No time today to figure out what the Friday blog is going to be about. But, this affords me the opportunity to share with you one of my top ten films of all time. And, as it happens, it’s the only film in my top ten that neatly fits into two YouTube clips.
Behold, “The Fatal Glass of Beer,” written by and starring the galactically brilliant W.C. Fields. I think Fields (in this short as well as a couple of his features – Bank Dick and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break specifically) was, if not the first, definitely one of the original pioneers of post-modern filmmaking before that even existed.
“Fatal Glass” could almost be considered the anti-film. Of course, it was spoofing a type of film from the era, but beyond that it was turning film storytelling inside out and sort of deconstructing it.
But, don’t let me get too high-falutin’. Mainly, it’s damned funny and completely accessible all these years later. The titular song Field’s croons never fails to drive me to the floor.
Please, enjoy todays matinee…
It ain’t a fit night out for man nor beast, indeed!
THE WEREWOLF 