On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:33:19 -0600, Isis <isis55423@hotpop.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:35:53 -0500, Free Agent <freeagent@nospam.com>
>wrote:
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>:On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:32:49 -0600, Isis <isis55423@hotpop.com> wrote:
>:
>:>You're most welcome.
>:>
>:>With his buddies Ben & Gena, this has to be one of his best.
>:>
>:>Isis
>:
>:Looks pretty good from the reviews. I've never seen it and it's one
>:I've been watching for-- thanks, Isis.
>:
>:Free Agent
>:
>:P.S. The ones I haven't seen posted yet (and can't find) from
>:Cassevetes Criterion Box set are:
>:
>:Shadows (1959), Faces (1968), Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) and
>:the Bonus Disk.
>:
>:http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReview/chinesebookie.htm
>:
>:I'm more interested in the latter 3.
>:
>:I've also been trying to find Cassevete's Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
>:with Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel which seems to exist on an
>:Anchor Bay special edition with commentary by the stars (but no subs).
>:I saw it in the theater when it was released and enjoyed it-- it's
>:lighter than most of his other films more of a screwball romantic
>:comedy as I remember it--or maybe it was that Cassel is kind of
>:whacky in it.
>:
>:But I always liked Gena Rowlands and unfortunately married to
>:Cassevetes she never seemed to do as much with her film career as she
>:might have-- pretty much limited her movie acting during her peak
>:years to only her husbands films -- similar to what Joanne Woodward
>:did with respect to Paul Newman.
>:
>:Anyway I liked Gena as Minnie in this one -- and if you're not that
>:crazy about some Cassevete's movies, this one might be a good one to
>:see.
>
>John, Gena, Ben, Martin, (& maybe some others), formed kind of an
>artsie-house 'Rat Pack'. I would have loved to sit in on some of their
>late-night discussions.
>
>I thought I had already posted Shadows (1959), but if I did it must have
>been more than 240 days ago.
>
>I already have 'Faces' (2 discs) set to arrive in a few days, & I've
>had 'Bookie' (2 discs) on order for a couple of months. It currently
>says 'very long wait'.
>
>I'll get 'Shadows' again & repost it soon.
>
>'Killer's' this weekend. Postal holidays really mess up my schedule.
>
>Isis
You posted the Criterion version of Shadows? I don't know how I
missed that, unless I hadn't found out about this group yet. I have
an Ntsc of Shadows (maybe the the Pioneer) without subtitles.
Technically the film looks pretty rough from what I've seen (that's
why I said I was most interested in the latter 3 -- meaning the extras
disk as one of them).
But if you can get the Criterion of Shadows that would be nice. And
the 2 disk Faces will be good to have posted. I've never seen Bookie,
but it sounds interesting too.-- I wonder why it's so hard to get--
maybe limited copies/long queue
If Killers is coming in -- that's pretty quick. (I'm trying to get a
copy of Lucy's Mame from one location 5 miles away and it's already
taken almost a week).
Anyway, I appreciate all these titles.
Free Agent
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