tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post7314130722954039299..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Screenwriters Tony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim Team Up for "The Last of Sheila"Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-33238321849650463402016-12-02T11:46:32.254-05:002016-12-02T11:46:32.254-05:00She was so '60s. I don't see "Gold,&q...She was so '60s. I don't see "Gold," or "CU" any more. Happens to A-lister's early movies too: when's the last time Denzel's "The Mighty Quinn" showed?Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452222696907771602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-12907714041414093272016-11-30T22:41:57.417-05:002016-11-30T22:41:57.417-05:00Would love to see WATERHOLE #3 again. And speaking...Would love to see WATERHOLE #3 again. And speaking of Susannah York, what doesn't anyone show CONDUCT UNBECOMING?Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-22227189118411866222016-11-30T21:52:53.882-05:002016-11-30T21:52:53.882-05:00Haven't seen "Duffy" or "Waterh...Haven't seen "Duffy" or "Waterhole #3" in years. Or "What Did You Do In The War, Daddy?" for that matter. The small James Coburn movies were always entertaining. BTW, isn't it time for a Susannah York retrospective?Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452222696907771602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-54051830685656354812016-11-29T15:21:12.355-05:002016-11-29T15:21:12.355-05:00I wrote on this book in 'When Is That Bald-Hea...I wrote on this book in 'When Is That Bald-Headed #$%^&* Going to Call Lunch?' Such an entertaining mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-58311196519535068102016-11-28T22:18:00.336-05:002016-11-28T22:18:00.336-05:00James Mason is always a pleasure to watch!James Mason is always a pleasure to watch!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-75007373502977327012016-11-28T22:17:38.136-05:002016-11-28T22:17:38.136-05:00Bill, I agree about the lack of sympathetic charac...Bill, I agree about the lack of sympathetic characters. The mystery is still fun, though, as are the inside jokes (and I'm I didn't get many of them).Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-17343635498651057382016-11-28T20:48:03.898-05:002016-11-28T20:48:03.898-05:00James Coburn tried to get Mason into his films - C...James Coburn tried to get Mason into his films - Cross of Iron and Duffy. In the latter, he objected to that title change since it excluded Mason's character.Bill Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041905291496937729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-7992907905002826742016-11-28T20:21:19.061-05:002016-11-28T20:21:19.061-05:00This sounds like a great flick for a rainy/snowy e...This sounds like a great flick for a rainy/snowy evening, ESPECIALLY if James Mason is in it. Thanks for recommending!Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-49316425288075827512016-11-28T09:33:16.409-05:002016-11-28T09:33:16.409-05:00Think it was the lack of sympathetic characters th...Think it was the lack of sympathetic characters that doomed it. Perkins and Sondheim were such obsessive game players that the movie's line "Who does your decorating, Parker Brothers?" was actually said to them.<br /><br />Too bad. One of their followup screenplays was set right in the heart of Christie territory - the 1930's.Bill Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041905291496937729noreply@blogger.com