Bronxgirl48

"irrisistible impulse" HAHAHA. If I were Lee Remick, I'd run off with Jimmy Stewart.

Hello gypsy! LOCAL HERO is one of my favorite movies, and Burt as Happer fits in perfectly with the story.

John was pretty hot in LIFEBOAT. Haven't seen LADY WITHOUT A PASSPORT though. Do you prefer him with or without the 'tache? (I think I asked this once before so if you answered already, you can ignore this question) Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

metsfan, I just now saw your post where you mention SUNDAY DINNER FOR A SOLDIER is coming on but you were probably talking about early this (Sunday) morning. I missed it yet again, darn it. You are so sweet to keep reminding me, but my timing is always off. Godfrey Daniel! Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Re: "Earth to Frank" -- I WILL NOT BE IGNORED!!!! LOL Your bunnies are safe, don't worry. (speaking of which, I'm SO EXCITED that Stuart Whitman and NIGHT OF THE LEPUS is coming in March) The only icy female on these boards is Mary Meredith. But she's dead. For those remarks about THE GRAPES OF WRATH, Pappy, me, and perhaps a certain goddess will be coming after you and we WON'T be asking like John Qualen "Just who DO we shoot?" Hey -- Slim Pickens is in CROSSING DELANCEY! No, he's really not. Amy Irving is tired....oh so tired....(at the beginning) of Peter Riegert the Pickle Man. Duane and I have already had our "coffee", RED RIVER style, if you get my meaning. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Well now let me see....might your British landlady have looked like a cross between Dracula's daughter and Mildred Natwick? Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Like teachers, dancers are ONE STEP FROM THE STREET!! I better high-tail it back to the Big Apple soon and break that nest up. Interesting how the Village back then wasn't considered a high-rent district. Wives nag down there, but uptown they discuss, as Jeff says to Tom. Aren't studio rentals in the West and even East Village going now for about $4,000 a month or higher? And are they selling for a mil? Speaking of moolah, we are told that Stewart has fame and fortune, but Jeff tells Lisa that he barely has enough money in the bank every month. What is he spending it on? I had bamboo shades too, when I lived in Hollywood years ago. And before that, I resided in San Francisco, in a creepy looking building with a weird landlady who looked like Rafaela Ottiano. My next door neighbor was a female sociopath who kept stealing my coffee. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

REAR WINDOW is one of my all-time favorite movies in general, and a favorite Hitchcock, probably number one. I ADORE Thelma Ritter here. And, is this the first movie ever to discuss bodily functions? Remember when Stella says that whenever General Motors has to go to the bathroom ten times a day, it's time for the whole country to let go? I want Lisa's Mark Cross overnight bag. It's a classic; I'll bet they're still being made. Does anyone else notice that Miss Torso's apartment is SO SMALL?? We see her dancing and entertaining guests, but it looks like all she's got is about 300 square feet. True, the porch expands it a bit, but still... And her surprise true love looks an awful lot like my Duanie. He better get out of there!!. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

You are a sweetheart, Miss G. I'll put that photo on my refrigerator door so I won't be tempted to eat rigatoni and garlic bread this weekend. But that's some of my Dobie's favorite foodstuffs, so I can rope him in through his stomach.

HAHAHAHAHA -- if Ben Gazzara was the pickle man in CROSSING DELANCY, I'd sure cross the street all right -- and run back up to the Upper West Side. I can just see him chasing me, "DON'T YOU WANT MY PICKLE?? WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH MY PICKLE????" Give me Peter anytime, in New York or Scotland..... Don't worry about replying. (although I did post "Earth to Frank!" on one thread when I didn't hear from him in a week but that's just because I love to TORMENT HIM) Right, FG? Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

When I first saw that scene, I automatically thought that Ford was having Bill "de-mythologize" her; i.e., I didn't analyze it in any intellectual way, so in my own mind it makes "sense" to me. Then again, I have the feeling that if I could have asked Ford what it meant, he'd probably answer: "I don't know WHAT THE HELL you're talking about -- Holden just wanted her back to tend to the soldiers, and THAT'S IT!" Holden and Wayne really do play off each other perfectly as you say. I love the fact that Bill doesn't get the girl; he reminds me a lot of cynical-but-humane Sefton from STALAG 17; like he'd say to Duke, "If ever I see you again, cross to the other side of the street" but, not really meaning it entirely. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Ah, GOOD!! Now I can undress in my bedroom and hope a voice tells me I shouldn't be ashamed of my figure.

Is he English? Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Sometimes when I squint in the mirror, I see Jane Russell. Other times, when I haven't gotten enough sleep or I've eaten too many hamburgers and french fries, I see another Jane --- Darwell. (although she did look radiant in the mirror holding those earrings up in that ruefully beautiful scene from THE GRAPES OF WRATH) I actually have a backstory for Mrs. Iselin. She grew up amid wealth and privilege but all the males surrounding her, starting with her father, were overbearing and downight cruel, possibly even abusive. She associated that treatment with the upper classes and materialism, so she becomes a radical and joins the Communist party. You can tell how much she despises and looks down on all men -- she treats them with contempt and condescension: Raymond and her idiot husband are "my two little boys". I was trying to figure out the name of a movie I saw on The Western Channel last week; it had Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, and Barbara Britton. Nice color, and looked like a very uncomplicated plot. As I was racking my brains, McCrea turned to Brian and said, "Smile when you say that". So I knew it was another remake of THE VIRGINIAN. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

I'm also getting fonder of THE HORSE SOLDIERS the more I see it. I'm probably the only one who thinks this, but (when you watch it) note how, at the close, William Holden's cynical doctor quickly takes ahold of Constance Tower's arm to bring her back into the cabin. She's been iconically standing with her hand shading her face from the sun, in that classic Ford women-are-waiting pose, but Holden almost seems to shatter that sentimental idealization, as if to say, okay, now the real work begins. Miss G., does this make any sense to you, or did you get the same feeling?

Well, a male ghost can do all the necessary stuff: taking out the garbage, giving a back or foot massage, killing the bugs... Wait, I think I forgot something..... Well, that too, but..... Making me coffee wearing an apron. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Here I am: http://www.wantedcowgirls.com/images/JRUSSELCOLOR.jpg I forgot, TMC was also made in '62; you're right; Angela was brilliant and should have won the Oscar for that year. One of the greatest performances ever by a female. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

I've always been fascinated in Hitch movies by his policemen who look puzzled at works of art. FRENZY too, I think. HAHAHA re: Wendell always looking p.o.'d. You're right! Also like he's smelling a faintly unpleasant odor but trying to ignore it. I think Hodiak played a psycho in some film with Sylvia Sidney. She marries him but doesn't know he's nuts..... Stay away from John! Except for SUNDAY DINNER FOR A SOLDIER. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

You can see DESERT FURY anytime at your leisure on YouTube -- enjoy!

Although our favorite Tasmanian DOES look luscious: http://www.errolflynn.net/Filmography/cb8.jpg (but I'll STILL take Rex Harrison) Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

Scarier than Ben Gazzara in anything, lol? (I just saw VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED; see Hot Topics) It's a disaster, all right.

Blast it! Can't we share Captain Gregg? All right, I'll take Errol Flynn..... I love Jacoby. Oily muscle and so creative. Just my type. And Laura's too. (well, until she meets Mark)

Jimmy's one of my all-time faves as well. In any film he does, his face is always awash with shifting emotions, and I really love that. He never seems to hold back on feelings. That's why I like BEND OF THE RIVER. It's picturesque AND it's got the psychological complexity. (unlike, say, ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI, which "just" has the gorgeous scenery)

Yeah, Lin McAdam is a kinda goody-goody name. Like Elwood P. Dowd. I'm convinced that the mark of a true film buff is devotion to Dan Duryea. LOL, the Parma Ham, eh? Might you be referring to Mr. Franciosa?? I LOVE Shelley in LOLITA. She should have won the Oscar for that. Right, Frank? Oh, here comes THE AMERICANO!! William Castle directs! Abbe Lane and Cugat, and Cesar Romero? In a western with Glenn Ford? Where's Carmen Miranda?. But I'm gonna switch to VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED later, cause it sounds like some shlocky soap opera, SHIP OF FOOLS-type fun. Glenn is looking for a man named Barbosa.....well, I think I'll have some coffee now, and hope Dan Duryea will let me drink it. Message was edited by: Bronxgirl48

We're watching it together - fun! Soon Waco Johnny Dean will be comin' along. I'm enjoying this the second time around. Haven't seen THE FAR COUNTRY. I know why Shelley is thinking of marrying that yellow Steve Miller -- she wants a real home and he can offer her a ranch, so she's trying to convince herself she's in love with him. Ah, here comes Dan!.