Haines His Way

supercallipygianisticexpialidocious.

 

Loved all the photos I am seeing...

OHOP....DR MUSIC and DR SANDRA and the Swedish Chef Hat....

BROADWAY BARES....interesting.  DR JOSE your friends certainly have sharp features.

BTW (Bicycling To Wales, in internet lingo), today is the 45th anniversary of the release of THE MUSIC MAN movie!

Shipoopi!

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Eaux d'artifice
Un chien andalou
the dream sequence from Spellbound

I'd agree with that, Dan about SUCKER.

Other TOD:
L'AGE D'OR
LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD
CAREFUL

I did not watch THE UNINVITED last night, as I have it on several tapes, own and have read the book, and back in the nineties wrote a script for an intended remake which never happened for several reasons I won't go into here.  But oddly enough, I had an email conversation last week with Bob Osbourne (who I know ever so slightly through mutual friends) where we discussed it...as I was inquiring as to why they showed some Paramount pictures (such as THE UNINVITED) and not others (such as star of the month Ida Lupino's great performance in THE LIGHT THAT FAILED).  It all has to do with what package they've currently rented from Paramount.  Anyway, in my email I mentioned that I had gone back to the book for my remake, emphasizing the part of the sister and that I had been "a tad more overt with the lesbian touches in the Cornelia Otis Skinner character...though God knows, she was pretty overt in the original movie."

Like you, Larry, I really admire the book and the movie.  One of the problems with remaking it is the original is quite good and John Huston's admonition echoes in one's brain:" Why do they always remake our good movies; why don't they remake our bad ones."

Still I thought I had an interesting take on the film that was probably more faithful to the book than the movie.

WOD:  I didn't know that there was a word for that!!  

Is this why one watches baseball?  

It's the only reason I would any more. My uncle (the one who took us to NYC on all those trips) was a baseball junkie, so I spent many an hour at Yankee Stadium and the old Polo Grounds (before the Mets moved). The uniforms the players wear now certainly point up the physical prowess of many of these wonderful athletes.

Good Morning! Once Again...

Well...  So far, 180+ people are signed up.  Alas, that means we're going to have to "type out".  One of the biz's unfortunate necessary evils.

But, at least we have a nice turnout of folks.

One of the most baffling movies I ever watched was a Polish film called BARRIER which was shown in a film studies class I took back in the 1970s. Though it had incredible images, the story seemed a hopeless muddle and the symbolism beyond my comprehension. The movie got shown on an ETV station several times over the course of a month, and after watching it quite a few times, I could finally piece together its story.

In certain ways, it took me several viewings of 2001 for me to understanding its story, too. Some films just can't be grasped in one sitting. I don't know if that's an inherent weakness in the film or not, but I certainly took my time figuring out both of these movies.

I didn't erase THE CLOSER from the DVR last night, so I may rewatch it, too. That, along with ENTOURAGE, STUDIO 60, and NANCY DREW REPORTER should make up the bulk of my viewing today.

And LIFE ON THE D-LIST, of course, this evening unless I decide to record it and watch it sans commercials tomorrow.

Good morning dear Esteemed, busy, juggled, and plotzed BK --

I want the new mystery to be released EARLIER than this Fall !!  That is poopy to know about it, anticipate it, and then have to wait that long.

But congratulations on finishing up yet another of your creations in print!  You deserve a hickey!

BK - Here's what my library's material selection policy says about young adult literature:

"YOUNG ADULT COLLECTION
Adolescence is the transitional age from childhood to maturity and an experimental stage during which young people investigate a wide variety of interests. Young adults may use a wider range of library materials than any other age group. While the entire collection is available to the young adult, the library recognizes that certain materials have a special appeal or message for this group. Some items are purchased only for the young adult collection. However, many items found here are duplicated in the children's collection, in the adult collection, or in both.

The young adult collection includes recreational reading, including fiction and non-fiction, paperbacks, magazines, and graphic novels (comic book format), particularly appropriate to adolescents ages 12 through 18. It is not intended to be a comprehensive collection serving all the needs and interests of young adults, nor is it the library's intention that young adults should be confined to the use of this material.

Materials are selected for this collection to broaden the horizons of young adults and help them to cope with the problems of adolescence. To fulfill these needs, the collection will inevitably include materials on controversial topics...."

Raining here today, finally.

We had some good auditioners last night....but we do not yet have a Luisa....hopefully there are some prospects coming in tonight.

Will she and the Matt continue the zaftig concept of the CINDERELLA?

I did not watch THE UNINVITED last night, as I have it on several tapes, own and have read the book, and back in the nineties wrote a script for an intended remake which never happened for several reasons I won't go into here.  But oddly enough, I had an email conversation last week with Bob Osbourne (who I know ever so slightly through mutual friends) where we discussed it...as I was inquiring as to why they showed some Paramount pictures (such as THE UNINVITED) and not others (such as star of the month Ida Lupino's great performance in THE LIGHT THAT FAILED).  It all has to do with what package they've currently rented from Paramount.  Anyway, in my email I mentioned that I had gone back to the book for my remake, emphasizing the part of the sister and that I had been "a tad more overt with the lesbian touches in the Cornelia Otis Skinner character...though God knows, she was pretty overt in the original movie."

Like you, Larry, I really admire the book and the movie.  One of the problems with remaking it is the original is quite good and John Huston's admonition echoes in one's brain:" Why do they always remake our good movies; why don't they remake our bad ones."

Still I thought I had an interesting take on the film that was probably more faithful to the book than the movie.

I think I need to find a copy of this book and read it.

I have a question:  is THE UNINVITED the first Hollywood movie to deal with ghost in a serious manner?  I can't think of any previous film in which ghosts weren't simply explained away as fakery or used for comedic effect.