Uhm, so I happened to catch Oprah today. And it was all about the new movie based on Beatles’ songs, Across the Universe. Which, by the way, looks astonishing. Really truly. So at one point during the show, the basically unknown (except for Evan Rachel Wood) cast members came out, one by one, and sang a medley of Beatles’ tunes. Including a dark-haired, dark-eyed kinda scruffy fellow who sang “All My Lovin’.”
Then it happened, you see. Something weird with my heart. There was just something about that scruff and something about the tilt of his head and something about the secret gleam in his eyes — and I was gone. My heart went all clutchy because, well:
(He doesn’t have that fetching scruffiness he had today. Hm. My love has dimmed the teensiest bit looking at this.)
But still before you all freak out, rest assured that I have just discussed this with MB and he understands all about this new heart-throbby boyfriend to my 18-year-old self. Well, I’m not sure it’s that he “understands” as much as “doesn’t care” because he is “secure” in my “love.”
It went just like this:
ME: See that dude? I am in love with him.
HE (reading a magazine): Uhhmm-huhhhhhmmm.
ME: You understand, don’t you?
HE: (see above): Uhhmm-huhhhhhmmm.
Okay. Whatever, Peaches. But may I remind you:
(I think I love you, Jim Sturgess. Or your momentary scruffiness. No. No, wait. I’m sure it’s you.)
See, it’s just like my love for Denzel. Brian understands. He really does.
Reminds me of a young Rob Lowe.
He is pretty.
He certainly has the “young Paul McCartney” thing down pat. *SIIIIGH* …Young Paul McCartney… Before he got all skeevy and weird…
I was home and saw that too!! And he looks better with the scruffiness. Those 4 from the cast were phenomenal, I thought. The movie looks incredible.