American Psycho Broadway Musical Moving Forward

Between this news and all the ads for that horror movie with Timothy Olyphant, I am struck with the mental image of Christian Bale and Jared Leto capering around the stage singing in Crazies!

thanks, Tommy. I think I'll look for the book.

Just so you know, the book is much more disturbing.

I was unaware of Landis's behavior after Vic Morrow's death. Some internet surfing has helped enlighten me. What an asshole. Thanks for the mentioning it, javachik.

You're welcome. I can't recall the name of the book I read about it (it was published within a year of the trial), but he was awful.

I'm finding two

"Outrageous Conduct : Art, Ego, and the Twilight Zone Case" by Stephen Farber and Marc Green

and

"Special Effects : Disaster at Twilight Zone" by Ron LaBrecque

I haven't found details from the trial but I just read an account of how Landis showed up uninvited at Morrow's funeral and gave a horrible rambling eulogy that was pretty much a plug for the movie.

edit: I felt remiss in not mentioning that two children (hired illegally) were also killed in the accident.

not mentioning that two children (hired illegally) were also killed in the accident.

Yep, hence my ire.

I read both of those books, I think!

I recently saw an oldie (neither Polanski nor Landis was involved) that achieves a form of greatness.

It's called Five Came Back, and it's from 1939. A group of 12 people (pilot, co-pilot, steward, and nine assorted passengers) fly to South America. A storm comes up, the plane is forced down in the Amazon jungle, and everyone tries to make themselves comfortable while the experts try to fix the plane. Then there are signs that native headhunters are coming....

The big star here from 2010 perspectives is Lucille Ball, who plays the Bad Girl. Oldies fans may recognize Chester Morris as the pilot and Allan Jenkins as the mobster's right-hand man taking the mobster's son to safety.

Not the sort of movie that gets Oscar nominations, but a 75-minute suspense thriller that delivers exactly what it intends to. The only objection I have is the title, which is kind of a spoiler when the plane tries to take off in the last 10 minutes.

Hey Fred, I just finished Farber On Film, and think you'd enjoy the man's writing. I'd only read the White Elephant vs. Termite Art essay before, but the whole is a pretty great read. I mean, the guy's philosophically about as aligned with my own ideas as any critic, but taste-wise, he's all over the map. Anyway, I figured for a TCM addict like you, this would be the WMD.

Thanks, Corwood. I'll keep my eyes open for it.