JackFavell

Hey, Mica. I gotta quit now or we won't have any food prepared tomorrow! I just wanted to get that darn Q out of the way! Have a good night and happy Thanksgiving!

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LOL - "What's your name?" "Clint. Clint Eastwood." "What kind of a stupid name is that?!"

Edna May Oliver

This question is actually about *The Hunchback of Notre Dame*. Please correct me and send me to another thread if this does not belong here. Was anyone else impressed with the acting of Esmerelda's mother? was this Kate Lester as Mme de Condelaurier or am I just getting the character's names wrong? I just thought she was fabulous. I have never seen this movie before, and I admit I fell asleep part way through, but this woman just captured my heart and imagination. I felt so awful for her- hating the gypsies as she did, and then when she realized that the girl she hated so much was actually her own daughter, well, I have to say, I cried. Her acting was wonderful.

You are sooo gonna get it, Kathy......

First, I'll tell my least favorite moment from the movie: As a kid, I used to get so freaked out when the Wicked Witch would replace Auntie Em inside the crystal ball.... My favorite moment? No question.... It was always when the Cowardly Lion would jump out the window. My favorite line? *"And remember, my sentimental friend, that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others."* Favorite actor? The funny thing is, to me, the most beautiful part in the movie takes place in Kansas.....

CK- That sounds like so much fun! I hope they go on tour around the country.

Way......ell, thank ya kindly, ma'am! I don't mind just a settin' a whahl......

OK. I used to love to clean the erasers and blackboards, BTW.

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote} > What I love about Elmer Bernstein is you can hear how his themes are informed by the influence of Aaron Copeland, with those soaringly lyrical "American" melodies. Informed, but not overwhelmed by them. I like that he didn't just quote Copland, he created more of that distinctly "American" sound.

Oh, golly, guys. Is there a red faced little emoticon I can stick up here? Thank you for saying that. I just feel a lot of empathy right now for the folks with big dreams who were stuck in tiny lives.

(a la Lou Costello) "I'm a baaaad boy....." (or girl, as the case may be)

Did I mention I would have made a lousy Quaker??

Did, too!

Alright. I'm gonna take a stab at this thread. Although I am fairly new to the western genre, there are reasons that I am becoming enthralled with the western. I have always had a strong urge to escape the mundane qualities of life- lately doing the dishes and housework, for instance! But I think the western, or at least a good western helps me to feel like I have the elbow room I require to keep going on my journey through life. I believe that my need for adventure and beauty mimics the same need that Easterners in the past had - to get out and find some land of their own, not beholden to anyone for a living. I think that these pioneers discovered hardship beyond anything they had ever experienced, but also beauty to the same degree. Sometimes I'm cramped and I'm crowded here, And I long for elbow room. How I long to reach for altitude, Where the fairest flowers bloom. It won't be long before I pass, Into that city fair. With fifty miles of elbow room, On either side to spare. Oh, when the gates swing wide on the other side, Just beyond the sunset sea. There'll be room to spare as we enter there. There'll be room for you and room for me. Oh, the gates are wide on the other side, Where the fairest flowers bloom. On the right hand and on the left hand, Fifty miles of elbow room. Now this spiritual song is about finding Heaven, but the people who actually made it to their destinations must have felt like they were finding a little bit of heaven in the West.... (or maybe they felt like they were finding the other place!). But the westerns I like best have that sense of "elbow room". I like too the idea that things would be more "open" in a social sense- that people of all kinds could live together peacefully. When I watch a beautiful landscape in these movies - wide open spaces and big sky above, I internalize that sense of openness, I also remember the dry prairies and open fields of my youth.... it just makes me feel a little less clenched and tight. The westerns I like are also thoughtful - about the land and who owns it; why it makes one free, and why it leaves men isolated. I guess I like contradictions brought together.... and the western helps me understand mankind in all it's contradictions...... Message was edited by: JackFavell Message was edited by: JackFavell

Even better, take that inkwell and throw it in his face...... On second thought, maybe he only says that stuff because he perceives weakness. If Will still had some power, he probably wouldn't say anything.... he's probably a "kick em when their down" kind of person......

I have always hated that hotel clerk... but this time I kind of felt a grudging respect for him- at least he said what he thought, and I think he would have said the same right to Will's face! Martin- I agree that he cares about Will, and that he is right, that he would be a liability, but it always bothers me anyway. If he simply stood up and walked with Will, Herb might not have backed down, and there would have been three to face the men, and others would have followed. But of course, there would have been no script then!

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