tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post6530114739468365027..comments2024-03-23T03:57:15.055-07:00Comments on Caftan Woman: Caftan Woman`s Choice: One for December on TCMCaftan Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-59595480384742401002022-03-24T04:27:01.757-07:002022-03-24T04:27:01.757-07:00Thanks for the information. I really like the way ...Thanks for the information. I really like the way you express complex topics in lucid way. It really helps me understand it much better way. <a href="https://dkaftancompany.com/" rel="nofollow">kaftans for women</a>Noah Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397991695386754653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-28390239906643287212012-12-19T09:15:32.506-08:002012-12-19T09:15:32.506-08:00Ha. The timeline of an actor's career and our...Ha. The timeline of an actor's career and our perception of them can lead to great surprises. Scar!<br /><br />Thanks for your look at the Langdon book. I find that it is the Hollywood careers that draw me to wanting to read about a personality and when I do, it is their pre-Hollywood life I find most interesting and am most sad to leave behind. I'll definitely be treating myself to "Little Elf".<br /><br />All the best to you and yours. Here's to more sharing and laughter in the coming year. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-19645958240291448802012-12-18T19:24:10.592-08:002012-12-18T19:24:10.592-08:00Among surprising revelations in actor identificati...Among surprising revelations in actor identification, three that's around the top of my list:<br />1) The young hero Freaks is the crabby, plump guy of <i>Spellbound</i> and <i>Harvey</i>. (Wallace Ford)<br />2) The bewildered hero of <i>Room Service</i> is the lecherous Texas millionaire in <i>Psycho</i>. (Frank Albertson)<br />3) Barnaby is Scar!<br /><br />'Tis the season to be Laurel & Hardy, apparently. I was just visiting the Greenbriar blog before coming here, and the boys are headlining that place as well. As for me, a Christmas without <i>Big Business</i> is simply unheard of. "Come on, Personality—"<br /><br />In your earlier post, "I Love to Laugh", you requested a review of the Harry Langdon biog I was about to devour, so here it is.<br /><br />Despite some minor flaws - overlength, repetitions and some reproduction problems - this is a most impressive feat of research and scholarship. Whether you're a big or just "lukewarm" Langdon fan, as a comedy buff you'll love the detailed look at one comedian's life and times. The reader virtually smells the sawdust of the vaudeville stage, as it were.<br /><br />Especially rewarding are the insights on Harry's pre-Hollywood career, helped by vintage reviews and original sketch scripts. The book is also generously adorned with paraphernalia such as the posters and ads that the many-faceted Langdon designed and illustrated himself.<br /><br />Overall, it's the best kind of biography for my money - neither a hatchet-job nor an uncritical hagiography. Along the way are some familiar names including Frank Capra (their difficult relationship is treated most fairly, it seemed to me) and of course his late-career collaborators Stan and Ollie.<br /><br />So my two bits of advice is, treat yourself to this terrific tome, as well as such films as you can lat your hands on with Mr. Langdon — the man described by both Stan and Buster as "one of the greats."<br /><br />Chuck Harter and Michael J. Hayde: "Little Elf: A Celebration of Harry Langdon"<br /><br />With best Christmas and New Year wishes to the Caftan Woman and her gang,<br />"Rollo"Uncle Waldemarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997141104650796480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-90848323454362453272012-12-14T12:03:32.513-08:002012-12-14T12:03:32.513-08:00LOVE a rabid Dick Van Dyke fan like me! LOL!LOVE a rabid Dick Van Dyke fan like me! LOL!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-85279630288671966932012-12-14T11:57:56.930-08:002012-12-14T11:57:56.930-08:00Hey! I wouldn't beat you. I'd stand at a...Hey! I wouldn't beat you. I'd stand at a respectable distance and lob chestnuts in your general direction. (And every spot they'd hit you'd lose a thumb and grow an eye! You see, I come from the planet "Twila" where chestnuts are more plentiful than walnuts.)Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-58673536273235623442012-12-13T15:14:09.398-08:002012-12-13T15:14:09.398-08:00Oh I don't know ... I've heard a few thing...Oh I don't know ... I've heard a few things about you ... ROTFLMAO! I'm glad we don't live close enough for you to drive over and beat me to a pulp! ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-56102261884300097422012-12-13T14:19:23.815-08:002012-12-13T14:19:23.815-08:00H'm. I think it's because chestnuts, inno...H'm. I think it's because chestnuts, innocent though they may be, look old. I don't believe there is an older looking nut out there.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-74077309197144962602012-12-13T09:34:55.351-08:002012-12-13T09:34:55.351-08:00So why do you suppose the innocent chestnut became...So why do you suppose the innocent chestnut became the symbol for old and outdated? Does it take them an inordinately long time to ripen, so they seem to be around forever? You know, like a kid that comes back home after college and stays forever because they aren't ripe until over 30.ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-30591210617532483922012-12-13T06:36:57.214-08:002012-12-13T06:36:57.214-08:00Becky, I can't believe you haven't seen th...Becky, I can't believe you haven't seen this old chestnut yet! Well, it looks like TCM has come to your rescue. It's certainly for the best as, unlike a lot of us, you won't be bedeviled with commercial breaks on your first viewing.<br /><br />Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-75421970223231584572012-12-12T14:36:37.799-08:002012-12-12T14:36:37.799-08:00Believe it or not, as a rabid classic movie and La...Believe it or not, as a rabid classic movie and Laurel and Hardy fan, I've never seen this. Why? Hell, I don't know. But I am setting my DVR to record on Christmas Eve! The only version of Babes in Toyland I ever saw was the one with Annette Funicello. I liked it so much, but then I was a little kid, so what did I know? Interesting piece that has made me really want to see this one!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-91939496037651184162012-12-12T09:03:31.837-08:002012-12-12T09:03:31.837-08:00Dorian, it would be very interesting to see what S...Dorian, it would be very interesting to see what Siobhan thinks of Toyland.<br /><br />With Gavin settled in the Group Home some of our holiday traditions have a twist. The other night I phoned the home to remind them that "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" was on CBC at 8 o'clock. They laughed and said Gavin had switched the TV on right after dinner and was sitting patiently waiting for the show. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-22570272078705525012012-12-12T09:01:25.944-08:002012-12-12T09:01:25.944-08:00Yvette, it is such a comforting feeling to know St...Yvette, it is such a comforting feeling to know Stannie and Ollie will be there every year.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-48247184958974916812012-12-12T09:00:42.500-08:002012-12-12T09:00:42.500-08:00Kevin, it really is a shame that Roach didn't ...Kevin, it really is a shame that Roach didn't splurge for the Technicolor.<br /><br />It appears today's youth has a greater fright threshold than mine. I have to switch channels if I come across a promo for "The Walking Dead"!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-90243621535947270462012-12-10T16:49:40.779-08:002012-12-10T16:49:40.779-08:00Caftan Woman, you've really transported me to ...Caftan Woman, you've really transported me to Memory Lane! My longtime pal Ingrid was the first to introduce me to MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS, back when we were in fifth grade. It was funny, scary, trippy, goofy -- something for everyone! Next time I come across it on TCM, I'm gonna nonchalantly turn it on and see what my daughter Siobhan thinks! Thanks for the heads-up for this blast from the past!DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-18333469159654458012012-12-10T13:21:20.026-08:002012-12-10T13:21:20.026-08:00I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! There, I said it and I'm ...I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! There, I said it and I'm glad. Thanks for posting about it, C.W. I talk about this film every Christmas too, can't help it. For me, it wouldn't be Christmas without MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS.<br /><br />I watched it on television when I was a kid year after year, and it's still the kind of movie that instantly transports me back.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-76650240466025882832012-12-10T09:19:01.085-08:002012-12-10T09:19:01.085-08:00A great favorite of mine, and for a long time the ...A great favorite of mine, and for a long time the only colorized movie in my DVD collection. <br /><br />I was going to recommend this to my friend, who as a nine-year-old daughter. I thought she might be too sensitive for it, until her dad told me he caught her sneaking glimpses of "The Walking Dead" series. Yeah, I think she can handle the bogeymen. Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-47343920294488128182012-12-05T12:50:20.947-08:002012-12-05T12:50:20.947-08:00Rick, the best thing about Disney's "Babe...Rick, the best thing about Disney's "Babes in Toyland" was the Wrap Party that ran on "The Wonderful World of Disney" to promote the movie. Lots of likeable people, but the missing ingredient was charm.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-51445622378650510632012-12-05T12:49:03.560-08:002012-12-05T12:49:03.560-08:00Rich, there's something comforting in those ch...Rich, there's something comforting in those childhood nightmares. You get to experience fear without anything really bad actually happening to you.<br /><br />It's funny how one person's tradition is another person's new experience.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-77326823085287405062012-12-04T17:02:21.643-08:002012-12-04T17:02:21.643-08:00A lovely recommendation for the month! Too bad BAB...A lovely recommendation for the month! Too bad BABES wasn't made in color, though. (Have you seen the ill-fated Disney BABES IN TOYLAND?)Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-82257832540597909352012-12-04T15:34:40.611-08:002012-12-04T15:34:40.611-08:00I wrote about this film last Christmas after seein...I wrote about this film last Christmas after seeing it for the first time. It has a surprising amount of nightmare fuel for a kiddie movie (some of those costumes are really unnerving to look at). I don't recall ever seeing this on TV growing up, though I'm told it was a Christmas tradition for many years here in NYC. I haven't seen many L&H films, but what I have seen I liked well enough.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-12962055379108204852012-12-04T08:43:28.095-08:002012-12-04T08:43:28.095-08:00Well, it looks like your Christmas Eve is settled!...Well, it looks like your Christmas Eve is settled! <br /><br />There are times when I shake my head at TCMs schedule. Why are they showing this title in the wee hours or another when the kids are in school - I shake my head and sigh. I must say that Christmas Eve at 6:30 for "Babes in Toyland" seems just about perfect. I may enjoy Christmas Eve more than the day itself.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-3449161659653327202012-12-04T04:43:43.150-08:002012-12-04T04:43:43.150-08:00Sweet. I've actually never seen the whole thi...Sweet. I've actually never seen the whole thing. Perhaps I should fix that, hmm? Nice comparison with British Pantomine.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.com