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I see that 'Brainstorm' is listed in my public library's DVD catalogue.
Maybe I'll take it out and see what goes on with the picture. I've not yet seen a DVD that came out windowboxed on my widescreen tv.
Incidentally, 'Kaleidescope', shown earlier in the day was also windowboxed on TCM.
That's 2 movies recently that have been windowboxed on TCM up here on Canadian cable. To my knowledge this has never happened before, and now it's happened twice in one day - and in the case of 'Brainstorm', twice consecutively.
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WIthout reading anyone else's posts (sorry if I repeat), the first one I thought of was The Magnificent Seven -- one of the greatest scores ever for an "ok" movie
Ennio Morricone's scoring of 'Once Upon a Time in the West' is similarly glorious for just a western. Not as rousing as Elmer's main theme, but huge just the same - with three distinct themes recurring throughout the film.
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Haven't seen AG in decades but going strictly from memory there is at least one post '62 song ("All Summer Long" by The Beach Boys over the closing credits) and I'm pretty sure there are others.
All the songs within the movie are songs of '62 or previous.
'All Summer Long', from 1964, was chosen to play over the closing credits - and immediately following the coda that informs us of what happened to each main character later in life.
'All Summer Long', a song that perfectly represents both the era and the end of the movie's narrative as well, was the best possible choice to play at the end of the movie. The song itself is about nostalgia, just as the movie was telling us of an earlier time rather than being in "the present", as is revealed by the coda.
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I think John Barry's score for 'The Chase' (1966) elevates that movie's status. Lambasted by critics at the time - and still seen as an overacted mess by many - the movie is enough of a mix of flaws and choice moments that its rating has improved as new audiences have re-discovered it. John Barry's score is at the forefront of that rise in appreciation, I think.
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For some reason, the brain that was contained within the giant fly head - or at least, the mind, if there's a difference - was human. Human enough to know what needed to be done ("need fly"). The fly with the little human head, on the other hand, was capable of voicing its emotions in human language ("help me").
The only logical conclusion is that most of the brain material was retained by the scientist - locked within the fly head, but at least a little of that brain material made it into the human head of the fly.
Cronenberg's movie was a lot more sophisticated than the comic-bookish original.
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Apparently, any publication at all is permitted to put on its cover, "A True Story", whether it is or isn't.
That's what happened with the novel that the movie was based upon.
I guess most of our weekly trash publications - "The National Midnite Star Enquirer" - couldn't exist without that allowability.
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'Griffin and Phoenix' (1976).
One of the best performances ever by Peter Falk. Jill Clayburgh as well.
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'Dr. Cook's Garden' (1971). A movie that was in some ways ahead of its time.
Bing Crosby, Blythe Danner, Barnard Hughes.
Just excellent.
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You're right. In the three shot of Montgomery Clift, Clark Gable and Eli Wallach we can see the effect that Marilyn Monroe is having on each of the three men.
Wallach is simply outstanding. It's like he's giving Gable and Clift an acting lesson. His performance is flawless throughout the film.
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WHAT?!!!
Are you THEN tryin' to say that I don't REALLY "look like a game show host" and like DGF said earlier?!!!
Well, NOW'S sure a great time to tell me this, dark! I've just returned from the Sedona courthouse and after legally changing my name to "Wink Dargodale" in hopes of replacing Sajak some day!
(...ya know, I must say...sometimes your timing around here is pretty darn bad).
Not to worry, Dargs. You're a shoe-in.
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No comparison there, that's for sure. Nor am I near as witty as you are.
Don't sell yourself short, mockingbird. You have plenty of wit.
What DGF usually says more or less rhymes with wit.
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Here's a sad song I've always liked. Every time I hear it played, it reminds me that I'm not going back anymore (to being 14 years old again...)
Love that song!
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So, basically dark, back in the day you would occasionally be overheard in Toronto saying..."Yeppers, that hoser's a real gearbox over there, eh?!"...RIGHT?!
We didn't use the word "hoser" back then. That was Bob & Doug McKenzie creation, started in the early 80's - a derivative of the term "hose bag", most of us assumed..
So, most often we'd say things like "what are you, a gearbox?" or "that guy's a gearbox" or just sometimes "effin gearbox" to each other, good-natured put-down like.
I remember once when I was watching 'Reflections in a Golden Eye' in the theatre and Brando was puting cold cream on his face, I heard someone behind me say "gearbox". Funny how some terms get really popular for a while. But as we got older, the f word just seemed to overwhelm society to the point where those more fun epithets just kinda faded from use.
And the first time I heard the term "yeppers" was late in 1983. It lasted approximately the rest of the decade and people got tired of it. There was an episode of 'The Office' where Michael used it when talking to Jan on the phone and she barked at him "what did I say about saying yeppers!". Smart girl - as a habit, it gets real annoying, real quick.
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I miss the days when Kathleen Turner was hot.
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I'd like to see some of the TV movies that Elizabeth Montgomery made after BEWITCHED.
There were many! TV movies were her main occupation.
My own personal favorite was 'Belle Starr' (1980). She was tough in that.
She was always pretty good in everything she did.
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I guess in keeping with this threads "new" direction some of the arcane phrases/expressions from the classic era might be:
WARNING: today some of these expressions may appear to be quite offensive
Not sure how far back these expressions date, but I know they were commonly used by both sides when I was growing up.
Among the gay community as self identifying expressions, and by some within the straight community as defamatory epitaphs.
f a g,
gay,
q u e e r,
queen,
fairy,
panzy,
"poof,"
dyke,
bull dyke,
"bobby-sisters" in reference to two male police officers in a squad car (may have British roots),
I'm sure there are many more, but the hour is late (or early) depending on.
edit: the first and third expression was auto-deleted, so I guess the other words are still acceptable for use on these boards.
When I was in grade school (50's, early 60's) the most common term in my neighborhood was "fruit".
High school - after 1964 - is when my favorite expression ever became most popular in my area of town. It still makes me smile. It was "gearbox". Handed down from older brothers, I remember. Only old boomers like me, from my area of Toronto, seem to remember it. Don't know if it was said anywhere else, but that was the term through my teens.
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Here's a dvd documentary of Brando - narrated by Marlon himself.
Charting his exceptional career as an actor as well as his life away from the stage and screen, this documentary explores the complexities of the man by telling the story uniquely from Brando's perspective, entirely in his own voice.
Someone apparently called it "a masterpiece"
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Legalize (1998) was made by TNT and features James Garner, Mary-Louise Parker, Kathleen Turner, Gina Gershon and Edward Kerr. Very funny.
Ironically both the previous VCR and newer DVD are both rated "R" for "some sexuality." I would say PG by recent standards.
That was a made for cable movie.
They are different from the original made-for-tv movies. Much different content standards.
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But the 3% to 5% range is now generally accepted.
Accepted by who? You?
Certainly not by the homosexual community.
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There are various estimates of the LGBT population in the U.S. It is usually in the 3% to 5% range. I doubt that is very different from what it was years ago.People are just more comfortable today about being out.
I've heard some homosexual organizations measure it at 10 - 15 percent. Still lots not out yet, apparently.
With all the young women now finding it stylish to lz out, I wouldn't be surprised if it was up even higher.
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Who's that librarian? What's her name?
Megan, I think.
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'The Old Man Who Cried Wolf' (1970)
Edward G. Robinson, Diane Baker, Ruth Roman, Martin Balsam, Edward Asner, Sam Jaffe.
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I want it to come out so we'll be that much closer to October.
The autumn months seem usually to be my favorites.
Arcane phrases from the classic era
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The slang form of "teats" has always been frowned upon in civil company.
But it's still one of my favorites (it's the word that immediately pops into my head when I see an admirable pair) and I still hear it from guys all the time. They just tend to not say it too much when there's women around.