"Hollywood Babylon" by VINTAGE QUIXOTIC

I Stalk Mina · April 12, 2011, 11:59:15 PM

Quote from: Scatter on April 12, 2011, 10:31:57 PM
Dude, we have a ball in LA. Always something to do. Ideally, I'll hit the Lottery, buy a condo above Sunset, and jet in and out on the slightest of whims from my home in Colorado.

Nice. I'd do the same, only between my old home of New Jersey.
Plus, it wouldn't be a condo, it would be an old house w/ Hollywood history!

Scatter · April 13, 2011, 01:02:12 AM

Quote from: I Stalk Mina on April 12, 2011, 11:59:15 PM
Nice. I'd do the same, only between my old home of New Jersey.
Plus, it wouldn't be a condo, it would be an old house w/ Hollywood history!

Of course!! See how poverty has me thinking small?? Bela Lugosi's old house is right above Sunset...........Johnny Depp lives there now. I'd kick his arse out and move in there!!

CreepysFan · April 13, 2011, 01:20:04 AM

Quote from: Scatter on April 12, 2011, 10:31:57 PM
Dude, we have a ball in LA. Always something to do. Ideally, I'll hit the Lottery, buy a condo above Sunset, and jet in and out on the slightest of whims from my home in Colorado.

I'd buy my dream house, an old Victorian Addams Family style mansion. I'd HAVE to turn it into one giant monster room, all the way up to the attic.

Wich2 · April 13, 2011, 10:31:09 AM

Scat-

>You met Brownlow AND saw Gantz's "Napoleon" with him in attendance??<

It was just for a few minutes in the lobby. I said hi, congratulated him, and let him sign my PARADE. (I did mention to him that the differing color tempertures of the projectors were messing up the final Widescreen triptychs, and he thanked me for the note & said they'd try to fix that.)

>Have I mentioned that I hate you lately??<

Did I mention that Lillian Gish was there, too?

>Did Kevin discuss the film afterwards??<

Nope.

>Brownlow is my hero!!<

Surely one of THE pioneers in Silent appreciation/restoration.

-Craig

Scatter · April 13, 2011, 05:21:02 PM

Quote from: Wich2 on April 13, 2011, 10:31:09 AM
Scat-

>You met Brownlow AND saw Gantz's "Napoleon" with him in attendance??<

It was just for a few minutes in the lobby. I said hi, congratulated him, and let him sign my PARADE. (I did mention to him that the differing color tempertures of the projectors were messing up the final Widescreen triptychs, and he thanked me for the note & said they'd try to fix that.)

>Have I mentioned that I hate you lately??<

Did I mention that Lillian Gish was there, too?

>Did Kevin discuss the film afterwards??<

Nope.

>Brownlow is my hero!!<

Surely one of THE pioneers in Silent appreciation/restoration.

-Craig

You just HAD to throw in Gish, didn't ya??

Wich2 · April 13, 2011, 10:53:12 PM

(Should I not mention the little letter I got from her...?)

I Stalk Mina · April 14, 2011, 02:06:47 AM

Quote from: Wich2 on April 13, 2011, 10:53:12 PM
(Should I not mention the little letter I got from her...?)

Mention it! That's amazing.
She was always so reverent of Mr. Griffith...

Wich2 · April 14, 2011, 10:34:54 AM

She was indeed... (in fact, some have wondered if they had a deeper relationship.)

She was NYC's unofficial Patron Saint of Silents, and - as with NAPOLEON - she'd been scheduled to attend a screening of INTOLERANCE (with live orchestra & chorus) at Lincoln Center.

She didn't make it, and they announced she wasn't feeling well. As a member of SAG, I got contact info for her by way of her agent, and sent her a card saying we'd missed her, I hoped she was feeling better, and that I'd always admired her acting.

Didn't expect a response, but later got a nice little typewritten note, handsigned. She basically graciously thanked me, and said she hoped I'd "enjoyed Mr. Griffith's masterpiece."

Best,
-Craig

P.S. - the screening was amazing; as for INTOLERANCE itself, I think it's a failure - but a grand one!

I Stalk Mina · April 14, 2011, 01:13:49 PM

Quote from: Wich2 on April 14, 2011, 10:34:54 AM
She was indeed... (in fact, some have wondered if they had a deeper relationship.)

She was NYC's unofficial Patron Saint of Silents, and - as with NAPOLEON - she'd been scheduled to attend a screening of INTOLERANCE (with live orchestra & chorus) at Lincoln Center.

She didn't make it, and they announced she wasn't feeling well. As a member of SAG, I got contact info for her by way of her agent, and sent her a card saying we'd missed her, I hoped she was feeling better, and that I'd always admired her acting.

Didn't expect a response, but later got a nice little typewritten note, handsigned. She basically graciously thanked me, and said she hoped I'd "enjoyed Mr. Griffith's masterpiece."

Best,
-Craig

P.S. - the screening was amazing; as for INTOLERANCE itself, I think it's a failure - but a grand one!

That's just wonderful. What year was that? You should upload a jpg of the letter - if Scatter can handle it!

I think it's a no-brainer that she & Griffith were involved, and it prob started when she was 15.

RE: Intolerence - it's been said that it's rep as a failure is due to it's timing, a pacifist message just as the US is entering WW1. I love it. I love the subplot elements; the aging woman clinging to her youth, the race to save the wrongly accused man, and of course there's the visually iconic, stunning, and surprisingly violent Babylon storyline. Good, good stuff!

Scatter · April 14, 2011, 01:52:19 PM

Quote from: Wich2 on April 14, 2011, 10:34:54 AM
She was indeed... (in fact, some have wondered if they had a deeper relationship.)

She was NYC's unofficial Patron Saint of Silents, and - as with NAPOLEON - she'd been scheduled to attend a screening of INTOLERANCE (with live orchestra & chorus) at Lincoln Center.

She didn't make it, and they announced she wasn't feeling well. As a member of SAG, I got contact info for her by way of her agent, and sent her a card saying we'd missed her, I hoped she was feeling better, and that I'd always admired her acting.

Didn't expect a response, but later got a nice little typewritten note, handsigned. She basically graciously thanked me, and said she hoped I'd "enjoyed Mr. Griffith's masterpiece."

Best,
-Craig

P.S. - the screening was amazing; as for INTOLERANCE itself, I think it's a failure - but a grand one!

Terrific story Craig!! And yes, I now hate you more. But with a great amount of affection.

Intolerance would be a BLAST to see on the big screen with full orchestra. I might pass out if they showed "Birth" too.

But alas, I live in the cultural armpit of America. Happily, an arthouse theater opened up about 30 minutes from my house, and I see they're showing the restored Chaplin films at intervals ("The Kid", "The Dictator" and I believe "City Lights" so far). Sadly, they only show them on Friday and Sunday nights.........and I work both nights.

So close yet so far.

Scatter · April 14, 2011, 02:01:45 PM

Quote from: I Stalk Mina on April 14, 2011, 01:13:49 PM
That's just wonderful. What year was that? You should upload a jpg of the letter - if Scatter can handle it!

I think it's a no-brainer that she & Griffith were involved, and it prob started when she was 15.

RE: Intolerence - it's been said that it's rep as a failure is due to it's timing, a pacifist message just as the US is entering WW1. I love it. I love the subplot elements; the aging woman clinging to her youth, the race to save the wrongly accused man, and of course there's the visually iconic, stunning, and surprisingly violent Babylon storyline. Good, good stuff!

Don't fall over, but I still haven't seen "Intolerance". I wanted to see it in as perfect quality as possible on a big screen. Hoping they show it at the new theater.

As for Gish and Griffith, it's been kind of an open secret, but if so they were extremely discreet. These days there would be a sex tap and a visit to Oprah.

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