FrankGrimes

Here you go, Frank, a little more "torture", Pappy-Gene style: I despise you. That clip was brilliant. I LOVED the commentary track on it. Whoever was speaking, they were hitting all the right notes with me. He was certainly making Tobacco Road even more interesting to me. I can see where it would be a tough watch for you, though. Unbelievably, Tobacco Road is the one film available on DVD that's going to end up killing me. I hate you.

Hiya, CineMaven -- Morning Frankie. I won't torture you like the others; they're just being mean to you. Thank you, darlin'. Now me...I just want to ask you a question...or your opinion: I'm watching "Some Came Running" as I get ready for another day in the 9-to-5 salt mines. Why d'ya s'pose Hitchcock didn't get a hold of Martha Hyer?? She was attractive, believable actress, had the ice-princess thing going on (a la your girl Gracie) and she was a blonde. Well, first off, I LOVE Martha Hyer in Some Came Running. I found myself very attracted to her "Gwen," just as "Dave" (Frank Sinatra) did. Why? Many reasons, with the first being I find her to be pretty and very sexy. I also liked her being a challenge, although this would ultimately lead to frustration, as Dave finds out. And, believe it or not, there's a lot of "me" with Gwen. As for Hitch, I just don't see Martha having enough sizzle and nearly enough screen presence to make it work. I like her more in a supporting role than as a leading lady. Hola, Miss G(ary) -- Wow, I'm glad I didn't see that picture from Cloak and Dagger before I logged off, I never would have fallen asleep! Ohhh, I'm very, very sorry. I'll make sure to never post another Gary Cooper cap on the board ever again. Hi, LADY B -- See, I cringe when I hear a man is a "gentleman" in 2008. So it must make great sense to you that I'm a gentleman then. This term might have been apt in the early part of the last century and before, and it mainly referred to males of high social status who could afford to have that "noblesse oblige" attitude about not just women, but everyone else. Frankly my Brit/Celtic dream world includes being married to one of these people of noble birth. I consider a gentleman to be a man who is respectful of women. Period. You know, like me. But nowadays in this miserable modern world, a "gentleman" has a darker connotation; these guys are usually sexually repressed and think women are either madonnas or whores. They respect women but usually don't think they belong outside the kitchen or the bedroom. Is there any other place for a woman other than the kitchen or bedroom? I'm struggling to think of any. Why don't you slip into something comfortable and make me a sandwich while you're at it. Multi-tasking. I groove on the vive le difference, but I want a guy I can be great friends with and pal around with, as well as all the lovin' stuff (as Marilyn says in BUS STOP) 100% agreement. I believe true love spawns from friendship. I feel everlasting love needs to be built brick by brick and its to never be completed. You just keep building and building... together. I have also said that a raging fire will most always fizzle out. It's the slow-burning fire that can be maintained and it always feels the best. Too hot is hard to hold, just right will burn many a night. I don't want no guy tellin' me I'm a lady. Hell, no. I want him to call me a great dame. (the respect goes without saying) I actually disagree with you here. I think you would be very welcome to being called a "lady" if the right man is saying it to you and he's saying it how you wish to hear it. You are a mighty fine lady, Barb. Oh, well, I'm a terrible example. Imagine Burt Lancaster said that to you. Tthat's DAME, not DANE. Although as doggies go, they're pretty impressive. I gotcha, Marmaduchess.

Sydney Carton didn't have a pair either I guess. Why, did he cowardly hide in the shadows, too? I believe you're so right about Screech and Hallie being detached and dead inside. Hallie had already come to this realization before she returned to Shinbone but Ranse was cluless to it. He needed a good smack in face. Many, actually. The rest of their days are to be haunted by the ghost of Doniphon just as Doniphon's days were haunted by the loss of his only true love. I do believe Doniphon took Hallie for granted. What men don't always realize is that a loving woman by your side makes everything else in life better. Hallie MADE Doniphon feel as if he owned HIS world. When he lost her, his world burned to the ground. I believe Doniphon thought Hallie was a part of his world when, in reality, she was all of his world. You call women "ladies", right? I do? Really? Are you sure, Lady B? That's too old-fashioned. It's like those personal ads where the guy writes, "I'm a gentleman who would love to meet a lady". It's a proven fact that I'm a gentleman. So "ladies" are not into old-fashioned romance anymore? Hmmmm, I wonder... The most old-fashioned of words and gestures will always work if a woman feels them deep inside to be true. There's no substitute for genuine feelings of love. Old or new, it's all about true. You know these guys are keeping Mother preserved in the cellar. You gotta like a son who looks after his mom, right?

Leslie is looking quite lovely. I actually first knew of Leslie from one of my all-time favorite TV shows, Batman. I'm going now, I'm pooped. Nighty night all you torturers and torturees. Until tomorrow...

But what will we do with your old brain after we remove it? Nobody wants it---unless Harvard Medical School wants it for research.

You would think that! I'm thinking it even more thanks to that pic. "Martha" is a lovely mommy, right? And yes, a lobotomy might improve your tastes. Yes, I need to get out of my Ford and Coop phase. Heck, I'm even watching Greer Garson films. Lobotomize me, please!

I liked Leslie Parrish in this movie---she reminded me a little of MM. Hey! You're right. She does remind me of Marilyn. Ohh, and, uhh, please ignore me saying, "you're right." It's past your bedtime, Blondle. Get to sleep!

Ciao, CineMaven -- Things are shakin' fine on this end of the U.S. of A. I'm down with that. As for Ma Iselin...I don't know her or the film. Something I should see??? "Ma Iselin" is your lady, Angela Lansbury, in The Manchurian Candidate. Angela puts on a serious show in that film. The best film mom ever? I love lethal ladies. Really? You? I thought you went for the pushovers. (See "Suddenly Last Summer." Elizabeth in the bathing suit is quite a sight to behold). That's a fine selling point, indeed. Hiya, Miss Evil Temptress -- You've never seen Suddenly, Last Summer? You aught to, it's got your name written all over it. Figure that out by watching the movie. I thoroughly and completely loathe you. :p So are you saying I need a lobotomy? Well, that's better than the neutering UnSweetened T is trying to do with me. I also think this movie would be a great intro for you to Elizabeth Taylor's work. I'm open to that. I love her in A Place in the Sun (lovely) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (twice as lovely ).

I take it all back!! No, Mother! :p

He could have it all if he had a pair. You just drew Aces-and-Eights for that remark, Pilgrim. Two pair compared to Doniphon's none. :p I'm with Miss G; first and last time, so please take note. OK, we'll deal you a Queen of Hearts instead. Thank you!

I could really relate to Helen Hayes in that one.... That's all I'll say. That made me laugh! You know, for a "guy," you're a really cool chick.

Good Evening, Bronx Blossom! -- Re: Marilyn in glasses. She certainly is, in the words of David Wayne, "quite a strudel". More than GG, Mister Grimes, don't you think? I was speaking of Goo, not Gloria. Now do you honestly believe I've ever choose someone over Goo? I'm supremely loyal. I saw TMWSLV last night on TCM. I'm more in love with Tom than ever. What a noble soul. He could have it all if he had a pair. I hadn't noticed how SCREECHY Rance is. You find Screechy sexy, admit it. Mrs. Bubba not only came to Boca this afternoon, but she came to my clubhouse, where there was a sizeable crowd. Hey, I've never seen a (former) first lady before, much less one running for president, so of course I joined the throng passing through the metal detectors. (they were frisking the 90 year old seniors, lol) Love her or hate her, it was a historical moment and I was glad I went. Chelsea was there too and spoke. See, Frank? Women rule! So treat us with RESPECT. That's all I do! When have I not? The first time I saw VALANCE I didn't know the significance of that beautiful shot of Tom's coffin in the opening scenes. But last night I almost CRIED when I saw it, how poignant it looked -- how lonely... That's why I say The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is even better in a second viewing. I have the same reaction as you do. Well, sort of. I cry when Ranse has to admit the truth. It's heartbreaking. I can't abide thinking of what Tom did all those years without Hallie....did he become an alcoholic, or a recluse? That scaredy cat hid in the shadows. That's what he always did best. Yes, I'm being my obnoxious self. Doniphon sacrificed all for Hallie and... Shinbone. I didn't think it was believable that Ranse in the final scene on the train actually wants to return to Shinbone to set up a law practice. Hallie has always dreamt of going back, but isn't Ranse supposed to be considering running for President? It's wonderful that he wants to return, but I just didn't buy it. I'm with Miss G; first and last time, so please take note. I believe Ranse was very much affected by the small but exceptionally important gathering of people who attended Tom's funeral. Ranse had lost his way... just as Hallie did. They had become detached from matters of the heart. They were/are dead inside. Their return to Shinbone helped to open their eyes and hearts again. Good Evening, Fordy Guns -- OK I'll grow up now. I hope not. Yes, Mr S is a screechy windbag. Hmmmmmm... By the way, Is this "torture" enough for you, Mr Grimes? Yes, your mere presence is plenty. :p

Hola, Missy G -- That was a spicy little exchange. Kim Novak ain't a "blender," that's for sure. How's it shakin', CineBabe? -- "Well, I'd like to introduce Madame Constantin to Angela Lansbury in "The Manchurian Candidate." Or how about Katharine Hepburn in "Suddenly, Last Summer." No wonder some men are so... I've never seen Suddenly, Last Summer but I know "Ma Iselin" is the coldest mama on the block. "Madame Sebastian" ain't no pushover, though.

"Maggie" sure seems to be different.

I like it a lot. Kirk Douglas and Kim make an interesting pair as the adulterous lovers. TCM airs it quite regularly. Oh yeah? I'll have to look into then. So people are pretty much the same everywhere? Really?

What a tantalizing scene. I've never seen Strangers When We Meet but that little exchange makes it seem quite interesting. Not to mention, I'm in a Kim Novak mood.

I'm sorry, Sweet T, but I have to get going. I wish I could play with you a little right now but I can't. I'll be around tonight.

Fantastic screen caps! Thanks! Julie Dean in Curse of the Cat People is an excellent choice. Did the movie ever explain what happened with her daughter was six to make the mother think she died? I forget. I haven't analyzed the Farren mother-daughter relationship close enough to give you an answer I'm comfortable with. I'll see if I can do that later on tonight. I've always assumed that Mrs. Farren had emotionally abandoned her daughter at that age yet she lavishes "Amy" with all the love and attention she could and should be giving to her own daughter. There are many people like this. They will shower others with love but not their own. Madame Constantin in Notorious - do they come any tougher? A clear case of as soon as you see the Mother you then understood why the son was the way he was. It's hard to top Mama Sebastian in Hitchdom. She's tough as nails. I haven't seen The Manxman in ages. Is that man about to strike her in that one cap? I don't remember the plot. It's an underrated triangle film with a child born in the middle. Who's child is it? The man is just leaning on the wall with his arm. He's not going to strike his wife. In fact, it's quite the opposite; he's never been happier in his life. Now I must run!

Bonjour, M?chante Sorci?re de L'est -- Treatment? What treatment? I hope you are saying you are going to provide me with treats. Why, yes! I'm whipping up a "batch" right now.. That doesn't look like treats to me. Would you prefer voir rouge? Careful, Pilgrim. Don't tempt me with invitations like that.

Here's one of the most interesting mothers I have seen in film: Mrs. Farren (Julia Dean) and her daughter, Barbara Farren (Elizabeth Russell), in The Curse of the Cat People One of the most memorable moms in film history didn't last too long: Mrs. Bianco (Mildred Dunnock in Kiss of Death) A mother's worst fear: Frau Beckmann (Ellen Widmann in Fritz Lang's M) Some more Hitch mommies: Emma Newton (Patricia Collinge in Shadow of a Doubt) "Jo" McKenna (Doris Day in The Man Who Knew Too Much) Rose Balestrero (Vera Miles in The Wrong Man) Jennifer Rogers (Shirley MacLaine in The Trouble with Harry) Madame Sebastian (Leopoldine Konstantin in Notorious) One of my very favorite Hitch moms: Kate Cregeen (Anny Ondra in The Manxman)

Bonjour, AmerAigreGreer -- ohcome now, clarissa was a good mother and grandmother. she just knew that it would have been disaterous if mary and paul actually got to get married at that very time. mary knew clarissa understood this and mary also understood it. that doesnt mean she liked it. Ohh, I see, Clarissa preferred Louise to marry Paul, not Mary. That does make sense! Louise was much sweeter and kinder than Mary. Clarissa was a great mother! Louise SCOTT should also be on your favorite mom list. You won't find a more loving mother than her. i wouldnt have liked it if i had put the ocean between me and my love, but if thats what has to happen, then thats what has to happen for them to actually get married. I have never heard of such backwards thinking in my life as drowning the heart of your love in an ocean only to come back and wreck a perfectly good marriage. What happened to the sanctity of marriage? Love should never be drowned on purpose. How cruel! Poor Paul. Why must you hate love so much? is this a trick question? You don't think I'm the kind of guy who would trick you, do ya? honestly! i go ga-ga over a simple kiss on the screen and youare saying i hate love? goodness, april i think he swallowed too much caramel and it went to his head. Now I know why you love to drown me. You learned it from Mary Rafferty and Clarissa Scott. Bonjour, Mlle Dr?le Bizarre -- He's all inside-out. First he posts pictures from our favorite movies then he procedes to rip them apart frame-by-frame. I call that multiple-personality-disorder of the highest order! You would know. And caramel dipping isn't enough, we have to roll him in the peanuts and bring on the elephants, don't forget! It's all part of the "treatment". Treatment? What treatment? I hope you are saying you are going to provide me with treats. Oooh, why did you post Martha from The Searchers! Now I'm going to cry!!! Would you prefer voir rouge?

Hi, Poinciana -- Could you please share with me the reasons why you like Mary Astor in Meet Me in St. Louis and Little Women? I'm very interested in hearing your thoughts. What's up, Lively Gal -- What a story! Thank you for sharing that, T. I'm a big Cloris Leachman fan thanks to Mel Brooks, but I was totally impressed with her performance in The Last Picture Show. Her character and story arc is what I liked the most in the film.

I must say, after watching Grace Kelly movies, there was never a more beautiful actress in Hollywood history. To my eyes... no, there was never a more beautiful actress. I'm with you all the way, Jim.

im starting to realize that. heehee! they are the kind of men who love to watch horrid psychopaths trying to ruin people's lives and go around killing other people......such lovely men. heehee! Hey! You are the one who loves Smithy, the serial killer. You also like it when a woman ruins the perfect family. And here I thought you believed in love and marriage. You should feel ashamed of yourself!

He is very nice and that seems to a be a trait that all Gary fans have in common. Well all but one . You shouldn't be so tough on yourself, Coopsy's Clarita. Nice people usually respond to PM?s too . My hands are still shaking. I better find a lot of Coop flowers and candy. And don't think I didn't catch you calling my sweet little lamby a "mannequin."