This very evening, on Friday the 23rd, TCM has slated in the late-evening "cult movie" slot the amazingly campy 1966 stunner The Swinger. I presented the wonderful "human paint brush" scene on the Funhouse when it first began in 1993, and got an immediate reaction (from the male and female viewers). It's definitely the precursor for the chocolate/beans scene in Tommy, but it's only one of several dazzlers in the picture. You will believe that director George Sidney had a crush on his star when you see the picture — you will also see the influence on that Lindsay Lohan poster for Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen a few years back. Record it and see...
The clip that fetched so much attention. I uploaded it to YT, and it has been "flagged" for adult content:
Interestingly, another poster put up the uncut version of the scene in a very sketchy looking copy (he's disabled the embed function). This version is longer and contains much mock-tribal silliness before Annie disrobes (making the movie seem even crazier). It also slows down her dancing, making it seem even more like Sidney was fetishizing fair young Annie. I have no idea why this was cut from the version I taped, it will interesting to see if it's in the TCM "official" version.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Steve Buscemi talks about two gods: Cassavetes and Kaurismaki
I haven't been doing the press-junket circuit lately, but when I did do it for the show, I delighted in getting the subjects to talk about something besides their latest movie. The best way to do this would be to evoke their influences. Here Steve Buscemi discusses his love of Cassavetes and surprised me by bringing up one of my big-time faves, Aki Kaurismaki.
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