tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post5314766960872215749..comments2024-03-27T10:44:12.502-04:00Comments on GREAT OLD MOVIES: CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORSWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-70181181452128347772018-04-13T10:12:51.873-04:002018-04-13T10:12:51.873-04:00Yes! He was excellent as Lugosi. To think he start...Yes! He was excellent as Lugosi. To think he started out on "Mission: Impossible," then did some silly space show with his wife, and finally emerged as an Oscar-winning top-notch actor.<br /><br />I will have to look at Taylor's "Cleo" again (not as bad as it;s reputed) to re-appreciate Landau's performance.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-2153020065685092552018-04-13T09:03:52.565-04:002018-04-13T09:03:52.565-04:00I like this one too a lot, Bill, it's one of A...I like this one too a lot, Bill, it's one of Allen's very best. In addition to what I call "the usual Woody Allen suspects"—Mia, Alan Alda, Joanna Gleason–the wonderful Martin Landau elevates this to tragedy with his great performance.<br />I will miss the underrated and brilliant Landau, who i just realized basically carries the second half of the 1963 Cleopatra along with Roddy McDowall...Burton and Taylor are mere supporting characters in the last hour or so of that epic!<br />Also love Landau as Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood--he finally got the Oscar he deserved!<br />-Chrisangelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.com