Eons ago, I diacovered Joaeph Heller's awesome novel about WWII, Catch-22. As anti-war aa you can imagine, it followed a sad-sack* named Yossarian as he resisted the fog of war
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"I Lost it at the Movies" ...devifemmeMay 22 2019, 05:42:57 UTC
Thanks, dear Anais. Yeah, I appreciate your concern about how such vehicles as Amazon or Hulu suck in money. Shit, we already spend a lot on cable TV (including HBO,etc.) -- and I'm not eager to jump into another expensive "service"...
But I'm glad you're in touch, sweetie! I was just recommending Anais Nin's diaries to a girlfriend -- and I of course was reminded of you, one of my earliest LJ friends.
Dear Rio: You mean the Hulu version will be on Channel 4? Very cool -- there really ought to be some vehicle for selective rebroadcasting of hot films prodced by the "non-neworks" like Amazon and Hulu.
I'm glad that you sweet Ponies keep track of stuff like "Catch 22," I just wrote back to.our mutual pal Jasper about it, also mentioning another wild cultural artefact, "Gravity's Rainbow," by Thomas Pynchon -- which HASN'T yet been made into a film.
The book is amazing, funny and sentimental and thoughtful.
I have a subscription to Hulu, and I'm looking forward to watching the series when I get back home. I didn't realize that it's an eight part series though.
The book was an amazing read, although I haven't seen the Mike Nichols version in ages. Maybe I should watch that again before I start the Hulu series.
The Nichols version, circa 1970devifemmeMay 22 2019, 05:15:21 UTC
Can you lay your hands on videos of old movies, Jasper? Does Hulu give you access to them? (I'd thought that they only did fairly recent stuff?)
Anyway, I'm delighted you had read the novel -- one of my absolute favorites! And Heller -- to me, at least -- suggests another WWII novel that HASN'T made it to the ol' silver screen. Thomas Pynchon's immortal "Gravity's Rainbow" (about Nazi V-weapons falling on London late in the war, among other themes).
Pynchon (who's still around, I think) has done a half-dozen amusing novels, but "Gravity..." is his best!
Re: The Nichols version, circa 1970jasperslagoonMay 22 2019, 13:21:27 UTC
It could be on Netflix, when I get home I'll take a look. I'd love to see it again.
I haven't read anything by Pynchon although I do know his name. And I'll check my local library to see if they have Gravity's Rainbow when I get back to the States, I'm always surprised at finding out how vast their collection of books can be.
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But I'm glad you're in touch, sweetie! I was just recommending Anais Nin's diaries to a girlfriend -- and I of course was reminded of you, one of my earliest LJ friends.
I'll "drop by" your LJ tomorrow to catch up!
Kisses, J
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I'm glad that you sweet Ponies keep track of stuff like "Catch 22," I just wrote back to.our mutual pal Jasper about it, also mentioning another wild cultural artefact, "Gravity's Rainbow," by Thomas Pynchon -- which HASN'T yet been made into a film.
The book is amazing, funny and sentimental and thoughtful.
Kisses, J
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The book was an amazing read, although I haven't seen the Mike Nichols version in ages. Maybe I should watch that again before I start the Hulu series.
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Anyway, I'm delighted you had read the novel -- one of my absolute favorites! And Heller -- to me, at least -- suggests another WWII novel that HASN'T made it to the ol' silver screen. Thomas Pynchon's immortal "Gravity's Rainbow" (about Nazi V-weapons falling on London late in the war, among other themes).
Pynchon (who's still around, I think) has done a half-dozen amusing novels, but "Gravity..." is his best!
Cheers, J
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I haven't read anything by Pynchon although I do know his name. And I'll check my local library to see if they have Gravity's Rainbow when I get back to the States, I'm always surprised at finding out how vast their collection of books can be.
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Do enjoy "Gravity's Rainbow" -- BTW decoding the arcane title is worth the trouble...
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