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If it's.not " historically accurate, I'm not going!
Right, Solium?
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Does anyone know WHICH recording of TORN CURTAIN was used? "The Killing" sounded more like the McNeely recording to me, but the use of "The Radiogram" at Spahn Ranch sounded more like the original recording that finally appeared on the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents... Signatures In Suspense" album in 1999.
Anyone know? I've never had the Elmer Bernstein LP recording.
Yeah, this sounds right, judging from the credits on the IMDB.
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It just felt like a mess. It's so drenched in the pop culture mods to old movies and music and TV shows (which he couldn't really do in Django, Inglourious or Hateful) that even I got a bit fed up with the posters and cinema marquees and other references. I'm usually up for that Movie Quiz aspect, to look it up afterwards on the IMDb and see how many I got right (and how many I missed) but I just wearied of it in the end. Half an hour or more of QT nerding around could be trimmed (or lopped) out to no significant loss, which would tighten the baggy, all-over-the-place narrative enormously.
There is fun to be had with it, though the violence in the last reels felt excessive even to me, and I've marathoned the Saw movies over a weekend at least twice.
http://streetrw.blogspot.com/2019/08/once-upon-time-in-hollywood.html
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There is a splendid Western-styled cue when the character of Tex rides his horse back to the Spahn Ranch. I'm hoping to track it down - it could be either the Cattle Annie excerpt or one of the De Masi cues.
Did you find out what cue was used in that particular scene?
I haven't seen the film yet but since you describe the music as 'western-styled', could it be the opening credits music from the Italian western Apocalypse Joe by Bruno Nicolai?
It's not Apocalypse Joe music. It's a more modern-sounding solo guitar piece. I can't find any Cattle Annie music excerpts on YouTube, and the Against a Crooked Sky excerpts I listened to (marvelous score!) are all orchestral. I'm hoping at this point someone will post a "which music is used in what scene" list!
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I've now seen this seven times. A record for me for going to a film that many times on its first run.
Some of the tiny, amusing, and interesting details:
Wojciech's look of wide-eyed astonishment as Jay Sebring explains how much money he earns for just one hairstyling assignment.
The little wave Manson gives Margot Robbie's Sharon Tate as he saunters away from her home as Paul Revere's "Hungry" is heard at its most guttural. Brrrr!
Brad Pitt's Cliff Booth is christened "the Hawaiian guy" at Spahn ranch because of his shirt!
Martial arts moves tripled: Sharon Tate vs. Nancy Kwan onscreen, Sharon practicing with Bruce Lee, Sharon watching and remembering at the Bruin.
Leonardo Dicaprio: Rick Dalton's exaggerated accents for his co-stars on his rehearsal reel: "She's asleeeep."
Brandy the pit bull's dilemma: Warn Cliff about intruders outside or risk no raccoon-flavored dinner by whining?
Mikey Madison's seemingly hundreds of facial expressions during barely more than a minute of dialogue. Sadie's craziness is ready to explode....
Awesome music on the soundtrack, a galloping horse, a sweeping crane shot over the ranch: Tex to Clem's rescue! Except Cliff is already out of there. Not the last time Tex will be outwitted by our Mr. Booth.
Pussycat manages to slam her hands and position herself even further into Cliff's car window while still standing outside it. Just one of the several things Margaret Qualley does and says in this role that makes me laugh. I'll be very happy to see her under consideration for Supporting Actress awards come this winter.
A sad detail: Sharon buys the novel "Tess" for Roman. Ten years later, he finishes the film version of it. First credit onscreen: "To Sharon."
Two beautiful women snoring gracelessly: Sharon and, later, Francesca.
The way in which Rick folds the cover of his little "Easy Breezy" paperback all the way around. Books were definitely bound better back then!
When blinded by switching on the light, Cliff initially misses the switch to turn it back off by a country mile. "Bad idea!"
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I just watched the home version of this. I love this movie, fucking hippies and all! I hope Tarantino wins every Best Director award this year.
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I love this movie
You kept that quiet!
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I saw this movie just once in a theater, and I really liked it. I knew I was missing a lot of details during my first viewing. There is a lot to absorb. Mark points out a lot of symbols and details that I missed, so I will probably buy the DVD so that I can enjoy all those rich details that eluded me during my first viewing. Thanks, Mark, for you analysis of various aspects of this movie.
Thanks, Joan, but you make me sound so scholarly! The truth is OUATIH is the first film since La La Land where I have a case of giddy love for a movie. 
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