My favorite Bert Convy fact: he plays Cary Grant (then still Archie Leach) in the dreary adaptation of Moss Hart's ACT ONE. Doesn't really attempt the accent. Still basically the same hair.
Now I must see this, dreary or otherwise. Because Convy doesn't look a BIT like Ol' Archie. Of course, George Hamilton didn't look anything like Moss Hart, either. But only NERDS know what Moss Hart looked like.
Great post, Ray! I went on a Michael Ritchie kick last year and started tracking down all of his films from the 70s. I really didn't know what to think of "Semi-Tough" when I saw it again for the first time years last fall. To be honest, I thought it didn't work and was unfocused. But now your post has given me new insight into the film and I appreciate it more now too. I was wondering, are you going to write about "An Almost Perfect Affair?" It took me a while, but eventually I was able to find the oop dvd of that Ritchie movie. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that film. I hope you'll write more upcoming posts about Ritchie's movies - thanks!
Oh, it definitely feels unfocused - it was only when I realised that it's a basic rom-com with this odd satire attached to it that it made any kind of sense. I'd always been under the impression that it was a "football movie." Not sure I'll revisit it any time soon, but it's certainly its own messy thing. And I have to admit, as a Reynolds non-fan, I'm coming round to his particular charms. Sort of.
As for An Almost Perfect Affair ... that's on the list for next week if Amazon plays nice. Not one I've seen before, and not one that comes up very often when talking about Ritchie's work, so I have to wonder why.
My favorite Bert Convy fact: he plays Cary Grant (then still Archie Leach) in the dreary adaptation of Moss Hart's ACT ONE. Doesn't really attempt the accent. Still basically the same hair.
Now I must see this, dreary or otherwise. Because Convy doesn't look a BIT like Ol' Archie. Of course, George Hamilton didn't look anything like Moss Hart, either. But only NERDS know what Moss Hart looked like.
Great post, Ray! I went on a Michael Ritchie kick last year and started tracking down all of his films from the 70s. I really didn't know what to think of "Semi-Tough" when I saw it again for the first time years last fall. To be honest, I thought it didn't work and was unfocused. But now your post has given me new insight into the film and I appreciate it more now too. I was wondering, are you going to write about "An Almost Perfect Affair?" It took me a while, but eventually I was able to find the oop dvd of that Ritchie movie. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that film. I hope you'll write more upcoming posts about Ritchie's movies - thanks!
Oh, it definitely feels unfocused - it was only when I realised that it's a basic rom-com with this odd satire attached to it that it made any kind of sense. I'd always been under the impression that it was a "football movie." Not sure I'll revisit it any time soon, but it's certainly its own messy thing. And I have to admit, as a Reynolds non-fan, I'm coming round to his particular charms. Sort of.
As for An Almost Perfect Affair ... that's on the list for next week if Amazon plays nice. Not one I've seen before, and not one that comes up very often when talking about Ritchie's work, so I have to wonder why.