tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post4953770168207813838..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: That's Typing Tuesday # 17: My Introduction To Buster KeatonMythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-11623682116598927672011-08-30T15:05:47.740-04:002011-08-30T15:05:47.740-04:00I hate to compare Chaplin with Keaton, but, I will...I hate to compare Chaplin with Keaton, but, I will. I felt Keaton pain, his sorrow. Every emotion was felt. I never feel that with Chaplin.<br /><br />Anyway, Keaton is a true master.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903678715925613725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-32923966294135296112011-08-30T14:22:08.517-04:002011-08-30T14:22:08.517-04:00Zero was an Occasion anywhere, anytime.
You know,...<i>Zero was an Occasion anywhere, anytime.</i><br /><br />You know, maybe my favorite Zero Mostel performances is in <i>The Front</i>, in which he is not only funny but poignant as well. Aside from some voice work on <i>The Electric Company</i> and in <i>Watership Down</i>, it was <i>his</i> last film.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-26374148713451207002011-08-30T14:19:48.726-04:002011-08-30T14:19:48.726-04:00Did he pass away at the end of filming? I'm no...<i>Did he pass away at the end of filming? I'm not sure I know the story.</i><br /><br />I looked it up just to be sure. Filming wrapped in November 1965, Keaton died on February 1, 1966 and the film was released in October of that year. It was Keaton's last movie. He was 70.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-38394750120167898442011-08-30T11:14:11.822-04:002011-08-30T11:14:11.822-04:00Zero Mostel, live, was an Occasion.
Yvette, you ...<i>Zero Mostel, live, was an Occasion.</i><br /><br /><br />Yvette, you are some lucky. Live must have been some treat.<br /><br />But have no misapprehensions: Zero was an Occasion <b>anywhere, anytime</b>. Film, photo on the web, anecdote <br /><br />just amazingmister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-20025396446088636082011-08-30T11:00:39.886-04:002011-08-30T11:00:39.886-04:00Great story, M.M. I only have a vague memory of th...Great story, M.M. I only have a vague memory of the film version of FUNNY THING HAPPENED...but I do remember Keaton was a surprise casting choice and it worked very well, regardless the machinations behind the scenes.<br /><br />Did he pass away at the end of filming? I'm not sure I know the story.<br /><br />(I actually saw the show on Broadway and it worked much better on the stage than on film. Zero Mostel, live, was an Occasion.)<br /><br />At any rate, we film buffs are hard to live with no matter what. We remember all sorts of bits and pieces from films and shows and whatnot - bits and pieces that are likely to spill out of us at the most inappropriate times.<br /><br />Life is a gigantic movie set. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.com