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Nice candid! Here's the one I have: Sorry about the size....It's from Dr Macro's High Quality Movie Scans- a perfect place to find great photos you can d/l and actually PRINT hard copies from! I have several 8x10s from DrMacro framed and in albums. http://www.doctormacro.com/Movie%20Star%20Pages/Flynn,%20Errol-Annex.htm

Can't get enough of that man. My love for Flynn is a teeny sore subject for MrTiki....well I DO have that picture (speedracer's avatar) framed at my desk and shirtless Flynn as my desktop pic. Last night seeing the preview for OBJECTIVE BURMA I said, "recognize that guy?" and he didn't! I said that's Errol Flynn! And he got a sense Flynn was actually a good actor-not just a pretty face! (although still gorgeous to me behind that smudged mud) I like mature Flynn as a war hero, cowboy and urban gentleman just as much as a "fantasy" figure. But young Flynn acting as a pirate or bow hunter in costume is such delicious fantasy-all the women want him-all the men want to BE like him-it's great to have Flynn on film for the ages!

I can access every page but the most recent one. Seems some link screws up the page loading. My opinion: Frank's personality is part of his legacy-aside from his singing & acting talents. He will most probably be known by future generations first because of his personal life, being part of the "Rat Pack". Hopefully, his singing career will come forward from that-especially his golden voiced years with Dorsey. (his voice quickly deteriorated after that) Bing definitely has the better pipes, a fantastic, solid voice. His acting was ok, but not much of a stretch. Although I find him a great entertainer, I think he may come across "too corny" for future generations who are more engrossed with "edginess" in a performer. Judy Garland's talent falls within that "corny" confines too, only she died young of drug addiction....making her just fascinating, sadly.

Wasn't How do you Sleep a reply to Paul's Too Many People? Could be. But I know Paul then wrote SILLY LOVE SONGS as a reply to Lennon defending himself. The idea expressed is; not every creation HAS to be a big serious message...you can still contribute to the enjoyment of people writing love songs...or lighthearted movies for that matter. Anyone care to respond to my observation that Sturges' films kind of "miss the mark"? Or am I "missing" something and should revisit them?

Mr Gorman- I'd say roughly 4-5 years ago Disney leased several of it's live action films for TCM to broadcast. No cartoons. As I recall, PARENT TRAP, POLYANNA, FLUBBER, BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS were among them. I disconnected my cable 3 years ago in Feb, so it was before then. Let's see if they're labeled "premieres" I'm sure the back schedule is available somewhere.

I'm glad there's a thread about this film.....it's never completely gelled for me. Nor has any other Sturges' films. I like them ok, but they always seem to just miss the mark of greatness somehow. Sturges just feels to me like he's trying to be Capra, but just falling short. While some feel Capra's films are way too "heavy handed", re "Capra-corn", they have a good flow and completeness to me that is missing from Sturges' films. Everyone needs a chance to escape from the harsh realities of life and that there are worse things to be known for than as a director that makes fun, light comedies. This reminds me of the classic Lennon/McCarney fued of Lennon's accusation HOW DO YOU SLEEP? and McCartney's musical reply SILLY LOVE SONGS.

Okay, maybe it wasn't Hilda. During the scene they mentioned one girl and Crosby remarked "what a right hand!" And that's what I've come to love about the "road" pictures....it's almost more fun finally understanding some of the more "blue" one-liners never caught as a kid! I will never forget a screening I attended where a girl sits on Hope's right knee and another girl sits on his left knee and he quips, "Gosh, wish I had a third leg!" (all eyes fell on me when I busted out laughing)

I've found that no matter how weak the actual film is, it's always worth watching for Errol Flynn-- if even Errol can't save it, THEN you know the film is a stinker. How true. I actually say the same thing about Judy Garland. Sometimes, talent is larger than the vehicle. Amazing Flynn's charm, personality & talent transcend time....I think there will always be new generations "discovering" Errol Flynn's movies and therefore he lives on. I do think his writing is even better than his acting....but his acting has the bonus of his FACE. And forgive me..... I've mentioned before that I saw his costume from ROBIN HOOD on exhibit and you can see how tall and perfectly proportioned he was. He must have been breathtaking in person!

TB said: I think you're being unnecessarily rude. Not until I receive Svengoolie's newsletter on the first of the month do I know what is being shown for the whole upcoming month. You are correct, but my intent was not to be rude..... I was just poking you, hence the "poking" gif. But why not just post the schedule once? I'm sure readers will see it. Funny to see this thread meander into the world of "hosts", as I find regional "horror hosts" especially interesting.

Hey TB, why not just post the schedule ONCE, at the beginning of the month, like I did? Oh wait, I get it. You repeat the schedule posts so you can add to your thread's post count.

Eh, no surprise there.... Disney doesn't keep artists employed anymore, they don't create anything new-they just "partner" with other successful companies to further themselves as a "brand". Luckily, they have that stable of greats from the days Walt was still alive and Disney made outstanding art with their films. This is in return to TCM for helping the Disney theme parks retool the Great Movie Ride Yeah, because instead of exposing kids to GREAT MOVIES, they prefer to reduce it all to an amusement park ride.

I always enjoy "the angry mob with torches" in a movie, don't know if that counts as a riot. Many horror movies (even Bollywood horror) have the "angry mob" scene. Even METROPOLIS has an angry mob scene. I always liked the relatively benign riot scene in PLEASANTVILLE (1998) where they ransack the soda shop in response to a mural of a nude!

I just checked the program guide on our Dish receiver: it lists TCM but not TCM HD. That's not good enough. Right. BecauseHD is more expensive to broadcast than a"regular" signal? Of course not. The cable & satellite people are just holding your viewing pleasure hostage. AGAIN. Crooks. Extortionists.

What you experience is not synesthesia, (snipped) The closest I can find to what you describe is chromesthesia, Correct. As a professional painter & colorist I have studied the effect of color on the average viewer's brain, perception. Color is always "there", it's just every individual can perceive it differently. Years of having apprentices has taught me that. Some apprentices never "get" it exactly, and that's not anything they have control over. I can somewhat discern colors in b&w film based on value (the amount of color saturation) and hue (amount of black/white) although I can often be dead wrong. My brain will "fill in" the color to the shade on the screen, but it's really only speculation. It's funny when you SWEAR you SEE color in a b&w film, like the purple jelly. Grooves cut in pavement. Tires cause vibrations because of the grooves. Your brain turns that vibration into SOUND. No, your tires going over the grooves DOES make a sound. Your brain knits the sounds together to make a song of it. It's like our brains will connect dotted lines and we will "perceive" it as a connected line --------- .........see?

Thanks for starting this thread MrRoberts.....I'm a Keenan fan too. What versatility! Too bad he was more of a "charactor" than a leading man-I think he was pretty handsome as a young buck. Read his credits on IMDB-he was in EVERYTHING! There's no doubt dad Ed was a comedian-Keenan's full name; Francis Xavier Aloysius Jeramiah Keenan Wynn. He brought realism to every role he had, from a drunk, to the bad guy, to the guy-next-door. I often mention he is the one who starts singing "There's No Business Like Show Business" in Annie Get Your Gun. I love his smooth delivery with a gravelly voice.

Although leggy like Greenwood, her name is not in the credits of THE DENTIST (1932) Primos- have you ever seen the Warren William film OUTCAST (1937)? My film group just screened this a few weeks ago and I thought it was his best leading role (I'm a WW fan too) The audience was glued to the screen and audibly erupted in horror (spoiler!) when the mother pulled out her son's breathing tube. It was the highlight of our film season this far.

What I find interesting is that Osborne takes full credit for writing the intros & outros.....something I assumed had been written FOR him by TCM staff using the internet as a source. So....the inaccuracies often heard are his own. I can wholly understand mistakes, after all, he's 82 years old! How can anyone expect to keep tons of unimportant information in their brain forever? I'm sure he has source books to reference, but at 52 y/o I can't even remember WHICH BOOK some factoid was written in! As for his appearance, I not only think he's an outstandingly handsome man for his age....I love his suits and more striking is the color choices of the shirts & ties. I sorely miss well dressed people, especially on TV. While I'm no fan of R.O.'s intros/outros banal simplicity, I realize they're geared to a "newbie" type audience and his regal appearance is befitting of the grandest classic movie channel.

MovieMadness is correct- you have NO IDEA what it is like to be a movie critic. I do. I had 2 very good friends who were movie critics and often accompanied them to movies they had to review. I saw a lot of dreadful movies. YOU, the reader, are supposed to discern whether YOU'D like the film based upon their reviews. In the case of very popular Siskel & Ebert, I found Ebert to be rather small minded & childish, so if he thought a movie was "full of laughs" or entertaining, I knew not to bother seeing it. I much more agreed with Siskel, although I learned to read between his lines too. As in the case: they both felt european vacation's humor was demeaning to women So they are reporting that IF you are a feminist (I am) you may find some of the humor offensive. Thanks for the warning. They also warn of objectionable language, sex scenes, violence or any other aspects of the movie the average viewer may not enjoy. Wouldn't you have liked to know (upon it's release) that ROCKY HORROR was a musical parody of horror films? From the title you may have expected an exciting sci-fi movie to take your kids to. Yes, movie critics at best are reporting their opinions of what the average viewer might think about seeing the particular film. It's up to YOU to understand the review.

I was thinking about this topic daydreaming at work.....you know we're all complaining that we don't like the product Hollywood is giving us. Maybe no one WANTS to make movies "like they used to make". Maybe the kind of Bette Davis dramas and screwball comedies are just not interesting stories filmmakers want to tell. Woody Allen, Wes Anderson seem to be the only storytellers I can think of who ENJOY and WANT to make this sort of movie. It's like we all want Monet paintings, but all the creators are Jackson Pollocks.

I've filled in the back story my way, which is the way I believe the movie wants me to (with the book helping to inform me when needed). If I'm "wrong" about anything, I don't care. Each viewing has just reinforced my interpretation, in my eyes. I like that the film touched you in this way. I'm going to watch it again, based on your post. THANK YOU!

Jamie Lee Curtis again a deft comedienne ( she's underrated - WORD!) . INDEED. I agree J.L. Curtis is far more talented than she gets recognition for.

looks like I will be passing on me TV's programming for the most part tonite. but have no interest in Karloff in The Mummy. seen it already fairly recently on tcm so will pass on that. Guess that's my beef too. Universal makes these titles readily available on 35mm. I've seen all the classic Universal "monster" movies in the theater with an audience as projected film ad nauseum over the past 5 years or so. After seeing them THAT way, TV holds nothing special. But the recorder is set for Don Knotts next week!

I dunno....I saw this movie for the first time about 4 years ago and just didn't "get" it. I didn't care about any of the charactors. Did it have homosexual undertones? Should I give it another view?

I saw 5 notable movies last week too-all inspired by this board: THE WICKER MAN- Great suspenseful story set in Scotland. A slow burn type of mystery. Highlight was Christopher Lee in a dress & Chuck Taylors. Oh and nudity including gorgeoso Britt Eklund. If you like Planet of The Apes, you'd like this one. MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS- Needed to see this one again-much better second time around. Just as beautifully shot as KANE, same ominous music though. Great story well told. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP- Had to revisit Robin Williams' early film. Great story well told. One of those movies anyone can enjoy. John Irving was the Woody Allen of writers-quirky. THE INNOCENTS- Just couldn't get through this one. Will try again later. THE DARK CORNER-Despite my love for Lucy, the story was predictable. Didn't really care about the charactors or situations. I'm finding film noir leaves me cold unless it contains a very strong personality like Mitchum.

many of the sequels are tiresome (for example, The Pirates of the Caribbean series), because the films have either completely strayed from the original concept or that they've obviously run out of ideas and it's just a rehashing of the same thing over and over. I think that's what us old ferts are saying about movies in general....I mean the typical Hollywood fare. The same thing over & over, and pretty badly done. Are we the last generation that will even understand what drama really entails? Thanks overeasy, succinctly stated. While we can watch a movie together as a family, I find the teen does not LISTEN to the dialogue, just waits for the story to climax to see what happens. Last night we watched THE WICKER MAN from the 70's and she was much more enthralled with the costumes than the implication of the ritual at hand. The guy (spoilers) gets burned at the stake at the end and she walked away. Done. While MrTiki & I discussed the events leading up to it & how the plot pointed to the ending....she couldn't care less....she just wanted the story spoon fed to her without thinking. She had the same reaction watching THE MALTESE FALCON, a plot she couldn't follow whatsoever. In the end she said, "It was fake, so what?" To combat this "spoon fed" un-participation in movies, I'd like to show her movies with similar themes, or the same movie over to see if she'll "discover" clues along the way from listening to the dialogue. It might open a new world to her, LISTENING to others and reading BODY LANGUAGE-obviously 2 lost arts for kids. (no wonder todays actors don't act-they don't NEED to)