mrroberts
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*Face In The Crowd* has a powerful ending. *White Heat* has already been mentioned, but what about Cagney's *The Public Enemy* ? Thats one you don't easily forget.
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I guess I owe an apology to some of the people on this thread. Sometimes the discussion strays from the original post (in this case straying a lot) and one gets carried away. --- I have been looking thru my "extensive" disorganized collection of stuff. I have from a long time ago a deluxe 2 vhs tape of the film and if the comments on the box and my memory is right, it is the full 3 hour length version with a long interview segment from many of the stars at the end. The picture quality was good for the time of course. I later bought a dvd (MGM issue) which is also decent quality picture, but missing about 15-20 minutes and no extra interview segment. Trying to keep up with the latest technologies can get rather expensive, so I haven't gotten into the blu-ray stuff yet. Of course I would also need a new player and a new tv as well. My old stuff was state of the art at one time, and still work very well, so until something breaks, or I win a lottery they'll do. --- As for the movie itself, it is truly a classic, one of a kind film. Many great comedians, each doing some of their best gags, whats not to like? ---- Reading the last posts, does this new blu-ray version show the full length movie and are there extra features besides?
Edited by: mrroberts on Jul 15, 2011 11:46 PM
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This is all I will have to say about this side subject; In my 30 plus years of being in the American work force (in a steel mill no less, and a non union one too) I have seen a relentless policy of undercutting the wages and benefits of working class people. "American workers are overpaid" so the jobs get shipped out. Of course the products are now priced lower (like the textile industry, appliances, autos, etc) so we see a temporary plus there. But many of us are now making lower wages too, so at best we break even. And the good paying jobs are going away, its a down hill slide for most of us, but the people at the top are making out very, very well. The owners of the walmarts are multibillionaires and we are working for walmart type wages and we can only afford to shop at walmart type places. I prefer to try to support my local businesses , I'll pay an extra buck or two for a hammer, or groceries, or whatever. I might be fighting a losing battle, but the jobs I'm trying to save are like my own.
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For any performer who tours in other countries I guess the "rules" vary as to what their tax liabilities are in each place. BTO was working with an American record label (Mercury records) and most of their touring revenues came from U S tour dates. So I am sure Uncle Sam got a nice cut of tax revenue out of them. And Randy Bachman still tours the U S regularly at present. When I see him I'll ask him , ha , ha. -- PS, why can't I get any of these smiley face figures to show on my posts?
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Hardy, Oliver Norvell
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Misswonderly, in case you didn't know, Randy Bachman's "Takin Care Of Business" was originally a rejected song called "White Collar Worker" that Randy originally wrote in the mid 60's for The Guess Who. But the other band members didn't like it, or they couldn't come up with an acceptable final version to record. Years later he changed the title to Takin Care Of Business, Randy's new band BTO recorded it and the rest is history.
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Notice that on July 13th, several ads all have Humphrey Bogart as a costar in *Dodge City*. The next day, July 14, they all have corrected the error, Bruce Cabot is now listed. Apparently someone high up in the advertising chain made the error. Maybe that happened all around the nation, or at least in a region.
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Like so many others have said already, my very best wishes to Robert Osborne for a full, speedy recovery. And when he is up to it, a return to TCM in whatever capacity is comfortable to him. Anything he can offer to us is a big plus. And he can continue to set a high standard for whoever else comes down the road.
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I have to put in a plug for my movie, *Mister Roberts*, which manages to have both a happy and unhappy ending at the same time. Mr Roberts got his wish, but loses his life in the process. And Ensign Pulver finally grows up and becomes a man, becoming a "new" Roberts.
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I really like *The Dawn Patrol*, the cast has a lot to do with that. In the spirit of the times (mid 30's, before when the new war will start) it is very much an anti war movie. Other then the comradery of the filers, there is nothing positive in this movie. All about the senselessness of war. It can't have any other ending.
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After seeing *Public Enemies* several times on tv, and I find it to be a really fascinating film, I just bought a dvd copy. The director Michael Mann talks you through the film, even pointing out where the film story strays from the actual true story, but its almost always for the purpose of consolidating the story (combining 2 bank robberies into one for example). For me the commentary is really a plus. Another favorite film of mine, Burt Lancaster's *The Train*, has an excellent commentary track from director John Frankenheimer. He talks a lot about camera shots, setting up scenes, etc. Very interesting stuff. --- When a film has commentary from a critic or historian the value of the commentary can be very good, or just the reviewer shooting his mouth off. I get out of it what I can.
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I am glad to see that someone else remembers *Black Sunday*. I saw that film a lot on late night tv. A lot of that movie really stuck in my mind ( from when I was a kid in the 60's). Many years passed before I saw it again. A few years ago TCM did show it at least once. I looked around on the internet for a dvd, it took awhile but I got a copy from Argentina, it has several language tracks besides English and apparently is a complete version. Some are shorter versions, I don't remember if TCM had the full length one. And I have read that many film makers have high regard for *Black Sunday*, it is often imitated.
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Danvers, Mrs. was played by Judith Anderson in *Rebecca*
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Spencer Tracy was in *Broken Lance* with Richard Widmark
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Crain, Jeanne
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Fxreyman, apology accepted. When reading all of these postings we can easily get crossed up at times. Originally I made a very open ended comment, that allows a lot of speculation, "What does he mean by that?". As for TikiSoo, that basically sums up my views about walmart. the words I couldn't quite come up with at the time.
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fxreyman, please look back at my post. I never said anything like that about walmart. I do however have other reasons for refusing to buy merchandise at any wal-mart and putting my money in their hands. I do also realize that my "boycott" with the few meager dollars that I have to spend will not be missed by them.
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I believe Hitchcock used that same process in *Saboteur*, 1942. Did anyone do that earlier?
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The house that I grew up in had a major railroad line (Reading Railroad) running right behind us. So I saw an awful lot of railroad traffic and the many different railroad markings. A lot of CN boxcars, some marked "CanadiAn National" and some marked "CanadiEn National" . I noted the different spellings but it took years before I became aware of the reasons for it. I guess at that time (60's) the company did that on its own, not a mandated requirement.
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Actually, we should be down south of the border (Mexico), Thats where *The Big Steal* and some of *Out Of The Past* takes place. This thread's been hijacked.
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For me audio commentary is always a motivation to buy the DVD, I don't feel the need to build up a vast collection of films just for so. What do you mean by a popup option? I have never gotten a dvd thats forced me to play the commentary, although occassionally the commentary (or subtitles) automatically plays unless you first go through the menu to delete it. I have a dvd of James Stewart's *Winchester 73* with Jimmy himself giving commentary. He's obviously quite up in years here and really rambles at spots but I really value the fact that its James Stewart talking here. The same with *Mister Roberts* and Jack Lemmon's commentaries, the fact that we have these guys recorded for prosperity is priceless.
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Check out the ad for the Campus theater, *Dodge City* starring, Humphrey Bogart?? Somebody goofed!
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It looks like someone was tampering with Fred C Dobbs' goods.
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I want to comment on *Vertigo*. I originally saw and remembered bits and pieces of it from tv airings in the 60's, before Hitchcock pulled it out of circulation. I then saw the film (first time as an adult) in the early 80's , but now I saw it on the big screen. I saw all five "missing Hitchcock's" on the big screen at that time. The best way I can explain seeing *Vertigo* on the big screen is that it really pulled me in, like a hypnotic effect. Few movies have ever grabbed me like *Vertigo* did. But later viewings have been on the small screen (TCM or video plays) and I really think this film loses a lot from that. Many people easily get lost or bored because of Hitchcock's drawn out storyline and pace, I can understand that. But if you get pulled in, you stay in and then its a very intriguing movie.
Edited by: mrroberts on Jul 11, 2011 10:50 PM
Edited by: mrroberts on Jul 11, 2011 10:50 PM
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So if one wants the "whole" film and some of the always neat bonus stuff, what's the best deal out there?