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And yet people continue to get into discussions about issues of race, many joining in whenever they come across one. It'll be nice when people no longer feel the necessity nor impulse to do so.

It will be nice when "issues of race" are no longer of interest to anyone.

You just have to update the reference from time to time, Dargs. Now you can say Dwight like that Dwight K Schrute guy. But, hopefully, people won't think you're a serial killer wannabe and run away because of it.

Yes. His Clark Griswold outings are terrific. Chevy patented his "smug" schtick early on ("I'm Chevy Chase and you're not"). He used it to great effect in the Fletch movies. However, not everyone likes that schtick as much as anyone else might - to each their own.

Maybe they could borrow some.

I bet some of them don't even wear underwear.

Sounds to me like a rude post had been removed by our moderator, Sepiaone.

They'd just waste it on Christmas swag or something. Better to keep the guest programmers without whom some movies would probably never be shown.

As that cab driver said in agreement with Elaine, "smugness is not a good quality".

What a lovely way to put it. Categorizes us so nicely.

A George Harrison song (from 1973's 'Living in the Material World') - done by David Bowie for his album 'Reality' (2003).

Ya mean like Democrats?

That's a great hat. I guess if you buy a hat like that you get a free bowl of soup.

I remember a "first post" by someone about a year ago that seemed almost exactly the same as this, right down to the grandma and the kids. It's like deja vu all over again.

Yes, well....they say the dumbing down has been going on for about three and a half decades now.

The answer seems obvious. MOVIES doesn't feel the FCC rules are stringent enough, a notion possibly supported by input from certain viewers. They've probably decided to play it "safe" when it comes to not offending the delicate sensibilities of those viewers.

Some sites don't even allow you to say "breast" - including, for a time there, this one. Fixed here now, but I'm sure there's someone out there who's prepared to make an issue of it.

You might want to check out 'Angels in America' starring Al Pacino and Meryl Streep. One of its most interesting aspects is the haunting of Roy Cohn by Ethel Rosenberg.

That's why I don't watch movies on any other channel but TCM. And even on TCM I've caught an edit here and there (though it is apparently the provider of prints that is to blame rather than TCM). TCM and DVD's - and if I'm really desperate, YouTube. That is all, and it's almost enough (many movies I've not been able to locate in any of these sources, unfortunately). If I were wealthy, it would be different.

Looking at Claire Bloom in that bed scene causes me to instantly relive the massive crush I had on her back then.

Patricia Clarkson gives me the heebie jeebies.

I'm not really the pushy type. It's more like the force it takes to blow out a lit match.

It's disappointing to see the early ones not scheduled (Animal Crackers, Monkey Business). "Opera" and "Races" are shown so often by comparison. 'Duck Soup' not there either. But, I'm thankful to be getting 'Horse Feathers' at least.

Only to those who are a little bit nuts to begin with.

After the dearth that is the December schedule, January is an embarrassment of riches by comparison. Best schedule in over a year! But I have to forget about it now. There's little doubt that the movies I'm most excited about will not be shown in Canada when the time comes.