tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post1969616946739019489..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: A VERY PRIVATE AFFAIR (Vie Privee, 1962)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-12223665238123507072011-12-05T14:49:07.699-05:002011-12-05T14:49:07.699-05:00The Garland Theater is still in fine shape. It...The Garland Theater is still in fine shape. It's been a second run movie house for quite a few years now. It's located in a sort of 'historic district' in Spokane, so it's been well maintained over the years. Here's a link to an article about the theater's history from the current website...<br /><br />http://www.garlandtheater.com/the_theatre.php<br /><br />Yes, the google news archive is a godsend for a Spokanite like myself. I've spent countless hours using it to research movies and music concerts I attended back in the 70s and 80s.Dave Starrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-30312920955609197632011-11-28T14:45:57.568-05:002011-11-28T14:45:57.568-05:00Dave, that's great news. What kind of shape is...Dave, that's great news. What kind of shape is the Garland in these days? I'm from nowhere near Spokane but the city is well represented in the Google News Archive where I found the ad.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-85600915197838624762011-11-28T13:18:25.405-05:002011-11-28T13:18:25.405-05:00I note that the newspaper ad image included in the...I note that the newspaper ad image included in the article is from the Garland Theater in Spokane, WA...about a mile from where I grew up and still in operation today.Dave Starrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-47077195998736953492011-11-28T12:41:48.762-05:002011-11-28T12:41:48.762-05:00Sam, it may sound paradoxical but it's just po...Sam, it may sound paradoxical but it's just possible that Malle meant us to find the humorlessness of Bardot and Mastroianni's characters to be laughable -- and that humorlessness about their own situations is really what distinguishes <i>Vie Privee</i> from the more hard-boiled <i>Bombshell</i> to the French film's disadvantage.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-10496889427399021342011-11-27T19:24:15.791-05:002011-11-27T19:24:15.791-05:00Most interesting comparison here with BOMBSHELL (a...Most interesting comparison here with BOMBSHELL (a film that just arrived here in the Jean Harlow collection)which you assert is 'conceptually similar' but 'diametrically opposed in mood.' Apparently Bardot's role and performance here is the counterpoint of Marlow. Interesting too that even with traces of satire, compared to BOMBSHELL it's humorless.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com