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Ghost Story (1981) marked the last film roles for Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Fred Astaire The Whales of August (1987) was the last film for both Lillian Gish and Ann Sothern

Thanks to this board for the recent Richard Dreyfuss thread-I sought out unseen movies of his at the local library & came up with LOST IN YONKERS '93. Turns out it's not a Richard Dreyfuss film at all, it's a MERCEDES RUEHL film!! I love Mercedes in one of my favorite films of all time, THE FISHER KING '91 and lament there isn't enough Ruehl in the world. Richard Dreyfuss is his charismatic self here, but briefly, this is Bella's story through & through. It's kind of a slowly paced period piece, beautifully costumed, set, lit & photographed. It's beautifully written (of course) being based on a Neil Simon play. The acting is great and this had a woman director, Martha Coolidge. Like action, comedy or romance movies, this is one of those kind of movies that strikes some, like myself, just right but may be a complete bore to others. It's basically the story of two boys sent to live with their grandmother for a period of time while their Dad goes off to work a job where they can't go. Grandma is a strict old lady who owns the sweet shop (every kids dream!) downstairs from their apartment. The kids fear of the old lady's staunch demeanor is only tempered by their Aunt Bella (Ruehl) who is a sweet beautiful woman with the mind of a child. Dreyfuss plays another sibling-one who turned to a life of crime- who really just pops in & out of the film creating a catalyst for the story progression, drama & some comic relief. But Ruehl rules this film-she's on screen a lot and always a welcome joy. She is lovable, saucy and overcomes her repression second only to Bette Davis in NOW, VOYAGER. It's also nice a bit about what made Grandma/Mamma so hard is included in the script. Loved it. Funny note: All through the film I noticed how beautiful Ruehl's hair was styled-eerily similar to my own hair, mine's just not as chic. Rolling through the end credits I see MY NAME as Ruehl's hairdresser! I know there's a Hollywood hair stylist that shares my name, but it's always startling to actually SEE it!

Li'l Abner Miracle of the Bells the first part of Big Business

[not counting voice roles]: Steve McQueen: The Hunter (1980) Natalie Wood: Brainstorm (1983) William Holden: S.O.B. (1981) Henry Fonda: On Golden Pond (1981) (AA, Best Actor) James Mason: The Assisi Underground (1985) Richard Burton: Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) Orson Welles: Someone to Love (1987) Ralph Richardson: Greystoke (1984) (AA nominated, Best Supporting Actor) Ava Gardner: Regina Roma (1982) James Stewart: The Green Horizon (1980) Audrey Hepburn: Always (1989)

Anne Baxter for Jane Austen In Manhattan 1980 Myrna Loy for Just Tell Me What You Want 1980 Lee Remick for Emma's War 1987

Gene Kelly for Xanadu 1980 Frank Sinatra for Cannonball Run II 1984 James Cagney for Ragtime 1981

THE BIG HEAT (1953) next: turbulence

Wild River 1960 Kissin Cousins 1964

No one's mentioned that mid-60s send-up of the funeral industry: The Loved One

How Green was My Valley On the Sunny Side Lassie Come Home My Friend Flicka The White Cliffs of Dover Cleopatra That Darn Cat Lord Love a Duck Planet of the Apes Dead of Winter

New book on Jane Russell coming out June 15,2021 by Christina Rice. She wrote the book on Ann Dvorak which was a great read.

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Luckinbill, Laurence

COCOON: THE RETURN-- Jack Gilford

Bruce Dern makes a great villian. He would be great in noirs. To me, the villian I think of most in the classic era is Dan Duryea. One thing Dern has over Duryea though is that Duryea, to the best of my knowledge, didn't kill John Wayne.

Ghost Story (1981) was the last feature film for Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. http://keyassets-p2.timeincuk.net/wp/prod/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2015/12/GhostStory_1.jpg

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1950 - Pagan Love Song 1951 - Texas Carnival 1955 - Jupiter's Darling Next: Mickey Rooney & Jackie "Butch" Jenkins

Looking forward to seeing it again.

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) Next: Dirty Dancing (1987)

Tillie's Punctured Romance

I’d be happy with something like this... 1. Joan Blondell 2. Victor Mature 3. Sean Connery 4. Jean Simmons 5. John Garfield 6. Alida Valli 7. James Cagney 8. Ella Raines 9. Richard Widmark 10. Joan Bennett 11. Arthur Kennedy 12. Robert Ryan 13. Clara Bow 14. Deborah Kerr 15. Richard Conte 16. Kim Novak 17. Yves Montand 18. Kay Francis 19. Juano Hernandez 20. Janet Leigh 21. Dick Powell 22. Gail Russell 23. Paul Newman 24. Linda Darnell 25. George Segal 26. Jennifer Jones 27. Jane Wyman 28. Jack Carson 29. Kathryn Grayson 30. John Payne 31. Marlene Dietrich

Yeah, but I hear there's STILL a lot of people in Berkeley who love him, anyway! (...boy, I sure hope I don't have to explain this one again)

There's just a single Hitchcock weekend late in the month, on the 26th and 27th. Here's the schedule (ET): SATURDAY June 26 06:00 AM Sabotage (1936) 07:30 AM The 39 Steps (1935) 09:00 AM The Wrong Man (1956) 11:00 AM Saboteur (1942) 01:00 PM Torn Curtain (1966) 03:15 PM North by Northwest (1959) 05:45 PM Vertigo (1958) 08:00 PM The Birds (1963) 10:15 PM Rear Window (1954) 12:15 AM Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 02:30 AM Strangers on a Train (1951) 04:30 AM Family Plot (1976) SUNDAY June 27 06:30 AM The Lady Vanishes (1938) 08:15 AM Suspicion (1941) 10:00 AM Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 12:15 PM Rope (1948) 01:45 PM The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) 04:00 PM Dial M for Murder (1954) 06:00 PM The Trouble with Harry (1955) 08:00 PM Psycho (1960) 10:00 PM Marnie (1964) 12:15 AM The Lodger (1927) 02:15 AM The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) 03:45 AM Frenzy (1972)

He finishes his drinks though

Roddy had a big role in Cleopatra as Octavian. I liked the scene in the movie were they had the Battle of Actium.

How can you not mention MY FRIEND FLICKA (1943)...?

Here are mine in chronological order, what are yours? 1. How Green Was My Valley (1941) great film of Welsh coal miners. Roddy gives one of the greatest child performances as the sensitive lad. My favorite scene is his harrowing first day of school. 2. Lassie Come Home (1943) the best of the Lassie movies, he has many touching moments as he has to face life without his beloved collie. 3. Midnight Lace (1960) a very good thriller about a stalker terrorizing Doris Day. Roddy is now grown up and takes on a creepy suspect role. 4. That Darn Cat (1965) a great Disney comedy, Roddy plays a rich jerk who is dating Dorothy Provine and he wants to blast the title cat with a shotgun. 5. Planet Of The Apes (1968) Roddy gets one of his greatest roles as the intellectual chimp who is fascinated by talking human Charlton Heston. 6. Escape From The Planet Of The Apes (1971) the best of the Apes sequels, his ape character goes back in time with wife Kim Hunter and discovers life in the 1970s. 7. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) the greatest of all disaster films, he has a small role as a Scottish busboy, but has a great death scene. 8. The Legend Of Hell House (1973) very scary horror story, he gives a fine performance as the physical medium dealing with a very angry ghost. 9. Class Of 1984 (1982) a tough exploitation film about punk rock kids causing mayhem in a high school. Roddy has the best scene in the movie as a teacher, fed up with his nasty students, pulls a gun and tells them now they are going to learn, or else... 10, Dead Of Winter (1987) An underrated thriller with Mary Steenburgen as an actress held hostage in a creepy mansion. Roddy has one his most menacing villain roles as one of the kidnappers.

Ewan McGregor plays the gay fashion designer Halston in this fabulous looking mini series on Netflix but unless you are really fascinated by fashion it's a bit long and would have been better as two hour movie. McGregor gives his all even in the energetic gay love scenes but Krysta Rodriguez as Liza steals all her scenes. This woman deserves to star in a movie musical.

I have seen an episode of that! I am sorry to say that I do not recall the name or a great many details. It is the one where they believe there is a supernatural monster but it is then revealed to be merely a person with a scary mask. Do you know which episode that is?

Yeah, Bruce Dern got the privilege of possible being the first to kill a John Wayne character in a movie, The Cowboys. In those years, imagine the villiany attached to Dern as he was tasked in violating the great John Wayne whose characters could never be killed. I have seen Dern talk about the experience and the comments to him from Wayne in how hated Dern would then likely be. I think Dern also mentioned Wayne wanting Dern to really rough up the Duke, but like mentioned above, my memory on that part is a bit fuzzy.

Parasite (2019)

The Wild Bunch (1969) An underrated film

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Bridges is really more petulant and eager to prove his manhood to his mistress Katy Jurado than he is cowardly in High Noon. He wants Will Kane to leave town so he can take over as sheriff with the bad guys coming.

Tom Conway

THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU (1944)

Small Change (1976) Next: The Man Who Loved Women (1977) two by François Truffaut

Great. Thanks. I’m really looking forward to it a whole lot. I can’t wait.

A Free Soul 1931 next: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Warren William

10. Foreman originally wanted Sophia Loren but replaced her with Rosanna Schiaffino.

Trapped is a good film noir featuring Lloyd Bridges and Barbara Payton. It was featured on Noir Alley a while back.

Quigley's Annual Poll of the Top Ten Box-Office Champions is based on on an annual survey of motion picture exhibitors. In its day, it was considered "the bible" of a star's box office draw. Bing Crosby first appeared on the List in 1934 at #7 among both male and female actors. His next appearance was at #4 in 1937. He slipped to #7 in 1940. He rebounded back to #4 in 1943. Then for five consecutive years from 1944 through 1948, Bing Crosby was #1 on Quigley's Poll, winning an Oscar for Going My Way and an Oscar nod for The Bells of St. Mary's. In 1949, Bing was #2 behind #1 Bob Hope. In 1950, Bing was #3 behind #1 John Wayne and #2 Bob Hope. In 1951, Bing was listed at #5...in 1952 at #4... in 1953 at #5... and in 1954, his final year on the List, Crosby was #8. Not a bad run!

"I rather fancy it"

Today We Live 1933 The Bride Wore Red 1937 The Shining Hour 1938 next: Esther Williams and Howard Keel

Margaret Wycherly was in Random Harvest with Elisabeth Risdon.

Moonstruck next-- unorthodox doctor

THE HOMESMAN (2014) Next: Arleen Whelan, Fred MacMurray and Paulette Goddard

Halston is a anti -hero I mean it's really hard to feel sorry for the guy- even the growing up gay trauma aspect of the story.