JackBurley
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Jezebel
Old Acquaintance
The Little Foxes
All About Eve
Disclaimer: I reserve the right to change this list on a daily basis.
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"When I worked in the Pan Am/Met Life/ What's It Called These Days Building..."
You know, I think I'm fairly progressive, but moments like these remind me that I'm just a sentimental sap. You see, to me this ediface will always be the "Pan-Am building". It's burned into my brain from its prominence in Marlo Thomas' That Girl. In San Francisco, two of our sporting arenas are constantly being renamed for corporate entities; yet the football stadium will always be "Candlestick Park" to me. The Beatles didn't sing at "Monster Park" (or whatever appellation it presently holds). Our ballpark has changed names three times in the past six years. I gave up and refer to it as "Willie Mays Field".
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We never see Stephen Haines, nor any other man in George Cukor's The Women; yet the plot revolves around him. As the tagline stated: "The Women: it's all about men."
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Looks like your course will lead you to a pirate film festival, Ms. Lenox; unless you want to lower yourself to Speed 2: Cruise Control, which was shot there. I Walked With a Zombie should work nicely...
[Making note: book flight with seat just behind and across from Jon Parker...]
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Quo Vadis? (1951) to Satyricon (1969)
Acting personnel only; no TV; no deleted scenes...
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Could it be Turn of the Screw? Hardly a "family film", but it's a ghost story that involves a brother and sister. Based on Henry James' story, it's been made into many versions of movies (and an opera by Benjamin Britten), including The Innocents with Deborah Kerr...
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I'd heard that everyone on these sets were to wear sock-like slippers, until the primary players were on their marks and ready to shoot. Floors were redone after each shot. The site of these floors are quite impressive. After seeing Venice in Top Hat and Rio in Flying Down to Rio (among others), it was almost disappointing to travel to the actual locales and discover litter on the streets and no black mirrored floors anywhere in sight...
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The title character in Waiting for Guffman who never shows...
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I often travel with a portable DVD player just for this purpose. I recently forced a bunch of us to watch Where the Boys Are in Ft. Lauderdale (and they were all grateful). On a trip to Australia I was able to watch four movies!
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You have my nod (and admiration), wordmaster...
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Wow! What year was that?
There are many versions of FanFan La Tulipe, Garbo; but Gina Lollabrigida was in the 1952 version.
I saw a French swashbuckler today at the Film Forum in New York, entitled 'FanFan la Tulipe'. ... It was very lighthearted and enjoyable. It also kicks off the Film Forum's swashbuckling film festival, so I hope to see several more rarities soon."
I love the Film Forum richardny4me! (And always used to stop at the old toy store across the street too.) What a great festival this looks to be; hopefully it will get lots of audience support. Here's the list of movies that Film Forum will be showing:
Captain Blood (1935); The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935); The Prisoner of Zenda (1937); The Mark of Zorro (1920 & 1940); The Black Swan (1942); The Crimson Pirate (1952); The Flame and the Arrow (1950); The Three Musketeers (1921 & 1939); The Man in the Iron Mask (1929); The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958); The Thief of Bagdad (1940); Treasure Island (1934); The Prince and the Pauper (1937); Arabian Nights (1942); Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944); The Buccaneer (1938); Don Juan (1926); Scaramouche (1952); The Swordsman (1948); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938); Gunga Din (1939); The Black Pirate (1926); The Sea Hawk (1940); The Court Jester (1956); The Exile (Ophuls! 1947); Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925); The Count of Monte Cristo (1934).
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Thanks!
Please connect Greta Garbo to Meryl Streep...
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Die Br?der Karamasoff < Emil Jannings > Betrayal
Betrayal < Gary Cooper > The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Wreck of the Mary Deare < Richard Harris > Mack the Knife
Mack the Knife < Roger Daltry > Woodstock
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But, but, but... surely we can finish this first? Here's a recap to help and inspire others:
Clue #11 - a foreign country
Clue #10 - a 'forced' (contrived) relationship
Clue #9 - a fight breaks out at a dance
Clue #8 - the housekeeper quits
Clue #7 - services requiring payment in advance
Clue #6 - the wrong apartment
Clue #5 - an insatiable appetite
Clue #4 - a bicycle
Clue #3 - a curious cat
Clue #2 - a comely sister
Clue #1 - an old man
I would have guessed, but I haven't a clue! Well, I have 11 clues, but they're not enough...
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I just noticed that TCM screened the 1948 Three Musketeers today. And I believe that footage from this movie was used in Singin' in the Rain, as the movie that Don Lockwood was making...
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I have Hemo the Magnificent on DVD! Ah, the memories...
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Garbo, The Wedding Night was photographed by Gregg Toland. TCM devoted a month to him recently (April?). He won the Oscar for Wuthering Heights. You have good taste!
"They only had Hopkins, Lombard, West, Dietrich, and Colbert. Oh, and Young."
I find the word "only" ironic in that sentence. I long to have such problems as having only Hopkins, Lombard, West, Dietrich, Colbert, and Young.
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What's You Should Be So Lucky? I'd never heard of that one. Maybe you're thinking of It Should Happen To You wherein Judy Holliday plays Gladys Glover, a woman who gains fame by placing her name on billboards around the isle of Manhattan?
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Gladys George < It Happens Every Thursday > John Forsythe
John Forsythe < The Trouble with Harry > Dwight Marfield
Dwight Marfield < One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest > Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher < Predator: The Concert > George Clooney
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San Francisco's Castro Theatre is presenting a W i d e S c r e e n F e s t i v a l during the month of August, 2006. Here's the schedule:
8/11: 2001: A Space Odyssey
8/12: Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor's; Newly restored print.)
8/13: Lawrence of Arabia
8/14: Lawrence of Arabia
8/15: The Razor's Edge (1984 version)
8/16: Baraka
8/17: The Doors
8/19: South Pacific (Newly restored print.)
8/19: Tron (Midnight Movie; Newly restored print.)
8/20: Hamlet (1996 version; Not on DVD)
8/22: Playtime (The gorgeous Jacques Tati film; Restored print)
8/23: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World (New print)
8/24: Titanic
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I too enjoy movies regarding African Americans, but I'll point out that the entire month of May was devoted to the history of black characterizations in Hollywood films. Pinky, Carmen Jones, Imitation of Life (both versions), Malcolm X and many more are available on DVD. Have you checked the shopping pages on this website? They're also readily available in DVD stores like Virgin Megastore and Tower. Oh and some more good news: August 30 is Sidney Poitier Day on TCM!
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"...as divinely charmed as the birds in the trees..."
An appropriate simile, considering that this is the movie wherein Mr. Astaire was greatly annoyed by the largesse of these birds; for the molting of Ms. Roger's feathered dress in the "Cheek to Cheek" number drove him to annoyed distraction.
One of the stars of this movie is the set designs of Van Nest Polglase. Those shimmering white-on-white sets that beautifully off-set Mr. Astaire's white tie evening wear; the dyed inky waters lapping against the white Lido.
Added buoyancy to this frothy mix was given by the wonderful supporting characters. Helen Broderick would lend sass; Edward Everett Horton, befuddled gaiety; and Eric Blore, hilarious irreverence. I understand that Mussolini banned Top Hat in Italy (the fantastical locale for the film) because he was so offended by Erik Rhodes characterization of the tempestuous Italiano, Alberto Beddini ("Never again will I allow women to wear my dresses!").
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Anyone watching the election results? Here's the latest tally (as of 11:20pm; August 1, 2006 -- including Rocky's, Skimpole's & Slum's... above):
Rebecca The queen of them all at 13 votes
Rear Window 12
North by Northwest 11
Psycho 9
Vertigo 8
Notorious 7
Shadow of a Doubt 7
The Birds 7
The 39 Steps 5
Foreign Correspondent 5
Suspicion 4
To Catch a Thief 4
Strangers on a Train 4
Saboteur 3
Marnie 3
The Lady Vanishes 2
Rope 2
Wrong Man 2
Secret Agent 1
Sabotage 1
Lifeboat 1
Dial M for Murder 1
Frenzy 1
Family Plot 1
The forgotten stepchildren:
Number Thirteen [unfinished]
The Pleasure Garden
The Mountain Eagle
The Lodger
Downhill
Easy Virtue
The Ring
The Farmer's Wife
Champagne
Harmony Heaven
The Manxman
Blackmail
Elstree Calling
Juno and the Paycock
Murder [and Mary]
The Skin Game
Rich and Strange
Number Seventeen
Waltzes from Vienna
The Man Who Knew Too Much (either version!)
Young and Innocent
Jamaica Inn
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Bon Voyage
Aventure Malgache
Spellbound
The Paradine Case
Under Capricorn
Stage Fright
I Confess
The Trouble with Harry
Torn Curtain
Topaz
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"George Brent and Clifton Webb made a movie together? Cool! Name please."
I think you misunderstood jarh's message, Garbo. Alas, George Brent and Clifton Webb never shared the screen...
Now as to the question of who would be left standing in the battle of Brent v. Webb. If the weapons of the battle is the sword of screen charisma, Webb wins. If we're talking about physical brawn (how base), then then 'tis Brent who's standing, of course... Hayward v. Brent? Hayward, of course (using either of the methods mentioned above).
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"to me "Willie Mays Field" will always be NYC's now defunct Polo Grounds. ... he was a NY Giants' fan - never got over their going West, but I do remember it, and Willie, sort of."
He's doing well, you know. We've taken very good care of him (and the Giants, though we're in the mire of a terrible losing streak at the moment). The "Say Hey" kid has a beautiful suite at the ballpark here, and is often seen at the games. I'm always dazzled when I catch a glimpse of him. I step back and hold my breath as he walks by; I think I might even instinctually bow a little. It's as if he's my Garbo of baseball...