tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post6423197361559879383..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: 100% VIRTUE AND THREE SQUARE MEALS A DAYTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-73392382433817546212012-03-20T00:02:37.898-05:002012-03-20T00:02:37.898-05:00I've seen it, and I like it quite a lot (not o...I've seen it, and I like it quite a lot (not one of Borzage's best, but still pretty good), but for right now, the '30s fest is back to bed. It being my all-time favorite decade of American moviemaking, I'm sure I'll do one of these again sometime, when there's a hole in the schedule.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-15669737462513397402012-03-19T12:16:09.584-05:002012-03-19T12:16:09.584-05:00They're films I got on Blu-ray in the last cou...<i>They're films I got on Blu-ray in the last couple of months, too.</i><br /><br />So are you reviewing "A farewell to arms"? It's a '30s movie, pre-code, there are some sex-related issues, directed by Frank Borzage... We'll see. If these thing is chronological, then not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-32019625812398397772012-03-18T01:48:53.512-05:002012-03-18T01:48:53.512-05:00I don't know what it sounds like on YT, but it...I don't know what it sounds like on YT, but it is VERY clearly "fuck" on the DVD. The "s" sound is simply not there. Which, obviously, begs the question, how did it get released in 1933? One theory goes that Harman and Ising actually made two versions of the film, one where that line was censored and one where it wasn't, so the censored one was released and the uncensored one was kept private. Certainly for TV showings the line was certainly changed, I gather it's just a question of whether that change was made before or after the original 1933 release.James Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458973377509956909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-72799209481103301922012-03-18T01:18:21.262-05:002012-03-18T01:18:21.262-05:00Of course, it's on the one Looney Tunes Golden...Of course, it's on the one Looney Tunes Golden Collection box I never got around to picking up. That said...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXGI0XLUdqs" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXGI0XLUdqs</a><br /><br />It's actually a hell of a short if you're a '30s history and film culture junkie - as we surely all are here - but the dirty-minded can skip right to 5:45. The consensus of the YouTube commenters is that it's "fox", but even with '33 recording technology, I think the "s" sound would be clearer than that.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-70161042626979191792012-03-17T21:16:51.568-05:002012-03-17T21:16:51.568-05:00The German Lubitsch set is released in the US thro...The German Lubitsch set is released in the US through Kino (I've got the Masters of Cinema version, though I gather it's out of print now). And yes, it apparently is the line about the Eaglebauers. An arguably more astounding f-bomb gets dropped in another film of that year, Bosko's Picture Show... not the sort of language you'd expect from a 1933 cartoon.James Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458973377509956909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-22948772977968727362012-03-17T20:49:04.022-05:002012-03-17T20:49:04.022-05:00James- I am unfamiliar with such a German Lubitsch...James- I am unfamiliar with such a German Lubitsch set! But it sounds uniquely valuable.<br /><br />As for that f-bomb: I had no idea such a thing was in the film until I got to the scene, and had to re-watch it three times to make sure that I was hearing right. What it is, I think, is the phrase "flock of Egelbauers", but Hopkins deliberately rushed through to make it sound like "fucking Egelbauers". No way is it so hidden that the censors wouldn't have clamped down; to be honest, I'm surprised they didn't clamp down anyway. They weren't <i>completely</i> toothless in '33.<br /><br />Javi- Not such a coincidence. They're films I got on Blu-ray in the last couple of months, too.<br /><br />Zev- Thanks for the advice! I have had cause to trust you on Noël Coward in the past, as you well know.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-86449908762435216432012-03-16T14:50:06.877-05:002012-03-16T14:50:06.877-05:00If you do get the chance, read or see the play. It...If you do get the chance, read or see the play. It's absolutely hilarious--in particular, the last 15 minutes of Act Two are among the most I've ever laughed in the theatre. I haven't seem the movie, but it doesn't appear to lift much other than the menage a trois configuration from the play. It also sounds delightful, though.Zev Valancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239062791827527067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-15382509546543676262012-03-16T13:47:27.301-05:002012-03-16T13:47:27.301-05:00I love pre-code movies.
Lately you seem to be rev...I love pre-code movies.<br /><br />Lately you seem to be reviewing all the stuff I've been getting on blu-ray the last months. I still haven't read the "Island of lost souls" review...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-88436303842978219362012-03-16T10:34:51.212-05:002012-03-16T10:34:51.212-05:00Excellently timed review. I've just spent the ...Excellently timed review. I've just spent the last week going over that boxset of Lubitsch's German films, and was planning to watch this tomorrow as a bit of a wrap-up. (And, for what it's worth, I did read years ago that the word "fuck" actually <i>does</i> get uttered by none other than Miriam Hopkins in the course of this film...)James Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458973377509956909noreply@blogger.com