Tonight at 8PM, girls, "Svengoolie" is showing the 1974 Mel Brooks classic "Young Frankenstein." Followed by "House Of Svengoolie" showing James Whale's 1931 original Karloff classic. It should be the other way around.
I am not sure that the low-end humor of the Sven Squad will jive with that of the more professional Mel Brooks. And it certainly will not work with the Karloff classic, which is an iconic gem. How does one get jokes out of that?
However, I have an idea--
With all the tributes pouring in this week about Diane Keaton, and a promise that "Annie Hall" will be shown on theater screens, but with no further specific announcements thereof, I propose that tonight we will watch my DVD of it tonight. I can't wait to see the scene where they are in line for a film with a pontificating idiot--I have been in that situation SO many times, darlings!--and he pulls out Marshall McLuhan, who, being in college during the mid to late Seventies, his writings were part of almost every communications course I took. And I took a lot of them because that was my major. I became attuned to McLuhan. So this scene has great meaning for me. It also was the reason I stopped eating lobster, because I never realized till this film how lobsters are cooked.
But the film is actually funny, it elevated Keaton to icon status, and she is absolutely charming. So, I think this is going to be our viewing choice tonight.
Those who have "Annie Hall" on DVD--and I know I am not the only one!--honor Diane Keaton tonight by watching this iconic classic. Probably the best comedy film since "Bringing Up Bably." That is almost forty years apart.
Diane Keaton will live forever through this film!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See you at 8PM, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Coming soon to a theater near you…a Pontificating Idiot!!
ReplyDeleteYou have my sympathy; we have all been in that situation!!!
Victoria, I know; which is why that scene is my favorite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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