Topic: BRASS TACKS (Read 9951 times)

bk · « **on:** April 21, 2011, 12:14:07 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were as shiny as brass and just a little tacky, and now it is time for you to post until the tacky cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2011, 12:14:40 AM »

And the word of the day is: ABAFT!

Ben · « **Reply #2 on:** April 21, 2011, 02:19:45 AM »

Morning all.

That is all.

Ginny · « **Reply #3 on:** April 21, 2011, 03:58:39 AM »

Thursday morning greetings! I zonked out last night before 11pm and slept quite well. My meeting doesn't start until noon, so I'll have a relaxing morning before heading downtown.

Michael · « **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2011, 04:11:37 AM »

TOD

I've only seen less than a handful of films

So
The Boyfriend
Tommy
Altered States

and I did see The Devils but I wouldn't call it a favorite. I was very young and somehow I passed for 18 years old. I wondeed how people could remain religious during the the time the movie was set. wow!

One day I would like to see Women In Love

Michael · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2011, 04:17:51 AM »

Then he did five "Bios" of famous people
The Music Lovers (Tchaikovsky)
Litzomania (Franz Litz)
Mahler

and an actor
Valentino

and a sculptor

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

elmore3003 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2011, 05:24:40 AM »

Good morning, all! I went to bed early and missed a telephone call from Mr Skip Kennon. I slept rsther well, with bizarre dreams featuring my mother and her demented, slovenly housekeeping and a production of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well.

Today, I have several phone calls to return, possibly a trip to the NYPL at Lincoln Center, which I could put off till tomorrow,and work on an opening night gift for my friend Ron Raines.

There's been a rumor circulating for years that someone at Warner Brothers is boycotting a VHS/DVD release of Ken Russell's shocker THE DEVILS, which is one of my favorite films. I would like to see the film in a good print once again before I die, since it's based on a wonderful play by John Whiting and a fantastic history by Aldous Huxley, The Devils of Loudon. All three pose the question: which are the devils, the "possessed" nuns or the exorcists and their supporters?

Other Russell films I like: WOMEN IN LOVE, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, SALOME'S LAST DANCE, TOMMY, THE BOY FRIEND

vixmom · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2011, 05:29:59 AM »

must go to w vibes for all

ArnoldMBrockman · « **Reply #8 on:** April 21, 2011, 05:51:36 AM »

Quote from: bk on April 21, 2011, 12:14:40 AM

And the word of the day is: ABAFT!

And The Song Of The Day Is : A BEAT BEHIND

elmore3003 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:01:52 AM »

Quote from: vixmom on April 21, 2011, 05:29:59 AM

must go to w vibes for all

I agree with DR vixmom, who's off to w!
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JoseSPiano · « **Reply #10 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:03:42 AM »

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And it's Maundy Thursday.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #11 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:05:59 AM »

DR elmore - Maybe you mentioned it already, but...

Are you part of the presentation of 'Selections from Victor Herbert's Operetta Eileen on Saturday at the NYPLPA?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #12 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:06:44 AM »

Quote from: vixmom on April 21, 2011, 05:29:59 AM

must go to w vibes for all

Quote from: ArnoldMBrockman on April 21, 2011, 05:51:36 AM

Quote from: bk on April 21, 2011, 12:14:40 AM
And the word of the day is: ABAFT!

And The Song Og Of The Day Is : A BEAT BEHIND

It's catching.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:11:01 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on April 21, 2011, 06:05:59 AM

DR elmore - Maybe you mentioned it already, but...

Are you part of the presentation of 'Selections from Victor Herbert's Operetta Eileen on Saturday at the NYPLPA?

I knew the NYPL was having a huge Irish-American series of events, but I have no idea who's behind this presentation.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #14 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:12:46 AM »

As for the Topic of the Day...

When I was in college, I remember renting the three composer bio-pics and watching them back-to-back over the course of a weekend:

"The Music Lovers"
"Lisztomania"
"Mahler"

-And I wish I had been able to catch them last year when they were presented at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Otherwise...

"The Boy Friend"

-Which I only ever seemed to catch in late-night TV showings.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #15 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:32:56 AM »

And...

Now I need to make a run up to my storage unit, and sort through some boxes.

Laters...

Druxy · « **Reply #16 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:41:15 AM »

TOD:

WOMEN IN LOVE
THE MUSIC LOVERS

Ginny · « **Reply #17 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:42:40 AM »

I've been to the lobby for breakfast and will now pack up and clear out of here in about an hour.

Druxy · « **Reply #18 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:50:50 AM »

My wife and I watched THE BOY FRIEND last night.

Overall, we enjoyed it very much...but, I think, the US theatrical release version (at 110 minutes) would probably play a lot better than this 135 minute version.

This version is way too long.

The repetitive backstage jokes become stale, and a couple of sequences (i.e. the "satyr" fantasy, the last section of the "Bloomsbury" number) should have been cut. They're boring...and stop the movie in its tracks.

But, I love the music, the Busby-like numbers and Twiggy is terrific.

John G. · « **Reply #19 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:52:09 AM »

Good morning, all.

John G. · « **Reply #20 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:54:45 AM »

TOD:

I wish I knew Russell's work a little better. I was a kid when Tommy came out and I remember it giving me nightmares, so put that on the plus side.

I later caught and enjoyed "The Boyfriend," "Mahler" and "Women in Love."

"Lizstomania" is one I'd like to see. I remember Pauline Kael's review in which she imagined the life of the set builders who had to create the giant penis for Roger Daltry to dance on.

MBarnum · « **Reply #21 on:** April 21, 2011, 06:59:33 AM »

BK, loved the vintage Wilshire Blvd clip from last night!

Looked at a lot of the other vintage clips...one thing about Los Angeles drivers, even then they didn't bother with using their turn signals. Must be an inherited trait.

MBarnum · « **Reply #22 on:** April 21, 2011, 07:02:56 AM »

TOD:

I looked up Ken Russell on the IMDB and it would appear I have never seen a Ken Russell movie.

Kerry · « **Reply #23 on:** April 21, 2011, 07:07:11 AM »

Good Morning.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 21, 2011, 07:09:30 AM »

Is that building with the neon Windmill the Moulin Rouge where they filmed Queen for a Day?

Jrand73 · « **Reply #25 on:** April 21, 2011, 07:09:57 AM »

TOD:

Valentino
The Music Lovers
Women In Love

Jrand73 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 21, 2011, 07:10:28 AM »

DR ELMORE I have a DVD release of THE DEVILS, but it is a very poor print and looks like it was transported without any improvement from a not so hot VHS.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #27 on:** April 21, 2011, 07:11:09 AM »

Mrs. Shinn got a full time job - so the director is looking for a new wife for me.

bk · « **Reply #28 on:** April 21, 2011, 07:16:18 AM »

Quote from: Jrand60 on April 21, 2011, 07:09:30 AM

Is that building with the neon Windmill the Moulin Rouge where they filmed Queen for a Day?

Nope it's Van de Kamp's restaurant. My father originally owned that property and had another location of his restaurant there - he made the bad mistake of making it a dinner place - and by dinner no one was left on the Miracle Mile so it was a disaster and he got rid of it. Van de Kamp's opened their place and it was hugely popular for a very long time - with the lunch crowd.

Queen For A Day was filmed at Frank Sennes' Moulin Rouge, on Sunset just east of Vine - later that became the Aquarius Theater and it's now home to Nickelodeon network.

bk · « **Reply #29 on:** April 21, 2011, 07:16:34 AM »

I'm up, even earlier than necessary.

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