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He who has ears to hear, let him hear (Matthew 11:15) Good thing I didn't use the quotation from Mark instead, ay?

Yep, thanks to Google Translate, anyone can now pretend to be fluent in anything. Faking smartness has never been so easy.

And maybe just a little electric.

Wasn't shocking exactly, but the usual complaints about Peckinpah's "over-done" violence was definitely heard. Everything from the 70's, pretty much, that was a cause for the formation of all those watchdog groups has been rendered "tame" by what's gone on since, though, I agree.

I like this - so I'm quoting it just for kicks.

Warren, a perennial supporting player for such a majority of his career - a tremendous amount of it in tv episodes - is one of those strange cases where an actor becomes almost a cult hero to audiences everywhere, who see him time and again and always seem to enjoy his presence in everything they see. Actors, too. I've heard it said that in the early 70's, everybody wanted him to be in whatever movie they were making, although the way it was put was "everybody wants to be in a Warren Oates movie" - a peculiar saying considering he wasn't generally a lead actor (not a star in the usual sense of the word). 'Two-Lane Blacktop' has become a cult item. I saw it several times in the 70's - including on its initial run in theaters. How does a rocker of 1971 not want to see a movie starring a young, long-haired James Taylor, Dennis Wilson and Warren Oates? Just yesterday I got the 2-disc Criterion edition from the library. Warming up the dvd recorder. Anyway, I'm blathering. I was intending to respond to your post with: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' for sure, missw! Fact is, there's an whole bunch of movies that could comprise another fabulous day at TCM, such as Cockfighter (1974) The Hired Hand (1971) In the Heat of the Night (1967) The White Dawn (1974) The Border (1982) Kid Blue (1973) Sleeping Dogs (1977) Race with the Devil (1975) The Shooting (1966) Dillinger (1973) Drum (1976) Stripes (1981) Heck, even 'Return of the Seven' (1966) should be shown by TCM - ridiculously inferior sequel to 'The Magnificent Seven' though it is, Warren is the best thing in it (with apologies to Yul Brynner) and I'm always amazed that a movie with such a "classic" styling is never shown here. Other Oates work that would be great to see - if TCM would just show some made for tv movies - would be 'The Movie Murderer' (1970). And who wouldn't like to see him as Rooster Cogburn in the tv version of 'True Grit' (1978)? I missed it way back when and would love an airing of it! That TCM even gave us a Warren Oates day this year is a hopeful sign (for me). I'm hoping it means that someone in programming is as fond of him as I am, and that there's the potential for another Warren Oates day in the future! Lots more possibilities. I'm very happy that we did get 'The Thief Who Came to Dinner' (1973) yesterday. Although a Ryan O'Neal vehicle, Warren was terrific in the co-star role. Thank you TCM!!

And here I thought it was original to Howdy Doody.

I enjoyed 'The Thin Red Line' well enough, but I sure wish I could find out why Mickey Rourke's scenes were taken out.

I owned 4 Stones albums - one of which was the great hits collection "High Tide and Green Grass'. I owned every Beatles album. Guess you could say I had a greater fondness for the Beatles than the Stones. Yep.

'The Split' is a typically 60's kind of heist movie - one might even call it silly in its seriousness. But you have to watch a movie that has Warren Oates, Gene Hackman, Donald Sutherland, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Klugman, James Whitmore - and Julie Harris (!) breaking type to play a villainess gangster lady. She even looks good doing it - better than usual. Oh, and Jim Brown's in it too (yawn).

I never found Yvette Mimieux to be much of an actress. Her blond whiteness didn't do a lot for me either - but I know some guys really like that look. I find it boring. The passage of time effect is the best thing in the movie. The Rod Taylor fighting with a whip scene is pretty good too.

They do make the cuddling-up better, though.

Doris' good girl thing does often put me off - but at least she's got great gams!

You like the really old stuff, huh, Prince. Marx Brothers day was awesome.

People don't purchase Canadian currency as much as they purchase American currency. So, American currency is valued higher than Canadian. That's the way we like it. We prefer that speculators, attempters of new investment schemes and the just plain greedy give their attentions to your country. You have a much broader reputation for corruption and victimizing pension plans and stuff like that, so it's pretty easy to understand why your dollar attracts so much interest from those types. We like stability, and are known the world over for having the most stable and boring financial systems on earth.

Well sure - biting down on gun barrels is great exercise for the jaw!

If you haven't see it, I can't recommend 'Waking the Dead' (2000) highly enough. She is phenomenal. And then there's 'Blood Diamond' (2006). I could go on. Those who don't know her work are in for a real treat when they do begin to discover her.

I understand he's a rather cunning linguist.

Very funny stuff, misswonderly! Hammond will still make the odd appearance just to do another Jeopardy sketch now and again. The SNL audience loves it when he does.

Sheryl really evokes the 60's hippie-girl vibe for me. Reminds me of summer times with girls (and buddies) I hung with back in '69-'71.

Connery's looks are a helluva lot more than eye "candy". His looks are "arresting", if you know what I mean.

James Mason enthusiasts take note - 'Hero's Island' (1962) should not be missed. Although one of his lesser-known pieces, he's pretty damn good in it.

All I know is that he's the best-looking Scot in history.

That - and 'Divorce, American Style' - are the only two I'll be recording. James Garner and Jason Robards being the reason. I've never really cared for Reynolds. She's as un-alluring as June Allyson is to me, I'm afraid.

I already have 'Garcia' in my collection - but I'm so excited about recording 'Thief' and 'Crooked Man' ! Haven't seen them in decades.