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I loved the tale! You know me so well, though we've only met in Atlanta. You build my gallows high, Hollywood."...p.s. were there any give-aways or freebies?" - << (( MissGoddess )) >>
Alas, there were no freebies, other than the NOW PLAYING guide...and the e-mail address of the cute young man with a beard.
I said it before and I'll say it again Miss G., "Leona get outta that bed!!!"
Pssst!!! BTW, the jacket would go great with your Lana Turner earrings, Sis!
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I SAW IT!!
I went to see the "MOGULS and MOVIE STARS" exhibition yesterday morning here in NYC and I enjoyed it. The exhibit is inside Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall (for those of you who know the layout). There were hoardes of tourists walking around the terminal, taking pictures
of the great clock...snapping fotos of each other on the beautiful staircases, but they weren't in-
side the exhibit. (Goody!) They don't know what they were missing, but all the better for me. I
was able to roam uninhibited by a bunch of people.
The exhibit was kind of small I have to say, five/six panels. But boy oh boy, were they packed with tons of information. There were guides there, but no one was being escorted around the exhibit.
The guides were there I guess, to chat people up about movies. But I was so intent about reading the information and looking at the videos on the screen that no one really bothered me.
One of the guides (a young man) did come up to talk to me about the exhibit, and we went off on a riff about movies in general (he had made it a point to see EVERY film on AFI's 100 list and really enjoyed Chaplin). Then we went off on a tangent and talked about our own desire to work in films and make a career out of it. He & I even exchanged our personal info to keep in touch.
With the exhibit, there was a panel on the invention of motion picture and the nickelodeons, another panel about the moguls and their rise to power. Still another panel talked of fan magazines and had an interactive screen with questions anyone of you could answer correctly. (7 out of 7 correct, thankyouverymuch!) I guess my favorite panel was "Leading Men/Leading Ladies" with pictures galore (and mini-biographies) of the classic stars you know including Doris Day, Gable, Coop, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette & Joan, Henry Fonda, Mickey & Judy and many others.
Marilyn Monroe's red jacket from "Niagara" looked great. (Psst! I know a certain someone it would look PERFECT on!)
Seeing the clips from TCM's upcoming documentary and looking at all the movie star pictures made me feel like I wanted to treat myself to some glamor, so after the exhibit I went upstairs to Cipriani's for a cocktail and appetizer.
When I first walked into the exhibit, I expected to walk into seeing giant billboard size photos. But no, everything is contained on those panels. It's a lot to read. But hey, it's about movies. And who doesn't like to read about movies. (I love to). Is it worth a visit? Ha! Silly question.
Yes it is.
It won't be information you don't already know...but there it is, all laid out for you to digest in one fell swoop. What a glorious history the motion pictures has had.
Thank you TCM for continuing to laud classic films!
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No ma'am, the vampire's name wasn't Alucard, but Armand Tesla. I know the movie you're talking about but I don't remember the name of it.
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Kay Walsh left me thunderstruck in ?Cast A Dark Shadow.?
Jack Favell writes: - I REALLY want to see that photo of Bela! I have a fondness for The Poor Apache. Can we hire Jack LaRue to perform a dance for us, do you suppose?
Bronxgirl writes: - I can see Jack much too clearly with a knife between his teeth, throwing us around during that dance.
I can see LaRue throwing us around with the music, but he doesn?t have to throw me around. I?d go willingly. Since Miss G. claims Gable as her (Rhett) Butler, who's left? Wait a sec. Actually my search for a butler for our Provence trip is over. I just saw a smidgen of ?Black Orpheus? this morning. I want Breno Mello to bring me my robe, my tea, my champagne and whatever else butlers do.
Turhan's got sort of a baby face, which doesn't do anything for me romantically. What was that spooky movie (about spiritualism) he was in with Lynn Bari? I actually found him sort of attractive and even dashing there, and he gave an interesting performance.
Awww I like his pudgy baby face. I want squeeze it and give him baby kisses. I?ve seen the movie you?re talking about. ?The Amazing Dr. X.? I looked it up for you here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040829/. I liked Cathy O?Donnell in it. An ingenue role...nothing to it, but I liked it. I?ve always liked Lynn Bari but I guess Hollywood had too many smart-mouthed brunettes. I loved Turhan Bey?s slicked back Brylcremed hair and those almond-shaped eyes. Could he have been Gene Tierney?s brother??
Another Bronxie review. Hold on to your hats:
Matt Willis makes such a cheruby-looking werewolf, He's positively jolly at times, but very creepy. Does Dracula, er, I mean Armand Tesla, give a hang that poor Andreas is schlepping around town bringing back fresh laundry and other staples for him? (and is there an Acolyte Cleaners that specializes in these services?)
The first time I saw him, he?s carrying a package. I was wondering, ?Did he go to the store with that Wolfman look? Nobody stopped him??
I never understood why Lady Jane's son seems to speak with what sounds like a Dutch accent. Maybe she adopted him.
Naaah, he?s her kid. They?re European. They travel around a lot. You know Europe...its countries are all bunched up together. I loved the sound Bela made when they drove the stake into his heart. I loved the way Andreas clutched his chest when they drove that stake into Tesla. It looked like he really felt the connection.
Bela has real sinister power in this role. When he introduces himself in a charming, "European", and fatherly way to Nina at the party, it's quite frightening because we've been shown events that ocurred 23 years earlier, and understand why Tesla is so solicitous.
You know, for the first time in the Dracula mythology it really felt unseemly when the burst of smoke enters the child?s room and his shadow looms over her. Yuck!!! Very uncomfortable seeing it be a child. (There's a recent movie out now called "Let Me In" about a young girl who is a vampire).
Did you notice that the script rips off Universal's DRACULA'S DAUGHTER in the scene with the young woman at the hospital? It's practically a duplicate of the one with Nan Grey in DD.
Yes, I did. Aaaaah one of my favorites in the Dracula oeuvre. Now here?s a gal with some power. I love the distaff side of plot devices. ("His Girl Friday"). Gloria Holden was very compelling. It was disconcerting seeing her years later in a cocktail lounge with Gable, Menjou and Ava in ?The Hucksters.? Yes that scene was a rip-off, but then again I think this happens every time to a girl who?s bitten by a vampire. Not telling...and then dropping dead.
I love Prof. Saunders? halting way of speaking I totally lerve it. It?s like he doesn?t fully open his mouth when he speaks. Remember just before they go out to stake Tesla he says to Frieda:
?I tell you not a soul will ever believe us but we know this monster exists. Menace. Deadly. Horrible. We must destroy it.?
It?s funny when the Inspector talks to Frieda about Dracula he tells her Prof. Saunders died in a plane crash as though she wouldn?t know that. (I know...he?s talking to the audience). I feel so sorry for Andreas as he faces Evil again.
"Your fate is to be what you are, as my fate is to be what I am...your master!"
Poor guy. He doesn?t stand a chance. Who would? Now he?s gotta go shopping again. Look how gleeful he is when he tells Dracula that he?s dispatched of the two scientists
? They?re bodies are lying in the channel...with rocks about their feet. Hee hee hee hee hee!?
He?s losing my sympathy.
Also caught another of my favorite Universals on YouTube, one of their most underrated, Siodmak's SON OF DRACULA. Okay, Lon Chaney, Jr. wouldn't have been my first choice as a vampire, but what Lon lacks in aristocratic presence (unfortunately he's almost comically off-base trying to be "sophisticated") he more than makes up for with brute, feral strength.
I haven?t seen ?SON OF...? in years. I must give it another look. I remember not really caring for it as a kid. But I?m a grown-up now (or so says my Social Security card). I remember Allbritton in the movies as a blonde. No? (She was married to Charles Kuralt. How'd he get her?) And again, your words elevate this film, greatly. Hold on...and my Sammy?s in it?I?ll try to watch this tonite. So would this make Gloria Holden and Lon Chaney Jr. Brother and sister? I?m trying to picture Lon?s bulky girth taking flight as a vampire. I don?t see him gettin? off the ground.
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I got a copy! I was testing my timer record, and it seems to have reset itself to the right time! Woo-hoo! I can now record things in the middle of the night now without being awake to press the button!"
Any chance you'll record "Return of the Vampire" at 3:00am??
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FRITZ LANG AT NYC's FILM FORUM - JANUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 10, 2011
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HINKINESS UNDER THE SUN!
OMG! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
"The Pleasure Seekers." Whoa...Ann-Margret, Carol Lynley and Pamela Tiffin all rolled into one couldn't touch Gene Tierney's beauty in "Leave Her to Heaven" or "Sundown." But the dress are
to die for.
Hope you didn't turn your kitchen into Pompeii. Bon appetito.
Ciao!
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Awwwwww man. Drat!!!
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Nice. Does Flora Robson look like Helen Mirren to you?
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What's up with these geezers. First Dorian Grey...then Armand.
<< ( Sigh! ) >>
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"I would think dating a vampire would be good experience for a girl. It is greatly romantic and he is not interested in anything physical below the neck.? - <<< ( SansFin ) >>>
Well THAT?s no fun. P.S. I think Edward is over a hundred, so the Moms haven?t broken any laws or statutes.
"Nevermind. I'll just paraphrase Dorothy Parker about the Twilight books (especially the final one) and say, 'These are not books to be tossed aside lightly. They should be thrown with great force. Bonus points if you manage to break the spine.' - <<< ( Traceyk65 ) >>>
OMG! < Spit Take! > LOL.
"Turhan is barely recognizable w/o the moustache.? - <<< ( Bronxgirl ) >>>
I don?t know him with a mustache. And on second thought, he?s not bad-looking.
"I'm trying to save pennies myself, as the Provence film fest isn't just a pipe-dream with me -- I WANT it to really materialize. I'm convinced we can pull it off on a relatively shoestring bud-
get. Just as soon as I figure out HOW.?
Well if YOU?RE serious, I?M serious. As long as I get to pick my own butler.
"I'm trying to wean myself off chopped liver and get ready for pate. Not Michael, but the real French stuff.?
HA! You beat me to the punch with that one!!!
Bronxie, how have our paths never crossed at Bloomie?s or Alexander?s??? << ( Sigh! ) >>
?It would have been a blast...?
See you in Provence then.
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Oh noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein instead. Didn't Dr. Frankenstein's creation bite the hand that fed (and created) him too?? Don't forget to vote folks!
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Don't tell me you and your husband will not let Alice date a vampire? Tsk! Tsk!
But I hear you. "Twilight" is not for everyone.
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I'm a Maven...who looks like Diane Lane.
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"So I rented 'Twilight' and 'The Wolf Man.' We'll just see who wins the battle - I am guessing that she will groove on The Wolf Man, but never admit it. Twilight is boring, all stupid teen romance in which nothing happens. That's all beyond her right now, so she will be disappoin-
ted."
I'm rootin' for Alice. Uhh....I mean awwwwww. She's head strong like Scarlett O'Hara; looks like the little lady knows what she wants. I didn't find "Twilight" bad. I thought Kristen Stewart's longing very palpable.
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Take no chances Jackaaaaaaay SleepyHead. Just set your DVD to record. I can't believe you guys don't like "Under the Tuscan Sun." The scenery was beautiful, the guy was gorgeous. The story was a typical "women's film" plot. Que pasa? Wassup?
P.S. I did read your mind, Sis. You're thinking of ice cream now, right?
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"Does a revived mummy have all his bodily functions? I don't know why I'm asking this.?
It?s that *^&$#^!!$? deli sandwich of yours! (But my best guess would be NO. They take out all the entrails of humans in the embalming. I fear Ardeth Bey is but a mere shell of a man, which is more than I can say for Turhan Bey).
"Truly an outstanding video. In fact, I think I originally posted it to YOU, ha! Thank you for returning the favor, I love seeing those magnificently edited clips again.?
D?OH!!! Well...uhm....others reading this thread can enjoy the video too, then.
Maybe that?s how I can spend Halloween. Watching the great Universal classics. I love them so.
?You couldn't spend it better.?
HA! I can?t afford better. I just came back from Barcelona and preparing for our trip to Provence.
"Ah, Michael Ansara, that's right! I think he played a lot of native Americans too. As I was telling molo a short while ago, I just ate a bowl of Greek yogurt, sunflower seeds and honey (while THE LAVENDER HILL MOB was playing in the background) as a snack. Occasionally I'll throw in some pistachio nuts (which lower cholesterol) So I'm leaning more towards Mediterranean-style dining.?
So you ARE preparing for Provence I see. That deli sandwich is looking kinda good to me now. Yes Ansara did play those roles; attractive man.
"It's not only King's shoulders that are gack and gag-ifying. Have you ever seen candid videos of him being old-man grumpy in public with his gorgeous blonde wife? He makes some of our Florida oldsters look like spring chickens.?
LOL!!! YOU, my dear Bronxie, are a RIOT!!!! And the Beatles say ?Can?t Buy Me Love?! How little they knew. Tell me, do you watch "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"? I think you'd appreciate its humor.
Bronxie, how have our paths never crossed at Bloomie?s or Alexander?s??? << ( Sigh! ) >>
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Pretty good Sharon. Purty good. My wish for her is to choose some really good solid scripts.
I thought that her portrayal of Catherine Tremaine in "Basic Instinct" was one of the best roles of the last forty years. (Sorry Meryl, I do love ya). She did what she wanted, she lived by her own rules as many men do and she was sexy as all get out. A very lethal combination.
Yes Jake, interesting.
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Thanxxx for the pictures. Yes, I do remember our "To Each His Own" chat. I find her very striking. Hope you'll be up to watch. And hope others check it out too. Dracula during WW2. WoW!!!!!
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Wasn't it though?
Listen, if you're up Monday morning at 3:30AM (...and that deli sandwich of yours should be keeping you up) you ought to check out the great Frieda Inescort in:
3:30 AM Return of the Vampire, The (1944)
A vampire terrorizes a British family during World War II. Cast: Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch. Dir: Lew Landers. BW-69 mins, TV-PG
Great horror flick, though horror may be a misnomer...still a good picksher. Nina looked so lovely. But Frieda's my girl. From "The Letter" to "A Place in the Sun" to "The Alligator People" Frieda did it all.
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"And just know that there are many annoying and weird power outages which occur here in South Florida during all times of the year."
Come back to NY, Bronxie. Junior's misses you.
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?...handsome David Manners in a white shirt with rolled up sleeves...Muller: ?I cannot speak before a boy! Come out, Sir Joseph, under the stars of Egypt?...what else...?
Oh for Pete?s sake, don?t get me started on ?The Mummy.? I?m supposed to be watching Elizabeth Taylor. I can hear the "Sir Joseph..." line. Your recollections are pulling me away. I don?t quite re-member how Karloff said ?Periods? but there was the way he pronounced dynasty: (dinasty with a short ?i? not die-nasty). Uhmmm...maybe he was saying dynastic. ( :x ) Alas... I can?t remember the Woody Allen movie. It wasn?t a period movie. Someone?s gotten married, there?s some dancing and I heard the music and started humming along.
Enjoy this Bronxie. The editing is phenomenal with the music:
There?s a shot of Claude Rains, he faces the window, looks up at the moon...his arms folded looking up at the moon I guess; so defiantly sexy. Oh yess...face bandaged and all. It looked sexy. Check out Julie Adams in the lab and swimming in tandem with the Creature.
Maybe that?s how I can spend Halloween. Watching the great Universal classics. I love them so.
?There are no streets named in my honor. However, a deli is putting together The Bronxgirl Special Sandwich: chopped liver, salami, fresh turkey, chunky peanut butter, on sourdough bread.?
Ohhhhhhh, I see the calories mounting...and the arteries hardening. Diet Pepsi with your order, ma?am?
Speaking of confusion, I get Michael Pate mixed up with an actor once married to Barbara Eden, but, for all I know, it could very well have been Pate himself. Boy, I'm so sharp.?
No wonder you're confused. Geez Louise, put down the sandwich. Put down the sandwich!!! (BTW, that?s Michael Ansara who had the pleasure of dreaming with Jeannie).
Aaaah yes, Richard Greene. Dark haired cutie pie.
?I also can't see Houseman getting, er, romantic, but at least the image doesn't send me heaving like picturing Larry King.?
Ow! Ow! OW!!!!!!!!!!!! Mental white-out. MENTAL WHITE-OUT! Oh the humanity. OH THE SUSPENDERS!!!!
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Nice photos filmlover. A treasure trove...for only $5.00. Waiting for the next bunch. I enjoyed the film.
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"The only other film festival I've attended is Telluride almost 20 years ago, and even with a pass that essentially guaranteed me seating, I still couldn't see everything on my list. And speaking of unexpected, I wound up sitting next to Joel McCrea's widow, actress Frances Dee, at the screening of one his films as part of a tribute to him. She came in just before the movie started and sat down way in the back, where I was. She was just lovely afterwards."
Hi there. You met FRANCES DEE???????????????
:D Whoa!!! Well THAT'S worth that whole festival right there!!!
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Oh Mikey...Mikey. LOL! No spell check, poor grammar, few punctuation marks, literally saying you hate the host & saying it on a public message board. It'd be swell if the Moderators checked for your IP address; but not just yet. Your posts are kind of a hoot. If only you weren't...well, you know. But listen, please keep 'em coming. After all you are entitled to your opinion.
And we're entitled to ours. Oh you!! What a kidder!!!