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If you are in New England this summer to fall, a new exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum:
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There was an fascinating story about Norman Rockwell's influence on movie makers in CBS Sunday Morning. The story focused on the collections of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas which is now on display in the Smithsonian Art Collection in Washington DC. While very instructive, I was a little disappointed that the work of Gregg Toland and James Wong Howe, among others, wasn't mentioned. I know those fine men weren't there for interview for triangulation, but there work clearly shows the frame of telling the story within a snap shot of life in America.
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
h4. Happy Birthday, America!
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Andrae Crouch, being introduced by one of my favorite bassos.. Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Soon, Very Soon:
h4. Stay safe this Holiday.
h4. May God Bless America!
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>*You're pretty young, Mr. Thompson. A fellow will remember things you wouldn't think he'd remember.*
>*You take me. One day, back in 1896, I was crossing over to Jersey on a ferry and as we pulled out, there was another ferry pulling in -- and on it, there was a girl waiting to get off. A white dress she had on - and she was carrying a white parasol - and I only saw her for one second and she didn't see me at all - but I'll bet a month hasn't gone by since that I haven't thought of that girl....See what I mean?*
Everett Sloane, Citizen Kane (1941)
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I always think of the Boston Pops on this weekend, and this group..
Boston Pops:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr46x7bTa-Y&feature=related
The other group:
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Or Cocoon, or Grumpy Old Men?
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>Indy: *Elsa never really believed in the grail. She thought she found a prize. . . What did you find, Dad?*
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>Henry: *Me? Illumination . . . What did you find, Junior?*
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>Indy: *Junior?! . . . Dad...!*
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, (1989)
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Anyone mention An Affair to Remember, or The Natural?
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And what about Aunt Bea's dress? She always seemed to wear the same one, except for when it was supposed to be Sunday. And her apron never changed, though I remember my widowed aunt had one apron. I read later that she lived out her days in North Carolina and drove the same Studebaker for years..
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Happy birthday to my modern-day favorite, Vincent D'Onofrio.
>*I feel like my whole life has just been a journey into your arms.*
Happy Accidents (2000)
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Richard Rogers birthday. My dad loved Victory at Sea. I remember this album in our house.
Another Rogers composition, Blue Moon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7a9ZH1Z0M&feature=related
And something I love from Oklahoma:
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>*Come on, you're hanging up the parade.*
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
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On the San Francisco rooftops..
>*Give me your hand.*
Vertigo (1958)
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Doin' it for Huey Lewis and the News:
That's the power of It:
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The color use in the movies of the Fifties look like a direct assault on television. Just finished watching a DVD of Quo Vadis, and the Romans were sooo colorful (it was glaring), and the Christians were sooo color-less by comparision, I started to wonder if they wanted the audience to better identify with the antagonists. Peter Ustinov is great anyway; but so is Leo Genn.
On the other hand, I do appreciate the use of color the way HItch employed it in his work, Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, Vertigo, even Marnie. Going black/white for Psycho is ideal too, even though he said he shot it b&w to be economical. Hitchcock knew how to show the story.
Anyway, I think the characters in Avatar look like they've had too many Blue Raspberry Slurrpy's...
Edited by: casablancalover on Jun 27, 2010 2:14 PM
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>*You've been lucky, Huw. Lucky to suffer and lucky to spend these weary months in bed. For so God has given you a chance to make the spirit within yourself. And as your father cleans his lamp to have good light, so keep clean your spirit... By prayer, Huw. And by prayer, I don't mean shouting, mumbling, and wallowing like a hog in religious sentiment. Prayer is only another name for good, clean, direct thinking. When you pray, think. Think well what you're saying. Make your thoughts into things that are solid. In that way, your prayer will have strength, and that strength will become a part of you, body, mind, and spirit.*
Walter Pigeon, How Green Was My Valley (1940)
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Back to the music:
Jeff Beck:
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I rented Eroica when it was mentioned too. I thought it very good!
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I like your take on this. The issues you've just mentioned is a cause of many arguments in screen writing classes everywhere.
I find that I really don't like Hollie Martins by the ending of The Third Man. I agree with Anna's assessment of him. Walk on by...
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Back at ya, Lafitte!
I guess to me it just points out the difficult job of the continuity person in the crew. I bet they use Google, and it makes the job a little easier. I love research, and I think your observations are very astute! Thanks for sharing. Any other music strike your fancy today?
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*Hot Dog!*
It's a Wonderful Life
h5. I suppose I should quote more, and I do, but this is the one used almost daily.
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Couldn't resist.. a quote of a quote:
>Alfredo: *I understand you, Toto...The ones with blue eyes are the most beautiful.*
>*Eh, there's nothing to be done about it! The heavier a man is, the deeper his footprints. And if he's in love, he suffers, because he knows he's up a one-way street. Because love is a meaningless thing when a man gets it into his head to do what he wants...*
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>Salvatore: *What you say is wonderful! But sad...*
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>Alfredo: *They're not my words. John Wayne said it in Shepherd of the Hills.*
Cinema Paradiso, (1988)
h5. More later from this modern masterpiece.
Favorite line from movie.
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>*I only know that you have to judge people by what you find them to be and not by what other people say they are.*
Maria Ouspenskaya, King's Row (1942)