tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post3719633118797578156..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: COOL FLICKS: That Cold Day in the ParkJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-78334097432024807192014-04-29T18:09:19.824-05:002014-04-29T18:09:19.824-05:00Your suggested double bill seems a natural, John. ...Your suggested double bill seems a natural, John. If memory serves, <i>McCabe and Mrs.Miller </i> was preceded by <i>Mudflats Living</i>, a 1972 NFB documentary about a squatters community that was within sight of where Altman's film was shot. I should add that squatter Malcolm Lowry's shack was located in the very same area.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-80578418616832704882014-04-29T09:12:43.658-05:002014-04-29T09:12:43.658-05:00I think the ultimate double bill would be That Col...I think the ultimate double bill would be <i>That Cold Day in the Park</i> paired with <i>The Collector</i> starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. In fact, I'm planning a similar dual review for Fowles' debut noval and the movie later this year.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-56879486823681328292014-04-29T09:01:12.170-05:002014-04-29T09:01:12.170-05:00Ugh! Thanks, Sergio. That'll teach me to be h...Ugh! Thanks, Sergio. That'll teach me to be hasty in my Googling. I linked to the very first page that turned up in my Olive Films search. I've changed the review and the link above to reflect both DVD formats are available.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-37589059892498106172014-04-29T06:59:43.320-05:002014-04-29T06:59:43.320-05:00That Cold Day in the Park once played back-to-back...<i>That Cold Day in the Park</i> once played back-to-back with <i>McCabe and Mrs. Miller</i> at the Vancouver Cinemateque, not far from where both where filmed. I caught the latter but missed the former, and never could bring myself to watch it on DVD. Well, you've convinced me. Funny thing is that for all these years I thought it was shot in black & white. I blame the DVD cover.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-40820554125304228672014-04-29T02:45:13.658-05:002014-04-29T02:45:13.658-05:00I saw the movie at a pretty impressionable age (pr...I saw the movie at a pretty impressionable age (pre-teen) and it stuck with me but I have not wanted to watch it again - having said that, most of the time I really do like Sandy Dennis and Altman's movies so I really will have to give this another go - really enjoyed the twinned reviews John, thanks! I hadn't realised the movie had been so hard to get, though I think Olive did also release a DVD along with the Blu-ray - or at least according to their website: http://store.olivefilms.com/Thriller.55/Olive_Films.38/That_Cold_Day_in_the_Park__DVD_.5538.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-89657694105698779652014-04-28T09:25:55.469-05:002014-04-28T09:25:55.469-05:00Never heard of Milligan. I had to go look up his f...Never heard of Milligan. I had to go look up his films at imdb. Not my kind of thing at all. Looks like he did a lot of schlock horror like Herschell Gordon Lewis. Based on a very detailed plot synopsis the only thing <i>Nightbirds</i> has in common with <i>That Cold Day in the Park</i> is that a woman picks up a young man and takes him home. Milligan's Dee sounds amoral and deranged nothing like the tortured and haunted Frances. The story of <i>NIghtbirds</i> is nowhere near what is told in either Miles' novel or the Altman/Freeman movie. The Altman movie has more in common with <i>The Collector</i> and stories of sexual obsession and covetousness.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-83242112753828237052014-04-27T23:00:26.018-05:002014-04-27T23:00:26.018-05:00Andy Milligan covered the same territory in his &q...Andy Milligan covered the same territory in his "Nightbirds" made about the same time. I've not seen the Altman film, but Milligan's is pretty creepy.Tim Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191899859528990414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-84842089226377437172014-04-26T21:22:10.858-05:002014-04-26T21:22:10.858-05:00And thank you, Ken! As you can see I "borrow...And thank you, Ken! As you can see I "borrowed" a few of your screenshots because the color is so much better than that YouTube version where I ...um...stole most of my screenshots.<br /><br />You have a new fan of your movie reviews. I'll be visiting your "Dreams" more often!J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-32448568781536885992014-04-26T20:35:58.644-05:002014-04-26T20:35:58.644-05:00Just a note to say thank you very much for linking...Just a note to say thank you very much for linking my post on "That Cold Day in the Park"! One of your devoted readers hipped me to your site and I have been enjoying reading your thoughts on the film and book. Also love your well-taken apprehension about the forthcoming remake of "Rosemary's Baby."<br />You have a great writing style and i look forward to exploring more of your site. As it is, I found it hard going just to stop reading long enough to post THIS! Thanks!Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.com