tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post2272799234390867479..comments2023-10-22T02:35:41.216-07:00Comments on Citizen K.: It Depends...on the FavorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-9306331921078033912010-01-30T21:44:52.473-08:002010-01-30T21:44:52.473-08:00I'm with you, Ren, although I would include th...I'm with you, Ren, although I would include the last half of the 30s as well. The 50s presented a interesting conundrum to screenwriters as they learned to mask themes and slip them by the thought police. Have you seen Gore Vidal explaining the gay subtext of <i>Ben-Hur</i>? It's in the excellent documentary <i>The Celluloid Closet</i>. Not to be missed.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-68143393644129705872010-01-30T20:30:25.145-08:002010-01-30T20:30:25.145-08:00The best screenwriting, was in the 1940s. The McC...The best screenwriting, was in the 1940s. The McCarthy Era which came later, was hardest on writers. You see that if you compare the 40s to the 50s.<br /><br />Beside Salinger and Zinn, also Scottish folk singer Alistair Hulett.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-85747470041182240582010-01-30T16:17:33.032-08:002010-01-30T16:17:33.032-08:00The first time I saw this scene, I sat straight up...The first time I saw this scene, I sat straight up. With some exceptions, post-war women characters in film became generally passive as the 40s, 50s, and early 60s wore on. But not the Acme Book Store clerk. It's tempting to argue that this figure is a modern character, but I wonder whether she actually looks back to <a href="http://www.rosietheriveter.org/Rosie%20the%20Riveter" rel="nofollow">Rosie the Riveter</a>. In that sense, she provides an intriguing perspective on a direction that might have been taken but wasn't for at least another 20-30 years.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-64033060406772789982010-01-30T13:34:39.346-08:002010-01-30T13:34:39.346-08:00Great scene, and great summation of Dorothy Malone...Great scene, and great summation of Dorothy Malone's abilities.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-78197010232060912572010-01-30T07:21:00.028-08:002010-01-30T07:21:00.028-08:00CP: Who knew that one day the girl with the glasse...<b>CP:</b> Who knew that one day the girl with the glasses would run for vice-president?<br /><br />I agree that Malone owns the scene. Lauren Bacall, who I find wooden and disengaged, is also in <i>The Big Sleep</i>. IMHO, Dorothy Malone packs more acting into this 3-minute scene than Bacall did in her entire career. But Bacall had Bogie and a regal presence, and so became Hollywood royalty. But for fifty years, Dorothy made a living acting, which is more than just about anyone else can say.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-4836508688142174872010-01-30T06:34:32.752-08:002010-01-30T06:34:32.752-08:00I had forgotten about that scene in The Big Sleep....I had forgotten about that scene in The Big Sleep. It always cracked me up that the cliche about a "girl with glasses" gets so cleverly intwined. Malone owns the scene.<br /><br />Thanks!Cowtown Pattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384649567351202679noreply@blogger.com