tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post748204399132855655..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Deconstructing Houdini '53: Magicians' DinnerJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-15345286986314858862023-11-18T07:20:55.739-08:002023-11-18T07:20:55.739-08:00Thanks, Khadi. I do like the word "unpacking....Thanks, Khadi. I do like the word "unpacking." :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-25037955872930897912023-11-17T20:11:14.949-08:002023-11-17T20:11:14.949-08:00John, I think you're doing a smash up job of &...John, I think you're doing a smash up job of "unpacking" Houdini '53. I was going to wait until the weekend but couldn't resist and had to read it before hand. Can't wait to read what's next. Khadi Madamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-38211972923114287782022-07-01T06:53:52.034-07:002022-07-01T06:53:52.034-07:00I was lucky enough to attend one at the old Millio...I was lucky enough to attend one at the old Million Dollar movie palace in downtown LA and one at The Magic Castle. Great times. I covered the Castle one <a href="https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2009/01/magical-weekend-with-tony-curtis.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-57354065933547066612022-07-01T06:50:30.464-07:002022-07-01T06:50:30.464-07:00I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you, Wench Wh...I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you, Wench Whisperer. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-54902622927473678002022-06-30T20:38:06.355-07:002022-06-30T20:38:06.355-07:00i was in my 30s when i first saw this movie. i did...i was in my 30s when i first saw this movie. i didn't much like it then but these "deconstructions" are turning me into a fan.Wench Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589439410613677518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-62919938934099186342022-06-28T18:45:09.504-07:002022-06-28T18:45:09.504-07:00Would have loved to have been at one of those scre...Would have loved to have been at one of those screening!Ken Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-37053780238406539232022-06-28T13:21:07.290-07:002022-06-28T13:21:07.290-07:00Right! And Dante was retired when this movie came ...Right! And Dante was retired when this movie came out. I believe Blackstone was still performing?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-27380802246825479162022-06-28T12:52:22.301-07:002022-06-28T12:52:22.301-07:00In the final years of his life Tony appeared at se...In the final years of his life Tony appeared at several special screenings of his work, and it was always Houdini or Some Like It Hot. I love that, in the end, Houdini was one of the movies that represented him and his career. He seemed to enjoy it as well as he always had great memories to share. It's certainly a crowd pleaser!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-43911709059528103322022-06-28T12:51:09.992-07:002022-06-28T12:51:09.992-07:00But, Dante passed away in the early 50s and Blacks...But, Dante passed away in the early 50s and Blackstone died in the mid 1960s, so he was the last from that Golden Age. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-1780887087353700712022-06-28T12:47:36.987-07:002022-06-28T12:47:36.987-07:00Thanks! This is an important sequence so I knew it...Thanks! This is an important sequence so I knew it needed some extra attention. Glad you enjoyed.<br /><br />BTW, I pretty sure I'm using the work "deconstruction" incorrectly. I'm not sure I'm really deconstructing in the strict sense of the word. I'm really dissecting. But I don't like pairing the word dissecting with Houdini/magic. So...John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-69894002055545431722022-06-28T10:43:59.550-07:002022-06-28T10:43:59.550-07:00Although if alive I think he would disagree I beli...Although if alive I think he would disagree I believe this is Tony Curtis's best movieKen Taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-43954319220899723052022-06-27T19:45:46.177-07:002022-06-27T19:45:46.177-07:00Great deconstruction, John - one of your best. I r...Great deconstruction, John - one of your best. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing!Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-71727257075257662222022-06-26T16:25:52.898-07:002022-06-26T16:25:52.898-07:00Oh, right, Dante! I forgot all about him. I will t...Oh, right, Dante! I forgot all about him. I will tweak that. Thanks Dean!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-70496788299088191462022-06-26T15:39:51.045-07:002022-06-26T15:39:51.045-07:00Thanks for pointing out the character who looks li...Thanks for pointing out the character who looks like Blackstone, I've always thought the same thing. Though Blackstone wasn't the last of the Golden Age, as Dante was still alive. (though Dante hated Houdini, lol) David Copperfield in his Escape From Alcatraz Special did a very similar Strait Jacket Escape by barely moving his body and having his arm peak out from the lower part of the Carnegiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142955905272650610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-8136295507643793212022-06-26T12:12:54.729-07:002022-06-26T12:12:54.729-07:00In the end it did kill him. Harry committed the mo...In the end it did kill him. Harry committed the mortal sin of buying into his own legend. He waived off medical attention until it was too late to save him.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-78947542839416721832022-06-25T13:45:00.503-07:002022-06-25T13:45:00.503-07:00Who wished they can present the straight jacket in...Who wished they can present the straight jacket in this manner? I had a friend that tried it, but without the mirror ball, it just didn't have the same impact. Michael Pascoenoreply@blogger.com