tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post2266598072574677128..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: JOE DANTE'S NEW BEVERLY MOVIE ORGYDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-27569690007012387292008-04-30T16:51:00.000-07:002008-04-30T16:51:00.000-07:00This was an excellent article on the whole affair,...This was an excellent article on the whole affair, I had an absolute blast at the Film Orgy myself and you captured all that fun. I can't wait for the next New Beverly adventure!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-39528952970766801442008-04-30T14:33:00.000-07:002008-04-30T14:33:00.000-07:00Long time observer, first time commenter.My New Be...Long time observer, first time commenter.<BR/><BR/>My New Beverly attention has waned in the last year just when it was starting to get really interesting. It's the story of my life, but another story, not the subject of this post.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice write up of an evening I missed. I'm inspired to start making a habit of supporting the Beverly again. <BR/><BR/>It's one of those things that make LA liveable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-65240472787042570992008-04-30T14:24:00.000-07:002008-04-30T14:24:00.000-07:00The Bufferin ads were outrageous.The Bufferin ads were outrageous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-56707057389253413732008-04-28T22:15:00.000-07:002008-04-28T22:15:00.000-07:00I still don't know what to make of those Bufferin ...I still don't know what to make of those Bufferin ads--how can they possibly be real? Either way, this was a very special night that I will remember and cherish for a long time. Dennis, your piece here is the absolute best that I've read on what we saw. You really tapped into how unique it was. For the record, I had one bathroom break and one more quick break later on to get a coke. Maybe like others, I didn't know how long I was going to stay but it was just so overwhelming that I couldn't possibly leave before it was finished. And that look on Dante's face during our standing ovation--it was a magical moment.Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-21379315815667857682008-04-28T18:12:00.000-07:002008-04-28T18:12:00.000-07:00Aaron: I'm glad my account seems to have somewhat ...Aaron: I'm glad my account seems to have somewhat resembled the movie you saw. By the end, I was getting kinda delirious, so I wasn't entirely sure! And once again, an honor to finally meet you, one of the first regular readers I ever had on this blog.<BR/><BR/>Jonathan: I just wish Joe would take it on tour again somehow. This is the kind of experience you wanna share with as many people as possible.<BR/><BR/>DID: It'd be great to see it anywhere, I suppose. But to really work at a drive-in, you'd have to see it with a big tailgate situation, where you'd have that sense of a communal viewing experience. Sitting alone or with just two or three others in a car, I'm not sure it'd be quite the same. But yes, of course, college campus types are exactly the audience for which this was fashioned-- albeit an audience that's now not in <I>the</I> '60s, but instead in <I>their</I> 60s. <BR/><BR/>Christian: I just missed you Tuesday night. I came up and started talking to Michael Torgan, and he said, "That guy that just walked away always comments on your blog!" And he told me who you were. I'll be looking for you next time I'm at the Beverly. It really was a transcendent night, and I'd agree, it was one of the best time I've ever had in a movie theater. I wish I'd thought to bring a copy of <I>CoF</I>! And I got a huge kick out of seeing Dante get his due with that standing O.<BR/><BR/>Rick: I am still turning those Bufferin ads over in my head. I don't remember seeing them when I was a kid, but if I did the awesome weirdness of it all would have surely passed me by anyway. I'm really glad you enjoyed the article. too. I think this was my way of being able, in the absence of ever actually seeing the movie again, to revisit it anytime I want. Hope it works in some small way like that for you and everyone else who saw <I>The Movie Orgy</I>.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-91686126849334314132008-04-28T11:51:00.000-07:002008-04-28T11:51:00.000-07:00I flew in from Milwaukee and chatted a little bit ...I flew in from Milwaukee and chatted a little bit with Aaron while out in line.<BR/><BR/>This was by far the greatest experience I've ever had in a theater and I feel the same way that as happy as I am that I've seen the film, it pains me that I probably never will see it again.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, Dante might leak the DVD so a bootleg could be picked up somewhere, but nothing can change the awesome energy that radiated throughout the theater tuesday night. I was so glad that so many people came out for this once in a lifetime event. Usually I hate when people are crowding me, but everyone was so excited about seeing the film and man did it deliver.<BR/><BR/>I think my favorite Bufferin ad was the one where the old couple is evicted and as the landlord takes his Bufferin, the aspirin for sensitive people, the house is being destroyed in the background.<BR/><BR/>Awesome job capturing the night!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647918861276635285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-80424439518350539682008-04-26T12:44:00.000-07:002008-04-26T12:44:00.000-07:00THE MOVIE ORGY is one of the best nights I've ever...THE MOVIE ORGY is one of the best nights I've ever had in a theater. The standing O at the end was incredible and deserved. And Joe even signed my copy of CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-13682282211589993422008-04-26T11:29:00.000-07:002008-04-26T11:29:00.000-07:00Dennis,How do you think this would play at a drive...Dennis,<BR/><BR/>How do you think this would play at a drive-in event. For instance, the Tiki Invasion?<BR/><BR/>Is it the kind of smörgåsbord of clips that would play well to outdoors college campus types?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-23176088545889697662008-04-25T21:01:00.000-07:002008-04-25T21:01:00.000-07:00Editor A - Watch the language huh. I don't come he...Editor A - Watch the language huh. I don't come here to see the word "article" written twice. I mean what the fuck? That word is fucking offensive. It's a post! :)<BR/><BR/>Larry, thanks for asking for me. For the curious, I took two bathroom breaks while typing this comment. One to pee, and another just to behold my beautiful visage in the mirror.<BR/><BR/>Dennis - I love this stuff! God I want to see it now. I love clip montages as it is but one as orgasmic as this one is an experience to be had once in a lifetime. O, what a lucky man you are.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-30267062433572187252008-04-25T20:41:00.000-07:002008-04-25T20:41:00.000-07:00Another fragmentary bit of film that I'm only now ...Another fragmentary bit of film that I'm only now just recalling from THE MOVIE ORGY: the clipped segment from Richard Fleischer's SO THIS IS NEW YORK -- a film I'm longing to see, but has so far proven elusive (even Eddie Brandt's doesn't carry a grey-market copy!)Aaron W. Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988034390125865431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-6865335874498865092008-04-25T18:26:00.000-07:002008-04-25T18:26:00.000-07:00Dennis,Your descriptions were so vivid and eloquen...Dennis,<BR/><BR/>Your descriptions were so vivid and eloquent that I almost felt as if I were there...oh wait...nevermind!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad that I got share this experience with you -- a movie-going event that has entered the upper echelon of my all-time favorite screenings.Aaron W. Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988034390125865431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-8390014464993526432008-04-25T15:05:00.000-07:002008-04-25T15:05:00.000-07:00Thanks, Adam. Apparently it did play the U of O Ba...Thanks, Adam. Apparently it <I>did</I> play the U of O Ballroom at the Erb Memorial Union sometime back in the day (about eight years before I got there, I'd guess)!<BR/><BR/>Re the DVD transfer, that was done simply so they could project it off of a DVD at the New Beverly. Apparently Joe wanted to circumvent any problems that might arise from projecting the 16mm. I realize now that I might have made it sound like he was prepping it for distribution or something. But due to rights considerations, that's never going to happen. He couldn't even charge us to get into the New Beverly Tuesday night, so the best theatrical experience of the year so far didn't cost a dime to see. Amazing. I'll be thinking of that when I fork over $11.50 to see <I>Iron Man</I>.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-79314874903881165832008-04-25T14:49:00.000-07:002008-04-25T14:49:00.000-07:00I felt the same way as Larry -- I really felt like...I felt the same way as Larry -- I really felt like I was there! Great job, as it sounds like "Orgy" defies description. I can imagine this being screened at some auditorium or make-shift theatre at U of O or Willamette.<BR/><BR/>You mentioned Dante transferring it to DVD, wouldn't that increase the chances of future screenings?Adam Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-36710670529857639912008-04-25T14:00:00.000-07:002008-04-25T14:00:00.000-07:00Larry: Here's the truth. I did my dirty business j...Larry: Here's the truth. I did my dirty business just before the show, and other than a trip to the snack bar to get a Diet Coke I was glued to my chair. Seriously, I don't remember four and a half hours passing so quickly. And it was really neat to speak with Joe afterward-- he looked and sounded genuinely giddy, surprised at how well the movie made the 40-year leap..<BR/><BR/>And thanks, Editor A. Coming from you especially, that means a lot! Glad you liked it. I just wish you coulda been there!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-92072993097566446852008-04-25T13:45:00.000-07:002008-04-25T13:45:00.000-07:00This is your best fucking article ever! Pick this...This is your best fucking article ever! Pick this guy up, LA Weekly! Print this article, LA Weekly!!! Dennis has the goods!The Mysterious Ad[ri.an B)e;ta]m.a.x.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14584835204677201232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-23238312084914754342008-04-25T13:04:00.000-07:002008-04-25T13:04:00.000-07:00Beautiful write-up, Dennis! It made me feel like I...Beautiful write-up, Dennis! It made me feel like I was there -- and I wish I had been! So, let me ask the question for Lapper: how many bathroom breaks?WelcometoLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490618592042119755noreply@blogger.com