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> {quote:title=molo14 wrote:}{quote} > Actually I feel I'm falling further and further behind myself. Frank will come through though. We must cling to that hope. Unless CM succeeds at getting him elected Governor of Illinois.

Puff, the Magic Dragon?

Anyone else watching *To Sir With Love* just now? I just love hearing the title song! :x Here's a video clip for any Sidney Poitier fans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPi-nnC8VD4 Oh I'd like to be this teacher's pet...

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} > Miss Goddess, Rohanaka, Molo, Lafitte and the rest of the Board...I hereby nominate Mr. Frank Grimes for Governor of Illinois. > > (Frank...you do have a full head of hair, don'cha?) You think he's the one who can clean up Chicago politics?

I haven't seen that many Rene Clair movies... so it definitely sounds like something to be excited about. B-)

> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote} > While THE BLUE DAHLIA sounds like it might be based on the Black Dahlia case, there's another Alan Ladd movie that may have been inspired by it - CHICAGO DEADLINE. I've not seen it in about 30 years, but as I began reading of the Black Dahlia case, that was the first film that came to mind from that period. It is unfortunate that *Chicago Deadline* is also one of those Paramount movies in the MCA library, apparently. I'll bet chances of it showing up on TCM or on DVD are slim-to-none.

> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote} > Or the scene in Hawks' EL DORADO where Mississippi first gets that sawed off shotgun. The gun dealer is relating a story concerning the gun's previous owner, ending with (in a Swedish accent) "He just shoot the piano player." > > Truffaut, who directed SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER was among the first to write extensively about Hawks. > > Back to Burt Kennedy - in SIX BLACK HORSES which he scripted, Audie Murphy plays a character named Ben Lane. It's not a bad little film, reminiscent of the Scott westerns in that it has a rivalry between the two leads (the other is Dan Duryea at his friendly bad-guy best) and a strong-willed woman who completes the trio. It must have been a leftover Ranown script, but it ended up being directed by journeyman Harry Keller. > > As I think about it, I believe the "Some things a man just can't ride around line" is in this one also. I think I have it on tape, I'll have to go to the dungeon to check. I haven't seen those two westerns in a long while. I'll try and check them out, if possible, but first I want to get through the Budd Boetticher set. btw, just how large is your dungeon?

> {quote:title=faceinthecrowd wrote:}{quote} > Some thoughts, in no particular order: > > Lime's speech on the Ferris wheel, beginning, "In Italy, under the Borgias . . . " and ending, "And what did that produce? The cuckoo clock!" -- I've seen that attributed to Winston Churchill. I'm not sure how true that is, but it's interesting to think that he might have said it first. > I think I've heard that before, however, I've never been able to locate a reliable source that could provide official confirmation. In the meantime, I shall continue looking... B-) So is anyone planning to watch it again next Tuesday?

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} > I love "SUSAN SLADE" and I want to marry Troy Donahue. > > Yeah, I know it wouldn't last, but boy oh boy those baby blues of his... > I will take that as a recommendation, CM

> {quote:title=movielover11 wrote:}{quote} > I love the TCM boards...not everyone agrees on things - but that's what makes it interesting. My favorite is Marlon Brando - and there are quite a few who don't like him - but everyone is always very nice and respectful on the boards as far as I can tell. Happy New Year to all....too many world problems of serious nature to think about - the TCM boards should be a place for enjoyment and to get along with one another. You are absolutely right about the serious problems of the world, movielover, especially with the global economy the way it is right now and so many folks having to fear for their future and that of their families. Petty arguments should have no place here. I do believe the majority of the discussions are fairly respectful. I like movies because often, they help bring people together who otherwise may not have a lot in common. It is one of the few things that people all over the world seem to enjoy. Classic cinema is a specialized category, but there are also a lot of fans all over the place. We should treasure the many fine films that TCM brings us on a daily basis, and when possible, enjoy friendly chats with like-minded folks.

Well I guess if cost was no problem, studios could ultimately make a "wire-free" edition of such movies, and offer both versions on the same blu-ray. Then each viewer could determine which version they'd rather see. It's an extreme solution, I admit, but technologically there should be no impediment.

Enjoy! I'll be waiting for the DVD later this month. B-)

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} > Oh crap. I wish I had seen your post sooner. A friend of mine has been telling me to watch the movie and pay especially close attention to the credits for some surprise. I've no idea what he's talking about? > *Night People* or *Road House* ? I'm pretty sure *Night People* is showing again soon (on the 12th I think), and *Road House* shows up fairly regularly, aside from being available on DVD. Anyway, I'll try and avoid any "spoiler" material regarding the end credits. I mean, unless someone asks or something. > Oh...don't be bothered or read anything into statements like "may I please butt in..." It's okay. It's me being polite, that's all. OK. And please tell April I'm deeply sorry if I inadvertently hurt her feelings, it would have never been my intention. Obviously I can't say sorry to her personally since she is ignoring me (and the same probably goes for Scott and Barbara).

Some good observations by all, I guess I would just add that Ray did a terrific job casting the movie. It's hard for me to imagine it working so well with any other actors. What's great about GG is the vulnerability that she brings to the movie, she had the same effect on me in *The Big Heat*, especially after she "gets her coffee".

> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote} > I am my own worst proof-reader. If I make a typo, my eyes still see what I intended, not what I wrote erroneously. But on dates cited, I always double-check those and I always double-checked my math in my presentations. I tend to have the same problem. Sometimes spell-check programs work, but not always. Having said that, it would be impossible to write a post with the same kind of care that I would do when writing professionally. But the somewhat casual aspect of it is something I can usually enjoy. >And both Grant and Kennedy worked together at Batjac, so it's quite possible that Grant did influence Kennedy considerably. Maybe all that "Lane" and "Lowe" business was Kennedy's way of giving a mentor a nod of appreciation. That reminds me of that Martin Scorsese movie where he had a couple of minor characters named "Powell" and "Pressburger"

Everett Sloane

> {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote} > But aren't you forgetting something? In the theater originally, you would see them, too, only much larger. High def is just showing that same picture, just much closer to what you saw in the theater than standard def DVDs can do. So it is not altering it. But aren't you saying that the wires showing or being visible has more to do with the HD format itself than with any actual restoration work? I think the wires would likely show even if a movie hadn't been restored, and is presented in an HD format. A real kind of alteration of movies, that is apparently being used now in some blu-ray discs, involves what's called "digital noise reduction" or some such thing, which among other thing tends to reduce the amount of film grain that the viewer can see. Some movies like *Patton* have been criticized for having had too much DNR for blu-ray release.

Chip beat me to it...

Just recorded a movie called *Night People* on Fox Movie Channel, starring Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford and Anita Bjork. Seems like this Cold War thriller has never been available on DVD. B-) P.S. If anyone should be interested, FMC is now showing *Road House* with Ida Lupino, Richard Widmark and Cornel Wilde.

Not to try to take the thread off-topic, Jackie, but I long ago gave up any illusion of being able to confine my DVD/blu-ray collection to any single bookcase or shelf space. It seems that everywhere I turn, I have discs coming out of every drawer, shelf, and every corner of the closet. ... We now return you to your regularly scheduled western rambles...

Awesome! B-)

I will have to do a little research on the box sets and dvd's. I am not sure that my poor TV armoire can stand any more films crammed inside it, so I may have to Netflix the movies and docs you've suggested........ Or get a 2nd armoire?

Alright, I'll give it a go. > Animation *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* > Comedy *A Night at the Opera* > Drama *Casablanca* > Family *The Wizard of Oz* > Film Noir *The Maltese Falcon* > Horror *Bride of Frankenstein* > Musical *Singin' in the Rain* > Mystery *The Spiral Staircase* > Romance *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg* > Sci-Fi *The Day the Earth Stood Still* > Western *Stagecoach* (And *The Good, the Bad and the Ugly* for spaghetti westerns)

Any time, CineMaven. Any time.

CM, If you don't mind my asking... why is everyone saying things like "may I please butt in here?" or "I'm going to jump in here really fast"? Did I miss something? April (MissG) said in her OP: > *And anyone and everyone is welcome to jump in with their own movie critiques or what not, if they like* Unless someone thinks that April was not being sincere when she said that, it seems to me that asking for permission to "butt in" seems a bit extreme. I've always felt that threads that seem to be exclusionary or cliquish tend to make any forum look like a less-than-friendly place to the newer folks. I don't think the TCM forums has any "private threads" or anything like that. I'm all too aware that, in spite of the fact that I always made every effort to stick to respectful discussions about movies, some people who frequent this thread apparently put me on ignore, and that their timing certainly appeared to coincide with my voicing my support for same-sex marriage (though I never did that in this thread). Of course, I guess folks are within their right to ignore me exclusively based on the belief that I might be gay. It's not something that I haven't encountered IRL. But my concern is more for newer and future TCM forum users than for myself. Nothing is less inviting than a place where only the "right people" are allowed to participate in a conversation. And especially a conversation where folks suddenly find themselves ignored apparently due to nothing else than the suspicion that they might be gay.