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First Cow Director: Kelly Reichardt / Starring John Magaro and Orion Lee This oddball little thing came out in March 2020. I think the intention was to show it in theatres, but the pandemic hit the very week it was released. I believe you can stream it off of Hulu or Apple or something. Maybe even Youtube. Anyway, I'm not sure if it would have taken off even if it had done a theatre run. It is extremely non-commercial, a very quiet, gentle, and VERY slow-paced movie. There's not much action til you're about half an hour into it. In fact, there's not much action at all, it's not really what you'd call an action -oriented film. I kept thinking, "So, where's this cow?" Oh, not really. I don't mind this kind of movie, in fact, if it's well-done, I really like them. So, what's it about, other than a cow? Well, it's set in Oregon, sometime in the 19th century ( I think before the Civil War). There's a mish-mash of what we now call "settlers", fur trappers, miners (I think), Indigenous people, and immigrants from everywhere. One of the immigrants, a Chinese man with impeccable English, King-Lu, befriends a young man who's made his way from the East ( Boston, I think). The young Easterner is an excellent cook and baker, in fact, his name is "Cookie", or so everyone calls him. The two start hanging out together and talking about various ideas to make a success of their venture into the West . The richest man in the territory happens to live just a short walk away from Cookie and King-Lu's shack in the Oregon forest, and he just happens to own the first and only cow in the region. Cookie and King-Lu conceive the idea of sneaking out at night , milking the cow, and selling the baked treats Cookie makes from the milk (mainly "oily cakes", they look like doughnuts, the fritter kind) in the nearby settlement. Cookie's biscuits and oily cakes are a huge hit (you find out he was apprenticed to a baker in Boston, and learned the trade well.) He purloins the milk and bakes the treats, and King-Lu manages the business side of things. They're doing wonderfully, literally selling hot cakes, and over a few weeks (I think it's weeks, the time-line is a little vague), they've made enough money to go to San Francisco and set up a bakery there. Well, almost enough. King -Lu wants to sell one more batch of cakes. In the middle of their plans, the rich man who owns the cow invites Cookie to bake him a "clafoutis", a variety of fancy flan , to serve to a visiting guest he wants to show off to. It is during a scene between the rich man and his guest that we are shown that the man is extremely cruel and heartless. You realize that if he finds out Cookie and King-Lu are plundering his treasured cow's milk, it will not go well for them. The rest of the tale unfolds as one might expect. Although this is definitely not the kind of movie where you need worry about giving away spoilers, I'll leave the rest of the plot untold. In any case, the fate of Cookie and King-Lu is indicated in the first five minutes of the movie. I'm afraid I've concentrated too much on the plot here, which is beside the point, since it's not really a very plot-oriented film. It takes its time, as I said, it is exceptionally slow-moving, so if you lose patience with that sort of aesthetic, First Cow is probably not for you. What First Cow does well is show us, with I suspect an admirable degree of historical accuracy, what Oregon was like in the early 1800s. It 's beautifully shot on location in the Oregon wilderness, and it's full of interesting details about how people lived then, why they would go to an undeveloped place like that, and what sort of dreams and ambitions people had then. Perhaps most of all it shows the development of a gentle friendship between Cookie and King-Lu. Again, First Cow is not for all tastes, and some might find the slow pace downright boring. But it's such a strange little story, so unusual and so well-acted and well-produced, I don't think I'll forget it. And it's certainly not like anything else out there.

DiCaprio has since been dropped from the project (or he left he project). Bradley Cooper will now be playing Stanton Carlisle. According to Wikipedia, Del Toro's re-adaptation is scheduled for a Dec 3 release. Lol. I think DiCaprio lucks out in getting good projects. Maybe he has a really good agent and/or DiCaprio himself is good at reading and choosing scripts. I actually really liked DiCaprio in Catch Me if You Can and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Well, I dunno about Thompson here lavender, but I think I'VE got this all straight now anyway and thanks to you. And NOW if you could explain the plot of this British flick to me, I'll be even MORE in your debt...

So, pretty much the opposite sort of thing that one Cliff Clavin ran into the time he was on the program, eh Sepia?! (...well, in his case, in an imagined sort of way, anyway)

This was the last movie (along with Emma.) that I saw before the pandemic shutdowns. It is a modern revisionist Western; as such it drastically cuts back on action in order to try to show everyday life on the frontier.

Because he went from being a major star for MGM to being unemployable because he wouldn't give up his partner and their "lifestyle." The Wisecracker documentary (based on William Mann's book) was done by HBO. He had the last laugh because his interior design services were later sought out by some of the wives of the executives who turned their backs on him.

I've liked all the hosts too. Thought they've all done a good job. I thought Aaron Rodgers did a very job of hosting. Buzzy was fine, Ken was too. No one will ever be as good as Alex was but Jeopardy has to continue and we'll have to like and accept the new host.

Swank, Hilary

Yeah. I could picture him doing a good job as host. I would fall to the ground weeping and genuflect to whoever was able to pilfer it from the Lewis estate! I've been dying to see this since I first heard about it and how god awful horrible it's supposed to be. The Holy Grail of underground film!

God help me, but I could watch CAT VIDEOS all day.... (and I'm not even really a "cat person"!)

an image of CATE BLANCHETT in the upcoming remake.

The Train (1964) An interesting roundtrip train ride through the picturesque French countryside. An overwhelming number of boche tourists interfere with the serenity. Burt Lancaster is at his conflicted and adventuresome best. Paul Scofield is ideal as an obsessed foil. Jeanne Moreau carries well as the dour female interest. This is a John Frankenheimer movie through and through. It carries his distinct cinematography to a pinnacle. 8.1/10 I am sorry to say that this appeared in my lists as a selection that was disappearing from: Amazon Prime Video within hours and so I grabbed the opportunity to watch it. I do not know when or on what other streaming services it might soon appear.

MY REPUTATION (1946) Next: lots of beautiful outdoor scenery

Agree on both. And I add The Aviator, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Body of Lies, and Wolf of Wall street.

Eddie Muller said that it was a premiere. This film was recently restored. I read that it was considered lost because only poor quality fragments of the film could be found. Finally the only 35mm print in existence was found in Britain and it went through a restoration.

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richard dix for 2022

Saaay, and speakin' o' which... Are there any British "kitchen sink dramas" that could legitimately be called a "film noir"??? Seems to me they share more than a few aspects, don't ya think?! (...Gee, I wonder what Eddie would say?...too bad the guy doesn't hang with us folks around here anymore, ain't it...aah, but I think we covered THIS subject a few pages back in this thing, didn't we...damn Facebook and Twitter!!!) LOL

We are talking about how TCM shows movies. Are you purposely being dense? You purposely mixing up Hitchcock's leading ladies was bad enough. It showed a lack of respect and disregard for classic film stars. Now you are taking issue with someone's post who is disappointed because the Sunday 10 am noir is not being shown. For your information, TCM considers the 12am Saturday NIGHT showing just that. NOT a Sunday morning showing but a Saturday night showing. The 10 am showing on Sunday is the Sunday morning showing. Got it now?

Oh well, it's really not too hard to figure out.

Maybe I'm not being critical enough here, but I think all the guest hosts have been good. Well, at least I've never found myself thinking any of them were ill-suited for the gig, anyway. I thought Buzzy Cohen (or as I think of him "The Modern Day Harold Lloyd"...am I RIGHT or what?!...and NOT just because of the glasses...saaay, maybe I'll put these two in that "Lookalikes" thread...but I digress) was especially good at it and showed a lot of personality when he hosted. (...and yeah, I think it'd be fun hosting it myself...well, as long as I wouldn't "digress" too much anyway, and which of course COULD be a problem...well, besides pronoucing all those foreign words and phrases and which Alex was always so good at)

CAT BATHING AS A MARTIAL ART by Howard “Bud” Herron Some people say cats never have to be bathed. They say cats lick themselves clean. They say cats have a special enzyme of some sort in their system that works like new, improved Wisk–dislodging the dirt where it hides and whisking it away. I’ve spent most of my life believing this folklore. Like most blind believers, I’ve been able to discount all the facts to the contrary, the kitty odors that lurk in the corners of the garage and dirt smudges that cling to the throw rug by the fireplace. The time comes, however, when a man must face reality: when he must look squarely in the face of massive public sentiment to the contrary and announce: “This cat smells like a port-a-potty in July.” When that day arrives at your house, as it has in mine, I have some advice you might consider as you place your feline friend under your arm and head for the bathtub: –Know that although the cat has the advantage of quickness and lack of concern for human life, you have the advantage of strength. Capitalize on that advantage by selecting the battlefield. Don’t try to bathe him in an open area where he can force you to chase him. Pick a very small bathroom. If your bathroom is more than four feet square, I recommend that you get in the tub with the cat and close the sliding-glass doors as if you were about to take a shower. (A simple shower curtain will not do. A berserk cat can shred a three-ply rubber shower curtain quicker than a politician can shift positions!) –Know that a cat has claws and will not hesitate to remove all skin from your body. Your advantage here is that you are smart and know how to dress to protect yourself. I recommend canvas overalls tucked into high-top construction boots, a pair of steel-mesh gloves, an army helmet, a hockey face mask, and a long-sleeved flak jacket. –Prepare everything in advance. There is no time to go out for a towel when you have a cat digging a hole in your flak jacket. Draw the water. Make sure the bottle of kitty shampoo is inside the glass enclosure. Make sure the towel can be reached, even if you are lying on your back in the water. –Use the element of surprise. Pick up your cat nonchalantly, as if to simply carry him to his supper dish. (Cats will not usually notice your strange attire. They have little or no interest in fashion as a rule. If he does notice your garb, calmly explain that you are taking part in a product testing experiment for J.C. Penny.) –Once you are inside the bathroom, speed is essential to survival. In a single liquid motion, shut the bathroom door, step into the tub enclosure, slide the glass door shut, dip the cat in the water and squirt him with shampoo. You have begun on the wildest 45 seconds of your life. –Cats have no handles. Add the fact that he now has soapy fur, and the problem is radically compounded. Do not expect to hold on to him for more than two or three seconds at a time. When you have him, however, you must remember to give him another squirt of shampoo and rub like crazy. He’ll then spring free and fall back into the water, thereby rinsing himself off. (The national record for cats is three latherings, so don’t expect too much.) –Next, the cat must be dried. Novice cat bathers assume this part will be the most difficult, for humans generally are worn out by this time. Drying is simple compared to what you have just been through. That’s because by now the cat is semi-permanently affixed to your right leg. You simply pop the drain plug with your foot, reach for your towel and wait. (Occasionally, however, the cat will end up clinging to the top of your army helmet. If this happens, the best thing you can do is to shake him loose and to encourage him toward your leg.) After all the water is drained from the tub, it is a simple matter to just reach down and dry the cat. –In a few days the cat will relax enough to be removed from your leg. He will usually have nothing to say for about three weeks and will spend a lot of time sitting with his back to you. He might even become psychoceramic and develop the fixed stare of a plaster figurine. –You will be tempted to assume he is angry. This isn’t usually the case. As a rule he is simply plotting ways to get through your defenses and injure you for life the next time you decide to give him a bath. –But at least now he smells a lot better.

Let's not forget Papa: Philip Dorn in I Remember Mama.

The Lodger (1927) TCM 7/10 A man renting a room is suspected of being the killer of several women in London. This was my first viewing of this early Hitchcock silent film. Despite it being on so late last night, I was engrossed enough to watch it all the way through. It had many of the Hitchcock touches even though this was his first thriller. It was the first time we see the obsession with blondes as all the victims are fair haired women. Ivor Novello has a striking looking face and was very good in the title role. An interesting thing has a triangle forming between the Lodger, the landlady's daughter and the cop on the case. The climax involving an angry mob, the Lodger and a pair of handcuffs still packs a punch.

York, Michael

Vincent, Jan Michael

Navy Blue and Gold 1937 next: Tyrone Power, Betty Grable and Reginald Gardiner

Edward G Robinson

Peckinpah didn't accompany his mayhem with various pop tunes as Tarantino (and Scorsese) do.

The cattle scene in Hud (1963) makes me cry every single time. Where the Red Fern Grows (1974) -- again with the waterworks Out of Africa (1985) -- the woman is hesitant on safari and the man has to shoot a charging lion; isn't there a similar scene in Mogambo (1953) with a rhino or some such? The Bear (1988) -- one of my favorites

I have a friend who buys TV series and movies for a TV network. He said that Comcast (NBC Universal) is difficult to deal with compared with the other studios. He didn't provide any other details and I don't pry (too much!)

I saw "The Queen" when it was re-released on 2019. I think you can watch it on Amazon.

Raye, Martha

From June 30-July 2, 1921, the feature at the Poli was One Man in a Million, directed and written by, and starring George Beban as Lupino Delchini. The cast also included Helen Jerome Eddy as Flora and Irene Rich as Charlotte Mauvereau. The film premiered at the Branford Theatre in Newark, NJ, on January 8, 1921. It was six reels, and is presumed lost. Plot: Lupino Delchini is an Italian immigrant who works behind a lunch counter at Gustave Koppel’s establishment. One day, a hungry cripple enters the restaurant, begging for food. Koppel attempts to throw the man out, but Luigi interferes and buys the man a meal. This causes Luigi to lose his job. Despite this, Luigi forces the man to accept part of his wages. But the man he befriended is actually an undercover investigator named Clyde Hartley, who is gathering evidence against Koppel. Koppel and his wife are conducting a school for pickpockets in their basement. Hartley uses his influence to get Luigi a job as master at the city pound. In his new position, Luigi refuses to let any stray dogs be euthanized. One day, a young war waif and a stray dog he has been following arrive at the pound. Luigi takes them both in, and continues to be a good friend and helper to everyone. Flora Valenzi, who lives in the same boarding house as Luigi, loves him from afar, but he is unaware of her feelings. Charlotte Mauvereau, a widowed Belgian refugee, arrives looking for her son, who was separated from her during the war. She is led to Luigi’s quarters, where Luigi falls for her. But Charlotte falls for Hartley, yet pledges to marry Luigi because of his kindness to the boy, and because she fears deportation. Luigi goes shopping for Charlotte’s trousseau. But then he overhears a conversation between her and Hartley, in which she reveals her real feelings. Luigi then “jilts” her. Eventually Koppel’s place is raided, and it is revealed that the boy living with Luigi is not Charlotte’s son. Hartley finds the actual son, and Charlotte promises to marry him. Luigi then discovers that Flora is his real love, and the two find happiness, raising their little waif together. Beban’s son appeared as the waif. The publicity photo below shows Beban, his son, and Helen Jerome Eddy: Wid’s Daily was not impressed with the film, writing “George Beban has made a sincere effort to do something with a thought on a little higher plane than the general run of pictures … His endeavor falls somewhat short of its aim because the story lacks punch and is only moderately interesting. Possibly this is due to the highly improbable sequence of events, or the lack of suspense.” However, their opinion seems to have been in the minority. Exhibitor’s Herald wrote “everything about the picture is refreshing. Beban has used a fertile brain to evoke the novelties of situation and byplay. He has lost no single opportunity for effective use, and impresses several strokes of directorial genius when he instills into the most pathetic climaxes some humorous gesture or title.” Motion Picture News also praised the film, noting “the foundation is strong since it relies upon a forceful, rugged characterization. It is not a picture crammed with drama and suspense. It rather depends upon the human note – the note of sympathy.” Elsewhere, in the “Program Reader” of the Motion Picture News, somebody thought it was a good idea to sum up the story in “Italian”: “He fella in love and lost a his heart. It made him feel ver’ bad when the ‘Thorities threatened to send his a sweetheart back to de olda countree. But the sun it came through de clouds after a time and he was a happy.” And this from C. L. Kirby, manager of the Elk Theatre in Longview, TX: “Very good w o p picture.” Beban was meticulous as a director. He spent several weeks training dogs, and also used up some two thousand feet of film on a scene involving a parrot. It took a month to film a scene involving spiders in a cellar; at one point filming was halted as a single spider was tracked down: Beban was in attendance at the film’s premiere in Newark, and can be seen in the second and third shots below: Also on the bill was screen actor Carlyle Blackwell, appearing live in a playlet entitled “Eight, Six, and Four.” The Poli also sponsored an amateur show, although I could not find any more details.

Yes, I can see it. I think you've picked very difficult ones. 2. David Huddleston? 4. Harry Towne 12. Hope Summers ? 15. Don Keefer ?

Thursday, July 1 10:30 a.m. The Letter (1940). Solid Bette Davis drama.

I've seen Bambi, The Story of G.I. Joe, Breathless and Marathon Man, so four. I like to think I could have identified all four of them if they hadn't been identified already. I definitely could have identified Bambi! Ha ha. I'm unfamiliar with all the others except G.I. Jane. Possibly I could have identified it, although I may have mistaken the person in the pic for a man!

They all played the role of Mary Magdalene Anne Bancroft Jesus of Nazareth mini series 1977 Barbara Hershey The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 Debra Messing Jesus mini series 1999 Monica Bellucci The Passion of the Christ 2004 Rooney Mara Mary Magdalene 2018

Tracey Walter next: The Search 1948

Wyoming 1947 The Flame 1947 I Jane Doe 1948 next: Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn

What TCM aired: COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT (1989) THE CELLULOID CLOSET (1995)PARAGRAPH 175 (2000)THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (1984)WORD IS OUT: STORIES OF SOME OF OUR LIVES (1977)BEFORE STONEWALL (1985)

Thank you, Lorna. It's an interesting, thoughtful, respectful article. Shelley has beautiful eyes and a beautiful smile.

Harold and Maude (1971) Next: Quicksand

Brad is ok, however, of the 3 during the champ tournaments he won the least amount compared to james and Ken Jennings. Brad may have been the big money winner in the past but not in the recent tournaments. Pat Sajak, no way. I think Wheel of Fortune is about as far as he can go. I doubt he could pronounce most of the wording in the questions. We also watch Alex on re-runs many Sat nights. I do ok, not great when I watch and yes it all depends on the categories. What I do find is that most times I get the final Jeopardy answer correct. But again, if it's a question in a category I don't know well, then forget about it LOL. although many times just a small amount of knowledge and some logical thinking can get the correct answer, especially in Final Jeopardy To answer your question, no, I wouldn't be able or want to host Jeopardy. I remember the College Bowl and when Art Fleming hosted Jeopardy. .

One odd fact: Both Art Fleming and Alex Trebek died from pancreatic cancer.

WILLIAM POWELL is always a pleasure. First film I thought of. I love THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER mainly for STELLA STEVENS.

Parton, Dolly

Paulette Goddard Next: on the cover of Time magazine

Bound (1996) A kept woman falls for the ex-convict doing plumbing repairs next door. Their future together depends on neutralizing the man keeping her and picking up any loose cash laying around as a nest egg. The facts that he is a vindictive and violent psychopath and they are taking two million in mob money complicates matters. I knew of Jennifer Tilly from her lighter comedy roles and so the intensity of her performance here surprised me. She presented with astounding clarity her heterosexual-by-trade but lesbian-by-nature situation. I believe that: 'intensity' is a good description of many aspects of this movie. The timing and staging throughout the movie imprint the action very strongly on the viewer's mind. The fact that every character is duplicitous adds greatly to the complexity. I am sorry to say that there is violence and gore which may dissuade some viewers. It is a minor percentage of the movie but it is rather intense. 8.2/10 I can currently find it streaming only on: Paramount+.