Will "Lost Horizon" & "At Long Last Love" ever come out on dvd?- Page 2

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/14/07 at 3:24pm

I'd forgotten, but yes!

Ross Hunter produced (Imitation of Life, Pillow Talk, Flower Drum Song, Airport, Magnificent Obsession)

Charles Jarrott directed (Anne of a Thousand Days, Poor Little Rich Girl)

It's all A++

...except the end result!

[nealb1]

Posted: 12/14/07 at 4:21pm

That's exactly what Michael York said at the Q&A after the LA screening of LOST HORIZON a few years ago.......it looked great on paper. Ha, ha...

[MisterRussell]

Posted: 12/14/07 at 4:35pm

Amen to the "Goodbye Mr. Chips" film, as well as my favorite "Can Hieronymous Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe And Find True Happiness?"

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/14/07 at 5:04pm

nealb1---I SO wish I could have been there for that!

I'm almost as disappointed as when I missed the big screening/Q&A with all the Krofft people at the Director's Guild: Sid, Marty, Billie Hayes, Johnny Whittaker and many others.

I've never gotten over that.

Although I DID attend their big "do" for the Twilight Zone with an incredible panel.

Now back to Lost Horizon!!!

I want a Michael York, George Kennedy & Sally Kellerman commentary track NOW!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/14/07 at 10:00pm

I actually still have a merkin LP & it must have been a hoot to see. The score was fun.

[uncageg]

Posted: 12/14/07 at 11:21pm

I actually still have my vinyl copy of the "Lost Horizon" sound track. You know the one! It reminds you a bit of a pop up book with the flap at the top and the courtyard "cutout" that holds the album!. And now that I have a burner that can burn from vinyl, this thread has made me decide to burn it tomorrow onto disc! I was 12 when I saw it in a theater. And I remember being excited about the music being buy Burt and Hal David.

So what are your favorite songs?:

1: Introduction
Lost Horizon
2. Share The Joy
3. The World is a Circle
4. Living Together, Growing Together
5. I Might Frighten Her Away
6. The Things I Will Not Miss
7. If I Could Go Back
8. Where Knowledge Ends (Faith Begins)
9. Question Me An Answer
10. I Come to You
11. Reflections

[roquat]

Posted: 12/14/07 at 11:42pm

I love the GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS movie musical (if you can ignore the awful Leslie Bricusse score) Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark are marvellous together, and Sian Phillips (Mrs. O'Toole at the time) steals all her scenes as a vampy '20's socialite. It's the only occasion I can think of where the BOOK of a musical makes it worth seeing even though the score is atrocious.

[Absinthe]

Posted: 12/14/07 at 11:50pm

Perhaps.

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 12:44am

Okay, uncageg---I'll bite!

1: Introduction Lost Horizon --- Sean Phillips! They billed him like he was some kind of superstar in the making. I still have no idea who he is/was, but he had one of those granola "Grant Goodeve sings Eight Is Enough" voices. The bridge is the best, where he over-emotes and jerks his voice around. Brilliant stuff.
2. Share The Joy --- Proof positive that you can be gay AND in love with Olivia Hussey, even if that isn't her voice, and she's 30 pounds overweight. I love her back up dancers and her twisty robe. Completely beautiful.
3. The World is a Circle --- Liv Ullman and her swaying arms, and all those children rolling down the hill. We sang this song in grade school, as if it was going to become a kiddie "standard." Favorite part, the over-thought orchestrations during the Bobby Van dance section on the playground equipment. The violins are working WAY too hard... but I love every sixteenth note played.
4. Living Together, Growing Together -- It starts out sounding like an elephant in labor, and goes downhill from there. That weird fertility ritual with the man, woman and Cabbage Patch Doll is very strange. And poor James Shigeta, so happy to be in another musical after Flower Drum Song. And this one was recorded by the Fifth Dimension!! I remember hearing it in an elevator only a couple of months after the film came out. That says it all, right there.
5. I Might Frighten Her Away --- It's all about the pom-poms on the horse's satchel bags, while Liv and Peter have their riverside picnic. They look so happy to be singing with other people's voices. So happy that they don't even move their mouths. It's that wonderful '60s "think singing" inner monologue style that was SO popular for about five minutes.
6. The Things I Will Not Miss --- My favorite because of slinky Sally and plump Olivia workin' that Hermes Pan choreography. Not exactly the library dance from Music Man, but they sell it like New Coke! This is probably my favorite song of the bunch. As a kid, I used to dance around my room whenever this one came on. And it was covered by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye on their duet album! They do a great job with it too.
7. If I Could Go Back --- Peter Finch tries to "Dream the Impossible Dream" with this song. Glad they cut it, but I do love the orchestrations when it builds to the climax. Very imperial and grand! Incidentally the guy who dubbed Peter's voice was married in real life to the lady who dubbed Liv's voice. I wonder if they're still married, or if this film was used as grounds for divorce. I know no court of law would argue with them.
8. Where Knowledge Ends (Faith Begins) --- Okay, if you say so. Liv wanders around, in a daze, a capella, and dubbed. Next.
9. Question Me An Answer --- The "Jeopardy" song. Should have been sung by Alex Trebek. Bobby is so ultra-lounge here. Best part: When he teaches those "simple" Asian children to tap dance, barefooted. Hermes Pan shines again! Crazy-weird number.
10. I Come to You -- Unnecessary---even amongst these songs.
11. Reflections --- Sally again, limp-wristed, dangling, gangling and goofy. You've got to love how George Kennedy is enamored with her on this song. Now, THAT's acting.

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 7:01am

Add me to the list of those who loved this film. I had actually thought of adding the theme song to the list of things I would sing in my cabaret act a few years ago, but it didn't quite make the cut. And since when is Olivia Hussy 30 lbs overweight? She's a curvy gal with a REAL woman's body - not some stick like today's pop idols, and she is one of the most beautiful women on earth.
I wish someone would tackle this piece again and rewrite it into a wonderful Broadway musical. It is such a beautiful story, and really lends itself to musicalization - Stephen Sondhiem, what are you up to these days, hint hint...

[uncageg]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 7:44am

"The Things I Will Not Miss" is also my favorite. And yes, I danced around to it and used to perform it on the shows I put on for my nephews and nieces! And i remember that 5th Dimension cover! I probably owned it at some point! (Oh my God does that take me back!) "Lost Horizon" has to be my second favorite song. I used to listen to it over and over.

It is 5:40am MST. I am about 6 hours away from burning the album to CD. I know what I will be listening to this evening while cooking dinner! I hope I just don't stab myself with a knife while sliding across the counter during my big "The Things I will Not Miss" number! (Maybe I should just microwave something!!)

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 9:33am

At least make sure all utensils are put away during the dance break.

And have fun!

[uncageg]

Posted: 12/15/07 at 11:33am

Good advice. I will do that!

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 12/17/07 at 10:57am

I love how the music tries to sound Oriental and exotic but that old Bacharach swing keeps poking its head in.

Gives me visions of Hal David bursting into Bacharach's office, "DAMMIT, Burt! There are NO muted horns in Shangri-La! We're through!!"

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/17/07 at 11:04am

All these songs about happiness, joy, tranquility, love, etc., and it broke up that songwriting duo.

I'm SURE it was the muted horns that drove 'em over the edge.

They drive many over the edge.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 12/17/07 at 12:08pm

Wow, I never knew Larry Kramer wrote "Lost Horizon" The movie is SOOOOOO BADDDD it really comes as no surprise. With the exception of "The Normal Heart" Kramers writings are horrible. I never could get through "Faggot" its just so poorly written.

Posted: 12/17/07 at 2:44pm

i *love* REFLECTIONS!
i love Sally & i love the message of the song.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 12/17/07 at 6:12pm

Is that the one in the thing where Sally is sort of go-go dancing in front of George Kennedy even though the film seems to take place around WWII?

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/17/07 at 8:10pm

Well, it's not WWII. It's a coup in Beijing, and it's supposed to be "modern" (aka 1973).

And I WISH she was Go-Go dancing, instead of doing that limp-wristed, twisty, rag dolly thing she does.

But yeah, that's the song!

The lyrics for Norn--to the best of my memory:

When you look at yourself,
Do you like what you see?
If you like what you see,
You're the person you should be.

'Cause your reflection reflects in everything you do,
And everything you do, reflects on you.

[cturtle]

Posted: 12/30/11 at 12:19am

oh, i LOVED re-reading this thread ... especially BESTY's song reviews i found this thread while searching for something GLEBBY wrote about the movie THE COMPANY, as i just watched it on DVD ... i have so many questions for GLEBBY now about that movie ... sigh

at least now we can enjoy LH on DVD and hear/see those songs over and over

Updated On: 12/30/11 at 12:19 AM

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/30/11 at 7:00am

I'd forgotten I did a play-by-play of the entire score. LOL It was fun to read through this again. I'm glad the movie is finally out on DVD.

Updated On: 12/30/11 at 07:00 AM

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 12/30/11 at 8:22am

They're coming out in a three dvd collection (along with "Moment by Moment").

It's called "A Masochist Goes to the Movies: the 70s"

[ABB2357]

Posted: 12/31/11 at 1:52pm

MOMENT BY MOMENT is a laugh a minute. Lily Tomlin and John Travolta play star-crossed lovers with the exact same haircut. It was also directed by Tomlin's partner Jane Wagner. Updated On: 12/31/11 at 01:52 PM