tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post7371431458493008694..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Sandy Dennis Goes Up the Down StaircaseRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-14026644887861402902017-09-21T16:08:48.407-04:002017-09-21T16:08:48.407-04:00Fascinating post and comments. I will need to try ...Fascinating post and comments. I will need to try and see this and tell myself it has nothing to do with, gag, "Virginia Woolf."toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-66448855927706592372017-09-20T10:47:24.499-04:002017-09-20T10:47:24.499-04:00You really sold me on this one, Rick. The title ha...You really sold me on this one, Rick. The title has always rung a bell but I never took the time to sit down and watch the film. I have a weakness for teacher-features and since it's on Warner Archive I'll try and view it this week. Enjoyed this review!The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-22729530312639886952017-09-15T22:33:55.491-04:002017-09-15T22:33:55.491-04:00You're at least the third person to mention th...You're at least the third person to mention the book on social media!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-63681216346758893372017-09-15T22:33:27.116-04:002017-09-15T22:33:27.116-04:00Well said, Joel! That pretty much sums up my asses...Well said, Joel! That pretty much sums up my assessment, too.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-18092537798031066282017-09-15T14:10:06.532-04:002017-09-15T14:10:06.532-04:00Sandy Dennis was an actress of many tics and idios...Sandy Dennis was an actress of many tics and idiosyncrasies which often got in the way of my enjoying her performances fully (or even slightly-I hate her performance in Virginia Woolf). But in this film she manages to subsume her most egregious quirks and turn in her most accessible and I think best performance. I would have much rather seen her competing for this in the Oscar race. Add in to that the film that the performance is contained in is both intelligent and entertaining and it comes up a winner.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-91545797222349946322017-09-15T06:17:06.154-04:002017-09-15T06:17:06.154-04:00I've never been a Sandy Dennis fan, either, so...I've never been a Sandy Dennis fan, either, so I was interested in your review of this film. It sounds like a good adaptation, and I'll look for it on Warner Archive.<br /><br />P.S. My mother had a hardcover copy of this book on her shelf for years when I was growing up. I was never tempted to read it, but now I'm going to see if she still has that copy...Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-55026917478133625052017-09-12T12:36:01.917-04:002017-09-12T12:36:01.917-04:00My grandmother was a teacher and she encouraged me...My grandmother was a teacher and she encouraged me to read the book. I then saw the movie. Now, I am retired after 40 years of teaching secondary students. The world really hasn't changed that much . . . no matter how many new initiatives, there are still problems that seem insurmountable at times.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-8449620936804360902017-09-12T06:51:49.904-04:002017-09-12T06:51:49.904-04:00I remember picking up the book at a yard sale to r...I remember picking up the book at a yard sale to read before seeing it. I remember my mom talking about it when I was little as she'd begun her teaching career. Thanks for reminding me! Will read and see soon.Tonyahttp://www.goosepimplyallover.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-83724939224024472722017-09-11T08:40:20.328-04:002017-09-11T08:40:20.328-04:00This is one of those films I have been meaning to ...This is one of those films I have been meaning to get to, but it's been on the back burner for so long I must have forgotten it is there. I enjoyed learning more about it and must move it forward.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com