tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Michael MayMichael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger5728125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-21472578726310235712023-08-04T11:56:27.032-05:002023-08-04T11:56:27.032-05:00That makes so much sense about Buchanan in this mo...That makes so much sense about Buchanan in this movie. I'm getting ready to pick a bunch of other Scott movies for the show, so hopefully he'll be in some of those. I'll keep an eye out for the darker underside of his characters. Thanks!<br /><br />Thanks for the No Name on the Bullet tip, too. That sounds right up my alley.<br />Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-39177381785804763462023-08-04T11:30:26.076-05:002023-08-04T11:30:26.076-05:00Edgar Buchanan (Old Willy) appearing in a western ...Edgar Buchanan (Old Willy) appearing in a western is generally an indication of a character that has a darker underside with a friendly or at least neutral outer appearance. He turns up in a number of movies with Randolph Scott and others. Plus he gets to be Uncle Joe in Petticoat Junction.<br /><br />An Audie Murphy western "No Name on the Bullet" also has a similar noir conflict/focus going on when he appears in a town as a hired gun and no one knows who he is looking for while many suspect for various background reasons that it may be them.Zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327033636619656842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-11592565594240866932023-07-31T13:42:03.059-05:002023-07-31T13:42:03.059-05:00This is a great point. Thanks for making it. Next ...This is a great point. Thanks for making it. Next time I watch it, I'll be keeping this in mind.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-63945083545514707172023-07-31T12:00:07.059-05:002023-07-31T12:00:07.059-05:00It recently struck me that M’s contretemps with Bo...It recently struck me that M’s contretemps with Bond makes a lot<br />more if we imagine the former is covering his own backside against 007 wrecking havoc on US territory (I’d bet money that if M genuinely wanted Bond stopped - as opposed to giving himself plausible deniability - he’d have sent a full team reacquire him and quite possibly called in another 00 agent).<br /><br /> This theory is strengthened by Q casually flying out with a small arsenal in his hand luggage: Isthmian customs is one thing, but if you think M would just let his own court wizard and some extremely useful hardware walk off without so much as a nod, then you imagine him to be far less effective than I …Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-91906988001469430392023-07-03T20:14:44.357-05:002023-07-03T20:14:44.357-05:00"Blofeld" is a cover ID for the head of ..."Blofeld" is a cover ID for the head of SPECTRE. So they can change leaders and they still use the same name. If you can do it with Bond, why not with the other guy?Zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327033636619656842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-10949373212924671292023-06-09T18:29:09.396-05:002023-06-09T18:29:09.396-05:00The "Surly Joe" song is a variant of &qu...The "Surly Joe" song is a variant of "Little Joe the Wrangler" which is a very famous cowboy song. Marlene Dietrich sings a variant of it at the bar in "Destry Rides Again".Zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327033636619656842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-57162576967530563492023-02-27T19:30:50.369-06:002023-02-27T19:30:50.369-06:00V. K. Emden was his wife's first married name:...V. K. Emden was his wife's first married name: Virginia Kidd Emden. Kidd was a writer herself. Clearly Blish took the pseudonym from his wife's name -- but possibly she had a hand in writing them?Rich Hortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659613066689174738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-24668249686842508762022-12-14T19:35:25.101-06:002022-12-14T19:35:25.101-06:00Understandable. I do hope it does make a reappeara...Understandable. I do hope it does make a reappearance at some point, I enjoyed your insights. Enjoy the season!Caffeinated Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116651473308629663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-60356553003756001382022-12-14T09:21:57.503-06:002022-12-14T09:21:57.503-06:00Sadly, I'm gonna take a break at last for this...Sadly, I'm gonna take a break at last for this year. I didn't even finish last year's scene. I do hope to come back to it, but getting all the Sleigh Bell Cinema episodes transferred over to After Lunch has been a bigger project than I thought it would be. Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-38833755314125521722022-12-13T18:28:03.559-06:002022-12-13T18:28:03.559-06:00Been enjoying the episodes again. This movie is on...Been enjoying the episodes again. This movie is one I haven't seen yet.<br /><br />I know how busy you are, and I totally understand, but have to ask: No Christmas Carol countdown this year? :)Caffeinated Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116651473308629663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-54357734172737068722022-12-10T12:57:49.217-06:002022-12-10T12:57:49.217-06:00Fantastic! Thanks for both of those recommendation...Fantastic! Thanks for both of those recommendations! <br /><br />I'm a big Burl Ives fan, so I'll especially look forward to that one.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-26533657577502336632022-12-09T22:38:59.449-06:002022-12-09T22:38:59.449-06:00A Mauser C96 pistol (or similar) also turns up in ...A Mauser C96 pistol (or similar) also turns up in the Clint Eastwood movie "Joe Kidd".<br /><br />And another "snow western" that is probably worth a look at some time is "Day Of the Outlaw" (1959) with Robert Ryan and Burl Ives.Zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327033636619656842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-48474783317403027892022-07-11T19:03:40.915-05:002022-07-11T19:03:40.915-05:00Musical group "ownership" seems to be a ...Musical group "ownership" seems to be a quite varied thing. Line-ups change and there are noticeable changes in style as bands evolve. I think really noticeable when a band changes vocalist since they are something I quite often associate with a particular band.<br /><br />There seems to be no hard and fast rule for who owns the name of the band until there are legal papers and partnerships drawn up and formalized. And all too often there is legal wrangling when some musician (usually a founder) has left and doesn't want the band's name used anymore for albums or touring. (I seem to recall a bit of this with Roger Waters and Pink Floyd back in the 1980s.)Zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327033636619656842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-73587856435197084172022-04-17T09:38:12.054-05:002022-04-17T09:38:12.054-05:00No worries, Michael. Every blogger has found thems...No worries, Michael. Every blogger has found themselves where you are at some point, and every blogger gets it. Bringing everything up to date is more than most of us ever accomplish, so, well-done. We'll be ready when you are!Jack Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030471723776022615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-63088709335432231312022-03-04T14:45:35.508-06:002022-03-04T14:45:35.508-06:00It's funny, because Pax brought up the Duel in...It's funny, because Pax brought up the <i>Duel in the Sun</i> similarities, but neither of us realized they were written by the same author until after we recorded. And I didn't know about <i>The Postman Always Rings Twice</i> until you told me. :)<br /><br />I like the movie <i>Postman</i> better than <i>Furies</i> and <i>Duel</i>, but have issues with it, too. I think I <i>am</i> going to have to read at least one of Busch's novels to see what I think of his stories in that format. I'm all onboard for complex dysfunctional romantic relationships, but suspect that novels might be the better place to explore them. The question is: Which book to start with?Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-30036622513932785612022-03-04T14:29:21.308-06:002022-03-04T14:29:21.308-06:00With the mention of "Duel in the Sun" an...With the mention of "Duel in the Sun" and that "The Furies" was based on a novel I went and looked at stuff in Wikipedia.<br /><br />Turns out that screenwriter and novelist Niven Busch wrote both "The Furies" and "Duel in the Sun". "The Postman Always Rings Twice" as well - so he sort of did quite a bit in noir-ish material and complex dysfunctional romantic relationships.Zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327033636619656842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-81939473042257497502022-01-10T11:34:22.806-06:002022-01-10T11:34:22.806-06:00Yeah. Me too.Yeah. Me too.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-36320897286185291602022-01-08T20:29:24.346-06:002022-01-08T20:29:24.346-06:00Lots of changes. Glad that some try something new ...Lots of changes. Glad that some try something new and different, but for me this might be too different.Caffeinated Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116651473308629663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-82784516480346645042022-01-06T10:32:11.374-06:002022-01-06T10:32:11.374-06:00Same! I don't want him to look too much like S...Same! I don't want him to look too much like Santa (which some of the comics versions seem to be going for), but I definitely want that vibe.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-1135777966434285072022-01-06T10:29:48.101-06:002022-01-06T10:29:48.101-06:00Ha! Accurate. I didn't mention it, but his per...Ha! Accurate. I didn't mention it, but his performance is sort of Jabba-like as well. He's sort of humorously frowny. Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-56030602125563835672022-01-06T09:53:51.823-06:002022-01-06T09:53:51.823-06:00There’s something else I never thought about. The ...There’s something else I never thought about. The Spirit saying Scrooge hadn’t seen the likes of him before. I never got the double meaning of Scrooge never knowing the feeling of joyful abundance and maybe overindulgence. It would seem alien to him, and even scornful to the Scrooge from before these ghostly visits started a change within him. Interesting.Caffeinated Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116651473308629663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-35511935201251644392022-01-06T09:43:11.794-06:002022-01-06T09:43:11.794-06:00I think you nailed what I feel about this ghost, t...I think you nailed what I feel about this ghost, that he has that Santa Claus or Kris Kringle quality, which kind of fits as the spirit of the current Christmas. Guess that vibe is what I look for when seeing him. Jovial happiness and goodwill.Caffeinated Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116651473308629663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-31413631875677853322022-01-06T09:38:29.913-06:002022-01-06T09:38:29.913-06:00He looks to me to be less festively abundant and m...He looks to me to be less festively abundant and more like, I don’t know, Jabba the Hut-ish.Caffeinated Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116651473308629663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-89968052118807630562021-12-27T10:53:02.455-06:002021-12-27T10:53:02.455-06:00Dear Mister May, if you’re willing to ignore SPECT...Dear Mister May, if you’re willing to ignore SPECTRE then I’m absolutely delighted to do so! (-;<br /><br /> On a more serious note, SPECTRE may well by my least favourite of Mr Craig’s Bond films, since QUANTUM OF SOLACE at least stands as it’s own fairly good Spy Fiction despite being painfully disinclined to be a Bond Movie - SPECTRE, on the other hand, starts as rather a good Bond movie (Truly pitiful excuse for a Bond theme aside) but is completely ruined through trying to sell us a truly abject take on Blofeld (That does no credit to those who came before him and wastes poor Christoph Waltz besides).<br /><br /> SIGHS<br /><br /> Please allow me to apologise; I have Thoughts on SPECTRE and the film’s genuine strengths make its final failure all the more galling (Suffice it to say that, with the honourable exception of Cuba, my least favourite bits<br />of NO TIME TO DIE all feature Blofeld).<br /><br /> Hopefully the rumoured to be forthcoming RENFIELD movie will cast Mr Waltz as Professor Van Helsing and let the poor man get his mojo back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-71546969082503620412021-12-26T14:33:45.350-06:002021-12-26T14:33:45.350-06:00Goofy is the one mis-step here, in an otherwise gr...Goofy is the one mis-step here, in an otherwise great version.Caffeinated Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116651473308629663noreply@blogger.com