Film_Fatale
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> {quote:title=ccbaxter wrote:}{quote}
> Believe it or not, I haven't. It's been on my list of things to do for some time. Now i'd like to see it more than ever. How do you like it?
You know, to be honest, I don't remember much of it; I haven't seen it since it first came out which I think was in the mid90's. Obviously I enjoyed it, but that's because I've always been a fan of animation (not Disney, exclusively).
I hope you'll get a chance to watch it one of these days.
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> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote}
> Okay ma'am...here goes:
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> B-) = "Queen Bee" "Woman on the Beach"
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> :0 = "Trog" "Strait Jacket" "Sudden Fear"
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> :-) = "The Women" "Daisy Kenyon"
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> :-( = "Mildred Pierce" "The Letter"
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> ;-) = "Johnny Guitar"
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> We have spoken! The Emoticon Family.
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> "The Letter": just wanted to see if you were paying attention. ;-)
Alright, I'll give it a try.
= *The Ice Follies of 1939*How was that?
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> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote}
> :-) ;-) :-( B-) :0 = We all want to know when we can go back to talking about the evil Joan Crawford. Teehee! LOL! Har dee harr harrrr!
Talk about Crawford all you want. Or even better yet, talk Crawford and emote away
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> {quote:title=scsu1975 wrote:}{quote}
> Move it to February and call it 28 Days of Oscar.
You know, I could swear the last couple of days they've had 31 Days of Oscar in February, with the extra days spilling into March.
I'm not sure, maybe they trademarked the phrase and can't stop using it now....
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> {quote:title=shearerchic04 wrote:}{quote}
> WHV definitely isn't announcing titles like they were last year. We were getting press releases for sets usually every 2 weeks and now its dwindled down to every month. The last set they actually announced were the Frank Sinatra sets and that was in February. We haven't got any announcements for June and only 2 tiltes for July.
> Most of the sets announced are already out, so WHV is kind of being slow. No announcement for Film Noir 5, Lana Turner, Spencer Tracy, Ginger Rogers, Busby Berkeley Vol. 2, the fabled Jean Harlow set, John Garfield, or Edward G. Robinson.
I can only imagine they're not eager to release too many sets until the economy improves a bit. A lot of people have really cut down on their spending in the last few months.
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> {quote:title=ccbaxter wrote:}{quote}
> Thanks for this great post, FF. I'm a fan of Ollie Johnston and I'm sorry to hear about him passing on. I have two of his books, "Too Funny For Words" and "Illusion of Life", the latter being one of the best animation books ever. I've loved his work time and again, and I will miss him.
I take it you have also watched *Frank & Ollie* ?
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> {quote:title=laffite wrote:}{quote}
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> So what is this supposed to be? Surprise? Mock Horror? Sheer Terror? It looks like my normal state.
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> Film Fatale, I hope you don't mind if we transmogrify your thread to an emoticon seminar. We need something to do before July, August, Sept , Oct., Nov., Dec.,
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I think it's supposed to be shock or surprise... :0
At any rate, feel free to discuss everything under the sun until the next schedule is announced. I'm sure it'll be just as edifying (if not more) than constantly expressing mock surprise that a Joan Crawford movie is on the TCM schedule...
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This has not yet been reported by major news sites, apparently, but it has appeared in a number of Disney-related sites.
http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2008/04/14/remembering-ollie-johnston-1912-2008.aspx
For over three decades now, animation fans have been quietly counting down. As first John Lounsbury, and then Les Clark slipped away. Followed by Woolie Reitherman, Milt Kahl and Eric Larsen. Then Marc Davis, Ward Kimball and Frank Thomas. And today word came out of Sequim, WA. that Ollie Johnston -- the last of Walt's Nine Old Men -- had passed away.
Over the next few days, you're going to read lots of stories filled with tired clich?s like " ... this is the end of an era." Or -- worse than that -- "Well, at least Frank 'n' Ollie are together again."
Which (I think, anyway) does a real disservice to Johnston's friends & family. I mean, here they are -- mourning the passing of a man that they loved not because he was a member of a group or some team. But because he was an individual. And yet here the rest of us are, rushing to turn Ollie's death into some sort of symbolic signpost in animation history. Not taking a moment to acknowledge that a truly one-of-a-kind guy is now gone. But quickly lumping Johnston in with the Nine Old Men and/or reducing his entire legacy to " ... half of Frank 'n' Ollie."
Ollie Johnston deserves better than that. An artist of his calibre, a guy who went out of his way to help create a series of books -- "Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life," "Too Funny For Word: Disney's Greatest Sigh Gags," "Walt Disney's Bambi: The Story and the Film" & "The Disney Villain" -- that animators & film historians still consult today ... A man like that shouldn't be lumped in with any one group and/or be dismissed as just a member of some team. He deserves time in the spotlight all by himself. As an individual who'll be genuinely missed.
Ironically enough, Ollie Johnston was the type of guy who typically shied away from the spotlight. Oh, sure. Over the past 30 years or so, the man enjoyed being feted by animation fans the world over as well as by those who worked in the industry. And it was nice to receive some recognition for all the great work that he'd done at Walt Disney Studios over the years.
But when you get right down to it ... Ollie Johnston was something of a homebody. In spite of all of those trips to international animation festivals, this was a guy who liked nothing more than firing up the miniature train that he had had built in his backyard back in the late 1940s and then taking the kids in the neighborhood for a ride.
Okay. I know. Ollie Johnston's passing really is the end of an era. At least as far as animation buffs and/or film historians are concerned.
But before we all start yammering about the historical significance of Disney's Nine Old Men and/or Frank 'n' Ollie, let's remember that this is Marie's husband, Ken & Rick's Dad that we're talking about. And to them ... This is a really-for-real person that they just lost. Not some piece of Hollywood history. And for these folks, Ollie Johnston was a flesh-and-blood man who -- even though he was 95 years-old and had been in poor health for quite a while now -- is still going to be missed.
Not because he was one of Disney's Nine Old Men. Not because he was part of the Frank 'n' Ollie team. But because Ollie Johnston was a remarkable individual. Who -- all by himself, for what he did over the course of his 50+ year career, more importantly for the type of person that he was -- deserves a moment alone in the spotlight.
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> {quote:title=tobitz wrote:}{quote}
> *What kids? I'm 54*
> It could be worse, scsu. I'm 55. :0
> My doctor has limited me to a strict diet of one lol a day, usually before dinner, but sometimes I forget myself and overindulge.
Always do as the doctor says!
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I look forward to the official release.
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Also don't forget that WHV has already announced many of the re-issues they have planned for 2009, which also happens to be the year when 1939 films will mark their 70th anniversary, which means we'll also probably see a lot of special 70th anniversary editions next year, not just from WHV but also from others.
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I'm really going to have to restrain myself because I almost lol'd.
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> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}
> "Ninny" is short for nincompoop......simpleton, dolt, nitwit......also someone who overuses "lol" in his/her posts.
What if instead of "lol" all the time, you get creative and use "ROFL" or "ROFLMAO"?
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I'm still wondering how long it's going to take TCM to have a Hawaii-themed evening... they could show *Hawaii* (preferably the long version) followed by *The Hawaiians* and I'm sure it would go over especially well on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon...
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> {quote:title=mickeeteeze wrote:}{quote}
> How about a series on TCM with critic Elvis Mitchell interviewing some of his industry acquaintances about the influences on their work?
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> That sounds great. I love that kind of stuff. Thanx for the links.
That actually doesn't sound half-bad!
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> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}
> I always know she's in good shape when she starts driving me crazy.
Um. Well, it's good to hear she's in good shape!
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> {quote:title=hugodrax wrote:}{quote}
> If you know Roger Ebert, would you please ask him to clear this up. Thank you.
Have you tried writing him through his website?
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> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote}
> By the way...what's a ninny??
Main Entry:
nin?ny
Pronunciation:
ˈni-nē
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural ninnies
Etymology:
perhaps by shortening & alteration from an innocent
Date:
1593
: fool, simpleton
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Looks like next year's Oscar presentation could be the earliest ever:
*Inauguration alters 2009 Oscar calendar*
By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - What's more significant: the inauguration of a new U.S. president or the announcement of the year's Oscar nominees? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided politics takes precedence, announcing Monday that it has delayed the nominations announcement by two days.
Oscar nominees are usually revealed on a Tuesday about four weeks before the big show, which is typically held the last Sunday in February. For 2009, though, the targeted Tuesday ? Jan. 20 ? is Inauguration Day.
So the 81st annual Oscar nominees will be revealed Thursday, Jan. 22, and the Academy Awards will be presented Sunday, Feb. 22 ? the earliest Oscars ever.
"It didn't make any sense for us to try to compete with (the inauguration) from a news point of view," academy Executive Administrator Ric Robertson told The Associated Press.
But the change will put the squeeze on the rest of the calendar, Robertson said.
"Ballots are due Jan. 12, and nominations are announced 10 days later, so that's getting pretty close to the minimum," he said. "The most critical path is the balloting-voting process. Since we remain committed, for security reasons, to paper balloting, and all PricewaterhouseCoopers tabulating is done by hand, it's not done by computers. ... They can turn things around quickly but they still need time."
Delaying the nominations also tightens production time for the Oscar telecast, since the show's makeup depends largely on the nominees. Producers of the ceremony usually have four and a half weeks to prepare. In 2009, it will be one month to the day.
"I know that whoever produces the show would like to have more time," Robertson said, "and this will be two days less than they've had in past years."
The 2009 presidential inauguration isn't the first event that prompted the academy to alter its calendar. The Oscar show was moved from the last Sunday in February in 2006 so it wouldn't conflict with the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics, Robertson said.
"We have to look at other major global events," he said.
The academy's board of governors decided in 2004 to move the Oscar show from late March to late February to combat "awards fatigue" and "to maintain a higher level of interest and excitement," Robertson said.
Key dates for the 2009 Academy Awards are:
? Dec. 26, 2008: Nominations ballots mailed.
? Jan. 12: Nominations ballots due.
? Jan. 22: Nominees announced.
? Jan. 28: Final ballots mailed.
? Feb. 17: Final ballots due.
? Feb. 22: 81st annual Academy Awards.
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> {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote}
> One classic title I hope Warner Bros. releases soon on Blu high def is "The Music Man". I saw it on Cinemax HD a few days ago and the high def clarity was incredible. I compared the picture quality of the standard DVD and the high def is far richer in color and in sharpness. I would buy it right away if it came out.
That would make a great BR title!
DB is reporting today about the "Coppola Restoration" edition of the *Godfather* trilogy. It's only been officially announced in Europe, so far. But it's almost certainly just a matter of time before it is announced for release in North America:
So you remember that Godfather restoration post we made in The Rumor Mill a couple weeks ago? Well... this morning brings interesting news on that front. It seems that Paramount's European arm has released official details of the DVD release of the restored trilogy there, and the title is now available for preorder at a number of retailers. The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration will contain all three films in the trilogy along with both new and old bonus material. It will arrive on 6/2 in the U.K. (priced at ?29.99). The good news is that U.S. fans can almost certainly count on a DVD release as well, though of course Paramount Home Entertainment here in the U.S. hasn't yet officially announced the title, or even acknowledged that a restoration was undertaken. As for the possibility of a high-definition version, obviously the studio hasn't yet announced any new Blu-ray Disc releases either, though given this news from Europe, we would expect that the studio is going to have to break its silence on one or both subjects shortly.
In the meantime, the U.K. release will feature material recycled from the previous box set, along with new material as well. Recycled extras will include audio commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola on all three films, additional scenes, The Godfather: A Look Inside documentary, 5 featurettes (On Location with Dean Tavolarous, Gordon Willis on Cinematography, Music of The Godfather, The Godfather: Behind-the-Scenes 1971 and Puzo and Coppola on Screenwriting), storyboards and animatics, the Rogue's Gallery and The Family Tree features, the Acclaim & Response Gallery (including the Academy Award acceptance speeches), photo galleries, theatrical trailers and filmmaker bios. It's too early to say if it's everything from the original set, until we get more details from the studio. The new material includes 5 featurettes totaling nearly 75 minutes in all (Godfather World, The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't, When the Shooting Stopped, Emulsional Rescue: Revealing The Godfather and The Godfather on the Red Carpet), 4 short films (Godfather vs. Godfather Part II, Cannoli, Riffing on the Riffing and Clemenza) and a hidden Easter egg. And while we're at it, here's a look at the cover art for the box set...
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> {quote:title=VP19 wrote:}{quote}
> Anyone who's read Ebert's writing over the years knows what a treasure he is to film criticism in his relatively unpretentious way -- and that would be true even if he had never gone before a television camera. It's good to have him back on the printed page and online.
I agree; he's also fun to chat with if you run into him at a film festival. Just don't ask him what he thought of that last movie that just screened.
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> {quote:title=VP19 wrote:}{quote}
> I'm not the most avid of Joan Crawford fans, but she certainly deserves the honor -- as did Bette Davis on April 5..
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> I only hope that come October, TCM will do likewise for the centennial of Carole Lombard's birth (specifically, Oct. 6).
I would hope so, indeed!
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I think I have it recorded... I've an awful lot of recordings to catch up on, just finished watching *The Ice Follies of 1939* from a few weeks. ago.
= *The Ice Follies of 1939*
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> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote}
> "WHEN THE HELL WILL THEY HONOR DORIS DAY WITH AN HONORARY ACADEMY AWARD?THEM DAD-BLASTED CONSARNIT IDIOTS!!!!"
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> And I would have to agree with him. I was just reading the excerpt from Vanity Fair about Doris Day, cited by a poster on the Doris Day thread...and it truly makes me appreciate her talent more and more. I love James Garner saying he'd rather work with Doris than Elizabeth Taylor. What do they wanna do? Wait for a posthumous tribute? Look at Widmark. Gone. Forever.
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> I say give the video tribute and the honorary Academy Award to Ms. Day whether she shows up or not to the ceremony. I just want her tremendous career acknowledged in this arena. If the Academy doesn't do it, (quoting Mickey Rooney in "The Human Comedy"), I'll spit at the world. I'll hate it forever!
For what it's worth, I totally support an Honorary Oscar for DD.