fxreyman
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Bar Girl: You want to dance?
Senator Raymond Clark: No, thank you, honey. I just had a hernia operation.
from Seven Days in May 1964
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Bill Dolworth: "What's the proposition?"
Rico: "You won't lose your pants. Your life maybe but, what's that?"
Dolworth: "Hardly nothing at all."
from The Professionals 1966.
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"What do they think I am? Dumb or something? Why, I make more money than - than, than Calvin Coolidge! Put together!"
from Jean Hagen in Singin' in the Rain-
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"...Nobody calls me Lebowski. You got the wrong guy. I'm the Dude, man."
from The Big Lebowski (1998).-
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Since we know the Essentials selections for August, we can start speculating who will be the Summer Under The Stars honorees for the those 5 days.
I suppose August 8 will be Julie Harris because who else in EAST OF EDEN has enough movies to fill 24 hours (well, I guess it could be Raymond Massey or Burl Ives).
I would think August 29 would be Paul Newman, but didn't he have a day last year?
Except for the possible speculative factors involved, exactly why is it so darn important to know what is going to be broadcast on TCM this far out? I know it is SUTS month, but really?
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Three Jennifers....
Lopez, Aniston, and Grey.
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Eric Caidin dies at 62; movie memorabilia maven, grindhouse connoisseur...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-me-eric-caidin-20150525-story.html
I read about this guy years ago. May not have been an actor or a producer, nonetheless, important to fans of films everywhere.
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Yep, I think it's often said that B&C started the trend toward more graphic violence in the movies.
Followed two years later by The Wild Bunch.
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Lt. Frank Drebin from the Naked Gun:
"It's true what they say: Cops and women don't mix. It's like eating a spoonful of Drano; sure, it'll clean you out, but it'll leave you hollow inside."
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Any foreign film with sub-titles....
My wife and I tried to watch Life is Beautiful a few years back and we had to turn it off after just watching ten minutes. They talk so fast that I found myself reading the sub-titles more than actually watching the film.
If there are sub-titles in other films, for instance like The Longest Day, the characters are not talking as fast so I have time to watch the action on the screen and still read the sub-titles. Same for Dances With Wolves.
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Five that come to mind right off the bat...
Ice Station Zebra
Seven Days in May
The Professionals
The Talk of the Town
The Wind and the Lion
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It was meant to communicate the astonishment, the lack of comprehension on one's part at the success of someone's movie career, not simply to list actors you don't like. There are a number of actors who I don't care for, yet I can understand why they were successful. And It doesn't have to do with acting ability. They have a certain presence that, while it doesn't for me, I can see how it can appeal to others.
Of course, in my description of actors who had for me unexplainable success, I did use a certain amount of satire.
Just my humble opinion, but if you are going to create a thread titled like this one, you are going to tell me that you did NOT expect people to LIST actors they did not like? Come on.
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Some guys can do as much as five?
Ironically, there's that famous quote of Lombard's in which she said, "God knows I love Clark but he's the worst lay in town."
You all should read the following article published in 2011:
Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Clark Gable, the scandal that wasn't
By Anne Helen Petersen, June 10, 2011
http://thehairpin.com/2011/06/scandals-of-classic-hollywood-clark-gable-the-scandal-that-wasnt
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I think this may be a record wait.
We're all rootin' for you Holden!
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One I could watch over and over:
1938's The Adventures of Robin Hood
One I could maybe wait ten years to watch again:
1939's Gone With the Wind
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Probably not going to be a favorite listing here on the boards but, IMHO one of the greatest directorial debuts of all time:
Kevin Costner's epic western Dances With Wolves, winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Director.
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Here are two very interesting interview clips of Mason from 1980 on Parkinson's show and others, and then a very rather chopped up tape of an interview. Very interesting opinions Mr. Mason has. And a very fine actor. I miss him very much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py_XAf4jKQM
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Excellent points!
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Funny, but I don't remember any stagecoach in it, Rey?!
(...only a train!)
Nor any horses, Indians, or the 7th Cavalry.
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It's a road picture...
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Good job. I think you told him.
Yeah, I am definitely in the minority here Top.
Thanks for pointing this out.
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I often come across threads thinking they are "unnecessary;" or "who cares?" I don't post in such threads. I understand that posters may need/want to express themselves about topics that I have no interest in, and vice-versa.
So I guess you think this discussion is worthy?
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I agree with darkblue.
But they don't just talk about the stars. Sometimes they mention the supporting players, the source material, the conditions under which the production was beset, the director's reputation, the reaction to the movie, the delay in releasing (if a factor) - any number of things may be mentioned in that couple of minutes. What doesn't get mentioned one time may get mentioned the next.
I really don't know what you guys expect from those short wraparounds.I do not see why this wraparound discussion is so necessary. I mean it is just a way for the channel to allow it’s hosts time too introduce a film to the viewers. Sometimes the info being relayed is good info about the film. Sometimes especially when there is a block of films from one actor, or actress, or director, et all, the info might become a little bit more gossipy.
My thoughts are who cares? If it is prime time then they are going to continue to do this. Even during the day these wraparounds happen. Again, these wraparounds are intended to help the viewer decide whether or not he or she is going to watch the film – maybe? I think the regular viewer like many who write on the message boards probably pay little attention to these wraparounds. They bypass them whenever it is possible.
Other viewers, the so-called “newbies” who have never been here before or possibly viewers who have been here for a while but are not as hysterical about classic film, may indeed enjoy hearing what the host has to say about the films.
When I had TCM I enjoyed listening to what Robert and Ben had to say about the upcoming flick. It did not matter to me if the info they were talking about was gossipy or light hearted. Again, it is just there to introduce the film to the viewer. -
In Oak Park, Illinois, there is a really great little Italian restaurant called Geppetto's.
They have an entré that is probably the best incarnation ever created:
Baked Spaghetti Pie in a Parmesan Crust.
Any of you in the Chicago area should check it out.
Great One-Liners
in General Discussions
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Mister (Ben Johnson): "God, what ain't I tried. Pony express rider, Overland Stage driver, lawman, gambler, river-man, rancher, rodeo hand, barman, spittoon man... old man. Never much to remember. Of course, there ain't much to forget, either. Nobody's got much use for an old man. I can't blame 'em much. That's why I'm going to win this here newspaper race. When I cross the finish line, I get to be a big man. Top man. A man to remember.
from "Bite the Bullet" 1975.