Tikisoo
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> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote}
> I didn?t want to see Shirley MacLaine hang herself at the end of the film. That was a bummer.
I agree, but it was a GREAT ending. It never occurred to me until you saw it on Audrey's face. It then set the stage for the ultimate "high road" ending of Audrey walking past the "mourners" at the funeral.
I really like this story overall because ignorant, self centered people rarely see the ruin caused to their innocent victims.
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My favorite is Nobody's Perfect by Charlotte Chandler, ISBN 0-7432-1709-8 It's fantastic, with Billy's impressions and comments of each of his films. In fact, I thought it was his memoirs.
PM me if you're interested. My local independent bookstore has a copy and there's a 25% sale going on right now. It would easily be under $10 even with postage.
Also many excellent Garson Kanin books like Tracy/Hepburn & Hollywood.
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> {quote:title=BelleLeGrand1 wrote:}{quote}
> I must give full credit to MST3K for the use of the term "video poker music".
Haha I was gonna say, "Like the Casio in LaserBlast" but figured no one would get it. Underground is TCM's version of MST3K.
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Harold Russell won his Oscar for 1946's Best Years of Our Lives. As I understand, Wyler had spotted Russell in a training film and fitted him into the movie. Russell wasn't a "career" actor, more of an incidental actor, only taking a few roles in his entire lifetime.
Were there any other incidents of people "outside the field" who won Oscars? Please include any others besides the actor catagory, if applicable.
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Saw him playing a Mexican bandit in Torrid Zone yesterday & almost spit my coffee! Mild mannered and sweet in RL, George has played everything from a mean gangster (Slugg McNutt!) to a poor beggar (Hunchback of ND), to a sympathetic Russian (Ninochka/Silk Stockings) several Italians & Jews. Later in his career it seemed you could spot his funny face in every war movie. Supporting actor extrodinaire!
Of course, he will forever be remembered as the unflappable Abner Kravitz.....what a versatile and fun character actor!
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I think Capra's a great filmmaker with an impressive body of work. Unlike great Billy Wilder, who's films cover a wide range of subjects & ideals, Capra's films are straightforward and speak one voice.
I've noticed a paralel with Capra and modern filmmaker Gary Ross (made Big, Pleasantville & Seabiscuit) I hope Ross continues on this path because we need plain good old fashioned stories these days.
Opinions, anyone?
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I really like this movie.
The little girl is a fantastic actress and the close ups on her face as she lies & schemes are brilliant. I can't imagine how she went through the rest of her life after playing that role....who'd trust her?
And I liked there was finally someone on the screen prettier than Audrey. It allowed me to NOT see her as the pretty pretty young thing and concentrate more on her actual character.
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>BelleLeGrand1 wrote:
> It wallows in lameness and sounds like video poker music.
HAHAHA I think I'm going to make a list of all the descriptions of this horrible intro. One person calls it the "Moonies intro" because the people look brainwashed & dazed. I think it looks like "Big City Disaster" with everyone drawn towards the wreck.
I described the lame-o music as "straight to video Casio" music, but I like yours even better.
I forgot about the big band into....I liked that one, the cocky clarinet player in the straw hat at the end of it was like an old friend.
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I've only seen it once and was disappointed. I think all the hype ruined it for me, I was expecting to be blown out of my chair and it turned out a typical noir.
Huge Babs fan too, but I hated her with that blonde hair. Thought Fred was overacting at times and too corny at others always calling her "baby".
I'll give it another whirl, though, since now my expectations are different.
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>Was your print 35mm or 16mm?
Ugh I'm gonna guess 16mm.....I'm always too busy flirting with the projectionist to notice the reels. I believe we only screen 35mm during Cinefest because we book a big old theater.
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> clore wrote:
> when the "Word of Mouth" promos open, one person can be heard saying "Damn good actress." It sounds like Martin Landau to me and I've always been curious.
It kind of does sound like Landau, but for some reason I think it's Spencer Tracy referring to Marilyn Monroe. Sounds implausible, but somewhere in the deep recesses of my mind I remember that particular quote because it struck me so oddly.
She was a good actress....sometimes.
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> {quote:title=scsu1975 wrote:}{quote}
> The Invisible Man poses a problem. Since he's invisible, we can't actually see him; when he's visible, we do see him, but then he is no longer The Invisible Man. That hurts just thinking about it.
LOL
And I'm still not going to accept the Maltese Falcon. Just because Greenstreets character thinks there's a "real" one out there and continues to persue it, there is nothing to say the whole idea of a jeweled figure is just a legend. That plaster statue might be all there is. You see _A_ Maltese Falcon, and that's enough.
In Since You Went Away, I think we see a photo of Tim near the beginning. The Women certainly gets the buzzer because the whole film shows the "women".
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> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote}
>I'm a movie lover who wants my movie intact and that includes closing theme music.
When are people going to realize the opening and closing are PART of the movie? I sit and watch credits to see what locations were used, see any friends names and generally unwind from the movie experience. I am insulted when the credits are squished too small to read so that other promos can be put in the two minutes of air time.
And I've even been at a theater where the projectionist STOPS the film during the credits! I raised a big stink and it hasn't happened since.
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Wow, it's weird last night while watching When The Lion Roars and he was interviewed I thought, "What a sweet interesting man. Handsome & talented. Underappreciated." and boom-he's gone.
I totally took him for granted.
He said when MGM closed it was like emptiness. He had a wife and family to support and no paycheck. He had to hustle for roles after that. Not very condusive to artistic achievement if you're scrambling to put food on the table. Brought him down to our level... human, not fantasy man.
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> {quote:title=Gregory1965 wrote:}{quote}
> The balance between coverage of the films and the stars along with the corporate background and intrigue is perfect. The only thing that makes me smirk is how over the top the sets are
Yes, and even the interview voices over soundless clips then coming back to see the speaker. It's "classic" documentary making. Very glad it was so well done.
Part 3 was almost unbearable, LB Mayer fired, the backlot bulldozed, oy! I loved the quote; "It's not Metro Goldwyn Schneck" and "It's not about truth, it's all about fantasy" or something like that.
I was lucky enough to meet Debbie Reynolds a few years ago and in my 2 seconds that I had to say HI, I thanked her profusely for her interest in saving old MGM costumes & memorabilia. She was surprised and we had a short but very kind conversation about it.
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Funny, I really like all that you've mentioned, although I haven't seen the Spacey one yet.
I don't mind who's doing the talking, I pretty much like all of them. Each has at least one line I find fascinating:
?Lemmon talking about Wilder: I agree with every observation, nice to hear it.
?Nancy Sinatra talking about her dad: The fact that she couldn't watch anything of his right after he passed. Can you IMAGINE how hard it would be to grieve when your family is in the public? And her aknowledgement the Kissing Bandit isn't a great movie, but it impressed her as a kid.
?Russel on Elvis: I think Elvis was a mega talent but just a regular normal guy too. I loved Russels observations of the girl crowds and his "telling" story of the cowboy hat. He puts Elvis in a diff light.
?Curtis talking about Cary Grant: "I didn't know a man could look like that" he's star struck too!
?Carol Burnett on Lucy: Love her fear when Lucy was in audience of her play! Cute!
I don't like Cher's one on Kate Hepburn as much, nor Meryl Streeps on Bette Davis. Could be because there are no personal anecdotes.
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Uncle Miltie in drag doesn't count!
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> Pretty much any of the Tracy & Hepburns except *Guess Who's Coming to Dinner*
Omigod, that Tracy monologue at the end makes me cry like a baby. I think it's the sweetest depiction of "old" love and "young" love.
Any Tracy/Hepburn love story like Adams Rib and Desk Set are modern and fun as date movies.
I've shown many a romantic movie to guys and they've all enjoyed Clark Gable in leading roles, like the earlier mentioned It Happened One Night. Maybe men feel like that's how they'd like to see themselves, but they definitely identify with him. (although why, I don't know)
I've shown boys my copies of Wings of Desire, The Horse Whisperer, GWTW and they've all cried at certain points, maybe I just date sensitive types.
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> {quote:title=pastman wrote:}{quote}
> The Maltese Falcon
Wha....? You see the Maltese Falcon statue in the movie.
And George Washington Slept Here, you see the house described by the title, you just don't see GW. Don't include semantics.
Rosemary's Baby & Rebecca have been the two best (most direct) answers so far.
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>Cinemaven said: M-G-M was quite the oppulent factory. The over-the-top Patrick Stewart stuff kind of is annoying, but he's handsome and has a great voice...so I forgive him.
That is my only beef with this production. I now use these as kitchen breaks, you miss nothing.
The actual documentary is well narrated with a variety of great clips, observations and interviews. The story flow is great-they choose a subject to highlight and illustrate or explain that subject with clips and personal recollections.
It's perfectly alright when a peson interviewed, such as the then still beautiful (late) Maureen OSullivan, states something as opinion, "MGM made the most well loved films of any studio."
If the host/narrator says the same thing, "MGM made the most well loved films of any studio." the statement must be backed up, proven by fact, it is no longer just the actor's (Patrick Stewart) opinion.
This is why documentaries are such tricky things to do well, and so many fail.
But I agree PS is handsome and has a sexy voice!
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Looking at my program, apparently I saw it in The Harvard Square Theater. Sounds like Boston, but I'm sure it wasn't, I hadn't been in Boston until a decade later. (shrug)
Glad I spurred someone (CK) to give Free Enterprise a try. I hope you like it as much as I did.
I forgot all about Shatner's Julius Ceaser thing. As a NASA kid who grew up watching Star Trek, Shatner was my hero. My fave part of Shatner's role is he can't talk to women. We all think movie stars must have it made, and this points out they're just regular people who fail sometimes too.
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> I saw Eric live on stage as Dr. Frank N Furter in _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_!
I'll have to check my old program and see if I saw him in that role too. When it's the stage play, you drop the "Picture" in the title, btw.
Any of you fans of Bill Shatner may have seem McCormack in the wonderful film Free Enterprise. It's a pretty rare film about "twentyish age" guys who grew up loving Star Trek having a difficult time starting their own lives. They are caught between their fantasy sci-fi worlds and becoming responsible adults.
I love this film (have 2 copies on DVD) and McCormack is great in it. I especially love his scene where he'd pitching his movie, "Brady Killer", it's a scream!
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I think I recall that scene with the note too Hibi....I'll check my DVD tonight and see if it's included there.
Yeah, I have trouble with Holden & Bogart being brothers. But Bogie or Holden?.....How could you resist Holden, even if he IS a louse?
It would have been MUCH more believable if Sabrina didn't have such a supportive father figure and "clan" around her. If she grew up without a dad like I did, I reckon she'd be more attracted to a stable older man like Bogie, a father figure.
But growing up with all that familial support...only an older male role model, no mom, I'd venture to say any typical young girl would be swayed to marry the exciting fun young guy. Especially growing up in modest means watching and dreaming of the wealthy way of life.
If it was real life, Sabrina & David would be having an affair within six months of her marriage to Linus.
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>CelluloidKid wrote:
> My Rating: A+!
Figures. I'm not surprised.
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> leobertucelli wrote:
> why have them so small. Recall years ago all credits were large.
The credits ARE still large....it's the pictures that got small.
The soft rock tunes at the end are just a cheap cheesy decision. Hooking up with a has been (or never been) band to include their tired song in the movie just to add to the soundtrack CD. What ever happened to film composers?
The only time using "pre-made" songs for a movie soundtrack works well is when the film is kind of *about* music, as in American Grafitti or Wayne's World. The music played on the radio worked for Paper Moon, too.
But too many films _rely_ on familiar tunes to "create" a mood, a cheesy cop out, imho.