tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post6991681205194354817..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: indelible moment: Donen's "The Little Prince"joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-14618209867085252502016-09-23T16:20:34.873-04:002016-09-23T16:20:34.873-04:00smoggyinla! Many thanks for the kind words and ap...smoggyinla! Many thanks for the kind words and apologies for my belated reply. I have fond memories of my time in Northern California even though, as a critic, I never received so much hate mail! Which the powers at the Bee loved. Actually, the reader reaction was exhilarating. I miss that, too! -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-40875209816100993602016-03-25T21:29:50.195-04:002016-03-25T21:29:50.195-04:00Joe Baltake! I read so many of your reviews for th...Joe Baltake! I read so many of your reviews for the Sacramento Bee back in the mid-to-late 80s when I was a young twenty-something just discovering the magic and the power of cinema, and years before I'd make it to L.A. myself. Your writing always inspired, and taught me what to look for. It's great to see you on here.smoggyinlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342796190177694378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-38055700998968471672016-03-16T07:27:33.446-04:002016-03-16T07:27:33.446-04:00Hey, Joe! A voice from the past. Yes, the remake...Hey, Joe! A voice from the past. Yes, the remake. An animation with a <i>lot</i> of high-powered voice actors - Jeff Bridges, James Franco, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Bud Cort, Benicio Del Toro and Paul Rudd. (Did I miss anyone?) But, based on this synopsis provided by IMDb, it doesn't sound very promising: "A little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince." Sounds like the makers gave it an unnecessary wrap-around story. Not good. -J joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-13116557066587759442016-03-15T18:32:11.421-04:002016-03-15T18:32:11.421-04:00This is a lovely film that has never left me since...This is a lovely film that has never left me since seeing it fr the first time upon release. There was a remake that was recently pulled from release and I am not sure why.Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396228442241622851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-48269026604385550062016-03-15T18:30:42.920-04:002016-03-15T18:30:42.920-04:00Do you know what happened to the new version of th...Do you know what happened to the new version of this film and why it was recently pulled from release? I too love this film!<br />JoeJoeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396228442241622851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-11680781156984276262016-03-14T08:28:57.455-04:002016-03-14T08:28:57.455-04:00That moment in the book always brings tears to my ...That moment in the book always brings tears to my eyes and Donen honored them by the way he visualized that moment. Brilliant!Charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-3596017340804051322016-03-13T18:21:53.353-04:002016-03-13T18:21:53.353-04:00Great moment!!!Great moment!!!Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-54842050525119176042016-03-13T17:23:00.279-04:002016-03-13T17:23:00.279-04:00One of my favorite movies, based on one of my favo...One of my favorite movies, based on one of my favorite books. Charming.elanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-75804673124170538862016-03-13T13:38:24.515-04:002016-03-13T13:38:24.515-04:00I so love this movie. For all the reasons you name...I so love this movie. For all the reasons you name, and especially for the long, lingering shot of Wilder, stock still in the middle of that field; however, nobody ever mentions the child. Donen's casting genius on this film must have reached some sort of apparitional high point in choosing the most perfect, most sober yet winsome child actor to portray the LP. Amazingjoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697987947065329792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-23404384542069643132016-03-13T12:24:42.034-04:002016-03-13T12:24:42.034-04:00Abby! You're in for a treat. -JAbby! You're in for a treat. -J joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-51519698411196580312016-03-13T10:58:50.742-04:002016-03-13T10:58:50.742-04:00OH MY! How have I never seen this movie! Not only ...OH MY! How have I never seen this movie! Not only is Gene Wilder one of my favorite actors he is my neighbor! Hello Netflix? Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697987947065329792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-80870287938922518302013-05-15T21:02:42.892-04:002013-05-15T21:02:42.892-04:00There has been a great deal written about Donen as...There has been a great deal written about Donen as a stoyteller, but no one ever mentions his talent as visual stylists, and, with the possible exception of "Two for the Road," as a social commentator. I think he achieve both in "The Little Prince." Adriannoreply@blogger.com