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| re: SOME LIKE IT HOT -- the '59 Film | |
| Last Edit: Singapore/Fling 12:01 am EST 12/24/22 | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 11:55 pm EST 12/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: SOME LIKE IT HOT -- the '59 Film - BroadwayTonyJ 06:54 pm EST 12/23/22 | |
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| You’re proving my point, as much as you wish you weren’t. Revival houses, library screenings, even the bulk of TCM are aimed towards cinephiles and people who are old enough to have a familiarity/nostalgia for the film from when it debuted. Some Like It Hot is in the same company as Le Circle Rouge or Chimes at Midnight, which can play for a few weeks on a single screen, but I don’t know how that squares with the idea of being “wildly popular”. And I didn’t claim the film was forgotten, so citing DVD and the ability to rent the film digitally only tells us, again, what we already agree on: it’s a great movie that is held in high esteem by certain people. But also… I don’t get the sense that certain peels on this board are aware that “Sugar” Is not a well-known musical outside of this board. There’s a pop culture myopia on this site that reinforces itself in odd ways, and I think this movie and musical are an example of that. |
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| re: SOME LIKE IT HOT -- the '59 Film | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 08:52 am EST 12/24/22 | |
| In reply to: re: SOME LIKE IT HOT -- the '59 Film - Singapore/Fling 11:55 pm EST 12/23/22 | |
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| I should have mentioned that Fathom Events presented Some Like It Hot at select cinemas around the Chicago area in 2017. When I saw it with my partner, the crowd definitely included some young people. The theaters selected were not revival houses, but popular local cinemas. Just saying. | |
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| re: SOME LIKE IT HOT -- the '59 Film | |
| Posted by: comedywest 09:43 am EST 12/24/22 | |
| In reply to: re: SOME LIKE IT HOT -- the '59 Film - BroadwayTonyJ 08:52 am EST 12/24/22 | |
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| and TCM is hardly just for cinephiles...it's just where old movies are telecast. Turner bought up most of those rights ages ago. I happen to love smart comedies, but good luck finding them anywhere in the theaters these days. |
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| re: SOME LIKE IT HOT -- the '59 Film | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 07:37 am EST 12/24/22 | |
| In reply to: re: SOME LIKE IT HOT -- the '59 Film - Singapore/Fling 11:55 pm EST 12/23/22 | |
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| I guess we travel in different theatre circles. Believe it or not, I do have young nieces and nephews who are teens and 20-somethings and I talk to them frequently about films and theatre. What exactly is your idea of a film comedy that is a cultural touchstone or is "wildly popular"? |
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