tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post5235580317513008896..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: "Never apologize. It's a sign of weakness."blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-20766380755868257932008-08-05T11:27:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:27:00.000-07:00Knox,For you.Knox,<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://bitmaelstrom.blogspot.com/2008/08/keith-david.html" REL="nofollow">For you.</A>blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-55131203335216354602008-08-05T06:35:00.000-07:002008-08-05T06:35:00.000-07:00Are you telling me there's a Keith David and a Dav...Are you telling me there's a Keith David and a David Keith??knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-52967388944427631112008-08-03T21:07:00.000-07:002008-08-03T21:07:00.000-07:00Mmmmm...Maureen O'Hara.Mmmmm...Maureen O'Hara.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-45871115194547115062008-08-03T18:45:00.000-07:002008-08-03T18:45:00.000-07:00"Trooper York" makes his appearance in "Rio Grande..."Trooper York" makes his appearance in "Rio Grande". I like "Yellow Ribbon" but I've always been partial to "Rio Grande" because of Maureen O'Hara.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-51711963336994049442008-08-03T16:22:00.000-07:002008-08-03T16:22:00.000-07:00Also,I had not put together that Nicholas Ray was ...Also,I had not put together that Nicholas Ray was at the helm on that film. <BR/><BR/>My old prof Raksin scored his movie <I>Bigger Than Life</I> and said that for the seen where James Mason is climbing the stairs to go kill his family, Ray wanted a triumphant march on the score.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately for film history, Raksin talked him out of it.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-10023589213775124672008-08-03T16:21:00.000-07:002008-08-03T16:21:00.000-07:00You know, if just half the stuff they said about J...You know, if just half the stuff they said about Joan Crawford was true...<BR/><BR/>Sort of like Angelina Jolie. I'm suspicious.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-23666858986242795572008-08-03T16:19:00.000-07:002008-08-03T16:19:00.000-07:00Troop, Have you ever seen John Carpenter's "They L...Troop, <BR/><BR/>Have you ever seen John Carpenter's "They Live"?<BR/><BR/>Best part of the movie is a Quiet Man homage with Roddy Piper and Keith David fighting.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-75991174291889558682008-08-03T12:52:00.000-07:002008-08-03T12:52:00.000-07:00Joan and Mercedes were reputed to have been actual...Joan and Mercedes were reputed to have been actually getting on during the filming of the movie, so Nicholas Ray was just working with what he had much like John Ford and the rainstorms in She Had a Yellow Ribbon. If it's right there in front of your face, you might as well use it.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-2666694665818505632008-08-03T12:49:00.000-07:002008-08-03T12:49:00.000-07:00Victor McLaglen was reputed to be the only actor w...Victor McLaglen was reputed to be the only actor who won the Academy Award as well as the heavyweight championship which he held as a member of the British Army. The comic fight scene is a staple of Ford which of course is best illustrated in my favorite movie of all time The Quiet Man.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-47622180950561492392008-08-03T12:21:00.000-07:002008-08-03T12:21:00.000-07:00The Boy was noticing that he has more trouble gett...The Boy was noticing that he has more trouble getting into older movies precisely because they don't get in your face. <BR/><BR/>With his sisters running around causing havoc, it's much harder to focus on a movie that's basically characterization and dialogue in between the action, versus action-action-action-loud noise-action-etc.<BR/><BR/>Wayne really towers over everyone, almost literally as well as an actor and a star. <BR/><BR/>And the fight scene is awesome.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-66481980104778150032008-08-03T12:17:00.000-07:002008-08-03T12:17:00.000-07:00Ah, yes, you figure that's a lesbian subtext betwe...Ah, yes, you figure that's a lesbian subtext between Mercedes and Joan? <BR/><BR/>It does seem to have a lot of sexual tension.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-73385413919609030452008-08-03T11:55:00.000-07:002008-08-03T11:55:00.000-07:00You can't beat Johnny Guitar for over the top lesb...You can't beat Johnny Guitar for over the top lesbian cowgirl fun.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-87782560196904191522008-08-03T11:54:00.000-07:002008-08-03T11:54:00.000-07:00She Wore A Yellow Ribbon is one of the seminal wor...She Wore A Yellow Ribbon is one of the seminal works of John Ford's true cavalry trilogy along with Fort Apache and Rio Grande (which is where Trooper York appears). Captain Nathan Brittles is one of Wayne’s best roles as he plays the ultimate warrior who is unable to complete his task because of forces beyond his control. It has the entire Ford Stock company with such favorites as Victor Mclaglen as the trusty sergeant, Ben Johnson as Trooper Tyree a former Confederate officer serving in the ranks as Sergeant Tyree, John Agar and Harry Carey Jr. as young shave tails, Mildred Natwick as the wise wife of the company commander played by the great George O’Brien.<BR/><BR/>The photography was posed and composed based on the frontier sculpture and paintings of Fredric Remington who was the most popular artist working in the themes of the American West that has remained the standard to this day. <BR/><BR/>It has humor, romance and action in the best tradition of the old school and beats the hell out of a lot of the more explicit crap that we have out today.<BR/><BR/>Francis Ford, who was John Ford’s smarter older brother, has another uncredited role as the barman in the fight scene where Sgt. Quincannon is being encouraged to retire. One of the many times he gives a silent performance in a talkie.<BR/><BR/>An interesting note is that the Apaches are played by Navaho’s whose dialogue is basically obscenities and things like “Your mother has sex with dogs” in the Navaho tongue.<BR/><BR/>The Duke gives a performance where he is still recognizably John Wayne, but he still plays a character. One of his top five performances in my book.<BR/><BR/>It’s one of my favorite movies. Enjoy.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-32158884081036158272008-08-03T07:43:00.000-07:002008-08-03T07:43:00.000-07:00I noticed SWaYR was on and DVR'd it last night. Ne...I noticed SWaYR was on and DVR'd it last night. Never seen it before.knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.com