tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post6834804229609666391..comments2024-03-23T03:57:15.055-07:00Comments on Caftan Woman: Caftan Woman's Choice: One for August on TCMCaftan Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-73205938140155963162014-08-07T06:22:47.634-07:002014-08-07T06:22:47.634-07:00All Claude Rains has to do is show up!
I think &q...All Claude Rains has to do is show up!<br /><br />I think "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" is an important and fine movie, but I've never been able to choose a favourite Paul Muni movie. I do have a soft spot for "The Story of Louis Pasteur" because of I have fond memories of sharing that one with my daughter when she was younger. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-9919585634368621742014-08-06T19:15:36.862-07:002014-08-06T19:15:36.862-07:00While Muni is great, as usual, I think Claude Rai...While Muni is great, as usual, I think Claude Rains stills the show in this one - as he did in "Notorious" and "Casablanca". My favorite Muni film has to be "Fugitive from a chain gang" with the classic line "I steal". Pretty good stuff for 1932.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-77077515059787284692014-08-02T10:09:22.782-07:002014-08-02T10:09:22.782-07:00It's probably the imagination at work that is ...It's probably the imagination at work that is the draw to the fantastical musings for me.<br /><br />It's worth seeing all sides of Muni. It's nothing very startling, but for me there is an undeniable charm.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-30287632410346563372014-08-02T09:07:19.611-07:002014-08-02T09:07:19.611-07:00'After-life fantasies,' as you call them, ...'After-life fantasies,' as you call them, interest me too, but for different reasons. The idea of free will vs. destiny has interested me ever since I read 'The Odyssey' and 'The Iliad' in school, and old school Hollywood had kind of a sub-genre going for awhile with such movies. I liked 'Cabin in the Sky,' didn't like 'Mr. Jordan,' and was a bit confused by 'Heaven Can Wait' - why would the Devil be such a reasonable guy?<br /><br />'Chain Gang' and 'Scarface' are more than enough to sell me on Paul Muni, so maybe I'll look at this one, especially if Anne Baxter's in it.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-40822536965299597822014-08-02T08:03:03.875-07:002014-08-02T08:03:03.875-07:00It will just take one role to turn you into a Muni...It will just take one role to turn you into a Muni fan, and maybe it will be one of the parts on TCMs schedule. <br /><br />PS: Don't let on to anyone, but there was a time (long ago) when I couldn't stand Warren William. Now I dream about him. Don't spread that around either.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-27241341539780789242014-08-02T07:37:18.360-07:002014-08-02T07:37:18.360-07:00Paul Muni is an actor I struggle to get close to -...Paul Muni is an actor I struggle to get close to - but on your recommendation, I am going to give it a whirl!FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-77889250055659016182014-08-02T06:11:20.393-07:002014-08-02T06:11:20.393-07:00I am both thrilled and humbled by the t-shirt idea...I am both thrilled and humbled by the t-shirt idea.<br /><br />The English Language is such a joy. You have hit on something important that may be a major draw for a lot of classic movie fans. All hail the classic screenwriters!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-5658581600607645622014-08-02T04:15:57.505-07:002014-08-02T04:15:57.505-07:00I like this: "The screenplay is a delight to ...I like this: "The screenplay is a delight to my ears. Nick speaks as if he had swallowed the Oxford English Dictionary while Eddie's speech is a jumble of blunt and colourful 1940s slang." I think the purposeful and specifically directed use of language in classic films is something we don't see anymore. It's very much a crossover from theatre, where in order to tell the audience with as little time wasted as possible who the characters are, a playwright delineates the nature of his characters by giving them very specific speech qualities. I think today in film and TV the characters are written as to be more egalitarian, for want of a better description, making pretty much everyone sound alike. <br /><br />I look forward to you Choice of the Month. We should put it on a t-shirt.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.com