Tikisoo
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The witch's hourglass has been seen in other movies, as discussed on this board-it was simply an MGM prop. Most likely it was the same one later used in Bewitched.
If you search the internet, you will find several reproductions available. Maybe not quite as large, but they're around.
Wonder if the original one was eventually broken? There certainly is enough documentation about the several pairs of ruby slippers.
I was lucky enough to have seen an original "Dorothy" dress recently. I would really love to see the workmanship of the witch's guard, monkey or Munchkin costumes-they are so fanciful!
But I'd never want the responsibility of owning one.
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I just watched MADE IN PARIS the other day after recording it from TCM and noticed just how handsome Chad Everett was.
Maybe just a "fluff" film, but light hearted fun with gorgeous costumes. He was perfectly cast against gorgeous Ann Margaret in both of their primes.
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Haha good one Fedya!
>Audrey Hepburns Hat and Sunglasses from Breakfast at Tiffanys
I have several movie props and things like these are rather unimpressive. They just look like an ordinary hat or sunglasses.
But everyone fawns over my $40 reproduction casting of the Maltese Falcon. Go figure.
There's repros of the golden idol from Raiders of the Lost Ark available. Those are quite nice.
As I've stated before, I once had horses off the Something Wicked This Way Comes carousel in my shop. Potential buyers ALWAYS wanted them repainted "prettier". Rubes.
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I just discovered these gems recommended by a friend, "They have everything you'd want in a horror film; well endowed girls, angry mobs with torches, vampires, blood, cemetaries, corpses, etc"
I found them at my local library. Maybe I live in a "film town", but you might want to give yours a try. You'd be surprised at what gems the library has.
There's also a lot of DVD stores & used DVD dealers that have their stock online. I'll often look through my local store's inventory and find a copy of something at their sister store in Baltimore. They mail it & I just pick it up locally for $5.99.
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>In the late 1970's, there was an awful Charlie's Angels ripoff flick called Angels Revenge
That movie was a shrine for 7th grade boys!
(not my line, but crow's)
I had forgotten Godfrey was in that, thanks for the reminder.
And yes, Face In The Crowd has finally received the attention it deserved.
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>That narration on a couple of those films bugged the heck out of me!
Well that was the way the film was originally intended to play-with narration. Otherwise, as a "silent", there would be title cards.
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>BasilBruce said: If you notice pre-code films could get a little racy for the time. (I've never seen Tarzan and His Mate, but I've heard it's a little on the racy side).
And there you've made the point: Tarzan & His Mate is racy only because- a. the loincloth worn by Jane is open on the side showing her full hip, b. she swims with the illusion of being nude (in a moleskin!) and c. the suggestion she & Tarzan are having premarital sex.
All "suggestion", nothing truly graphic as we see today.
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With all the suffering already in this world, it is unbelievable anyone would add to it with such a senseless act. I think all of us are sickened to hear of this.
I absolutely believe this will change theater protocol. I work behind a multiplex located in a mall. After 9/11 no back packs or shopping bags were allowed in the theater auditorium. You were given a number and your bag was "checked" in a locker. This practice fell away after a period of time, most likely due to cost.
This is typical of our society, imho. Catering to the lowest common denominator, treating the majority of citizens as a potential criminal under the guise of "protection".
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I'd enjoy a block of Bruce Lee films but I'm not sure the TCM fan base would.
I'd like to see the "classic" film idea stretched to more foreign film and most certainly there are a few classic martial arts films.
"Classic" doesn't have to mean b&w or ladies in sparkly gowns. Classic means "universally enjoyed".
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wouldbestar- the situation in FITC reminds me of many real life things, like the interest in "hillbilly" folk songs and going into remote areas to record family musicians in the 40's.
But thinking about the charactor of Lonesome Roads, yes, I always think of Arthur Godfrey too.
Maybe that's why the movie is so successful-it combines several "real life" elements.
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Or you could save a bundle and borrow a copy from your local library.
Was The Trip To The Moon shown the newly restored version with the narration?
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>TomJH said: They had glamour in those days.
Looking at the pictures from the "Millionaire" party, I notice MM is sparkling and glamorous, making everyone else look somewhat plain beside her.
Maybe as the more "natural" look came into vogue in the 50's & 60's MM's use of the ole Hollywood glamour made her stand out even more.
My Mother always hated MM's schtick and could never understand why I liked her. Maybe I just like the absurdity of glamour.
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I know it says "do not copy" but I never listen....besides I helped the price go higher by bidding until unaffordable.
You see lots of pictures of them when she broke out as an actress, but I love this "candid" view of their home life.
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>See you at Capitolfest next month?
Yup, another Cinefile has offered to carpool-THAT's the great thing about "film clubs". When something special is screening out-of-town there's usually a van load of people driving there to see it.
And I was "corrected" that the Cinefile Society is 45 years old (gasp!)
Our Monday night 16mm screenings are the regular "club" meetings.
>At present we've viewed about 150 films, most of them classics
That's a lot of movies! Just wait until the "classics" are exhausted...once you start dipping into the "uncommon" or "rarely heard of" films, the real fun will begin.
It's thrilling when you can turn others onto unusual films they may have never tried before-that's why I enjoy this message board.
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Re: hamradio's post....was that Frankie Darro wearing a mask standing in the robot costume?
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I can't believe I'm the first Syracuse Cinefile to respond!
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Our group is 30 years old and I've been attending since I moved here in 1998. 16mm films are screened- borrowed from members, film historians and noted film libraries for our wonderful Monday night series.
There certainly are audience "talk breaks", but before the film starts our president gives a brief 5 minute talk concerning the film.
And thankfully, it's not the banal "who's in it" or plotline overview, but really interesting facts about how the film came to be, or trouble with casting or directors-much meatier information than you see on TCM.
We're never talked down to, you're expected to know the heads of studios, time periods, public perceptions, etc. We're CINEFILES.
Each year Cinefest is held where we see a marathon of true film rarities from Library of Congress, Eastman House, UCLA Film Archives in both 16 & 35mm. (take a look at past schedule links) Dealers booths are full of old film, DVDs, posters, autographs, books and all sorts of pocket emptying rarities. Even Vitaphone records!
Nearby in Rome NY the historic Capitol Theater also offers a rare film festival CAPITOLFEST and they have a great schedule all year long of classic film. But no "film club" as such, but you'll often see several Cinefiles there too.
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The suggestion of segregating patrons for "cel phones" or "smoking" is awful in my opinion. First of all, insurance rates for a building that allows smoking is almost doubled because of the fire hazard. Theaters have a tough enough time paying insurance as it is.
If you could limit cel phone use to a section, let's say the balcony.
The bright blue light certainly would send a message of "rude" to all others in that section and might resolve the issue darwinistically.
Heck, even Dr's that NEED to be "on" all the time use vibrate on their phones when in public not to distract others.
Besides, no live performer would appreciate seeing anyone in the audience distracted by an electronic device or worse, taking pictures!
I loved the drive-in as a kid and even remember in my college days the short lived "soft porn" drive ins!
Digitization has taken a very popular local drive-in down already and the projectionist has rebelled by installing a projector onto the top of his truck and showing films free at an empty dead plaza that was once a drive-in property!
Let's wish him well!
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>I've never seen it on TV, even on the schlock horror shows, or in catalogues.
Well wouldbestar, Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things is part of the Brew & View Zombie-gedden 35mm Film Festival September 18th at my local neighborhood movie theater.
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There are often dealers set up in the lobby & I can check to see if anyone is offering it on DVD. Most likely I can at least snag an 11x17 poster for ya. I've got a gang of friends attending, it'll be a party! If you're able to join us, PM me.
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Some other channels also disappeared from "free" TV yesterday too-ION and Spike networks, meh, who cares?
I have never been happier since discontinuing my cable in Feb-cable's a total rip-off. I now use an antenna and pretty much watch DVDs or PBS.
I am thrilled about the quality programming offered by PBS-old movies, well made documentaries, informative series & news, etc. No "bleeping" swear words, no commercials, no insulting my intelligence. It's actually worth paying for.
Hopefully the cable companies will wake up and offer people what they really want-their choice of channels, not "packages". Then those crazy networks will learn their true "market value".
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About 10 years ago when I was a cartographer, I'd include drive-ins as "point of interest" on all maps & atlases we printed.
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Although a perfectly fine movie, JAWS for me signals the death knell of film as expression and the adult film in general.
Because of it's huge success, every movie since then has to be a "blockbuster" and therefore is geared to teen boys who apparently, has the strongest disposable income.
Sad.
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>I LOVE the way Hattie delivers that line...
I also noticed she said "I don see Mr Ashley axing to marry ya", and was surprised "axe" went so far back. Mr Teek pointed out that for many slaves, English was a new second language.
Why "axe" persists today, I'll never understand.
>Let's face it...regardless of the why's, to's and wherefores, Scarlett is a b****. Spoiled or not, she's a b****.
Mmm, do you think Rhett's a b****? Seems to me Scarlett is just using every bit of her where-with-all to survive, just as any man would.
Better than rolling over & being "winnowed out".
Especially since the only one she's truly exploiting is herself. She's not really harming others to get there. (except using prison labor which is only one step away from slavery)
This is why Rhett is attracted to her-because she's not going to give up and just take whatever's thrown to her. That's why Rhett gets along with Belle-she's an independent woman although to the extreme.
And once Scarlett sees Ashley is a weak minded whuss, she realizes she truly loves Rhett (too late of course) And in the end, it's the drive to save herself, save the OHara legacy, TARA, that triumphs.
I find Scarlett's life a very typical human arc where you start out completely self centered and as you grow seeing the bigger picture and how we're all connected.
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While all the comments have been wonderful on this thread, I'd like to add a few:
Scarlett is a typical spoiled girl. She's beautiful, vivacious & complimentary of others, usually all it takes to be popular when you're 16 (the opening scene)
She is smitten with Ashley-the boy next door-since they were kids. He's just a bit older, wiser and pretty handsome with that wavy golden hair. She can't BELIEVE he'd choose any other woman over her! So she retorts by marrying the first man who asks, in spite, no matter what the consequences.
A widow at 17 she is thrilled by Rhett's attention. Her beauty & vivaciousness again serve her well by beguiling the much older & wiser Rhett. So she uses him too. (obviously, many of you have never been a teen girl)
But in the scene with the hat, we see the first glimpse of playfulness the two have with each other. He understands her immaturity and appreciates it since he's cynical & world-weary. She is attracted to his command & power, something women didn't have in those days.
She goes to Atlanta to be closer to Ashley (don't you LOVE Mammy's reaction-"and you waitin' fer him just like a spider!") but instead realizes her place is only as a close friend, not a lover. Atlanta is the first time Scarlett is given responsibility for others-in a big way with caring for soldiers and a personal way helping birth Melanie's baby. She even takes control by taking them back to Tara, through the battle lines. Rhett starts her off, but she is developing into a responsible adult.
I love at this point that she begins a relationship with Melanie, takes charge over her family, and develops into an independant powerful woman. Sure, she steps on others to get there, but she refuses to "be winnowed out".
There is a lot going on in the story and I for one find it fun to see such a spoiled girl come into her own. And Hattie McDaniel's Mammy is by far the greatest portrayal.
Is the story about her spoiled stupid nature "go with the wind" or the south's "genteel" culture "go with the wind"? Or is that parallel just too heavy handed?
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>Fred said: Anyway, the old guy is like most old guys... on the way out. Everybody has to face this sooner or later. We all grow older and our culture changes, and we all will be replaced by younger less educated and less experienced people. What's the old saying? "It's no country for old men."
Thanks Dobbsy for saying that much better than I could express. Glad I'm not the only "old guy on my way out".
And I loved your comments too TomJH. I get my news from NPR, biased as it is and I didn't hear that gory story. I'm sure the twisted goth kids got a kick out of an internet posted murder, but is it any different than Faces of Death?
And when I think of crowds chanting with glee, "die, die, die" savoring some gory act of killing or suicide....is it any different from the ancient Romans in the Coliseum?
People have always had a sick fascination with gore, ie looking at an accident.
My biggest qualm with the "boredom killing business" is average Americans thinking that foul language, bickering, cheating and rudeness is the norm due to "reality" shows. They need to realize these people are actors and are playing a role-even so called "talk show guests".
>Am I being too delusional to suggest, though, that dark little parts of the internet may be pointing the way for mainstream media in the future? The need to "entertain," to ramp things up that much more because they're in "the boredom fighting business" is there.
The internet was better before people exploited it into a "business" and it was a "network" of ideas. Ah, I'm an old man in the internet country too.
And yes, I agree Network is a fantasy, but entertaining at making fun of this entire subject.
RIP Sherman Hemsley (1938-2012)
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I recall seeing Hemsley (I always thought it was Helmsley) briefly on some reality show a few years ago. He seemed to have a real winning personality, but was struggling to be hired due to typecasting.
He certainly was a talented comedic actor who just shone in the George Jefferson role. It's truly a pity there wasn't anything better for him to do than cheesy reality shows.
I would have loved to have seen him shine again in a role befitting his talent.