tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post2113766551990585722..comments2024-01-24T01:27:11.111-05:00Comments on Café Muscato: This Much is TruMuscatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04657061324487851341noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-72021141150437394752015-10-13T12:06:16.474-04:002015-10-13T12:06:16.474-04:00I am of the school that believes his fortunes bega...I am of the school that believes his fortunes began their downward skid after In Cold Blood was published. He was too close to the killers, and had too much invested in their redemption. If we are to believe the movie of those events, just as he couldn't save his mother, he couldn't save the reputation of Perry Smith. They were further sped up in his cat fight with Gore Vidal, and frankly, that feud is what killed any forward momentum. While two bitchy queens going for the jugular can be fun to watch, they get tiresome, and frankly, they are off putting.The Cool Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162345087029159056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-22967623791068613812015-10-03T23:55:42.837-04:002015-10-03T23:55:42.837-04:00Maybe I see it through different eyes, but I think...Maybe I see it through different eyes, but I think <em>Murder By Death</em> is a supreme achievement in the genre we call "camp". One of my favourite films, in fact... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-10492714350624917552015-10-03T09:47:23.690-04:002015-10-03T09:47:23.690-04:00I saw MbD not all that long ago, and while on the ...I saw <i>MbD</i> not all that long ago, and while on the whole it was better than I remembered (I didn't get all the jokes when I saw it when it first came out), and of course the cast is astonishing - Truman is little more than a lump on screen and a palpable energy drain every time he appears. I've read that he genuinely believed, somehow, that the part would turn him into a movie star.Muscatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657061324487851341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-5981982219928001172015-10-02T13:06:42.614-04:002015-10-02T13:06:42.614-04:00A Christmas Memory is the work that will always re...A Christmas Memory is the work that will always remain in my memory, as long as I have some brain cells left. A shorter work that packs a huge emotional punch. <br /><br />He left a relatively small body of work, preferring to spend his time with the Beautiful People. What a sin. Robertanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-10791753913233313262015-10-02T11:33:37.131-04:002015-10-02T11:33:37.131-04:00Strange when a personality overshadows ones own wo...Strange when a personality overshadows ones own work. My most vivid memory is his turn in <i>Murder by Death</i> where he embodies everything stated in your post. Almost winking at the camera.ayeM8yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258615853099164514noreply@blogger.com