tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post7822264365599714381..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Evolution of the Classic Film FanJacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-39458021876849844002016-09-01T11:13:40.159-04:002016-09-01T11:13:40.159-04:00Thanks so much, Ruth. Yes, I imagine that period ...Thanks so much, Ruth. Yes, I imagine that period when the great stars were still with us in person must have been awkward for them to compete with their younger selves. Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-68369997521530594692016-09-01T10:54:29.486-04:002016-09-01T10:54:29.486-04:00So much food for thought in this post, Jacqueline!...So much food for thought in this post, Jacqueline! Thanks!<br /><br />I watched "That's Entertainment" several months ago and loved it. But now that I've read your post, I'm going to watch it again with your points in mind.<br /><br />You brought up something I've never thought about: Classic film stars competing with their younger selves. I hadn't fully appreciated that perspective, and all that might go with it.<br /><br />Finally, I LOVED how you wrote this, about Jack Lemmon turning off his television "...as if the cathode ray tube has been engulfed in a cosmic black hole." Brilliant.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-29441993720784058922016-05-03T06:28:30.911-04:002016-05-03T06:28:30.911-04:00Welcome to the blog, Todd, and thanks for sharing ...Welcome to the blog, Todd, and thanks for sharing your involvement with TV GUIDE, which must have been very interesting. I was wondering if anyone would remember MATINEE. I confess I had forgotten about the usherette -- she evidently did not make as great an impression on me as you, I think I was more riveted on Flash Gordon. Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-55168872451522119292016-05-02T21:12:38.887-04:002016-05-02T21:12:38.887-04:00I certainly remember MATINEE AT THE BIJOU. It was ...I certainly remember MATINEE AT THE BIJOU. It was difficult not to remember the usherette in the opening credits. <br /><br />I worked at TV GUIDE and its successor for 17.5 years...taking care of national public broadcasting information for nearly all that time, in fact.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-85864453702242329162016-04-08T17:36:40.662-04:002016-04-08T17:36:40.662-04:00Thanks for joining in the conversation, Molly! Th...Thanks for joining in the conversation, Molly! That's a very interesting point about sharing of images on the social media leading to a love for classic film. That's a facet I had not considered. Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-61618073069550543092016-04-08T08:20:12.830-04:002016-04-08T08:20:12.830-04:00This piece certainly brought back memories! I ador...This piece certainly brought back memories! I adored these films as a teen and they were shown several times daily. And yes I planned my viewing around the latest TV Guide. It was a movie education in the classics if you paid attention and I could identify many stars by name and face by 16. I remember how thrilled my grandmother was to get 'Whatever Happened To...' because she had always wondered!! How she adored the movies and I loved sharing them with her! Having been on tumblr for a bit I have to say that there is a small but fiercely adoring group of young people, teens and college-aged, discovering the classics. This sharing of images is leading to a love for the films. What a great idea for a post!Molly/Dreaming In the Balconyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870629622455665500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-21690367914379455112016-04-07T17:03:34.137-04:002016-04-07T17:03:34.137-04:00"A repertory theater in your own home..."..."A repertory theater in your own home..." John, you nailed it.<br /><br /><br />CW, so glad the young'uns are drifting our way. My only other idea was for classic film fans to wear crossing guard belts and accost people in the street with flashcards of movie titles and names of character actors. How neat for the teacher to impress upon the kids the influence on animation from the classic films.<br /><br />Rick, thanks for including more of your favorite movie books. I wonder if we could get a list going from memory on what our book sources were in the '70s.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-1345289780219954132016-04-07T16:47:03.335-04:002016-04-07T16:47:03.335-04:00Sounds just like my own film education. Television...Sounds just like my own film education. Television back in those days was like having a repertory theater in your own home.John/24Frameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719659042858962026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-49588553900755450512016-04-07T16:39:06.342-04:002016-04-07T16:39:06.342-04:00Janet proudly tells me when the teachers of her An...Janet proudly tells me when the teachers of her Animation Studies courses bring classic film up to the students. Not only classic animation, but the films that influenced them. For example, the windmill scene in "Frankenstein" directly influenced a similar scene in Disney's "Hunchback of Notre Dame". Another teacher when speaking of framing advised students to study the work of John Ford, in particular "How Green Was My Valley". A look at story in film led one teacher to share episodes of "The Twilight Zone". <br /><br />Most of her fellow students were unfamiliar with these works, but open to learning about them. On the other hand, when some of them get together to work in the studio they often slip an older movie into a VHS player. Last weekend it was "Casablanca" with one fellow holding court explaining who all the actors were. I think we can expect more caricatures of Peter Lorre in future films!<br /><br />A love of classics may be coming at some of these kids sideways, but as they are planning to be in the business of creating films of the future, it bodes well.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-6655066878966756842016-04-07T12:22:54.030-04:002016-04-07T12:22:54.030-04:00Ah, I remember the days of perusing the latest iss...Ah, I remember the days of perusing the latest issue of TV Guide to see what classic movies were showing on TV that week! In addition to the great books you listed, there were three others that greatly influenced my classic movie-watching: Steven Scheuer's MOVIES ON TV, Maltin's TV MOVIES (which took Scheuer's idea and expanded it), and Leslie Halliwell's THE FILMGOER'S COMPANION. I still refer to each of those books on occasion.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.com