tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post1990607968989389813..comments2024-01-21T11:18:54.087-05:00Comments on Lost in the Movies: Remembering the Movies, Dec. 10 - 16Joel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-55540765829744740272010-12-15T05:44:49.877-05:002010-12-15T05:44:49.877-05:00Thanks, everyone.
Great find with the Mad spoofs,...Thanks, everyone.<br /><br />Great find with the Mad spoofs, Joe - I grew up on those!Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-67976218235364370602010-12-13T22:45:48.752-05:002010-12-13T22:45:48.752-05:00Another interesting group of movies. I saw Popeye ...Another interesting group of movies. I saw Popeye at the Balboa Theater in San Francisco, soon after it had been split into two auditoriums. The movie was a mess. My primary memory is how little kid seated behind us dropped a bag of candy, perhaps Skittles. Each piece rolled loudly down the hard wood floor to the screen. It was more entertaining than the movie. <br /><br />I too have avoided seeing Love Story, but I really enjoyed the Mad Magazine version, Lover's Story. By the way, this post encouraged me to dig around and find that there is a list of Mad movie parodies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mad's_movie_spoofs<br /><br />Exodus was long, but it had its exciting parts, and a great score. <br /><br />I look forward to seeing The Flowers of Saint Francis soon. I grew up in San Francisco, so Francesco has always been a favorite. I can't say more about the movie because I don't want to tip someone off about a Christmas present. <br /><br />Comrade X sounds interesting, and it has Oscar Homolka, who was usually good. I have a similar eyebrow. <br /><br />Thank you for mentioning Broncho Billy Anderson. Chaplin wrote some interesting things about him in his autobiography, and I have visited Niles many times. This movie was probably not shot in Niles. I don't think Essanay arrived till 1912. I'm not sure of the right dates, but it could have been shot in San Rafael (north of San Francisco) or Santa Barbara.Joe Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165780971886135575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-77166072174289540782010-12-11T03:47:42.584-05:002010-12-11T03:47:42.584-05:00I remember enjoying 'Mermaids' and thinkin...I remember enjoying 'Mermaids' and thinking Cher was good in it, though my memories of it are a bit hazy. I also liked 'Love Story' when I was younger - not sure if I still would now, though.Judyhttp://movieclassics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-27756693726251443232010-12-10T22:30:16.249-05:002010-12-10T22:30:16.249-05:00I've been making a project this past year of r...I've been making a project this past year of revisiting Altman favorites and catching up on the ones I missed. Popeye was one of the latter. I couldn't imagine that a live-action version directed by Altman starring Robin Williams in 1980 could possible be worth the 114 minutes. But much to my surprise it was really very charming, riffing off of the old Fleischer originals more than anything. Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl is an absolute pleasure.Jeff Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148737647138431543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-5245667385429119082010-12-10T12:38:50.646-05:002010-12-10T12:38:50.646-05:00Wow; Remembering watching Popeye :) And Flowers of...Wow; Remembering watching Popeye :) And Flowers of St. Francis is a beautiful film.Josephhttp://www.cinexcellence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-67113697008437718512010-12-10T10:23:23.508-05:002010-12-10T10:23:23.508-05:00"Battle Royale" is one of mys favorite j..."Battle Royale" is one of mys favorite japanese movies of all time, it's similar to a videogame in the best sense one can say, because it's entertaining, amusing and at the same time haunting and very telling of a generation (mine... well, not exactly mine, since in Japan, but I could relate to them somehow) and a society (again, an oriental civilization, but still).<br />The Saint Francis movie I'm pretty sure I saw when I was very little, so I don't remember much of it.Jaime Grijalbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175192502767519362noreply@blogger.com