tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post1444811994682722908..comments2024-03-26T05:00:32.271-07:00Comments on Angelman's Place: Who's Afraid of Liz and Dick?angelman66http://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-5865043411135729692019-03-11T13:16:44.584-07:002019-03-11T13:16:44.584-07:00Hi Chris, Hope you can join me for my new blogatho...Hi Chris, Hope you can join me for my new blogathon... https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2019/03/01/blogathons-announcing-the-second-marvellous-michael-caine-blogathon-2019/ from Gill at Realweegiemidget ReviewsRealweegiemidget Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112425802962283173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-38508464916591316442019-01-17T15:29:51.820-08:002019-01-17T15:29:51.820-08:00Hi loulou- thanks so much for stopping by. So true...Hi loulou- thanks so much for stopping by. So true...this movie captures the vibe of academia and college towns perfectly! <br />Thanks for reading!<br />- Cangelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-11785611942316065302019-01-17T10:34:52.677-08:002019-01-17T10:34:52.677-08:00I'm from a college town in upstate NY, I call ...I'm from a college town in upstate NY, I call this one my hometown movie. Just another Saturday night.loulou de la falaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120127948192259286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-6984458977981069432019-01-03T08:12:41.806-08:002019-01-03T08:12:41.806-08:00Hey Chris, Congratulations you are one of my 15 no...Hey Chris, Congratulations you are one of my 15 nominees in the Versatile Blogger category... https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com/about/my-blogging-awards/5-fabulous-bloggers/Realweegiemidget Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112425802962283173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-64534394023709482562018-12-22T12:19:05.316-08:002018-12-22T12:19:05.316-08:00Hi Ken! Happy holidays! You are so right, Elizabet...Hi Ken! Happy holidays! You are so right, Elizabeth Taylor is outstanding here; it is a glorious performance that keeps on giving on every repeat viewing. I was not aware that you were not as much of a Burton fan...I also love his performances in Equus and Anne of the Thousand Days and even as the mooning Marc Antony in Cleopatra...but his George is spot-on and underplayed in contrast to his angelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-23462859447279927262018-12-22T10:53:41.491-08:002018-12-22T10:53:41.491-08:00As per usual, I'm very late to the party here,...As per usual, I'm very late to the party here, but you know I love this movie and enjoyed reading your take on it (I hadn't known about how Lehman got the swear words past the censors!)<br />Although never much of a fan of Burton, I like him a great deal here, and Taylor is outstanding. Although I saw it during its original release, I was too young and unfamiliar with Taylor to appreciateKen Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-79954525906221573782018-12-13T14:15:37.710-08:002018-12-13T14:15:37.710-08:00Hi Gill—thanks, will let you know if I can!
- CHi Gill—thanks, will let you know if I can!<br />- Cangelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-51288504873761455282018-12-10T12:05:33.036-08:002018-12-10T12:05:33.036-08:00Love you to join; https://weegiemidget.wordpress.c...Love you to join; https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2018/12/10/adoring-angela-lansbury-blogathon/Realweegiemidget Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112425802962283173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-31171762278701019182018-12-09T11:12:36.826-08:002018-12-09T11:12:36.826-08:00Hi Le, thank you so much for stopping by! I agree ...Hi Le, thank you so much for stopping by! I agree that Sandy Dennis is extraordinary here, and Burton and Taylor are also at their very best! <br />I love your blog and your take on so many films that I love! <br />- Chrisangelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-36326263382945426562018-12-08T10:37:24.312-08:002018-12-08T10:37:24.312-08:00Fantastic review, Chris. I agree that everybody sh...Fantastic review, Chris. I agree that everybody shines in the film - I was very much impressed with Sandy Dennis - and Burton and Taylor deliver their vest performances, probably by mixing the script with their real-life quarrels. Virginia Woolf is a true masterpiece.<br />Cheers and thanks for the kind comment!Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-30589732570798935402018-12-06T11:02:03.167-08:002018-12-06T11:02:03.167-08:00Hi Poseidon- thanks so much for stopping by! How c...Hi Poseidon- thanks so much for stopping by! How cool that you saw this one in high school. I actually first saw this on a videotape at my university library, in a cubicle, where I first saw the film of Streetcar as well for an American drama literature class. <br />You are right— Burton does look pretty dreamy in the shot I chose, and for that matter, Elizabeth is kind of sexy if overly angelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-8951266640638966072018-12-06T08:13:52.288-08:002018-12-06T08:13:52.288-08:00It's hard to believe, but I was first shown th...It's hard to believe, but I was first shown this film in HIGH SCHOOL during - I presume - an English Literature class. I don't think I fully absorbed it then. Many years later I helped work on a brilliant stage version of the play and watched the movie again. As someone else said, it's not always "easy" to watch, but it's a great example of actors and director firing on Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-50650333986577607432018-12-06T03:02:43.925-08:002018-12-06T03:02:43.925-08:00Hi Rick, thanks so much for stopping by and contri...Hi Rick, thanks so much for stopping by and contributing the info about all of them Marthas--so cool that Elaine May also played it! And god bless Lehman for choosing Elizabeth and Liz for choosing Mike! The result is one of the all time great films!<br />Yes, Rick, we both need to write more and share our passions!! I love your blog!!<br />Happy holidays!<br />-Chrisangelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-46832318894102828132018-12-05T18:43:48.145-08:002018-12-05T18:43:48.145-08:00Hey Chris,
It's great that you've gotten ...Hey Chris,<br /><br />It's great that you've gotten to see those Albee productions!<br /><br />Many great actresses have played Martha: the original was Uta Hagen in her greatest career turn; then actresses like Mercedes McCambridge, Elaine Stritch, Shelley Winters, and later Colleen Dewhurst, Ashley, Glenda Jackson, Elaine May, and Kathleen Turner. I'm sure I'm missing a few. I http://ricksrealreel.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/14243899548141583461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-35581772197041919592018-12-04T03:43:47.211-08:002018-12-04T03:43:47.211-08:00Hi Bill - I am always so thrilled to see your comm...Hi Bill - I am always so thrilled to see your comments on the blog; your insights on my favorite films always give me a new perspective! <br /><br />The last production of Virginia Woolf I saw was in the late 1990s at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Florida--Elizabeth Ashley was raspy and chilling as Martha, and Anjelica Torn (daughter of Rip Torn and Geraldine Page) was a fantastic Honey. <br /><angelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-56634122771875201452018-12-04T03:37:08.502-08:002018-12-04T03:37:08.502-08:00Hi Caftan Woman/Patricia - Thanks so much for stop...Hi Caftan Woman/Patricia - Thanks so much for stopping by and your kind words. You are right, for those who love good acting, this one is hard to turn away from, even if the proceedings are a bit overwrought!<br />-Chris<br />angelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-59143543955699565552018-12-03T21:25:59.177-08:002018-12-03T21:25:59.177-08:00This is one I'll have to see again, for, as us...This is one I'll have to see again, for, as usual, your excellent write-up has piqued my interest and I haven't seen it in years. I confess the last production I saw of Albee's play was at the Actor's Studio in New York, I believe, a few years ago, and I thought the play was more of a great acting exercise for four thespians than a great play; my opinion of it had really gone Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-52639246530602936782018-12-03T15:16:05.927-08:002018-12-03T15:16:05.927-08:00Excellent look at a film, its time and its stars. ...Excellent look at a film, its time and its stars. Virginia Woolf is not an easy watch, but a thoroughly satisfying one. As you say, everyone is at the top of their game - how can you turn away?Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-79487377504062655112018-12-03T11:41:23.398-08:002018-12-03T11:41:23.398-08:00Thanks so much, Gill, for giving me the opportunit...Thanks so much, Gill, for giving me the opportunity to cover this amazing film for your blogathon! <br />I look forward to everyone’s articles on the great Richard Burton!<br />- Chrisangelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739955.post-44155546914548227962018-12-03T10:27:22.003-08:002018-12-03T10:27:22.003-08:00Love your title and your great tribute to the Liz ...Love your title and your great tribute to the Liz and Dick movies. This one on the review pile Thanks for joinig as always Chris for your fabulous take on a movie and its starsRealweegiemidget Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112425802962283173noreply@blogger.com