casablancalover
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Even with a steady diet of Beatles, one needs a break. Today is the date REO Speedwagon had a #1 hit (1985):
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Thank You. I accept, for chocolate cheers me up anyway. I will start with the ears, they're always so tender.
Maybe us Swedes should skip the aquavit, and stick to the hot cocoa.
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> {quote:title=sineaste wrote:}{quote}
> I don't know about that. If it tastes anything like moonshine of the American variety, it
> might be one of those acquired tastes. Proceed with caution.
. Welsh rarebit/rabbit.> Various ingredients in melted cheese served hot on toast. Sure sounds better than
> corned beef and cabbage. But what doesn't? Gotta run.
Hum. . . sounds a bit like aquavit=wormwood alcohol. Doesn't that sound tasty? They drink it in Sweden, where they know "a ting or two" about loneliness, frustration, missed opportunities, dark nights of the soul, and blue-eyed blondes. But this is about St Paddy's Day, soooo. . . .
Welsh rarebit - easy way- Doctor-up the condensed Golden Cheddar soup with Beer (yum), add just pinch of your favorite spice (chili powder here) and a little pepper. Do not pour over the toast, but add seasoned croutons. Top with fine shred cheddar cheese. Here in the thawing North, a local supermarket carries an excellent Beer Cheese soup in the frozen foods section. That's what I prefer now. The Funny thing is, it is one recipe I could not make less expensive from scratch. I did make Beer Cheese soup from scratch once; ingredients cost $8.37!
Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 10, 2010 8:01 PM
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h4. Great Photography - Color- even the dust looks richer!
Russell Harlan was the photographer. He was definitely the go-to guy for westerns when you look at his filmography at imdb.com. He also did The Big Sky which I thought was excellent. He was nominated for the Academy Award for that one, and also for his work in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Toward the end of the film, he does a tracking (leading?) shot, looks like from a truck, with a look back angle on Tom (John Wayne) and his cohorts in Abilene. It is something to marvel, for you don't realize the tech expertise required to carry it off. I applauded it last time I saw it, it must have been no easy feat.
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Hans Zimmer is one of the current generation of composers of Hollywood's scores. His music can be very atmospheric. No complaints here. These are my favorites.
The DaVinci Code:
Driving Miss Daisy:
Armageddon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlR0_0ARM9M
I will let someone else do the Pirates/Caribbean and the LOTR pieces. Zimmer ROCKS!
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h4. March Celt Madness
*St. David's Day* (Welsh National Holiday) was March 1st.. I guess not that much drinking happening to make it memorable here.
and a good Welsh pub seems hard to find.
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h4. Cinematic Literature
>In The Quiet Man, the past is always looming, waiting for any opportunity to push through into the present. From the moment Sean steps off the train, the country's factionalism rears its head. The simple act of asking for directions provokes a minor squabble between stationmaster and engineer. "If you'd take time to study your country's history?," one begins, although it's not clear what history has to do with which road to take.
I love this part of the article. I caught that line too. In screenwriting, some would avoid a direct mention, but this is such a perfect statement to the story, and it is the reason why some movies are merely entertainment, and others are cinematic literature. The references to the past are brought up, subtly and directly. The Quiet Man is cinematic literature.
Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 10, 2010 10:33 AM. Thank you for posting the article JF!
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Yeah, after I wrote that, I thought one needs no reason to celebrate on the weekend, but during the week a good excuse to celebrate.
The green menu was endless.. I had forgotten, but when I was a kid, the lunchroom ladies would tint the bread green for St Patrick's Day. It was strange; the green sugar cookie wasn't enough.
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That Jim White song; very dark and would make a great drama..
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> {quote:title=sineaste wrote:}{quote}
> One of Master Willie's shorter poems:
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> Hands, do what you're bid:
> Bring the balloon of the mind
> That *bellies* and drags in the wind
> Into its narrow shed.
Bellies and Belly (On Nicola thread)? How cosmic of you, Sineaste.
Is it me, or does St Patrick's Day usually seem to fall mid-week? It doesn't seem to come on the weekend enough.
Did you see the green menu? I just didn't see green, but I felt it.. indigestion...
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You noticed it too? The thing I enjoy most after watching it, is the way the story winds around the theme of Tom's autocratic rule and Matt's "logical with a heart" problem solving. Women come and go - or in the style of Victorian literature, return with wiser counsel.. Cowboys, get to know them, understand them, appreciate them. It's marvelous.
I love when they reach the rail line, and drive the cattle right through town. Abilene never looked so good to them.
I will write about the photography later. It deserves its own post.
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Max Steiner wrote for my favorite movie. Hollywood's Masterpiece- ♥♥♥♥
He also scored this Masterpiece, Tara's theme from Gone With the Wind. ♥♥♥♥
Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 9, 2010 8:30 PM
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>*Water under the bridge, Mike. Please try and forget I ever said it.*
Victor Moore, It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
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>*All things be ready if our minds be so.*
Kenneth Branagh, Henry V (1989)
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Franz Waxman could be very atmospheric as well. I was thinking of brides today and I looked this one up! Hahaha...
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Spoken like folks in the nearer Southern Hemisphere.
DST is designed for many purposes. I appreciate that I can enjoy ONE MORE HOUR in the Summertime to do the things I love. I can play 18 holes of golf, (twilight round after 6PM) if the course isn't crowded. I can relax at the patio dining, and savor the sunset. I can do the indoor stuff anytime; I don't need the daylight for that! But for the outdoor, adjusting the sunrise/sunset is very helpful to my inner soul.
I don't need the sun rising at 4:30AM ! That would be the result here. 5:30AM is early enough for me..
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Advocated sounds sort of Left wing to me.
Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 9, 2010 10:55 AM
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*You take one false step, and I'm going to make you wish you never moved a muscle...*
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>Tom: *Go ahead, say it..*
>Nadine: *You was wrong, Dunson.*
John Wayne and Walter Brennen, Red River (1948)
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More Bernard Herrmann, the romantic score for Charlotte Bronte's
Jane Eyre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tk2k5Y5oOM
But did you know he also composed this? I think it was his first movie work.
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h4. One more Korngold score for the host here, because I know he appreciates Reagan.
*Spoiler Alert*
It is from King's Row and it is the Finale with the closing theme, If you haven't seen this movie yet, watch it first in it's entirety. . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2kmj8RL6-Y
h5. I am the Master of my fate, and the Captain of my soul.
Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 8, 2010 9:30 PM
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h4. Two views of Robin Hood. Musically.
*Erich Wolfgang Korngold* had composed the original soundtrack to The Adventures of Robin Hood in 1937, and he says he was desperate to make good. Classically trained, Korngold brought lush orchestration to Sherwood Forest. It was a great success, and assured Korngold's career from that point on..
*Michael Kamen* had a big act to follow. He also gave a dramatic, heroic flourish to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. His version of Robin Hood I also enjoy very much.
Michael Kamen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwlm_k6R6lo&feature=related
I will post more of these great composers later, but I don't want to wear out my welcome with Jake.
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More from the man who seemed on the same wavelength musically as the great Alfred Hitchcock visually. Bernard Herrmann's prelude from Marnie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-enEhLcEpo&feature=PlayList&p=2541F02C69176E83&index=13
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>*I don't like quitters, especially when they're not good enough to finish what they start.*
Duke (Tom Dunson), Red River (1948)
The Immortal John Wayne
. Welsh rarebit/rabbit.
George Stevens' THE MORE THE MERRIER
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> {quote:title=fredbaetz wrote:}{quote}
> As far as I'm concerned this film is a 5 star winner. The entire cast is wonderful. It was nominated for a few Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, Actress, Original story and Screenplay and Charles Coburn won for Best Supporting Actor.George Stevens film is a funny and romantic piece of film making. The "Make-out" scene on the front steps is as sexy today as it was then,Surprised the censors didn't step in, but it proves you don't have to almost naked to have an erotic scene and Arthur and McCrea play it for all it's worth.Love this film...."Damn the torpedoes , full speed ahead"
That scene is terrific, as well as the first morning with the schedule...
..at 7:02, you make coffee..
Priceless... don't you love the diagram?