Finally went back to a real, live moviehouse the other day, and this was the cinematic offering we decided on. Good film, and Paul Dano is not really caring about buccal fat, not truly giving a damn.
It was easy to mistake Michelle Williams for Renée Zellweger, of course, and Seth Rogen was beginning to show his move into middle-age. But back to this buccal fat thing.
Buccal fat is something that certain types of appearance-obsessed women do not want to have inflating their faces, apparently. They would rather have a slightly drawn, haunted look to present to the world, sort of like having their cheeks sucked-in permanently; indeed buccal derives from the Romance-language words for ‘cheek’.
Not sure about this. On a jockey, or on an underwear model (a jockey showcasing jockeys, maybe?!), yes, this look is a good one; it shows power and strength and athletic ferocity. But maybe most people get scared-off by it; you want a fertile partner, someone who has energy in reserve, and the removed-buccal-fat look is not signaling health & wellness too much.
Paul Dano, in this movie, that’s his natural face, and good for him. We saw him on an actors’ roundtable, and his face is, well, pretty round. Lookswise, he had the same type of face as Brad Free Sr., and in terms of round-facedness, he resembled Trevor Denman Sr., too.
Of course, we are partial to the full-buccal-fat-face genetic disposition. We are not going to look like Manuel Ycaza or Julio Pezua Jr. or Laffit Pincay Jr. or some other South American Indian Riding God with the chiseled cheeks, the sharp-boned, sinewy-type face. So we have to accept our lot with the Paul Dano-type look.
He is good in the movie, and the story is engrossing. Good for Fabelman / Spielberger that he was able to hold fast to his personal childhood obsession with the filmmaking craft and turn it into something eternal and universal.
Bestline Racing Society Recap:
Only one clearcut score from Aqueduct & Gulf this afternoon. It came in the opener at the latter, via #5 Ready On the Line (.308 Win Prob / 2.25-1 Fair Odds / 2.90-1 Premium Odds) at $8.80 to win.
You might have been able to take home a bonanza in the sixth, though. It depended on your adherence to the premium-pricing model. #9 Riding Pretty (.094 / 9.64 / 13.89) did not meet the premium odds when winning at 12-1 even; nonetheless, there was a calculated 22.2 percent edge here. As well, the exacta with runner-up #1 Metaphysical (.114 / 7.77 / 11.28) needed to pay $341.13 to be a premium-type proposition; it paid JUST/ ONLY / A MERE $322.20 in real life. Could you have surrendered that $19 shortcoming?
The fair price on that combination was $169.08, so you were still getting much the best of it!
Some mopes would do it; others would have held fast. We fall in the latter camp. How say ye?
Bestline Racing Society Nightcap:
Strongshots
Race 2
#7 Luminist (.304 / 2.29 / 2.95)
Race 6
#4 Richies Great Girl (.259 / 2.86 / 3.63)
Longshots
Race 3
#8 Varton (.212 / 3.72 / 5.60)
#4 Threatlevelmidnite (.174 / 4.75 / 7.05)
#9 Royal County (.169 / 4.92 / 7.28)
#2 Current Climate (.159 / 5.29 / 7.81)
#7 Atlantic Strike (.146 / 5.85 / 8.59)
Race 8
#1 Tricolour (.171 / 4.85 / 6.02)
#10 Gus Gus (.164 / 5.10 / 6.32)
#7 Midway Miracle (.140 / 6.14 / 7.57)
#6 Mid Atlantic (.107 / 8.35 / 12.08)
#3 Round of Applause (.093 / 9.75 / 14.05)
