mr6666
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WED., 4-13
10:15am (ET)
"........Although Singin' in the Rain (1952) and Sunset Boulevard (1950) remain the most famous examples, there were other worthy self-parodies throughout the decade. The studios' anxiety brought on by the advent of television created an even stranger situation as cinema and cathode fought it out on the nation's screens both large and small. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) was famously turned into an attack on television during its transition from stage to screen, and a gentler but similar tack is taken by Callaway Went Thataway (1951). Though Hollywood is shown to be a corruptive influence for a weak personality, TV here is, by implication, something even more dangerous: all the gloss and ego of the big screen without the hard work and substance. ..............Though the positive critical reception of Callaway Went Thataway did not translate to big money from the public, the film earned enough goodwill to become something of a cult favorite and, of course, turned into a television staple. Much of the film's praise centered on the pairing of charismatic reliables MacMurray and McGuire; both went on to become beloved parental figures in a string of popular Walt Disney films (The Shaggy Dog (1959), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)).....
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WED., 4-13
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8:00pm
10:15pm
2:15am
Down-and-out writer Henry Chinaski (Mickey Rourke) spends his nights drinking and picking brawls at a dingy Los Angeles watering hole. One night Henry spies a kindred spirit in pretty barfly Wanda.....=================================================- OH BOY...........sounds awfully DEPRESSING to me !!
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Jack Lemmon in THE COWBOY
- cute & funny comedienne
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""THE BUBBLE"
(just saw on Netflix........pretty funny)
- movie with laughably bad performances
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Robbins, Tim
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Napier was in The Court Jester with Glynis Johns
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OUR TOWN
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Our Mother's House
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Quantum Leap
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Ah Wilderness! ('35)
-movie that haunted your childhood
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Nancy Allen
-favorite French actor
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maybe Alfred Hitchcock ?
(but we're doing actors here, sooooo...)
-most popular current actor
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A Terrible Night (French: Une nuit terrible)
a 1896 French silent comedy film by Georges Méliès.
- political farce
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May be time for a new programmer,
with fresh ideas......
& with guts enough to come on air & introduce them.......
(like Eddie, Alicia & the Prof. do)
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RESCUE ME
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JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR
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Anthony Quinn
married Katherine DeMille, daughter of Cecil B. DeMille
- succeeded in BOTH drama & comedy
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''NETWORK"
-modern hidden treasure
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PENNIES FROM HEAVEN, 1981 - Christopher Walken Tap Dancing
- song in a sports movie
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we did have a bunch of CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED though
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-as I've never seen ANY Dr. WHOs........
is this a decent example??
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The first actor/actress that comes to mind..
in Games and Trivia
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Jean Harlow
- funny comedian from the '40s