I'm telling you, it would've been MONEY IN THE BANK. It's treated like a joke, but the more I think about it, the more I would've been up for it. We need more off-kilter stage adaptations. Which reminds me, I really need to see the Treat Williams/Ann-Margret TV version.
As for Carradine, I mean, look, he's the most appealing of the boys. And I'm not going to go heavy on a guy with THAT childhood, but he was an odd leading man even then. He does get a lifetime pass (as does the rest of the cast) for Deadwood, though.
Somebody Killed Her Husband was in heavy cable rotation one summer and I saw it several times. Just spicy enough to make a young me think I was getting away with something. I remember very very little. A department store is involved and there’s some Rear Window action involved?
"Hitchcockian" is definitely the word I've seen bandied about, so I might see if I can find it somewhere. And as much as I no doubt hated it at the time, I do miss the heavy rotation movies on television, particularly around the holidays. You know things are bad when you're pining for The Sound of Music every Easter.
It's worth a watch with low expectations, I think. And all jokes aside, I think there's a version of Bronson that could work as Stanley - I mean, if Rip Torn did it ... But yeah, I don't see Bronson raising his voice at all. His "Stella!" would sound more like he's scolding a dog.
Definitely brace yourself for the next one. I have a soft spot for British character actors, and nobody classes up dreck like Caine and Warner. But it's been a while since I revisited this one.
Fabulous, Ray!
And why didn’t that Bronson-Redgrave Streetcar happen? It would have been a smash!
Agree about Carradine, Keith…something appealing about him but also disturbing, too…have we had this conversation before? Ha-ha!
I'm telling you, it would've been MONEY IN THE BANK. It's treated like a joke, but the more I think about it, the more I would've been up for it. We need more off-kilter stage adaptations. Which reminds me, I really need to see the Treat Williams/Ann-Margret TV version.
As for Carradine, I mean, look, he's the most appealing of the boys. And I'm not going to go heavy on a guy with THAT childhood, but he was an odd leading man even then. He does get a lifetime pass (as does the rest of the cast) for Deadwood, though.
Somebody Killed Her Husband was in heavy cable rotation one summer and I saw it several times. Just spicy enough to make a young me think I was getting away with something. I remember very very little. A department store is involved and there’s some Rear Window action involved?
"Hitchcockian" is definitely the word I've seen bandied about, so I might see if I can find it somewhere. And as much as I no doubt hated it at the time, I do miss the heavy rotation movies on television, particularly around the holidays. You know things are bad when you're pining for The Sound of Music every Easter.
Now I want to see An Almost Perfect Affair - and Bronson as Stanley in Streetcar (is he even physically able to scream "Stella"?)
I also have a good idea of what's coming next, and am bracing myself for it.
It's worth a watch with low expectations, I think. And all jokes aside, I think there's a version of Bronson that could work as Stanley - I mean, if Rip Torn did it ... But yeah, I don't see Bronson raising his voice at all. His "Stella!" would sound more like he's scolding a dog.
Definitely brace yourself for the next one. I have a soft spot for British character actors, and nobody classes up dreck like Caine and Warner. But it's been a while since I revisited this one.
I will brook no criticism of Zorro, the Gay Blade. Bunny Wigglesworth is a treasure.
Then I would like to strike the statement from the record, your honour. It was made in malice and through a clouded memory.
I'm sure It won't surprise you that I'm a big fan of the lunacy you'll be covering next. An absolutely insane film and ripe for rediscovery.
I'm both dreading and looking forward to a revisit. I hope it's everything I remember it being.