Bronxgirl48
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Brilliant choice, my Frank!!
My friend.
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Oh, thank you for clearing that up! They'd make a nice double bill for a cold winter's day.
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Oops, was it THE EDDIE DUCHIN STORY you were referring to that you could see over and over again? My mistake if you were -- I thought you meant APARTMENT FOR PEGGY.
Both films are class acts.
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Superb choice! (A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN) I'm ashamed I didn't think of it myself right away! (I'm tired, I'll use that as an excuse, and I really should be in bed, lol)
I prefer the cozy black and white familiarity of HOLIDAY INN over WHITE CHRISTMAS.
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BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE. Snowy witchcraft-in-Manhattan; takes place during the Christmas holidays, even though the theme is more like Halloween of course.
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Thank you. APARTMENT FOR PEGGY used to run a lot around the holiday season many years ago when I was growing up in New York, but it's only sporadically played nowadays.
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APARTMENT FOR PEGGY (1948) is an appealing comedy-drama that I believe you'll like and I think fits in perfectly with your request. And with a cast that includes Jeanne Crain, William Holden, and Edmund Gwenn, you can't go wrong.
THE EDDIE DUCHIN STORY goes down particularly well on New Year's Eve.
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THE EDDIE DUCHIN STORY, with Tyrone Power and Kim Novak.
Sophisticated, vintage Manhattan, white tie and tails, wintry New York.
I also recommend APARTMENT FOR PEGGY. .Cozy postwar comedy-drama; snowy park scenes.
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I've always loved Alan Young asking the housekeeper (but really the audience) "Which three would YOU have taken?"
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My Grimey Baby -- What can I say?
Your illustrating photos, your insights, that Mann schedule on TCM.....
HERE'S A GIANT HUG!!!!
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Hello, my Windy City guy!
Another Mann expert! Thanks for your list and insights; this Mann virgin has a lot to learn.
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I enjoyed RAW DEAL more than DESPERATE -- I thought Claire Trevor was better here than in KEY LARGO. And Marsha Hunt was effective as well. Unforgettably poignant scene near end with every word of Dennis O'Keefe's moving white picket fence speech being mocked and seemingly eaten alive by the swirling ominous fog he's looking out at in the distance.......
I loved the whole Corkscrew Alley perspective.
I'm hungry for more Mann! I wasn't able to see RAILROADED when it played on TCM.
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Dewey, this is indeed a little gem, and your description -- a blend of American pulp fiction with German Expressionism -- is exactly right A shrewdly effective noir psychological mystery that breathlessly, even gleefully, plunders these two great genres with astounding economy and referential images (both existential and iconic). Brilliant nightmare sequence. Lorre isn't just that weird stranger on the third floor; he seems to represent some primal madness and guilt in all of us; i.e. note how McGuire flings his white bath towel over his neck in a similiar fashion as Lorre does his scarf........
Definitely a must-see
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Yes, a trenchcoat instantly transforms Joe Sixpack into the noir man of your dreams. (or, in keeping with the genre, nightmares)
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Thanks so much for letting us have this information. It's an underrated film, IMO. (but I wish it were playing on FMC)
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I love the authentic period atmosphere, Cornel, Linda, George Sanders, and that beautiful score.
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You hit the nail on the head ("you want me to rabbit those lintels?") about Martha. She's a piece of work, isn't she? She's a cold simulation of a human being, yearning for everything to be "cute" and "charming" (her favorite words over the years) and "cozy" -- but she seems to be so empty inside. A terrible guest programmer.in every respect. She picked ANNA KARENINA but didn't seem to like Garbo; instead, she rhapsodized over some idealized version of Russian aristocratic glamour and grandeur, like the movie was some kind of precious Faberge egg.
BLANDINGS is one of my favorite movies. I loved when Illeana Douglas (Melvyn's granddaughter) introduced this a while ago. She was warm and engaging and very insightful.
"I'll tell Mr. Zucca about the smoking jacket".
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Cocteau's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is an excellent French "beauty and the beast" version.
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FANNY is very romantic; Marseilles never looked so beautiful. And that SCORE.....
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Hello dere.....France Nuyen is very affecting as Tamiko - I really think you'll like this movie.
SUSAN SLEPT HERE is an old favorite of mine; and I just LOVE Dick's Hollywood apartment.
I'm glad you mentioned BREEZY; Kay Lenz is quite good.
Your list is a keeper with me.
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Frank, I've never seen Fritz Lang's DESTINY and was tickled pink by those tantalizing pix.
"Tickled pink by those tantalizing pix". Say that three times fast. (and Beetlejuice will appear and shrink your head)
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Magnificent list, Miss G! I'm thrilled to see your choices. I've yet to see PETER IBBETSON; a lot of people seem to love it. Of the rest of your favorites, I haven't seen ONE-WAY PASSAGE, JEWEL ROBBERY, TEST PILOT, ANGEL, THE MAN IN POSSESSION, FUGITIVE LOVERS, MAN OF THE WEST, THE JOURNEY, SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, NOBODY LIVES FOREVER, HONDO, THE PROUD REBEL, THE FAR COUNTRY. HARD CONTRACT, SYLVIA, THE TAMARIND SEED, UN HOMME ET UNE FEMME.
Loved ALL your picks. If you liked THE WORLD OF SUZY WONG, you might enjoy A GIRL NAMED TAMIKO.
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'PUT THAT COFFEE DOWN!"
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Me, too -- there's a whole world of film out there I really enjoy exploring.
Can you think of favorite winter movies?(but not really Christmas themed)
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I have to say that I've only seen WHITE CHRISTMAS two times in my life and for me it's just fair.
I really love HOLIDAY INN.