tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post4463643987770012977..comments2024-03-11T14:14:58.812-04:00Comments on TheHoundBlog: Payday (1974)The Houndhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-86648995297387284762010-09-03T17:25:28.256-04:002010-09-03T17:25:28.256-04:00"except a tiny part in No Country For Old Men..."except a tiny part in No Country For Old Men "<br /><br />IMDB does not list Rip Torn in this movie, are you thinking of Barry Corbin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-19886191024452694702010-05-20T11:12:11.621-04:002010-05-20T11:12:11.621-04:00Charlotte Gainsbourgh almost saves I'm Not The...Charlotte Gainsbourgh almost saves I'm Not There, a film which brings to mind the line from Godard. When asked what his biggest regret in life was he said "Not stopping Schindler's List from being made..."<br /><br />I feel the same way about I'm Not There.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-17222233868177731922010-05-10T20:17:30.326-04:002010-05-10T20:17:30.326-04:00OK, there's very few bloggers I'd listen t...OK, there's very few bloggers I'd listen to to the extent of ordering a DVD from another continent on their say-so but Payday fit the bill (I love Rip Torn in anything anyhow, so it could hardly have been a waste of time). What a movie! The low-key world of pills thrills and bellyaches couldn't have been more sparsely and beautifully depicted and Torn's final bug-eyed look in the rearview mirror had us creased with laughter until we realised what it actually portended... I'll be looking out for Don Carpenter's books, and singing Shel Silverstein's songs. Also I'm looking forward to showing this to Jerry McGill, who was on the road with Waylon thru the '70s, to see what he says.<br /><br />Good to hear you're a Breaking Bad fan, Hound, it's the best TV show in a fuck of a long time.Paulhttp://www.screenworks.ienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-81294764544750214322010-04-24T03:54:34.099-04:002010-04-24T03:54:34.099-04:00Just saw BREAKING BAD in a bar. I think they shoul...Just saw BREAKING BAD in a bar. I think they should call it BREAKING BALD!<br />PJLJumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-43385518906270960512010-04-24T03:46:59.005-04:002010-04-24T03:46:59.005-04:00Jim lent me his copy of PAYDAY (I think 'cause...Jim lent me his copy of PAYDAY (I think 'cause he knew I'd watch it at my then gal's house around the corner from Hound headquearters and knew I'd have it back by noon the next day), and it is everything he says it is.<br />PJLJumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-14711218329521624902010-04-24T03:46:04.680-04:002010-04-24T03:46:04.680-04:00Jim lent me his copy of PAYDAY (I think 'cause...Jim lent me his copy of PAYDAY (I think 'cause he knew I'd watch it at my then gal's house around the corner from Hound headquearters and knew I'd have it back by noon the next day), and it is everything he says it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-91527096099562884622010-04-18T10:31:20.797-04:002010-04-18T10:31:20.797-04:00Hound- Thanks for the tip- I will check out Breaki...Hound- Thanks for the tip- I will check out Breaking Bad. However, I haven't had HBO, and I've been told by others to watch The Wire in the past. So, I put "The Wire" DVD multi season series at the top of my Netflix que. Better very late to the party than nothing, I guess.Gyro1966https://www.blogger.com/profile/02323185526538160386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-35063340688092231982010-04-16T10:28:28.490-04:002010-04-16T10:28:28.490-04:00" My purchase of a 52 inch high-def Phillips ..." My purchase of a 52 inch high-def Phillips TV with bleu-ray DVD and a Phillips surround sound audio set up this December has really changed my movie viewing habits."<br /><br />Sure beats paying $12.50 to sit in a theater w/ a screen the same size as your TV set w/a bunch of<br />morons. You should check out Breaking Bad, best TV show since the Wire, it's on AMC on Sunday nights @ 10 PM and usually can be found on Primetime InDemand on most cable systems.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-41319489523425284402010-04-16T09:26:46.830-04:002010-04-16T09:26:46.830-04:00Thanks for the heads up , Hound. I am surprised to...Thanks for the heads up , Hound. I am surprised to find out that i can order most of the movies you mention via Netflix. (I love Netflix.) They just shipped out payday to me, I should have it by tomorrow(Sat) for weekend viewing. My purchase of a 52 inch high-def Phillips TV with bleu-ray DVD and a Phillips surround sound audio set up this December has really changed my movie viewing habits. I enjoy movies now more than ever. I recommend this set-up to anyone, and now the price is very affordable!Gyro1966https://www.blogger.com/profile/02323185526538160386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-19113960986782498632010-04-16T01:21:15.373-04:002010-04-16T01:21:15.373-04:00"Why would Chet Baker shoot heroin into his b..."Why would Chet Baker shoot heroin into his balls ?"<br />" maybe if most of your other veins are effed' up ? "<br /><br />you answered your own question....The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-22651417029163517522010-04-15T04:40:53.875-04:002010-04-15T04:40:53.875-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-29894879837460124712010-04-13T19:51:25.270-04:002010-04-13T19:51:25.270-04:00"Masked and Anonymous (I know it was awful, b..."Masked and Anonymous (I know it was awful, but I liked it for reasons I can hardly explain)..."<br /><br />Here's one: It's the only movie where you can see (an actor playing) Pope John Paul II eating a bagel with cream cheese!<br /><br />Thanks for the 'Payday' post, Hound...Gramercy7http://www.nyrocker.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-21643501937854819022010-04-13T18:47:59.293-04:002010-04-13T18:47:59.293-04:00". I know them both, and think that if you ha...". I know them both, and think that if you haven't read it yet, Raise Up Off Me by Hampton Hawes is damn good, and a good companion to the other two."<br />I liked Hawes books quite a bit. Also there's a good one about Chet Baker called Deep In A Dream where Legs McNeil walks in on Baker shooting up in his testicles, Anita O'Day's Hard Times and High Times, and Etta James' Rage To Survive you can also put on the list. Let's face it, musicians are more interesting when they are killing themselves with dope and alcohol. I mean what else do they do except spend their life getting to and from the gig, and waiting around to go on.<br />It's the amount of trouble they get into in between that's the fun part to read about. I still put Jimmy Donely's story-- Born To Lose (see January's posting) as the craziest.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-50152766505402980712010-04-13T18:11:28.503-04:002010-04-13T18:11:28.503-04:00Payday looks pretty good, thanks for the tip.
The...Payday looks pretty good, thanks for the tip.<br /><br />There aren't hardly any good music movies, agreed. I liked Ray well enough but am a Ray Charles fan and watched mostly for the music. The movie itself was pretty hoked up and yeah Walk the Line is the same movie but the music isn't nearly as good. The only scene I liked in that one was in the studio with Phillips.<br /><br />As for documentaries, the Howlin Wolf doc is pretty good, and has some hair-raising music performances in it.<br /><br />Slightly off-topic: in an earlier post you mentioned a couple of musician/junky memoirs you enjoyed (M. Rebennack's was one and I think Art Pepper's was another). I know them both, and think that if you haven't read it yet, Raise Up Off Me by Hampton Hawes is damn good, and a good companion to the other two.<br /><br />Always a pleasure checking your blog.<br /><br />Best,<br />LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-74371316123399149872010-04-13T18:11:10.660-04:002010-04-13T18:11:10.660-04:00"Rip Torn fans and inveterate train-wreck gaw..."Rip Torn fans and inveterate train-wreck gawkers should be sure to check out the YouTube clip where a speed- and LSD-ripped Rip hits Norman Mailer with a hammer and tries to strangle him. "<br /><br />I believe that scene is from the Mailer directed film Beyond The Law (1968) w/Torn, Mailer, George Plimpton, and Marsha Mason. Mailer bit off a piece of Torn's ear (pre-Mike Tyson) in the same scene. For real. Torn would star in another Mailer directed film- Maidstone two years later so I assume all was forgiven.<br /> Mailer wasn't a bad director, I sort of even liked Touch Guys Don't Dance....The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-69182587628342215352010-04-13T17:42:50.721-04:002010-04-13T17:42:50.721-04:00Rip Torn fans and inveterate train-wreck gawkers s...Rip Torn fans and inveterate train-wreck gawkers should be sure to check out the YouTube clip where a speed- and LSD-ripped Rip hits Norman Mailer with a hammer and tries to strangle him. The comments explain the context. Pretty disturbing stuff, though not completely uncomical in a what-a-pair-of-douchebags way. If you get bored, at least skip to the last 60 seconds where Rip is definitely, to paraphrase the Adverts, looking through Charlie Manson's eyes.Cavorting with Nudistsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-45108209134785627892010-04-13T16:50:58.662-04:002010-04-13T16:50:58.662-04:00You mention "Fat City," one of my all ti...You mention "Fat City," one of my all time favorite 70s loser films. I love that scene in the fields where one old wino tells how wine broke up his marriage. "Sounds like it was the wine AND the roses," another wino observes. The original novel by Leonard Gardner is great too.Bob Pomeroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706867947611308784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-89388464406528484632010-04-13T15:09:19.249-04:002010-04-13T15:09:19.249-04:00" Have you seen "The Man with the Golden..." Have you seen "The Man with the Golden Arm"? Frank Sinatra plays a heroin junkie sax man. great film & great score."<br /><br />Plumb forgot about that one, although it gets a bit silly when he's going through withdrawal, it's pretty good...The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-15344281468191330872010-04-13T12:21:38.288-04:002010-04-13T12:21:38.288-04:00I noticed a few of the films you mentioned are jaz...I noticed a few of the films you mentioned are jazz oriented. Have you seen "The Man with the Golden Arm"? Frank Sinatra plays a heroin junkie sax man. great film & great score.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900338708893899860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-55906371342478332542010-04-13T12:16:24.094-04:002010-04-13T12:16:24.094-04:00"How about "Love Me Tender"?. Wasn&..."How about "Love Me Tender"?. Wasn't that the first one?"<br />That's not much of a movie, Elvis doesn't even sing except over the closing credits...<br /><br />"I'd have to add The Girl Can't Help It to the great music films list."<br />But you can just keep the music clips and throw away the rest of the movies, except maybe the first scene where Jayne's walkin' down the street and the milk bottle ejaculates....and the songs are lip sychned which loses some points, although the version of the theme song is different than the record and has the Coasters singing back up.<br /><br />"Give me "Viva Las Vegas" over "Citizen Kane" anyday. "<br />How about Touch Of Evil? Elvis would have been great as one of the Grandi brothers. Elvis and Orson Welles have more in common than you'd think. <br /><br />""Wild in the Country"--come on, Hope Lange, Millie Perkins and the untouchable Tuesday Weld. Still don't know what the movie's about"<br /> I've seen it twice and I don't know what it's about either. Elvis and Tuesday Weld should have had the roles played by Michael Landon and Tina Louise in<br />God's Little Acre.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-89217595467101447912010-04-13T11:07:10.830-04:002010-04-13T11:07:10.830-04:00Indeed. The Carpenter novel is a fine read, if a ...Indeed. The Carpenter novel is a fine read, if a bit overcooked, but worth finding out. The prologue is a perfect jewel. As for "Wild in the Country"--come on, Hope Lange, Millie Perkins and the untouchable Tuesday Weld. Still don't know what the movie's about, but I watch it on Fox Movie Channel about once a month and let my mind wander . . . And as for Rip Torn, like Bridges, often the best thing in lousy movies, too, and keeps at it since Larry Sanders--he seems to be hired to play himself (a drunken maniac) like Walken--if you can stand it, endure "Freddy Got Fingered" just to watch Rip devour whole chunks of scenery. Life is short, tho, and better to stick to better Rip. His turn as a kind of Sam Phillips producer in "Forty Shades of Blue" was good too and livened up a dull movie. But "Payday" is the zenith--glad to know it's finally on DVD. And anyone who'd break into a bank thinking it's his house, well . . . I'll have what he's having.The Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-23244237174913523062010-04-13T10:36:36.904-04:002010-04-13T10:36:36.904-04:00Don Carpenter was primarily a novelist, whose work...Don Carpenter was primarily a novelist, whose work is all out of print except for his debut, Hard Rain Falling, which was recently reissued and which despite its title and pub date (1966) is not even vaguely hippieish. It's more like a depressive, hyper-existentialist beat novel about West Coast lowlifes and pool hustlers who commit petty crimes, do prison time, attempt redemption, and think a lot about freedom and death. A little longer and slower than it needed to be, I still found it quite worth the read.<br /><br />TOTALLY agree with you about Nashville, which must be the most overated movie in Christendom.Cavorting with Nudistsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-77228106107040556652010-04-13T09:16:44.064-04:002010-04-13T09:16:44.064-04:00I'd have to add The Girl Can't Help It to ...I'd have to add The Girl Can't Help It to the great music films list. Any film with Little Richard and Jayne Mansfield in the same scene and shot in technicolor has to be on any top 10 list. Also agree on Fat City. Susan Tyrell, Stacy Keech, Jeff Bridges, Candy Clark... what a cast!!! -Barry SoltzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-39784229568017658042010-04-12T23:00:45.781-04:002010-04-12T23:00:45.781-04:00JM,
You know I agree with most of your thoughts, b...JM,<br />You know I agree with most of your thoughts, but I really dug "King Creole"; saw it 1st when I was 8 and saw it again maybe 10 years ago, and it still looked very passable for an Elvis film.<br />Markvabeachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313515944020075053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-30503360829590067052010-04-12T22:17:20.430-04:002010-04-12T22:17:20.430-04:00" I don't think you can really evaluate E..." I don't think you can really evaluate Elvis movies without acknowledging how your opinion of each film is tied directly to the fuck-ability of his various co-stars."<br /><br />In which case, Wild In The Country w/Tuesday Weld is his best movie. I guess I need to see that one again, I can't remember much about it...The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.com