Monday, November 26, 2007

Did you know that you're a lucky man, he asked me, a drunken Ignatius-type. I do came out of my mouth. I knew he was right. He had caught me out, and maybe he was just crazy, but as Pauline and I discussed moments later, there wasn't much false about what had just transpired. ¶ It dawned on me last weekend, as I re-watched Brewster's Millions (1985), that it's critical Montgomery Brewster not tell anyone of his involvement in the will game that sets up the film. I used to think it was just a comedy-of-errors device. They have to think he's crazy to sell the tragedy of his final party. It's only temporarily sad, a false alarm. He believes that in the morning he will have the greater sum to live on for the rest of his life. And yet, there's a sadness in his belief. He's right, though it's not quite knowledge (someone has conned him along the way), but he's necessarily alone since everyone around him thinks he's lost more than just his inheritance. It was my favourite movie as a child and it still holds up. ¶ Number 3/10 in my series of people and ideas I admire went live today. It's a portrait of Søren Kierkegaard. I hope you enjoy it.

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Antony Hare is a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared in publications including Esquire UK, Maisonneuve, Forbes, Annabelle Mann, The Improper Bostonian, Bon Appétit, the Globe and Mail, and National Post (for which he won a Silver Medal from the Society of News Design). His work is at the meeting point between portraiture and caricature. Antony is a member of the Society of Illustrators and works from his office in downtown Toronto. ¶ Learn more about Antony.


Siteway was launched in 1996. It is Antony Hare's personal web site and is affiliated only with him. It contains his gallery of illustrations and blog since 2000. His illustrations are available for sale and for licensing in film and advertising. Siteway World is Siteway, Phelts, Tonicville, and Coastalmatic. Siteway is updated every week, usually Tuesday, with a new feature illustration.