Cinemascope
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Well, today's Cyd's birthday, and unfortunately they couldn't program any of her movies today, but we're still thinking of you, Cyd! :x :x
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The Biography channel went into a lot of detail about her retirement from Hollywood, it must have been really harsh on her to see what they did on Fallen Angel behind her back, after all she had done for the studio.
So smokey, how would you characterize and contrast Faye's appeal to that of other musical stars from the time? How would her presence have been different in movie goers' eyes from what other stars in musicals had to offer?
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No, Show Boat on stage is OK but it doesn't even begin to compare with the movie versions. I feel about it the same way I felt about On the Town -- you can put it on today, but to get a real feel for what the show was like at a time closer to when it was originally written, you simply can't beat the movie adaptations. Not to mention that they are much more accessible.
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That dress on the second photo is beautiful, but it makes her look a bit overweight... was she fat at that time or was it just how it looked on television? The photo seems to be from TV footage.
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Maybe that is because there are relatively few documentaries from the Golden Age, and many people start raising objections when stuff from the 70s-80s gets shown.
I guess back in the day, newsreels and shorts made it unnecessary or pointless to have full-length documentaries.
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The sole purpose of this thread, of course, was to discuss Borat. I didn't think there would be a lot of interest in it, and that it would very probably die quickly after maybe 5 or 6 posts.
So there, if anyone has anything to say about Borat, go ahead.
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For me, the appeal of Superman Returns wasn't at all in the plot mechanics (i.e., the Superman vs. Luthor part) but rather in the relationships, i.e., what Sup might be feeling due to his frustrated love for Lois Lane, and the awkardness of seeing her raising (SPOILER ALERT) his little child. Also to a lesser extent, Clark Kent's enduring love for the land where he was born and his great affection for his mother.
That's what kept the movie interesting for me.
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I agree, it's Kleenex time for me with both Penny Serenade and An Affair to Remember *sniff*
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You're welcome MissG. And thanks for that lovely photo
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Well if some people's objection to devoting all day to a single person is that they might not like the actor/filmmaker in question, then maybe it could be split between morning, afternoon/evening and the "graveyard shift"?
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I haven't waded through all 13 pages of posts -- the last time I opened this thread it was only one page! But is anybody else disturbed by stoneyburke's referral to Cinemascope as "it", or worse, "sheit"?
I don't understand why he insists on being so nasty to Cinemascope....
Some people cannot handle disagreement in a civilized manner...
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Awwwwww that picture just melts my heart.... :x
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Cinemascope: Are the reviews you posted of a biography of Sanders? Can you tell me the title? Because I have just received A Dreadful Man in the mail and will begin reading it soon.
It's from "An Exhausted Life"
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But what if in the Leo Gorcey and Tony Randall movies, there were other actors you did like?
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That might be cool. I'd also like them to include directors, writers, cinematographers and composers.
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OMG OMG OMG Is it true?
*dies and goes to Billy Wilder heaven*
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Well I guess maybe these days it'd be easier to just send out a few DVD screeners?
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It's also one of my least favorites so far, Alice Faye is nice but the nature of her allure may have partially eluded me.
I didn't mind Ameche at all, at least he seemed like a warm presence in comparison to Tyrone Power's rather uptight character -- and this coming from someone who likes TP.
The DVD has a nice Biography channel program on Alice Faye as an extra that's about 50 minutes. I enjoyed watching all the clips from her movies, and there's a few of them I hope to be catching soon.
Oh yeah, watching this one after Week-End in Havana left me with the impression that Havana was more fun, Cesar Romero wasn't just a typical Latin Don Juan, he actually got to use his comic gifts quite well, and he has nice chemistry with Carmen Miranda, teasing her in Spanish and having a grand time at it!
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As a child, I remember hearing about musical stars like Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, heck, even Mickey Rooney, from very early on.
Oddly enough, I have no recollection of having heard of Fox stars like Alice Faye or Betty Grable almost until the time I really became a serious movie buff.
I don't know why their names aren't quite as well-known as some of the other stars of their time even though from what I understand, they were extremely popular back then.
I'm not sure if I understand the appeal of Faye and Grable. Aside from their obvious artistic talent and nice looks, I don't know or can't be sure that I know what the audiences of their time saw in them that set them apart from lesser-known musical performers.
The next few weeks will hopefully give me a chance to become better acquainted with both stars, I'm starting to study the Fox musicals since I usually didn't watch many of them, having always been partial to MGM musicals.
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Good point, Fred.
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The Brenda Star movie wasn't too great, either.
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Happy Birthday, Cyd!!!! You're the best!
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Well, since the OP has changed the title thread, I guess it is OK to discuss something *other* than JA for a change....
And yes, it's a great musical, the songs are very catchy and if done right the production can be quite colorful.
Here is the first song, I really like this one!
Staying home, living day by day
May be safe, but it can't be duller.
Seeing things only black and grey
When the world is alive with color!
Doing just as your neighbors do
May be wise, but it ain't so clever.
Every man has a dream or two?
Let them go and they're gone forever!
Out there somewhere, just out of sight
There's a world that's blazing with light!
Ain't each man alive got the right
To stray just a mite from the straight and narrow,
Shoot through the night like a flaming arrow?
Turning back should the highway bend,
Turning down every chance you're given,
Takes the risk out of life but friend,
How the hell can you call that living?
Staying put in a pumpkin shell
Is a bleak and depressing habit.
There's a ring on a carousel
And its yours if you'll only grab it!
Out there somewhere, just down the line,
Lies a world of glory and shine!
One square foot there's gotta be mine!
Once in his life every man decides,
Once when he stands where the road divides,
Once on a hill as the morning grows,
Once, if he will, he can see those
Fires glow, Flags streaming,
Spires grow, Towers gleaming!
In a land where the dawn is clear,
In a sky where the sun's forever,
On a plain where it's spring all year,
And the dark of the night comes never,
Somewhere out there, just out of sight,
There's a world that's blazing with light!
Ain't each man alive got the right,
Once in his life to forget the past,
Once in his life to behold at last
With his own two eyes, what lies out there!
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And let's hear it for TCM for showing us this movie!! Now if they could only show The Major and the Minor...
Week-End in Havana (1941)
in Musicals
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Speaking of Week-End in Havana and remembering Week-End at the Waldorf, anyone happen to know when they stopped spelling it "week-end" and it became simply "weekend"?
Or should I ask in the cockamamie thread?