JackFavell

Thanks, T! I'd love to see it. I designed my own kitchen when we remodeled, after going to about a kajillion designers who all told me what I COULDN'T have, and it works well. I just get really tired of the impulse to turn everything into a Mcmansion. We may have trouble selling our house eventually, because our kitchen is a separate room from the rest of the house. It's ridiculous.

> {quote:title=movieman1957 wrote:}{quote}*And speaking of that, Frank, I am so glad you said you were missing the Marx Brothers! That's the greatest thing in the world to me, because so much of the fun of these great comedies is going back to them over time. I feel the same about Laurel and Hardy and Chaplin and Keaton, and to some extent Hope and Crosby and Abbott and Costello. I really do miss them when I haven't had a dose for a while.* > > I get that way too. One of the things I leave and come back to is classical music. Sometimes I'll go months and not listen to it but when I get back to it I am surprised I let it get away. But I have to sit and listen to it. It's too long to play in the car so it gets away. > > Like you I have those same things with the Marxes, L&H and Keaton. They are all familiar enough but it is nice to come back and visit. At times there is a nostalgia about them. Gosh, if I couldn't go back and watch the Marxes, life would be a pretty empty and sad place. I have to tell you, after going back to watch Duck Soup recently, I realized that fully half the scenes I loved in Marx Bros. movies were from this film! I think it's one I watched so much, I had to let it rest for a while... I'm glad I did, it was soooo good coming back to it.

Yeah, who lives in those ballrooms masquerading as simple country homes? It especially bugged me when we were redoing our kitchen. Every article I read showed these gigantic kitchens, or talked about 'simply bumping out a wall' to increase the size of the cooking area. We could fit our entire house inside some of these grandiose kitchens. And we are not able to bump out a wall, the only one on the kitchen that we possibly might do that with, is a load bearing wall, and the staircase is on it. So show me how to make my small kitchen work while looking good, why don'tcha?

It's one of those movies that's really fallen by the wayside, but it's very good! I agree on all counts, it's just funny! MissG - whew! I'm glad I'm not the only one out there on the lonely mountain top with The Sandpiper! See, I can fall right into this movie, the vibe of it and the look of it, and yet I can't get into Dr. Z???? what is wrong with me?

> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:} > Jackie---i totally forgot about Gene Kelly in *What a Way to Go!*, too...and now I remember it's because he is sooo annoying and grating from the very start. All the other guys I could see what had Shirley interested, but not "Pinky" (even his name annoyed me). I must have completely blocked him out of my mind, I simply couldn't remember him at all, and I think it's because he's just a big jerk right from the get go. Or maybe I used to go get a snack during his segment! I do remember the ending though, I thought that bed in the champagne glass was the height of cool when I was younger. You know, this would make a good double feature with *Penelope*. > And no need to apologize about *Doctor Z*, in fact I'm the one who has to apologize since the whole love story is just wrong on so many levels. I'm in love with the film itself and though I don't go for propaganda or political messages in movies, I thought Lean's commentary on private (individual) life vs. the communistic ideology sweeping the country was very powerfully done. Seeing it all through the eyes (Yuri's/Lean's) of an emotional poet is what gets me, I guess. Oh no, I am not against anyone else liking it! I just can't get past it personally. It's one of the rare movies that brings out the prude in me. I get too mad. I should really like the idea of a poet's view of events. It's right up my alley. I do love the sweep of the picture, politically. It's really very very good at showing the personal take on ideological war, like you said... the fallout for each family during that time. I best like Tom Courtenay's acting and Richardson's. But the Courtenay character, he's so icy cold that it's almost impossible to believe him. I really do love Omar and Julie, they are perfect and act very well. I like them together, but the storyline bothers me enough that I can't fall into it like I want to. Rod Steiger doesn't help, he just gives me the creeps, although at the end he does sort of redeem himself, if you can be redeemed for such a thing. And who wouldn't want that gorgeous little cabin out there in the daffodils? It always makes me laugh, how good a decorator Lara is with nothing on hand. > Another more problematic Lean film for me is *Ryan's Daughter*. At least in DZ there was the upheaval of an entire regime and way of life to make some "excuse" (though there is no excuse, only selfishness, really) for the upheaval in personal lives...in RD there is only boredom. Which makes it very modern in that respect. Plus, I really do not like Sarah Miles. She's utterly lacking in any humor, but then, so is her character. Mitchum and John Mills are excellent. So is Trevor Howard and, of course, the scenery. The story is almost identical to the love story in DZ except the genders are reversed. It's the wife that is straying. I have never seen Ryan's Daughter all the way through, but what I have seen of it, I really liked. I'll have to give it a try and see if I enjoy it any better that Dr.Z. I like Sarah Miles, probably because one of my favorite movies as a kid was *Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines*, another *Great Race* type episodic film with lots of characters thrown together to make one giant television stomping movie. > I've seen *Vacation From Marriage* (and always thought by the title it was one of those Debbie Reynolds or Rock Hudson sex comedies of the 1960s) and agree it was extremely realistic. I was quite surprised by how thoroughly it tackles a subject rarely touched-upon in war times (the results of extended separation on a marriage). *The Best Years of Our Lives* does the same, but this movie was much grimmer, I thought, though I don't remember the ending. Yes, the title is just so misleading! I would never have watched it had I been going by the title alone. It covers such a huge topic that absolutely no one else was dealing with. And the acting is superb. What I like is that it's funny and dramatic all in one film. I can't believe I'd never heard of it before, it's a hidden gem. The film does have a very serious dark side, but I think it then swings around deftly to the lighter again by the end. I really enjoyed it, it's one of my favorite discoveries. > I had forgotten about Barbara being locked in the sanatorium in *Witness to Murder*. The story fell short there, especially if you are casting anyone as sensible and believable as Stanwyck. Maybe Gary would have been more excusable to not to believe Gloria Grahame or Lucille Ball. Gloria Grahame would have been killer at this role, Barbara didn't really get that twinge of hysteria that might have really given this film more of a questioning attitude - did she see it or didn't she? That might have been a better angle to direct the film from, it's so straightforward that she really did see it that we are constantly irked by Merrill. But that did up the suspense quotient a lot, wondering how long it would take Sanders to decide to kill her... I agree too about how one can watch these as a light snack, rather than going for the heavier meal movies many times. I expect I will watch it again and again. And speaking of that, Frank, I am so glad you said you were missing the Marx Brothers! That's the greatest thing in the world to me, because so much of the fun of these great comedies is going back to them over time. I feel the same about Laurel and Hardy and Chaplin and Keaton, and to some extent Hope and Crosby and Abbott and Costello. I really do miss them when I haven't had a dose for a while. It's great to me to know you will go back and revisit them. > And I agree *Robin Hood* is one of those "perfect" films that just takes your breath away with how flawless it is start-to-finish. I get reeally goopy over some films, just how perfect they are. It literally chokes me up. Also knowing that war was looming just ahead, and that Hollywood would change so drastically after, makes a movie like Robin Hood or GWTW unattainable for me. These movies are my Twelve Oaks.... something we can only dream about now because they only exist in a dream world.

No, I never spoke to Mike. As I said, he was ahead of me in the plane, and I was a kid. I don't even think I knew I could get up and walk around the plane. It was definitely him though. When we were leaving, I was trying to push up ahead to get to him, but he got to the aisle before our row was let out and was gone before I could catch up. I looked at that Houzz site, it's amazing! I was looking through the garden part, and also some of the modern interiors. Very nice... like I need another site to get lost in.... You are right about Cote de Texas, it's very classy. And those photos are to die for, full size pics that take forever to load but it's so worth it when they do. A few years ago I ordered a book on french design and had to laugh when I got it, it was all that Texas french, where they ruin the whole thing with lots of faux leopard skin and that trashy glam thing you are talking about. Oy!

I haven't seen Houzz, I meant to look it up when you mentioned it. Cote de Texas and H of T are bookmarked on my computer...though sometimes Cote de Texas makes me laugh because they revel in that Texas French look rather than the real thing. Mostly though it's a great looking website. Most of my other favorites, like Trouvais, Bloomsbury Life and StyleCourt are either no longer up and running or they have gone back to topics I'm not very interested in. Did I mention I saw Mike Douglas on an airplane once in Chicago? I totally forgot about it. I saw a shock of henna'd hair swept sideways about 3 rows in front of me, and it was Mike.

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}I'm soon headed out for a family game night. It's something I often do on Saturday nights. I also get to see my niece, Scarlett. Yeah, I live quite the bachelor life. > > But I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed all of your answers. They were excellent. I'll try to reply to them tomorrow. > > Have a good night! OK, no problems! Life always seems to catch up to me when I want to write back to you too. I'll see you tomorrow, if you can.

Oh no, that was as risque as it ever got on afternoon Mike! I actually really think they were talking about pants, not what was inside them...since all three guests were short...one of them was probably Robert Morse who I dearly loved and who was always on Mike...but still.....ewwww! Merv and Mike were almost interchangeable, but I liked Mike better. Merv had a sort of bad actor/washed up boy singer vibe about him and he liked bad puns. Mike had a racy streak, wearing plaid jackets a lot. House of Turquoise is a blog that MissG clued me in on. http://www.houseofturquoise.com/ Edited by: JackFavell on Feb 16, 2013 7:19 PM

Nice built ins.

Is that the one with Charlie transmigrated into the body of Debbie Reynolds? I always liked that one for some reason. I now have to go look at it, just for the beach house.

Yes, I forgot Charge of the Light Brigade excellent! I am not as fond of The Sea Hawk, but it's a very good film. I'm not crazy about Brenda Marshall. I have never seen Objective Burma, but it's got a very good reputation - being one of Flynn's best if you overlook the WWII propaganda parts. I NEVER miss Since You Went Away when it's on. What a great movie! Another of Colbert's best, not to mention everyone else in it.

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}Hey there, Spunky! -- Hey there! > Yes, that's the film. Dean doesn't have a segment. Dick Van Dyke is the small store owner in town and he's happy with that. Then he feels like he's not treating his wife well enough and works extra hard to make money so that they don't live poorly. Paul Newman is the artist who doesn't care about money who eventually sells out. Robert Mitchum is the millionaire who decides to leave the business world to return to his farming youth. Gene Kelly is a local lounge singer clown who goes on to hit the bigtime. Oh that's right, Dean is Dick's rival! I remember now. I still don't remember the Gene Kelly part, I must not have liked it. I wonder if he's rather unpleasant in this section? I probably blocked it out. Sometimes I love Gene and then other times he seems.... not so nice, bitter and egotistical. >If you and Frank want a really good marital movie, there is one called Vacation from a Marriage aka Perfect Strangers (1945) starring Robert Donat and Deborah Kerr as two mousy people who are married, but then go through WWII, mostly separated by their different roles in the war. They have to get to know one another all over again after their experiences. It's excellent, and I know you both like the actors. It was a hidden gem for me. The hard part is finding it. Don't be put off by the title, Ro. The original British one, Perfect Strangers is a MUCH better title for it. I think you'd each like it in your own way. > > *That sounds good to me! I'll watch it in the next group.* Do you already have it? How did you do that????!!! > Really?! You always surprise me with your cries. This is one of my cries at how well done a movie is, not the story per se. I just love the way this movie goes so fast, and the directing and acting is just lovely. That fight scene is the best ever, except for maybe Prisoner of Zenda. No, even better than Zenda. > Blasphemy! I'm not that big on Michael Curtiz. He's very middling to me. He may grow on you later. He's one of those who many folks overlook. > What I've seen of Curtiz: > > > 1. Casablanca (30 overall) > 2. The Breaking Point (259 overall) > 3. The Kennel Murder Case (428 overall) > 4. The Adventures of Robin Hood (436 overall) > 5. The Proud Rebel > 6. We're No Angels > 7. Mildred Pierce > 8. The Comancheros > 9. Captain Blood > 10. Angels with Dirty Faces > 11. Doctor X Well, I think you probably won't find anything that will change your mind, but if you watch *Black Fury* *The Walking Dead* *The Sea Wolf* *Dive Bomber* *The Unsuspected* and *Flamingo Road* then maybe you will like him better, or maybe not. Those are some of his darker films. I won't make you watch *Yankee Doodle Dandy* or *Elizabeth and Essex,* but he was a VERY versatile director and one of my favorites. > I was most taken by the opening of the film. "Bravado" is the perfect word. How Errol Flynn plays that opening scene really grabbed me. Such swagger. From then on, I was mostly entertained but not to the level of the beginning. My least favorite part of the film is the archery competition. Errol is the only Robin Hood. It seems amazing to me that no one thought he was a good actor. He's sublimely perfect as Robin. There was never anyone who could touch him for this type of role, the hero with a touch of the devil. And he's so funny, you can't help but love him. It's so effective here. > They had some nice scenes but they never won me over completely. It's probably Olivia de Havilland. I don't always fall for her. Errol was in love with her in real life. I think you can see a difference between their scenes together and any other woman he ever worked with. You can see he really loves her in every look, every gesture. I think because she was a real lady, and he respected her. I think she might have loved him too, but knew he was not the marrying kind. It's rather sad, their story. > I don't even remember the sword moment you speak of! How embarrassing! I just didn't find any emotional moments in the film. I saw it as more of a straightforward adventure tale. At the very end, King Richard comes home and they all fight against John's men. There's the big fight between Robin and Sir Guy (Basil Rathbone) who goes over the steps. Robin goes to rescue Maid Marian, and the band of merry men start to win against John. Robin lets Marian out of the dungeon cell, and they embrace. The next shot opens with swords being thrown down as the scene opens outward to reveal Richard standing there, and Robin's men dropping their weapons in front of him and kneeling before him. I don't know why I find the throwing down of swords moving. > I prefer the films from my childhood, such as *Raiders of the Lost Ark*. From the classic world, I prefer *Gunga Din* or *The Lives of a Bengal Lancer*. Is it the costumes? Gunga Din is just as good. I can't really remember Bengal Lancer but I did like it when I was young. Robin Hood is the one from my childhood. I love best the joshing banter of the merry men, and the way they meet, and fight each other before joining the gang. I always liked the scene with Friar Tuck, when they make fun of him being rotund, but then he dunks Robin in the creek. Ditto Little John's scene on the log across the river. > Very good! I've yet to watch any of those and have all of them on DVD. Great! I have a feeling I know what you will say about Desperate Journey. > What I've seen of his, to date: > > > 1. The Dawn Patrol > 2. The Adventures of Robin Hood > 3. Cry Wolf > 4. Northern Pursuit > 5. Captain Blood > 6. The Sun Also Rises Those are all good ones. I am very fond of Errol, he's underrated, and always knew it. It bothered him that people only saw him as this guy in tights. I wish he hadn't been so willing to destroy himself. > I agree, the cast is sensational. It's an interesting mix of American and British. Donald Pleasence is the one I was most surprised by. I really liked James Garner and Charles Bronson. Richard Attenborough is someone I usually like a lot. Donald Pleasence is a far cry from his roles in Will Penny and the horror films. He's spectacularly, quietly good. He's so underplayed it makes me ache for him. I do cry here too, for him and for little Angus Lennie. And for the fifty. It's a true story. > I wasn't into the "moonshine" scene. Seeing Charles Bronson fall apart was stunning. I wasn't expecting that. I think the moonshine moment is to set up the drama of what happens right after it, the finding of the tunnels. It's full of unexpected moments. That's what makes it great. I swear the first time I saw it, I sat there stunned at the fifty scene. I couldn't believe that they got that far only to have that happen. And Charles Bronson, shaking, unable to even breathe with fear? Wow. It's my favorite of his performances. I had a crush on him when I first saw this one. He's so vulnerable. You were captivated - well, it's one of those movies that everyone says, " I don't like war movies, but I like The Great Escape." It's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance of war movies. > It's a really good score; very catchy. I always turn it up when the little march comes on. It's humorous and sets the jaunty, almost rebellious tone of the film. > I did like Steve in the film. He's the know-it-all rebel but with a heart. It's a great role for him. But I was amazed to find out that it's not his film. I thought everything would center around him. It's quite the opposite. Nope, he's only one of many. It works so well, to set him off from the others. He's seen to very good advantage here. But they all play off each other exceptionally well, each story hinges on the main one. I like Garner here tremendously too, but he's very different from McQueen the other American. I love his scenes with the German guard. I love the Germans here too. None of them is really evil, except for the scene towards the end with the fifty. > Not yet. That's planned for the next bunch. I'm trying to reach 10 films for Samuel Fuller. I have three to go. Awesome! The student becomes the master, Grasshopper. > Oh, I also liked Carroll and Debbie. It's just Jimmy and Gregory played my kind of men. I could relate to both of them, in a way. And of course I'm going to like the women who fall for such men. I almost thought I wasn't going to like Jimmy. He pulled it off for me, but I was mad at his reticence, though I understood it. I kind of wished it had been played by someone else. > You're exactly right. I think it's a wonderful-looking film. Love the scenery. And the way they set up certain scenes, with deep deep background. Someone would be framed by the landscape, or the river, for instance, in that scene where the little group was attacked by the merchant's henchmen. You could see for miles, and the set ups for Jimmy sneaking up on them were beautiful. Man really was dwarfed by nature. I wish that it had had one vision, though, the film was a bit choppy, and would have been better had they stuck with that original viewpoint. One director I guess. > I also loved Gable. Both he and Burt are so commanding and to see them work through everything is remarkable. The ending is magnificent. I loved the tension with the sub attacks. For me, this is a far better film than *The Mutiny on the Bounty*. Oh I don't know, I really am liking *Mutiny on the Bounty* lately. Wait do you mean the 1935 one? I can't even get through the other. It's definitely more compact a film than Bounty. Very tight, and I'm not talking about just the living quarters. The film is kind of spare. Right to the point. But of course that's Wise all the way. I think Frank Lloyd, the director of Bounty was a little longwinded, but it works for me in Bounty. He tended to do specialized work in costume pictures, but I like the manliness in Bounty. It doesn't pull any punches and it's not frilly or anything. It's just a little bit long. But the shots of the ships and the rigging, are tremendously beautiful, and the wrecking of the boats is exciting. > I'm glad to hear you like it. The feel is rather Hitchcockian; 30s Hitchcock. The tossing together of different personalities also reminded me a little of *A Canterbury Tale*. The stories are far different, though. I enjoyed seeing these people from different countries looking to work together. The locations Jacques Tourneur chose really added to the film, too. I can see that Canterbury Tale feeling totally. All those different people with different backgrounds working to do something good. I think it's the Tourneur-ism of the movie that I like, the feel. > Wow! Now I did know that you didn't like it, but I didn't know you loathed it. > I would be surprised many women would like this film, actually. Yet, I suppose that's who really likes it! When Yuri (Omar Sharif) is bouncing back and forth between the two towns while his wife is... I figured that would have most women spitting venom. It does me anyway. And I like Julie Christie. And Omar actually too. It's just they are soooo bland. I also can't stand Rita Tushingham. Everyone else is so much more interesting than Yuri and Lara. The film just doesn't work for me. I like Ralph Richardson, and Geraldine Chaplin. She's the one I go to for Geraldine Page quirkiness, I don't like Page but I do like Chaplin. > So what makes the love story of *Doctor Zhivago* different than *Brief Encounter* ? They seem similar. In *Brief Encounter* they never succumb. They really are kept apart, by their own sense of nobility and goodness. they know they will absolutely destroy everyones lives. The voice over is just fantastic, and Celia Johnson is an overwhelmingly great actress. Plus there is this incredibly beautiful and TRUE script, which describes love and heartache so well. I find none of this in Dr. Zhivago. I don't find any real passion between Sharif and Christie, and the script is not something I can relate to. There are no truisms in it that I can latch onto. I don't care. I don't even really care about Chaplin much either, and I find her more sympathetic. They all are awful in their own way. I find all the characters unpleasant. Sorry, MissG! > As much as I like Lawrence (Gary Merrill) in the film, he's maddening with all of his rebukes and how he does treat Cheryl (Barbara Stanwyck). I blame the script with that. It gets to be too repetitive. But I loved all the of logical explanations Richter (George Sanders) gives for everything. That was a treat. And does anyone deliver such lies any better than George? No. I agree with you pretty much on this film. I do almost always like Gary Merrill, but he was the agent of the whole rebuking part, which was a flaw in the script to me. > I feel that you are right. I think it's the power of Audrey that ultimately wins people over. Most definitely. And she's so gamine, so loving, so longing here. Here's a film that is filled with the truth of longing for someone completely unsuited for you. An image you made up in your mind of someone. I prefer Maurice Chevalier to John what's his name as the dad, but he's very good too. And Billy Wilder is just marvelous at getting that sort of upper class/lower class thing, and the European ambience of the film, the fashion of it. I do like Bogie, but he's a bit spotty here, one time too cold, one time too harsh... as in the olive scene with his dad, which is funny, but the one scene I cringe at, he seems too mean there. But he's such a pro, I do end up believing him in the end with Audrey.

Ah, great to see another westerns fan around these parts. It's nice to meet you! There are some good galleries in the westerns forum where you might be able to post some of your memorabilia, or you could start a thread of your own to show off your collection, if you have time or the inclination. As soon as I saw your name I thought of The Wild Bunch. I'm a big Ben Johnson fan myself.

I like *The Sandpiper* - probably because I'm an Aquarius and a free spirited artist (though not a painter).... and because of Elizabeth's ultra bohemian, pre-seventies beach house.

If you and Frank want a really good marital movie, there is one called *Vacation from a Marriage* aka *Perfect Strangers* (1945) starring Robert Donat and Deborah Kerr as two mousy people who are married, but then go through WWII, mostly separated by their different roles in the war. They have to get to know one another all over again after their experiences. It's excellent, and I know you both like the actors. It was a hidden gem for me. The hard part is finding it. Don't be put off by the title, Ro. The original British one, *Perfect Strangers* is a MUCH better title for it. I think you'd each like it in your own way. As for *The Three Musketeers*, the parts I love best are Lana's evilness, and her scenes with Vincent Price, Gene's jumping around (some of the footage was used in Singing in the Rain for the silent movie part), and Van Heflin. It's all very tongue in cheek, which I always like. You can see where the seventies version came from (which I love) watching this one. Frank - Speaking of tongue in cheek, *Robin Hood!* Oh I adore this movie. It's so perfect. It's one of those films that makes me cry at the end, it's SO well done. I think it may just be Michael Curtiz best film (sorry Casablanca fans). I love every minute of it, from the opening pages of the book, to the bookend ending, to Una O'Connor to Herbert Mundin, to the bravado of the men, to the three or four very different villains, to the look of it , the color, and the sound of it. It has a musical score that I can recognize faster than any other film ever made, and The casting is PERFECTION. Another huge plus is Errol and Olivia, they are so .... ahhhhh together. Just a brilliant piece of filmmaking, a perfect fairy tale. I AM surprised you said there was very little emotion in it, for me, it's one of the most emotional movies I can watch, but maybe that's inside me, rather than inside the movie. When the men put down their swords at the end, I cry EVERY TIME. There will never be as great an adventure film. If you like Errol, I can recommend *They Died With Their Boots On* (pay no attention to the ridiculous history lesson, just enjoy it for what it is), *Gentleman Jim*, and a couple of other oddball Walsh films, *Uncertain Glory* and *Desperate Journey.* Uncertain Glory is a really REALLY weird movie, but I ended up liking it. I am very happy you liked *The Great Escape* so much. It's almost as great a favorite for me as Robin Hood. It's an exceptional war film, and I think it's one of the few all star cast films to really work. I love every bloomin' actor in it - it plays to their strengths, whether it's James Garner, or Richard Attenborough, or the unsung Gordon Jackson and James Donald, or my favorite little man, Angus Lennie. There is great humor in it, and great drama. Again, the story is gripping, and the actors are cast to perfection. I like the liquor scene, the way James Garner works his magic stealing every possible item he can, and how moving Charles Bronson is. You really do never feel the length, it's that absorbing a story. Love the music! Especially Steve McQueen's cooler theme. Steve is awesome here, I'll always love him for this movie and *Love with the Proper Stranger.* He's so iconic on that bike. When the music comes up at the end, you know he's just going to try again. *I Shot Jesse James* - have you seen *The Baron of Arizona* yet? I like that one a lot. I just recently watched *How the West Was Won* for the first time, I'd always avoided it. I ended up liking it,surprisingly enough - though you are right, the first generation is the most interesting. It's funny, you liked Jimmy and Greg, where I concentrated on Debbie and Caroll. Boy, the way they used cinemascope was AMAZING. I loved those long wide deep shots, incredibly interesting. Makes me wonder who did the bulk of the shooting of those backgrounds, because they were able to encompass so many planes of view - that really worked for me. *Run Silent Run Deep* - I just loved Gable here. Two strong male personalities, and there is no question who the King of film is. I can't think of anyone else who could make you take your eyes off of Burt. I really like *Berlin Express,* for that ambience and the lighting it has, and for some of the twists. It's got a good cast, Paul Lukas can never go wrong in my book. The Cat and the Canary (1939) - not as funny as the ghost breakers; bob is so young. I loved it! You're right, it's not as funny of a film, but it plays very well as a horror flick. I thought it was very enjoyable. After watching it, I was craving to see another film like it. How about *The Cat and the Canary* (1927)? Oh yeah.... If you think Ro would hate *Dr. Zhivago,* I absolutely loathe it! It's the only Lean film I can't get into. I want badly to like it, but for me, it's got the two most boring people in it as the leads, and plus, I really can't get over the "love means you can do anything you like" kind of story. I out-Ro, Ro herself on this one. Call me a prude, but I can't get into it because of that. They do look gorgeous together, and I can't fault Leans' movie making ability here. *Witness to Murder* - just OK, but with a good cast. I love it when George goes all subtly Nazi. You are right about the mundane story. It kind of ticked me off when no one believed Babs because she was a woman. I love *Sabrina,* but one has to forgive many things in it. I remember being shocked at *SPWH,* How scary it was. There is also *Three Came Home,* another war movie with Colbert. Oh and I always liked *What a Way to Go!* I have no idea why. Probably my fascination with episodic tales. Is this the one with Robert Cummings as the psychiatrist? I like the DIck Van Dyke episode, and I find the Paul Newman episode very funny, though I don't like him at all as a companion. Robert Mitchum's the best, and I can't really remember the Gene Kelly or the Dean Martin episodes. Can someone just write a brief sentence on each of their sections, so it will pop back into my head? Edited by: JackFavell on Feb 16, 2013 10:54 AM Edited by: JackFavell on Feb 16, 2013 11:01 AM

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}Oops, I've got chandeliers on the brain, ha! Too much time spent at the Houzz site staring at the drool-worthy Provencal, French and Italian Riviera interior designs... I'm addicted to House of Turquoise.

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}So glad you enjoyed these, Jackie. You must try to finish watching Captain Kirk's performance, because he gets progressively worse than you can imagine, lol, with some porn-sax musical accompaniment and a bizarrely appreciative audience egging him on. And then at the end it sounds like the usually sane Mike Douglas is shouting "Good!" (maybe Mike just let out with that in sheer relief that it was over...) Van looks very dapper in the Benny pix. And who doesn't love Lee Marvin? (I want that chandelier, too!) Nooooo! Don't make me watch it ALL.... I think I'd have to commit myself to Chumley's Rest after that. Now I'll show how old I am by saying that Mike continually had on all his peeps - those toupee wearing, pop singing guys who all looked vaguely like Mike himself. Shatner was on more than once, I believe, and I remember (in fact I can't get it out of my brain) a conversation between three of his guests and Mike where they discussed how low the crotch in their pants hung - this has stuck with me for years... one of those little tidbits that clung to the inside of my brain and disturbs me occasionally in the same way Shatner's singing disturbs me.

Jake, thanks SO much for that version of Jambalaya. What a birthday present! It's like sending me a party! And thanks for posting great music. You ALWAYS make me so happy when I see your choices for the day. Hope you had a WONDERFUL Valentine's day, mi amigo.

> {quote:title=bagladymimi wrote:}{quote}Happy Birthday, Jack! And I am sure Rebecca sends her regards as well! Mimi, thanks for the birthday wishes! I always get a kick out of your thoughtful posts. It's nice to know that someone has similar tastes to mine.

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote} > > So do you get twice the gifts and loving on your day? I hope you do! You deserve it. Awwww... I'll tell you, I don't deserve a friend like you, white hat. How nice of you to remind me of my film triumph in guessing what movies you would actually like, LOL! What a sweet picture. I feel like I'm getting a lot of love from you guys today, and it feels good. Thanks for the love and thanks most especially for always caring what _I_ am interested in. You're a rare breed, friend.

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:} > Jaxxxon, you know how I feel about 'cha. A *VERY* Happy Birthday to you! > > I do know, and thank you for sending that handsome 'frappe glass' shaped man with the curly black locks to me. A PERFECT birthday present..... ooh la la! :x :x

Kyle!!! That's so sweet of you to send that BEAUTIFUL cupid to wish me a happy birthday! I love the colors. You can tell the cupid to send his arrows right straight up to that gorgeous hunk of man, Victor Mature, who happens to be hovering right over his little airplane. Thanks for thinking of me. :x

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}Happy Valentine's Day Birthday, Jackie! Love ya! > > >Bronxgirl48 wrote: > > > > hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Oh my gosh, I LOOOOVE that Jack Benny birthday song!I am TOTALLY stealing that, and sending it out to my friends. Jack Benny is such a favorite of mine. I've always been so proud I had his birthday. In that picture on the video, Dennis Day looks sloshed to the gills. The scene from Cat Ballou is perfect, I love that movie! I seriously want that candelabra. I'm sorry, I couldn't get past the line "When I was seventeen" in that William Shatner video. I had to turn it off....I was already cracking up too hard at his facial stylings.... Thanks for making me laugh hard, Mrs. Valentino!

> {quote:title=movieman1957 wrote:}{quote}Wendy: > > You know M&Ms upside down are W&Ws. That way when I have some I think of you. The only drawback is it is much harder to say. > > Best wishes for a grand day. Chris, you are a dear! That is the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me! I LOVE the idea of m&m's reminding you of me. I'm very touched, even though I actually laughed when I read your post... I doubt they would have gotten the contract for w&w's....