tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post7843702171705138076..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: Quizmaster Quatrebill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-52485414065631206672011-01-12T08:47:02.589-05:002011-01-12T08:47:02.589-05:00That sounds about right. You know, that one got r...That sounds about right. You know, that one got rejected a bunch of times because of how blackhearted it is, and wasn't published until Willeford had died. Now it's almost everybody's favorite of his books, or right up there, anyway. So glad you liked it!bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-536568528676374632011-01-11T22:56:49.626-05:002011-01-11T22:56:49.626-05:00WAY off topic- Bill, just wanted to thank you for ...WAY off topic- Bill, just wanted to thank you for mentioning "The Shark Infested Custard" over at Some Came Running. It a) reminded me that I'd been meaning to read more Willeford for years and b) caused me to start with the book in question. Here's my review: Holy. Shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-68701462795538889032011-01-11T12:08:21.665-05:002011-01-11T12:08:21.665-05:00NONE!!!!NONE!!!!bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-10179121564615829992011-01-11T11:16:13.085-05:002011-01-11T11:16:13.085-05:00No love for CARLOS, Bill?No love for CARLOS, Bill?Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-41598521782449229222011-01-10T20:29:57.710-05:002011-01-10T20:29:57.710-05:00Oh, I like Vince Vaughan. Or maybe, more accurate...Oh, I like Vince Vaughan. Or maybe, more accurately these days, I have it within me to like Vince Vaughan. Cooper offers nothing but smarm.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-41213389269933622272011-01-10T15:19:47.189-05:002011-01-10T15:19:47.189-05:00Man I am right there with you on Cooper.
It'...Man I am right there with you on Cooper. <br /><br />It's like someone cloned Vince Vaughn, doubled the smarm and self satisfiedness and took away the shiftiness that occasionally makes Vaughn endearing.Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-82954963324164055102011-01-10T15:06:15.667-05:002011-01-10T15:06:15.667-05:00Fortunately, I chose to take the question seriousl...Fortunately, I chose to take the question seriously.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-67010535987494672732011-01-10T14:41:22.326-05:002011-01-10T14:41:22.326-05:00For Best Romantic couple, I almost got snarky and ...For Best Romantic couple, I almost got snarky and was going to mention Precious and her bucket of fried chicken.Peter Nellhaushttp://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-56100443454232336612011-01-10T14:17:18.614-05:002011-01-10T14:17:18.614-05:00Thank you, Dennis! This quiz was less nerve-wrack...Thank you, Dennis! This quiz was less nerve-wracking than I'm used to, so allow me to thank YOU for that one.<br /><br />And I don't know what to say about the Grant/Dunne picture. I typed "cary grant irene dunne" into the ol' Google machine, and it popped right up.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-80490646335680918762011-01-10T13:42:23.489-05:002011-01-10T13:42:23.489-05:00Chaykin was tremendous in a very small role in Cas...Chaykin was tremendous in a very small role in <i>Casino Jack</i> which I guess (without checking IMDb) might have been his last role. Seeing him here I realized just how much I'll miss him too. The movie itself is mediocre, but he's terrific in it, as is Barry Pepper. (Spacey is, as is usually is for me these days, just a shade too much.) And Menke's passing was so heartbreaking. The effect of her loss on what Tarantino does will be interesting to track, but I really appreciate what you said about the fact that whatever her and Chaykin's day jobs were, they're still gone too soon.<br /><br />God bless you for #12, #16, #21, #24, #26, #29-- I needed a good laugh and some lovely imagery this morning. (Got a real CCH Pounder of a headache raging full on.) And dammit, that's a great pic of Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. I wish I'd known about it during my conversation with Farran Smith Nehme last summer-- it would have been perfect!<br /><br />Thanks, Bill!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-68713789220879894792011-01-10T13:29:27.531-05:002011-01-10T13:29:27.531-05:00Thank you, Dean. I'd actually forgotten about...Thank you, Dean. I'd actually forgotten about bouth Menke and Chaykin until I started refreshing my memory, and it was quite depressing to be reminded.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-57358562473289929022011-01-10T13:18:35.712-05:002011-01-10T13:18:35.712-05:00Great answers all around. You shamed me into ment...Great answers all around. You shamed me into mentioning Maury Chaykin, for whom I felt a palpable pang of loss when his obituary was announced, but who I didn't think anyone would recognize by name. But screw them! RIP Maury Chaykin! http://filmicability.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-answers-for-good-professor.htmlDean Treadwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106829300132326368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-70135633396759337372011-01-10T13:18:19.805-05:002011-01-10T13:18:19.805-05:00I was thinking of everyone except you.I was thinking of everyone except you.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-23091620290461566372011-01-10T13:08:41.774-05:002011-01-10T13:08:41.774-05:0028) Best romantic movie couple of 2010
My boot an...<i>28) Best romantic movie couple of 2010<br /><br />My boot and your ass</i>!<br /><br />As reader of this quiz I don't think I deserved that. Oh wait, were thinking of Ryan when you wrote that? All makes sense now. My bad.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.com