And Entourage is rolling too.....

[outofplace]

No offense Lugz, but my first reaction to your post was to be very happy that movie was never made. (Sorry, my wife's taste is so funky, it's hard to tell what crap I'll get dragged to in payment for her tagging along to see my sci-fi/action stuff).

No offense taken, but it's not crap. The woman's name is Kim Geldart (aka "Kim G" and "Sukha"), and one day she walked up to L.A. County Juvenile Hall ("The Juve") and asked if she could teach the kids a class-- for free. These kids were in the worst of the worst gangs, some were incarcerated for murder, etc. But Kim wanted to work with them when nobody else really gave a ****.

I understand why Hollywood wouldn't be in a hurry to do this kind of film because it's been done before (Stand By Me, Dangerous Minds, etc. etc. ), and often it's been done poorly. But Kim is truly a unique personality (a nut above all nuts), and this is a great story. After she finally got her project on steady ground at the Juve, she started working with incarcerated men. Imagine this kooky lady teaching convicted murderers yoga and interpretive dance. The LA Times did a great story on her awhile back.

Exactly. Great material for a news story. But as a movie? Similar stuff has been done many times, usually badly done.

 

[JayFarrar]

Dammit Lugz, post a link to the LA Times story.
Now I want to read it.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

... a pulsating, tremendous episode.

... another tremendous older character actor dredged up in Michael Lerner (Barton Fink)

Barton Fink? Gracious, at least say Eight Men Out.

Scolding accepted.

Absolutely.

 

[Giggity]

When Drama asked the broad at Ari's office to call him a cab to get to his rub-and-tug; was that Minka Kelly (Lyla Garrity from Friday Night Lights)? I'm pretty sure it was, and I'm positive the look she gave him was awesome.