JackBurley
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"Read the last entry by Kyle (where are you? we sure do miss ya!)."
path40, I believe Kyle forwarned us of his summer departure. Didn't he win the Programmer's Challenge, and suggested that they restart the competition in the late summer/early fall -- after his return.
"Have you ever watched the commercial television version of "High Fidelity"? If I remember correctly, Jack Black's character is at least 90 percent removed from the movie. Is that stupid editing...or, what?"
The broadcast movies I watch are on TCM and my local PBS station. I'm spoiled and don't trust other stations with their scissors and commercial breaks. High Fidelity was my first sighting of Jack Black; what a surprise his character was. [spoiler ALERT]: I loved the ending with his character performing on stage.
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If you've been reading anti-Kate posts, it seems appropriate to have some pro... I love her. I love her heart-breaking portrayal of the lonely schoolteacher in David Lean's Summertime; both wanting and fearing a relationship with Rosanno Brazzi. I have never tired of watching her in The Philadelphia Story and Holiday, two of the most sophisticated comedies of the century. Philadelphia Story is so beautifully written. Since she owned the property, I'm thankful that she saw to it that it made it to the big screen (and thankful to Howard Hughes for his part in that). I love her chemistry with Spencer Tracy, especially their sass in Pat and Mike and their on-edge relationship in Desk Set. I revel in her monologues in The Lion in the Winter, and I relish her humid cruelty in Suddenly, Last Summer.
She reminded me of my Aunt Helen (may she rest in peace); a woman of equal beauty and similar bone structure. My aunt was also quite sporty, and "Pat" of Pat and Mike could have been my father's sister.
Her films with Cary Grant fairly sparkle. What an attractive couple they made on screen. Their banter, so alive.
Katharine Hepburn is my preferred Jo March, and I ache for her humiliation in Alice Adams. I am happily lulled by the timbre of her voice, and her Yankee accent is a textbook example of the regional American tongue. You could slice lamb cutlets with her cheekbones.
My, she's yare.
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"That's interesting about 'Wizard of Oz', wonder how history would have changed if they had gone through with that."
It wouldn't have gotten annual play on television...
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Come see us in the Musicals Forum, CaNaDaGiRl. We'd love to hear from you:
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=17291&start=90#363758
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=84861&start=15#7817510
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Sorry for your disappointment, Ms. F. Scheduling differences between Canada and the U.S. was discussed here:
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?messageID=7788707
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Brava, Slums! I have a similar list, Katie:
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?messageID=7804893?
And thanks to your reminder, I'm adding High Fidelity.
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Zarah Leander to Doris Day
No deleted scenes; no uncredited roles; via actors.
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Was it on TCM? What channel featured this?
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I thought we were all being forced to have HDTV by the 2010 when they'll cease making the current variety of television sets? We have some time, but won't we all have them (global warming willing)?
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Don't forget Only Angels Have Wings, Goodbye Mr. Chips and Stagecoach...
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Ask, and ye shall recieve...
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No, the movie Wonder Bar wasn't released at all with the Berkeley set...
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No, it received theatrical release. James Ivory directed it; and it also starred Raquel Welch and Perry King. It got some buzz when it came out. I remember that it was shot at the Mission Inn, in Riverside, California. This is/was an old 1920's hotel where Bette Davis married one of her husbands.
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This was done in 1975's The Wild Party with James Coco in the "Fatty" Arbuckle role...
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I had a similar experience in Honolulu last year. They show movies on the Waikiki beach every Friday night. I watched Blue Hawai'i while digging my feet in the sand. It doesn't get much better...
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And no suggestions of incest in "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly"...
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Sounds like The Ugly Dachshund, a 1966 Disney flick with the velvet-voiced Suzanne Pleshette.
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"Radio City Music Hall was a grand dame, but I haven't been there in many years, so I don't know if they've given her due respect."
The Music Hall is still in great shape. After the loss of the Roxie, Capitol and other Manhattan movie palaces, New Yorkers wised-up and saved the Music Hall. I never really cared for the aesthetics of the place (those black and white flapper designs at the back seem busy and cheap), but the sheer size of the place is awing. If you're ever in New York you might be interested in taking a tour of Radio City Music Hall; they're offered daily.
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I was too slow!
Metry, how cool! I had no idea that Bessie Love was still making films in the 1980's (or '70's, or '60's, or...). A quick glance at IMDB shows me that she was quite active. I learn much from this thread. Thanks for opening my eyes!
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Harold Lloyd < The Sin of Harold Diddlebock > Rudy Vallee
Rudy Vallee < Slashed Dreams > Robert Englund
Robert Englund < Payback: The InterActive Movie > Christopher Lloyd
I'm guessing that none of these have aired on TCM...
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"The original Sunset Blvd open: I saw clips from it in the German documentary on Wilder that TCM ran in June., so I hope that means it still exists somewhere!"
You give me hope! Now if you'd just get on that Theda Bara issue...
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I'm stunned: four years! So Marjorie Lord's character is supposed to be the step-mother to the kids. Did the storyline deal with the death and mourning? I thought this was a light comedy! I believe I only saw this show in reruns, and I wonder if they just didn't rerun the Jean Hagan episodes.
Ya learn something new every day!
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Here you've been driving yourself crazy, TooManyNotes, and the answer's been over in the HotTopics Forum all along. On her TCM birth day she explained:
"My user name is not my name, obviously. It came from a phrase describing Pre-Code film in an essay I read a few years ago."
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?messageID=7819120?
* Six Degrees of Separation *
in Games and Trivia
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An inauspicious movie for Ms. Leander, but it bested by route to Doris Day. Oddly enough, the Doris Day movie that was my cul-de-sac was also Please Don't Eat the Daisies, via Leo Slezak, Martha Eggerth and Spring Byington.
Your move, MrWrite (and please don't forget "My Favorite Trivia". I look forward to you next post there too!).