casablancalover

Hold on, Jack! I need that job too! Great Favorite Quote btw from TBYOOL. Is *Temple Drake* good?

I really should get back to my work.. but... JF and Grace Kelly, your observations are right on! The scene establishing the relationship between Peggy and Fred is pitch perfect for me too. The previous scenes shows Peggy engaging Fred in conversation at Butch's place, but remaining a wise young lady and aloof. Not cold, but aloof. >*...Why don't you call your wife?* -Peggy Stephenson It is all very proper. Even as Fred gets drunker, and they must bring him home. I love how Wyler shows the gentle ways relationships develop. It is one of the themes. These fellas had to depend on each other in times of war, and that continues when they return. The obstacles have shifted, from matters of life and death (the references to atomic energy and the "big one" are intentional) and the importance of the little victories that can help us win the WAR of life. Fred Derry has his battle made really personal, and true, his is the last to be resolved. Homer Parrish has his fight for everyone to watch and observe. His obstacles are painfully obvious, so his demeanor cannot be like Fred's. Yet, it is a miraculous thing to watch him grow internally as his character is forced to act confident and competent externally. Wilma loves him, and is seeing him as he is, and he is bothered that maybe she will see the diminished Homer and they will break up. So he unconsciencely sabotages her love. >*Did I say I don't want you?* Homer Parrish.(from memory here) I don't think he is being deliberate; I think he's just trying to preempt the pain of losing her. He has emotional baggage to deal with, and he has to get through it too. But fear, not love, is ruling him in the movie. Did we say this is a movie about change? So what do you think of the whole lunch at Luigi's thing?

h4. casablancalover is ROFL that she and CineMaven are talking over each other to respond to MM! or is it Debbie Reynolds and Grace Kelly?

> {quote:title=movieman1957 wrote:}{quote}(in part) > My life of movies also started at a young age. If was before VCRs. It was before cable. It was setting my alarm to get up at 3:15am to watch the Marx Brothers or John Wayne because I knew it could be six months or more before I might get a chance to see it again. You are not alone. I was afraid I wouldn't get up, so I would pretend to be asleep until my parents dropped off (which was pretty fast-they had 4 kids!) and then I would sneek into the livingroom, and keep the sound low. The first time seeing The Best Years of Our Lives was when I was in the sixth grade. That movie ran all night! Midnight to 5:30am! I swear! I feel asleep in school the next day. > I don't go to new movies. I would almost rather stay home than go out if we could watch a movie. Luckily, my other friends like movies, just not as much. Don't be too quick to judge. The storytelling is a bit different at times, but still engaging. > My bride is patient with my problem. She will sometimes indulge me and sit with me. She is coming around. Haven't found a lifemate to indulge me yet. I am hopeful... > My Netflix queue has about 111 discs. Not all movies but it sure beats cable. I am falling behind. My queue is at 58. > But I sleep better knowing most of my friends reside here. I can get support, encouragement and an education. > > Wait! Is this place becoming an addiction? There are *Far Worse things* to be addicted to.. Yes, but it is good and comforting to come here an chat with the other addicts..

I love this! Had no idea, and I live in actually a pretty artistic (I thought) part of the viewing landscape. How do I tell this story? I read Alexander Pushkin poetry after I was introduced to the pet dog of a much older friend. He named his Finnish Spitz (adorable dogs, look like a cross between foxes and Spitz) -Pushkin. It was only much later that I learned how utterly romantic this sweet old man was, and then his love for his sweet dog and the poetry made sense. I will save the wonderful story (the friend's) for a Rambles 2 thread, however. It looks like a fine recommendation, lafitte. I will check later for updates...

Hum, the Cabin Fever edition. All my days are strange right now. Winter has six weeks more in my mind, no more. By the time the Academy Awards come up, it'll be just couple of weeks before the Spring snow. I am only half sarcastic; Spring snow can melt faster than anything.. And the air smells of Spring when it happens. May I brag like a proud mother? My son's sound crew was nominated this year. Editing and mixing. -casablancalover (Debbie Reynolds) Edited by: casablancalover on Feb 3, 2010 7:39 AM

Casablancalover walks into the darkened room, and softly calls out: h4. Jake...?

It's Dave Davies birthday today. Of course he's Aquarius! h4. You Really Got Me: h5. Play it *LOUD*

h4. Company, Being Alive:

Thank you, MM. I haven't heard this one in some time. I like it very much. Harry Chapin championed the cause of world (and here) Hunger, and he has a food bank set up in his name in SWFL. Sorry that he's gone; he was a good storyteller..

Bobby Darin became the youngest man to host a TV special (CBS) this week. His guest, Joanie Sommers. Her big hit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mew5kyTDw0&feature=related Another single, not as big a hit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PigDvgDUOhE&feature=related

*Elvis:* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EggG5DjCRU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKadTAj1aoo h5. nothing else is necessary

I love The Letter so much, I wrote a commentary track for it, for my own amusement. Herbert Marshall characters seem so layered, and he has to underplay them. Opposite Bette, less is more. In the The Letter, we can almost understand Bette's (Leslie) silence for Marshall's (Robert) sake. Then, Robert shows us what Leslie really is by the contrast. Marshall and Davis have the same dynamic in The Little Foxes. But Hollywood rewards the scene chewers.... BTW- concerning commentary: The voice over has only been effective to me in a few movies. I did like the text block on the bottom of AMC's Features. They would run it twice, back to back for those who like it and those who didn't. Edited by: casablancalover on Jan 31, 2010 11:38 AM

It has taken me quite awhile to find this. It is a Communion hymn, not an Advent one as suggested in the video. While other's partake of the Eucharist, I would be quietly singing this in my pew. It tells us the Futility of deceit and the God's mercy is found in the full confession of your soul. Have nothing earthly minded... The tune is Picardy, a very old French chant. *Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence:* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHeKz0n5kII

h5. Charlotte is too busy LOL at the *Hitler's angry reaction to the iPad* to post some music...Maybe later..I don''t think TCM will let me link it here. check it out on youtube yourself.. h5. I will put it on my facebook page, however..I will be back later. Edited by: casablancalover on Jan 30, 2010 10:54 PM

I love this movie too. I love how the story is catapulted once Pip realizes who is benefactor really is. The characters are so well-realized. Stella is perfect, John Mills and a young Alec Guinness. Finlay Curie as Magwitch and Mr Jaggers and Mr Wimmick (with AP). Miss Havisham is the most pathetic creature, and Joe Gargery is the most kind... They are all so good, and they create a world that I could not forget. It is a story of fate as most of Dickens work is that, but this was especially well-told. -Charlotte h6. who has also read David Copperfield, and thought that movie version not nearly as good.

> {quote:title=JonnyGeetar wrote:}{quote} > Why can't you find any of the old Batman eps from the 60's....I would LOVE to see them again, is it some sort of Fox vs. WB legal haggling thing? I tried looking after you mentioned it too. What's up with that?

The song by David Soul was a hit, but David didn't stay around. He was suspected with battery against a girlfriend or wife. His career, sadly took a different route. He fought alcoholism in the Eighties, and he later moved to London. He still works I believe. Saw him some time ago on Little Britain... A lot of women my age (no comment) wince now when they hear the song.. Let's hope his life is happier now.

Tony Orlando and Dawn:

I'm not afraid of actors, or anyone else anymore. I am with you on the Mr. Freeze... Otto man was the man.. But in Anatomy.. that's what gave it reality for me. I know it was a judge.. To Each His Own.

Snips and Snails....

Billy Joel sang the National Anthem on this date for Super Bowl XLI. Like so many, he had trouble staying on key. Singing at the Super Bowl is not like singing in your shower; the acoustics are all wrong.. So I found another performance or two of one of my favorite troubadours. Just the Way You Are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ounJsqomcv8&feature=related She's Always a Woman:

> {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote} > I actually think The Hurt Locker is by far the best war movie that has come out of Hollywood in quite some time. I actually think Jonny was attempting wit... ;-)

> {quote:title=redriver wrote:}{quote} > Preminger was best at dialogue drama. Having really smart people talk about really interesting issues. LAURA is fine. So is WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS. But ANATOMY OF A MURDER and ADVISE AND CONSENT are scintillating. Even today, let alone at time of release, I think, "I can't believe they're talking about this!" Anatomy of a Murder has some of the best drama scenes that actually feel like a real courtroom trial. I've sat on juries, can be boring to tears, but the sidebars and smartness with George C Scott and Jimmy Stewart is great dialog. Advise and Consent is great too, and follows a period where the general public had an actual interest in politics. The Best Man, Seven Days in May (which I'd like to see in May), and The Manchurian Candidate. But back to Otto...

No, this is the right place to note it. I saw The Fountainhead last night.. turned one aspect into a drinking game.