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Thanks kindly, Mr. Write.
I wasn't too clear on the "Fantasia 2000" connection, but you've cleared that up. I can imagine what a Hirschfeld caricature of Woollcott might've looked like - an owl comes to mind...
I shall return with a question, as soon as I can devise one.
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That is what I was trying to say, AceSpade.
I am enjoying reading your posts in this thread and, like you, will be keeping an eye open for that James Dean documentary.
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I want my MAYPO!
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Yeah, what you said.
David, too many Bunuel movies will make you talk like that. ;-)
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Well, that would make me [at 50]...pretty older?
Let me tell you, it's not that pretty...yet...but then I'm not awake.
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Alexander Woollcott?
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I just watched the ad again, after reading all the previous commentary.
My thoughts are:
There are three elements to the ad that seek to convey the message they want/hope for: music, new imagery and classic movie footage.
I tried to imagine what the ad would look like with the new imagery excised, with the juxtaposition of the contemporary music and the classic footage. In my mind, that would have been enough to draw me to the "Leading Ladies" feature. The new images seem to bring associations [tattoos, bondage, objectification of women] that do not contribute anything constructive to the message. In other words, the ad throws in one element too many into the mix and dilutes/diffuses the effect they are seeking to create.
Having only the new music and the classic images would have bridged the gap between established and new audiences. I'm not sure if the ad qualifies as "crass misrepresentation", but it is ambiguous and confusing enough to turn viewers off.
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No worries, Sam.
I'm a bit of a music geek, so information of this type tends to rattle around in my brain and tumble out without much prodding.
Hmmmm...MaestroMot...not bad [files for future reference].
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excuse me...but has anyone seen my pointless needle?
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very cool...and you're not that old, I'm sure.
I love "the rail song"...I just have an old cassette of "Twang Bar King" that got me through university while all my vinyl was at home.
I've only seen Ade perform a couple of times - back in the late 70's while on tour with Bowie, and then with Crimson on "The Power to Believe" tour recently. I have his autograph and some autographed guitar picks from then.
We can talk about other stuff later, if you want.
wordmaster [a Crimson fan since the beginning]
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How do you know about 'fish head'? Just curious...
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Oh, have you read "Confessions of a Lion Tamer" by Claude Baddeley?
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Yes, and I am reading "The Agonies of a Russian Hurdler" by Ivan Toriznutzoff.
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no, David.
This is the thread where you can say:
what
how
when
why
where you want.
like this.
blancmange
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hello there...
Could it be "A Summer Place" [1959]?
Take a look at the plot summary on this site's Movie Database or www.IMDb.com, to see if this rings a bell with you.
Welcome to our message board.
Enjoy yourself. Wander around.
wordmaster
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BRAINIAC!!!!!
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re: Van Heflin
His performance in "Johnny Eager" as Jeff Hartnett [which won him an Academy Award] is worth watching, I believe.
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"Tropical hot dog night...like two flamingos in a fruit fight..."
[Don Van Vliet]
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The car was an Aston Martin [DB5, I think].
Only two gadgets come to mind, though...smoke screen and oil spill.
[Did one of the Bond cars have blades that came out from the wheels to shred tires?]
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"Shaft" (1971)...couldn't dig it.
No grit.
He didn't seem bad enough to me.
Style without substance.
"Superfly" was closer to the real deal for me.
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Robert Mitchum.
Oh, the stories he could tell...
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Count me as another Dorothy McGuire fan.
"Till the End of Time" is a sorely underappreciated film; it was one of the first films I ever saw with Dorothy, and the first time I saw Guy Madison also.
There's something about the directness of the film and the way it dealt with their relationship that really made an impression on me. It was probably one of the few roles that Guy Madison could handle well, given his lack of formal training.
"Trial" - I can't wait to see that one; this time, Dorothy's with two great actors, Glenn Ford and the underrated Arthur Kennedy.
"The Enchanted Cottage" is a curious film but worth seeing, all you romance fans out there, for its message about the universality of love.
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Maybe somebody can refocus this thread.
I don't like where this is going...
I feel somewhat responsible for this foolishness.
I'll return later with some film suggestions.
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HUH???? That must've been some "Maui Wowie" we were doing - that flew right by me...
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Oops...never mind.
[sighs with relief]
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