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media coverage makes Carole Lombard a celebrity in Nothing Sacred Burt Lancaster uses his media clout to control lives in Sweet Smell of Success Angela Lansbury uses her media empire to pick the presidential nominee in State of the Union media coverage saves Santa from the asylum in Miracle on 34th Street

Sad to see a couple of posters who can't rely on their memories any more. I recall the time . . . WAIT A MINUTE! WHAT WAS I GOING TO SAY?

Haha I thought his name was "MAIMway". I grew up right on the cusp of Suzy Homemaker & the Mary Tyler Moore Show so have the inner conflict of my parent's idea of male/female roles and society's. Even in retrospect, MTM only went off on her own because she was jilted by some man and still desired "marriage/family" although it eluded her. The shift of stories centering around her dating were quickly replaced with her office life....more interesting? I also liked the fact MTM was beautiful & smart and she still couldn't find a decent man: a real boost for gals with "body image" issues. I am often offended by the social mores seen in old movies concerning how women were treated that thankfully are gone or at least minimized today. I don't need no stinking' "warning"- I can view it for what it is: a historical depiction of another time. Being offended by it serves as a lesson, with much better impact having it interwoven into a story. Same for all offensive depictions. I agree, the warning disclaimers are only there for their own protection and should be as discreetly posted along with the "fictitious" warning.

Arthur Miller and John Huston about to start shooting The Misfits.

And, JUST for the record here... ...Lori Saunders in the middle here WAS by far the HOTTEST of the three! (...OR, can't I say THIS anymore because it "objectifies women"???...eeh, I don't care, I'm STILL gonna say it, so THERE!!!)

I got the idea for this after Spence's old thread about Sinatra, Elvis & Bing resurfaced. These three actors have been credited with changing the course of film acting. Who is your favorite? MARLON BRANDO He exploded onto the movie scene with The Men and A Streetcar Named Desire. He could be brutal and animalistic, but could also be kind and vulnerable. His performances were very realistic. I always preferred his 1950s performances best. His performance in On The Waterfront maybe my favorite male acting ever on film. He grew disillusioned with acting and the movie business and simply phoned in performances in later films. By that time he was doing it for the money. MONTGOMERY CLIFT If I had to pick a favorite, it would be him. His first film The Search got him an Oscar nomination, his performance as the soldier was so realistic many people thought he was a real soldier not an actor. He would soon create a screen persona that was very new in the 1950s, that of the sensitive, lonely outsider in films like A Place In The Sun and From Here To Eternity. A car crash in 1956 marred his looks and his acting sometimes suffered, but he still had a few good performances left in him with The Young Lions and Judgment At Nuremberg, JAMES DEAN His career was very brief, cut short by his death in car crash in 1955, but he made a big impression, still being felt today. He only appeared in 3 movies-East Of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant, but they are all excellent. No one could portray angst better than him.

I watched East Side, West Side last night for the 2nd time and was glad I did. The film has a fine cast with first rate, experienced actors like Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin, new to Hollywood actor James Mason, and fairly new actresses Ava Gardner and Cyd Charisse. The film is a very mature and frank portrayal of a man (Mason), who has a mistress (Gardner) who also plays the field, a wife that loves him as well as supports him (Stanwyck), and a man, who was a former cop, that steps into the drama (Heflin), who falls for Stanwyck. All in a well filmed New York setting. The film is mostly a melodrama but it does take an interesting turn with a murder. The film is fairly open about sexuality especially for a 1949 film. If you haven't seen the film I highly recommend it.

It Happened One Night (1934) Teacher's Pet (1958) La Dolce Vita (1960) Talk Radio (1988) Natural Born Killers (1994) Up Close & Personal (1996) Wag the Dog (1997) Morning Glory (2010) Truth (2015)

Wha....? !"Burt's not your cup of tea " ? ! ! Burt Lancaster has to be the single most handsome ( and attractive ) male actor in all of Hollywood moviedom. He's got it all; those wonderful bedroom eyes, perfect classic features yet not boring-looking, and charisma, screen presence, whatever you want to call it. All that, plus a great voice, very sexy. Oh, and a fine actor, too. Burt Lancaster is the Platonic ideal of male beauty.

Absence of Malice (1981) Spotlight (2015) Meet John Doe (1941) Five Star Final (1931) The Running Man (1987)

A Quiet Place (2018) F/X On Demand-7/10 A family is hunted by strange creatures who are attracted by loud noises. This is a tense little horror film, very well directed. It takes place for the most part in a beautiful, pastoral setting. It has a short running time (87 min) which is a plus since if it was any longer it would not work. The dialogue is minimal since the family's life depends on being quiet. Emily Blunt and John Krasinski (he also directed) are very good as the parents. But the outstanding one here is Millicent Simmonds as their deaf daughter. She is also deaf in real life, she has a great porcelain doll-like face and very expressive eyes. She also appeared in the 2017 Todd Haynes film Wonderstruck, which is also worth seeking out.

I long time did like this '55 Sunbeam Alpine in this flick. Whitefang

Van Doren, Mamie

Yep! Ya know Moe, I never watched this CBS "rural comedy" much back then, but the few times I did, it seemed my eyes were always focused upon the luscious brunette Lori there. Btw, here's what looks like a fairly recent shot of her... (...still lookin' mighty nice to these ol' eyes of mine here, anyway)

Keaton, Buster

Jones, Shirley

Hardy, Oliver

Wyman, Jane

Yeah, I suppose there's a bit of a resemblance between Clutch Cargo and Race Bannon here, midwesty. (...however, you know who this shot of Race reminds me of?...I think it looks like James Darren and when he got a little older and his hair went grey)

The ladies still went for me!

Hale Next: Kelly, Nelson and Hackman

I take it you're speaking for George. Well, Hibs, we all know that regardless of how handsome (or not) George Brent may have been, the effect is entirely spoiled by his rear end.

Ayres, Lew

My gal Stef and the car designed by master custom car builder Gene Winfield named the "Piranha" and which was featured in the TV series The Man (and The Girl) from U.N.C.L.E.: (...I'd guess John DeLorean might've seen this car at one time and before he started out on his own little venture)

Young, Gig

The Blues Brothers (big cop car pile-up) next--strict or demanding teacher

Detective Story 1951

Washington, Denzel

From the last few days: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) Liked it better than Waititi's Jojo Rabbit which I thought got old very fast, and the humor here reminded me of another NZ comedy (although a TV series), Flight of the Conchords. I guess Waititi has worked with the Conchords on projects, so that makes sense. Liked it. Possessed (1947) On Noir Alley. Didn't go in the direction I thought would go. Liked it. Roger and Me (1989) A film from back when I liked Moore. We studied this film in film school and basically learned how Moore manipulated audiences to create propaganda instead of true documentaries. The example I use from this film is cross-editing the GM holiday party with people being evicted from their houses on Christmas when the people being evicted either had never worked for GM or hadn't worked there for years and only for a short time. Still, I enjoyed this film upon first viewing and I can't help thinking with every Moore film that features Flint, MI that that city just can't catch a break and not sure how it survives. Some Came Running (1958) The first collaboration between Sinatra and Dino. Maybe it was the wine I was drinking at the time, but I struggled to follow and had to read the wikipedia page before the film ended to get the plot straight. East Side, West Side (1949) Thought the cast was great and liked it.

Of course. We date Ginger but we marry Mary Ann.

Aston Martin DB2. The little sister to James Bonds DB5 Watch the corners!

Cheaper by the Dozen

Underwood, Blair

Rich is the master. His sci-fi thread was great too. It seems like he tapered off on the JD thread right around the time he started his mammoth project of reconstructing the schedule from 100 years ago from the local theater in the town where he grew up, complete with stills from the films and plot synopses, many from films that no longer even exist. I can't imagine the man hours it's taking to do that. (Plus, I seem to recall that in one of the Board overhauls he lost the pictures from the JD thread and had to go back and reinsert them all. I think lzcutter ended up doing the same for one of Kyle's threads.) Underneath that glib exterior there's a real scholar. In a toe-to-toe with Ben, Rich would win for sure. The point I was trying to make was that Ben can fit into some contexts better than others and that the JD series seems compatible with his inner goofball. (Pun intended.)

Back in those days, studio productions used DC power for everything. Running DC in the water and waterproofing the plug in connections was simply a way of doing things and doing them safely. With Local 728 as a union entirely dedicated to lighting, you had experienced guys running that power into the water and they knew how to keep the actors and everyone on the set safe.

RED RYDER The JOE PALOOKA movies THE MIRACULOUS BLACKHAWK UP FRONT, based on "Willie and Joe" as the poster indicated: KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED

Yeah, but I ask ya here, ham. Was this whole "Suzy Homemaker" thing any WORSE for kids than what the slimy Elliott Mainway of Mainway Toys shown here would push onto an unsuspecting American youth back in the day?... (...NO, huh!)

Two Weeks in Another Town Kirk and Cyd enjoy an evening drive in his 1960 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder.

Howard Next: Charles, Ginger, and Will

I watched Double Wedding last night on TCM; This was the only William Powell \ Myrna Loy film I had not seen. It had it moments but I found it to be only OK. Of course how much the sudden death of Jean Harlow, who was Powell's fiancée and Loy's close friend, had on the two appears to have impacted the film (based on their own comments). My view was that the Powell character was all-over-the-place; yes, he is a free spirited bohemian but then he would sometimes change persona into the type of sophisticated gentleman Powell screen persona. In some ways this was necessary to ground the character, but it just didn't work for me. The Loy character just lacked charm. The character was a no-nonsense harden gal and we often find such a female character in these type of romantic comedies but at some point (say halfway), they lighten up. The Loy character never does that even at the end. (The Shop Around the Corner is a good example of the type of female character that does tone-it-down as the plot moves forward). Some of the screwball comedy scenes worked but others fell flat. Still it was great for TCM to feature Florence Rice last night. She made some good films during her fairly short film career.

Lake, Veronica

Greene, Lorne

Farr, Felicia

Britton, Barbara

Young, Loretta

Nine to Five Next: The Circus

Yeah, well, even maybe worse than THIS is the one Fitzpatrick did on our old hometown of Los Angeles, circa 1940, ya know Moe. Every freakin' time in his little short , he pronounces it as "Los ANGLE-us". And boy I yell ya, that ALWAYS had grated on my ears! (...I wanna tell the guy, "HEY you damn hick! It's pronounced 'Los AN-gel-us', DUDE!") LOL

Kim Novak and Pyewacket