tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post988131693043813395..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "A Monumental Acting Challenge"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-36879747419118922862016-12-17T11:59:22.714-08:002016-12-17T11:59:22.714-08:00Have just rewatched the scene. EEH's face actu...Have just rewatched the scene. EEH's face actually isn't blank; he is alert and interested, concentrated on following what Astaire is doing. His head follows Astaire around the room, and at one point he gets up and interacts with Astaire, even though he doesn't dance.<br /><br />In another scene soon afterwards, Ginger Roger reacts in the same way.<br /><br />The result is to focus the viewer even more on Astaire's dancing.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-62844918757642232222016-12-12T04:01:20.630-08:002016-12-12T04:01:20.630-08:00I'm sure Mr Astaire would just love "Edwa...I'm sure Mr Astaire would just love "Edward" to be mugging a variety of expressions, none of them blank, in the background while he is singing. Horror, pain, fear, to name just a few. It took Yul Brynner a long time to forgive Steve McQueen for doing something similar in The Magnificent Seven.Looseheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-74550458383727454152016-12-09T12:32:24.525-08:002016-12-09T12:32:24.525-08:00It seems to me that Horton and Astaire have (in th...It seems to me that Horton and Astaire have (in the film) known each other for quite a while, and that Astaire being Astaire, this would not be the first time that he has burst into song in front of Horton. What could be appropriate would be Horton trying to come up with (in his mind, of course) arguments for Astaire getting married. Like it's a conversation. Once Astaire finishes the discussion HIS way (tapping and singing up a storm), Horton would (if the scene went on) rebut HIS way, double taking and misunderstanding the whole situation. Seems to me.Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-89290194936889817442016-12-09T08:23:42.344-08:002016-12-09T08:23:42.344-08:001) I think you meant to write "I *didn't*...1) I think you meant to write "I *didn't* know I would be writing this". You wrote "did".<br /><br />2) Not ann actor, but I suspect that in this case there were two ideas. One is that EEH was not supposed to do anything that would distract attention away from Astaire's performance, so most reaction would be out in any case. The second is that Astaire is not singing to EEH but to himself, and the situation is exactly as if Astaire walked to the edge of the stage and delivered a monologue while the lights went down on EEH, so that although Astaire may be singing at EEH, he's doing it inside his own mind as he considers his response. I haven't seen the movie in decades, so will have review to see if I think this theory holds up. Will get back to you next week.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.com