Comments on: The Getaway

By: Villan « Touching From a Distance

Villan « Touching From a Distance — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:19:07 +0000

[...] Regular reader David thinks that Will Osbrone was thinking about Vic Dakin in ‘Villan” when he writes “…..Or the good old English equivalent of taking your Mother down to Brighton in a brand new Roller for some whelks on the Sunday after you’ve hit the Glasgow to London Mail train.” In his post ‘The Getaway‘: [...]

By: simon

simon — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:24:57 +0000

A couple of years ago on an extended summer trip to LA , we took a a trip to the famous Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills hotel and I was lucky enough to see Ali Macgraw’s first husband the legendary producer Robert Evans. He was staggering about a bit after a stroke, but it made my day to see the saviour of Paramount and a true hero of the biz.

A great book to read about the inner workings of Hollywood is his memoir ‘The Kid Stays in the Picture’ Just check out his IMDB page http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263172/ The man is Hollywood..

By: Edward McLaughlin

Edward McLaughlin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:42:24 +0000

So we can talk politics?

By: simon

simon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:11:04 +0000

Edward Yes I did

From my first post:

“magazines, photography, theatre and any other stuff I find interesting. But NO party politics, I’ve had enough of banging my head against a wall over and over again… There will be lots of guest contributors, some of whom actually know what they’re talking about.”

By: Edward McLaughlin

Edward McLaughlin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:22:06 +0000

Simon

No you didn’t

By: Wall Street 2 – The Bailout « Touching From a Distance

Wall Street 2 – The Bailout « Touching From a Distance — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:42:16 +0000

[...] up Will Osborne’s cracking post on Wall Street robbery, the greatest financial crook of them all, Gordon Gekko is back on screens soon , with possibly the [...]

By: David

David — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:26:25 +0000

I read somewhere that in the Scene when Steve slapped Ali about she didn’t know it was going to happen. If you take a close look at her reaction you’ll see that she might not have been acting. She couldn’t have been too disturbed by this as she ended up marrying him. If Sam had cast Claudine Longet as Carol thing might have turned out a little differently for Steve!

By: simon

simon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:05:50 +0000

Edward I said Party politics!

By: Edward McLaughlin

Edward McLaughlin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:13:37 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly with your attack on the bankers and their hog-like stampede back to the trough.

I knew your promise to keep the site free of politics would not last long.