CoopsGal

September 22, 2007

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You're right about that! I was almost bitten by the quote button yesterday.

I am starting to hate this forum. Sometimes it doesn't post and will erase all my work!

Why, Robert Osbourne; why do you hate me so?

September 22, 2007

Okay, I could not resist:

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Barbra Walters: Good evening, and welcome to "Not For Wadies Only". I'm Baba Wawa, and tonight we'll be talking to an actual wiving wegend - the incwedible Mawene Dietrich.

Marlene Dietrich: Thank you. It's gweat to be heah.

Barbra Walters: Mawene, what is it wike to be wiving wegend?

Marlene Dietrich: Wet me just say, it's been a weawy wich expewience.

Barbra Walters: I'm so impwessed. Mawene.. you are so with and swender. How do you stay so swim?

Marlene Dietrich: Swimming keeps me swim. My daily wegimen incwudes swimming twelve waps in my pool. It's wonderful for my wegs.

Barbra Walters: Mawene, tell us the secwet of your perpetual youth.

Marlene Dietrich: I only eat healthy foods. I get massaged weguwally, and.. I've had evewything wifted.

Barbra Walters: [ incredulous ] You mean you've had your wegs wifted?!

Marlene Dietrich: Evewything, even my weah.

Barbra Walters: Your what?

Marlene Dietrich: My weah.

Barbra Walters: Your wear?

Marlene Dietrich: What?

Barbra Walters: Dwop it.

Marlene Dietrich: You bwought it up. [ laughing in ] Of course, wooking gwamowous on film isn't all beauty secwets. A wot of it is wighting. I do all my own wighting.

Barbra Walters: I didn't weawize you wote.

Marlene Dietrich: I don't. I wight.

Barbra Walters: You're weferring to.. [ moves her fingers as though typing ] ..typewriter witing, wight?

Marlene Dietrich: [ pointing to lights ] I'm weferring to ewectwic wighting. You see, in pictures, bwight wighting can be vewy unfwattering, particuwawy if it makes my wegs wook white. Baba, am I wong to want to appear wadiant?

Barbra Walters: No, that's very weasonable.. [ to herself ] Hawy Weasonuh.. Hawy Weasonuh.. five million dollars.. I'm wich! [ to camera ] Well, we've wun out of time. Before we go, I wanted to mention what a beautiful fur you have on. Is it mink?

Marlene Dietrich: No, it's just a silly wabbit.

Barbra Walters: Well, Mawene, it's been a weal pweasure. I thank you. [ into camera ] Don't forget to dwop in next week when our guest will be Elmer Fudd. Good night.

September 22, 2007

Have you ever seen Blazing Saddles and Madeline Kahn's "Marlene"?

Oh for Heaven sakes, don't remind me, lol.

September 22, 2007

Bad side? Well, I wouldn't count her among the list of my favorites.

I couldn't honestly say either way because I haven't given any of her movies a fair chance. From what I've seen of her alongside Gary; I'd have to say no. I suppose I just admire women who are strong, quiet, wise and beautiful yet aren't over-powering or dare I say...dangerous.

With Marlene I just feel she's too forceful and 'harsh'; as if she's better than everyone else on screen and she knows it.

I like the humble yet distinguished actresses that leave you in awe of their charm, beauty, grace and wit; yet also have that underlying depth of wisdom, patience, gentleness and humility that inspire you to dig deep within yourself and carry on their legacy. To be quite honest I don't think Marlene falls into that category.

I know I seem very picky and silly about describing all this, but in today's society hero's aren't found as easily as they were 'back in the day'. They just seemed to have disappeared and are now replaced by women who set the standard high for flakiness (I know it isn't a word).

I realize I set my standards high and not too many people amount to women such as Greer Garson, Theresa Wright or Ginger Rogers (a few of my personal favorites) but I suppose that's why I love these older movies so much; they teach others (myself included) that a true woman isn't always admired or praised for her physical beauty but it's on the inside that you find what matters most. And it's those women with such integrity that are, sadly, more forgotten than others.

All right, I'll step off my soapbox. I warned you guys: the slightest little thing could set me off! But, Frank, that's the best I could do to explain my feelings of why I don't care for Marlene.

September 22, 2007

Marlene is fine in Morocco and Desire but what I just can't understand is why she (or the director) can think she has talent for singing...

And don't EVEN get me started about that accent! "Mwistew Bwwandon."

I'm sorry, I can't stop thinking about that SNL skit now. Angie, I'm still cackling over our phone conversation last week! LOL

September 22, 2007

Those eyebrows look like they're trying to crawl off her face!

Run eyebrows, RUN !!

Gosh, if I were eyebrows...I wouldn't wanna be on Marlene Dietrich's face either...

September 20, 2007

I stalk both the dead and the living (ha!). I think that should only be one strike against me!!

It evens out, lol.

September 20, 2007

Can you imagine how bad we would be if Gary was still around (evil laugh!!!)?

You know, I've thought about this many times and I'm almost convinced that we'd be locked up in tiny little rooms with an automated voice that constantly asks over the loud speaker: "Who's Gary Cooper?"

Though it would be somewhat amusing to see how he'd react if he saw a group of women running toward him with drool leaking from their mouths.

"I feel fine; it was a nice day yesterday, it's a nice day today, it'll be a nice day tomorrow. I feel fine, I feel fine, I feel very fine."

September 20, 2007

I love wacky, obsessive women. Well, at least the ones who don't stalk Brad Ausmus.

So women who stalk and obsess over men who are no longer living is fine?

......That's a double strike against ya', Angie, you're having no luck, lol.

September 19, 2007

I am just bawling my eyes out. This is amazing. *Sobs*

September 19, 2007

Theresa, thank you SO much for getting me hooked on Greer and Walter; though I must say it's so strange to feel the words "no" escape through my lips when I turn on a movie and my parents take a deep sigh and go, "Is this another Gary movie?"

I'm starting to watch Gary's movies all from the beginning again (some over 7 times over already) but I started with Barabara Worth, then had to end with Doomsday. But once I get time again, in the holidays to come, I'm gonna barrel through them like nobody's business!

September 19, 2007

Angie, between all our writing and posting pictures...I don't think I could manage the strength to even itch my nose! My fingers are as flimsy as Paris Hiltons morals, but it's been such a long time since I've actually logged into TCM to say something worthwhile -- I'm now here to contribute (and hope we reach 5,000 by the end of October):

I'm gonna tape The Fountainhead tonight. As some of you know, it's actually one of the Cooper films that interests me the most.

Frank, once you told me you had a fascination with Noir films; I figured this would be a movie you'd take deep interest in. I'm glad you finally have a Gary film to add to your collection; it's exciting to know more and more people are coming across his films and becoming intregued.

As for building up my own collection of Noir films, I've gotten an extensive supply from amazon. I hope to be able to sit down and watch them all one of these days, but when I get on a gabbing trip about how intense or mind-boggling I thought it was -- I hope I can count on you to give me your thoughts as well. I'm absolutely obsessed and I need some supporters who won't think I'm completely wacky, lol.