JackFavell

Oh How adorable! That puppy is so leetle! And he's so stylin with his tiny fifties glasses! I want one. Thanks Maven for telling me that this post was here. I don't even get a notification for a thread I STARTED? Sheesh.

I should send them a letter. It is the original show, not one of the spin-offs. I am quite sure you could produce a higher quality script for the show. Its pretty graphic, though, so make sure you are not squeamish on the night you watch. Some of the eps really bother me. I only watch it once in a while, though A likes it.

The fact that no one who worked on the show knew this really bothers me. I'd love to see them use a script by you! Edited by: JackFavell on Sep 30, 2011 11:46 AM

I'll be sure to check it out. I really like Litvak. Not to mention Yul.:x

Ugaarte! It's great to hear from you!!! So happy you are back. jeff is right, the drapey girl is Billie Dove. The other photo with the bunny is Mary Pickford. That Esther Ralston is magnificent, Jeff! Edited by: JackFavell on Sep 30, 2011 10:55 AM

Oh that's a beauty - I can't figure out which gal is prettier.

That's right, they always are so meticulous about murder scenes... one could only wish they were as meticulous about their scripts.

The most interesting thing about the inherent racism in *The Birth of a Nation* is that Griffith was so sensitive in other stories. I find it so odd when placing TBOAN up against *The Red Man's View,* which was made 6 years earlier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6wJedYOgS0

Some people look for Hitch's cameos in his films.... I look for the girl with the glasses now. There is almost always one. Like Hirschfeld's Ninas. Andrew likes watching CSI and we watched last week's episode lat night. The team had a mystery they were trying to unravel, with multiple killers a la *Murder on the Orient Express*.... except the writers got the title wrong! They kept saying it was *Strangers on a Train*.... over and over. Oh, my gosh I wanted to reach into the TV and strangle someone for not catching that big blooper. Sheesh. If you are going to reference something, double check your facts. It really took away any enjoyment I might have gotten out of the reference. I was biting my tongue and pounding my fist into my hand to keep from ruining Andrew's show by yelling at the TV.

HA!

To tell the truth, I forgot they were sisters, not cousins. I really like Pat but they look nothing alike, and act even more different. I think you just captured Pat's appeal in this movie... she's our voice in the film. I think you are right, the movie is very stylized... and that is something I almost always like, as long as there is emotion underneath.

I think I have a name for that girl band I always wanted to start up. The Bleeping Eeeks. To me, Jerry seems far more attuned to what Charlotte needs and wants. He's the one who strokes her ego and props her up, makes her feel great about herself. But then, Dr. Jaquith gives her the tools to stand up to Gladys Cooper, so that's something. it's too bad we can't haveour cake and eat it too. Maybe if Dr. JAquith were played by Sean Connery.....

So I guess we see eye to eye....

EEK! Yeah I'll stick with Jerry.

I haven't yet looked at the October sched. Are there particular reasons you like SOAT so much, Hibi? I'm finding it hard to say why I like it so much, but it has something to do with Hitch's tight mise-en-scene, and the pleasure of watching the cat and mouse stuff play out. I think Hitch is really in control of this film from beginning to end, he never lets any of the strings slide out of his hand. Every scene is so good, there are no slack parts.

sigh.... I do love Jerry. I've never understood Bette's comment that she thought that Charlotte should end up with Dr. Jaquith!

Maven, I wasn't too far off from your opinion! I really enjoyed the pictorial you made. I think we can all agree that the movie had an extremely good cast. I liked the story - it was different enough to hold my interest. If you feel like it, go watch *The Conspirators* here: http://www.film-classics.com/?p=2814 Afterwards, *Rope of Sand* will look genius to you! Neither movie is bad, but of course, the inevitable comparisons to Casablanca make them both look less good. My only fault with *Rope of Sand* was that Peter Lorre seemed a little rushed in his pedantic speeches, and Burt was not as angst-ridden as I generally like him. But Lorre was so fun to watch and Burt was so strong in his hatred of Paul Henreid that it took away my initial doubts. I wanted to find out what was going to happen, and so I put this one on my list of likes. If I didn't care about where it was going, or could see how it was all going to work out, then it might have ended up on the trash heap. Lorre is completely wasted in *The Conspirators*, so it was great to see him here, with a larger, more existential role. Rains couldn't do any better than he does here, he is 100% on, and so very funny. I can't even think of him without smiling - and he was such a rat! But a very entertaining one. And Paul Henried, well now, here is the tortured being we kind of expect Burt to play! Only sadly, he turns out to be a sadist. I thought he was pretty sexy too, he seemed a lot looser in this one than in his other more uptight, underground leader type roles. There's another role where he shows vulnerability - in *Night Train to Munich,* back early enough that he was credited as Paul Von Hernried - he plays a villain with mixed emotions in that one too. Maybe he missed his calling.

I'd love it! That scene in the Tunnel is awwsome! with the sahdows on the wall. I also love the guy who crawls under the merry-go-round to try and stop it.

Strangers on a Train and Shadow frequently battle it out in my mind for favorite status, Chris. I 'm so glad your daughter and you are watching these together. I do so much classic movie watching alone, I think it would be great fun to watch Hitch with the family, or a crowd of people! I think Strangers on a Train is genius. Walker is tremendous, especially after seeing him in so many roles like Since You Went Away, or his comedies. I love Hitch's direction in this film, so clinical and amusing, I don't think he's ever been funnier, at least in a serious film. The scene that immediately pops into my mind is the carnival scene. I have a number of images of it in my head that are brought up when I think of the movie - mainly from the carnival scene. The sounds of people talking then amping up to startled yells as Walker rows away from the crime scene, the way Miriam keeps looking back at him as he follows her eating his popcorn, and of course, the way her glasses reflect the murder and drop into the grass in closeup.

Fascinating stuff, dred! I saw two episodes or partial epis listed on youtube... I'll check them out. Harry Fox sounds like a very interesting man. Love the archive.org site.

*Day of the Jackal* is really good! I hope to get to the Sniper soon. Edited by: JackFavell on Sep 29, 2011 11:57 AM

Thanks - I have recently become interested in the original silent serials, especially the ones that Francis Ford and Grace Cunard made. I don't think that any are available but I thought I'd check. Reading about them has made me more aware of how much invention and originality went into the making of the serials.

Where did you get a hold of that one, drednm?

I had always felt bad watching this one, because I had read that Charlie was having a hard time during this film. But when I watched it this time, I really didn't get that vibe at all. Silly, all the time I wasted when could have been enjoying it.