tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post4441548396307809769..comments2024-03-20T02:18:58.950-07:00Comments on Crazy Days and Nights: Blind Items Revealed - Old Hollywoodent lawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658046190988387228noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-50591398132572744892014-05-20T12:44:47.249-07:002014-05-20T12:44:47.249-07:00Moi aussi Angela!
And OUI to FFFridays!Moi aussi Angela!<br />And OUI to FFFridays!GoGohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964767136448252240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-46006661569440070672014-05-19T07:45:36.491-07:002014-05-19T07:45:36.491-07:00+1(000,000)+1(000,000)Gayeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679348553476811727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-69853598873234130302014-05-19T06:27:16.183-07:002014-05-19T06:27:16.183-07:00Angela I wish there was a way to favorite your las...Angela I wish there was a way to favorite your last comment. I was a long time lurker before I started posting here and I agree the quality of the blinds was about a better class of lowlifes. I don't care about any of the housewives. I don't watch Glee. I don't watch AI.<br />I even stopped watching the cooking contest shows that I used to enjoy because they just got sillier and sillier.<br /><br />I also miss FFFridays. Sigh.<br /><br />The reality is if you monetize your blog you get into a thing about number of hits. I think this partially explains what happened and why real dirt is so rare.Aoifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029536582898235199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-35744752766952761142014-05-19T04:57:11.667-07:002014-05-19T04:57:11.667-07:00I don't have many reasons to post more often. ...I don't have many reasons to post more often. I'm French, I have been here since 2008-2009 and I haven't actually enjoyed the site since its switch to its 10 blind items a day, which has resulted in many blind items about various real housewives and other celebrities I don't care about.<br /><br />Plus, it's obvious that whoever the original Enty was, the site has been taken over by various ghostwriters, with maybe one or two posts a day that look like they're from the original source. Other blind items are turning into generic, pointless material from third or fourth hand sources, while the older BIs, true or false, were more focused and could come from a well informed small group who had actually crossed paths with celebrities or people in their entourage.<br />Blind items, these days, are too often an opportunity to bitch about about people on an obvious hate list (Daniel Craig or Amanda Seyfried next to the Kardashians, Bieber or Lohan).<br /><br />Of course, I miss the days when Enty could write ten paragraphs about Tarantino, Sean Connery or the dirty little secrets when it comes to producing a movie. And there was actual posts where his law background brought something to the picture, when he proved that some claim was bogus. Maybe, he's too busy in his main job and has been forced to "delegate", but, now, it's more about increasing page views by focusing on easy targets like Bieber, and promoting some kind of brand. When I see that Michael K. is still able to write the same way even after all these years, I'm kinda nostalgic about "old" Enty.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581419990287322725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-50170383501593649122014-05-18T21:22:28.801-07:002014-05-18T21:22:28.801-07:00I love the Old Hollywood blinds/reveals.
And than...I love the Old Hollywood blinds/reveals.<br /><br />And thank you Angela. Don't be a stranger.Aoifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029536582898235199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-24112806621793275372014-05-18T19:45:26.160-07:002014-05-18T19:45:26.160-07:00More Old Hollywood blinds, please.More Old Hollywood blinds, please.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705965761322173957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-41244648275608534442014-05-18T17:04:13.878-07:002014-05-18T17:04:13.878-07:00God, I hope this is true!God, I hope this is true!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214723942198770246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-31413379853439891402014-05-18T16:27:05.956-07:002014-05-18T16:27:05.956-07:00The Old Hollywood stuff delights me, though i know...The Old Hollywood stuff delights me, though i know most of it, as does the knowledge that Endora had an Oscar nom. <br /><br />Sorry, I couldn't figure out a way to say that first bit without sounding up my own arse so I just left it there. Ha!Sprinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900399086309293199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-53944299913850453442014-05-18T15:42:32.679-07:002014-05-18T15:42:32.679-07:00If you ever get the chance to read My Lunches with...If you ever get the chance to read My Lunches with Orson by Peter Biskind. It is very funny and sad. Quite poignant at times and completely bitchy about those he had conflict with. I highly suggest it, especially if you love old Hollywood.Jennmcnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843845430141547437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-55760238680805445302014-05-18T15:24:39.563-07:002014-05-18T15:24:39.563-07:00So does this mean his films have been lifted from ...So does this mean his films have been lifted from the well?NaughtyNursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195248328282682214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-80610088296256470032014-05-18T14:10:20.310-07:002014-05-18T14:10:20.310-07:00Angela...I bow down to you. That was awesome. Trul...Angela...I bow down to you. That was awesome. Truly. Props to you!ItsCourtneyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04943604791921261766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-92016523996674162642014-05-18T14:09:53.840-07:002014-05-18T14:09:53.840-07:00Memorial Day is one of our "official" ho...Memorial Day is one of our "official" holidays, Cee Kay. <br />Along with Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. Lo Key says stop with the censorship already!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14659755274554386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-53401748067903262312014-05-18T13:38:44.699-07:002014-05-18T13:38:44.699-07:00Victoria Day weekend for Canada, if nobody's a...Victoria Day weekend for Canada, if nobody's answered that query. You guys get your Memorial Day next wekeend...is that an "official" holiday, or just gov/banks?OKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485452090706289038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-86013819627337060192014-05-18T13:21:47.538-07:002014-05-18T13:21:47.538-07:00Agreed Bacon. Agreed Bacon. Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510274176187658301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-3331958814507988762014-05-18T12:59:04.744-07:002014-05-18T12:59:04.744-07:00I wish you posted more Angela because...holy cow.
...I wish you posted more Angela because...holy cow.<br />You certainly know your stuff and have a great presentation.Bacon Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01147371956737450784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-73609613039841929452014-05-18T12:37:31.399-07:002014-05-18T12:37:31.399-07:00@seven I knew I wasn't crazy!! Well...I knew I...@seven I knew I wasn't crazy!! Well...I knew I wasn't crazy about having remembering this BI.ItsCourtneyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04943604791921261766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-22108273032721913142014-05-18T12:15:51.072-07:002014-05-18T12:15:51.072-07:00Is Henry Jaglom the executor of his will or the cl...Is Henry Jaglom the executor of his will or the close friend?Little Miss Smoke and Mirrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929842073300471147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-12659120325332441902014-05-18T11:46:20.248-07:002014-05-18T11:46:20.248-07:00So, Orson was actually buried in Kenosha, Wisconsi...So, Orson was actually buried in Kenosha, Wisconsin?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978194163495589398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-50359049129970626542014-05-18T11:41:18.104-07:002014-05-18T11:41:18.104-07:00and this was a blind item because........and this was a blind item because........Sallyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609025254759128006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-36917804172807904162014-05-18T11:40:32.160-07:002014-05-18T11:40:32.160-07:00So, RKO had given Orson Welles something unprecede...So, RKO had given Orson Welles something unprecedented when they signed him — something three features films with final cut for a guy who had never directed a film.<br />Citizen Kane didn't do so great at the box office. It wasn't a flop, the film even won the Oscar for best original screenplay, but it was hurt by all the Hearst-owned newspapers and radio boycotting the film.<br />The Magnificent Ambersons may have ended up as great as Citizen Kane, but Welles left for South America before post production had been completed, so he could do some kind of documentary to support the war effort there, named "It's All True".<br />The RKO bosses had already renegotiated the final cut for The Magnificent Ambersons, and, while Welles was in Brazil, they asked editor Robert Wise (future director of West Side Story or The Day The Earth Stood Still) to do retakes and dump 40 minutes from the Welles version.<br />The finished product had gone over budget and flopped badly, essentially ending Welles' career in Hollywood, apart from Touch of Evil. It's All True was never completed. That's the moment when Orson Welles turned into a "loser", a guy paralyzed by the fear he would never do something as good as his debut film and who sometimes let his current project fail on a subconscious level, so it couldn't be directly compared in unfavorable terms to Kane. If there was an "accident" during production, people wouldn't blame Welles as much for the result.<br /><br />According to Wikipedia, Welles received in Brazil a print of the rough cut of The Magnificent Ambersons, but the negative is lost and the print hasn't been recovered. Yet, Welles supplied his shooting script to Peter Bogdanovich, so we know precisely what the missing scenes are. And he even tried to get the actors who were still living to reshoot the missing footage. That's not what a man who still has a copy of his personal cut would do.<br /><br />Welles was a genial story-teller, and he even did "F for Fake", which switches between genuine documentary and total fiction repeatedly, and reveals at the very end that it was basically just a magic trick. So, if he said something, even to somebody he trusted, in particularly during his later years, it doesn't mean it's true. It's just that sometimes the legend sounds better.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581419990287322725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-20096148926573572002014-05-18T11:35:05.755-07:002014-05-18T11:35:05.755-07:00One would like to think if Welles was actually abl...One would like to think if Welles was actually able to hold onto, grab or steal back those uncut versions of his films they are sitting somewhere in a climate controlled environment being looked after by someone who cares, with knowledge of film restoration etc and that maybe one day, perhaps on a significant anniversary they will be brought out for the world to see.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666375898375615826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-73557858880429762652014-05-18T11:25:30.477-07:002014-05-18T11:25:30.477-07:00Cripes, meant to add this snippet from that site a...Cripes, meant to add this snippet from that site as well about the movie<br /><br />"Even in its much altered form, the film is often regarded as among the best American films ever made, as is Welles's first film, 'Citizen Kane'. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead), Best Black and White Cinematography (Stanley Cortez), and Best Black and White Interior Decoration."Bacon Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01147371956737450784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-9262639369493174602014-05-18T11:23:37.542-07:002014-05-18T11:23:37.542-07:00If so, that would be an interesting watch Merlin.
...If so, that would be an interesting watch Merlin.<br />Thing is, I highly doubt it and I even more so doubt that Orson would have had a reel of it.<br /><br />I found this:<br /><br />"Controversy surrounded the control and editing of the movie and the final version, with an artificially happy ending added and more than an hour of footage cut by RKO, differed considerably from Welles's own intention. "<br /><br />http://www.hollywoodsgoldenage.com/movies/ambersons.htmlBacon Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01147371956737450784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-36231290008344948642014-05-18T11:15:59.869-07:002014-05-18T11:15:59.869-07:00Lafayette rulz hes the only good thing left on tha...Lafayette rulz hes the only good thing left on that show.sandybrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036731366271264842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37309174.post-27705037147144383062014-05-18T11:15:11.864-07:002014-05-18T11:15:11.864-07:00Wait just one bleeding second.
So what you're...Wait just one bleeding second. <br />So what you're saying is that the long rumored legend is true, that there is an ORIGINAL, uncut copy of "The Magnificent Ambersons" still in existence?<br />(For those who are wondering what I'm talking about, "Ambersons" was Welles' follow up to "Citizen Kane" - according to movie history, the studio heads thought he was taking too much time and spending too much money, and took the project away from him - and in order to get a film out, ended up butchering the movie in editing. <br />According to legend, Welles' original film was of the same caliber as "Kane"... but the version released by the studio was a major bomb and tarred Welles' rep irreparably) <br /> Merlin D. Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014005418059468024noreply@blogger.com