say this is a must see for die-hard poker fans. The life of Stu Ungar is one we could all learn from. Feel free to ask me any questions that I might not have covered I don't want to give to many details for those that will see it. Additionally, I thought I would put in a link to NPR's interviews of Jennifer Harmon and Phil Gordon. This is pretty interesting and is conducted by a guy that is interested in becoming a professional. It last about 20 min. Go to www.thislife.org There is a realone player icon you click on and the interview starts at about 21 minute mark so fast forward to there and it will load. Hope you guys enjoy it I did. | ||
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| Re: "Stuey" and recent interviews, 4 POKER, 6. May 2003 00:44 | ||
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| on 5. May 2003 09:50 Brett Welch wrote: > This weekend I attended the Nashville Film Festival and I got to see "Stuey". > For those that don't know "Stuey" stars Michael Imperiolli ( "Christopher" from > the Sopranos, or "Spider" in GoodFellas) and is about the life of Stu "The Kid" > Ungar. Unforunately, I do not know if this movie will make it for wide release. > The movie had the feel of something that would be on T.V. not on the big screen. > Compared to Rounders this would be considered a B-movie. Additionally, I think > most experienced poker players will not like the way poker is portrayed in the > movie. The best way to expain this is to compare it to Tall Tales of Pacos Bill > and Paul Bunyon. Alhtough, I am sure that all of the events in the movie took > place I believe that either the director or writter made the stories wilder to > add to the general appeal of the movie. Lets face it poker as a whole is not > that exciting for those not intimate with its details. I would still say this is > a must see for die-hard poker fans. The life of Stu Ungar is one we could all > learn from. Feel free to ask me any questions that I might not have covered I > don't want to give to many details for those that will see it. > > Additionally, I thought I would put in a link to NPR's interviews of Jennifer > Harmon and Phil Gordon. This is pretty interesting and is conducted by a guy > that is interested in becoming a professional. It last about 20 min. Go to > www.thislife.org > There is a realone player icon you click on and the interview starts at about > 21 minute mark so fast forward to there and it will load. Hope you guys enjoy it > I did. > > hey, When i clicked on to the link I was unable to find the topic that you were talking about. It's sounds like interesting reading so if you can tell me what you did to get to the interviews with Jennifer Harmon and Phil Gordon, I'd appreciate it. Thanks, 4 POKER > | ||
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| Re: "Stuey" and recent interviews(4POKER), Brett Welch, 6. May 2003 09:35 | ||
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| Sorry about that. This is an older interview and again it last about 20 to 25 min. and it starts at the 21 min. mak so just fast forward to that part. Here's the correct link: http://www.thislife.org/ra/192.ram You must have real player to listen to this. You can download it free at relplayer.com though. Anyways, sorry about the confusion nd I hope you enjoy it. | ||
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| Re: "Stuey" and recent interviews(4POKER), 4 POKER, 6. May 2003 12:27 | ||
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| on 6. May 2003 09:35 Brett Welch wrote: > Sorry about that. This is an older interview and again it last about 20 to 25 min. and it > starts at the 21 min. mak so just fast forward to that part. Here's the correct link: Hey, Thanks Brett, Got it!!! 4 POKER > > http://www.thislife.org/ra/192.ram > > You must have real player to listen to this. You can download it free at relplayer.com > though. Anyways, sorry about the confusion nd I hope you enjoy it. | ||
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