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Thank you JamesJazz, I had missed earlier discussions about "View New Content" but now that it's been brought to my attention, I will definitely USE it! I wasn't ignoring the reference post, just didn't see it. It happens. When I heard this story on the radio, I thought to myself, "Idiot. The premise of the story is ok. But with the line of people looking at this-screenwriter, director, actors, editors....not ONE person thought to say, "Hey, maybe we should make this a FICTITIOUS country. Some may not find any bias to one country or culture funny." Then I thought of the Marx Brothers "Fredonia". They were Russian-like, but they could have easily been Middle Eastern. Not that I side with N Koreans or anyone else who blows unintended racism out of proportion, but it just seems stoopid on their part to make a murder comedy about anyone who's living.

Not a Cuban film per se, but wasn't Wim Wender's film BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB about a group of Cuban musicians? All I remember about that movie was that it wasn't filmed, but recorded on videotape and it looked all sunwashed and bleached, like I'd imagine Cuba to look & feel like.

Vic sent me a letter after he heard the master. That's great Faiola! He certainly was one of a kind. As a novelty percussionist, I appreciate Mizzy's creative use of oddball instruments. He peppered his screen music with things like a super big bass harmonica a la Three Suns. (I play uke, theremin, vibraslap, fish, egg, etc jack-of-all-master-if-none type deal) I really enjoy Mizzy's music in those Universal Knotts movies....what a great introduction for kids to great movie music. Like I stated before...that music stuck in my head through 30 years-AMAZING! I don't care much for John Williams' work, it's rather bland and lackluster to me. And I truly loathe Danny Elfman's movie music. I thought he did ok with the PeeWee Herman movies, but all subsequent work just seemed to stretch his creativity out too thinly. He belongs right up there with Andrew Lloyd Webber for one trick ponies. I just saw your name in the credits of the Errol Flynn documentary too. You're everywhere!

practically everyone knows that John Williams, then Johnny Williams, put himself on the map with his fantastic music to Lost in Space. Yes, but does everyone know Johnny Williams is the son of John Williams, drummer for Raymond Scott Quintet? I certainly hope our forum regular Ray Faiola pipes in, he's our resident movie music guy....hey-where's musicalnovelty? And I'll put in a mention of Bernard Herrman, the guy who did such a brilliant job on Twilight Zone's TV music and most Alfred Hitchcock films, most notably PSYCHO. Also I recently watched a few Universals starring Don Knotts and was impressed with the scores by Vic Mizzy. They were lively and just a bit silly and definitely moved the story along. I recalled many of the tunes from seeing the movies decades ago and marveled at the staying power of musical themes. Mizzy's music was catchy & kooky, perfect lighthearted fare for kids. I am forever disgusted when "movie music" is reduced to a string of familiar pop songs. That's just a cheap route, a cheat. The only time it made sense was in AMERICAN GRAFFITI, when it was supposed to be Wolfman Jack on the radio, showing the importance of current radio songs to the teens experience.

You are not the only one....there's another regular poster who sang it's praises last year. I recorded it this time around and am looking forward to seeing it-especially since it made an impression on you too! For someone who 'came late' to the Hollywood studio system, Caron certainly made her share of well loved classic films. Hopefully someday talent & charm will triumph over explosions and "effects".

Wow, I leave for 24 hours and this thread has gotten nasty aggressive. Will you guys tone down the testosterone?

For me THE KILLER SHREWS hilarity isn't about the silly dog's costumes, but the idea the people try escaping by crab walking through the "shrews" under metal garbage drums! And NIGHT OF THE LEPUS is particularly funny when there is a close up of a cute bunny face with the big cheeks chewing carrots (in slow motion to make it seem BIGGER) with weird unearthly growling noises added on! "Monster" movies of the 50's-60's were low budget cheap stuff anyway. They knew they weren't making "art", just crankin' it out for the teen drive-in crowd. What I find much funnier is the "serious" movies that are just awful misses, like the afore mentioned "DINNER".

I'm with you on A CHRISTMAS STORY. I find it mean spirited and unfunny. I chalked up it's popularity to the nostalgia factor. But I love IAWL. I see a 35mm screening of it every year. It's even better on the big screen with an audience. I like the cast, the performances, the story arc and "oh, everything". This year we have a packed car of 5 going to see the vintage Capitol Theater all decorated-and I'm not even Christian!

Dargo said:...I still can't believe how grey I've gotten...it NEVER looks that grey in my bathroom mirror...well, at least to ME it doesn't anyway! It looks grayer in photos because the flash makes the white/gray reflect better than the brown hair. My horse's mane is the same way-it looks darker until light reflects off it: What I really like about that pic Dargo, is it looks like you & Stephanie are spontaneously grasping hands-just cut from the photo! Very genuine gesture.

comedy Sure Thing, The (1985) Traveling to a spring break hookup, a college freshman has to car pool with a fussy female classmate. Dir: Rob Reiner Cast: John Cusack , Daphne Zuniga , Tim Robbins . Geez that sounds a lot like the beginning of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. I've forever tried finding Reiner's much scoffed NORTH just to see it. Obviously it's not on DVD. Most of what Reiner touches turns to gold.

Wow seems like one of the younger stars...she certainly was beautiful & talented. Never knew she was a "MissA" but did know she was Mrs Gary Collins-another one who died young. Thanks for posting this TB.

Wow-surprised to see R.O. so "cuddly" with a woman! He strikes me as the type who would cringe at the thought of touching a girl! Cooties! (well actually his facial expression is sort of panic)

I have said before....I was lucky enough to have seen a costume exhibit that included Flynn's Robin Hood outfit. Even though it was on a mannequin, you had a sense of Flynn's height & build-stunning! And yes, even though the fabric was old, the colors were still gorgeous-outstanding compared to the other costumes. The green wasn't a harsh saturated color, but a rich vibrant tone. Very reminiscent of Adrian's color choices in THE WIZARD OF OZ (there were costumes from that too)

I think of this topic often: who came into the studio system just as it was fizzling out? I think of Shirley MacLaine-singer, dancer, actress, comedienne. Although she was in several great movies, there was very little left for her to do in her prime years, so she went off to do stage shows. This same criteria applies to Debbie Reynolds too.

Thanks for the reminder....I always enjoy cocooning in the winter with a good 3 hour Bollywood film. Sadly, the title you mention isn't available from my library. I chose Kapoor's directorial effort FATSO! Heh, reading the synopsis it seems to be more along HERE COMES MR JORDAN storyline than the Dom Deluise version. The Indian film industry is HUGE and still rather ignored by Americans, although Canada's large Indian population embraces the global film industry a bit more.

Disney is actually the company I'm planning on working for, so I'm an enormous fan. You won't be after working for them-especially if in animation.

As an aside, again on Another World, High Marlowe ( the Day The Earth Stood Still, All About Eve, etc) appeared in 1980-81. It was the last role he played. Mainly because Hugh was high. Meg Ryan started on a soap too.

Hey, internet message boards are like high school-full of nerds, bullies, the smart aleck, etc. We all find our way....and for those who want to simply avoid those they do not like can find other "rooms" like the sub forums. I certainly prefer the sub forums, but whenever I look over there, discussions are replaced by vanity threads-those where the same person posts lists or photos with no real dialogue. I appreciate all who tolerate my social ineptitude. It's one of the reasons I like the internet-I don't have to be social if I'm not up to it. But I definitely feel kind of sad when my comment kills a thread. Often when my comment is misunderstood, it's an opportunity for me to become a better writer. It always upsets me to see a poster jump down another poster's throat. (just like high school) I'm saddened to learn HelenBaby doesn't feel welcome. I liked your posts HelenBaby, you contributed positively to these boards.

I just don't expect that George Lucas' touch has improved with age. Just my two cents. And I agree. Too bad too, because AMERICAN GRAFFITI was a brilliant movie. Lucas just peaked early. I wonder what kind of product we'd have if he continued to make regular films instead of living off his adolescent "empire"?

Well I just watched POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE and LOVED it! A very interesting view on Hollywood "celebrity" and filmmaking. Of course, based on the book written by someone who knows. Just watching CATCH 22. Amazingly funny war movie. Fantastic, delightful performances by all. Great to see Balsam in a meaty role for a change. Maybe Nichols' strong point as a director was getting great performances from his actors.

what a stupid movie. I found the mummy's ghost stupid with some stupid characters That's pretty much how I feel about Universal horror films. I used to really like them, but you can't watch too many or too often or they will become boring. I'm glad shows like Svengoolie introduces these films to kids and teens especially, to hopefully stir an interest in classic horror film. But after you've seen them several times, it's best to move on to other titles. Thanks for letting me know about I SAW WHAT YOU DID, being a Bill Castle film....I'm sure it'll be in the Castle box set at the library-although I'll miss Sven's interesting trivia about the film. (which I like BETTER than R.O.)

The real problem here is STAR WARS was a successful product of it's time. It was a simple, old fashioned story with cool special effects for it's day. It's no WIZARD OF OZ classic, but more of a Harryhousen CLASH OF THE TITANS kids adventure type movie. But it's "greatness" has been blown out of proportion and Lucas milked it's success far too long. (same goes for STAR TREK and all the other sci-fi comic book type franchises) I find it fitting Lucas has dumped it on Disney, there's no where for it to go and Disney hasn't a clue since they no longer create anything, just contract out. Just dead in the water. And yes, Shatner will always be the only great Captain of the Enterprise. They don't make that kind of smokin' ham anymore.

AndyM- Disney (the man) always knew the power of movie "merchandising"....I've read many biographies about the man over the years and it's always pointed out he was the first to discover the monetary gain & promotional aspect of merchandising way back with Mickey Mouse & Snow White. Remember the wind up long billed Donald Duck in BACHELOR MOTHER (1939)? Interesting point about LADY & THE TRAMP, which I revisited recently. I remembered liking it as a kid but it definitely was a bore seeing it as an adult. I always refer to Disney movies "DD"(During Disney-the man's life) vs "AD" (after he died) for the company's movies. The company certainly hit a nose dive after his influence was gone. And don't even get me started on the amusement parks. I always felt THE JUNGLE BOOK was the pivotal point, but there certainly were a few misses before that.

Has anyone seen I SAW WHAT YOU DID which will be airing on Svengoolie Dec 20? Any opinions? I can't stay up for it and wondering if it's worth recording. Sorry to go "off topic" on a thread about ME-TV shows.....

The best foley faux pas I've seen was our last week's screening of LOVE THY NEIGHBOR (1940) There was a scene of speed boats chasing each other on open water and the sound effects were tires skidding & squealing on pavement! Don't know if it was added for comic effect, but our table was rolling in laughter!