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Aha, the little hand-drill. ('Cause the expression is hardly gonna be referring to the drink, now is it...) Yeah, I've used those. Once upon a long-ago.

Typo(e?)s

Henry V: Branaugh’s “Crispin” speech -- Branagh, no u.

Melancholia: “Kirstin Dunst and Charlotte Gainsborough portray well-heeled (and round-heeled in Kirstin’s case)...” -- Kirsten, Gainsbourg, Kirsten’s.

Star Trek The Next Generation: “...this segmant of the franchise” -- SegmEnt?

~~Hamlet: “why Steadman is the headliner here” -- but the picture caption says Edward Hopper.~~

Misc notes

Lawrence of Arabia -- “Steadman” somehow makes it look more like the recent _Dune_, IMO.

The Seventh Seal:
- Weird bandages on the whiteface. Is Death the Mummy?
- Andrew Wyeth has von Sydow playing himself? One of whom in weirdly anachronistic trench coat.
- The one guy big enough at the time to be on the poster, but never mentioned in (at least the foreign) reviews, is the curly-haired black square on the lower left of the original poster, Nils Poppe. He never became a big international star like von Sydow, but he was pretty huge in Sweden for... Ages. Epochs. Eons. i.e, as long as von Sydow. Didn't he play a jester or something in the film? Fitting, because his output was overwhelmingly on the comedic side.

Metropolis -- “Piss”?!? Naughty AI!

Frankenstein -- Who is Andrew Wyeth's face? Bit of Daniel Craig, perhaps some Tommy Lee Jones... But there is one guy with that exact face, isn't there?

Jekyll and Hyde: Steadman’s Hyde is Marty Feldman? Maybe a little, but isn't it more Jack Nicholson's Joker?

Hamlet: “Melancholy Dane looks like the young Gary Oldman in The Fifth Element” -- or in Léon: The Professional. Oh well, only a few years apart.

Romeo and Juliet -- featuring Ali McGraw and Mark Hamill?

Die Hard -- Tiny bit of Keanu Reeves in that Alan Rickman?

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: “noticeable bias toward the character’s more recent embodiment in Gary Oldman” -- Or, for some reason, Bill Nighy again?

African Queen: “I’m gonna go out on a limb here and assert that none of these women could be mistaken for Kate Hepburn” -- Or for a small steamboat.

Post #442,930 by rcareaga 4/12/23 5:56:18 PM 4/12/23 5:56:18 PM Reply	Re: Mail to ... ? Sorry, I was unclear. I have the proof copy mailed to me so that I can weed out the bad stuff. cordially,
Post #442,931 by CRConrad 4/15/23 10:08:08 AM 4/15/23 10:18:49 AM Reply	That "gimlet-eyed review" (all of four^Wthree possible typos); where to. Here? Edited by CRConrad April 15, 2023, 10:18:49 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #442,932 by rcareaga 4/16/23 5:24:53 PM 4/16/23 5:24:53 PM Reply	Re: That "gimlet-eyed review" (all of four^Wthree possible typos); where to. Here? Here, sure. I’m not averse to having these pointed out among friends (I obviously misunderstood you earlier). cordially,
Post #442,933 by CRConrad 4/17/23 2:30:01 AM 4/17/23 2:30:01 AM Reply	So WTF _is_ a gimlet innafirstplace? Had to look it up... Aha, the little hand-drill. ('Cause the expression is hardly gonna be referring to the drink, now is it...) Yeah, I've used those. Once upon a long-ago. Typo(e?)s Henry V: Branaugh’s “Crispin” speech -- Branagh, no u. Melancholia: “Kirstin Dunst and Charlotte Gainsborough portray well-heeled (and round-heeled in Kirstin’s case)...” -- Kirsten, Gainsbourg, Kirsten’s. Star Trek The Next Generation: “...this segmant of the franchise” -- SegmEnt? ~~Hamlet: “why Steadman is the headliner here” -- but the picture caption says Edward Hopper.~~ Misc notes Lawrence of Arabia -- “Steadman” somehow makes it look more like the recent _Dune_, IMO. The Seventh Seal: - Weird bandages on the whiteface. Is Death the Mummy? - Andrew Wyeth has von Sydow playing himself? One of whom in weirdly anachronistic trench coat. - The one guy big enough at the time to be on the poster, but never mentioned in (at least the foreign) reviews, is the curly-haired black square on the lower left of the original poster, Nils Poppe. He never became a big international star like von Sydow, but he was pretty huge in Sweden for... Ages. Epochs. Eons. i.e, as long as von Sydow. Didn't he play a jester or something in the film? Fitting, because his output was overwhelmingly on the comedic side. Metropolis -- “Piss”?!? Naughty AI! Frankenstein -- Who is Andrew Wyeth's face? Bit of Daniel Craig, perhaps some Tommy Lee Jones... But there is one guy with that exact face, isn't there? Jekyll and Hyde: Steadman’s Hyde is Marty Feldman? Maybe a little, but isn't it more Jack Nicholson's Joker? Hamlet: “Melancholy Dane looks like the young Gary Oldman in The Fifth Element” -- or in Léon: The Professional. Oh well, only a few years apart. Romeo and Juliet -- featuring Ali McGraw and Mark Hamill? Die Hard -- Tiny bit of Keanu Reeves in that Alan Rickman? Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: “noticeable bias toward the character’s more recent embodiment in Gary Oldman” -- Or, for some reason, Bill Nighy again? African Queen: “I’m gonna go out on a limb here and assert that none of these women could be mistaken for Kate Hepburn” -- Or for a small steamboat. -- Christian R. Conrad The Man Who Apparently Still Knows Fucking Everything Mail: Same username as at the top left of this post, at iki.fi
Post #442,934 by rcareaga 4/17/23 12:00:54 PM 4/17/23 12:00:54 PM Reply	Re: So WTF _is_ a gimlet innafirstplace? Had to look it up... Thanx. I’ll go weeding these in conjunction with the early “proof” copy due today. I’ve already decided to swap a couple of images. cordially,
Post #442,935 by boxley 4/17/23 12:13:04 PM 4/17/23 12:13:04 PM Reply	gimlet is what yer eyes look like the next day after imbibing a few of them "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #442,938 by rcareaga 4/17/23 6:32:20 PM 4/17/23 6:32:20 PM Reply	about the images I know what you mean about the Wyeth Frankenstein. I can’t place the visage either, but I feel the itch. And what about Edward Hopper’s version, which didn’t make the book? John Wayne, maybe? Steadman’s Jekyll has a bit of Gene Wilder about him. As to Léon: The Professional, I think Steadman’s Henry V on p. 65 comes a bit closer. I’ve credited your quip re The African Queen on p. 106, and have also given you a shout-out on the copyright page. The updated PDF, incorporating corrections and with some image swaps/substitutions/enhancements, is parked at the same old place (“Oh, you must mean the old Same place!” —Firesign Theatre). cordially,
Post #442,941 by CRConrad 4/18/23 7:55:14 AM 4/18/23 7:55:14 AM Reply	Oh, geez, you shouldn't have! Blushes coquettishly (Of course you should.) A bit overwhelming for that little, but thanks! -- Christian R. Conrad The Man Who Apparently Still Knows Fucking Everything Mail: Same username as at the top left of this post, at iki.fi

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