tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post4794564983853551718..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: indelible moment: "Bang the Drum Slowly"joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-74921852266989262412018-06-10T08:35:54.933-04:002018-06-10T08:35:54.933-04:00Marvin- Yes, a bottomless pit of great character a...Marvin- Yes, a bottomless pit of great character actors and a once-promising leading lady, Heather MacRae. -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-69020710848214743372018-06-10T06:35:16.058-04:002018-06-10T06:35:16.058-04:00In addition to De Niro's superb performance, t...In addition to De Niro's superb performance, there were Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia, Phil Foster, Heather MacRae, Selma Diamond, and the late great Ann Wedgworth, all of whom giving wonderful, career-defining performances. J. UsherMarvin Halpernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-46959137553354659572010-09-13T11:11:36.388-04:002010-09-13T11:11:36.388-04:00That's a lovely moment. It never fails to bri...That's a lovely moment. It never fails to bring tears to my eyes.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-52894791497853043242010-09-11T17:22:41.300-04:002010-09-11T17:22:41.300-04:00Here's what I wrote on "Fear Strikes Out&...Here's what I wrote on "Fear Strikes Out" in my April 1st, 2007 post http://thepassionatemoviegoer.blogspot.com/2007/04/turner-this-month-bravo.html:<br /><br /><em>Karl Malden as Mama Rose</em><br /><br />Astute movie buffs know that Karl Malden played Herbie to Roz Russell’s Rose in Mervyn LeRoy’s sublime film version of the Styne-Sondheim musical, “Gypsy” (1961) which, of course, is about a horrible stage mother who brutalizes her daughters while ushering them to potential stardom. What some fans may not have picked up on is that Malden did a male variation on the material in Robert Mulligan’s “Fear Strikes Out” (1957), playing the toxic “stage father” of ballplayer Jimmy Piersall (essayed by Anthony Perkins in a stunning performance). Papa Piersall bullied his gifted, athletic son into a nervous breakdown, all so that the son could achieve Pop’s dreams. Just like Mama Rose. “Fear Strikes Out” airs on April 4 at 11 a.m. (8 a.m. pst).joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-89710275048809377172010-09-11T16:50:23.572-04:002010-09-11T16:50:23.572-04:00> Sports-oriented male soap operas
Not that I&...> Sports-oriented male soap operas<br /><br />Not that I've seen it myself, mind you, but ... how do you feel about "Fear Strikes Out"?MrsHenryWindleValehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923952886742200595noreply@blogger.com