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Here on the West Coast, I never got the appeal of Honey Boo Boo, nor did my friends or relatives. There IS no appeal. All these reality shows rely on is an audience who enjoys making fun of other people. It's all about public humiliation for money. The spectacle of trash obviously makes some people feel superior. It just makes me sad.

Is it me or is there something unnerving about those 4 heads floating above -but not looking at- a girl writhing around for no apparent reason?

Sorry Hibi...I recorded House of Horrors & Weird Woman on one disk, but not the Leech Woman last week. Sven's back factoids on the Rondo Hatton movie was great! The prostitute the Creeper kills was later reincarnated into Mrs. Olsen on those Foldger commercials!

Loretta Lynn talk about getting **** by baloney sandwiches what...what...WHAT?? SHE claimed---"I have NO interest in ANY of that SMUT!" I think a lot of older people are simply turned off by "blue" language. It could have just simply been that he used the F word in his stand-up. She may have assumed he'd be that wild in a movie....kind of like Bobcat Goldthwait. I really liked SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS....did Natalie ever make a bad movie?

Gorgeous! (d/l and soon to be refrigerator magnets) I own too many old movie posters & lobby cards to ever enjoy on my walls, so I prefer collecting book on them. The Reynold Brown one is particularly well printed, a definite plus. And I have seen a few museum exhibits showcasing a variety of vintage posters. A narrower view can be seen at museums focusing on an artist, such as Graceland, or The Andy Griffith museum. I also really like when vintage theaters put old posters in their sidewalk frames. The Capitol Theater in Rome somehow manages to fill their sidewalk frames with posters of the vintage movie showing & coming attractions!

I like The Big Bang Theory because it shows the awkwardness of these uber-smart scientists trying to relate to lesser smart people like Cheesecake Factory waitress, Penny. Ah-HA....now I understand the sudden popularity of that chain. The attraction of the show is viewer's recognition of the "references". Millenials feel isolation since there are so many of them, they can easily get lost in the crowd. They seem to have a desperate need to "stand out" ie tattoos/piercings/t-shirts to announce to the world "look at how cool I am". I think many enjoy seeing others with a similar knowledge base. (no different from me, a punk rocker with hot pink hair in 1980 or from my older brother with "hippie" clothing & hair) I certainly laughed at the kid who dressed as "The Doppler Effect" for Halloween. Just overall I find sitcoms a bore, especially that one. I just don't relate, personally. And hamradio....not ALL scientific guys are creepy looking- my brother's an Astrophysicist and although over 50, he's quite a hunkster.

GGGerald said: Millennials don't watch sit coms. Um, everyone I know watches that wretched BIG BANG THEORY. And most everyone I know of all age groups are hooked on slick fantasy serial shows like WALKING DEAD & ONCE UPON A TIME. In fact, it's often noticed that I don't watch ANY TV series, since most all my friends do. GGG said: What's a network ?? Cable has been the norm since they were born in 1980- 2000. All the channels are just channels to them. I agree with THAT assessment as it relates to concept. Except they will say, "What about the animal channel, or HBO?" so there is some channel recognition. There is a new All in the Family in the works. You couldn't even use the old scripts from the old show today. How are you going to make a whole new series ?? Its official, Hollywood has run out of ideas. Generational comedy will always be a winner if done correctly. The greatest reasons AITF for success was: A. great writing, B. great acting and C. they pulled no punches.

Awwww I too have always wanted to see Honey West! I do get GRIT on antenna, thanks for mentioning it. You're right on the money, GGGerald. I was amazed when speaking to reality show producers, exactly WHAT they were looking for. When I objected to their criteria they vehemently challenged me with "This is what the public wants....this is what SELLS" Maybe in California....have we really turned into a Jerry Springer Nation? Without cable, I watch a LOT MORE PBS than I ever used to. You DO learn stuff about the US, history, the world and other cultures. I pretty much watch DVDs, PBS, Me-TV & local news in that order. Mmmm, somehow I don't miss cable. But apparently, I am a "unique" American minority- I loathe malls, chain restaurants, the Disney Empire, etc.

Dothery said: I read it was a dummy. I thought it was really the most effective thing I'd ever seen along those lines. Haunting. I thought she did a miraculous job in that picture. What? The MANNEQUIN did a miraculous job? Or Shelly? I only discovered when watching the Criterion release that it was a mannequin, and noticed the slit throat for the first time. In the Criterion "outtakes", it seemed like Laughton was really tough on Winters. I especially liked how she conveyed her disappointment when the preacher told her he wouldn't "be pawing her in that disgusting way" on their wedding night! Amazing acting by Shelly Winters. I swear she employs her HAIR when acting, she's so thorough!

Kimble: I d/l all the vintage Chaneys you posted there....magnets for all my friends! Thank you! I've only seen a few Colleen Moore films but she sure stands out! REALLY wish they were more available, as should be Jessie Matthews movies.

Bette Davis was one of those people who put their entire lives into their career. It was unusually ballsy for the times but oh what a legacy of films she left for us to enjoy! I find even a so-so, sappy or dull story is always elevated by her dramatic personality. She strikes me as the kind of self centered person we all know, whom we accept their eccentricities or shortcomings, for unique sake. (to me that's what the movie Annie Hall is about)

Read last night from Shelly II about the filming of Lolita: "Up to that time in my career I had been strangled by Ronald Coleman, drowned by Montgomery Clift, stabbed by Robert Mitchum, shot by Jack Palance and by Rod Steiger in two different films, and oh yes, overdosed on heroin by Ricardo Montalban." "The director (Kubrick) had to use a dummy of me for the car to run over. As a matter of fact, when they got through editing the picture, you didn't even see me getting run over. You just saw James Mason's face when he got the news. His acting was so great I thought it was the most effective of any of my death scenes."

It's being insinuated these two bachelors will be gay? What a mistake! Think of all the funny situations that arose due to ex-wives, even kids. And even funnier situations involving getting back into the dating scene.....remember the funny British twins in the movie?

Watched the great German movie "M" (1931) from Fritz Lang today via an Amazon movies account which one of my sons set up for me for Christmas on our television. What a great gift! It's unbelievably powerful seen on 35mm film in a theater with an audience. George Eastman House shows it occasionally. Wish more theaters would rent these for classic film fans elsewhere. And is it a foreign language film? I thought it was silent. Last time I watched it was when I awoke at 4am and put on the DVD without sound, so not to wake anyone.

The Outsiders, I thought this was a great movie. Heh one of TikiKid's faves. Tony Curtis was good although to me, he always seems the same in his movies, You need to see him in The Boston Strangler-he's chilling. Burt Lancaster was a great actor and I look forward to seeing more of his work. Burt has always struck me similarly to Errol in that he was a sexy hunk first, then expanded his roles to showcase his talent. (although he continued to be gorgeous throughout his career) After reading his biography, I'm not wholly convinced he took acting as seriously as say, those involved in the Actor's Studio, but he had a powerful screen presence. Irma La Douce I agree with your take on it 100% I had forgotten to add, my least favorite of the week was LAST OF THE MOHICANS, which I could not get through. I wanted to see it because it's a historical story set in my neck of the woods, but I loathe Randolph Scott and hate seeing Native Americans treated like animals.

I'm looking forward to DEATHDREAM which I haven't seen in over 30 years. I remember Richard Backus' brief stint as Ted Bancroft on "Another World" Recorded this and watched it. After about 10 mins., I started fast forwarding and then skipping. Finally just gave up. I see this is an issue. The UNDERGROUND films need to be at least good enough for the average viewer to sit through, even if only once.

I finally got to see TOO MUCH TOO SOON last week. I loved Errol Flynn in it, I think he's great. I completely believed he was the Great One and was not disturbed by his looks at all. When they rolled out the body bag I turned the movie off-I didn't care what happened to the daughter. Funny note-when the daughter is reading a "fan" magazine in the opening shot, Errol Flynn is on the cover! JACK THE GIANT KILLER- gamble as to whether this would be good or terrible....I liked it. Gorgeous Technicolor and non-Harryhousen puppet stop animation. Pretty interesting fantasy but I'll probably never watch it again. THE SAVAGE ONES- excellent Burt Lancaster film borrowed from the library. Read about it in Shelly Winter's autobiography & had to check it out. Story about gang violence with Lancaster playing the DA, his wife is a liberal sympathizer. Same sort of atmosphere as Blackboard Jungle, but much better. LOVED the ending, it was beautifully photographed, well written, well acted & well edited. ANYTHING ELSE- a typical Woody Allen. Not quite as good as others, but I enjoyed it. Christina Ricci (great actress imho) plays an abhorrent girlfriend which comes off tragically funny. EVERY 16 year old boy should see this movie in preparation for dating. It was funny to see Woody Allen handling a gun and driving a car! RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS- a really nice film directed by Penny Marshall that just presents the charactors & situations without judging. I love Drew Barrymore as an actress and enjoyed the touches of the 60's. TikiKid asked "why does she have TAPE on her cheeks?" and I had to explain the rage of day "spit-curls"...yup, I taped 'em too! This movie (as well as Allen's films) are my modern day answer to classic "programmers": smaller movies that center around people, personalities & foibles. Not EVERYTHING has top be a blockbuster, does it? ALL IN THE FAMILY Season 2- just wanted to revisit these excellent episodes. Many feature early roles for future stars or later roles for classic movie stars. The acting & writing is amazing but of course much has shifted with time-no one can relate to women who stay home & cook or the man being the sole breadwinner. It was typical for newlyweds to live with parents until getting on their feet, then unheard of, now kids move back in to take care of elderly parents....but without the generational conflicts of the 70's. Very interesting.

What is the title of the Shelley Winters book? I looked on Amazon and there were two different ones. The one i'm reading is Shelly II, The Middle of My Century, ISBN0-671-44210-4 It's her second autobiography and I bet she's more candid as a mature woman than she was in her first autobiography. Great entertaining writing style. I too just searched for the aforementioned Helen Rose book-it would be a great addition to my library. Sadly, I can't seem to locate ABEBooks.com, the network for independent bookstores. Amazon bought them out, hope they haven't gobbled them up. I HATE Amazon.

Nitpicky Soo (sorry) Do you realize there is a difference between a jail, prison & penitentiary? I believe a "jail" is within a city and often serves the function for short term incarceration and for those awaiting trial. A "prison" is where inmates serve their time, sometimes a year or longer. These are larger facilities in more rural areas. "Penitentiaries" are prisons that supposedly rehabilitate (give penitence) and generally hold long term and very dangerous inmates. (or clients, guests) I could be wrong about my definitions, that is just off the top of my head....but MrTiki works at one so I know a little about them. It's always fun at parties when people ask what what my bf does, "Oh, he's in jail" and their eyes go down as they say, "I'm sorry." Then I interject, "..but he leaves work every day to go home!" His work number is labeled "The Big House" on my speed dial.

Early on I thought Gene Kelly was a super talented hunkster. After reading the book about him written by Alvin Yudkoff, my feelings about him changed. I still enjoy his performance on film, but I no longer see him as an attractive guy. In the book, Kelly comes off as an egotistical opportunist rather than any kind of dance artist. That's ok, we still have Astaire as the dance artist and Donald O'Connor as the acrobatic dancer. OTOH, I hated Audrey Hepburn as a teenager-I thought she was cloying & phony. After reading about her life, I admired her for her strong spirit and saw her in a completely different way.

Before you all go off and make this a conservative vs. liberal argument, I can tell you that her own party finally threw her out. And today, many Tory politicians talk opening of many of her mistaken ideas. Margaret Thatcher was to Britain what Ronald Reagan was to the US. And I agree with your comments Swithin, about the movie THE IRON LADY.

Didn't last long. Aging is rarely beneficial to those whose looks peak so young, and she is a sharp example of that. She takes it in stride, it seems. Heck, I'd take her aging ANYTIME! I think she's aged quite well both in the 80's TV show MOONLIGHTING and 90's CYBILL which I just loved. (she was an aging actress in H'wood, divorced from a movie stuntman) I had a friend once that said "a beautiful woman is always a beautiful woman" meaning beauty shows through all the inevitable sagging & shifting that takes it's course. Look at how pretty Eva Marie Saint & Maureen O'Hara are (Jessica Tandy was too) as old ladies!

Love that story, Sepia... I have a neice named LISA, one of my daughter's friend's is named SUSAN, and HER boss is named PAMELA, and ALL are under 40! We just had this talk over dinner last night & the kid said there's a girl in school with the name LuckyStar123. No lie. The kid asked her how she got such an unusual name and she said, "It is my Mom's email". "I got SOME Indian blood", and nine out of TEN times, THAT blood is CHEROKEE! That's because it's your region....around here everyone claims to be Iroquois. I live among the Onondaga Nation and interact with them on a daily basis. Historically, I don't think it very common for Native Americans to have mingled with "white folk"...at least as often as claimed. And, it seems, NObody wants to be part of "The Melting Pot" anymore. Unless it's smoking pot, that's my take on it too. MrTiki has neighbors on one side from Liberia and the other side from Kenya. Their kids speak without accent and are doing well in school. The parents embrace being American and are tickled to do typical "homeowner" chores....think of it....putting your garbage by the CURB and the government disposes of it? Wow. What annoys me is people who blast their music outside disturbing my otherwise very quiet city neighborhood. When I ask them nicely to turn it down and keep it to themselves, they will retort "I'm LATINO and being LOUD is part of my heritage!" I then remind them they are now living in the US and it isn't our culture to disrupt and annoy their neighbors, which they resent. Mr Tiki gets this exact same attitude & excuse from Latino inmates too, who constantly shout and disrupt the facility.

Well, I guess I fall in the minority of posters here, because I like Kevin Costner. (snipped) there are enough people that enjoy films that he's in and their subject matter to allow him to continue to make a living in a very tough and competitive industry. That makes him successful, regardless of any negative comments anyone has said about him and his acting ability. Very well stated Stephen. Glad you like him & are brave enough to state your case here. It does just amaze me though, people can become famous and successful with seemingly little talent. I always wonder if I'm missing something.... I think that he's a pretty down-to-earth guy who enjoys being with his family and cares about the planet, He's actively involved in some environmental projects as well. Indeed...he's one who has avoided negative publicity & controversy and remained fairly private despite his fame.

I was blown away by THE WARPED ONES, a fantastic movie that deserves more recognition. Thanks....I value your opinion and just requested it from my library!