tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post2550926930087820838..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Nathanael West; Phil Spector; Disney-boobsEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-24721663360655097712010-03-23T09:41:03.163-07:002010-03-23T09:41:03.163-07:00I read Jay Parini's biography of West a few ye...I read Jay Parini's biography of West a few years ago, and West's life sure didn't seem like some madcap real life screwball comedy to me. It seemed rather bleak. He married his wife not long before his death, so it seems that making a dual biography distorts the importance of his wife's role in his life.<br /><br />My favorite of West's books is A Cool Million, a great, satirical inversion of the Horatio Alger myth.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-30030212690681832522010-03-22T15:16:58.924-07:002010-03-22T15:16:58.924-07:00I recently read DOTL and was a bit disappointed, a...I recently read DOTL and was a bit disappointed, although I loved the movie despite Karen Black's presence. Have to admit I thought Bug's performance was the nighlight for me, too. Shows what I know.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-77064235490436899312010-03-22T13:56:46.037-07:002010-03-22T13:56:46.037-07:00The film of Day of the Locust is one of my favorit...The film of Day of the Locust is one of my favorites that no one else ever seems to like. Also where Homer Simpson got his name. The actor Jackie Earle Haley played the Shirley Temple wannabe.Strange casting. He's now the new Freddy Krueger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-55689312951553454372010-03-22T13:46:05.899-07:002010-03-22T13:46:05.899-07:00I like Day of The Locusts more than you do, Vince,...I like Day of The Locusts more than you do, Vince, but I have to admit the rest of his material doesn't do much for me. I agree with you. Horace McCoy was his superior though I do believe Locusts will stand as THE commentary on the American obsession with being famous. I even liked the much-disparaged film version of it except for the Burgess Meredith performance which was so far over the top I felt embarrassed for him. I wonder what John Schlesinger was thinking. Karen Black dumped on the whole project because she felt he spent more time with the male actors (presumably a dig at his sexual preferences) than the female but I thought she gave one of her finest performances in the film.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-72690564479817391772010-03-22T13:07:05.609-07:002010-03-22T13:07:05.609-07:00I read the Meade book and enjoyed it quite a bit. ...I read the Meade book and enjoyed it quite a bit. I have to admit I find West's life more interesting than his fiction.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473441336451528462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-57632183100685773152010-03-22T12:33:49.324-07:002010-03-22T12:33:49.324-07:00I could say something crude like I'll voluntee...I could say something crude like I'll volunteer to do the tests, but I won't.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738462837640721126noreply@blogger.com