tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post6460337615684573876..comments2023-12-09T15:38:44.490-08:00Comments on Jim Lane's Cinedrome: Rex the FirstJim Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-21715921153770701162010-08-23T09:22:08.056-07:002010-08-23T09:22:08.056-07:00Welcome, R.J., and thanks! The Haskin quote is fro...Welcome, R.J., and thanks! The Haskin quote is from the Kevin Brownlow/David Gill <i>Hollywood</i> documentary for Thames TV; Haskin was a wealth of anecdotes and insight on that (how I'd love to see <i>all</i> the unedited interviews from that great series). <br /><br />As for <i>Mare Nostrum</i>, that's one of Ingram's extant films I haven't seen; I look forward to catching up with it one of these days.Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-1493966550584796062010-08-23T03:14:50.297-07:002010-08-23T03:14:50.297-07:00Jim,
This is so nice. Congratulations on a master...Jim, <br />This is so nice. Congratulations on a masterly job. Ingram's career (even after he stopped making movies, and devoted himself I gather to sculpture) has always fascinated me. "Scaramouche" and "Mare Nostrum" are just incredible to me. I think that Byron Haskin said it all!<br /><br />Best always, R.J.r.j.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-64941509180523335072010-08-08T10:45:32.476-07:002010-08-08T10:45:32.476-07:00I read that too, Jim; in an interview once, Lean c...I read that too, Jim; in an interview once, Lean called Ingram "the man who really got me going." It's easy to see the influence by comparing their movies.Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-54339370587057847152010-08-08T10:05:08.704-07:002010-08-08T10:05:08.704-07:00I have read that David Lean always cited Rex Ingra...I have read that David Lean always cited Rex Ingram as a major influence on his work.Jim Cobbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-5445974383598327572010-08-08T10:04:06.948-07:002010-08-08T10:04:06.948-07:00Right you are Jean; that tinted photo (from the Fo...Right you are Jean; that tinted photo (from the <i>Four Horsemen</i> program) shows Valentino in his tango togs in a Buenos Aires dive, before the family is transplanted to Paris. <br /><br />As for Powell, he's a worthy subject, and I may well write about him someday. But it's a daunting prospect; I doubt if I could say anything about his life and work half as insightful and entertaining as he does himself in <i>A Life in Movies</i> and <i>Million Dollar Movie</i>.Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-616971864994273322010-08-08T00:48:13.111-07:002010-08-08T00:48:13.111-07:00Isn't FOUR HORSEMEN the one where Valentino do...Isn't FOUR HORSEMEN the one where Valentino does the tango? <br /><br />Fascinating stuff, Jim. Now, write about Michael Powell!Jeannoreply@blogger.com