{"id":39444,"date":"2017-10-11T09:33:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T16:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39444"},"modified":"2021-02-03T17:53:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T00:53:54","slug":"only-game-in-town-the-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39444","title":{"rendered":"Only Game in Town, The (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m making jokes because I&#8217;m scared, but I&#8217;ve never been more serious in my life.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Poster-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Poster-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Poster-88x128.jpg 88w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Poster.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA Vegas showgirl (Elizabeth Taylor) has an affair with a gambling-addicted musician (Warren Beatty) while waiting for her married lover (Charles Braswell) to finally get a divorce &#8212; but when her opportunity for a lasting union arrives, will she take it?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elizabeth Taylor Film<\/li>\n<li>Gambling<\/li>\n<li>George Stevens Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Warren Beatty Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nReviews of George Stevens&#8217; final film &#8212; an adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Only_Game_in_Town_(film)\">Frank D. Gilroy&#8217;s short-lived Broadway play<\/a> &#8212; are uniformly scathing, with most attention paid to the outsized budget for a film taking place in Vegas but filmed in Paris simply so Taylor could be near her husband, Richard Burton. Taylor&#8217;s miscasting has also been noted, with <em>The New York Times&#8217;<\/em> Vincent Canby uncharitably stating: &#8220;As played by Miss Taylor, Fran is so top-heavy in bouffant hair styles by Alexandre of Paris, and badly proportioned minidresses by Mia Fonssagrives, that she has the non-dancing silhouette of an apple balanced atop a pair of toothpicks.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Taylor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Taylor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Taylor.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Taylor-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Taylor-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Taylor-502x270.png 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of her appearance, Taylor&#8217;s overall situation simply doesn&#8217;t garner much sympathy, primarily because we barely meet the supposed object of her affections (Braswell) before he&#8217;s gone again. Beatty adds a bit of pathos to the role of a gambling addict, and the film come alive during an early sequence when he takes Taylor on the town. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Beatty.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Beatty.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Beatty.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Beatty-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Beatty-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Beatty-502x270.png 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But from there, we&#8217;re simply waiting for an inevitable romance between the two gorgeous co-stars to ensue, despite their professed disinterest. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Henri Decae&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Cinematography-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Cinematography-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Cinematography3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Cinematography3-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Cinematography3-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Only-Game-in-Town-Cinematography3-502x270.png 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0066184\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slantmagazine.com\/dvd\/review\/the-only-game-in-town\">Slant Magazine Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4226game.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/the-only-game-in-town\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/85783\/the-only-game-in-town#articles-reviews?articleId=1385518\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m making jokes because I&#8217;m scared, but I&#8217;ve never been more serious in my life.&#8221; Synopsis: A Vegas showgirl (Elizabeth Taylor) has an affair with a gambling-addicted musician (Warren Beatty) while waiting for her married lover (Charles Braswell) to finally get a divorce &#8212; but when her opportunity for a lasting union arrives, will she take it? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Elizabeth Taylor Film Gambling George Stevens Films Love Triangle Play Adaptation Warren Beatty Films Review: Reviews of George&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39444\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39444"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68394,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39444\/revisions\/68394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}