Kirby, the first time I saw GWTW was about 15 years ago at a Cinerama
Dome retrospective here in L.A.. Hearing so much about it, I'd
expected it to be overwhelmingly brooding, dark and dramatic. But
to my surprise I found it hilarious. Now I don't know if through the
years the nature of the film's popularity has increased it as a
treasure trove of campiness but I just couldn't take Scarlett
seriously with her attitude. Am I in the vast minority here? Well,
either way I enjoyed it's sweeping scope and great to see an old
Hollywood grand spectacle especially given the lore that surrounds
the film.
As an aside, a Producer friend out here in the San Fernando Valley
lives in a gorgeous area that houses massive mansions behind gates
and it encompasses an area once owned by Fred Astaire, and where
Claudette Colbert lived as well, and where Clark Gable had a ranch.
Someone who bought the land that still houses his white barn with
kelly green trim (four stalls with a lantern perched beside each
stall door, certainly quaint, by today's standards) wanted to tear it
down but the community nixed it. Their property still houses this
cool barn twenty feet from the curb. Too bad they couldn't have made
it into a grand guest house.
Either way, I doubt Clark would have given a damn!
All the best,
Patrick
On Mar 24, 2008, at 7:11 AM, Kirby McDaniel wrote:
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