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Film:The Long Goodbye

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:52:10 GMT

Title: The Long Goodbye
Year: 1973
Director: Robert Altman
Plot: "It's OK with me...." Applying his deconstructive eye to the "film noir" tradition, Robert Altman updated Raymond Chandler in his 1973 version of Chandler's novel, The Long Goodbye. Smart-aleck, cat-loving private eye Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is certain that his friend Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) isn't a wife-killer, even after the cops throw Marlowe in jail for not cooperating with their investigation into Lennox's subsequent disappearance. Once he gets out of jail, Marlowe starts to conduct his own search when he discovers that mysterious blonde Eileen Wade (Nina Van Pallandt), who hired him to find her alcoholic novelist husband Roger (Sterling Hayden), lives on the same Malibu street as the absent Lennox and his deceased spouse. As numerous variations on the title song play in unexpected places, Marlowe encounters a shady doctor (Henry Gibson), a bottle-wielding gangster (director Mark Rydell), and a guard aping Barbara Stanwyck (among other stars), before heading to Mexico to stumble onto the truth once and for all. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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Spout Post: Re:Which of these is your favorite from Matt Thorne's list of The Ten Best Screen Drunks?

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:17:49 GMT

Post By: MovieBugz
Post To: Movie Polls
Post Date: 3/18/2009 1:17:49 PM
Body: [quote user="Dr_Gor"] [quote user="Risselada"] Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. This list was taken from the wonderful book 10 Bad Dates with De Niro: A Book of Alternative Movie Lists Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Leaving Las VegasThe Lost WeekendHarveyDays of Wine and RosesWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Blind DateNil by MouthThe Long GoodbyeWithnail & I [/quote] I did not vote in this poll. My favorite "drunk" performances were not even mentioned... What about Dudley Moore as "Arthur"...? What about John Wayne? What about Peter O'Toole who usually WAS drunk whilst performing a drunk character in a movie... What about Dean Martin in Rio Bravo and Robert Mitchum in El Dorado ... (my "link a movie" function still isn't working too good...) ... < GOR > [/quote] I agree with you about Dudley Moore in ARTHUR ! So many drunks, but only 10 movies to choose from!!!! Although Nicholas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas gave a hilarious and compelling performance, I chose Elizabeth Taylor in Whose Afraid Of Virginia Woolf . She was hauntingly convincing, -who knows she may have been drunk while filming it! (LOL)! I also found it hard to highlight the movie name for linkage, so I did it manually with ease- just holding the SHIFT KEY down and use of the arrow key to highlight the title worked better for me. Nancy -aka- Movie Bugz

Spout Post: Re:Which of these is your favorite from Matt Thorne's list of The Ten Best Screen Drunks?

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:53:34 GMT

Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: Movie Polls
Post Date: 3/14/2009 6:53:34 PM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. This list was taken from the wonderful book 10 Bad Dates with De Niro: A Book of Alternative Movie Lists Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Leaving Las VegasThe Lost WeekendHarveyDays of Wine and RosesWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Blind DateNil by MouthThe Long GoodbyeWithnail & I [/quote] I did not vote in this poll. My favorite "drunk" performances were not even mentioned... What about Dudley Moore as "Arthur"...? What about John Wayne? What about Peter O'Toole who usually WAS drunk whilst performing a drunk character in a movie... What about Dean Martin in Rio Bravo and Robert Mitchum in El Dorado ... (my "link a movie" function still isn't working too good...) ... < GOR >

Spout Post: Which of these is your favorite from Matt Thorne's list of The Ten Best Screen Drunks?

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:40:23 GMT

Post By: Risselada
Post To: Movie Polls
Post Date: 3/11/2009 11:40:23 AM
Body: Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. This list was taken from the wonderful book 10 Bad Dates with De Niro: A Book of Alternative Movie Lists Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Leaving Las VegasThe Lost WeekendHarveyDays of Wine and RosesWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Blind DateNil by MouthThe Long GoodbyeWithnail & I

Spout Post: The Alphabetical Favorites Meme

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:01:06 GMT

Post By: Karina
Post To: Karina on SpoutBlog
Post Date: 11/7/2008 2:01:06 PM
Body: A number of our blogging friends have picked up the Alphabetical Favorites meme. The idea is that you list 26 favorite movies, one for each letter of the alphabet. Some people are adding comments, but I think it’s more interesting to just toss the titles out there, to see how they fit together within a single list and how they match up to other lists. Also, it’s been a hell of a week and I’m exhausted. I will say this: after not being able to think of a single movie beginning with the letter “J” that I enjoy more than Joe Versus the Volcano, I noticed that several commenters at the House Next Door had slotted the same film in the same face. So much for Todd McCarthy’s contention in his Doubt review that John Patrick Shanley’s first directorial effort was “misguided.” So! My list is after the jump. Ali: Fear Eats The Soul Barry Lyndon Charade Deconstructing Harry Eyes Wide Shut Forty Second Street Ghostbusters Happy Together I Walked With a Zombie Joe vs. the Volcano Killers, The (1946) Long Goodbye, The Morocco North By Northwest On The Town Purple Rain Querelle Rules of the Game, The Star is Born, A (1954) They All Laughed Une Femme est une Femme Vivre Sa Vie When A Woman Ascends the Stairs Xanadu Yolanda and the Thief Zabriskie Point Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth

Spout Post: The Alphabetical Favorites Meme

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:00:55 GMT

Post By: SpoutBlog
Post To: SpoutBlog on spout.com
Post Date: 11/7/2008 2:00:55 PM
Body: A number of our blogging friends have picked up the Alphabetical Favorites meme. The idea is that you list 26 favorite movies, one for each letter of the alphabet. Some people are adding comments, but I think it’s more interesting to just toss the titles out there, to see how they fit together within a single list and how they match up to other lists. Also, it’s been a hell of a week and I’m exhausted. I will say this: after not being able to think of a single movie beginning with the letter “J” that I enjoy more than Joe Versus the Volcano, I noticed that several commenters at the House Next Door had slotted the same film in the same face. So much for Todd McCarthy’s contention in his Doubt review that John Patrick Shanley’s first directorial effort was “misguided.” So! My list is after the jump. Ali: Fear Eats The Soul Barry Lyndon Charade Deconstructing Harry Eyes Wide Shut Forty Second Street Ghostbusters Happy Together I Walked With a Zombie Joe vs. the Volcano Killers, The (1946) Long Goodbye, The Morocco North By Northwest On The Town Purple Rain Querelle Rules of the Game, The Star is Born, A (1954) They All Laughed Une Femme est une Femme Vivre Sa Vie When A Woman Ascends the Stairs Xanadu Yolanda and the Thief Zabriskie Point Originally posted on:SpoutBlog

Spout Post: Re:Virtual RESERVOIR DOGS (2024)

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:55:21 GMT

Post By: lbenschwartz
Post To: Filmgaming
Post Date: 7/27/2008 3:55:21 PM
Body: In the mid-2010s, the most important technological breakthrough since the invention of sound hits Hollywood. In a feat nobody thought possible, recent advances in both computer generated animation and artificial intelligence have come together to actually make it possible to reanimate the great cinema characters from the past 100 years, and program them to flawlessly interact with other reanimated characters in order to create completely new performances in original new material. Early attempts are no doubt crude, but in 2024, a remake of Ghostbusters, as acted out cinema history’s greatest clowns, including Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, and a young Eddie Murphy, sweeps all Oscar categories – with the obvious exception of acting categories (which has been abolished due to lack of demand for new talent). Not having a critical or commercial success in 20 years, a 60 year-old Quintin Tarintino decides he’s going to remake Reservoir Dogs starring his favorite cinematic characters from his childhood. Here is, Virtual Reservoir Dogs (2024)… Mr. White ... Popeye Doyle from The French Connection, as played by Gene Hackman Mr. Orange ... Michel Poiccard from Breathless, played by Jean-PaulBelmondo Mr. Blonde .... Max Cady from Cape Fear, as played by Robert Mitchum Nice Guy Eddie ... General 'Buck' Turgidson from Dr. Strangelove, as played by George C. Scot Mr. Pink ... Ratso from Midnight Cowboy, as played by Dustin Hoffman Joe Cabot ... Police Detective Hank Quinlin from Touch of Evil, as played by Orson Welles Mr. Brown ... Phillip Marlowe from The Long Goodbye, as played by Elliott Gould Mr. Blue ... John Bernard Books from The Shootist, as played by John Wayne Young Cop (gets ear cut off) ... Father Karras from The Exorcist, as played by Jason Miller K-Billy DJ ... Harry Carry, as played by himself Inspirational ear-chopping tune .... Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder

Spout Post: THE LONG GOODBYE

Sat, 17 May 2008 22:00:08 GMT

Post By: Windbreaker
Post To: Windbreaker!
Post Date: 5/17/2008 6:00:08 PM
Body: The Long Goodbye is a decent noirish flick, but there are sooooooo many other titles out there I'd recommend first. The only reason I watched this is the luxury of fast-turnaround Blockbuster Online DVDs. The highlight for me was Henry Gibson. That guy makes any movie watchable, even if he's only onscreen 5 minutes.

Spout Post: The Long Goodbye (1973. USA, Robert Altman) ***

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:18:02 GMT

Post By: CinemaRian
Post To: CinemaRian Blog
Post Date: 5/13/2008 8:18:02 PM
Body: Despite the fact I think his three most respected films (M*A*S*H, McCabe and Mrs. Miller and Nashville) are vastly overrated, my respect for Robert Altman has increased. I loved A Prarie Home Companion and enjoyed this 70's update of film noir. Elliot Gould plays Raymond Chandler's signature decective, Phillip Marlowe (who was famously essayed by Bogart in The Big Sleep). Although I have not read the novel, I have a feeling it's relitivley faithful to the book, as an awful lot is compacted into a film that is slightly shorter than two hours. Marlowe is arrested by the police for suspicion of murder after the wife of his close friend Harry (David Arkin) is found dead. He is released when it is revealed that the friend killed his wife and commited suicide. Marlowe doesn't beleive Harry is guilty and sets out clear his name, but has to take another case first in order to make money. This case involves a mentally disturbed novelist (Sterling Hayden in a performance apparently based on Ernest Hemingway). It's not long before Marlowe releases their may be a connection... The real standout of this film is Elliot Gould's performance. Gould wisely avoids any of the "trenchcoat cliches" and makes Marlowe a slightly goofy but always competiant dective. I think that Gould probably deserved an Oscar nomination, if not an award. Unlike so many detective films, the movie is not slowed down by an uncessary love story, the script by vetran 40's screenwriter Leigh Brackett is airtight. Altman's biggest acheivement is that the setting transfer from the 40's to 70's is perfect, the movie has 40's themes with a 70's sensibility. Although I still found the director continous zooms annoying, I did not mind it quiet as much here. The real problem with the film is that aside from a Gould's performance, which is often very funny, I didn't get very emotionally involved in the story. Perhaps that's the point, as Marlowe doesn't seem to feel much of a loss of his friend, but it prevents the audince from getting involved in the picture. A famous quote about Raging Bull seems appropraite here: "It's an easy movie to like, but a hard movie to love." The Long Goodbye (1973)

Spout Post: Live in THE LONG GOODBYE. Clip of the Day.

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:01:30 GMT

Post By: Karina
Post To: Karina on SpoutBlog
Post Date: 4/1/2008 3:01:30 PM
Body: The Hollywood duplex in which Elliot Gould’s Phillip Marlowe lived in Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye is for sale––and with its balconies, tower elevator, hilltop view and undeniable cinephile cred, its asking price of $875,000 looks unbelievably attractive to those of us jaded by New York’s impossible real estate market. You can watch a virtual tour of the property in its current state, set to what I can only assume is the soundtrack lifted from a masterpiece of new age erotica, here. For comparison, I’ve embedded the opening scene of The Long Goodbye above. Via This Recording. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » karina

Spout Post: Live in THE LONG GOODBYE. Clip of the Day.

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:01:17 GMT

Post By: SpoutBlog
Post To: SpoutBlog on spout.com
Post Date: 4/1/2008 3:01:17 PM
Body: The Hollywood duplex in which Elliot Gould’s Phillip Marlowe lived in Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye is for sale––and with its balconies, tower elevator, hilltop view and undeniable cinephile cred, its asking price of $875,000 looks unbelievably attractive to those of us jaded by New York’s impossible real estate market. You can watch a virtual tour of the property in its current state, set to what I can only assume is the soundtrack lifted from a masterpiece of new age erotica, here. For comparison, I’ve embedded the opening scene of The Long Goodbye above. Via This Recording. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog

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