tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post271473690608751173..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: cinema obscura: Mark Robson's "Happy Birthday, Wanda June" (1971) / stage→filmjoe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-81902148350205453002018-06-05T11:48:31.773-04:002018-06-05T11:48:31.773-04:00I haven't heard of this film but must see it. ...I haven't heard of this film but must see it. I love Rod Steiger. Totally underrated actor. This is one of his that I missed.Bill from Phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-22164705103442614902018-06-02T14:15:13.451-04:002018-06-02T14:15:13.451-04:00I heard that Vonnegut didn't like this film, e...I heard that Vonnegut didn't like this film, even though he wrote it and even though it is faithful to his play. And why wouldn't it be, right? Yes, it's an acquired taste, but I also like it.Charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-25285963538003082222018-06-02T06:58:11.699-04:002018-06-02T06:58:11.699-04:00Joe, I learned a lot from this posting. Thank you ...Joe, I learned a lot from this posting. Thank you for the Robson films. I had never heard of LIMBO (1972), and will now attempt to find/see it. And a further thank you for listing Kurt Vonnegut works that are on film. I had never heard of the Jerry Lewis vehicle which you mentioned (I think made in 1982); and I am also unfamiliar with Mother Night, by Keith Gordon. Will also attempt to find/see those two films. Mike Schlesinger, I "second" my thanks to you for HAPPY BIRTHDAY WANDA JUNE, as I am a San Franciscan who lives very close to the Castro. Marvin HMarvin Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-38842430757903679932018-06-01T18:48:47.818-04:002018-06-01T18:48:47.818-04:00Mike- No surprise. Writing this essay, I had a ret...Mike- No surprise. Writing this essay, I had a retrospective hunch that you might have been behind the Castro screening. Thanks! -Jjoe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-83848556104567398482018-06-01T18:39:59.152-04:002018-06-01T18:39:59.152-04:00Absolutely one of my favorite films of the 70s, an...Absolutely one of my favorite films of the 70s, and it's a source of eternal frustration that I could never convince Sony to put it out on DVD.<br /><br />BTW, I made that new print in the mid-2000s, hoping that it might get enough attention to sway the Home Entertainment sloths into changing their minds. God, I was so naive in those days.mike schlesingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824197221204862706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-6490038571800302092018-06-01T18:18:58.696-04:002018-06-01T18:18:58.696-04:00I believe that there's a disc of "Wanda J...I believe that there's a disc of "Wanda June" available from Mod Cinema.Bunuelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-64639037672726391062018-06-01T17:34:42.667-04:002018-06-01T17:34:42.667-04:00Robson was eclectic, I'll give him that. He ne...Robson was eclectic, I'll give him that. He never quite knocked one out of the park, but he was usually did well with what he had to work with. I like the Val Lewton stuff (although "Ghost Ship" is kinda weak) and "Champion," which gave Kirk Douglas his first big dramatic lead. Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-88047673002567924402018-06-01T17:01:29.657-04:002018-06-01T17:01:29.657-04:00"Daddy's Gone A-Hunting" is out on D..."Daddy's Gone A-Hunting" is out on DVD Warner Archive. It's just OK. - an odd abortion-themed drama. Feels more Lorenzo Semple Jr., than Larry Cohen. Brian Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-47862073245260300632010-09-10T15:18:27.457-04:002010-09-10T15:18:27.457-04:00Daddy's Gone A-Hunting is pretty good! I caugh...Daddy's Gone A-Hunting is pretty good! I caught it on VHS a few years back.david w.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07697987947065329792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-61802270604041435882010-09-10T14:41:52.753-04:002010-09-10T14:41:52.753-04:00I remember good things about "Daddy's Gon...I remember good things about "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting," mostly about Carol White. Whatever happened to her?joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-49408111309541924592010-09-10T13:40:29.786-04:002010-09-10T13:40:29.786-04:00As for the list of Robson films you admire ... wha...As for the list of Robson films you admire ... what about "Isle of the Dead" or "My Foolish Heart"? I wouldn't count myself as a Robson fan, but I <em>do</em> like those two a lot, plus "The Seventh Victim."<br /><br />I'm also curious about "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting," largely because of the Larry Cohen connetion. Wonder if it's any good ...Chrisnoreply@blogger.com