tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post3755157680291409036..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Night and Day (1946) and De-Lovely (2004)Jacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-10696559284975392412017-04-26T08:42:54.880-04:002017-04-26T08:42:54.880-04:00Thanks, Yvette. Most people prefer one or the oth...Thanks, Yvette. Most people prefer one or the other, but I can see your point that the ultimate Cole Porter film may still be waiting to be made. If it can be done. I do think it will require leaning more on his music and his lyrics than on his private life, because you just can't fit everything in and one or the other or both, is always sacrificed. Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-12666861720169631872017-04-25T09:27:08.473-04:002017-04-25T09:27:08.473-04:00I'm not really fond of either of these films, ...I'm not really fond of either of these films, Jacqueline. I think the ultimate Cole Porter bio/film still needs to be made. But I don't think anyone today (outside of us, obviously) would know know to go about 'getting' the thing done right. Most 'modern day' actors wouldn't know what to do with sophistication if it bit them on the nose. At any rate, I copped out of DELOVELY after about a half hour or so. (And I normally love Kevin Kline) :( But I bow to your movie smarts, Jacqueline. Another terrific post. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-19464361035218107412017-04-20T12:06:04.048-04:002017-04-20T12:06:04.048-04:00I love this: "In singing Porter, you should b...I love this: "In singing Porter, you should be able to throw yourself into those lyrics imagining that it is you, and not the composer, who is the smartest person in the room." As usual, you nail it, CW.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-16222435363573976652017-04-20T08:34:12.456-04:002017-04-20T08:34:12.456-04:00I recall upon the release of De-Lovely how disappo...I recall upon the release of De-Lovely how disappointed I was with the pop singers attempts at Porter's music. While, as you say, Krall and Cole "got it", the others of the younger generation seem not to grasp how to interpret his sophistication. There really is a divide. In singing Porter, you should be able to throw yourself into those lyrics imagining that it is you, and not the composer, who is the smartest person in the room.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com