tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post8502621144673275930..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Overlooked Movies -- A Simple Twist of FateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-79026171421735960962016-07-02T20:21:39.550-05:002016-07-02T20:21:39.550-05:00I like McTegue. I've even the surviving footag...I like McTegue. I've even the surviving footage of Greed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-16560370336746277442016-07-02T20:01:30.798-05:002016-07-02T20:01:30.798-05:00Two movies come to mind that were based on the Nor... <br /><br />Two movies come to mind that were based on the Norris book McTeague. One is SLOW BURN (the ending scenes of the film have characters cuffed together, a lift from part of the plot ending in McTeague) and a film called GREED.<br /><br />GREED was said to be a masterpiece, an epic, and a very expensive production of a faithful-to-the-novel take on Norris' book. The studios took the production away from Von Stroheim, and when it was cut down (1924 release), the missing footage was lost for all time.<br /><br /><br />Director Erich Von Stroheim did appear in SUNSET BLVD. and I later found out he had a richer history in movies. <br /><br />S.B.<br /><br />** **<br />Was it that you meant "I enjoy McTeague when..." or you were going to write "I did not like McTeague...", written above.<br /><br />Stephen B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-86210960887795758702016-03-15T06:38:09.753-05:002016-03-15T06:38:09.753-05:00I MCTEAGUE when I first read it. In a different w...I MCTEAGUE when I first read it. In a different way from SILAS MARNER, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-88594829812167151632016-03-15T00:15:11.197-05:002016-03-15T00:15:11.197-05:00
On my shelf at a given time I have had his L.A.... <br /> On my shelf at a given time I have had his L.A. STORY and SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE on dvd.<br /><br />Actually SILAS MARNER is not an un-enjoyable book. (Far less depressing than, say, McTEAGUE, but I get the era quite wrong in such a comparison).<br /><br />When I first watched the movie I quickly noticed the story similarities from the miser in the book which it is loosely inspired by.Stephen B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-18207539458452348022016-02-17T20:06:43.842-06:002016-02-17T20:06:43.842-06:00I doubt that it is. I certainly don't remembe...I doubt that it is. I certainly don't remember it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-38202733683580404252016-02-17T19:59:41.809-06:002016-02-17T19:59:41.809-06:00Is the Dylan song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Is the Dylan song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ZWqit5Gsg) used in the movie? (That alone would make it worth watching, IMO.)Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-52064561714939148722016-02-17T14:13:20.088-06:002016-02-17T14:13:20.088-06:00There are two of us!There are two of us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-10899618271992288922016-02-17T13:23:54.758-06:002016-02-17T13:23:54.758-06:00I'm a Silas Marner fan, too.I'm a Silas Marner fan, too.Scott Cuppnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-24267126688166094612016-02-16T12:19:04.509-06:002016-02-16T12:19:04.509-06:00I haven't seen the movie or read the book. Eit...I haven't seen the movie or read the book. Either I am twice blessed or twice cursed. Probably the former. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-86161516013887893942016-02-16T11:23:09.262-06:002016-02-16T11:23:09.262-06:00I've not seen the movie or read the book. SIMP...I've not seen the movie or read the book. SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE is the film where Steve Martin met Anne Heche. Heche was later skewered by Martin in one of your previous film posts, BOWFINGER.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-46754461238134095242016-02-16T09:38:41.366-06:002016-02-16T09:38:41.366-06:00PENNIES FROM HEAVEN was a stretch for me, too, but...PENNIES FROM HEAVEN was a stretch for me, too, but still watchable.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-81253085266452717152016-02-16T09:22:24.548-06:002016-02-16T09:22:24.548-06:00As James Reasoner says above, I can't think of...As James Reasoner says above, I can't think of a Steve Martin movie I didn't like, though PENNIES FROM HEAVEN is a stretch for me. Anyway, I like MY BLUE HEAVEN a lot, and using the Fats Domino version of the song was a great move.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-28129882874830967322016-02-16T08:38:10.817-06:002016-02-16T08:38:10.817-06:00We got a real kick out of My Blue Heaven, which w...We got a real kick out of My Blue Heaven, which was written and directed by Nora Ephron. Favorite scene : Vinny (Steve) teaching Rick Moranis the meringue.<br /><br />Jackie likes it so much she bought the DVD.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-71797143983471800582016-02-16T08:29:22.558-06:002016-02-16T08:29:22.558-06:00I went to my library's web site to look for th...I went to my library's web site to look for the movie (at this moment I am not going to read Silas Marner) but it was a no go... however, I did discover that Mr Martin has written a couple of children's books which I put on my take-out list. <br /><br />It is not the same as finding what you are looking for but it was still a pleasant surprise (I also booked out My Blue Heaven which I recall is a Martin film I liked and none of my friends did)... all from a push by you... <br /><br />- david middleton <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-13658375458338052562016-02-16T07:39:59.953-06:002016-02-16T07:39:59.953-06:00I vaguely remember the movie, and it was pleasant ...I vaguely remember the movie, and it was pleasant enough, but I’m biased because I love collecting coins and that alone kept my interest.Henry Meltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481916847684321643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-34589860293750011642016-02-16T07:22:19.111-06:002016-02-16T07:22:19.111-06:00You're a brave man, George.You're a brave man, George.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-23254109071988964752016-02-16T06:56:19.230-06:002016-02-16T06:56:19.230-06:00I don't remember if we read SILAS MARNER. I d...I don't remember if we read SILAS MARNER. I do know we read Boswell's LIFE OF JOHNSON in 10th Grade which was too young for most teenagers to appreciate. I've never seen A SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE but I'm going to track down a copy. And, I might just read SILAS MARNER, too.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-21992816309925809522016-02-16T06:44:07.896-06:002016-02-16T06:44:07.896-06:00I hated SILAS MARNER, but I remember liking this m...I hated SILAS MARNER, but I remember liking this movie. But then, I'm not sure I've ever disliked a Steve Martin movie.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-78384222399375891192016-02-16T06:40:30.098-06:002016-02-16T06:40:30.098-06:00Will the persecution never end?Will the persecution never end?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-27990976474626602932016-02-16T06:16:06.432-06:002016-02-16T06:16:06.432-06:00I've previously mentioned how much I truly loa...I've previously mentioned how much I truly loathe SILAS MARNER.<br /><br />I only watched a little of this one, just enough to assure myself that yes, it was indeed the odious SILAS MARNER with another title.<br /><br />Yuck.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.com