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Monday, February 15 8 p.m. In Cold Blood (1967). I had the remarkable good fortune of having Conrad Hall do a lecture for our University class and go through a reel of this film.

A good, oh, 18 years ago, I happened to be working in Northern California. My mom came to visit, and I took her on a spin around Lake Tahoe, because if you're in the area, you should go for a spin around Lake Tahoe. So we're driving, and my mom sees a sign for the "Bonanza" ranch, and she says "hey, let's go to the Bonanza ranch". She was old enough to know "Bonanza" but I'd never seen the show and I was concentrating on showing her the jaw-dropping beauty of the Lake Tahoe area, and I didn't want to waste hours at some tourist attraction, so I told her that we'd go there next time. Not long after that, in 2004, the Bonanza ranch was sold to developers and closed to tourists forever. Guess that 30 years after "Bonanza" went off the air there weren't a lot of tourists who wanted to see the sets anymore. I've felt guilty about that ever since.

True, Tom couldn't read, but POMPEY could. And thus unbeknownst to Tom, Pompey had actually had the deed to the ranch written in HIS name, and thus HE actually owned the ranch...lock, stock and barrel! THAT'S right! Pompey was a hell of a lot smarter than anyone in Shinbone knew!!! (...the preceding was brought to you courtesy of Black History Month 2021...and about a century and a half after Pompey had made his killing in the Shinbone real estate market)

Oh, LHF, you are so wrong for that . . . but I love it!

Nothing against Zack Morris – well, actually now that I think about it, he was a total sociopath- but Jessie Spano really needed a GAY FRIEND in the Caffeine pill addiction/Hot Sundae episode. “Girl what the hell is your deal? Oh, caffeine pills? (Sigh) Amateur. Here, Take some of these, I got them from my grandma’s medicine closet. They’re some old Quaaludes she never threw out from the 70s. In about 3 1/2 minutes you’ll be kissing God, And if that doesn’t work, I got some cat tranquilizers I managed to snatch the last time I took the dog to the vet, They’ll take your down to a 6 honey. Better? Good. Now, let’s do something about this FRIED MOP on your head, because, Honey, your ends arent just split, they are DIVORCED!”

LOVE BOUND

MASSACRE (1934 & 1956) MASSACRE HILL (1949) MASSACRE RIVER (1949) FORT MASSACRE (1958) MASSACRE CANYON (1954) DRAGOON WELLS MASSACRE (1957) MASSACRE HARBOR (1968) Other than westerns, many cheap horror movies use "massacre" in titles as well: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE SORORITY HOUSE MASSACRE DRIVE IN MASSACRE

Edwards, Vince

THE GREAT ESCAPE -- the 50

Nashville

In Cold Blood (1967) The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) 7th Cavalry (1956) (A little darker take on Valentine's Day, TB! 💘)

IN COLD BLOOD is another of those movies I almost fear to rewatch. It was terrific, even as it's hard to watch. It's one of those "a visit to the dentist" films. To me, a great movie about a true story is one where even as you know what is going to happen and how it's going to end you can't stop watching. APOLLO 13 also comes to mind. The scene in IN COLD BLOOD where Robert Blake's character finally breaks and goes on his killing rampage is horrifying. However, Scott Wilson's reaction to it is extraordinary. His going from the smug, slick hipster "leader of the pack" to a stunned, horrified witness to his accomplice's barbarity makes the scene, if not the movie. Scott Wilson was an underappreciated talent IMHO. It's a shame what became of Robert Blake and his career. My favorite Blake turn, for what it's worth, was ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE. I think that is underappreciated as well.

Little Big Man Some Like It Hot The Series Outlander

Another on my short list of "Movies as good as the book." Which I read long before ever seeing the movie. And I can't complain about the casting at all. Sepiatone

Farlow, Clayton -- played by Howard Keel on TV's Dallas

TAKE CARE OF MY LITTLE GIRL (1951)

Constance. Next: Taylor, Young, Evans

Joe Smith, American. (1942)

Jones, Dean

Anita Next: Martin, Cain and Jagger

Rock and roll Yoooou ain't seen nothin' yet!

The Kentuckian

Having never heard of the Durango Kid film series (westerns are not my thing) I was intrigued to learn a bit more about it after Lonesome Polecat featured it as his series in Challenge #44. One actor played the Durango Kid in ALL of the films (and there were quite a few!) and he was a very interesting guy! Read a bit more about Charles Starrett here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Starrett

I hope she recovers and turns her life around and becomes a conservative. always found her pretty.

About six years ago I posted this on twitter, praising Elliot Easton's guitar break - because it is very good - and mentioning a few details about his rig that I had looked up. All I recall now is that he played a telecaster with maybe a bucker in the neck. Anyway, you know who I got a like from? Elliot Easton. He's a nice guy. If you like talking guitars and are a fan of his music, you can probably trade a few tweets with him. Edit: Elliot has given a subsequent interview where he says he played a 61 Strat on this one. He didn't correct me then, and now I'm wondering if he remembers right. One of us has it wrong anyway.

FRENCHIE (1950)

UH-oh............... A movie from the '90's ? SOMEbody's gonna be upset! Sepiatone

CAPTAIN TUGBOAT ANNIE

Absolutely agree. Scott Wilson looks very much like a guy I went to junior high with. He's someone who looks like a Southerner. He deserved a much bigger career.

Hill Street Blues

MICHELLE next: Bruce, Davenport and Green

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) Next: Dodie Smith

The Yearling (1946) Rio Grande (1950) - Two more w/ Claude Jarman Jr.

Jackson, Andrew, played by Charlton Heston in "The President's Lady"

My issue with backlot members "co-hosting" a movie feature is that their impressions of the movies shown during their time on the show were so WAY off base with mine they impressed me as either being too rehearsed, or otherwise dimwitted. And I really wouldn't be a good fit for that type of theing because... 1. I'm just a film "buff", not an "expert". and..... 2. I don't even have the wherewithal to pretend to be. Sepiatone

The Green Years (1946) Next: Nevil Shute

Zane, Billy

FAMILY PLOT (1976)

Barbara Harris

Dargo old man, You are certainly charming. I also love your sense of humour! Regarding the OP's comments, I too find special magic in the 1930s films, though I like to see films from most decades on TCM.

Brooke Next: Louise, Gillette, Ekberg

Isaacs, Jason

Duryea, Dan

Love Me Tender (1956)

Tony Randall

Keaton Next: Fay, Gloria and William

Sarrazin, Michael

My mom was pregnant with me at the time, about 7.5 months along. She was watching WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas when Ruby shot Oswald. She was sitting very close to the TV. She told me she nearly went into labor because it was so shocking.

Given that the it was filmed during the middle of the war it is unlikely the studios knew the actual numbers and even if they did it is unlikely they would want to make things sound that bad.