tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post1365054135654341794..comments2024-03-28T19:18:35.753+00:00Comments on Going Gently: WingsJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-80195466792592030382013-07-13T16:37:40.183+00:002013-07-13T16:37:40.183+00:00This reminded me of Mom's request that I watch...This reminded me of Mom's request that I watch "The Sheik" (1921, with Rudolph Valentino) with her during her last year when she lived with me. She was 100 then, and still sighed over Valentino! The whole family knew of her "crush"; my daughter found the video on eBay, another family member found posters and other mementoes, and she had the book which by then was well-worn and falling apart. I taped stuff back together. The book was autographed by Agnes Ayres, Valentino's co-star. But sitting through that silent film with her was a real kick! While she sighed at the mournful and often horrified eyes, I did my best to keep from laughing at the campiness of it. And yet I did realize that silent film actors had to put so much more into their expressions and body language than today's actors. <br /><br />Nancy in Iowa - I miss my Mom!Mom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89740813451558762912013-07-12T07:08:04.122+00:002013-07-12T07:08:04.122+00:00Careful! I'm watching you, J.G.Careful! I'm watching you, J.G.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-41395400336890557682013-07-12T05:12:11.733+00:002013-07-12T05:12:11.733+00:00No special effects needed there for impact. Wow, w...No special effects needed there for impact. Wow, what a brilliantly intense piece.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21382395553776545432013-07-12T04:07:41.295+00:002013-07-12T04:07:41.295+00:00Had to stop watching half way. Those 'smoulder...Had to stop watching half way. Those 'smouldering eyes'...<br />ElsElsewherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205062128898300234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22769848789923163132013-07-12T01:21:57.960+00:002013-07-12T01:21:57.960+00:00How beautiful. Imagine them trying to recreate tha...How beautiful. Imagine them trying to recreate that today?? MissFifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948141818594611257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81575370969908058822013-07-11T22:09:04.851+00:002013-07-11T22:09:04.851+00:00I've heard of that movie so many times but hav...I've heard of that movie so many times but have never seen it. Now I want to see the entire movie. Regarding your question on my blog: What's open day and what kind of t-shirt do you want?<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10633172833229725132013-07-11T21:58:53.556+00:002013-07-11T21:58:53.556+00:00*sigh*.
I love silent movies.
Jane x*sigh*.<br />I love silent movies.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45576606174778942902013-07-11T21:56:08.775+00:002013-07-11T21:56:08.775+00:00I will have to see if I can find this movie somepl...I will have to see if I can find this movie someplace, that clip was wonderful.<br /><br />CatCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085463730809297977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-71713908713420407322013-07-11T21:50:53.232+00:002013-07-11T21:50:53.232+00:00Thank goodness that sort of of thing didn't ca...Thank goodness that sort of of thing didn't catch on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61869766811039100522013-07-11T21:39:13.350+00:002013-07-11T21:39:13.350+00:00Me too jo.......perhaps I am hormonal tooMe too jo.......perhaps I am hormonal tooJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72852915101279601972013-07-11T21:38:31.590+00:002013-07-11T21:38:31.590+00:00It WAS a powerfully impressive clip was it notIt WAS a powerfully impressive clip was it notJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-41707350836903574812013-07-11T21:35:44.141+00:002013-07-11T21:35:44.141+00:00As Yoda would say....a big girls' blouse I amAs Yoda would say....a big girls' blouse I amJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42260672141863370032013-07-11T21:35:06.164+00:002013-07-11T21:35:06.164+00:00I have been trying to find out what it was
It was...I have been trying to find out what it was <br />It was from the film Bicentenial man apparentlyJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6600348749622229822013-07-11T21:34:13.995+00:002013-07-11T21:34:13.995+00:00I had to look twice tooI had to look twice tooJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-4310652265140157492013-07-11T21:32:43.333+00:002013-07-11T21:32:43.333+00:00Well it was miles better than BENEATH THE CANDELAB...Well it was miles better than BENEATH THE CANDELABRA ...which was a pile of shit....we have just sat throughJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-62368596112041672902013-07-11T20:50:24.187+00:002013-07-11T20:50:24.187+00:00My partner and I caught a screening of this with l...My partner and I caught a screening of this with live Wurlitzer accompaniment back when we first started seeing each other. <i>Wings</i> is a wonderful film, and the aerial dogfights are amazing. Plus...Clara Bow.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410366147691365995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59294745849268309692013-07-11T18:38:43.788+00:002013-07-11T18:38:43.788+00:00Oh my goodness John it's got me blubbing, must...Oh my goodness John it's got me blubbing, must be hormonal!! I would love to see the whole film it looks wonderful and the music was stunning.<br />Jo xxHesta Nestahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260523918707092137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48268559067067055612013-07-11T18:32:05.805+00:002013-07-11T18:32:05.805+00:00This was such a great movie! Who would have though...This was such a great movie! Who would have thought - a silent. I never tire of watching it - so many great scenes. Could they do a movie like this today which invokes so much emotion. As Norma Desmond said: "We didn't need voices, we had faces."paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085842904367441128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78991863233662388122013-07-11T18:22:03.961+00:002013-07-11T18:22:03.961+00:00Don't worry John, all our old University discu...Don't worry John, all our old University discussion essays look a bit pretentious in the cold clear light of day decades later.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-47323259150192169102013-07-11T18:10:12.003+00:002013-07-11T18:10:12.003+00:00Oh John, you big girl's blouse!Oh John, you big girl's blouse!Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674861197059323883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81625195633859215502013-07-11T17:11:20.240+00:002013-07-11T17:11:20.240+00:00That music was gorgeous.........That music was gorgeous.........libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-36498675166170092312013-07-11T17:06:53.807+00:002013-07-11T17:06:53.807+00:00Well I got my Kleenex ready, but didn't even g...Well I got my Kleenex ready, but didn't even get a semi. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-23260248020586239312013-07-11T16:56:46.430+00:002013-07-11T16:56:46.430+00:00Yes, the music is fitting to the film. Where'...Yes, the music is fitting to the film. Where's my hankie and what a strange looking 'horse' at the end pulling the cart...klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78811362105977490162013-07-11T16:31:30.456+00:002013-07-11T16:31:30.456+00:00I can only repeat the first comment: "Wow!&q...I can only repeat the first comment: "Wow!"<br /><br />Mom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-335704273983481372013-07-11T16:16:48.625+00:002013-07-11T16:16:48.625+00:00The music is perfect with the clip... and I did ne...The music is perfect with the clip... and I did need a hankie. <br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.com