Friday, February 22, 2008

The new name of fear

We just finished watching "The Silence of the Lambs," me for the nth time, but my mother for the first time. It was, as it always is, a very intense experience. My mom asked me if Jodie Foster was the same person that was in the movie "As Good as it Gets" but I said no, that was Helen Hunt.
"Oh, that's right," she said. "And I always forget the name of that actor...what was the name of the guy who played Lester?"
"Who?"
"The doctor in the movie we just saw. Dr. Lester?"

Fear has a new name, and it is Hannibal Lester.

It's a good thing my mom never worked for Hollywood in that capacity. Somehow Hannibal Lester just doesn't have the power to strike anything but glee into my heart.

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