tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post7529466209907678056..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: "WILL YOU WATCH THE BOOM SHADOWS ON MR. ALTMAN, PLEASE?!"Dennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-49459933315018620072011-01-06T09:17:01.488-08:002011-01-06T09:17:01.488-08:00I'm the PIMannix who posted the Brooks/Grant c...I'm the PIMannix who posted the Brooks/Grant clip on YouTube, and, yes, it's from the end of Johnny's run when he was making his "farewell" tour and bringing the big names for one last time on the couch.Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516468586469252914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-47526785201660965662011-01-05T22:25:06.341-08:002011-01-05T22:25:06.341-08:00I just picked up Cavett's recent book, TALK SH...I just picked up Cavett's recent book, TALK SHOW, which collects his NY TIMES columns, many of which talk about his experiences hosting the show. It's a very fun read. I can't remember if he mentions this episode, but I now want to run to the index to see! Thanks for posting the great clips!Brian Doanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903729233401672600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1207012418330630302011-01-05T20:23:52.203-08:002011-01-05T20:23:52.203-08:00Dennis, the entire program is part of the DICK CAV...Dennis, the entire program is part of the DICK CAVETT: HOLLYWOOD GREATS DVD set from Shout! Factory. A must-have, as is the companion set COMIC LEGENDS.mike schlesingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-80731674029653039232011-01-05T20:23:36.871-08:002011-01-05T20:23:36.871-08:00The Brooks "Tonight Show" is actually on...The Brooks "Tonight Show" is actually one of the last from Carson's run -- I think the 3rd last episode? (Jack Lemmon follows, then-promoting GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS.) <br /><br />The full "Dick Cavett" roundtable is available on DVD in a great set entitled "Hollywood Legends". (I've never loved Robert Mitchum more than the 70-odd minutes spent in his company on another episode located on one of the discs. I think he was promoting RYAN'S DAUGHTER.)<br /><br />My personal "Tonight Show" catnip is another Brooks: Albert! There are several available on youtube.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnbmkfDt3-AAaron W. Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988034390125865431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-13275915086627165872011-01-05T19:56:12.303-08:002011-01-05T19:56:12.303-08:00Nothing to do with the current post, but I notice ...Nothing to do with the current post, but I notice that currently playing on one screen at the Mission Tiki Drive-In is a double bill of Yogi Bear and True Grit, a program that might be subtitled "The Agony and the Ecstasy." How often do you find on the same program the year's movies you were looking forward to seeing the most and the least? Truly an incongruous double feature for the ages. A bonus: If you told yourself you wouldn't see Yogi Bear until Hell freezes over, it will be awfully cold at the drive-in.Robert Fiorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357467040644448167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1516947120566816642011-01-05T19:09:11.722-08:002011-01-05T19:09:11.722-08:00Hey, I was on the Dick Cavett show! Really. OK, ...Hey, I was on the Dick Cavett show! Really. OK, I was in the audience, but I was there. If you watch the episode with Federico Fellini and Tony Curtis, you'll see me in the balcony, if you blow the image up about a thousand fold and adjust the lighting. I'm sitting near Mardik Martin so you'll know how to find me easier.Peter Nellhaushttp://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-639037052591140882011-01-05T19:08:46.920-08:002011-01-05T19:08:46.920-08:00I adore Dick Cavett. It was way before my time, bu...I adore Dick Cavett. It was way before my time, but I stumbled across his show via the Orson Welles interview that got posted on YouTube (I do wish they'd put in some ordering for these vids) and was hooked. For all its stale qualities, I love the late-night format for the spontaneity that can come from the rigid formula. Ferguson, Conan and of course Johnny excelled at this, as did Letterman (at least during his Late Night and early Late Show days), but Cavett did something entirely different. No one ever went on just to plug something; celebrities went there to have a proper interview and it loosened them up.<br /><br />Have you by any chance seen Kevin Pollak's Chat Show? His videos are up on YouTube and he has his own site where he livestreams new episodes and archives older ones. For about 2.5 hours, he just gets into his guests. Like Cavett, Pollak doesn't have to have someone on to please a sponsor or spend five minutes hawking some crap because NBC Universal is also funding the film. He just did an interview with Billy Bob Thorton that was incredible. After about 45 minutes, Thorton realizes that he really is just there because Pollak finds him interesting and he opens up in a fascinating way. There's a joy in watching all the guests slowly realize that no one is waiting off-camera to cut to commercial and that Pollak doesn't just have six pat questions on a card. The show is modeled aesthetically after Charlie Rose, but I think it taps into the more laid-back and conversational Cavett show than Rose's more journalistic setup (i.e. ask questions then step back where Cavett and Pollak interact without interrupting).Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-71233492564690572072011-01-05T17:40:38.952-08:002011-01-05T17:40:38.952-08:00You can rent it from Netflix:
http://movies.netfl...You can rent it from Netflix:<br /><br />http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/The-Dick-Cavett-Show-Hollywood-Greats/70053767?trkid=147042Uncle Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501032829800803300noreply@blogger.com