tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post5353278048225576779..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: 1980 Week: The Jazz SingerBy Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-46414391850660297172017-01-11T21:33:05.344-08:002017-01-11T21:33:05.344-08:00Bob, fair point about the stature of the original ...Bob, fair point about the stature of the original Jazz Singer circa 1980; you're correct that the backlash stemming from the portrayal of race didn't kick in till later. Fixed that. Don't agree about Olivier, for reasons articulated in the revised first paragraph. Much was made about Olivier's slide into bad accents and over-acting toward the end of his career.By Peter Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-17512404790127800792017-01-11T15:00:25.111-08:002017-01-11T15:00:25.111-08:00It seems like every five years or so I go back to ...It seems like every five years or so I go back to this and try to pull out some sort of kitsch charm to no avail - and yeah, that blackface scene is a brutal head in hands type of moment.Eric Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070340459213325558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-4407700454101633612017-01-11T09:11:13.471-08:002017-01-11T09:11:13.471-08:00I love the blog and read it every day .... but thi...I love the blog and read it every day .... but this was the first time I had to leave a comment!<br /><br />I don't think the original Jolson Jazz Singer had lost it's luster by 1980. If you'll think back, you'll remember that the 70s was obsessed with nostalgia for the 20s-30s-40s. If anything, the original Jazz Singer would've been held in higher esteem in the 80s than it would be today.<br /><br />As for Olivier in Boys From Brazil -- that was a huge commercial success, and, Olivier got an Oscar nod for his role. So it could hardly have been met with critical opprobrium.<br /><br />Love the blog and keep it up!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com