Arturo

Did you get a chance to re-record and/or watch FOREVER.AMBER?

When is it showing? I haven't seen the promos for it. Btw, I saw PSYCHO a couple of months ago, and the two DRACULA movies last month. While the theaters were nowhere near full, each had a decent crowd, from teens on up, and even a few kids even yoinger.

WHAT A WAY TO GOPHER In which A List star Asta is typecast as a Terrier, who hooks up with a series of ****. With each, he wants the simple life, and just chase and dig after gophers and other rodents. Unfortunately, time after time, Asta.loses his mate, who are victims of road kill, distemper, or sensory loss. Asta ends up with their jeweled collars, water and food dishes, and mauled plush toys. He is soon considered quite the catch. Asta has a few incidents with acorn-chucking tree squirrels, which shake his confidence to his core, but these scenes build smoothly to the climax, and the satisfying denoument, where the squirrel bearing trees are cut down to the now-wealthy Asta's specifications, to build.a.shelter for abused and/or homeless ****.

Well, a.whole.movie could've been made.about Liz and HER husbands, with similarly unbelievable results, except in her case they were true lol.

On FMC (all times eastern): Wednesday, 11/25: 4 am: PRINCE OF FOXES (1949)............................6 am: THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1939)............................7:15 am: FOREVER AMBER (1947).....................9:35 am: ANNE OF THE INDIES (1951).............................11 am: CAPTAIN OF CASTILE (1947)...............................1:25 pm: THE REWARD (1965)............... Thursday, 11/26: 3 am: THE REWARD (1965)..............................4:45 am: THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1939)..........................6 am: CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE (1947)............................8:30 am: CALL ME MADAM (1953)...........................10:30 am: CAN-CAN (1960)............................12:45 pm: HOW TO STEAL A MILLION (1966)................ Friday, 11/27: 4 am: CALL ME MADAM (1953).............................6 am: CAN-CAN (1960).............................8:15 am: HOW TO STEAL A MILLION (1966).................10:30 am: MADISON AVENUE (1962)........................12:15 pm: FROM THE TERRACE (1960)...........

Are these in a boxset, or just variably war-themed movies randomly released at the same time.

Linda is good in MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, despite having rather garish makeup and unbecoming hairdos. She holds her own with the male slant of the storyline. As mentioned, she was excellent in the comedy-drama A LETTER TO THREE WIVES. She was quite different, but effective, in the Preston Sturges black comedy, UNFAITHFULLY YOURS, subtly suggesting different moods to accompany the varying murder plots contemplated by husband Rex Harrison.

Thank you for that. However, the dvd I have of RIAGE is psrt of that boxset, and it has the washed out ("yellowvision") version. What I am looking for is the bluray I think may have both versions. Thanks again.

It seems that the closer one is to being a WASP male, the more threatened one is about anyone belonging to the "other" voicing any legitimate complaints. This thread is the latest confirmation of this on these boards.

Speaking of the theme of films based on Southern writers, specifically last week's showing of REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE, I remember about a year or.so ago, in a discussion of this film, it was mentioned that there was a bluray release of it which featured the full color version, as.well as the washed out version. I have the dvd of the film, which features Huston's vision, but I have always found it a little off-putting, which doesn't help the sordid goings-on. With the poor.original reception of the washed out print, and susequent theatrical release of the full-color version, I knew of its existence. Plus the trailer shown on tcm, in full color, whetted my desire for it. Can anyone here shed light on this?

I think that's it exactly. These early 60s sex comedies felt they were so liberated, and liberating,.from the code.movies that.came.before. They have an air of self-congratulation about them, which is rendered "quaint" or "dated" with the truly liberated films.that came.after.

Well,.when you start off as the giggling.psychotic Tommy Udo, there's not much of an image to ruin.

I don't.remember.for sure, but I believe someone said about Betty Grable,."If she's the girl next.door, I'm moving.......next door".

I agree with you and hibi, dated, with the humor forced, and not even that funny. Of course, the stars, costumes and settings make it eminently watchable...... Paul Newman's comedy schtick makes one wish for Jack Lemmon. Another comedy he and (soon to be?) wife Woodward did not make sparkle is 1958's RALLY ROUND THE FLAG, BOYS.

Well, Doris.and Betty, as well as Debbie, were considered as girl-next-door.types.

Well, I believe O'Hara was up for Isobel, not Sophie. Alice Faye, despite having wanted to get away from.musicals, was so upset after the FALLEN ANGEL.debacle that she flat out refused anything Zanuck offered. Betty Grable was afraid to do drama. She told Zanuck that her fans would expect her to rise fron her watery grave, seaweed and spangles in her hair, to sing. Darnell would probably have done the role.justice, but Anne Baxter is perfect, and won the oscar deservedly imho.

I believe so. I read somewhere that early on, Maureen O'Hara and either Alice Faye or Betty Grable were considered. Both singing blondes turned it down; they were each offered the Sophie part. So O'Hara was probably considered for Isobel, the part Tierney played. Of course, Anne Baxter got Sophie.

I agree. Actually, I think she would been perfect as the tragic Sophie, for the very reasons you state.

Well.tonight TCM.will be showing some.of.Shearer's last hurrahs, as well as.a.couple of the films that were partially instrumental in her deciding to quit. It's been a good month.

I first.read.this.some.10-12 years ago, when I checked it out of the Arroyo Seco branch of the LA library system. Some years later, I bought a copy for $2.00. It was used but in great condition. I agree, a thoroughly enjoyable book. I need to read it again.

I may be wrong, but I thought the line said, ".........of warm IMpermanence".

I also like him in the two John Ford films he did, WHEN WILLIE COMES MARCHING HOME and WHAT PRICE GLORY. And in some of the Fox musicals: MOTHER WORE TIGHTS, YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME, WHEN MY BABY SMILES AT ME, and YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING. And on the heartwarming CHICKEN EVERY SUNDAY. But he can be tiresome sometimes.

I remember thinking that Daniel Day Lewis' win for THERE WILL BE BLOOD was disappointing and unwarranted, as it seemed.a retread of his portrayal in GANGS.OF.NEW YORK. But at the moment I can't remember who was up against him,.or who I was hoping would win.

I missed this night of films, and recorded.THE HALFBREED, the only film.I don't have on dvd, although I have yet to watch it. Hope it recorded in full.

Dana.Andrews.might've played the role. Cornel Wilde, like Fox' top.male.star, Tyrone Power, was just not given the chance to play such a character, as the studio preferred them as swashbucklers or in other films to take advantage of their matinee idol personae. Cornel did do a decent noir in 1949, SHOCKPROOF, but over at Columbia. Power had done NIGHTMARE ALLEY, but its relative failure and the outcry of his fans meant that Zanuck would not allow him to play another unsavory character. He would've been great imho in NIGHT AND THE CITY, or in the Jose Ferrer role in WHIRLPOOL, and Power would've enjoyed playing these immoral.individuals.