Yes guys, the rumors are true, I have just finished the first 800 page volume of a two-part book series chronicling the life of Frank Sinatra. Why do you ask did I get myself into this? Am I obsessed with Frank Sinatra? Long time fan? Sentimental reasons? I honestly have no good answer except that he always sounds sad, and that is interesting. SO now that I'm in it for the long haul, I'm trying to watch a handful of his movies as I go.
Apparently there was some kind of copyright issue with The Joker is Wild so you can't rent it or buy it on DVD anywhere, so I watched an illegal copy of it online. As one does. Now, I, a recently self-proclaimed Sinatra aficionado, know alllllllll about his steep career decline that took place around 1949-1954, so I know that he could relate personally to the main guy in this, maybe a little too close for comfort. This is 1957, when he's well into his meteoric rise that would continue for the next several decades (I assume, I'm only up to him winning his Oscar in 1954). And additionally, you have the added layer of his tumultuous marriage - and unhealthy attachment - to Ava Gardner, which is mirrored by Lettie leaving the main guy (I can't for the life of me remember his name and I just finished it 10 minutes ago). Frank adds a thick layer of shame and despair to the guy, who does manage to rise above his situation and jumpstart his new career, but it's still not enough.
Anyway, not a lot to say on this except that I know things, because I am reading a 1600 page magnum opus on Frank Sinatra, and you are not.
Yes guys, the rumors are true, I have just finished the first 800 page volume of a two-part book series chronicling the life of Frank Sinatra. Why do you ask did I get myself into this? Am I obsessed with Frank Sinatra? Long time fan? Sentimental reasons? I honestly have no good answer except that he always sounds sad, and that is interesting. SO now that I'm in it for the long haul, I'm trying to watch a handful of his movies as I go.
Apparently there was some kind of copyright issue with The Joker is Wild so you can't rent it or buy it on DVD anywhere, so I watched an illegal copy of it online. As one does. Now, I, a recently self-proclaimed Sinatra aficionado, know alllllllll about his steep career decline that took place around 1949-1954, so I know that he could relate personally to the main guy in this, maybe a little too close for comfort. This is 1957, when he's well into his meteoric rise that would continue for the next several decades (I assume, I'm only up to him winning his Oscar in 1954). And additionally, you have the added layer of his tumultuous marriage - and unhealthy attachment - to Ava Gardner, which is mirrored by Lettie leaving the main guy (I can't for the life of me remember his name and I just finished it 10 minutes ago). Frank adds a thick layer of shame and despair to the guy, who does manage to rise above his situation and jumpstart his new career, but it's still not enough.
Anyway, not a lot to say on this except that I know things, because I am reading a 1600 page magnum opus on Frank Sinatra, and you are not.
