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Sounds like there's no time left to watch movies!

Thanks for some opinions...I wanted to know whether this one was worth watching. PS There is a BENCHLEY SQUARE in Worcester Mass, named for Robert Benchley who was from there.

These + the rest of June + what's still on my DVR... I have no idea how I'm going to watch all these. I wish I could take an entire summer off from work to watch these. I may need to be more selective in what I record--so many movies sound so good! Well, my tact is: if it's available at the library, I borrow it instead. So is the case with GOING IN STYLE. I've never seen it, WANT to see it, but will borrow it instead. I'll watch it this month so I can at least discuss it on the board with those who saw the broadcast. I generally limit it to 6-10 movies a month, just to not get bogged down in stacks of disks to watch! That's not including movies I "catch" during broadcast.

Wow I wouldn't even recognise Donny Osmond any older than say 20. My two favorite "stars" that I've met were: Gloria Swanson (my avatar) When I was 16 in the late 70's, she appeared at the opening of a movie theater founded by James Card. I rode my bike to the theater and waited until a Grey Ghost Rolls drove up. Ms Swanson got out. I looked around and realized I was the ONLY FAN there. So I jumped right in to talk with her. She seemed surprised someone my age was interested in her. We talked about movies & health. I was 5' and about 100lbs at that age-Gloria was teeny and made me feel like a gorilla. She autographed a program for me and allowed me to take her photo (with a Kodak 110 camera-oy!) That program hangs on my living room wall. Debbie Reynolds. She came to our State Fair to perform a free show. I was thrilled to see her performance=she was lovely, funny, talented, a great personality that had the entire crowd in the palm of her hand. I loved experiencing that. Along with a huge crowd, I waited behind the stage for her to come out. Everyone had albums and memorabilia, all I had was the newspaper page with her photo. Debbie walked down the line and spoke with EACH and EVERY PERSON. She smiled, made eye contact and if you were interesting, speak a line or two with you. When she came to me, I couldn't believe how teeny SHE was too! Delicate and beautiful-certainly no old lady. I thanked her for signing my paper and thanked her for saving the collection of Hollywood costumes & memorabilia. I told her I had museum backround and know how difficult & costly preservation can be. She thanked me and moved along. Since reading Debbie's latest book, I was heartbroken to read she had to sell off everything a few years ago. You did your best Debbie. Apparently, scattered is the way it was meant to be. It may be preserved by the owners with deep pockets....but I, nor anyone else will ever be able to see it for public display.

My mother reminded me of a hobbit. She was very short, and quite pale with red curly hair. On her feet?

I just mentioned O LUCKY MAN (73) in another thread, which I haven't seen it since it played at the theater. Lo & behold-it's on June's schedule! So happy to add this to my "must watch this month" list. Aside from what you may casually watch, do any of you make a "do not miss" list? Here's my list for June. What do you think? 6/2 10:15A RAIN OR SHINE (a Capra movie I haven't seen...circus themes always a plus with me) 6/7 7:15A FOR THE DEFENSE (Could be clever with Wm Powell & K Francis who are always great to watch) 6/10 5:00P ZENOBIA 73min (Wow- Hardy & Langdon! No Laurel- sounds fun!) 6/11 11:00A LOVE & PAIN & THE WHOLE DAMN THING (Always wanted to see this-I generally enjoy May/Dec romance stories) 6/16 5:00A SLIGHTLY FRENCH 81 min (Can't miss this starring fave Dottie, has cute theme & hopefully good musical numbers) 6/16 6:30P IT'S A DOG'S LIFE (An enjoyable creative romp-want to see again...copy & pass to friend with Bull Terrier) 6/24 1:45A O LUCKY MAN! (yay!)

Speedracer so eloquently said: He ends up dying broken and alone with all his worldly possessions packed in boxes or being destroyed, ready to be cleared out to make room for the next rich person who'll make their home in Xanadu. I've always thought of those boxed possessions to be symbolic of his relationships boxed away in his heart. The need to amass "things" is often a result of not having real relationships with real people. Susan Alexander said, "Makes as much sense as collecting statues you're never going to look at" How about megalomaniac Kirk Douglas in THE BAD & THE BEAUTIFUL? I love when he screams, "Maybe I LIKE being dirty! Get out!"

I love Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman in that order. Please let us know your opinions of these after you've watched them, I'd like to know what you think.

Sorry I haven't read the entire thread....but this subject (Fountainhead) has come up in my artistic life fairly often, and I agree with JJG's comment on it. I'm a restorationist, and when someone brings me, say, a Cigar Store Indian, I know exactly how to paint it to look "historically correct". But, customers always try to dictate colors, gold leaf, stencil designs, etc because they think they know best, when really, they just think they know what they like. I can take some liberties, it's only paint. But if I paint their item in an outlandish way, it reflects badly on me as a restorer...ESPECIALLY when something I have restored (to the customer's specifications) turns up on a magazine cover, or on the internet. Prospective clients, other restorationists, historians will look at the picture and say, "that TikiSoo doesn't know what she's doing!" So, there is something to being "true to yourself" when it comes to art, the finished work reflects on your knowledge & talent. But in reality, you are being paid to create a product for a client. My job is to make the client happy and do a historical restoration, which can be a tightrope. I find Roarke's attitude in THE FOUNTAINHEAD to be arrogant & selfish and do not agree with Ann Rand's philosophy at all.

I was copying and pasting the overnight June 1st/2nd movies onto my monthly Word document schedule for movies to record Haha I do exactly the same thing since I don't get cable any more. A good friend records a few a month for me. Now that NOTHING LASTS FOREVER has been cancelled, I need to get crackin' with the June schedule. Thanks for the "reschedule" warning!

No doubt it will not be done justice on Svengoolie, since it's not a film that should be made fun of; but at least it will be on TV! Don't confuse Svengoolie with Mystery Science Theater. Mystery Science Theater "made fun" of bad movies by interjecting conversation during the lulls, in essence making fun of the movie's shortcomings. Svengoolie just "hosts" the movie and talks about the special effects & the cast -usually with reverence- during the breaks.

Well, when I come home the only greeting comes from my Golden Retriever, Scotch Whiskey. (and then a shot of scotch) That's perfect. I loved in PLEASANTVILLE, the "honey, I'm home!" part. Especially when things have changed in P-ville, it thunders and the father keeps repeating the phrase as if to "fix" things. And I find when working as cashier, it HELPS to smile & call a customer 'hon". I bark orders to "sign here" "keep your receipt" "press this button" "give me your dough" that adding an endearment softens it a little; "may I have your zip code, hon?"

Hello! Yes, it was me that raved over Shelly Winters' second autobiography "Shelly 2, my second half century". While I had known Shelly was a great actress, I didn't think one way or another about her. The book was in a thrift store for $2 so I bought it to add to my Hollywood biography library. Hollywood is just about my favorite reading subject. My opinion was totally turned around after reading this book. Shelly is articulate, composed, emotional and fully aware of it. I loved her "take" on Hollywood, especially confirming my feeling of what Marilyn was really like. I also liked how she remembered what she wore and ate for every single occasion! What an incredible charactor she was.....and she commented how often she was killed off in movies-what a scream. I also hear ya about the Lorre biography. Nothing is worse than a self indulgent bad biography. The Busby Berkeley one was like that. Also, cheaper publishers that use electronic spellcheck editors drive me nuts. That Berkeley book was FULL of typos, obviously from a non human editor. A crime anyone asks $20-30 for a book. Halfway through Skal's Claude Rains book. It's a bit self indulgent, I am skimming through overly detailed accounts of his early theater work and just getting into the film era, which is what I'm really interested in. Overall, I'd say it's worth reading or buying second hand.

Has this thread been abandoned? I learned a lot from others posting opinions......in fact pretty much every movie I watched this week was a direct result of comments found around here..... I CONFESS: The best film I saw this week. I have been bored with Hitchcock, seeing the same handful of movies through the years, it was nice to find this hidden gem, thanks to the board. Montgomery Clift was very good as a priest and this film was stylishly photographed. Anne Baxter is terrific, as usual. Her angelic face along with that husky voice makes her more interesting than the typical starlet. What a great, sometimes underrated actress-a perfect counter to Clift. I knew the story would resolve, but I was on the edge of my seat, pulled along by clever Hitch at the helm. DECEPTION: Since I'm reading a book about Claude Rains and everyone says this is his showiest role, I thought I'd give it a try. Paul Heinreid is typically wimpy and Bette Davis typically dramatic. Rains has Bette by the ba!ls and it's kind of uncomfortable watching her squirm. MrTeek stopped watching after the dinner scene, Rains bad behaviour upset him too much! I wasn't surprised by the ending, more relieved. I especially like (in WB fashion) that even though she "got away" with it, she decided to own up to it at the end....and actually like the morality of WB movies. HIT THE DECK: After reading in Debbie Reynold's UNSINKABLE about this movie, I just had to see it. Wanted to see Debbie paired with fave Russ Tamblyn. Also including fave Janie Powell and Ann Miller, how could you go wrong? Well, it was a musical dud despite all that talent. I hated seeing Janie wooing an old coot geezer, it seemed totally implausible. Everyone looked fantastic, loved the costuming. But the songs were meh and although good, the dance numbers were not enough to carry this movie. This movie had all the right elements, I wonder why it wasn't a hit? IT'S ALIVE & THE BABY: Two Underground movies I've heard a lot about on these boards. IT'S ALIVE was awful. You barely saw the creature, you never saw it killing anyone, so you really don't know if it was eating people or just killing to escape. Dumb, dumb, dumb. This must have been just for making out at the drive-in. MST3K couldn't make this movie fun to watch. Clearly, the worst movie I saw this week. THE BABY was just weird. I saw Bernard Herrman did the score, and that was the best part of it. The actress that played the social worker played her role straight, but was so lousy she was laughable. Well, social workers can be kind of weird. This was my first time seeing often-mentioned-here Ruth Roman and I could see she was a powerhouse actress. She was beautiful as a matronly lady, she must have been a knockout as a younger woman. The two sisters were creepy and funny at the same time, I liked them. I especially liked that one was named Germain, my name! The 70's costuming & sets were also fun to look at. I pretty much guessed who "Baby" was halfway through the movie, so there really was no surprise to the ending. But the entire plotline was so absurd, so crazy, so DIRTY, I felt as though I needed to shower afterwards. Although I somewhat liked the insinuations of lesbianism & male sexual assault implied. It seems any movie with "baby" in the title instantly falls into sordid-land: BABY DOLL, SPIDER BABY, etc. Keep those suggestions coming!

reminiscent of A Couple Of Swellings he did with Judy in Easter Parade. Haha you mean "couple of SWELLS" as in "we're swell!" Even my Mom loves "The Liar" number from ROYAL WEDDING. She never fails to crack up when Fred shows his damaged hat to the audience and the violin plays a creaky tune. "Couple of Swells" relies more on verbal humor while "Liar" has more visual zingers. And ohmigod that dress Janie wore in it is my single favorite dance costume in a movie EVER. And everyone here has described most of the reasons why I dislike Doris Day films. She was second only to Elvis in having tons of talent but continually cast in (what I think are) lousy films.

I'll admit that I haven't been impressed by Powell. Not that I think she's bad or anything, maybe I just haven't seen the right Jane Powell film. I thought she was so-so in Royal Wedding (a film really only interesting for Fred Astaire's dancing on the ceiling number imo). Whoa....really? I think Janie's number in Royal Wedding with Fred "You Know He's A Liar" is one of the best numbers in film EVER! Fred and Janie are both just adorable in that. Maybe you should watch SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS to get a better feel for Jane Powell's talent. She sings beautifully and is a good actress with lots of screen time. The dancing is legendary and although I used to think the storyline was kind of sordid, I found it rather humorous once I actually saw it in it's entirety (with fun zinger ending) Janie is the star and carries the entire film along with hunky Howard Keel. And you have the bonus of Russ Tamblyn!

I've only seen GILDA once....I didn't like it at all. I found all the principle charactors unlikeable. Especially Gilda. I just didn't understand their motivations. I suppose it's worth seeing again. I was lucky enough to see the famous strapless dress worn in the movie in a Hollywood costume exhibit. It was teeny tiny. I was amazed Hayworth was such a small woman-I'd guess 5'2" or 5' 3" and a size 3 or 5. Can you imagine her next to giant Orson Welles?

I don't know how she does it but she still is one of the most beautiful women in the movie industry. Agreed Sally Field looks fantastic. But remember, she has a team of make-up, hair & fashion artists assisting her. And with appearance oh so important in the entertainment industry, I'm sure Sally devotes many, many hours to keeping herself fit & healthy. (much more than the average person) I never understood the contempt and ridicule she has suffered from the public through recent years-I always thought she was adorable and a very good actress & comedienne.

First she was angry, but as it went on, she got caught up in it and realized that this was what she'd been wanting--him to take control--and she, as the morning after scene in the movie indicates, throughly enjoyed it. "as it went on....?" Another movie fantasy. Maybe they were trying to indicate Rhett was some kind of super-lover with more stamina than the typical 5 minutes! (only kidding there, guys)

Ray Faiola said: I love Capra's pictures and I only wish there were more filmmakers today with his ideals and the talent to express them in a decidedly UN-CORNY fashion. Indeed. I had high hopes for Gary Ross after DAVE and even better PLEASANTVILLE, two modern Capra-esque movies (in my opinion) But it seems he's lost out to video game franchise movies.

You & I are in the same boat....I had just finished Debbie Reynolds' autobiography UNSINKABLE and she went through her career movie by movie in the last section. She had mentioned HIT THE DECK a movie she made with Jane Powell & Russ Tamblyn, two big faves of mine (along with Debbie & Ann Miller) I thought, "how could I have never SEEN this one?" While I loved every scene Russ Tamblyn was in, his adorable smile could not save this film. The dance numbers were good (Hermes Pan), the costumes were gorgeous, but the songs were uninspired. The story was kind of sordid and I just couldn't understand the charactor's motivation. I found it incredibly distasteful seeing gorgeous Janie going after an old coot. Amazing with all that talent, this musical could fall flat too. Wonder what happened?

As soon as Little Ricky was born, Lucy and Ricky's twin beds had to be separated because the network didn't want there to be an implication that there was a sexual relationship between Lucy and Ricky. Warning! I'm going to veer off topic! I have to share one of the best "obscene" phone call EVER! One Thanksgiving, my Mom answered the phone and the person on the other end asked if she'd participate in a survey for Syracuse University. My mother said YES. Your Age? • 40 Married? •Yes Children? • Three Do you know what a pen!s is? • No Um, you did say you were married with children? • Yes, three children And you DON'T know what a pen!s is? • No, what is it? The guy hung up and the family roared in laughter when Mom relayed the survey questions. My Mom is a riot.

I marveled once again, at what a terrific character actor James Gleason is while watching him in Meet John Doe today. If you ever get the chance to view all the extra film footage from NIGHT OF THE HUNTER Criterion release....do so. You will see the original actor used for the old fisherman scenes. Then compare it to Gleason reading the same lines. Amazing. You whole heartedly believe Gleason's acting even though you know it's an actor reading lines. And the other guy just comes across blandly-an actor reading lines. I go for Capra corn just as much as pop corn. I love his storytelling.

Gay Divorcee said: Maybe I was a perverse child, but his carrying her up the staircase was the thrilling part of the scene. (snipped) Sounds like you have a different take on it? Oh there are some on this board who continually focus on this scene and make a strong point to call it the "rape scene" as if they are titillated by it rather than repelled by it. Yawn. Your take on it is the same as mine...maybe because we are women. Since it was her husband, whom she was familiar with, it wasn't scary, per se, just a rude violation of rights. Remember, women back then HAD no rights, they didn't make decisions on sex, children, etc. They were mere sex toys for their husbands & often treated as broodmares. Rhett: "Why not marry for FUN this time?" Scarlett: "Fiddle de dee, fun for MEN you mean" We all know what she means by that statement. Scarlett, was unusual in that she felt she had a say in her life, an independent woman in an age of repression, not unlike the slaves. She was most angered by the fact the "act" wasn't her idea, but Rhett was so "good" she ended up enjoying it, an idea most men like.

I just saw Tina Louise in THE STEPFORD WIVES and thought she did an outstanding job, I never knew she could really ACT. Sad that she wasn't offered better roles in her career, I think she could have been famous for more than that silly TV show.