Looking forward to that One Battle After Another review. Got to see it in 70MM and had a decent time, even if I disagreed with PTA’s apparent support of the group
"such as the former child star who played Gary’s older brother in Lucille Ball’s Yours, Mine, and Ours, an alcoholic William Holden (played well by Sean Penn, who is now as wrinkly as a shar-pei)"
Uh, 1968's Yours Mine and Ours starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda, Steve.
William Holden wasn't in the picture.
Also, Yours Mine and Ours paved the way for The Brady Bunch--which was actually produced during the time period of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Licorice Pizza.
Tim Matheson of "Animal House" fame played one of Gary's brothers, according to IMDB. I don't recognize the other Beardsley child actors, except for Ricky Nelson's daughter Tracy.
Perhaps so, but the sentence was vague, ambiguously written and thus the confusion. In other words it was written along the lines of "former child star AND alcoholic William Holden" perhaps the "an an alcoholic" was implied, but again, the sentence was vague, ambiguous, thus open to the interpretation and thus the confusion overall. If the sentence had added "the former child star; PLUS THE alcoholic William Holden" OR "the former child star." (full stop) and THEN "ALSO THE alcoholic William Holden is included"--somewhere along those lines, and thus way less confusion regarding whether there were two or one person(s) mentioned in the sentence.
"after all these years he still can’t string together a plot"
Always my biggest complain with PTA movies. "This happened; then this happened; then this happened; ...[2.5 hours later] the end."
I presume that's entirely intentional (hence why he doesn't hire a decent screenwriter), but it's not for me. I stopped paying attention to him after Magnolia (save Inherent Vice, which actually kinda worked).
I tried with this movie, but bailed a half hour in. No kid I knew as a 15 yo was this forward with women. The fact that it immediately went into the "free" bin on Amazon Prime along with Death Wish 4 suggests poor quality.
I generally like Anderson but never bothered to see this film. Once Upon a Time, on the other hand, I have seen half a dozen - visually engrossing, great acting, great scenes/dialogue, just love it. Interestingly, it's my 17 year old's go-to movie when he wants to watch something but doesn't have a particular film in mind.
Oh how awesome! A sailer review of "One Battle After Another", a movie that is based on absurd 2020 era cliches, plot holes, and over the top/camp performances (that should have sunk the movie), yet in spite of that is still so entertaining and well done (IMO) that it's worth seeing. The roller coaster car chase alone is worth the price of admission. OK, no more spoilers. Looking forward to the review.
This was before my time, so if Steve and the others could chime in it would be appreciated; in November 1981 both William Holden and Natalie Wood died unexpectedly. It's a hell of a coincidence that their spouses/significant-others were starring together at the time on Hart to Hart: Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers. Wagner and Powers had tremendous on-screen chemistry so I wonder if that ever filtered down into their real-life relationship.
As an aside, since one of my hobbies is keeping track of old famous people, one would have to include Wagner who is 95. Also, Tim Kazurinsky during his time on Saturday Night Live would also pitch an idea for a commercial: The William Holden Drinking Helmet, but it never made it past the read-through
Gary reminded me of bow-tie Tucker Carlson, who was also a Valley kid whose dad worked in TV I believe (eg, his current show’s credits show him hanging with Jerry Garcia).
Looking forward to that One Battle After Another review. Got to see it in 70MM and had a decent time, even if I disagreed with PTA’s apparent support of the group
I'm expecting to see a link to Days of Rage in that review
One Battle After Anther looks terrible. Should be a fun review.
accurate
"such as the former child star who played Gary’s older brother in Lucille Ball’s Yours, Mine, and Ours, an alcoholic William Holden (played well by Sean Penn, who is now as wrinkly as a shar-pei)"
Uh, 1968's Yours Mine and Ours starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda, Steve.
William Holden wasn't in the picture.
Also, Yours Mine and Ours paved the way for The Brady Bunch--which was actually produced during the time period of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Licorice Pizza.
Tim Matheson of "Animal House" fame played one of Gary's brothers, according to IMDB. I don't recognize the other Beardsley child actors, except for Ricky Nelson's daughter Tracy.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063829/fullcredits/
The former child star and an alcoholic William Holden are two different entities in that sentence.
Perhaps so, but the sentence was vague, ambiguously written and thus the confusion. In other words it was written along the lines of "former child star AND alcoholic William Holden" perhaps the "an an alcoholic" was implied, but again, the sentence was vague, ambiguous, thus open to the interpretation and thus the confusion overall. If the sentence had added "the former child star; PLUS THE alcoholic William Holden" OR "the former child star." (full stop) and THEN "ALSO THE alcoholic William Holden is included"--somewhere along those lines, and thus way less confusion regarding whether there were two or one person(s) mentioned in the sentence.
I agree that the sentence is difficult to follow, but not really ambiguous.
"after all these years he still can’t string together a plot"
Always my biggest complain with PTA movies. "This happened; then this happened; then this happened; ...[2.5 hours later] the end."
I presume that's entirely intentional (hence why he doesn't hire a decent screenwriter), but it's not for me. I stopped paying attention to him after Magnolia (save Inherent Vice, which actually kinda worked).
I meant to see this when you first reviewed it. I’ll try again.
I tried with this movie, but bailed a half hour in. No kid I knew as a 15 yo was this forward with women. The fact that it immediately went into the "free" bin on Amazon Prime along with Death Wish 4 suggests poor quality.
I generally like Anderson but never bothered to see this film. Once Upon a Time, on the other hand, I have seen half a dozen - visually engrossing, great acting, great scenes/dialogue, just love it. Interestingly, it's my 17 year old's go-to movie when he wants to watch something but doesn't have a particular film in mind.
But that DVD cover man, the cover picture!
Off topic:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251005085621.htm
Retreat to the donut shop plus stampede to the dispensary equals….
When I was young, everyone said pot made people drive slower and more carefully. Guess not.
The joke I often heard was "Drunk drivers blow through stop signs; high drivers stop and wait for them to turn green."
Oh how awesome! A sailer review of "One Battle After Another", a movie that is based on absurd 2020 era cliches, plot holes, and over the top/camp performances (that should have sunk the movie), yet in spite of that is still so entertaining and well done (IMO) that it's worth seeing. The roller coaster car chase alone is worth the price of admission. OK, no more spoilers. Looking forward to the review.
> an alcoholic William Holden
This was before my time, so if Steve and the others could chime in it would be appreciated; in November 1981 both William Holden and Natalie Wood died unexpectedly. It's a hell of a coincidence that their spouses/significant-others were starring together at the time on Hart to Hart: Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers. Wagner and Powers had tremendous on-screen chemistry so I wonder if that ever filtered down into their real-life relationship.
As an aside, since one of my hobbies is keeping track of old famous people, one would have to include Wagner who is 95. Also, Tim Kazurinsky during his time on Saturday Night Live would also pitch an idea for a commercial: The William Holden Drinking Helmet, but it never made it past the read-through
Gary reminded me of bow-tie Tucker Carlson, who was also a Valley kid whose dad worked in TV I believe (eg, his current show’s credits show him hanging with Jerry Garcia).
There Will Be Blood. Help me as I am not smart enough to understand the move.
How I see it:
-oil entrepeneur amasses fortune
-lives in mansion w. bowling alley in basement
-murders preacher.
...and?
So, I just don't get it, please help.
PTA's *The Phantom Thread* was great---one the most surprising endings, and fetishes, I've ever seen.