tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post3356121582564546628..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: Writers as Actorsbill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-31162801154402140192009-04-04T06:05:00.000-04:002009-04-04T06:05:00.000-04:00Just realized I forgot a favourite one (& a ma...Just realized I forgot a favourite one (& a major role, not just a cameo): John Osborne as Kinnear in <I>Get Carter</I>.<BR/><BR/>Revisiting this thread because of <A HREF="http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/ink-stained-wenches/" REL="nofollow">this post by David Cairns</A> which notes film appearances by Edna O'Brien and Germaine Greer.ndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087777428126727780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-64283060477176263662009-03-27T06:54:00.000-04:002009-03-27T06:54:00.000-04:00I had no idea about Richard Wright, but I did know...I had no idea about Richard Wright, but I <I>did</I> know -- though I obviously forgot when it counted -- about Mickey Spillane. I think he played Hammer more than once. Anybody see those? Are they any good?bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-32378262470430368372009-03-26T22:30:00.000-04:002009-03-26T22:30:00.000-04:00A little hunting on IMDB reveals two very interest...A little hunting on IMDB reveals two very interesting instances of writers as LEAD actors: Richard Wright starred in an adaptation of his own <I>Native Son</I>, and Mickey Spillane was Mike Hammer in <I>The Girl Hunters</I>.ndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087777428126727780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-16145762812237465222009-03-26T18:08:00.000-04:002009-03-26T18:08:00.000-04:00YIKES! I hope you have feeling in your lips back ...YIKES! I hope you have feeling in your lips back by now! I've had a root canal too, so now we can be The Dead Tooth Brothers!<BR/><BR/>And yessir! There are duck boobs in <B>Howard the Duck</B>. There is also some almost creepy bestiality when Lea Thompson flirts heavy with Howard in her 80's panties. It was weird, but then Chuck Heston kissed an ape... so.Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067136509248849744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-43015695300275704592009-03-26T16:05:00.000-04:002009-03-26T16:05:00.000-04:00Sorry, everyone, I was out getting a root canal. ...Sorry, everyone, I was out getting a root canal. Truly! It's all over now, and that nasty tooth you guys always made fun of me about is now pretty again.<BR/><BR/>So what's going on? <B>Howard the Duck</B>? Doesn't that feature duck boobs?bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-47522778879363356022009-03-26T15:04:00.000-04:002009-03-26T15:04:00.000-04:00Ed-What... no thoughts on Howard the Duck?!? WHAT...Ed-<BR/><BR/>What... no thoughts on <B>Howard the Duck</B>?!? <BR/><BR/><I>WHAT IS WRONG WITH EVERYONE???</I> ... or is it me? Hmm.Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067136509248849744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-43062576832377290062009-03-26T14:18:00.000-04:002009-03-26T14:18:00.000-04:00Norman Mailer also has a critical role in Godard's...Norman Mailer also has a critical role in Godard's <I>King Lear</I>, in which he basically says that the whole film is a piece of shit and then quits -- which is of course what he did on the real film as well. Godard's revenge: implying an incestuous relationship between Mailer/Lear and his daughter/Cordelia. Pretty hilarious.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-24918355325140312232009-03-26T13:41:00.000-04:002009-03-26T13:41:00.000-04:00Hey! Where'd everyone go?!?!?So. I watched Howar...Hey! Where'd everyone go?!?!?<BR/><BR/>So. I watched <I>Howard the Duck</I> last night. Anybody wanna talk about it??Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067136509248849744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-71687233580885296102009-03-26T13:11:00.000-04:002009-03-26T13:11:00.000-04:00Jonathan Lapper was my favorite writer/actor.Why i...Jonathan Lapper was my favorite writer/actor.<BR/><BR/>Why is Marilyn mad at you?<BR/><BR/>(I need to read the comments now...)Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067136509248849744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-19639538832030210612009-03-26T13:08:00.000-04:002009-03-26T13:08:00.000-04:00Know what else is sad - the last twelve comments a...Know what else is sad - the last twelve comments are just you and I trading insults. <BR/><BR/>I'm bored with this. Write another post with lots of glaring omissions I can comment on.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-16944788312449104002009-03-26T12:27:00.000-04:002009-03-26T12:27:00.000-04:00Can't even take defeat like a man. How sad.Can't even take defeat like a man. How sad.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-2888428673278023312009-03-26T12:15:00.000-04:002009-03-26T12:15:00.000-04:00I don't believe that, in this case, the punctuatio...I don't believe that, in this case, the punctuation would go inside, because the punctuation was to the sentence, not the fake quote. There's probably a rule about that somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Either way, at least I can spell.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-25100214254172567882009-03-26T12:07:00.000-04:002009-03-26T12:07:00.000-04:00And by the way, punctuation goes inside quotation ...And by the way, punctuation goes inside quotation marks.<BR/><BR/>Ah, sweet poetic justice.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-54883610978596171012009-03-26T12:05:00.000-04:002009-03-26T12:05:00.000-04:00"Only four writers have ever acted"! That's a dire...<I>"Only four writers have ever acted"! </I><BR/><BR/>That's a direct quote from you. I just got it from your last comment. So, wiseguy, I guess you <I>DID</I> say it!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-20158718849811870722009-03-26T11:46:00.000-04:002009-03-26T11:46:00.000-04:00Hey! I never said, "Only four writers have ever a...Hey! I never said, "Only four writers have ever acted"! I just listed four, and asked for other examples! Jack-hole!bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-62736120194267019052009-03-26T11:44:00.000-04:002009-03-26T11:44:00.000-04:00Oh, so an "a" instead of an "o". Hey, at least I ...Oh, so an "a" instead of an "o". Hey, at least I didn't put up a post in which half the blogging community stepped in to correct the <I>multiple</I> omissions on my part. So there!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-7794488589646161802009-03-26T10:59:00.000-04:002009-03-26T10:59:00.000-04:00"Nickelodean"?"Nickelodean"?bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-15429592536373025942009-03-26T10:55:00.000-04:002009-03-26T10:55:00.000-04:00Oops, that should be neuroses, the correct plural ...Oops, that should be neuroses, the correct plural form I just looked up to make sure. Yeah, whatever. You're wrong about James and Tolstoy, those losers never did anything in the movies. <BR/><BR/>But who cares, the good news is <B>Tillie Takes out the Trash</B> is <I>finally</I> going to get the Criterion treatment, in all of its seven minute running time nickelodean splendor! I think I speak for all cinephiles when I say, "It's about time!"Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-39669452252717301392009-03-26T10:30:00.000-04:002009-03-26T10:30:00.000-04:00I can't believe you left Twain and Dostoyevsky off...I can't believe you left Twain and Dostoyevsky off of your update. And I gave you that information out of the goodness of my heart. Well!<BR/><BR/>And Marilyn's not mad, she's offended. Boy, get our neurosises right will ya?Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-60893063998370464112009-03-26T10:00:00.000-04:002009-03-26T10:00:00.000-04:00"The Hippopotamus" is a little goofy, but it made ..."The Hippopotamus" is a little goofy, but it made me laugh out loud several times. I think it's my favorite of Fry's novels. I'd also recommend "Making History," a "what if?" story, in this case "What if Hitler had never been born?"Patricia Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394997608325540950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-79488856300566291402009-03-26T09:50:00.000-04:002009-03-26T09:50:00.000-04:00Hey, Bill, you should do a post on vector calculus...Hey, Bill, you should do a post on vector calculus next. You know, as long as your posting on stuff you have no knowledge of.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-86888319195734145452009-03-26T09:48:00.000-04:002009-03-26T09:48:00.000-04:00Also Mark Twain played the role of starving woman ...Also Mark Twain played the role of <I>starving woman number three</I> in <B>Tillie Takes out the Trash</B> (1902) and Fyodor Dostoyevsky played <I>silhouette with beard</I> on a Magic Lantern series of slides entitled <B>Night Fairy Lullaby</B> (1867), sold through the Sears catalog.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-10673771264425737022009-03-26T09:46:00.000-04:002009-03-26T09:46:00.000-04:00Salman Rushdie also plays Helen Hunt's gynecologis...<I>Salman Rushdie also plays Helen Hunt's gynecologist in "And Then She Found Me"</I><BR/><BR/>Look at how much I don't know about this topic that I just confidently posted about! It's really pretty staggering.<BR/><BR/><B>Revenge</B> appears to have been Fry's most recent novel, though there have been a couple of more recent works of non-fiction that I didn't know about (I'll change the post now!). The only one I've read is <B>The Hippopotamus</B>, which I read years ago and remember liking pretty well, but the story was just insane. A little too insane, probably, but a funny book anyway.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-68423683431004647002009-03-26T09:45:00.000-04:002009-03-26T09:45:00.000-04:00And not to pile on here ('cause I really enjoyed y...And not to pile on here ('cause I really enjoyed your post), but Jerzy Kozsinski (not sure of spelling) and George Plimpton have small roles in "Reds."Patricia Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394997608325540950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-76357383319209822952009-03-26T09:31:00.000-04:002009-03-26T09:31:00.000-04:00Bill -I saw "High Wind in Jamaica" on TV about a b...Bill -<BR/><BR/>I saw "High Wind in Jamaica" on TV about a bazillion times as a kid, never knew that Martin Amis was in it. You learn something new every day.<BR/><BR/>Salman Rushdie also plays Helen Hunt's gynecologist in "And Then She Found Me," which Hunt also directed. (If you haven't seen it... don't bother.)<BR/><BR/>Has Stephen Fry written anything lately? I enjoy his books, try to get them as soon as they're published in the US. The last one I read was several years ago, I think it was titled "Revenge" in the US(although I got my copy on a trip to Ireland where it had the title "The Star's Tennis Balls.") It was loosely based on "The Count of Monte Cristo."Patricia Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394997608325540950noreply@blogger.com