tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post112996393847719157..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: KEY TO PROFESSOR WAGSTAFF’S SUMMER OF 42 (Questions, That Is) MOVIE QUIZ PART 2: GOD, MUSIC, DE PALMA, EASTWOOD, LOVE, HATE AND MEMORIESDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-4934847392026736232011-02-20T14:39:50.427-08:002011-02-20T14:39:50.427-08:00Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks in a Circus… isd my Disne...Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks in a Circus… isd my Disney favorite movie!! Thanks A lot for this post... it makes me remember how much I love movies from my childwoodmiami web designhttp://www.compusource.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1130356854413624462005-10-26T13:00:00.000-07:002005-10-26T13:00:00.000-07:00Oh yeah--and I love the "Omega Man" photo! "Mathi...Oh yeah--and I love the "Omega Man" photo! "Mathias told me!" And the Japanese Bronco Billy poster...where do you find all this stuff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1130201511639461302005-10-24T17:51:00.000-07:002005-10-24T17:51:00.000-07:00Maybe it was the fabled King Kong vs. Godzilla, as...Maybe it was the fabled <I>King Kong vs. Godzilla,</I> as referred to below in "Giant Gorillas Are Go"? And welcome back, by the way!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1130200616255183892005-10-24T17:36:00.000-07:002005-10-24T17:36:00.000-07:00Okay, it's obviously been a while since I've poste...Okay, it's obviously been a while since I've posted here! This is Sharon, and I wrote the previous post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1130200556674195922005-10-24T17:35:00.000-07:002005-10-24T17:35:00.000-07:00Re question #16, I have no idea what version of Ki...Re question #16, I have no idea what version of <I>King Kong</I> I saw as a child. Here's what I remember: I was small enough to sit on my uncle's lap, spending most of the movie facing away from the screen; Kong had blue eyes; we saw it in New Orleans.<BR/><BR/>That's all I got for now. However, I'm inspired to do some research and see what version I could have seen in the mid-'60s. Will report back when/if I have more info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1130128803688197202005-10-23T21:40:00.000-07:002005-10-23T21:40:00.000-07:00Benaiah-- I had a nagging feeling that I was gonna...Benaiah-- I had a nagging feeling that I was gonna miss on the school-- I remember you saying you were gonna visit Georgia or somewhere down South at one point, and I think I must have cross-wired it with your school, which not that you mention Duke, I don't think you brought up before. Duh!<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it is a much more daunting project than I realized it would be, but only because all you guys that participated came up with such consistently good answers, and so damn many of 'em! But hey, if I'm gonna toss a 42-question quiz out there and expect people to complete it without pay or Scooby-snacks or <I>something</I>, then I'd better not bitch too much on this end! It's been a lot of fun too, so far. Part three should be up in a day or so, depending on whether I can catch my breath at the office on Monday or not. Hey, did you catch Game 2 of the World Series tonight? Jeez, who cares who wins the whole thing if the next two-five games are as good as the first two have been? I know it kills Fox that Boston or NY are not involved, but baseball fans oughta be grateful that what's in it instead are two scrappy teams that many casual observers of the game (the kind that augment Fox's prime-time ratings come World Series time) don't know much about who seem determined to thrill us night after night in some way or another. <BR/><BR/>Blaaagh-- Sorry about the <I>Bronco Billy</I> faux pas! Hopefully a full-color <I>Triffids</I> poster went some distance to heal that wound! I'm assuming your comment was a sly reference to George Lucas' Episode III and not a poke at how long it took me to get these answers up to begin with! Ha! :) Our Bay Area/Los Angeles Halloween-weekend visit is just four days away, and the drive-in gods have bestowed something special on us, which I just found out about last night. More details coming soon!<BR/><BR/>MGM: Like I said, part three is about 3/4 finished and should be up in the next day or so. Part four, hopefully by Wednesday. Somebody came into my office the other day and semi-mock berated me for issuing a 42-question quiz four months ago and then creating an epic amount of text just to reiterate what had already been said. But I had to say that, for me, it's always fun to gather everything together, comment on the answers and their context, and give everybody a hopefully entertaining way of revisiting answers they may have forgotten entirely about, thanks to my tardiness. It's gratifying to know that you all seem to be having fun with this end of it too.<BR/><BR/>That all said, a big week on the horror movie front for me and this blog-- much to see, experience and report on, and I will do my damnedest to get it up here before the new year dawns! :)<BR/><BR/>- DennisDennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1130120018443673832005-10-23T19:13:00.000-07:002005-10-23T19:13:00.000-07:00Thanks for putting this up! It made my day at work...Thanks for putting this up! It made my day at work much more enjoyable. And even though I was only half-serious with THE GAUNTLET as my favorite Eastwood film, I'm sticking with it!<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for the next part.Aaron W. Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988034390125865431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1130030475718973002005-10-22T18:21:00.000-07:002005-10-22T18:21:00.000-07:00I, too, have to offer blessings to Dennis's head f...I, too, have to offer blessings to Dennis's head for including that "Day of the Triffids" poster--it was very nostalgic to see that again, and alongside my early drive-in memory it was just too cool. In fact, all of this is a blast to read, compiled all neatly and with illustrations. Good thing we'll get Episode 3 sooner than three years from now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1130013434610376202005-10-22T13:37:00.000-07:002005-10-22T13:37:00.000-07:00This is quite a daunting project Dennis. Good luc...This is quite a daunting project Dennis. Good luck with completing it.<BR/>Benaiah<BR/>PS I got to Duke, not Georgia, though I am a Southern boy through and through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1130010023690359432005-10-22T12:40:00.000-07:002005-10-22T12:40:00.000-07:00Dennis...Thanks for the "mad props" (and, no, you ...Dennis...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the "mad props" (and, no, you DID not type that) on "Down from the Mountain," but more importantly, a blessing on your head, young man, for the iconic pic of my beloved La Paloma!<BR/><BR/>xo<BR/>JenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1130004234371760782005-10-22T11:03:00.000-07:002005-10-22T11:03:00.000-07:00OK. "River Runs Through It" has a beautiful image ...OK. "River Runs Through It" has a beautiful image of faith and redemption running up underneath it...in the begining, when Redford in voice-over is speaking about what Tom Skerrit taught his young sons it was that underneath everything is the rocks, and underneath the rocks are the words...that words hold everything, words are foundational. It brings to my mind the first chapter of the Gospel of John, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Before there was anything else: there was the word.<BR/><BR/>"Legends of the Fall" is a greatly expanded story of the Prodigal Son. Towards the end, Tristan (Pitt) tells his father, Col. Ludlow (Anthony Perkins), "When Samuel died, I damned God." and then asks if perhaps he has damned himself and everyone around him. Perkins responds in a growl, "You're not damned! You're not damned! I won't allow it!" In that single scene, I see my relationship with God played out. My doubt, God's assurance. <BR/><BR/>And, while I DID have a poster of Brad Pitt hanging on the ceiling above my bed when I was in high school, my affection for these movies is not based on the fact that he's in them. I'm SO over him. ;) <BR/><BR/>They are a reflection of my hobby of seeking the sacred amongst the secular. I find that the portrayals of spiritual matters that I find in secular things (whether those portrayals are intended or not) are often more true to my experience than anything that comes packaged for Christians--"The Passion of the Christ" being a prime example.Beegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480148580027747947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1130004161001332032005-10-22T11:02:00.000-07:002005-10-22T11:02:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Beegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480148580027747947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1129968223287789722005-10-22T01:03:00.000-07:002005-10-22T01:03:00.000-07:00...then again, complaining about that is like open......then again, complaining about that is like opening a big chest full of gifts and bitching that one of them is missing a bow. Hee hee...now I'm going back to read the whole thing carefully, even though I should be going to sleep!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1129967397957638392005-10-22T00:49:00.000-07:002005-10-22T00:49:00.000-07:00Ahem, if I remember correctly, I also chose "Bronc...Ahem, if I remember correctly, I also chose "Bronco Billy" as my favorite Eastwood movie (didn't I???).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com