tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post2050280975708963029..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: unworthyjoe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-43426551575582428522013-12-30T07:02:06.756-05:002013-12-30T07:02:06.756-05:00List making and ranking are indeed parlor games!List making and ranking are indeed parlor games!Gregghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697987947065329792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-19603318028048884962013-12-28T19:03:17.146-05:002013-12-28T19:03:17.146-05:00Rob: I've worked at daily newspapers for long...Rob: I've worked at daily newspapers for longer than I care to remember and I'm keenly aware that such lists are arbitrary, based on favoritism and popularity. I appreciate TCM's rationalization, but it's still bad form. Snobbery is snobbery. -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-58052184010460404932013-12-28T15:53:34.771-05:002013-12-28T15:53:34.771-05:00If that is the case then, they have no excuse for ...If that is the case then, they have no excuse for missing Paul Mantee (Robinson Crusoe on Mars.) Still, a lousy excuse-explanation from the 'Turner rep.' Too bad cause TCM is usually a welcome oasis from the sea of b.s. this culture has become.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876851834434979615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-68144876230915542932013-12-19T09:24:49.324-05:002013-12-19T09:24:49.324-05:00How could they include Tom Clancy an slight Paul W...How could they include Tom Clancy an slight Paul Walker??Kentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-64161148421507221662013-12-19T07:06:08.147-05:002013-12-19T07:06:08.147-05:00Fabulous, Joe; just fabulous!
P.S.: I agree!Fabulous, Joe; just fabulous! <br /><br />P.S.: I agree!Marvinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-12414241920937491402013-12-18T11:47:19.749-05:002013-12-18T11:47:19.749-05:00Bill- That occurred to me, too, but then there ha...Bill- That occurred to me, too, but then there has never been a James Gandolfini film (to the best of my knowledge) to play on Turner either.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-71181842689987957012013-12-18T11:33:38.488-05:002013-12-18T11:33:38.488-05:00Perhaps Turner bypassed Walker because none of his...Perhaps Turner bypassed Walker because none of his films has ever been aired on Turner.Bill Dauthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-60292230868325022622013-12-18T07:19:27.351-05:002013-12-18T07:19:27.351-05:00Really sad to hear of the death of Pau Walker. Ve...Really sad to hear of the death of Pau Walker. Very sad news indeed. RIP.Peter Worrallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-51385237891329024512013-12-17T17:24:10.864-05:002013-12-17T17:24:10.864-05:00Scott: I know where you're going with this, a...Scott: I know where you're going with this, and you're right. On the other hand, I've complained that Turner has favored Elvis with all-day marathons while eschewing anything starring Elvis' clean-cut counterpart from the '50s, Pat Boone. (Actually, TCM recently gave in and aired "April Love," but that's it.)joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-72936011858512584372013-12-17T17:20:30.606-05:002013-12-17T17:20:30.606-05:00Joe! Aren't you guilty of fim snobbery when y...Joe! Aren't you guilty of fim snobbery when you put down the films of Elvis, Frankie and Annette?Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-48804850755491115182013-12-17T15:19:22.577-05:002013-12-17T15:19:22.577-05:00There will always be omissions and oversights; thi...There will always be omissions and oversights; this is unfortunate in the nature of memorials. In the last few years, TCM has made it a practice to include international names (such as: Chris Marker last year, Nagisa Oshima this year), but even there, there are always people overlooked. It's unfortunate that Paul Walker was overlooked this year, but that would seem to be typical of any year. Daryl Chinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13371258313590183345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-66958893770128028812013-12-17T14:18:14.562-05:002013-12-17T14:18:14.562-05:00I don't get it. This is akin to not taking ser...I don't get it. This is akin to not taking seriously an actor like Victor Mature. Thanks for posting.Carriehttp://www.carrierickey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-16095767923762948882013-12-17T12:47:43.812-05:002013-12-17T12:47:43.812-05:00I have always thought Paul Waker underrated. It re...I have always thought Paul Waker underrated. It really is a farewell to an unfufilled potential and as such is a bit poignant. I hope to see "Hours" soon. His last film.<br />Drat! Anyway, love your reviews!Lawrence Kirbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-87448234169451401512013-12-17T08:02:35.420-05:002013-12-17T08:02:35.420-05:00Inclusiveness? I laughed out loud at the inclusion...Inclusiveness? I laughed out loud at the inclusion of Diane Clare, almost fell off the sofa.Professor Noirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-9666391927289530122013-12-17T07:23:02.961-05:002013-12-17T07:23:02.961-05:00Hi Joe- I would never deny or argue the perfectio...Hi Joe- I would never deny or argue the perfection of Turner Classics. It manages to get everything right. But you are right in this case. I can't think of a single reason to have left Paul Walker off the list.Blakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-45217749706231517262013-12-16T20:25:12.458-05:002013-12-16T20:25:12.458-05:00Bravo, Joe! You said it perfectly.Bravo, Joe! You said it perfectly.Jean-Luc G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16334710164588408871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-22349240128419016752013-12-16T20:17:32.133-05:002013-12-16T20:17:32.133-05:00You're spot on with your comments Joe.You're spot on with your comments Joe. Kevin D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-88730288334735363652013-12-16T18:26:09.414-05:002013-12-16T18:26:09.414-05:00Excellent post! Excellent post! Millienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-87558923758370169532013-12-16T15:14:50.066-05:002013-12-16T15:14:50.066-05:00A quick check of IMDb shows that Diane Clare worke...A quick check of IMDb shows that Diane Clare worked mostly in horror movies and on TV. She last worked in 1968. Of course, she had a role in Robert Wise's "The Haunting," which seems to be a particular favorite of the Turner people.Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-24126139723578929252013-12-16T14:23:37.612-05:002013-12-16T14:23:37.612-05:00I've been cynically thinking that the Oscars w...I've been cynically thinking that the Oscars will definitely include Walker and even give him its prime "tragically taken to soon" spot. Which apparently is unimportant to the Turner people. This is nothing against Walker, of course, who distinguished himself in early roles in "Pleasantville" and "Varsity Blues."kenny rickmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-45060440340311960492013-12-16T14:15:53.569-05:002013-12-16T14:15:53.569-05:00One could argue, I guess, about the relative impor...One could argue, I guess, about the relative importance of Paul Walker in the film industry, but if one doesn't let one's prejudices get in the way, one could see that he was a fine actor (apart from and in spite of his "Fast & Furious" films) and had a lot of promise. He's excellent in his final film, "Hours," just released. Besides that, his films made money and his premature death made news. It's a real shame that he was bumped while someone like Virginia Gibson made it. Walker may not have had a storied career but that's a moot point now because he died young.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-87105784887659062582013-12-16T14:06:27.216-05:002013-12-16T14:06:27.216-05:00Amen!Amen!Alexnoreply@blogger.com