i found out about blanche and the vampire lovers bc of twitter. all these women bc of a tiktok about films w/ great fashion. brother bc i'd seen another film by the director last year. 9 to 5 bc i was reading two books that discussed Jackie O and both mentioned how she watched the film after she started working in publishing. and then the rest i found mostly through scrolling criterion. whitnail & i was a rec from friends.
The only film on your list that I've seen is "An Unmarried Woman", which I enjoyed seeing years ago. As I recall, my main reason for wanting to see it was because Alan Bates appeared in it. Along with Michael Caine, Oliver Reed, Peter O'Toole, and Richard Harris, Alan Bates was among those young British and Irish actors who rose to stardom during the 1960s and '70s. I always liked him because of the humour and intelligence he brought to his screen roles.
The only scene I remember is towards the end of the film, when the Jill Clayburgh character tells Alan, her artist-lover, of her future plans, and Alan says, "... and I approve." This sets Jill off on a tirade in which she tears a strip off Alan as the la-di-da artist and tells him she doesn't need his Goddamned approval for anything! At least, that's what I remember.
I think that's a good scene to remember!! I did enjoy the film, it starts so strong but then Alan starts to become a little over bearing towards Jill's character
I love that description of having one's car battery "electrocuted back to life". The next time I need a boost, as it's usually referred to, I'll call the auto club and ask them to send someone around to 'electrocute my car battery back to life'. And when the guy or girl shows up in their tow truck and connects the jumper cables, I'll sit behind the wheel of my car and turn the ignition key, and when the engine fires up, I'll start yelling maniacally, "It's alive! It's alive!! IT'S ALIVE !!!" as per Colin Clive in Universal's "Frankenstein" from 1931.
Happy belated birthday Kiran !!! Crazy how I have heard of a total of zero of these movies..... I am curious, how did you hear about them ??
thanks leila!!
it was a mix of sources!
i found out about blanche and the vampire lovers bc of twitter. all these women bc of a tiktok about films w/ great fashion. brother bc i'd seen another film by the director last year. 9 to 5 bc i was reading two books that discussed Jackie O and both mentioned how she watched the film after she started working in publishing. and then the rest i found mostly through scrolling criterion. whitnail & i was a rec from friends.
The only film on your list that I've seen is "An Unmarried Woman", which I enjoyed seeing years ago. As I recall, my main reason for wanting to see it was because Alan Bates appeared in it. Along with Michael Caine, Oliver Reed, Peter O'Toole, and Richard Harris, Alan Bates was among those young British and Irish actors who rose to stardom during the 1960s and '70s. I always liked him because of the humour and intelligence he brought to his screen roles.
The only scene I remember is towards the end of the film, when the Jill Clayburgh character tells Alan, her artist-lover, of her future plans, and Alan says, "... and I approve." This sets Jill off on a tirade in which she tears a strip off Alan as the la-di-da artist and tells him she doesn't need his Goddamned approval for anything! At least, that's what I remember.
I think that's a good scene to remember!! I did enjoy the film, it starts so strong but then Alan starts to become a little over bearing towards Jill's character
Happy Birthday Kiran!!🎶💖✨
Thank you Ioanna 💖💖
I love that description of having one's car battery "electrocuted back to life". The next time I need a boost, as it's usually referred to, I'll call the auto club and ask them to send someone around to 'electrocute my car battery back to life'. And when the guy or girl shows up in their tow truck and connects the jumper cables, I'll sit behind the wheel of my car and turn the ignition key, and when the engine fires up, I'll start yelling maniacally, "It's alive! It's alive!! IT'S ALIVE !!!" as per Colin Clive in Universal's "Frankenstein" from 1931.
i'm so glad you liked it!!! and yes we need to make "It's alive!!" a thing when we electrocute the car back to life 😂😂