tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250956142316857904.post1113996705653984257..comments2023-04-16T09:03:55.694-04:00Comments on 1966 My Favorite Year: Blow-UpBookstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250956142316857904.post-6128325681161766722014-10-15T04:40:31.628-04:002014-10-15T04:40:31.628-04:00Blowup was filmed in summer 1966 and opened in Ame...Blowup was filmed in summer 1966 and opened in America in December but did not get to Europe until 1967, so to us here it is a 1967 film - it opened in London in February, going on general release in March, and was a hit at the Cannes Film Festival. Some great posters there, including some I had not seen before. I was 21 when it opened in London and it was like seeing oneself on the screen, as that was how we looked and dressed then, Hemmings is perfect, its one of the defining roles of the 60s. He had no vanity at all as he aged and turned to directing and luckily completed his interesting autobiography before he died in 2003. He goes into a lot of detail about the making of BlowUp. He is also iconic in that hussar outfit in the 1968 Charge of the Light Brigade. Michael O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820802843771524920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250956142316857904.post-37965228718217715542014-04-21T19:27:13.240-04:002014-04-21T19:27:13.240-04:00About 1977 I was a young budding guitarist. One of...About 1977 I was a young budding guitarist. One of my idols was Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin. They were mysterious and larger than life that only existed on my albums and in music mags. When I heard that Blow Up would be playing on the "Z" channel at my friends house we stayed up late to watch the first airing of it. Don't remember anything about the movie but remember they played "Train Kept a Rollin" and smashed their instruments. It was great.el_hulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058224271927428664noreply@blogger.com