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Omigod you scared me! I just set the DVR Feb 20 to record BOMBSHELL: ... to see Harlow's most famous movie.

Leonard Maltin would auction Laser Disks to Cinephiles at our yearly festival! There are collectors for Laser Disks, (VHS too) especially rare titles! Check what they sell for on ebay, may not be much individually, but maybe in pairs/groups. Hey, people have been collecting 8 track tapes for years and now even cassette tapes!

Ok another one I don't have to watch, thanks for saving me from wasting my time, mkahn. Wish the message board would reinstate the "spoiler" hiding function though. You & I seem to have similar taste. I don't think any medium has ever fully captured Ann Margaret's talent & wonderfulness. This poster is on my movie room wall: Horrible movie, but great A-M image. Those shoes! My favorite A-M film is MADE IN PARIS '66. Ann Margaret is beautiful & sexy without being exploitative or cheap. She is intelligent & naturally talented & has kept an active career as she's aged. A perfect role model. Your namesake, Madeline Kahn's beauty & talent in contrast was well captured on film & sound recordings. Just not ENOUGH of it!

Yeah I gasped when Sven said that-rare that there's a Karloff title I had never heard of! Looking Forward to it!

Yeah on other boards they often have a "trading circle" thread. The item is given away free, but the receiver sends $3-5 postage via PayPal. Really, the mailing costs add up even sending via "media" mail. I have done this for years with CDs, DVDs & books and really wanted to do that for this group too. But there's a lot of crazies on this board, so I've only sent things occasionally to those who have PMed me. I'd love to share all my "extras" with others here. I have recycling bins full of CLASSIC IMAGES magazines which have in depth articles on classic movies, the stars & directors for hard core film fans like us. Pity they don't publish an index, so you never know what volume contains what/who, so I can only choose issues by cover story. For example this last month was an article on Alice Pearce's life and An Evening With Fred Astaire, a 1958 TV show. I also have stacks of of movies recorded off TCM from a fellow Cinephile who died- these disks are not sellable/donatable. That's one of the great liberations of being an old person-you can just continue with your preferred outdated media like LPs, DVDs, etc. They will at least serve you for your lifetime.

Well, not on the "road" but over the gorgeous Irish countryside, 1992's INTO THE WEST: This is an odd little film about boys searching for their stolen horse & bringing him home. I saw it a long time ago but remember being very charmed by the sweet fanciful story & beautiful locations. Besides, the horse looks just like my horse that I once rode through the house too!

I spent a month doing a demolition in a Baltimore blighted zone & got to know some of the neighborhood "day" people & they were perfectly nice, but made sure I was in my hotel room by dusk. The old historic cemetary is one of the most beautiful & enjoyable I've ever visited. I don't search by occupation, I search by who I'm interested in the area where I'll be traveling. I have veered 50 miles out of the way on a dirt road to pay respects to those I really love (Paul Lynde) and stopped by notables only if we're already in the vicinity, like James Dean. MrTiki's visiting list is the same. Many NYC crime bosses just happened to be in the same mausoleum as movie stars already on my list.

Wow I LOVED those additions! Mitchum, Cotton & Darnell are on my list for next visit to those areas, but wasn't aware of the MD ones. HG has to severely edit footage I've noticed. The Cemetery in Elmira NY (Mark Twain, Hal Roach) taps their magnificent maple trees for syrup that made picturesque video footage but was not used. I work for the City of PenArgyl PA and the next time I'm there will have to video Jayne Mansfield's grave. I've taken lots of photos, just not videos. I really like these "hometown" middle of nowhere cemeteries, it really shows you what drive they must have had to succeed from such humble beginnings. Quote: You should submit JW Booth for the next Viewer's Special with Arthur !! After all, he was an actor ! Haha Booth was included in this last episode. There is a blank ground marker covered in Lincoln pennies not included in the submission. No mention of Johnny Eck, which was my reason for visiting that gorgeous old cemetary.

That picture just brings tears to my eyes. Movies are so powerful, you become so familiar with a person's face, voice, mannerisms through movies, you feel you really know them. Poitier's face reflects the man inside and I feel his serenity & joy in that picture. His film appearances slowed in the 70's/80's because he was directing. I'm reading Gene Wilder's memoirs and just read Gene's musings about Poitier yesterday. Wilder was in awe of the man; his intelligence, his joy of life, his commanding presence & enduring friendship. It was nice to read a little about Poitier as a director, from a colleague's point of view.

What's your contribution? Agree with HG video production values. I especially enjoy the music and the posters/clips of their career highlights. Broderick Crawford/Helen Broderick was my contribution last time, stopping to see them again on my way to Trekonderoga. Most of my visits are still photos like Thelma Todd's recently posted here. Wish I took video more often though. Since Mr Tiki is in law enforcement, we see criminals too, although I generally don't care to. We've seen Dillinger, Al Capone, John Wilkes Booth (same cemetary as Johnny Eck) Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Siegel & all the other NYC gangsters. I spit on Siegel's grave for his role in Thelma Todd's death. We also visited Buford Pusser's grave, the man WALKING TALL was based upon, and Eliot Ness whom the UNTOUCHABLES was based upon. The Cleveland Cemetery Ness is interred has an amazing Tiffany Chapel. Lizzie Borden whom I do not consider a criminal, is in the same cemetary as HP Lovecraft. Mary Tyler Moore died 5 years ago today. Visiting her grave was an emotional experience, I spent 2-3 hours in contemplation. I really like when there is a bench as part of the site.

Well, when I had asked MrTiki (a metalhead/comic book geek in the 80's) if he had seen/liked HEAVY METAL he said, "Of course- it had loud music & bewbies in it." Sometimes I love the simplicity of the male mind & other times, exasperated by it.

I have never seen a disaster movie - actually more frightened of the scenarios than horror movies! In fact, I can't see any movie that portrays drowning & almost lost my cookies in the theater seeing the ending of Captain Courageous! After all the talk in here about these all-star disaster movies, I would love to give one a try, they sound kind of formulaic & fun. Wow another great cast in a movie I've never heard of! TCM is a great station, but streaming certainly has expanded the choices. Syracuse winters are made for many long hours of movie watching- we'll warm up to the Towering Inferno.

Probably not. I just finished watching the newest Hollywood Graveyard which contains only one of my contributions. The episode was in my vicinity and I kept thinking, "I knew about that one, why haven't I seen it?" Then realized I am fairly choosy about who I visit in person. It's not just a gawking photo thing but to commiserate, contemplate, offer momentos & sometimes picnic with their spirit.

That's not upstate NY....both the Gere & the Baldwin families are from my neck of the woods, CNY......way upstate. Adrian Brody just moved here too, hope to bump into him someday. It's a great place to live if you like watching lots of old movies!

Also spotted in the Dollar Store pile: I'm guessing with streaming becoming so popular, DVDs & CDs are soon to be a thing of the past. Personally, I like the "control" of having some programming at my fingertips. Streaming can drop a title without warning and portions can be difficult to rewatch if you've dozed off. I most like hard copies though, for sharing/loaning purposes.

I'm a gardener, so whenever I spot a spider in the house, just pick it up with a tissue & transport it to my wintering plants. If they survive until spring, they've cleaned out harmful predators & earned 5 months outside! If found in summer, I just toss them out the window. I have horrific reactions to ANY insect bites, even a mosquito sting can send me to the hospital. A picture I posted on FB: THANK YOU TEENY SPIDER! Enjoyed Earth VS Flying Saucers last night. No credit to Paul Frees voice of the aliens, or did I miss it? You certainly can't react logically for these movies. "When the sun is directly overhead" sorry, the sun does not move when you're in space, sheesh. Hugh Marlowe has to be one of the homliest men I've ever seen. His huge head, skinny arms and in the closing scene...HAIRY BACK ew. And if I were running away from ANYTHING I would not leave my purse even after falling in a hallway. You need money, identification, LIP STICK in any emergency/escape! I'm also not a fan of one-upmanship "might", annihilation always being the solution to an invasion.

Well I was an animation snob in the 80's and hated that kind of ugly rotoscope animation, feeling these were just cheap exploitations of popular music. (I have never seen either movie) Older, with better overall perspective of art & film, I now see the value in these attempts. These guys were pushing the envelope of the medium, trying to make artistic images from live action that expressed feelings & emotions as well as action. Maybe not the greatest films, but why NOT worthy of TCM broadcast? When I watch old 50's/60's sci-fi, sure, I see the model spaceships on strings- that's part of the enjoyment, seeing how people "crafted" their illusion, it's certainly not the story/acting/script is it? I am OK with Underground's choices. I record it a LOT just for a one time viewing of something I would never have seen in the theater but still am curious about. Just like The Dating Game....some truly are bums and others a surprise dreamboat!

Whaaa? Did you think I was in any way insulting or disrespecting your writing abilities? 🤦‍♀️ Oh contraire, I was commenting that all of your posts are well thought out, intelligently written & informative. I always learn something or see another point of view from your posts & never skim past them. (& miss your Mr here too)

Well I thought he was very sexy. Loved the 70's tuxedo ruffled shirt. I always felt he honored Elvis with his stage look.

As always, informative & entertaining post, Sans. I knew immediately what irrigators you were describing because I enjoy seeing the crop circle patterns they make from a sky view. I've come away with a couple of amazing scores from a storage cube sales for practically nothing. Amazing to think some old cubicles may be time capsules. In reality, the market for antiques is at an all time low. Sad because many things are superior to what's built today both in materials & workmanship. But I also find it refreshing that youngsters have little interest in amassing any huge collections as the Boomers did. I am currently painting a beautiful old carousel piece that is for sale for a fraction of what he sold for in the crazy '90's. I always dream about finding a "holy grail" sort of great American artifact like this squirreled away somewhere...like among the crates in Kane's basement.

Heh, I buy Sony everything and my VCR still works after 30+ years! Maybe because I always used a rewinder. Wonder if it's "collectible"? I thought so. Thought some Hammer/AIP/Universal were owned by one distributer company? Please enlighten me.

So sad. He was so perfect as Eddie/Dr Scott in Rocky Horror. A big guy with a big smile & big voice. Rest in Peace, we loved you.

I watched this a long time ago since I love Michael Redgrave but wasn't impressed enough to remember anything. Reading your post eliminates any need for a rewatch.

Sorry, didn't mean to be a personal slight. Like the guy who uses it as a garage, a storage unit can be a great help, especially for those moving, like yourself. Some friends of mine who were moving near Christmas time sent a card of a photo of them standing in front of a P.O.D. storage unit with a wreath hanging on it, "Merry Christmas from our home to yours!" Cute! After dismantling a Lustron house, stored it in a 53' tractor trailer. When I sold it to someone in Tennessee, all they had to do was hire a truck driver to hook it up & move it. I bought an entire carousel stored in a trailer & it was parked for years before it was bought & reassembled. But that's my business. I'm just amazed at how many storage unit neighborhoods there are and there is such a need for long term storage of personal, household items.