tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post6497618029541168511..comments2024-03-11T16:51:36.636-04:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: Revolution Is DissentMythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-38630744519214754862010-01-10T11:40:36.661-05:002010-01-10T11:40:36.661-05:00Thank you, Mister Monk!!! What a great version, a...Thank you, Mister Monk!!! What a great version, and one I had never seen. <br /><br />In the rare long version, which they hardly ever performed, there was another verse:<br /><br />If you covered him with garbage<br />George Sanders would still have style<br />And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney<br />He would still turn round and smile<br />But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn <br />'Cause she's not very tough<br />She should have been made of iron or steel<br />But she was only made of flesh and blood<br /><br />Thanks also for the thought-provoking commentary on 'Notorious' (and Hitchcock in general) -- was quite knocked out by the performances and definitely want to see it again in its entirety.Lupnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-56095535640107676542010-01-10T10:18:47.172-05:002010-01-10T10:18:47.172-05:00In your honor, lupner, a link to the Kinks' &...In your honor, lupner, a link to the Kinks' <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSR7nfn-acs&feature=PlayList&p=2CD3C3A93034E023&index=0" rel="nofollow"> "Celluloid Heroes"</a> ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-81281236911983646422010-01-10T10:07:11.337-05:002010-01-10T10:07:11.337-05:00You must forgive the inconsistency of my participa...<i>You must forgive the inconsistency of my participation</i><br /><br />No need to apologize. Real life always takes priority, and we'll still be here for you when you have a moment.<br /><br /><i>saw most of 'Notorious' last nite</i><br /><br /><i>Vertigo</i> may have been Hitchcock's most "personal" movie, but I think <i>Notorious</i> was his most intensely emotional and human movie. Grant and Bergman are so in love but so emotionally damaged and unable to trust, the movie becomes almost too painful to watch. And poor Claude Rains with his mother issues ... that's a theme you don't see much about, but Hitchcock keeps coming back to the role mothers play and the serious damage they do -- <i>Psycho</i>, obviously, but also <i>Notorious</i>, <i>Marnie</i>, <i>The Birds</i> and, I think, <i>Vertigo</i> (about which I will write a great deal come 1958) all show the damage that crazy mothers do to their children.<br /><br />Great movie. Many Katie Awards awaiting ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-32333792587950485512010-01-10T10:00:00.124-05:002010-01-10T10:00:00.124-05:00p.s. Oops, didn't mean to leave out the rest o...p.s. Oops, didn't mean to leave out the rest of the Kinks in my previous comment, who were obviously also involved in performing 'Celluloid Heroes'! Thinking more about the fact that RD composed it --Lupnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-76183629122297229332010-01-10T09:41:38.265-05:002010-01-10T09:41:38.265-05:00Sadly, no -- a missed opportunity for the Fab Four...Sadly, no -- a missed opportunity for the Fab Four, no doubt. However, the great Ray Davies sang about many of our faves in 'Celluloid Heroes', in case you're not familiar with that lovely song -- though I suspect you may be . . . <br /><br />Always such a pleasure to be here, Mister MythMonk! You must forgive the inconsistency of my participation, about which I have no excuse save lack of personal organization . . . Btw, came in a little late but saw most of 'Notorious' last nite, a film I've never managed to see for some reason. Cary G. and Ingrid B. had some serious screen chemistry goin' on there.Lupnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-90629739754288742282010-01-09T20:23:38.279-05:002010-01-09T20:23:38.279-05:00It's always so great to hear from you lupner. ...It's always so great to hear from you lupner. I should dig up some more music videos and think of ways to shoe-horn them in here. Did the Beatles ever sing about Lionel Barrymore's performance in <i>Grand Hotel</i>, for example?Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-63380993320221597252010-01-09T19:55:11.455-05:002010-01-09T19:55:11.455-05:00Pro dissent and evolution, and Beatles Revolution....Pro dissent and evolution, and Beatles Revolution. I say 'yes' to cheese crackers, but more so to cheese and crackers. <br /><br />He may not have bought it, but surely knows it --<br /><br />Misters MythMonk and Muleboy -- you somehow each managed to choose one of my very favorite videos of each beloved band and include them in the same post . . .Lupnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-49458093406059347182010-01-07T09:11:34.690-05:002010-01-07T09:11:34.690-05:00heck I bought it but don't go by me - I'm ...heck I bought it but don't go by me - I'm punch-drunk from a lack of sleep and a house full of catsUncle Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928846509441045279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-15425701146637247692010-01-06T13:11:01.528-05:002010-01-06T13:11:01.528-05:00There's a difference between inviting the insu...<i>There's a difference between inviting the insults and actually earning them. . . .</i><br /><br />Don't sell yourself short -- you don't just invite insults, you rent them a room and ask them to stay a while.<br /><br />Ah, we kid because we love.<br /><br />(I think he bought that. Do you think he bought that?)Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-39262911888717258782010-01-06T12:49:25.131-05:002010-01-06T12:49:25.131-05:00Of course, the difference between me and thee is t...<i>Of course, the difference between me and thee is that you earned all those insults. But I digress ...</i><br /><br />I see.<br /><br />"Insult for me, but not for thee" sorta thing, eh?<br /><br />There's a difference between <i>inviting</i> the insults and actually <i>earning</i> them. . . .mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-40411694114620493512010-01-06T08:37:36.725-05:002010-01-06T08:37:36.725-05:00You know, after painfully, resentfully taking it f...<i>You know, after painfully, resentfully taking it for years, I now understand<br /><br />the singular attraction of the lobbed-in, gratuitous insult.</i><br /><br />Personally, I think it's rude to ignore a perfectly-situated straight line. Like Ted Williams laying off a hanging curve. Just wrong, you know?<br /><br />Of course, the difference between me and thee is that you <i>earned</i> all those insults. But I digress ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-46744358945571520742010-01-06T08:25:07.066-05:002010-01-06T08:25:07.066-05:00“Dissent for me but not for thee”
We seem to be i...<i>“Dissent for me but not for thee”</i><br /><br />We seem to be in year 17 of a 20 year cycle of this sort of thing, with the the two parties trading back and forth depending on who's in power.<br /><br />Or maybe it's always been this way and I was just napping through Bush the Elder's one term because those also happen to coincide with the blissful honeymoon of my marriage to Katie-Bar-The-Door. After all, we did fight the first Gulf War, the banking system melted down and there was a recession, but Elder Bush was such a low-key, amiable fellow.<br /><br />Or maybe it's just that Pat Buchanan's pitchforks were pointed inward at the Republicans' own left flank.<br /><br />In any event, as the Monkey Kingdom's benevolent despot, I promise to allow all the dissent the market will bear. Or that Katie will allow.<br /><br />(Love the Who video, by the way, my second favorite band after the Beatles.)Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-5652902426441026132010-01-06T07:53:50.519-05:002010-01-06T07:53:50.519-05:00-- To inspire you to see movies you might otherwis...<b>-- To inspire you to see movies you might otherwise have missed, if only to prove to yourself that I am an idiot<br /><br />Completely unnecessary, old chum -- completely unnecessary! --<br /><i><br />I don't know if this qualifies as engaged dissent, but it's certainly engaging ... </i></b><br /><br /><br />You know, after painfully, resentfully taking it for years, I now understand<br /><br />the singular attraction of the lobbed-in, gratuitous insult.<br /><br />It has that certain <i>Jeannie C. Riley</i>. . . .mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-5527514707934061242010-01-06T07:50:59.986-05:002010-01-06T07:50:59.986-05:00As you say, there are cheese crackers in the balan...<i>As you say, there are cheese crackers in the balance :-)</i><br /><br />Ah, Who AM Us, you must have been thinking of that ancient Asian wisdom: <i><b> Never sleep on the Nip-Chee ! </b></i>mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-56669951371804552772010-01-05T23:22:27.646-05:002010-01-05T23:22:27.646-05:00Hear, hear (Where? Where?) (though if you watch ca...Hear, hear (Where? Where?) (though if you watch carefully at the :43 second mark you can see John, just to keep us on our toes, leaning forward to say “IN” right after he sings “You can count me OUT.” A wily young man was he in his own write.)<br /><br />But revolutions do tend to run into the “Dissent for me but not for thee” syndrome. Even in recent years we’ve seen people who would say “don’t question my patriotism” when they were feeling on the out, blithely implying their critics’ dissent is unpatriotic once an election put the shoe on the other foot. At the extreme, it can be (as has been pointed out before) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6-wG5LLqE" rel="nofollow">meet the new boss, same as the old boss … </a> but in any event, dissent we must.<br /><br />As you say, there are cheese crackers in the balance :-)Who Am Us Anyway?https://www.blogger.com/profile/08260586634760800759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-90466704430400024322010-01-05T14:23:33.751-05:002010-01-05T14:23:33.751-05:00That said, sometimes revolution is a necessity.
W...<i>That said, sometimes revolution is a necessity.</i><br /><br />Well, you know, even crusty ol' Edmund Burke supported the American Revolution (while opposing the French one). He said if the Americans were on the verge of revolt, there must be a good reason for it.<br /><br />No word on his feelings about Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford, although I imagine he'd have liked <i>The Women</i> regardless ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-60575807489748191642010-01-05T13:02:38.405-05:002010-01-05T13:02:38.405-05:00For the most part, I'm a fan of evolution. Rev...For the most part, I'm a fan of evolution. Revolution makes a big mess to clean up; I say save the energy if you know evolution will get you there anyway. That said, sometimes revolution is a necessity. And overall--dissent is essential. I love Norma Shearer--and I can't stand her! I have the same conflicting feelings about Joan Crawford. Their mannerisms can drive me mad, but I can't get enough of either of their movies. It is this sort of thing that keeps me movie geeking.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-9877864749836450412010-01-05T12:25:59.542-05:002010-01-05T12:25:59.542-05:00Uh, what time will the running down the Ave. comme...<i>Uh, what time will the running down the Ave. commence?</i><br /><br />Metaphorically speaking, I run the route every day ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-66745817640384972572010-01-05T12:14:30.102-05:002010-01-05T12:14:30.102-05:00Well, you know how I feel about Chaplin and the St...Well, you know how I feel about Chaplin and the Stooges.<br /> I agree that a blog is really no fun if there is no discourse, or if everyone agrees with your opinion.<br /><br />Uh, what time will the running down the Ave. commence?Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903678715925613725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-8987245835814928172010-01-05T11:19:49.840-05:002010-01-05T11:19:49.840-05:00To inspire you to see movies you might otherwise h...<i>To inspire you to see movies you might otherwise have missed, if only to prove to yourself that I am an idiot<br /><br />Completely unnecessary, old chum -- completely unnecessary!</i><br /><br />I don't know if this qualifies as <i>engaged</i> dissent, but it's certainly <i>engaging</i> ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-48739445315355786662010-01-05T11:00:40.737-05:002010-01-05T11:00:40.737-05:00Although I don't really like Norma Shearer eit...Although I don't really like Norma Shearer either, I think you're right to encourage her fans [encourage all fans everywhere -- they're inspirational, even if only in inspiring my opposition].<br /><br />But since you cited her, I had hoped to link to another photo.<br /><br />But I failed.<br /><br />So since you cite to Warren Beatty in <i>Reds</i>, here is <a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1113/1128106339_b58219a2b9.jpg?v=0" rel="nofollow">my favourite photo</a> of John Elroy Sanford, better known as Redd Foxx. . . .mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-19237496488810784602010-01-05T10:55:56.243-05:002010-01-05T10:55:56.243-05:00To inspire you to see movies you might otherwise h...<i>To inspire you to see movies you might otherwise have missed, if only to prove to yourself that I am an idiot</i><br /><br />Completely unnecessary, old chum -- completely unnecessary!mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.com