tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post7513301383892192285..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: What a picture...Rachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-17864489266683231382009-01-13T19:23:00.000+00:002009-01-13T19:23:00.000+00:00Trombone in the desert... hmmm... I may work on it...Trombone in the desert... hmmm... I may work on it. :)deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-50483459360025777732009-01-13T08:36:00.000+00:002009-01-13T08:36:00.000+00:00Playing trombone in the desert...now there's a poe...Playing trombone in the desert...now there's a poem in the making!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-45893368541804527782009-01-12T23:08:00.000+00:002009-01-12T23:08:00.000+00:00As an 11 year old I was inspired to start playing ...As an 11 year old I was inspired to start playing trombone by Jimmy Stewart in <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047030/" REL="nofollow">The Glenn Miller Story</A>. But then I realised people playing guitar had more fun...<BR/><BR/>That's the only biopic I can think of that's had a big effect on me.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and mayb Lawrence of Arabia. It made me fall in love with deserts. :)deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-16862234334602402272009-01-11T09:59:00.000+00:002009-01-11T09:59:00.000+00:00That does sound like a good series, Art. I'll look...That does sound like a good series, Art. I'll look out for that one here.<BR/><BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-40033720324168249272009-01-11T04:04:00.000+00:002009-01-11T04:04:00.000+00:00I look forward to seeing "Milk." But it won't be c...I look forward to seeing "Milk." But it won't be coming to my small rural town in the upper Midwest. Too conservative here to have enough of a demographic to care, I suppose. So I'll either get up to the big city soon, or buy it on DVD.<BR/><BR/>Hey, it was filmed in San Francisco. I always watch things filmed in San Francisco. I lived in the SF area for a couple of years, and I still love seeing the place on film.<BR/><BR/>BTW, not really biopics, but sort of related to them, and to music: I've been really enjoying watching "Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...." on Sundance Channel. He interviews famous people, musicians, and some others, all who have a connection to or interest in music. Then he gets them to perform, and sits in, some of the time. Last week he did a great show with Tony Bennett. This week it's The Police. <BR/><BR/>I guess it's more documentary in some ways. But then, I live documentaries more than most biopics, anyway.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-81816830587749904612009-01-10T21:42:00.000+00:002009-01-10T21:42:00.000+00:00Saturday night 60, Sorlil, your new CB Radio handl...Saturday night 60, Sorlil, your new CB Radio handle (or something).<BR/><BR/>Oh Kat, Mamma Mia. Can millions of people be wrong? Why yes of course they can. ABBA wrote a lot of successful and somehow unusual pop songs and they are still the kind of songs that make my Mum (84) tap her feet (and she hates pop) and my daughter (8) dance about. The show/film is a very weak device that allows people (largely women it must be said) to enjoy these silly but harmless songs again and again and again (although I would say they are more enjoyable for all when not sung by Pierce Brosnan). I did see the film with a group of female family members (for the experience...some were very excited, some less so) and in a way it makes me laugh that so many people are basically going to see a story about a woman who had sex with 3 guys in a month (nothing wrong with that...but fairly different to the storylines in other modern family entertainment stories...in 'Camp Rock' no-one is having sex with anyone I can assure you of that!). I had to explain to Small Girl at length how it might be possible for the Mum to not know which one was the girl's father. I don't mind explaining stuff like that (I'm all for honesty about such matters) but I'm sure some parents come unstuck on this one! Some very young kids are watching this movie over and over and over. Interesting.<BR/><BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-32771531346770675022009-01-10T21:29:00.000+00:002009-01-10T21:29:00.000+00:00Just because I wanted to be comment 60 :)Just because I wanted to be comment 60 :)Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-28240492862368699152009-01-10T21:16:00.000+00:002009-01-10T21:16:00.000+00:00Can I just throw something totally off-topic out h...Can I just throw something totally off-topic out here? I heard the song, "S.O.S" by Abba this morning and it made me think of the movie, "Mamma Mia". I've not seen it and really don't have any intention of seeing it - I've not seen the stage show either (much as my mother would love me to give in and go). <BR/>Is it just me? I used to enjoy the odd Abba song when they were in their heyday, but the whole "Mamma Mia" phenomenon just escapes me. Anyone else?<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-39384516593508536492009-01-10T20:25:00.000+00:002009-01-10T20:25:00.000+00:00This is going to run and run it seems.On a complet...This is going to run and run it seems.<BR/><BR/>On a completely different film tack I watched 'Camp Rock' with Small Girl last night (the latest from the High School Musical factory). We're a bit behind the times - the rest of her class saw it, like, totally months ago. Now there's a film that has nothing to do with anyone's real life! I can't say I noticed any rock in it either. I saw pop, pop and more pop and a young man with very severe eyebrows who needed to pull his jeans up. The girl lead smiled till her cheeks nearly popped. Quite revolting. The evil girl was a rich blonde again.<BR/><BR/>Why do I watch with her you ask? Because she'll be asking me a million questions afterwards anyway and she won't stop just because I say I don't know. Also I like to check for unpleasant propaganda so I can give her the counter balance!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-82891071984580657402009-01-10T19:03:00.000+00:002009-01-10T19:03:00.000+00:00Julia Stiles is starring in an adaptation of Plath...Julia Stiles is starring in an adaptation of Plath's The Bell Jar but I've always thought she would have made a good Plath in the Sylvia film.Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-52207751875706992242009-01-10T11:07:00.000+00:002009-01-10T11:07:00.000+00:00Well maybe half the comments are me Liz so if we t...Well maybe half the comments are me Liz so if we take them out it doesn't sound so hefty!<BR/><BR/>'Milk's good you say. The way I watch films I'll see it in around 2012!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-52178028603376018922009-01-10T10:18:00.000+00:002009-01-10T10:18:00.000+00:00Rachel, 54 comments?¿ - this is the stuff of marat...Rachel, 54 comments?¿ - this is the stuff of marathon sessions - well done for working up such reaction : )<BR/>Just to say that I saw Milk last night with Sean Penn - the story of California's first openly gay elected official...not a music person (great opera in the film though!) but boy oh boy is this film so worth it - Sean Penn is brillaint! <BR/>xLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990807765195683301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-76735633951668216042009-01-10T09:51:00.000+00:002009-01-10T09:51:00.000+00:00Very good!We may have to publish this post and com...Very good!<BR/><BR/>We may have to publish this post and comments as a book if this goes on any longer. I saw the word 'wovel' in the paper yesterday...plus people complaining about it. I have to say I really like silly made-up words (especially when they wind others up). SG and I have been reading Michael Rosen nonsense poems this morning. Hurray for nonsense!<BR/><BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-12868197905863574102009-01-10T09:43:00.000+00:002009-01-10T09:43:00.000+00:00Just awoke with these lines walking round my head....Just awoke with these lines walking round my head...<BR/><BR/>That modest and moral Eudora<BR/>Wouldn't swear even though you'd implore her<BR/>Her virtuous life<BR/>Had so little strife -<BR/>That's why biopic makers ignore her!<BR/><BR/>No? Oh well - at least it's another contribution to potentially the longest comment string in blogging history.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-22381096786387213762009-01-10T09:28:00.000+00:002009-01-10T09:28:00.000+00:00More comments! This one is a monster...Welty sound...More comments! This one is a monster...<BR/><BR/>Welty sounds just up my avenue, Art.<BR/><BR/>As for Cash...I've certainly done a bit of hard living. Obviously not enough. Part of it is that his actual voice hasn't quite grabbed my ears as yet. He might be one where I prefer his songs sung by someone else. There are so many singers that I DO like and who I could listen to forever and several days. But I will try 'Murder' Kat and see how that goes. <BR/><BR/>As for who should've been Ted Hughes. I liked Craig's performance but am not a big follower of Hughes (work or life) so don't have a strong view on whether he was 'right' or not. As I say it was one of those films...I didn't really want to watch it but it was on late one night and I was up and so I ended up watching it...as I knew I would.<BR/><BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-76783026677344982442009-01-10T01:06:00.000+00:002009-01-10T01:06:00.000+00:00Cash is something you have to grow into, after a b...Cash is something you have to grow into, after a bit of your own hard living. It's a theory, anyway.<BR/><BR/>Never heard of Eudora Welty? She's one of the great short story writers of the 20th C. She was a Southerner who wrote of Southern families and life, but she had a way of making the mundane into the universal and epic, while never writing in any overblown way. I saw her read a story and give a lecture, once, when I was in college. It was a wonderful evening. She had a sharp and witty sense of humor.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-30734328925968793592009-01-10T00:35:00.000+00:002009-01-10T00:35:00.000+00:00Oh Rachel - not a fan of Johnny Cash? Listen to th...Oh Rachel - not a fan of Johnny Cash? Listen to the album, "Murder".<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-77549341521835229652009-01-09T23:06:00.000+00:002009-01-09T23:06:00.000+00:00Yeah, Leon really gets around evidently.Yeah, Leon really gets around evidently.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-21869821481940134962009-01-09T22:31:00.000+00:002009-01-09T22:31:00.000+00:00On the nail: Judi Dench as Iris Murdoch and Anthon...On the nail: Judi Dench as Iris Murdoch and Anthony Hopkins as C.S. Lewis. Gloriously flawed: Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-34803971853553776252009-01-09T22:28:00.000+00:002009-01-09T22:28:00.000+00:00I quite liked Craig in "Sylvia", but since someone...I quite liked Craig in "Sylvia", but since someone mentioned Day-Lewis, I'd like to see that more. Anyone wish to change out Paltrow for someone better?<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-26420763903989907472009-01-09T20:46:00.000+00:002009-01-09T20:46:00.000+00:00Well, I'd never heard of Welty before today so it ...Well, I'd never heard of Welty before today so it was worth doing this blog just for that.<BR/><BR/>And that's a couple of votes for 'The Diving Bell..' so that one will have to go on my list to watch. Just as my list was getting shorter after xmas too...Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-75106395938313840582009-01-09T18:48:00.000+00:002009-01-09T18:48:00.000+00:00Leon just came to say hi to me too.I'm not the bio...Leon just came to say hi to me too.<BR/><BR/>I'm not the biopic type, but I loved <I>The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,</I> a very moving beautifully made film.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-86968026780455503692009-01-09T18:26:00.000+00:002009-01-09T18:26:00.000+00:00Agree with that excellent comment by Art Durkee ab...Agree with that excellent comment by Art Durkee about this.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to a biopic of Eudora Welty very much. A little normality and "boring" everydayness would be strangely stimulating after all those drugs, affairs, violent hotel room incidents etc.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-35583457906399996502009-01-09T17:37:00.000+00:002009-01-09T17:37:00.000+00:00This is turning into a marathon comment session! F...This is turning into a marathon comment session! Films are something we can all talk about I think...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for some of those tips Art - the Gould sounds good and I had wondered about the Dylan thing.<BR/><BR/>I don't watch a lot of biopics (maybe a couple a year) and I try to watch interesting (rather than sensationalist) ones. I don't really mind whether they're about artists or ambulance drivers but I try to watch one where the story is told in an interesting way. I do tend to watch musicians' ones most of all I suppose - best soundtracks often. And a good soundtrack can make a movie!<BR/><BR/>As for Cash - I'm not a big fan as yet and I hoped the film might help me understand why he's so adored. As yet I am still waiting for that particular enlightenment! I don't dislike his music - it just hasn't lit my fire as yet. Maybe it will one day, maybe it won't.<BR/><BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-33704585676413625992009-01-09T15:29:00.000+00:002009-01-09T15:29:00.000+00:00"Walk the Line" only covers the period in Cash's l..."Walk the Line" only covers the period in Cash's life until he met June Carter, fell in love, and turned his life around. This was in the early 1970s. Cash himself said that he lived with one foot in Hell and the other foot in the river Jordan; and he also attributed his desire for giving up the pills to his wife, who was his moral compass and guide thereafter.<BR/><BR/>There are a couple of good new documentaries on Cash, which I've seen on PBS here. I have one of them on DVD and am looking for the other one. The one I have is "Johnny Cash's America." The other one, which I've seen but don't have, has a lot of archival footage, and includes some newly-discovered footage of Cash ruminating on his past, as he visits his birthplace and other places that meant something to him along the road. Good stuff.<BR/><BR/>Cash made four last albums with producer Rick Rubin, in his final years. They're among the best things he ever did.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.com