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Dead people coming back in new bodies-- GOODBYE CHARLIE HEAVEN CAN WAIT/HERE COMES MR JORDAN WONDER MAN (the bold brother frequently inhabits the body of the shy brother) THE RETURN OF OCTOBER LET'S LIVE AGAIN YOU NEVER CAN TELL Ghosts-- HEART AND SOULS (though they do take over Downey's body on occasion) CAROUSEL/LILIOM BLITHE SPIRIT THE HALFWAY HOUSE THE OTHERS We can also include Zombies such as FRANKENSTEIN and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

Ghostbusters (1984) The Uninvited (1944) Portrait of Jennie (1948) The Canterville Ghost (1944)

I'm just catching up on this thread, way behind, but wanted to say I live in Ohio half way between Columbus and Cincinnati, thought Jim Jordan was some sort of comic parody when I first heard him speak, but my son said he was real, hated The Piano, love Fargo, own 3rd Rock, yes Julie Andrews looked particularly beautiful in that clip, and I thought I was the only person in the world who liked, Fear Thy Neighbor! Yes! Going to watch it right now.

The Ghost Goes West 1935 Topper 1937 The Ghost In the Invisible Bikini 1966

The Ghost Breakers 1940 Poltergeist 1982 Ghost 1990

Seconds (1966)

Richard Burton: My Cousin Rachel & Anne of the Thousand Days Btw. I don't think it matters if there's more than one correct answer, even if unintended. The game works well anyway. Next: Charlie Chaplin & Daryl Hannah

I watched THE LAST PICTURE SHOW myself recently and thought about writing about it in this thread. It was the third viewing for me. It’s one of my favorite movies (possibly in my top five) and Peter Bogdanovich is one of my favorite directors. I can watch TLPS, WHAT’S UP, DOC? and PAPER MOON again and again. *** There will be SPOILERS. *** It had been few years since I’d seen the entire movie. I knew that Sam the Lion (Ben Johnson) died, and I found myself wondering what happened to Billy after Sam died. I had forgotten that Billy was hit by truck and died near the end of the movie. I don’t think the movie explained how Sam came to be Billy’s guardian. Maybe Larry McMurtry’s source novel did? (I’ve read the book, but it has been many years.) Cloris Leachman was still appearing regularly as a “special guest star” on THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW when TLPS was released and when she won her Oscar for the movie. The closing credits that Bogdanovich uses in TLPS – with the names of the main actors and their roles superimposed over a clip of them from the movie – are similar to the actor credits that appear in the end titles of THE MTM SHOW. On this viewing the moment that really tugged at my heart was the one after the literal last picture show when Miss Mosey (who had inherited the town’s movie theater when Sam the Lion died) talks to Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane (Jeff Bridges) as they are leaving the theater after the final screening. She tells them that Sam probably could have kept the theater going but that she “didn’t have the know-how.” The sadness in her voice and on her face when she speaks those words! Miss Mosey was played by Jessie Lee Fulton who appeared in only a few other movies (one of which was Bogdanovich’s PAPER MOON).

Can I revive this topic with some classic singers (who also acted)? TONY BENNETT When I worked on West 57th St. in Manhattan (1980's-90's) I used to regularly go for a shine at a shoe repair place on 57th near 6th Ave. One day I stop in and Tony Bennett is getting a shine and I take a seat next to him. We chatted and he told me that he lived nearby (can't remember exactly where), don't remember much else of the conversation but he was very friendly. In 2000 or 2001 when I worked at The Rainbow Room, Mr. Bennett performed at an event there, and while he waited to be introduced he was in a kitchen, or large pantry. The staff had just left the service floor, so there was a bunch of waiters passing through, and Mr. Bennett was very congenial with them, shaking hands, smiling. RAY CHARLES I twice had the pleasure of working events at which Mr. Charles performed. On these occasions I didn't really have the chance to interact with him, his managers (understandably) stuck close to him and communicated any needs on arrival to the site, and that was it. But I did have the strange and exciting experience of being onstage and singing (for about 20 seconds) with Ray Charles. In the late 1990's I worked as Banquet Mgr. at the Boathouse in Central Park. One evening, we have an event thrown by the family of some rich guy (can't remember who, but it was a surprise birthday party). The deal was the the guy thinks his family is taking him out for dinner, they walk into the room and there's 150 people there (good surprise). The entertainment was a very good band plus horn section, backup singers. Ray Charles was stashed away to perform after dinner as another surprise. Before his set concludes, the maître d' and I are to bring a table with a large birthday cake (candles lit) onto the stage while Ray Charles and band sing "Happy Birthday". The stage was pretty packed with equipment and people so I had asked the band leader to save us same space for this, which he did, at the front left corner of Mr. Charles' baby grand piano (forward and slightly left of where Mr. Charles sat). On our cue, we mounted center stage with the cake, and I sang "Happy Birthday" with Ray Charles, and his singers. It was very surreal and exciting. ROSEMARY CLOONEY In the early 1990's while working as a waiter at The Russian Tea Room, we had regular, brief pre-meal meetings where the chef would explain the specials, and a manager would go over the day's business (always at lunch "we're gonna take walk-ins until 12:00, we need the tables back by 12:45) including what regulars and celebrities are coming. One day among others Rosemary Clooney's name is mentioned. I did not have the table but I recall, one of the first members of her group to arrive is a very good-looking guy in his late 20's. I notice that his sportcoat and tie are not high-end, but otherwise the guy looks like he's comfortable in this environment. The buzz I overhear around the room is "Rosemary Clooney's son?" "Nephew?" "Is he an actor?" "George... George Clooney, yes he's an actor." The rest of the group, including Rosemary Clooney arrive and that generates more buzz. Our regulars included a lot of agents, producers, and publicists who are contemporaries of Ms. Clooney. So from the conversations that I overhear the buzz is improving "He's on a new show, ER", "I really like this kid", "I hear he's great", "George Clooney's ready to break through". Does anyone know what happened to that Clooney guy?

I'm thinking 14.8 million. What about you guys? To be clear, there is no prize for accurate guessing, this is not a gambling website. Just the smug self-satisfaction of knowing you are right when the numbers come out mid-Monday/Tuesday.

The Frighteners Kiss Me Goodbye put on your ghost goggles for 13 Ghosts

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966 Blackbeard's Ghost 1968 Twilight Zone Night Gallery One Step Beyond tv series

I really disliked this film. Maybe it was too tied to the time. I will say that Dorothy McGuire's acting was very clear in the character's hypocrisy. You will have to see the film to understand.

I'm looking forward to seeing the all Lithuanian version of the play in which Brick's secret is that he is actually Bulgarian.

A Child Is Waiting

25. When My Baby Smiles At Me - Dan Dailey was nominated for best Actor That's Betty Grable dancing

The City That Never Sleeps

On Svengoolie tomorrow, April 24, 2021: Not again! Rather tedious television movie. The ending was done much more effectively some years later, on the "Home" episode of The X-Files.

18. Sitting Pretty - Clifton Webb was nominated for Best Actor, that's Richard Haydn in that photo, he's hilarious.. This is one of my go to comedies, LOVE this movie, it's a favorite.

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) starts off with two very atmospheric murders by lycanthrope Larry Talbot. We also get the greatest man-to-wolf transformation scene ever filmed by Universal (inside the Cardiff hospital). Lon Chaney, Jr.'s performance early in the film is very engrossing, but by the time he meets up with Bela Lugosi's Frankenstein monster, the film begins to fizzle. He meets Dr. Frankenstein's granddaughter, is pursued by an English doctor, and sits through a lavish (for Universal) musical production number, blah, blah, blah. Not until the very end, when the 2 monsters actually fight, does the film perk up again.

Everything about Carol Channing is fascinating and her eating habits are fully discussed in a wonderful 2012 documentary LARGE THAN LIFE. So glad that film captured so much of this unique woman's essence. Heh, when I had met the great Gloria Swanson our chat was mostly about her personal outlook on health & diet. In my 40's realized I had adopted the same philosophy & eating exactly as she described 30 years earlier.

Simon Next: Keys, Silverstone, Vikander

Recent shows: SCHITT’S CREEK: Funniest show I’ve seen in a long, long time. Catherine O’Hara’s Moira Rose quickly became one of my favorite TV characters of all-time. Her fruit wine commercial --- an instant classic! THE SIMPSONS: This show has been on for decades, but I consider it recent because new episodes are still airing, and they are still funny. FAMILY GUY: See comment about THE SIMPSONS. GIRLS Older shows that I own: THE COMEBACK: I love Lisa Kudrow (and Valerie Cherish) 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW: Probably my favorite TV comedy of all time THE BRADY BUNCH BEWITCHED THE LUCY SHOW I LOVE LUCY: Recently purchased the complete series Older shows I enjoy but do not own: THAT ‘70s SHOW MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE SAVED BY THE BELL ROSEANNE THE GOLDEN GIRLS THREE’S COMPANY LAVERNE & SHIRLEY THAT GIRL

Broken Lance

Bay City Rollers frontman Les McKeown dies aged 65: Family and fans left in shock as Scottish singer whose Tartan-clad band sold 100m records and found global fame in 1970s passes away 'suddenly' Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown has died at the age of 65. The announcement was made by his family on the band's Facebook page this afternoon. Describing their shock at the 'profound loss', the family said he had died suddenly on Tuesday at home. Formed at the end of the 1960s, the Bay City Rollers enjoyed huge success at home and abroad with their distinctive tartan outfits and upbeat pop tunes like Bye Bye Baby and Shang-a-Lang.

Van Doren, Mamie

Von Ryan's Express

THE MATING SEASON (1951)

Here's Carol Channing on the second season of The Carol Burnett Show. About 5 minutes in, there's an anecdote about a food poisoning problem Ms. Channing had during the week's rehearsal for the show, and they talk about her rather odd diet...

1983 Grain of Sand (1983) Pomme Meffre, France When Delphine Seyrig loses her job she has a mid-life crisis. She finds it difficult to re-engage with the world around her and slips into feelings of regret about a lost love. I found it simple and effective. Torpedo Bombers (1983) Semyon Aranovich, Russia This is about a Squadron of light bombers that take on German convoys. The missions are done in a creative fashion with a mixture of new dramatic footage, stock footage and model work. I thought that if the ‘life on the wintery base’ sequences had been a bit more dramatic it would have lifted the film up. As it is, it felt a bit flat.

Believe me, he's hated here too.

Dragonwyck 1946

9.5 million. And I have seen the nominated films Nomadland, Judas and the Black Messiah, Sound of Metal, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Mank, The United States Vs. Billie Holliday, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Hillbilly Elegy, Pieces of a Woman, One night in Miami, Emma, Da 5 Bloods, and Onward. So if you want to ask questions, fire away.

Bostwick, Barry

In other words, and back to square one, a "donut hole".

13.4

Alicia Next: Alan, Robert and Loretta

Oh...... is 14 THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL- Kirk Douglas (the only nominee from the movie that didn't win that night)?

Wyatt, Jane

A muppet version. Guess the cast.

A New Leaf (1971)

2.) Tammy Grimes played the lead on Broadway.

Tempest Storm, exotic dancer called ‘The Last Queen of Burlesque,’ dies at 93 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tempest-storm-dead/2021/04/21/9dd23354-a2c3-11eb-a774-7b47ceb36ee8_story.html

Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967) After delaying it for a long time I finally stuck out this sorry combination of music, "comedy" and "horror." Three country and western performers (Ferlin Husky, Joi Lansing and Don Bowman), on their way to a Nashville Jamboree, stop off at an abandoned mansion for the night, not knowing it has a reputation as being haunted. Inside the place they will encounter four characters searching for some rocket fuel formula in the basement, along with a gorilla. The film is as lame at it sounds. Those into country and western music (I'm not) might like portions of this film as the movie stops cold countless times for a country soul hurtin' tune. I assume that Ferlin Husky and Don Bowman are, or were, country and western stars, because this film shows that they sure weren't actors. The last 15 minutes of this film is, in fact, nothing but music. The only reason I watched the film with its painfully lame "comedy" is because of the appearance in it of three Hollywood veterans, all sadly desperate for a pay cheque, Basil Rathbone, John Carradine and Lon Chaney Jr.. You feel embarrassed for these three actors that they had the financial need to appear in a cheap disgrace like this. This would be Rathbone's second last film and the final one released before his death. He looks very frail, says his lines and looks like he wants to be off the film set as soon as possible. I was surprised, too, that on occasion, this actor always known for his clear diction, slurs a few of his words. "Mexico," for example, sounds more like "Messco." The beautiful blonde Joi Lansing was cast in cheesecake Mansfield-Van Doren type roles, in outfits emphasizing her bust line, in a lot of '50s and '60s films and TV. It's a sorry comment on her career that she was reduced to appearing in a cheapie like this, as well. Tragically, Lansing would be dead from breast cancer just five years after this film's release. There's not a lot to be said in favour of any film that can't even spell hillbillies correctly in its title. .5 out of 4

Friday, April 23 Not long ago I suggested this double bill. I know that this is a no-brainer as it is alphabetical, but red shoes are mentioned in Red River. 8 p.m. Red River (1948). "and buy her a pair of red shoes." 10:30 p.m. The Red Shoes (1948)

The song is "You'd Be Hard To Replace". It was written by Harry Warren and Ira Gershwin for the 1949 film "The Barkleys Of Broadway" and it was sung by Fred Astaire to Ginger Rogers in their final screen pairing. Here they are:

Note true; I guess you haven't seen Undercurrent (1946), produced by MGM. It stars Hepburn, and two Roberts - Taylor and Mitchum. The films is only OK, mainly because of the misguided casting of Taylor and Mitchum (if their roles were reversed it might have been much better).

***HOWEVER however however, I want to make it clear that as a certified, card-carrying, beneath the bridge dwelling troll, there is nothing I respect more than a contrary opinion. It takes some kind of guts to pipe up and admit to either hating or loving a film that every single other person at the party is either dumping on a raving about. So, fans of THE PIANO and Judi Dench and even ****ing FARGO, know you are more than welcome to say so as effusively as ye like. (Fans of Jim Jordan can get the hell out of this thread though.)