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Every picture my parents took me to see when I was kid. Some kind of child abuse. Also The Egyptian. What a waste of good talent. They all needed to be mummified in the first 3 minutes. Also Queen of the Damned. That last I was talked into seeing by my daughter, who really just wanted a ride to the theater with a couple of friends. I never wanted to open a vein so much in my life. I wish remotes came standard at theaters. The worst was listening to 3 teenage girls all the way home saying what a great movie it was. I finally asked "In what universe?" The other kids are brain dead, but my own blood was convinced this was the height of movies. And since Will Smiths Wild, Wild West just came on the radio, add that piece of work to the list. Waste of good film.

Thanks for the article and other info. I just can not understand the logic of some of the awards that are given, but refusing a group of people that put so much into a movie. I would love to see some of the pretty boys who are "actors" do more than break a sweat. But I do agree that it sounds like a union issue. Maybe someday soon they will get the recognition they so deserve. Maybe when they quit calling Brad Pitt an actor. (I'm living for the day)

I just posted on the favorite lines thread and realized that Jack Lemmon in the Great Race was Snidely if ever there was one. I can quote lines from that movie and just realized it. Duh. Otherwise, I'm up to page 405 on the Parades Gone By. Great book!!

Can someone tell me why Stunt Actors aren't given a category in the Academy Awards. I've never seen any reasoning for them being excluded. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place to find the answer. I just feel they deserve the recognition as much as the "real" actors.

forgot Gaslight. My husband was giving me this look the first time he saw it. That "what where thinking, this is a good movie?" look. I told him to just wait. He loved it.

JackBurley, thanks so much. I've never heard of the Sleeping Bear dunes, probably because I've never made it to Michigan. My dentist is from there and I'll see if he knows anything about them. Probably lots of Idiots on ATV's running you down on them now.

One of my favorite lines is from The Great Race. When they are on the melting ice berg and Tony Curtis tells Jack Lemmon to keep it himself how fast they are melting. "I'll keep it to myself until the water reaches my lower lip, and then I'm going to mention it somebody"

I really wanted to see the remake, but I won't get Showtime. Maybe it's a good thing. I don't know how the original could be made better.

Peter O'Toole is also bloody good in "The Lion in Winter" The dialog in that is wicked. What a dysfunctional family!!! Peters face was a little more filled out and he looked really great that was. It will make you think your own family isn't so bad after all.

If memory serves, Mifume was born in China of Japanese parents. James Shigeta was born in Hawaii I believe. Both very fine actors. No doubt they would be quite different. That's one reason I'd like to have lunch with them. It would be like one of our family get- togethers with the family from Japan and the ones from the states getting together. I don't get hung up on the lable thing. But, I can see that perhaps it a good idea to have difference noted in a book. That's a great story about Heston taking the time to write a long letter to you and taking your advice.

Count me in as a fan. I haven't seen it in years but I bet I can sing the song still.

Thanks for the advice on "The Silent Clowns" , it is added to my list. I have to admit that my first brush with silents where on MTV. Not the best of introductions to such an art form. Seeing a grainy, scratched clip of Valentino doing the tango in a video is sadly the first that I remember seeing. Actually seeing the movie on TCM was eye-opening and I'm hooked on them. I'm looking forward to reading the Silent Clowns because I'm in awe of Buster Keaton. I bought the Arbuckle/Keaton collection the other day. I was watching it when my brother came over and we spend the next hour glued to the TV. Thanks again.

When Brad Pitt gets hit by the car in Meet Joe Black. That was the best thing in the movie. But I stayed for the rest of it just hoping it got better. It didn't.

> Reviving this old thread with a couple of things that > occurred to me. > > I seemed to remember reading something about the > cliche of the woman tied to the train tracks, and > sure enough, in Kevin Brownlow's "The Parade's Gone > By" there are quotes from some of the movie magazines > of the early 20s referring to this as being a cliche. > So by that time it was regarded as an old chestnut, > which means that any films featuring this scene were > probably made in the very early days of the industry. > I don't have the book with me so I can't give the > specific reference right now, but if you need it let > me know and I'll look it up again. > > I believe this scene was used in "The Perils of > Pauline" starring Pearl White, which was made in > 1914, and possibly in other serials as well. > > Another interesting anecdote from Brownlow's book -- > one of the crew members of "The Life of General > Villa," (Raoul Walsh, maybe?) told Brownlow that when > they went to Mexico in 1914 to shoot the film, Villa > and his band executed a Mexican general by tying him > to the railroad tracks. Apparently this was more than > a movie cliche. > > I hope this helps some. I thank you so much for the offer to look it up. I broke down and sent for a copy of "The Parades Gone By" and just opened the box on it yesterday. I tried to get it at the library and their only available copy was missing several pages, most photos, etc. Hate that. But now I can read it. It just came to mind because of all those cartoons as a kid and my dad telling me that that was what silents where like. He never saw one that I know of, but that was his conception of them. Thanks again.

Punch Drunks and A Plumbing We Will Go.

Field of Dreams is a sure thing for tears for me. My husband gets a little misty too.

> From post by stellabluegirl: > Worst line: > > "That's very wise of you, Margaret. What most wives > fail to realize is that their husband's philandering > has nothing whatever to do with them." > -"The Philadelphia Story", as spoken by Mr.Lord (John > Halliday) to his wife Margaret (Mary Nash) on how he > feels his daughter Tracy (Katharine Hepburn) has no > heart or ability to understand his present major > weakness: mild philandering with a pretty young > dancer. That whole scene just sets my teeth on edge!! > When he's trying to explain how a young girl gives a > man the illusion that youth is still his I just want > to smack him!! > > Me too! I love that movie, but that scene makes me > squirm everytime I watch it. I mean, good god. What > wife could ever live with a man like that? It also > makes me sick the way Hepburn has to let herself be > talked into believeing this drivel, too. I love the Philadelphia Story, but that whole scene just makes me want to hurl. Can you imagine it's your daughters fault your fooling around? Talk about trying to blame everyone else. Katherine should have decked him.

Ronald Colman.....he could have just read the phone book, who cares. I would have loved to have lunch with Stan Laurel too. I think Errol Flynn would have been interesting, but a good pair of running shoes my have been needed.

Not a big musical fan, But Singing in the Rain is my favorite. And most Disney movies. But for my father, bless his heart, it was Brigadoon. When mom was pregnant with me, he dragged her to see it at least 8 times. He wanted to name me Cyd but mom drew the line on that one.

Saving Private Ryan is probably my favorite war movie. We Where Soldiers is second. I also like the Kirk Douglas movie Paths of Glory.

Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis William Powell and Myrna Loy Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn Cary Grant and Irene Dunn Cary Grant and Leslie Caron Peter O'Toole and Mark Linn-Baker Laurel and Hardy

If I recall correctly, Laird Cregar was gay. Loved him in The Lodger. He died way too young.

Penny Serenade and a Tale of Two Cities (Coleman). Nothing like a good cry to make you feel better.

> John Wayne > > Tom Cruise > > Ben Stiller > > Will Ferrell, why do they continue to offer him > films. He made me what to kick the tv in when he was > on saturday night live. No arguments from me on these four. Just have to add Joan Crawford and Lana Turner.

Pretty much any John Wayne movie, exept The Shootist. He looks and acts just like my grandfather in that one.