tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post2826744189924292932..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: PEOPLE GONNA CRY WHEN KONG DIE: KONG'S FUNNY VALENTINEDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-34248780416728665042008-09-03T07:22:00.000-07:002008-09-03T07:22:00.000-07:00"No one cry when Jaws die," Dino says, his voice r..."No one cry when Jaws die," Dino says, his voice rising in passion as he develops his theme. "But when the monkey die, people gonna cry."<BR/><BR/>Looks like we all were a bit off. Here's the link to the Time Magazine article from October 25 1976:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/kongarticleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-30094360211430116112008-09-02T13:54:00.000-07:002008-09-02T13:54:00.000-07:00I seem to remember the quote, attributed to Dino, ...I seem to remember the quote, attributed to Dino, from the <I>Time</I> magazine cover story on <I>Kong</I>, but this could be another one of those cobwebs of my mind that has stubbornly resisted the feather duster of history. I do remember Belushi's version, however... <BR/><BR/>Either way, <I>I got it wrong!</I>Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-24162704097405261392008-09-02T13:49:00.000-07:002008-09-02T13:49:00.000-07:00driveindude: I'm not 100% sure that the real Dino ...driveindude: I'm not 100% sure that the real Dino said that, but on "Saturday Night Live," John Belushi-as-Dino proclaimed, "Nobody cry when Jaws die...but when my Kong die, <I>everybody</I> cry!"Matt Zoller Seitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921028537989131859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-79838346700826442822008-08-30T10:04:00.000-07:002008-08-30T10:04:00.000-07:00As a kid, I used to do stuff like this, replace th...As a kid, I used to do stuff like this, replace the original sound with alternate music or sound effects. Of course not as good as Matt.<BR/><BR/>I always found it intriguing. <BR/><BR/>Although it's not really the same idea as Matt's, a couple of years ago I shot some video at a cousins retirement party with an older digital camera that had no sound. In the video my family was dancing at the time to a really bad disco song so I dropped in Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's version of the beatles "I Need You." I think it worked out nicely. Matt, what do you think?<BR/><BR/>One thing to point out that I always am amazed about. The white haired woman in this video was 83 years old at the time this was shot. She's still around and dances whenever she can.<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN8XfKL-lx8<BR/><BR/>BTW... wasn't Dino's quote "People Gonna Cry When MY Kong Die"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-17801484326903911892008-08-30T00:55:00.000-07:002008-08-30T00:55:00.000-07:00Dennis: How goes things, Matt?Pretty well. Doing s...Dennis: <I>How goes things, Matt?</I><BR/><BR/>Pretty well. Doing some freelance editing work (print and video), making some video essays (a few paid, most for grins), participating in a potentially very interesting series of short comedy-dramas that reunites me and some of my collaborators from <I>Home</I>, pitching documentary and feature ideas to pretty much anyone who'll listen, and generally trying to make this whole career transition thing work for me. I expect it'll take a while to establish myself in a different context, but that's OK. I'm a patient person and I'm in it for the long haul.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your support of the short films, Dennis. There'll be plenty more where the last two came from. I'm getting a workflow and a rhythm going -- I tend to work best late at night, as the YouTube handle indicates -- and I intend to do a lot more of this sort of thing: some straight criticism, some experimental/mash-up like the <I>Kong</I> piece. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you took the latter piece in the spirit in which it was intended -- which is to say, sentimental and straightforward. I was concerned that it would be interpreted as a form of derision, and I absolutely didn't mean it that way. I love the movie, and I happened to be listening to Chet Baker when got the disc in the mail from Netflix, kept the music going as I checked the disc to make sure it played all right, and thought, "This song could apply to Kong, or maybe even to Dwan, and certainly to the Twin Towers." <BR/><BR/>Jesus, that poor ape.Matt Zoller Seitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921028537989131859noreply@blogger.com