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It's not unlike the 50's plethora of sci-fi films about alien invasions or Japan's atomic age Godzilla movies. When we were ordered to shut down in March, I grabbed all the Steven King I could read, most especially The Stand.

Heh, I'm watching this on DVD and just can't get through it. I love Julie Hagerty, don't think she's in enough movies. Guess I found out she's BEEN in movies, just not very good ones. I love Hagerty in 82's A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS SEX COMEDY. Looking over her filmography, the only title I recognize is AIRPLANE! Guess I'll try that one next. She's 64 in this picture taken last year-WOW! (she must have a painting locked in the attic)

Please stop badmouthing celebrities with unsubstantiated rumors on this board, it's tiring. I apologize if anyone takes offense to my thinning patience. If you enjoy discussing strangers' personal exploits, go back to watching this guy-

First the "cutie" remark: I am so sick of people being afraid to insult/compliment people these days. I'd be flattered if referred to as a "cutie" but it's nice to be respected for talent & hard work too. But you know, OUR generation of people find it endearing to lightly touch an arm to show friendship. Different culture now. Antonia Carlotta is pretty and has a vivacious personality that comes through the screen uh, star quality? It's a craft and she's mastered it. Have you ever been interviewed on film or spoken publicly? It's not an easy skill for many (me included, I hate it) . Her interest & enthusiasm concerning classic film is her strong point, she can even write her own copy effectively. Not to take away from any of the present guest hosts and regular hosts, I do think TCM is completely stupid for not hiring her*. I also feel that was about our local film group President. He gives incredibly informative, entertaining 15 minute openers before the film and is animated, handsome & well spoken. He teaches at the Selznick School and has the public speaking talent mastered too. He could write much better copy geared to classic movie fans than that junk gleaned off the internet. *that said, does TCM need to up their game? A niche audience, but a strong one. It would be nice to bring more to the fold via "social media"

Just caught Antonia Carlotta's newest video: I loved this...just goes to show how women were treated and this condescending attitude was ACCEPTED! I don't usually care for movie quoting, but laughed out loud at the Madeline Kahn inclusion, it illustrated my feelings exactly. Subscribed (was the 8th viewer!)

I've heard otherwise. Granted, anyone can have a bad day.

Last night I watched CARMEN JONES '54 on TCM. I'm a Dandridge/Bizet/Preminger fan so figured this would be good. I was turned off by the vocal dubbing and offended by the racist pronunciations & grammar used. (exactly like Charlie Chan movies) I wasn't for Carmen nor the charactor played by handsome Harry Belefonte, just didn't like them. Very sorry for my personal reaction, maybe others would like this film. It was visually beautiful, well photographed. I absolutely LOVED Saul Bass' opening credits of a red flame over the outline of a rose-simple, elegant, wonderful!

Omigod CigarJoe! At first I thought someone was riffin' on your screen name then realized it's you, just posting from your cellphone! (my devices have their own names, like HectorB.Poole & Rupert Pupkin)

I finally got to go into a library and spotted Woody Allen's auto-biography APROPOS OF NOTHING so snagged it. I'm about halfway through it but several opinions are already formed: Allen is a great writer. His writing style flows beautifully, this is very easy & amusing to read. He often writes using old jokes & one liners, peppering his story with great humor, like describing his 50 year ongoing therapy. I dislike Woody Allen, the person. Allen has many of the egotistical qualities that make his writing/movies funny but as a real person he's pretty despicable/deplorable. He's un-generous and often petty towards others. For example: His writing about Louise Lasser makes her come across as severely bi-polar. OK, most of us familiar with her know she's struggled with personal issues, but Allen paints a picture of a hellcat maniac making us wonder why would he marry someone who treated him so badly? Because she is pretty & with a strong libido, duh. Jerk. And Allen goes on for about 4-5 pages unconvincingly explaining why he sued his "dearest, oldest best friend". He goes on & on about how he "begged her to meet with a mediator/rabbi/anyone" to resolve their "professional" issue so they could remain friends. Somehow, his sincerity just rings hollow. This book could have been a redemption story if he told his point of view more sympathetically, with respect to others in his life. All the funny quips cannot cover over this is someone with zero social skills & petty school boy thinking. I love the sweet sentimentality of Allen's films, but wonder where it comes from-is he making fun of his audience by pandering sentimental romance in his movies?

Reading Woody Allen's auto-biography and he mentions meeting Tony Roberts. I had forgotten how completely unimpressed I was with Tony Roberts in Allen's movies. He was often cast as the handsome leading man, and I just never found him appealing. It certainly didn't help that he mostly always played jerks. And gawd look at that tie! I remember revisiting some Woody Allen movie and was struck by how GOOD Tony Roberts was in it. He was understated & droll, playing his trademark jerk so cluelessly straight, he was hilarious and the best part of the movie! I couldn't believe the 180º turn of my opinion and chalk it up to 2 things: 1. familiarity with the movie - therefore noticing individual contributions more than the story flow and 2. personal viewpoint of 20-30 something to a middle aged, mature perspective that jerky guys are funny, not infuriating. Love, love, love Tony Roberts!

WE are not amused.

I am extremely annoyed with channels that stream old TV shows in "letterbox" format due to the screen resolution. I watch on a Sony TV and will change my viewing format to suit whatever I'm watching, for example B&W movies I set the TV to "theater mode" which softens the contrast using a sepiatone. When I watch broadcast TV, there are 4 format choices offered: normal/full/zoom & full zoom. When I watch streaming the "normal" option is not offered, so unless the show was uploaded in correct (square TV) format, it's stretched to fit. Unwatchable. For example: I was binging CYBILL on TUBI-TV and loving seasons 1,2 & 3. Then all of a sudden Season 4 was stretched out. I may have to endure Netflix's bad editing to see the rest of the series. So now that we have a la carte viewing, our choices are between how we view, not what we view.

It's just the American penchant for phrases that rhyme.

I think the shift from co-ax cable connection to Wi-Fi (streaming) is what the OP was asking about. You can subscribe (pay) a la carte for streamed channels.

Maybe HE'S the Lepus! Ugh "A Night of Rory Calhoun"?

MrTiki insists on calling Aluminum Foil "Tin Foil". I'm sure his Depression era parents said that, but I've corrected him many times, pointing out there is no more "tin" used for food storage. No "tin" cans either, right? Does anyone remember heavy "tin" metal icicles for Christmas trees? They may have even been lead judging by the texture. Icicles weren't static-y until they started making them from mylar plastic in the 70's. Yeah, I bet they're "fireproof"

Well we signed up for "HBO Now" streaming to see Bill Maher Friday nights and they delay subscribers 24 hours before they can watch it! So "now" means "not now, later". We dumped it and now watch Real Time with Bill Maher Saturday night free uploaded on another channel.

Several here recommended I watch McCabe & Mrs Miller '71 as Julie Christie's best film. I groaned when I saw Robert Altman was the director, as his films are often disjointed and he doesn't seem to pull the best performances from his principle actors. There are examples where his directing style works OK, so I was hoping this might be a good one. The movie starts with a Leonard Cohen song, so that helped set a mood. The setting & photography looked great also helping to set a mood. Then we are introduced to McCabe played by Warren Beatty. He was OK, but he's a hard actor to read, is he simple? Snide? Scheming? I can't tell. Then Miss 1960's Goofy Hairstyle Julie Christie shows up. Admittedly, she's playing an interesting charactor and the plot gets started. But for me at least, the plot just thuds. I don't care about the charactors or their situation. Julie Christie sure is pretty, but her expression is totally blank and her line delivery is flat. But she was more interesting than Beatty, whom I've liked in other films (Splendor In The Grass, Roman Spring Of Mrs Stone '61, Mickey One '65, Heaven Can Wait '78) but was a non-entity in this one. I'm going to guess these two are good enough actors, but need a certain director or maybe stronger story-line/dialogue for it to come through. Just like there are actors/actresses that can elevate material with their presence/contribution. Then again, sometimes it's the viewer-your age, social situation, mood, all can influence personal enjoyment of a film.

I caught & watched one segment. Although I'm not a Rolling Stones fan, I was amazed at Mick Jaggar's talent to capture a crowd-not unlike movie "star" quality. Glad I took my Mom to see them in the 70's. I find stage performance thrilling for the most part, although the other snippet I watched of Jimi Hendrix was a bore. He fiddled around with his guitar & the speakers as if having sex (shocking? um, no) with it. Self indulgent, dumb. I also saw just one song of ABBA and was amazed they could actually sing & play just like their recordings sound and suspect lip synching. Seeing throngs of people enjoying a live performance became too sad for me to watch. Who would have thought that would become nostalgic? Sigh.

Heh obviously code does not work!! For neither of us.

You can always write in html code: <i> Italics </i> or <b> bold </b> or just SHOUT!

Sounds like a Spiñal Tap song. Let's hope he's a bit more masculine than David Farrar was for those poor nuns to fantasize about- poor teeny pony!

Sad the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville PA could not have their BlobFest this year: The Friday night Run-Out:

I find it kind of heartbreaking that we can only attend concerts broadcast on TV. There's not even a State Fair this year, where I've seen such notables as Sonny & Cher, Blondie, Debbie Reynolds, The Beach Boys, etc.