tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post5821512915249397033..comments2024-03-28T07:00:15.769-05:00Comments on The Midnite Drive-In: In Like "Thin"Quiggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434473473185065992noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-12439496862159428192020-10-08T10:19:08.436-05:002020-10-08T10:19:08.436-05:00Master of physical comedy as well, whether fishing...Master of physical comedy as well, whether fishing in a trout stream, trapped in an elevator, or escaping a sanitarium in full drag (he shaved his moustache!).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133735817795366869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-17811534639171802952020-10-08T10:16:31.188-05:002020-10-08T10:16:31.188-05:00Apparently it was the decision of the director (wh...Apparently it was the decision of the director (who also insisted on casting Loy as Nora) who put the marital relationship & banter front & centre, even hiring a married couple to write the screenplay. Not surprising the novel was more hard edged, given Hammett was a former detective, his paramour Lillian Hellman was said to have inspired Nora & the original could skirt Hollywood censorship (they sleep in twin beds in the film!).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133735817795366869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-71720153365334397112018-01-07T07:12:17.147-06:002018-01-07T07:12:17.147-06:00The boxed set at HPB only went for $30. I think I...The boxed set at HPB only went for $30. I think I can wait.Quiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434473473185065992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-52348968151095261892018-01-06T20:04:17.102-06:002018-01-06T20:04:17.102-06:00There are a couple ebay listings for the box set a...There are a couple ebay listings for the box set at around $50, and that's a steal compared to Amazon, where people are asking between $150 and $300 for it. YIKES.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-44490056762109016672018-01-05T18:56:01.350-06:002018-01-05T18:56:01.350-06:00I saw the same boxed set at Half Price Books a cou...I saw the same boxed set at Half Price Books a couple of months ago but didn't have the funds they wanted for it. I'll have my attendance bonus from work for the last 3 months period in a week or so, but I haven't seen that on the shelf the last few times. That attendance bonus has helped me bulk up my collection of DVDs the last couple of years... Thanks for reading.Quiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434473473185065992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-1467940711632291302018-01-04T22:07:56.204-06:002018-01-04T22:07:56.204-06:00For years, I'd only seen the first two Thin Ma...For years, I'd only seen the first two Thin Man movies, but I bought a box set of all of them at an estate sale a while back, so now I dip into them when I need a pick-me-up now and then. They're like a pb&j -- comfort food I don't get tired of!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-54823309760058503812018-01-04T18:11:38.503-06:002018-01-04T18:11:38.503-06:00Haven't had quite enough experience at watchin...Haven't had quite enough experience at watching Powell at work to say so. But I must say I couldn't resist the quote. Thanks for reading.Quiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434473473185065992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-77604229641556614992018-01-04T11:08:44.748-06:002018-01-04T11:08:44.748-06:00Ooh, I love that quote by Roger Ebert. It's so...Ooh, I love that quote by Roger Ebert. It's sooo true!Brittaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766658979578139012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-24836652474311161762018-01-04T06:14:23.109-06:002018-01-04T06:14:23.109-06:00This is the only one my library has. I want to se...This is the only one my library has. I want to see the others someday. Thanks for reading.Quiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434473473185065992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-4332472261579478492018-01-03T12:26:47.571-06:002018-01-03T12:26:47.571-06:00I always enjoy any Thin Man movie- but never seem ...I always enjoy any Thin Man movie- but never seem to remember any other character (except for those such as scene stealer James Stewart in After) because Bill and Myrna are prefect!! Thanks for writing- always a pleasure reading!Flapper Dame 16https://www.blogger.com/profile/15029380899754847292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-28066439599817952612018-01-03T06:09:04.392-06:002018-01-03T06:09:04.392-06:00I wanted to be Myrna Loy's amour after this. ...I wanted to be Myrna Loy's amour after this. According to what I read, this was the first movie where she got out of the regular roles she had as an exotic vamp. Thanks for reading.Quiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434473473185065992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722895377719228596.post-74112725054648361862018-01-01T16:25:07.733-06:002018-01-01T16:25:07.733-06:00The cynical and tough aspects of the story are muc...The cynical and tough aspects of the story are much more prevalent in Hammett's novel. I think it is the charisma of William Powell that brought the lightness that made the film and character such an all-time favourite.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com