tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post6229770516310111669..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: “Third Man” Out Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-30004093366816776582021-09-28T10:31:01.408-07:002021-09-28T10:31:01.408-07:00We'll keep the Dodgers in L.A., thank you very...We'll keep the Dodgers in L.A., thank you very much! But I'll certainly let you know if my son is involved with something playing to audiences. Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-22124931368509570412021-09-28T09:05:29.280-07:002021-09-28T09:05:29.280-07:00THE most beautiful neighborhood in Brooklyn. The h...THE most beautiful neighborhood in Brooklyn. The homes are gorgeous, the view is magnificent, I’ve walked the Promenade 10,000 times (my most moving post 9/11 photograph was taken from there) and Montague Street is filled with life and creativity (The Brooklyn Dodgers used to have their home office there). And musical theater! I’ve been going to on and off-Broadway musicals since “Pajama Game.” Give him my best, AND, since I mentioned the Dodgers, Ms. Calif. lady, please send them back, I still miss them. Best, Bob. PS Let me know when he has a new work playing as the theater has reopened and we’ll go so it. Bob Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711435806889560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-57358276110689083602021-09-27T23:10:45.489-07:002021-09-27T23:10:45.489-07:00Good guess -- he's in the arts (he writes musi...Good guess -- he's in the arts (he writes musical theatre)and now lives in Park Slope with many roommates.<br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-75609869302088769912021-09-27T15:50:57.781-07:002021-09-27T15:50:57.781-07:00So you have a son in Brooklyn, FANTASTIC!!!!! (To ...So you have a son in Brooklyn, FANTASTIC!!!!! (To me it’s still heaven). I guess you’re 7 years younger than me (I’m 76), SO, your son should be in his late ‘30’s or so.If he’s into business I say he lives in Park Slope, Carroll Gardens or Boerum Hill. If he’s into The Arts (like you) I’d imagine he lives in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, DUMBO, Bed-Sty or Bushwick (my first 22 years were in Midwood and Bensonhurst). You don’t gotta tell me, just guessing. Best to him, may he forever thrive. Bob. Bob Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711435806889560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-48631990822207627422021-09-26T22:29:20.640-07:002021-09-26T22:29:20.640-07:00Wow, who knew? I DO have a son in Brooklyn now.Wow, who knew? I DO have a son in Brooklyn now.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-63361727932513355212021-09-26T17:40:00.583-07:002021-09-26T17:40:00.583-07:00Hiya, Yes, I certainly saw him in The Entertainer ...Hiya, Yes, I certainly saw him in The Entertainer and I agree that his performance was incredible-because-he had to be such a bad actor, which we knew, as his fans, was exactly the opposite of who he was. Best, Bob. PS. Can’t wait to read your new piece mana. Another PS I went to H S (Lafayette) in Brooklyn, at that time ( Class of ‘63), and maybe now, the best Brooklyn HS was, Ta-Dum-Alexander Hamilton (your Alma Mater)! I believe you were IN Brooklyn back then, spiritually. Bob Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711435806889560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-4744600090340318122021-09-26T15:46:57.222-07:002021-09-26T15:46:57.222-07:00I love Olivier too (of course). Did you ever see h...I love Olivier too (of course). Did you ever see him in John Osbourne's The Entertainer? He always said that the part of Archie Rice, a failed music hall performer, was one of his greatest challenges, because the role required him to appear to be only minimally talented, a real ham actor. <br /><br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-2398010982177280632021-09-25T14:41:02.856-07:002021-09-25T14:41:02.856-07:00Beverly, What you wrote makes total sense, now I s...Beverly, What you wrote makes total sense, now I see the response as a strength. Two minor things. I’m reading “A Light in the Dark” by David Thompson (it’s about, as I’m sure you know, a number of great directors-finished Fritz Lang and am up to Hitch). Really liked your observations about “Whiplash.” Love J K but couldn’t watch “Oz” on TV, toooooooooo unsettling. Be safe. Bob. ALSO-Adore Sir Larry- terrifyingly convincing as a Nazi in The Boys from Brazil and an adoring Jewish father and rabbi to Neal in The Jazz Singer. How opposite can you get? Bob Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711435806889560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-25440582953857643472021-09-25T13:12:41.938-07:002021-09-25T13:12:41.938-07:00Bob, I honestly think that actors don't want t...Bob, I honestly think that actors don't want to be self-conscious about their own performing skills. An actor today generally creates a role from the inside, and if he or she is focusing on what the performance LOOKS LIKE on screen, the actor might start focusing on the wrong thing. Does that make sense? (I should add that earlier actors, notably Laurence Olivier, often began with the physical -- the costume, the false nose -- and only gradually allowed the inner performance to evolve. I have a hunch that Olivier was quite comfortable watching his performances, especially since he directed a number of them. Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-35080211834180070422021-09-25T08:51:31.840-07:002021-09-25T08:51:31.840-07:00A question I’m sure you’re super qualified to answ...A question I’m sure you’re super qualified to answer-I was listening to a podcast with Ray Liota as the guest (his part in the Sopranos prequel) when he said he’d never watched Field of Dreams (God!). He’s about the 100th actor I’ve heard say that. It seems whacky. Why don’t they watch their own creativity and work???? I can’t believe that it’s because what Mr. Tanner experienced in the Harry Chaplin song of the same name-“of his concert in New York he only heard the flaws.” Is it that, the perceived flaws are too “diminishing.”? Best to ya. Bob. Bob Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711435806889560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-70934274489132258502021-09-24T23:26:59.077-07:002021-09-24T23:26:59.077-07:00My pleasure Bob. William Goldman is the best!
My pleasure Bob. William Goldman is the best!<br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-7710047472936184922021-09-24T12:08:14.723-07:002021-09-24T12:08:14.723-07:00Wonderful essay. Will definitely watch it again ev...Wonderful essay. Will definitely watch it again even though I am already captured by it. It has more horrifying moments than any “horror” movie. Using that quote reminds me of an enjoyable book I just read, “ Reel Wisdom,” which is ONLY memorable quotes, divided by category ( Love, Sex, Breakups, Work, etc.) from favorites movies. Am also reading the first of William Goldman’s books on Hollywood. Will read his 2nd book too. Am up to your essays from 2015, each one is an education. THANKS! Bob. Bob Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711435806889560043noreply@blogger.com