tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post7660337303285180590..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: No slave to an image: a tribute to Kirk Douglas on his 100thJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-61273798310462080212018-01-06T11:45:23.981+05:302018-01-06T11:45:23.981+05:30thanks for the comment, Rasik. Think he wrote a se...thanks for the comment, Rasik. Think he wrote a second memoir too, but I haven't read it.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-51310461339271961442018-01-05T12:42:03.624+05:302018-01-05T12:42:03.624+05:30Thanks for letting me know that Kirk Douglas wasn&...Thanks for letting me know that Kirk Douglas wasn't just a fine actor with an imposing presence on screen, but a rare kind of celebrity who thought about the society and world and fearlessly presented those thoughts in public. I have already added his autobiography to my wishlist. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01326417378908779053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-56313834602542406482016-11-26T18:30:54.613+05:302016-11-26T18:30:54.613+05:30Somehow I never warmed up to Kirk Douglas.
Out of...Somehow I never warmed up to Kirk Douglas.<br /><br />Out of the Past, arguably the most acclaimed movie in his ouevre, is Mitchum's film, not his.<br /><br />Spartacus is an entertaining left-wing parable, but again he is overshadowed by brilliant performances from his elders - Laurence Olivier and Charles Laughton.<br /><br />Ace in the Hole has all of Billy Wilder's cynicism but not his good nature and humor.<br /><br />Paths of Glory is a "message" film. I keep away from those.<br /><br />My favorites are the two films he made with the great Vincente Minnelli - The Bad and the Beautiful and its sequel "Two weeks in another Town". I haven't seen "Lust for Life".shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898755392584822638noreply@blogger.com