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I came to the message boards in the spring of 2007. It has been a long 14 years to finally get to the 3,000 post threshold. I am not patting myself on the back for this, but it is worth noting. I just never thought I would have had the opportunity to post this many posts. When I first became a member, my wife Annie and I were living in Norfolk, Virginia after relocating there from the Chicago area for a new job. Unfortunately that job did not last long, the company going into bankruptcy. But to my wonderment, the company was bought and I was offered my old job back with a paid relocation to beautiful Colorado Springs. That was a wonderful six years. We absolutely loved living there and being close to family in Denver made it even more special. But that did not last and in January of 2015, Annie and I moved back to the northern suburbs of Chicago where we still live today. My first conversations were with at the time, long standing and respected members such as FrankGrimes, MissGoddess, lzcutter, Kyle in Hollywood, Cinemaven, Swithin, SueSue Applegate, BronxGirl 48, Sepiatone, rohanaka, scsu1975, movieman1957, filmlover, Dargo, Molo14, JackFavell, Mongo, Jakeem, JakeHolman, HelenBaby, Spence, Johnm001, laffite, sineast, Arkadin and so, so many others. Unfortunately many of those I just mentioned no longer post on the message boards, or they just have found other avenues where they can post like TCM's Facebook page. I miss all of those wonderful conversations with many of those past members and hopefully one day they will find their way back here. That first year (2007) was quite tumultuous with several threads going ballistic. The one thread I remember that was quite raucous was the Heinz 57 thread. This was the infamous thread that almost caused the whole message boards to go down in flames. It was just one of those threads that eventually was locked down, and unfortunately many, many posters were shocked and dismayed at the general course that thread took. Today things are lot more positive around here, but every now and again threads do "go off the rails". Thankfully there is another option available to those of us and that is the Off-Topic Forum. Only wished we had that back in 2007!!! So here I am, celebrating quietly this momentous occasion and I only hope I can continue to post my thoughts here and enjoy conversations with those I have made friends with over the years. Thank you TCM for creating this message board for those of us passionate about film and interested in sharing our thoughts to those who also have similar thoughts and musings! Fxreyman

Wait! What does a picture of Edward G. Robinson in drag have to do with all this anyway??? (...myeah, myeah...one o' you mugs answer me that, see?!)

Too bad The Wizard of Oz missed out on the opportunity of having a Leo replacement during the film's MGM credits introduction.

The original Leo posing with Greta Garbo. I have to suspect that this is a time Garbo really vanted to be alone.

1. Terence Fisher N/A 2. Richard Fleischer The Narrow Margin (1952) 3, Milos Forman Ragtime (1981) 4, Neil Jordan The End of the Affair (1999) 5. Anthony Mann The Furies (1950) 6. Otto Preminger Laura (1944) 7. Irving Rapper Now, Voyager (1942) 8. Mark Robson Peyton Place (1957) 9.Frank Tashlin The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) 10. Robert Wise The Sound of Music (1965)

Seven Chances (1925) The Graduate (1967) A Wedding (1978) The In-Laws (1979)

Betsy's Wedding the quickie wedding of Trudy Kockenlocker and Ignatz Ratzkywatzky in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek newlyweds in her parent's house...The Family Way

Reminds me of my last colonoscopy. (...minus the tail there, of course...they also couldn't get me to roar...just wince and grumble a bit)

I went and binged on 3 films last night. I must confess that I fast forward in a few places when they're riding horses in the desert or cars are seen driving someplace. I try to watch every word of dialog however. First up: I rewatched THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY (1982) because I wanted to see Linda Hunt's Oscar winning supporting role again. I also wanted to compare it to THE KILLING FIELDS (1982) which I had also recently rescreened. Their story lines had many similarities. Linda Hunt was simply fabulous. It's pretty amazing when you see an Oscar winning role. It's obvious. Peter Weir's direction was also first rate. I always wondered why he doesn't have a longer filmography. DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989) and MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) are 2 of my favorite movies, not just Weir films. I was also impressed with Sigourney Weaver's performance. I like to watch actors when they aren't speaking. How do they convey a feeling without words? Scene after scene, Weaver shows every kind of emotion; concern, amusement, fear, doubt, confusion...one after the other. Weir's lighting and camera angles are beguiling. The editing was extraordinary. There must have been a lot of film left on the cutting room floor. Perhaps it was the role, but Mel Gibson was much like Sam Waterston in THE KILLING FIELDS in that they both seemed to stumble through the film with a "This can't really be happening?" look on their faces. For me, watch it for Weir's artistry and Hunt's and Weaver's performances. #2: TORTILLA FLAT (1942) another Steinbeck depression era California based book adaptation. Spencer Tracy does a decent William Bendix imitation in this one. Not exactly a Tracy like role, but satisfying nonetheless. Hedy Lamarr is gorgeous. I've not watched a lot of her, but I must say I couldn't take my eyes off her when she was on screen. John Garfield played the typical roustabout that he often does, even as a few times he slipped into a Chico Marx kind of Italian accent. Most of all, I enjoyed the performance of Frank Morgan. With a full beard and bushy hair he was unrecognizable. He had a a couple charming scenes with dogs that I thought were worth the price of admission. And #3: THE SHOOTING (1966) with Jack Nicholson. I'd never seen it and always like early Nicholson performances. Millie Perkins was the female lead and I can't say I know much about her. She doesn't ring a bell. She was quite good even as the script was fairly opaque and left a lot of character details to the imagination. This was a pre-Clint Eastwood/Sergio Leone era western. Warren Oates plays the male lead and I'm not sure I've ever seen him in a lead role elsewhere. He plays a good, shlubby cowboy and his back and forth...tough guy then bewildered cowpoke...performance is excellent. Reading about the movie I see it was given high marks by many critics even as it never caught on theatrically in the U.S. I thank TCM for showing it. Nicholson doesn't show up until almost 1/2 way in and he immediately elevates the drama. Again, he doesn't have to say a lot of words to convey his menace. The ending is somewhat ambiguous and the only quarrel I have with the film is it doesn't develop the relationship between the Warren Oates' character and his missing brother. The ending is suppose to tie it all up, I guess, but it was more confusing than satisfying. Nevertheless, it's worth a look.

This transvestite made life interesting in Mayberry.

Evans, Edith

Well now I know where the inspiration for this came from...

SPEED (1936) romance drama with James Stewart & Wendy Barrie SPEED (1994) action thriller with Sandra Bullock & Keanu Reeves

THE WINDS OF WAR is a lot shorter than some of KUBRICK’s other films. Or at least it feels that way. I’M KIDDING! IM KIDDING! (I like to kid Stanley, in part because I get the feeling he would absolutely hate it.) And before anyone gets too mad at me, I think “paths of glory” and “dr strangelove” are near-flawless films, two of the best ever made.

Ten more directors, pick your favorite film by each of them. 1. Terence Fisher 2. Richard Fleischer 3, Milos Forman 4, Neil Jordan 5. Anthony Mann 6. Otto Preminger 7. Irving Rapper 8. Mark Robson 9.Frank Tashlin 10. Robert Wise here's mine: 1. Terence Fisher Horror Of Dracula (1958) 2. Richard Fleischer Narrow Margin (1952) 3, Milos Forman Man On The Moon (1999) 4, Neil Jordan The Crying Game (1992) 5. Anthony Mann The Tin Star (1957) 6. Otto Preminger Laura (1944) 7. Irving Rapper Now, Voyager (1942) 8. Mark Robson Champion (1949) 9.Frank Tashlin Artists And Models (1955) 10. Robert Wise West Side Story (1961)

THE CLOCK GOING MY WAY TALL STORY

CHEYENNE (1947) Next: James Mason, Peter Lorre and Kirk Douglas

1. Terence Fisher - The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) 2. Richard Fleischer - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) 3, Milos Forman - Amadeus (1984) 4, Neil Jordan - We're No Angels (1989) 5. Anthony Mann - The Bamboo Blonde (1946) 6. Otto Preminger - Laura (1944) 7. Irving Rapper - Another Man's Poison (1951) 8. Mark Robson - The Little Hut (1957) 9.Frank Tashlin - The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) 10. Robert Wise - The Haunting (1963), The Andromeda Strain (1971), Run Silent Run Deep (1958), This Could Be the Night (1957), The Desert Rats (1953), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Two for the Seesaw (1962), The Body Snatcher (1945), The Curse of the Cat People (1944) I feel justified listing so many for: Robert Wise because there are several directors here that I must look at a list of their work and choose the least obnoxious movie but I own DVDs of the: Robert Wise movies I listed.

To be Honest, the fact that she DID show at the station at the end was more Film Noir than anything. I got the feeling OUR HERO was gonna fall down a flight of stairs, several times in fact, within 2 years of their marriage.

RAW DEAL (1948) film noir with Claire Trevor & Dennis O'Keefe RAW DEAL (1986) action thriller with Kathryn Harrold & Arnold Schwarzenegger

Rey! I remember we used to congratulate folks when they reached a milestone of another thousand posts. So you should be too. I remember those conversations fondly as well. Quite a few of the ones you mentioned play on Facebook and we spent time at Silver Screen Oasis. (I recall you were there for a short time.) I got out of the habit of coming here. At times there was talk other than movies or going over the same ground. And some of them moved on. It felt different. I check in more now. I occasionally talk about music, look through the Westerns thread, check in on Bronxgirl's thread where I come across most of the people I know. I am glad you are still here imparting fun and wisdom. Make it another 3000.

Peters , Jean

FAST COMPANY 1938 ( Melvyn Douglas and Florence Rice ) FAST COMPANY 1953 ( Howard Keel and Polly Bergen )

Good! Ya know I've heard this stuff here is pretty helpful whenever people get run-down...and start popping out at parties... (...although I haven't seen it stocked at any Walgreens or CVS for years now)

1. Terence Fisher- Haven't seen any 2. Richard Fleischer- His Kind of Woman (even though he was uncredited. Howard Hughes basically blackmailed him into "fixing" John Farrow's film by threatening not to release Fleischer's The Narrow Margin, if Fleischer did not cooperate) 3, Milos Forman- Amadeus 4, Neil Jordan- Haven't seen any 5. Anthony Mann- The Furies 6. Otto Preminger- Laura 7. Irving Rapper- Now, Voyager 8. Mark Robson- Valley of the Dolls 9.Frank Tashlin- Susan Slept Here 10. Robert Wise- Odds Against Tomorrow

O'Hara, Maureen

Moore, Dudley

1. Terence Fisher So Long at the Fair (1950) 2. Richard Fleischer Compulsion (1959) 3. Milos Forman Amadeus (1984) 4. Neil Jordan Interview with the Vampire (1994) (hah) 5. Anthony Mann Winchester '73 (1950) 6. Otto Preminger Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 7. Irving Rapper Now, Voyager (1942) 8. Mark Robson The Seventh Victim (1943) 9. Frank Tashlin The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) 10. Robert Wise The Haunting (1963)

Horror of Dracula The Vikings One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest The Butcher Boy Winchester '73 Laura Now, Voyager The Seventh Victim Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? The Day the Earth Stood Still

I did see that re. Perkins and Anne Frank. I've seen that film but admit her name didn't stick with me. Apparently, she was in some acting classes with Nicholson early on and they were professional friends. I thought in this film, THE SHOOTING, she came off quite well. Tough women in westerns are not easy to pull off. They're usually "damsels in distress" like roles and in this one she plays a gritty, don't give me any crap kind of female character. Worth the time, if not just to see a different turn. As for Oates, reading more on him I saw how Peckinpaugh liked him a lot and gave him the lead in Alfredo Garcia as a reward for his good work. Oates was a ubiquitous cowboy...kind of in the Ben Johnson mold..or Jack Elam. He was in a bunch of good movies. He was only 53 years old when he died.

Howland, Beth

so many great images in KILLER'S KISS

RAMROD 1947

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THE EAGLE AND THE HAWK 1933 ( Fredric March, Cary Grant and Carole Lombard) THE EAGLE AND THE HAWK 1950 ( John Payne and Rhonda Fleming )

THE FAN 1949 ( Jeanne Crain, Madeleine Carroll and George Sanders ) THE FAN 1981 ( Lauren Bacall and James Garner)

THE POSTMAN (the Kevin Costner one and the Italian one)

COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN

SPITFIRE 1934 ( Katharine Hepburn, Robert Young and Ralph Bellamy ) SPITFIRE 1942 ( David Niven and Leslie Howard )

Fred C Dobbs was the best. RIP

WOMEN IN LOVE (1969) Next: George Sanders, Jon Whiteley and Stewart Granger

This was extremely important to Mr. Coward, and he would be perturbed that I have referred to him in other posts without using it. I would have to write the post in Word, get the umlaut, copy and then paste into a post here. "So why don't you do it, deah boy?" Mr. Coward would probably have said.

Then shouldn't that Latin phrase around Leo's head also be changed to something like "Ars Gratia Artis Digitalus"?

Pop music hall of fame. Not much rock here, but that is how its been for a while. Dionne is the the last ones I would vote for if this was really a rock hall of fame. Oh, well, I'll just listen to jazz.

Noël Coward is rumored to have said, on seeing the premiere, "If he'd been any prettier, they'd have had to call it Florence of Arabia."

I've watched a couple recently. Last night, CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962). I guess this is some sort of cult classic. I'd never seen it. The acting was decidedly 2nd rate, but the organ soundtrack was moody and gave it some cache'. In addition the cinematography and editing were not horrible. The ending was a bit spooky so for the era it came across OK. The final scene was filmed at the Saltair Resort on the shores of the Great Salt Lake. This place was abandoned even before the film was shot in 1962. I was in SLC 3 years ago and visited the place. It's still there. Visiting the Great Salt Lake is nothing to write home about. In addition, I watched WITNESS TO MURDER (1954) with Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders and Gary Merrill. Again, Stanwyck delivers even as the script is ridiculous. The police detective, played by Merrill, would have given Fearless Fosdick a run for his money as most inept police detective of all time. Sanders plays the sophisticated, ruthless killer perfectly. If I closed my eyes I think I heard some Jeremy Irons-i-ness to him. The ending where Stanwyck is trying to escape Sanders and runs outside and up the outdoor scaffolding of a tall building under repair is one of the most implausible plot twists I've ever seen. That's the last place you'd go. Like that commercial where the teenagers hide in the garage full of chainsaws while trying to avoid the serial killer.

I TAKE THIS WOMAN 1931 ( Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard) I TAKE THIS WOMAN 1940 ( Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr)