This past weekend I went to see the file The Presteige based on the book of the same name by Christopher Priest. The movie was everything I expected it to be and more. Rarely have I seen such a great movie of a great book. What really got me to blog about it however is the fact that I didn’t notice that David Bowie was in it. (Shown right) Had this not been pointed out to me, I never would have known. I see him now, but the makeup job and accent were so spectacular, I had no idea it was him.
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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One Reply to “The Prestige”
“I see him now, but the makeup job and accent were so spectacular, I had no idea it was him.”
I guess that folk who haven’t seen him since he had his heart attack might not recognise him. He’s on steroids now (which put weight on you) and since he’ll be 60 in a little under 2 months… he’s not the Thin White Duke we all remember.
You may be interested in seeing him without makeup and accent – playing himself in Extras. It’s a clip from YouTube.
“I see him now, but the makeup job and accent were so spectacular, I had no idea it was him.”
I guess that folk who haven’t seen him since he had his heart attack might not recognise him. He’s on steroids now (which put weight on you) and since he’ll be 60 in a little under 2 months… he’s not the Thin White Duke we all remember.
You may be interested in seeing him without makeup and accent – playing himself in Extras. It’s a clip from YouTube.