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I have several neighbors from different countries in Africa. The family from Liberia has urged me to see CRY FREEDOM '87, claiming it is very historically accurate. While not of Asian decent, I cannot stomach the Mr Moto/Charlie Chan movies. I am really offended by the mocking "Ingrish" spoken by the leads. At least the truly Asian, "number one son" speaks normally, making Chan movies almost tolerable.

Heh, ever read his Yelp reviews? WernerH's Yelp Reviews (actually written by comedian Paul F Tompkins)

With all these historical movies about "Classic Hollywood" and the making of these movies, you can only hope it inspires some to see the ACTUAL movie!

I just finished reading THE PRINCESS DIARIST by fave Carrie Fisher. She was cleaning out and discovered that she had kept a journal of her time filming Star Wars and knowing the cultural significance, wanted to share it with the public. Doe eyed jaded at 19. Truth is, most of the book is her glib musings of the rocky road to being cast in Star Wars. Very little is transcript pages of said journal. But no matter-Carrie Fisher is a fascinating person who has a delicious, sometimes cruel sense of humor. I enjoy how she honestly describes Hollywood reality. There's an entire segment of just things people have said upon meeting her. I am empathetic to both sides, but just skipped over it. I feel sad she's gone. No more books. Some gem quotes: "The only exercise guru then was Richard Simmons-a flamboyant fuzzy haired creature who vaguely resembled a gay Bozo The Clown, unless that's redundant." Describing her make up man, she was 19: "He appeared to me to be about 80, so he was probably about fifty five to sixty." "Yeah but when I was young it looked so great to me-people standing around in clusters, drinks in hand, heads thrown back in wild laughter-and I just couldn't wait for that to happen for me." and my favorite: "Not that I'm a big fan of my face, but still-it's mine, whichever way you tilt it. I didn't like my face when I should have and now that it's melted, I look back on that face fondly. People send me pictures of my young pre melted face all the time"

My feelings exactly. I drive 90 minutes each way to see this at the Eastman House movie theater. Loved it. Would not have enjoyed it nearly as much at home, distracted by phone calls, waiting chores.

All those valuable props broken!

Already covered by SINGIN IN THE RAIN

My movie buddy knows I like Bancroft and loaned me his 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD-of course, I loved it. What ever happened to making movies that are just a STORY about PEOPLE? I saw this at The Eastman House, it's what was playing on my Mother's birthday. Although I recall little about it, I was enraptured by the performances & story. Sometimes a movie just plays better in a theater because it commands all your attention.

You have a better memory than me-I think you might be right (say with Cary Grant inflection) I absolutely love when my opinion turns around by giving a movie another try. Sometimes it goes the other way, though and second viewing I wonder why I ever liked it, haha. But you're OK with this? Actually, sorry didn't think that would annoy anyone. It's the infernet. I actually like ****-a-roach. Is that an old NYC dialect? Or immigrant pronunciation? **** whoah. Now I see why you spaced it out.

I know what he means though, there are several classic movies I have no interest in seeing. In fact, we screened THE RED SHOES and even though I lurve Powell Pressberger films (Black Narcissus especially) after watching it twice, still didn't like it. I watched The Godfather once and will never watch Pt 2 or 3. Same for Lawrence of Arabia, boxing films and brutal war films. Although I love Stanley Kubrick, I won't see FULL METAL JACKET. While I love some Scorsese films, I'll never see RAGING BULL, GOODFELLAS, CASINO, GANGS OF NY, etc. There's probably others, just none come to mind.

I just watched GARBO TALKS '84 starring Anne Bancroft, directed by Sidney Lumet. A fantastic vehicle for Anne Bancroft, playing an extremely feisty lady living in NYC who simply doesn't take anyone's sheet-for example, when construction guys yell obscenities to passing women, she gets up on a lift and confronts the guys, "Ok, who here has the electric tongue? Is it plug in or batteries?" She is a Garbo freak, presumably enchanted by Garbo's independent nature, crying at her films playing on TV. Her suffering adult son Gilbert (Ron Silver) has to routinely bail her from jail, take daily humiliation at work and deal with his complaining wife, uncharacteristically played by cutie Carrie Fisher. Add to that, Mom is diagnosed with inoperable brain tumor. Her dying wish is to meet Greta Garbo, whom we all know at the time lived in NYC. For anyone who remembers NYC in the 80's, it was a big deal to have a "Garbo Sighting" and better yet-a snap photo. (these days, she'd NEVER avoid a cel phone snap) All this sets up the episodic story of Gilbert's goal to find Garbo. It was very cute, although the story flow was kind of uneven. Some "episodes" in his quest were funny, some poignant, some too long and others too short for my liking. Overall, it was worth a view for the enjoyable performances, especially Bancroft who obviously had fun doing it. Catherine Hicks is also a standout, as a struggling actress working at the same dull accounting firm as Gilbert. Harvey Fierstein's segment was way too short, he's a powerhouse (as usual) in his vignette. The music however was the absolute worst. It's more dated, inappropriate and goofy than the music in TOOTSIE. Funny, when I looked at Leonard Maltin's book to find the year, his 2 sentence comment mentions the horrible soundtrack. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE the power of music in film!

This is an anti-mouse household. So sad to me what the company has become. The name become synonymous with owning every franchise, everywhere. Disney character stickers on bananas, oy. Exception being anything crafted while Walt was alive. Artistic Genius.

Sage advice.

Yeah, you live a gifted life in many ways. Read it-it's a quick & easy one. (although not as quick/easy as Carrie Fisher's books. Those are 4 days tops) ME TOO! But I very much enjoy good film adaptations, they are great stories. But I must be totally engrossed in a period picture, better for me if seen in a theater. I even like CLUELESS.

The only one of your list I saw. Enjoyed it.

Wow. Sounds like Les Baxter music. Incredible costuming - are those pieces appliqués or attached to moleskin? Whatever, it certainly leaves little to the imagination. Love the white hot sequined flame design & the huge emerald rings! I'm a Fritz Lang fan & don't have that in my collection. Every one of his films is worth having, imho.

Not me. Not a Robt Osborne fan. Books-A-Million is ok, they offer few books in my preferred genres. I love McKays & visit every location when traveling south. Our car is often loaded down with books on the way home. But Powell's in Oregon is the mother lode. It's actually a good thing I have to fly home. I just finished Sally Field's auto biography IN PIECES. I really enjoyed it. It was a light breezy easy read, much like Sally herself. A dark undertone is present, something somehow translated through her acting. I've always liked Sally Field and she plays charactors my age so I feel like we grew up together. I enjoyed reading her take on her career, Hollywood and how to cope with what life throws you. I've always been put off by Lee Strasberg actor's stuff, but Sally described how she found him and the Studio's teachings were fascinating. Learning "art" does have to be kind of "out there" and feel a bit less judgmental about it now-thanks Sally! There's no real surprises here, but this book definitely reads in Sally's voice. I was not aware her Mom was an actress, Margaret Field. I pulled out season 2 Twilight Zone disk to see her in "The New Exhibit" and while uncredited, you instantly recognize her!

Yay! A chance for me to see the Eartha Kitt episodes! Thanks! I agree. I love that Walker gets a chance to really show his talent. I understand comics often make chilling villains in movies, they have a certain intensity. I tire quickly of Robt Walker's golly gee character in a film, it must have been maddening for him to do as a handsome adult man. Check out Robert Walker Jr who looks & sounds exactly like his dad in Star Trek episode "Charlie X" He has his dad's acting intensity too: I too have a collection of vintage cat's eye glasses and had some fitted with my prescription. They are beautifully made, but very heavy lucite.

That goes along with the old saying: Want to know how to make a small fortune with horses? Start with a large one. Heh. Identify with that one. I have an old 70's paperback with nothing but Marx Brothers movie stills and the choicest lines as captions. It's a riot even reading the lines. Monty Python scripts work well read too.

Lawrence-thanks for watching these & taking the time to voice your opinion of them. I saw Hitchcock's early British films years ago in a film class and my opinion hasn't changed: One view curiosities for Hitch completists. Where do you get the stills you use in your posts? Marvelous! What a great desktop pic!

Very true Dougie. Would Reese Withspoon girl power movies LEGALLY BLONDE or CLUELESS fit into this just-for-fun category? What is the criteria? I only said A Mad Mad World was a rite of passage for the classic film fan because it's wonderful to recognize faces of classic comedians of all genres-stage, screen, silents, stand-up, etc. I remember watching it with my Mom and only knowing a few-most notably 3 Stooges, Arnold Stang, Cid Ceaser, Johnathon Winters, etc.... but my MOM KNEW EVERYBODY. Now I'm that lady and everyone in the movie is gone. 🤣😞

The ultimate rite of passage for any classic movie fan. I recently saw this: and enjoyed it because of the great performances, great costumes/sets- "look" making it a fun movie. I enjoy this caliber film, they are what first hooked me as a kid into giving "historical" films a try. Jack Benny in THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT and Hope/Crosby/Lamour ROAD pictures were my first introductions to the world of classic movies.

I'm too old for that to be funny.

Haha like that phrase! Wow that dress is amazing in b&w! Thanks for posting it!

Well, I'm an art restorer & dealer and my honest opinion is reproductions gather dust just as well as originals. Sure, I enjoy the "miles of wear" an antique sports, but for the most part, reproductions are a great way to go. You get an affordable example of a great graphic or movie you want and it's so easy to take care of. Standard movie posters are 42" by 25". Standard size for acid free backing, mat board, glass is 41" forcing framers to pay almost double cost of "oversize" materials. While it still costs me $45 for the glass, I've found a way to seamlessly "patch" an extra inch to accommodate the rest of framing in standard size materials. Kitten With A Whip and Smokey were done that way-no one can tell. The rest of my framing room has newer: (printed on a a weird see-through vellum) I love the graphic on this and it's smaller size. It's an example to show customers what can happen when you frame improperly-I want to disassemble & restore it someday. I think this cost $10 on all posters.com. No one could afford the original of that. One of my most coveted favorites is a beaten up Mexican CRIMSON PIRATE featuring beef cake Burt given me as a gift! Foreign text made it affordable. I stupidly tossed reproduction movie posters when I moved in my 20's. Portal Publications had great graphics available, nicely printed on heavy grade paper: