tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post6102785349652238032..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: double bill: Paul Henreid's "Dead Ringer" (1964) & David Cronenberg's "Dead Ringers" (1988)joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-37193176418555535882018-04-19T20:52:22.389-04:002018-04-19T20:52:22.389-04:00you forgot "A Stolen Life," another Bett...you forgot "A Stolen Life," another Bette Davis film where she played both good and evil twins. Hmmm... wonder if she related somehow?Corky Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-73502830999275353252018-04-19T10:45:40.807-04:002018-04-19T10:45:40.807-04:00m.h. - Try watching the film again. It's rathe...m.h. - Try watching the film again. It's rather sketchy in the area of San Francisco/Los Angeles. Yes, it makes reference to Edie living in S.F. for a while, following the betrayal of both her beloved and her sister. My take is that she eventually moved back to L.A., never making contact with her sister until she attends the funeral of said beloved. If you recall, the night that Edie kills Margaret, she summons Margaret to her little bar. Margaret has her limo driver take her there. <i>Within minutes</i>. She meets Edie in her apartment above the club - which is where Edie kills Margaret and then steals her identity. She then takes the limo back to Margaret's Beverly Hills mansion - again,<i>within minutes</i> - and settles in as Margaret. Edie's club/apartment has to be somewhere in L.A. -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-85309737562898916592018-04-19T08:53:52.167-04:002018-04-19T08:53:52.167-04:00Joe, great minds really think alike! DEAD RINGERS...Joe, great minds really think alike! DEAD RINGERS is one of my all-time favorite films, and for just the reasons mentioned in your blog. Are you sure that Edie's club/bar is in Los Angeles? I know that her sister (Margaret DeLorca) and her deceased husband live in L.A., but I thought that Edie's bar/club was in San Francisco. How could I clarify this?m.h.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-676494344455061292018-04-17T21:46:52.241-04:002018-04-17T21:46:52.241-04:00Great stuff, Mike! Thanks for the heads up.Great stuff, Mike! Thanks for the heads up.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-63842893648639201252018-04-17T21:23:08.627-04:002018-04-17T21:23:08.627-04:00There's actually a third Warner reunion in DEA...There's actually a third Warner reunion in DEAD RINGER--George Chandler, who like Davis was a Warner contract player in the 30s. This was their first film together in 29 years!mike schlesingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824197221204862706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-58606871580697335052018-04-17T20:22:59.504-04:002018-04-17T20:22:59.504-04:00It's one of my favorite movies - yes, a guilty...It's one of my favorite movies - yes, a guilty pleasure - and that supporting cast is a treasure trove of great character actors.Bennettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-23154258735642979112018-04-17T17:41:29.112-04:002018-04-17T17:41:29.112-04:00nothing beats a good twin/evil twin flick. Will h...nothing beats a good twin/evil twin flick. Will have to catch Dead Ringer one of these days.Elenenoreply@blogger.com