tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post6538245969643602481..comments2024-02-10T04:53:42.121-05:00Comments on Tales of the Easily Distracted: CHARADE: Wish I'd Gotten to Know Him Before I Fell in LoveDorianTBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-84614111709196069472012-05-07T13:17:53.843-04:002012-05-07T13:17:53.843-04:00Eve, thanks for your kind words about my CHARADE p...Eve, thanks for your kind words about my CHARADE post! I was too shy to be a romantic aggressor myself (though nobody ever believes me; blame my "Stealth Shyness" :-)) Fortunately, Vinnie isn't the least bit shy, and we've lived happily ever after, not to put the whammy on it! :-) By all means, Eve, treat yourself to CHARADE; not only do we own a Criterion Collection version, but CHARADE has been turning up on HBO and Cinemax lately! :-)DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-30942302229894651262012-05-06T22:49:34.291-04:002012-05-06T22:49:34.291-04:00Ah, the romantic aggressor--I love that descriptio...Ah, the romantic aggressor--I love that description which might have been my modus operandi back in the day! Another lovely review Dorian and from my vague recollection a wonderful movie. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-86999563260949899172012-02-25T15:17:33.517-05:002012-02-25T15:17:33.517-05:00Thanks for your kind comments, Readerman! In addit...Thanks for your kind comments, Readerman! In addition to CHARADE being one of my favorite films, I'm also a fan of Maurice Binder's credit sequences. Sometimes the credits are even more fun to watch than the movies! :-)DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-31753609379034579692012-02-25T15:05:54.145-05:002012-02-25T15:05:54.145-05:00Very nice, DorianTB. Such a fun film. I love the T...Very nice, DorianTB. Such a fun film. I love the Title design and sequence by Maurice Binder, who also did a few of the James Bond openings.readermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487543323041619050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-83545003329317220112011-03-22T12:45:39.905-04:002011-03-22T12:45:39.905-04:00Vin, thanks for mentioning Monte Landis! He was in...Vin, thanks for mentioning Monte Landis! He was indeed a popular character actor and entertainer all over the world, in addition to his CHARADE role as The Black Sheep Club's peripatetic MC! :-)DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-16600831264864055772011-03-22T12:26:13.370-04:002011-03-22T12:26:13.370-04:00I never mentioned the impressive film career of Mo...I never mentioned the impressive film career of Monte Landis, who played the MC in the nightclub. Aside from a big list of character parts, he's best known to genre fans as the owner of Mario's Magic Shop in Pee-Wee's big adventure, and a number of appearances on The Monkees, most notably as "Mr. Zero" in The Devil and Peter Tork.<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484842/Vinnie Bartiluccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031831695722239873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-35995712294147978792011-02-03T21:05:12.218-05:002011-02-03T21:05:12.218-05:00By the way, one aspect of CHARADE that's alway...By the way, one aspect of CHARADE that's always intrigued me is that Reggie Lampert is an emotional eater, though I doubt it was referred to as such back in 1963 when CHARADE was in Radio City Music Hall and other movie theaters. Note how our girl Reggie eats almost constantly when she's stressed-out. Indeed, she's eating in her very first scene as she confides in pal Sylvie about wanting to divorce Charles. Sylvie's reply: "It is infuriating that your unhappiness does not turn to fat." Amen to that, sister! :-) I love the scene on the cruise when Adam (as Cary Grant's character is calling himself at that point :-)) admits to Reggie that he's in love with her, and she suddenly drops her knife and fork with a clatter: "I'm not hungry anymore. Isn't it glorious?" :-)DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-7871377151556415032011-02-02T11:51:09.238-05:002011-02-02T11:51:09.238-05:00HA! Fear not, Michael, Vinnie's taste in fun c...HA! Fear not, Michael, Vinnie's taste in fun comedy-thrillers is a lot like mine -- other than the time he watched THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE with two-week-old Baby Siobhan. :-) (Don't get me started on Mom's reaction! :-)) And yes, I must agree with you that WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION is a mighty close runner-up in the Best Hitchcock Movie Hitchcock Never Made competition, as well as being another one of my favorite films of all time! It's another film I'll be sure to write about here in TotED in the not-too-distant future.DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-88492694527113409732011-02-01T23:31:39.692-05:002011-02-01T23:31:39.692-05:00Well, all I can say is that, if I were married to ...Well, all I can say is that, if I were married to Vinnie, I'd be careful about which movies I fantasized about out loud. Just be grateful you weren't feeling nostalgic for FRENZY or PEEPING TOM or something like that.<br /><br />Good comments, Dorian, except that in the case of best film never made by Hitchcock, I'm still favorably inclined towards Billy Wilder's WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. It's a close call, though.Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808166630399508232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-57518128890378931322011-01-30T19:35:32.096-05:002011-01-30T19:35:32.096-05:00Or try this link to the song: http://www.youtube.c...Or try this link to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37bAjZ0_LicDorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-81976415891974525732011-01-30T19:33:59.406-05:002011-01-30T19:33:59.406-05:00For those of you who haven't had the pleasure ...For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of hearing "Out of Jail" by They Might Be Giants, the song I quoted at the beginning of this CHARADE blog post, here's a link from YouTube: tinyurl.com/4cqjya8DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-13238700622736082042011-01-30T19:09:13.955-05:002011-01-30T19:09:13.955-05:00Please welcome TotED's newest Follower, Connor...Please welcome TotED's newest Follower, Connor Noble! Thanks for joining the conversation here at our little cinematic sewing circle! :-)DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-62734322701853360492011-01-29T19:22:47.158-05:002011-01-29T19:22:47.158-05:00Vin, I've been giggling uncontrollably for the...Vin, I've been giggling uncontrollably for the last several minutes remembering that time! See, this is why we've been happily married all these years (not to put the proverbial whammy on it :-))!DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-70993586574334080902011-01-29T19:11:22.600-05:002011-01-29T19:11:22.600-05:00One day while we still lived in New York, The Wife...One day while we still lived in New York, The Wife was talking to her Mom, and the conversation turned to the level of excitement and adventure in our marriage. She commented that, for example, we had never experienced anything like the events of, say, Charade. I looked her, arms akimbo, said "Fine!", and headed to The Kid's little blackboard and wrote "WELCOME TO FRANCE". I then proceeded to chase her about the apartment, demanding she hand over the stamps. She kept ahead of me, giggling madly and, yelling "No, no, never!" while her mother sat on the couch watching us repeatedly race by, laughing her tits off.Vinnie Bartiluccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031831695722239873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-88851401665417761762011-01-29T18:28:22.818-05:002011-01-29T18:28:22.818-05:00Always nice to hear from you, Nate! While seeing C...Always nice to hear from you, Nate! While seeing CHARADE in bits and pieces is certainly better than not seeing it at all, you owe it to yourself to get the spiffy Criterion Collection edition as soon as you're able to. As I mentioned in my earlier comment to Avery, there are now plenty of reasonably-priced new and gently-used copies of both the DVD and Blu-Ray editions available on Amazon.com. Go for it; you'll be glad you did! :-)DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-67350603028181452462011-01-29T17:51:48.175-05:002011-01-29T17:51:48.175-05:00I REALLY need to see this film...but on a better t...I REALLY need to see this film...but on a better transfer.<br /><br />I won't lie...I saw this film for the first time on youtube all chopped up and with grainy quality.<br /><br />One of these days I'm going to get the Criterion transfer and enjoy it the way it was meant to be seen...Nathanael Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959797971471060052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-32677187089542062472011-01-28T19:09:29.761-05:002011-01-28T19:09:29.761-05:00Avery, I'm delighted to see you Following our ...Avery, I'm delighted to see you Following our merry crew of movie mavens here at TotED; thanks for joining the fun! I'm also pleased to see that you love CHARADE as much as Vinnie and I do. Happily, Amazon.com has several Criterion Collection CHARADE DVDs and Blu-Ray discs, many of them gently used and therefore a great bargain. It's well worth it for not only a high-quality edition of the film, but also for Donen and Stone's entertaining and informative commentary. Buy one and enjoy!DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509497574816685109.post-50848510435827125182011-01-28T18:56:03.603-05:002011-01-28T18:56:03.603-05:00"Charade" is one of my favorite films, D..."Charade" is one of my favorite films, Dorian, and while I had seen it in bits and pieces on late-night TV over the years, it was at your urging that I finally sat down and watched the whole thing on video. I think seeing the commentary would be fun.Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876355402277707617noreply@blogger.com