tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post214483568119268670..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Oh, C'monLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-19999483029398033502008-10-10T08:13:00.000-07:002008-10-10T08:13:00.000-07:00Damn, not at Netflix. Will have to check Reel Vide...Damn, not at Netflix. Will have to check Reel Video.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-4489052538259798602008-10-08T20:59:00.000-07:002008-10-08T20:59:00.000-07:00I'm not sure "kid-friendly" and the name Richard S...I'm not sure "kid-friendly" and the name Richard Strauss belong in the same paragraph, actually. But for a very interesting take on the Salome narrative--drawing heavily on Wilde--check out the silent film version<BR/><BR/>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013571/<BR/><BR/>starring the remarkable Alla Nazimova.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-17943775365161554432008-10-08T14:42:00.000-07:002008-10-08T14:42:00.000-07:00Yes, and there no such thing as a kid-friendly per...Yes, and there <I>no such thing</I> as a kid-friendly performance of <I>Salome</I>.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-56992270991009245202008-10-08T14:35:00.000-07:002008-10-08T14:35:00.000-07:00Yeah, I thought my $26 ticket included what the ol...Yeah, I thought my $26 ticket included what the older generation calls "a full view of lake and ocean."<BR/><BR/>But I love the idea of a "family friendly" showing of Salome. Take your stepdaughter!<BR/><BR/>Parents, just wait for the Magic Flute to show up. Because it will.<BR/><BR/>People are very literal minded about what is "obscene".Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-72495187586428105812008-10-08T13:27:00.000-07:002008-10-08T13:27:00.000-07:00Hahaha, well, I think many people would be interes...Hahaha, well, I think many people would be interested in a glimpse of the world's greatest living soprano in the altogether. You might as well go if you can get a ticket; the production was well reviewed, and she's <I>still</I> the world's greatest living soprano.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-37530484584413625472008-10-08T13:22:00.000-07:002008-10-08T13:22:00.000-07:00Does it make me a perv now that I've lost some int...Does it make me a perv now that I've lost some interest in seeing it? I had it written down in my calendar because I've never seen Salome, not even on DVD. Anyway, I was sorta on the fence of seeing it at the local movie theater this weekend. But what I'm really looking forward to is Doctor Atomic.Kyle Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650247755477900021noreply@blogger.com