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"Wide Awake" was before "The Sixth Sense"..and I saw it in theaters. It was a very interesting film, baisclly it's about a fifth grader goes on a search for God after his grandfather dies. Along the way he gets into tons of trouble at Waldron Academy an all boys school. Also he is aided on his search by a sports loving nun.
It stars Denis Leary, Rosie O'Donnell, Julia Stiles & Dana Delany!
After my mother passes, I took a look at the film again ("Wide Awake")...& it is a very good film.
So sad after this, & "The Sixth Sense ("The Village" I liked in parts, other parts I didn't, my partner found it very predectiable when we 1st saw it!) that M. Night's career would hit rock bottom between "Lady in the Water" & "The Happening"!
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New Word...................*Cruise Ship*...!
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bird-dog........................Where the Red Fern Grows
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Alice Faye knows more than she should about a cruise ship accident and gets herself a big vacation courtesy of the ship line in "Weekend in Havana," costarring John Payne, Carmen Miranda, and Cesar Romero. Alice plays a demanding young woman who insists on recompense for a long-planned vacation when handsome John Payne tries to convince her to sign a waiver.
ROFL....Great feel good film!! Just watched this for the 1st time last night!
I love the fact the DVD comes W./a Audio Commentary by film histoiran Jeanine Basinger...Very interesting stuff!
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By MICHAEL KUCHWARA,AP
Posted: 2008-06-23 14:17:23
*NEW YORK (June 23) - Dody Goodman, the delightfully daffy comedian known for her television appearances on Jack Paar's late-night talk show and as the mother on the soap-opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," has died at 93.*
Goodman died Sunday at Englewood (N.J.) Hospital and Medical Center, said Joan Adams, a close family friend. The actress had been ill for some time and had lived in the Actors Fund Home in Englewood since October, Adams said.
Goodman, with her pixyish appearance and Southern-tinged, quavery voice, had an eclectic show-business career. She moved easily from stage to television to movies, where she appeared in such popular films as "Grease" and "Grease 2," playing Blanche, the principal's assistant, and in "Splash."
It was on "The Tonight Show" when Paar was the late night TV program's second host in the late 1950s that Goodman first received national attention. Her quirky, off-kilter remarks inevitably got laughs and endeared audiences.
"I was just thrown into the talking," Goodman said in a 1994 interview with The Associated Press. "I had no idea how to do that. In fact, they just called me up and asked me if I wanted to be on 'The Jack Paar Show.' I didn't know who Jack Paar was. They said, 'We just want you to sit and talk."'
After a falling out with Paar, other chat shows took up the slack, including "The Merv Griffin Show" and "Girl Talk." And there were roles on TV series, too, most notably her appearances as Martha Shumway (Louise Lasser's mother) on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," starting in 1976, and guest shots on such shows as "Diff'rent Strokes," "St. Elsewhere" and "Murder, She Wrote."
In later years, Goodman was a regular in "Nunsense" and its various sequels, appearing off-Broadway and on tour in Dan Goggin's comic musical celebration of the Little Sisters of Hoboken. She started out playing Sister Mary Amnesia, later graduating to the role of Mother Superior.
"Dody had the most impeccable comic timing," Goggin said. "When we had her in the show, she was the only person on Earth who could walk on stage, say, 'Are you ready to start?' and bring the house down. Within seconds, the audience was eating out of her hand."
The actress was born Dolores Goodman on Oct. 28, 1914, in Columbus, Ohio, where her father ran a small cigar factory. She arrived in New York in the late 1930s to study dance at the School of American Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School, and later graduated to Broadway musicals.
The actress performed regularly on stage in the 1940s and early '50s as a chorus member in such musicals as "Something for the Boys," "One Touch of Venus," "Laffing Room Only," "Miss Liberty," "Call Me Madam," "My Darlin' Aida" and "Wonderful Town," in which she originated the role of Violet, the streetwalker.
"I had to make so many transitions into other things," Goodman said in the AP interview. "When I first came out of dancing, I did revues."
It was the early to mid-'50s, when small, topical nightclub revues flourished. Goodman, a natural comedian, thrived in them. She performed in shows by Ben Bagley and Julius Monk, and in Jerry Herman's first effort, a revue called "Parade."
In more recent times, she appeared on David Letterman's late-night talk show.
"He understands my sense of humor. I will do a dumb thing for fun. That's how I got the reputation for being dopey and dumb. I don't like dumb jokes but I will do dumb things for a laugh," she said in the AP interview.
Goodman, who never married, is survived by seven nieces and nephews, 11 great nieces and nephews and 15 great-great nieces and nephews, Adams said.
A memorial service is planned.
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I was wondering the same thing myself!!!???
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_*I have to say this...by creating a thread about some crappy film like "The Happening" is a waste of space on a "Classic" film board!!*_
M. Night should go talk to a plastic tree instead of making movies....enough said!!
The true disaster on display in "The Happening" is Shyamalan's career hitting rock bottom.
*"The Happening" is the *WORST FILM OF 2008!*
For the Record......
_*M. Night Shyamalan's Best Films:*_
Wide Awake
The Sixth Sense
The Village
_*M. Night Shyamalan's Worst Films:*_
Lady in the Water
Unbreakable
Signs
The Happening
*For The Record:*
("Lady in the Water" received four Golden Raspberry Award nominations, three of which were for Shyamalan himself (Worst Supporting Actor, Worst Director and Worst Screenplay), as well as Worst Picture.
....This shoud happen to "The Happening"!
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Everyone's favorite serial-killer doll is coming back to DVD this September, 2008. "Child's Play" 20th Anniversary Edition will be released on DVD on September 9, 2008. There is no cover art or pricing details at this time and a Blu-Ray release has not been announced yet as well.
The film stars Brad Dourif, Catherine Hicks and Alex Vincent.
The Special Features:
- Commentary track with creator/writer Don Mancini and producer David Kirschner.
- A second track with FX guru Kevin Yagher, Catherine Hicks (Kevin's wife; they met on the film), and now-grown-up Alex Vincent.
- A third track with Mancini and Chucky (Brad Dourif voicing in character).
- *The film itself is presented in the long overdue 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen.* - Making-of documentary blending archival footage with new, on-camera interviews with Mancini, Kirschner, Yagher, Hicks, Vincent, Chris Sarandon, John Lafia and Brad Dourif.
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*Happy Birthday Bert Convy............Jun. 23, 1933 - Jul. 15, 1991!!!*
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Posted: 2008-06-23
*Story Highlights:*
*Dody Goodman played mother on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"*
*Goodman first became well known for appearances on Jack Paar's show*
*Actress was regular stage performer, TV guest star*
Goodman died Sunday at Englewood (New Jersey) Hospital and Medical Center, said Joan Adams, a close family friend. The actress had been ill for some time and had lived in the Actors Fund Home in Englewood since October, Adams said.
Goodman, with her pixyish appearance and Southern-tinged, quavery voice, had an eclectic show-business career. She moved easily from stage to television to movies, where she appeared in such popular films as "Grease" and "Grease 2," playing Blanche, the principal's assistant, and in "Splash."
It was on "The Tonight Show" when Paar was the late night TV program's second host in the late 1950s that Goodman first received national attention. Her quirky, off-kilter remarks inevitably got laughs and endeared audiences.
"I was just thrown into the talking," Goodman said in a 1994 interview with The Associated Press. "I had no idea how to do that. In fact, they just called me up and asked me if I wanted to be on 'The Jack Paar Show.' I didn't know who Jack Paar was. They said, 'We just want you to sit and talk.' "
After a falling out with Paar, other chat shows took up the slack, including "The Merv Griffin Show" and "Girl Talk." And there were roles on TV series, too, most notably her appearances as Martha Shumway (Louise Lasser's mother) on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," starting in 1976, and guest shots on such shows as "Diff'rent Strokes," "St. Elsewhere" and "Murder, She Wrote."
In later years, Goodman was a regular in "Nunsense" and its various sequels, appearing off-Broadway and on tour in Dan Goggin's comic musical celebration of the Little Sisters of Hoboken. She started out playing Sister Mary Amnesia, later graduating to the role of Mother Superior.
"Dody had the most impeccable comic timing," Goggin said. "When we had her in the show, she was the only person on Earth who could walk on stage, say, 'Are you ready to start?' and bring the house down. Within seconds, the audience was eating out of her hand."
The actress was born Dolores Goodman on October 28, 1914, in Columbus, Ohio, where her father ran a small cigar factory. She arrived in New York in the late 1930s to study dance at the School of American Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School, and later graduated to Broadway musicals.
The actress performed regularly on stage in the 1940s and early '50s as a chorus member in such musicals as "Something for the Boys," "One Touch of Venus," "Laffing Room Only," "Miss Liberty," "Call Me Madam," "My Darlin' Aida" and "Wonderful Town," in which she originated the role of Violet, the streetwalker.
"I had to make so many transitions into other things," Goodman said in the AP interview. "When I first came out of dancing, I did revues."
It was the early to mid-'50s, when small, topical nightclub revues flourished. Goodman, a natural comedian, thrived in them. She performed in shows by Ben Bagley and Julius Monk, and in Jerry Herman's first effort, a revue called "Parade."
In more recent times, she appeared on David Letterman's late-night talk show.
"He understands my sense of humor. I will do a dumb thing for fun. That's how I got the reputation for being dopey and dumb. I don't like dumb jokes but I will do dumb things for a laugh," she said in the AP interview.
Goodman, who never married, is survived by seven nieces and nephews, 11 great nieces and nephews and 15 great-great nieces and nephews, Adams said.
A memorial service is planned
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRCKoT1HY3U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFW6NHbWX0E&feature=related
George Carlin...RIP....LOL!
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Saturday, Juen 21, 2008.
*Story Highlights:*
*Candid silent footage from "The Misfits" expected brings $60,000*
*Also for bid: "Saturday Night Fever" disco ball, autographed "Godfather" script*
*Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend buys her lingerie for $3,000*
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- Candid footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of her last completed film brought in $60,000 at an auction of movie memorabilia Saturday.
The two reels of silent, 8-millimeter color film shot on the set of "The Misfits" had been expected to draw starting bids of between $10,000 and $20,000.
The auction also included the original disco ball from "Saturday Night Fever" and an original script of "The Godfather" signed by Marlon Brando. The sale was held by Julien's Auctions at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
The 47-minute film, "On the Set with 'The Misfits," was shot by film extra Stanley Floyd Kilarr. It features candid moments with Monroe and co-star Clark Gable as well as Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and director John Huston.
The film shows actors preparing for scenes, chatting with crew members on the set and relaxing between takes.
"The Misfits" was the last completed film for both Monroe and Gable.
Gable had a fourth heart attack just after filming was finished and died November 16, 1960, about two months before the movie's U.S. release. Monroe died August 5, 1962.
Cathy and Rod McCormick, of Sparks, Nevada, got the film canister from her father, Frank Hasy, Kilarr's uncle.
Items sold early Saturday included a suit worn by Elvis Presley in the film "Viva Las Vegas," which drew a bid of $36,325. Alfred Hitchcock's driver's license sold for $8,000, and an original "King Kong" French film poster sold for $40,625, according to the auction officials.
Anna Nicole Smith's former boyfriend Larry Birkhead attended the auction and spent nearly $3,000 on lingerie once worn by the late Playboy playmate. Birkhead said he was picking up mementos for the couple's 1-year-old daughter, Dannielynn.
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*"The Lady In The Tutti-Frutti Hat" from THE GANG'S ALL HERE*
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*Make sure to pick up the newest DVD box set (Came out 06/17/08), featuring five Carmen Miranda films!
The set includes the 20th Century Fox productions of:
?The Gang?s All Here?, ?Greenwich Village?, ?Something For The Boys?, ?Doll Face?, and ?If I?m Lucky?.
Revisiting these old classics will bring back laughs and memories for any Carmen Miranda fan.*
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Wed, Jun. 11, 2008
*You?ll go bananas for the new Carmen Miranda boxed DVD set!*
By ROBERT W. BUTLER
The Kansas City Star
Spending a day watching Carmen Miranda movies is like dropping LSD in a supermarket produce department.
You?ll never look at an orange in the same way again.
In the early ?40s the fruit-draped Miranda (1909-1955) was America?s highest-paid entertainer.
Yet watching the new ?Carmen Miranda Collection? boxed set, due out Tuesday (suggested retail price: $49.98), you realize that even when she got top billing, the ?Brazilian Bombshell? wasn?t a leading lady.
Instead she was Hollywood?s most reliable female second banana ? an eye-rolling comedian (her rubber-faced style was later appropriated by Lucille Ball) who could be relied upon to spice up an assembly-line musical with one of her mind-boggling samba numbers.
The plots of her movies invariably involved a pretty young thing (usually Vivian Blaine) who sings of romance while her best friend ? Miranda ? cavorts crazily on the edges of the story. Yet so potent was Miranda?s comic persona, so completely did audiences embrace her wild-woman Latin American sensibilities, that she was the reason most of these movies got made.
*This collection offers five features Miranda starred in for 20th Century Fox: ?The Gang?s All Here? (1943), ?Greenwich Village? (?44), ?Something for the Boys? (?44), ?Doll Face? (?46) and ?If I?m Lucky? (?46).*
In most respects these films are interchangeable, sharing narrative elements and stock characters. All are backstage yarns in which Miranda and a group of hard-working entertainers overcome adversity to put on the BIG SHOW.
But one thing you can count on ? in every case this English-mangling import is the most watchable thing on the screen.
For an example of her comic genius, check out a running gag in ?Something for the Boys? in which Miranda?s character ? ditzy in the best of circumstances ? starts picking up radio broadcasts through her fillings.
But it was her musical sensibilities that made her a screen icon. Moving rhythmically atop towering platform shoes, her head encased in a gewgaw-bedecked turban or skullcap, she was a sassy, mugging, rhumba-ing ball of energy.
She was already bigger than life when Busby Berkeley directed her in ?The Gang?s All Here.? But the mating of Berkeley?s hallucinogenic staging and Miranda?s out-there persona makes for some of the most entertaining footage ever to come out of Hollywood.
Just check out the Freudian vision of dozens of chorus girls dancing with six-foot bananas, or the overhead shot that turns Miranda and her fellow performers into an ambulatory fruit salad. There were moments watching this utterly ridiculous and totally enjoyable movie when I found myself laughing for the sheer joy pouring off the screen.
Extras here include a very good documentary about Miranda?s life and career (as beloved as she was by the public, she struggled to find satisfying romance in her personal life), several commentaries by film historians and photo galleries.
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 New Releases!
*Xanadu - Magical Musical Edition*
Released on June 24, 2008.
A digitally remastered picture, new 5.1 surround sound audio track, all-new bonus features, and a music CD of the complete soundtrack featuring Olivia Newton-John and the Electric Light Orchestra. With songs like "Xanadu", "Magic", "Suddenly", 'I'm Alive' and "All Over the World", it's a dream come true for musical fans everywhere!
*Man of a Thousand Faces*
Released on June 24, 2008.
*The Furies - Criterion Collection*
Released on June 24, 2008.
New, restored digital transfer, Audio commentary, A rare 1931 on-camera interview with Walter Huston, made for the movie theater series "Intimate Interviews", New video made with Nina Mann, daughter of director, Stills gallery, Booklet featuring a new essay by critic Robin Wood and a 1957 "Cahiers du cinema" interview
*Journey to the Far Side of the Sun*
Released on June 24, 2008
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Happy Birthday Michael Todd (June 22, 1907 or 1909, or June 19, 1911 ? March 22, 1958)!!
Best known for his 1956 production of "Around the World in Eighty Days", which won an Academy Award for Best Picture!
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"Sunset Blvd."
Norma Desmond: The stars are ageless, aren't they?
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Happy Birthday Freddie Prinze!
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Goood book to read!
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*HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILLY*!
Billy Wilder was an Polish-born, Jewish-American journalist, screenwriter, Academy Award-winning film director and producer, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age.
*THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES BILLY!!*
_*My Favorite Billy Wilder Films:*_
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Midnight
Five Graves to Cairo
Double Indemnity
The Seven Year Itch
Love in the Afternoon
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The Front Page
The Fortune Cookie
One, Two, Three
Witness for the Prosecution
Some Like It Hot
The Apartment
The Lost Weekend
Sunset Boulevard
Ace in the Hole
Stalag 17
Sabrina
Billy Wilder's headstone...LOL!! Gotta love it!
*I loved the films of Mr Wider! Some of the best writing, acting and direction!*
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Very Cool....
Sunday September 07, 2008
@ 6:30 AM (Eastern) Harriet Craig W./Joan Crawford!
Monday, Sunday September 15th, 2008
@ 8:00 PM (Eastern) The Women W./Joan Crawford
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
@ 2:45 AM (Eastern) Flamingo Road W./Joan Crawford
& @ 4:30 AM Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Friday, September 26th, 2008
@ 3:45 PM (Eastern) The Caretakers W./Joan Crawford
But also, along W./the "SAME" ol' Joan films, everything else is almost the same that TCM put on every month....nothing new or exciting! It's like TCM just keeps on recycling the same films over...and ...over..and over!
Come on TCM.....please put some hard to find, out of print films on!
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WOW!! Thanks for pointing that out...bleep in the computer!! Damn I feel bad!
New M. Night movie "The Happening" Horrible!!
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"Lady in the Water" was listed by Variety as one of the ten "biggest (financial) losers" of 2006!!!