Bronxgirl48
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Yes, and probably the Arthur O'Connell character wouldn't even be allowed to smoke his cigar.
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Well I wouldn't throw up or have a headache at that casting I guess if it absolutely HAD to be remade today. I think I'd get sick if Gene Wilder decided he wanted to do it.. Too much feyness might be fatal to the audience.
If Tony Randall hadn't done it, maybe Danny Kaye could have stepped in.
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I'd rather NOT figure, lol......
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Wow, I wonder what Ford's BAD moods were like.....
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Mike: "Are you an acrobat?"
Lao: "Only philosophically"
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I see that SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON is coming up this month; it'll be my first viewing.
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Ah! I just checked the schedule, and THE RARE BREED is coming on again this evening at 6:20 p.m. EST.
Okay, Brian, I'll be ready for you then!
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I hope Encore Western runs THE RARE BREED again. I came in at the middle, with Brian Keith in a rat's nest beard overacting deliciously with a terrible Scots accent, but I had to leave the rest to do laundry and other household stuff and I wasn't in the mood to multitask, because when Brian Keith goes over the top, I want to pay my full attention to him.
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Hey! I saw THE LAST SUNSET. The final scenes have an interesting day for night quality about them, lol. (or it should be "day for evening") I've frankly never seen Kirk looking so charismatic (and it was nice of him to give Rock top billing, even though they both have their names above the title) and sexy. I loved O'Malley's (Douglas) connections to the elements, the sky, earth, and water, and Kirk has all the beautiful, poetic lines. It's nice to see Dorothy Malone looking so good, too, but I have to say she cannot carry the emotional weight of her character. She's fine at being sultry and conflicted, but she doesn't seem to be able to convey vulnerability or depth. Hudson can't bring any facets to his upright sheriff; it's not a memorable role for him, imo. Carol Lynley as usual gives a poised and intelligent performance. It wasn't too difficult to figure out the relationships, although I thought perhaps a twist was coming in the (somewhat shocking) middle.
Joseph Cotten contributes what he can as Dottie's besotted Virginia-bred husband, but he's unfortunately not on screen long enough to make any kind of impression.
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"irrisistible impulse" HAHAHA.
If I were Lee Remick, I'd run off with Jimmy Stewart.
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Even I, not the most up-to-speed on tech matters, to put it mildly, was wondering why VOYAGE wasn't letterboxed.
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I used to occasionally flip the channel in the 80's and would catch several moments of HART TO HART but it seemed corny to me even back then, despite the classy presences of Wagner and Powers. I guess it was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek?
And even though one of my fantasies was to live in Maine and write mystery stories like Jessica Fletcher, I always groaned at MURDER, SHE WROTE. A typical episode would have guest stars along the lines of, say, Jane Powell, Richardo Montalban, Alice Faye and Donald O'Connor. Al of these people are great on the screen, but somehow when they're contained in the t.v. set like MURDER, HART TO HART, THE LOVE BOAT, etc., they become very fuddy-duddy-ish. Is it just "Old" Hollywood clashing with the tacky "New"?
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Hello gypsy! LOCAL HERO is one of my favorite movies, and Burt as Happer fits in perfectly with the story.
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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)
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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!
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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.
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Well now let me see....might your British landlady have looked like a cross between Dracula's daughter and Mildred Natwick?
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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.
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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!!.
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It's a lovely movie and just the thought of it ever being remade is giving me a migraine.
I can't improve upon your comments regarding that speech.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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I do know what you mean, but maybe it's a genre all its own!