benwhowell
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Despite the volatile nature of "actors-"small town community theatre is lots of fun! "Waiting For Guffman" is a great example.
Dr. Pearl- "People say, You must have been the class clown. And I say, No, I wasn't. But I sat next to the class clown, and I studied him."
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F**king Fabulous!
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It's iconic...It's ironic...It's invigorating...
It's Audrey...It's ACDC...It's The Gap...
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I LOVE THIS THREAD! Photos of Divine and Peter Lorre! Thanks, guys-you made my day.
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And "Two For The Road" and "Wait Until Dark." Great photo! Thanks...
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This is the second Douglas Sirk movie picked as an "essential" recently..."Written On The Wind" was an "essential" awhile back. I'm a big fan of Douglas Sirk's work-including his "soap operas" for Ross Hunter. I don't consider "Imitation Of Life" to be his best, but I do love it and never tire of seeing it. His movies are, obviously, influenced by his love of philosophy and art...staged melodramas in flawless interiors/exteriors with characters in obtrusive situations...usually exibiting repression out of fear of society's moral codes.
I think this was a perfect role for Lana Tuner...beautiful and detached. And John Gavin was handsome...like Molly Haskell said, "Why did he never become a star!"
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We "Bens" have to stick together.
I liked him from the start...his dry humourous interjections are quite refreshing. Movie-watching is fun, after all. He seems like he would be fun to hang out with and, growing up in Hollywood-I'm sure he knows a lot of cool places to go. OK, I admit it-I have a bit of a crush on him...
I also like Molly Haskell (tough-talking Virginian)...I wish they'd give her more to do.
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I meant to say Mel Torme.
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The Enchanted Cottage?
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Isn't Tom Ford supposed to be a guest programmer...or did I miss that? (He is a fashion designer, right?) They should get Isaac Mizrahi to host something like that. He's heavily influenced by fashion from TV and movies-according the doc, "Unzipped."
I would love to see a tribute to one of the best art directors/production designers ever-William Cameron Menzies.
And, of course, Edith Head...
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I had forgotten all about "The Three Lives Of Thomasina." I remember seeing it as a kid and crying my eyes out when Thomasina, well-you know. It did have a happy ending though, right? I've always been a cat lover. We recently adopted two kittens who were left mother-less. We have to hand feed them and they are a couple of little fighters. I'm exhausted, but totally thrilled, to have them in our family-which is now (lucky) 13!
I really enjoyed "Babe" and "Babe-Pig In The City" and "The Adventures Of Milo And Otis."
"That'll do, pig. That'll do."
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It's a man...Chet Baker.
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Thank you, Dolores and Gerb...and Happy Birthday to you (mine is 10/11)...and I really, really wasn't fishing.
In the casino I used to work in, there was a breakroom for smokers (which includes me)-if I ever went in there and no one else was there I would change the TV (from ESPN) to TCM. One Halloween I lucked out and "Psycho" was on. A girl entered the room shortly and the first words out of her mouth were, "Black and white!" I smirked. After awhile she said, "This must be "Psycho." I've never seen it before." It was hard to not go "Norman Bates" on her a*s. I really can't understand why people will not watch a movie because it's in black and white.
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I'm all for spreading it out too, but an entire day of musicals sounds great to me...especially on that particular day (which has a certain significance to me.) Thanks for the "head's up!"
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Happy Birthday to you too...and you are lucky...My partner informed me this morning that he lost the paper he wrote down what I want, so I'll probably be getting the best of Tennessee Ernie Ford (Not that there's anything wrong with that...)
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You don't like Hepburn that much! That's blasphemous!
I think you should check out "Breakfast At Tiffany's." (Even though it's very, very different from Truman Capote's wonderful novella and from 1961!) It's a charming movie with a great cast, a cat with no name and "Moon River." I think you'll fall in love with Audrey...
Holly-"Thursday! It can't be! It's too gruesome!
Paul-"What's so gruesome about Thursday?"
Holly-"Nothing, except I can never remember when it's coming up."
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One more thing-At the risk of sounding clueless, I was shocked to learn, after all these years, that the house in "North By Northwest" is not Frank Lloyd Wright!
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My birthday is coming up. My partner asked me what I want. I told him I wanted the Tennessee Williams collection. He wrote it down. I asked if he knew who Tennessee Williams was. He said, "Isn't he a country singer?"
Do any of you have spouses/partners/friends, etc. who share your passion for movies or do you have to go into lengthy explanations why "Rosebud..." is an infamous movie line?
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I get it now...films featuring architects.
I had forgotten what an amazing cast "The Towering Inferno" had!
For anyone interested in films featuring architects-I recommend Susan Seidelman's '01 "screwball comedy-" "Gaudi Afternoon." Not only does it have a terrific cast-Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Lilli Taylor and Juliette Lewis, but it also prominently showcases the Barcelona architecture of Antoni Gaudi...plus Dean Martin's "Sway (Quien Sera)" playing over...and over.
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I was a little "disturbed" by last night's "Strangers When We Meet." First of all-it wasn't in letterbox...Why? And Kim Novak's coy closet-nymphomaniac was depressing. I couldn't keep my eyes open to finish it, so I have no idea what retribution these adulterers received. I guess Ernie Kovacs got a great house...didn't get to see it...
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I don't know how I missed it, but I finally saw the promo spot for "Underground." It looks like TCM has redefined underground and cult as horror...because of the Rob Zombie connection? ( I would prefer John Waters as the host.) Zombie is obviously there for the "youth market" and ratings.
As Max said, about ratings-**** Diana, in "Network-"
"I'm not sure she's capable of any real feelings. She's television generation. She learned life from Bugs Bunny."
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Rusty,
There are two videos on You Tube of Divine appearances on Letterman-he's performing "Born To Be Cheap" in one and promoting "Polyester" (with John Waters) in the other.
I still love Letterman, but his show in the '80's was the epitome of "cool." I miss Chris Elliot and Larry "Bud" Melman...however I'll settle for Rupert Jee...wish Amy Sedaris was on more often...
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It think it's odd that William Cameron Menzies-one of the best art directors/production designers-is not even represented...in the Architecture In Film tribute. ("Foreign Correspondent" is on this month, but not part of this series.)
It is Halloween month...I'd love to see "Invaders From Mars" and "The Maze"(which he also directed.)
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I've been (seriously) thinking about this thread for days...I've finally picked three movies that I would consider to be my "shameful favorites." They are controversial, hypnotic and they make me squirm...as if I'm watching something so immoral and illegal...like I've made a pact with "The Devil."
"Triumph Of The Will"
In the '80's, my brother taught a university speech/communication course. He would show this movie (along with "King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery To Memphis") to show charismatic public speakers' impact on "the people." He brought the movie (and a projector) home and we watched it on his living room wall. It is, like any "propaganda film," a wholesome depiction of a dangerous movement. It is a beautiful film that lulls you with music and majesty and madness into this warped utopia...until you remember, in horror, what really happened. Leni Riefenstahl is a powerful and consummate documentarian/filmmaker. If you can't stomach "Triumph Of The Will-" I highly recommend "Olympia."
"Pink Flamingos"
I'm a big John Waters fan...especially his earlier (more subversive) stuff-including "Mondo Trasho," "Multiple Maniacs," "Female Trouble," and "Desperate Living" (with Liz Renay.) "Pink Flamingos" has to be the most shocking movie ever!! I can't imagine what people thought in '72. I can't even mention what "filthy" things happen in the movie-in this forum. I do think Divine was divine...he should have, at least, received a Golden Globe nomination.
"Showgirls"
Who knows if Joe Eszterhas and Paul Verhoeven were trying to make a drama...the finished product is a hilarious camp classic. Elizabeth Berkeley is so frantic and over the top (totally channeling all the performances from "Valley Of The Dolls.") It has a great soundtrack too. Watching this movie is like eating too much wedding cake-delicious and decadent and deadly.
There are also a couple of TV shows that I'm shocked to see on basic cable..."Wondershowzen-"irreverant and hilarious and "Nip/Tuck-"I just started watching this show this year. Last week's episode included (among other things) the theft of a lesbian's kidney and Melissa Gilbert playing a woman having an affair with her dog! (This results in her having to have reconstructive surgery.) Now that's shameful...
Susan Kohner - She is so beautiful - why was she not a big star or was she?
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She was also in "Freud" (with Montgomery Clift)-John Huston's (somewhat forgotten) bio-pic...
And her sons, Paul and Chris Weitz, are the guys who made those "American Pie" movies...