casablancalover
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A Christmas Story House tour:
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I would not be too presumptuous; many have called the St Olaf Choir in Northfield Mn the Lutheran's soul:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzyUZATMPd8
Lost in wonder, love and praise..
*A Blessed Christmas to you all...*
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>*To be without friends is a serious form of poverty.*
Victor Moore It Happened on Fifth Avenue 1947
Thank you, _cubswin1984_ for pointing out this movie!
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h4. I Loved It ! !
Love Gilbert and Sullivan's Modern Major General..
Hum, is there a Christmas patter song? Not the Twelve Days --too slow!
I will think on this.
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I agree. But we need the cold of winter so we can appreciate the beauty of Spring.
*In The Bleak Midwinter*:
*Good King Wencelas* , in the classic fashion:
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I find it fun when we can stay above the fray that could well come. I forget the Drama-Kings and Drama-Queens around here, though they are only too happy to re-introduce themselves to me if I don't pay attention..
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I agree with lz, The "young" and clueless reviewer will never replace Roger Ebert. I don't think she could replace Rose McGowan.. ;-) (just kidding, young-thinking men here)
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to respond to you and Holly-
> {quote:title=patful wrote:}{quote}
> *...your ONE most desired film request can become a reality in 2010.*
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> Barring any disasters, it has. :-) Thanks, TCM.
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> So next up in my queue is *Jane Eyre* (1944), my very favorite Orson Welles performance. Last time I saw it was over four years ago on AMC, cut and with commercials and countless reminders of what was coming up next. Ugh...
It is out on DVD, and it's a great print. I saw your remarks about your sources now. More power to ya' -- I asked for a DVD player from Santa (my son ;-) )
My last wish was fulfilled; it was The High and the Mighty. I would be delighted if any of these came up in 2010.. Haven't seen them..
Edited by: casablancalover on Dec 21, 2009 9:44 AM
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Great post, Laffite. Your observations were wonderful. It is not lost on me that Luther was shaking things up in Germany whilst poor Jane was going through her challenges. I would love to read any thing else you have to note, maybe on Casablanca??
My favorites? Where to start?
BBC/PBS Dramas (Masterpiece Theater):
*Elizabeth the First*
*Poldark I and II*
*I, Claudius*
*All Creatures Great and Small* (I have been to Thirsk, in Yorkshire)
*Danger UXB* (has anyone seen *The Hurt Locker* ?)
I still miss Alistair Cooke
BBC/PBS comedies:
*Butterflies*
*Are You Being Served*
*The Vicar of Dibley*
*Fawlty Towers*
*Vicar of Dibley*
*Father Ted*
*Keeping Up Appearances*
*Monty Python Flying Circus*
*The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* !!
and *BlackAdder* (which deserves it's own thread)
BBCAmerica:
*Ground Force* (gardening with Alan Titchmarsh and company)
*Changing Rooms* (far superior entertainment to the US version Switching Places)
h4. Sorry for what seems like a redundant post, but I thought my internet went out at the time, and I reconstituted..
Edited by: casablancalover on Dec 21, 2009 8:59 AM
Edited by: casablancalover on Dec 21, 2009 9:06 AM
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Wonderful post, Laffite! Jane is to be considered one of the best of the series. It is not lost on me that Martin Luther was shaking things up pretty broadly in German courts at the time as well. Your observation of Jane's religious world crumbling is a masterful work.. You're wonderful.
There are so many BBC series to list. Getting away from the dramatic, my favorites from BBCAmerica were *Ground Force* (a DIY gardening show with Alan Titchmarsh and Company) and *Changing Rooms* (a much better done UK version of Switching Places). From BBC/Channel 4: *Butterflies*, *Are You Being Served, Father Ted, Fawlty Towers,* and now that I'm more mature, *Keeping Up Appearances.* Don't get me started on *BlackAdder*... I think that brilliance deserves it's own thread!
Now, returning to the BBC/PBS linkage, *Elizabeth the First* was one of my favorites too. I never missed an episode of *Poldark I or II*. Watched and loved *All Creatures Great and Small* and *Danger UXB* ... has anyone here seen *The Hurt Locker* ?
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> {quote:title=Capuchin wrote:}{quote}
> You give it for an actor's mediocre performance after snubbing their great work a couple of years before.
You have mentioned what I think is the #1 voting rule! Thanks Capuchin! It's like the Academy votes for the one with the most buzz at voting time (not always the best) then have a case of remorse which they try to correct.
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*Smile when you say that!*
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Next time I'm in Los Angeles, I will re-visit the Norton Simon Museum. It was another one of her passions.
I will finish watching Since You Went Away, and enjoy her sweet performance again.. I loved her in Love Letters too. Portrait of Jenny is one you should not miss.
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>Garance: *Not only are you rich, but you want to be loved as if you are poor.*
Arletty, Children of Paradise 1945
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>*It was Judah Ben Hur I loved. What has become of him? You seem to be now the very thing you set out to destroy, giving evil for evil! Hatred is turning you to stone. It is as though you had become Messala!*
Haya Harareet, Ben Hur !959
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For picking the winner in acting, a role with a foreign accent. The thicker, the better...
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> {quote:title=kriegerg69 wrote:}{quote}
> ...Best Sound and Best Sound Effects EDITING have to be separate categories (Okay, this is just a personal gripe....there should be only ONE category for Sound....Period.
Knowing someone who works in sound mixing and sound EDITING, there is a distinction. I am not sure if I can explain it. The closest to me would be the difference between the Director and the Cinematography. But I am a layperson; take it with a grain of salt.
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I found one more for tonight, a beautiful Christmas carol from King's College Choir. The Sussex Carol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKSM4kmpX9s&feature=related
*Merry Christmas*
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Lovely laffite, once you get past the intro, it is a wonderful piece.
_A minor tangent._ I was put to remember a wonderful memory of walking in Caius College in Cambridge and thinking of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQDO19JR2I&feature=related
I love this movie. Loved England and the history of it. Funny; I originally wanted to see the movie for I am a big fan of Dennis Christopher, who had a relatively minor (but notable) role. But the story and the characters swept me away.
_Back to the season._ *Bach's Christmas Oratorio* (otherwise called here as Lutheran High-Church' music):
And tying it all together, and thank you whoever out there for the mention of what brought up for me incredible Cambridge England. the Choir at King's College. Christmas eve. Once in Royal David's City:
the Choir's sound is so beautiful, it makes me weep...
I will spend one Christmas Eve in Cambridge! A promise to myself...
h4. Merry Christmas laffite!
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You want to end someone's career? Give them their Oscar before the age of thirty...
There are exceptions, of course. But this one works..
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The BEST ACTRESS should be:
Someone beautiful playing someone ugly...
Your Christmas Stocking - An Image Gallery
in Remembering Kyle in Hollywood
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Thanks, Kyle. Your Images are wonderful. My image link isn't as nice, but I thought the music fits your images... *A Fairy on the Christmas Tree*, by the BBC Dance Orchestra:
Max and Dave Fleischer say Merry Christmas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gW3rznLI_g
h4. A Very Merry Christmas to you!! Thank you again for sharing.
Edited by: casablancalover on Dec 24, 2009 8:50 PM