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Bernard Herrmann may be my favorite. Here is his work presented in concert with the LA Philarmonic. I love the music to Vertigo and On Dangerous Ground: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWKu78ztvkY This was Herrmann's last score, Brian DePalma's Obsession, one of his personal favorites (and one of mine): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBu-AzFSrA4 another option: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOsNicwendk&feature=related I'll work more Herrmann into the week with other great score composers... Thanks MM for the inspiring idea... Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 8, 2010 12:19 AM

Thanks for the 411 on Yeats. I also enjoy James Joyce's Chamber Music.

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote} > A stove and Sean Connery -- what more could any woman want?? > > Gad, doesn't his presence here just scream STAR???? How I love Sean Connery. . . Especially when he plays Celebrity Jeopardy with Alex (Will Farrell) on SNL.. The best!

*Up In the Air.*

h4. Pre-Raphaelites, anyone? W. B. Yeats. Thank you. I hope you post some more too. I'll see if I can dig up some *Pre-Raphaelites* -Don't know if it's a challenge or not. I never have heard of an Irish poet that didn't produce reams of prose.. Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 7, 2010 8:10 AM-who's taken to subheadings.

Leonard Cohen, not singing today.

h4. What me, worry? > {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote} > It can be a lot of fun, when you parody some long-accepted genre or style. > > I guess in their own way, the ZAZ movies might owe a little something to "Mad" magazine, as well. Oh yeah, ZAZ grew up on _Mad_.. and _Cracked_ and Ernie Kovacs.

h4. Thank you for this award, and THANK YOU to Turner Classic Movies for not running anything truly Classic. So, I take it you are watching the Academy do it's thing, and not tuning into TCM. When I saw The Big Knife on the schedule, I thought "how kind and gracious not to be programming seriously."

> {quote:title=exapno wrote:}{quote} > I love when some people say, "Oh...how can somebody take a movie like this", or whatever. People just don't understand that acting is a BUSINESS, and sometimes you have to take roles because they pay the rent, or whatever. Look at the rest of the cast - Shatner at thw time was at the nadir of his post-TREK career, and Tom Skerrit was at the nadir of HIS post-MASH career. I am sure that they all had a boatload of fun - it certainly LOOKS like they are having a good time, as they cant possibly take it serious. Take the money and RUN! (to pay some bills) > And why trash Shatner?? Shatner is a serious, GOOD actor, when he has the chance. Most of his stuff is very good - including TREK.....it only in the 70s with roles like BBM, he kinda got the caricature (best review of his work in this movie I ever saw, described it as "Captain Kirk on Quaaludes") going.... > > And I hate to say this, but you compare Shatner's body of work, as opposed to Angie's, well..... Shatner was in Judgment at Nuremberg, for pete's sake! Rio Bravo and Ocean's 11 are the claim to fame for Angie Dickenson (besides being married to Burt Bacharach) She did a ton of television, however. > i have always thought that BBM is just about the perfect example of a 70's Roger Corman movie - some stars who are in a bit of a career downturn....lots of sex, car chases and gunfire, plus a nice dollop of pure FUN...and all done in about two weeks of shooting...CITIZEN KANE, it aint, but it sure is fun,, if u let BE fun... > Edited by: exapno on Mar 6, 2010 6:28 PM To quote Preston Sturges: Some kinds of fun last longer than others.. This movie is still floating around out there.

I recently saw Red River again. Very good movie. It had been a loooong time; I think I saw it last with my dad, I don't remember when.. I think I like John Wayne best when his character has a serious flaw that that is confronted. Red River is no exception. Howard Hawks and Arthur Rosson set it up fast with Tom Dunson's whatever attitude toward rules and expectations of behavior. Ditch the wagon train -check. Shoot the landowner's hired guns -check. Change brands on cattle -double check. Through it, he remains a protagonist. So does Clift. It sets up as complicated a story as some romances! It's a road picture, but what a road!

Don't mind getting green lips with those! haha

> {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote} > May God give you... > For every storm, a rainbow, > For every tear, a smile, > For every care, a promise, > And a blessing in each trial. > For every problem life sends, > A faithful friend to share, > For every sigh, a sweet song, > And an answer for each prayer. That's a beautiful sentiment, JF. Irish tenors? Nah. I prefer bass baritones with a diastema. I have the Bailey's chillin' for the event. St Patrick's Day should start earlier, maybe the effects wouldn't be so seriously pronounced... Here in St Paul, most parades are at noon, and I try to be off the roads by then.. Most of the folks have trouble marching by then. Fortunately, very few accidents, though quite a few DUIs. Had boiled beef and cabbage, once. I agree; never again. I'll take a Harp, thank you. Guinness is best in *Beef 'n Guinness* or *Guinness Pot Roast*.. YUM! http://www.britspub.com/menu/index.php?strWebAction=menu_detail&intMenuID=1

h4. And now, for something completely different. John Belushi was one of my favorites. He took comedy to a new level. It was like a combination of Marx Bros and L&H with current references. *Saturday Night Live* was such a tradition with me in the early years and I was grateful to have been there since its inception. It is what defines us baby boomers. Unfortunately, youtube removes most of these, so there's history being destroyed. Do they realize this? What you see on there now is mostly about his death, and not how good he was.. A little help with his friends: Roll over Ludwig, What I say?: Animal House (caution about language-you were warned): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q47bpOCTcaY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0QqbukAlKQ More Blues Brothers: And a bonus for watching: final version:

Lol Creme? Adorable. He does represent the Lollipop Guild in his own way . . .

Sineaste- Whoa, doesn't the singer in 10cc sound like he's been taking in some helium balloon?

Schumann. I love the Lieder... though, most of what I saw on youtube was the ladies -not what I like best. I like the baritone men. You guys may know that by now.. Try this, Schumann's Dichterlliebe; I think it so Douglas Sirk (hehe):

Looking for a good Spring song. We are getting the hints here in Minnesota. What songs do you Identify with Spring? No, MM- I am not ready quite yet for Vivaldi.... In the meantime, Stevie Wonder, though the reference is "a summer's day":

Wow, Never thought of studying _this_ screenplay.. Despite the campy-ness of the script, Douglas Sirk has the unique ability to draw our emotions into this complicated drama. Sirk makes us take our cynical guard down about all the characters, even over the top Lana Turner. Oh Christopher, now you've got me searching out a another book...

That's always a danger with topical humor. Ironically, it is the funniest too, for it touches us personally. yet, I still laugh at Marx Bros *The Cocoanuts* - No wait, those Florida land boom/bust jokes are topical again -****.. I think we just have to roll up our sleeves and get the youngin's interested in history and current events again.. Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 5, 2010 8:17 AM

Barbara Billingsley's translation of Jive is one of the most unexpected and best bits out there.. And Otto Pilot....

It's there, and I've reserved my copy. I just need to watch The Best Years of Our Lives again... Absolutely love that movie..

I'm not ready to leave the Beatles quite yet: I've Just Seen a Face: (You've Got to) Hide Your Love Away: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz7IjXu0DfQ&feature=fvst And My personal favorite-- Dedicate this one to you, Sineaste: *Revolution:* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhIH5D-vrCA

Good choices, Jake. Hearing Roundabout again brings back a wonderful memory. I always loved the bass in that one! All the playing is sublime....*Yes* is a terrific group. Thanks! Edited by: casablancalover on Mar 4, 2010 6:04 PM

Oh, what has started! This is one of my faves... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBPbfAU3I78&feature=related These are all great! Love that British Music Invasion. Thank you; inspiring.