CelluloidKid
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Soo Sorrry that you missed "No More Ladies" on May 21...I feel bad since when I came home from work I forgot myself it was on untill about 30 minutes before it was over..I almost cried ..LOL!!
Yes..I did post the times for all up & coming Joan Crawford films....but I will do it again for you!!
All Times are Arizona Times (PT)....
May 27, 2008
Autumn Leaves. 5:45am
May 29, 2008
Forsaking All Others. 7:00am
June 2008:
June 12
The Women. 12:30pm
June 23
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney. 11:15pm
June 30
Rain. 1:30am
July 2008:
July 1
The Women 7:00pm
July 17
Susan and God 5:00pm
July 23
Hollywood Canteen 8:15pm
More Joan In August too...
August 4
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
August 7
Grand Hotel
August 14
When Ladies Meet
August 15
Susan and God.
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Grace Kelly...Rocked...
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Gene Kelly could kick the crap out of Fred...
Gene to me was such a matinee idol...ok hot! I will use the word ..he was hot ..he had something that jsut made me go WOW!
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I big to difer..I love Gene Kelly (the scar showed he was not perfect!) ...he was better looking and a better dancer than Fred Astaire!! Fred Astaire was just too creepy! Fred gives me the willies in "Daddy Long Legs"!
I always like Gene Kelly in "Christmas Holiday" in which he plays a charming, psychotic, homosexual murderer....this is 1 film where Gene showed he could act, or when he was in the film "Young Girls of Rochefort" W./Catherine Deneuve..simply heaven! !
The 1 actress I never ever could stand was Katharine Hepburn!! That voice just gets on my nerves!! I always ...always wish that HumphreyBogart pushed her butt out of the boat in "The African Queen"..I think the only movie I can stand her in was "Suddenly, Last Summer"...eveytime she shows up in "On Golden Pond" the film turns from a drama to a comedy real fast! "Bringing Up Baby" is the mabey the 2nd film I can stomach her in! I can see why she was once considered box office posion!
Kim Novak was ok, but not that great of an actress, the only 2 films where she showed something was either "Bell, Book & Candle" or "Picnic". I prefer Grace Kelly to Kim, but then again Hitchcock had a "thing" for blondes...Novack, Kelly, Leigh etc!!
I do like Doris Day in either "Pillow Talk" or "Caprice", but I agree her wholsome image is funny! Yeah everyone is going to believe she really was a virgin!!
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Pretty in Pink ..
You said you couldn't be with someone who didn't believe in you. Well I believed in you. I just didn't believe in me. I love you... always.
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Top Gun ..
Take me to bed or lose me forever
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New Word.....Outhouse
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Picayune .........Steel Magnolias..
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"Forrest Gump"!! This was 1 of the worst films ever made!! Ever!! I hated it in theater, & I still do!! A pile of sugar coated crap!
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In 2007 The American Film Institute ranked "Rear Window" as the #48 Greatest Movie of All Time!!
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WOW!! Greeat link ..never knew that existed!!
Let's see the books I refer to are:
Alfred Hitchcock Triviography and Quiz Book
The Art of Alfred Hitchcock: Fifty Years of His Motion Pictures
Footsteps in the Fog: Alfred Hitchcock's San Francisco
Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense: A Pop-Up Book
The Alfred Hitchcock Story (I got this from the UK!)
You might want to get some films books yourself...these may help! I get mine from Amazon, Borders & at Barnes & Noble!
Thanks again for the link....there are so many websites about Alfred Hitchcock ...I gave up looking!
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I like the bit of trivia I read about "Rear Window" ....Alfred Hitchcock supposedly hired Raymond Burr to play Lars Thorwald because he could be easily made to look like his old producer David O. Selznick, whom Alfred Hitchcock felt interfered too much...LOL!!!
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I have a book which discusses the themes used in all of Alfred Hitchcock's films!
The Themes used in "Rear Window" are listed:
male impotence - Jeff confined to a wheelchair
taboo: bathrooms - Stella admits spying on the Director of General Motors in his bathroom
taboo: nudity - the newly married woman wearing a flesh-coloured bodice
taboo: sex - Lisa's glamorous nightdress ("a preview of coming attractions")
the icy blonde - Lisa Carol Fremont (Grace Kelly)
voyeurism - Jeff watches his neighbours
the MacGuffin - what is buried in the garden? and possibly, Mrs. Thorwald herself
the Hitchcock cameo - winding a clock in the musician's apartment
Things that make you go Hmmmmmm!
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Alfred Hitchcock In "Rear Window": Winding the clock in the songwriter's apartment, a half
hour into the movie.
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I loved "Rear Window"! This is 1 of Hitchcock's best and most thrilling films! I love the voyeurism of "Rear Window".
Some things that stand out, is for example, Hitchcock doesn't use any kind of music... We hear natural sounds, occasional live music played in the surrounding apartment...Hitchcock's camera tracks out through the windows... It never goes inside the apartments....there is so many wonderfull things that Hitchcock does its amazing!
To say "Rear Window" is not 1 of Mr. Hithcock's best is ...well...just WORNG!!
"Rear Window" is a fun ride from start to the end, and how can I forget the cast! Gracey Kelly, James Stewart and Thelma Ritter! Raymond Burr is just chilling!
Now you want to see some films of Hitchcock which are "NOT" his bst, try:
"Torn Curtain" Or "Family Plot"!
I love the line in "Rear Window"..
Lisa: A woman never goes anywhere but the hospital without packing makeup, clothes, and jewelry.
Great chemestry between Grace Kelly & James Stewart, it just smolders on screen! I love the fact the Grace Kelly can be already to go out to the 21 club, but the next minute she is not afraid to crawl through windows etc. to help crack the case!
"Rear Window" received only four Academy Award nominations (with NO Oscars): Best Director, Best Screenplay (John Michael Hayes), Best Color Cinematography (Robert Burks), and Best Sound Recording!!
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Thanks Wikipedia (& other sources!).....Thought I would share a little about Mr Montgomery...He had a very interesting life!
His early childhood was one of privilege, since his father was President of the New York Rubber Company. When his father died, the family's fortune was gone, and young Robert went to New York City to try his hand at writing and acting. Sharing a stage with George Cukor gave him an in to Hollywood, where, in 1929, he debuted in "So This is College". Norma Shearer chose him to star opposite her in "Private Lives" in 1931, and he became a star. During this time, Montgomery appeared in the first, filmed version of "When Ladies Meet" (1933). In 1937, he starred opposite Marion Davies in Ever Since Eve from a screenplay by the "hot" playwright of the day, Lawrence Riley, et al.
In 1935, Montgomery became President of the Screen Actors Guild, and was elected again in 1946. In 1937 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor as a psychopath in the chiller "Night Must Fall", and again in 1942 for "Here Comes Mr. Jordan".
He stared in 6 films alone W./Joan Crawford! WOW!! Robert was 1 of Joan's most frequent co-star's after Franchot Tone & Clark Gable!
During World War II, he joined the Navy, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
His first credited film as director was Lady in the Lake (1947)
Montgomery has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for movies at 6440 Hollywood Blvd., and one for television at 1631 Vine Street
Thanks for the memories!! Happy Birthday Mr. Montgomery!
Best Films:
Private Lives
Untamed
The Sins of the Children
Forsaking All Others
June Bride
When Ladies Meet
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Earl of Chicago
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
They Were Expendable
No More Ladies
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Every film!!
Friday the 13th, Robocop, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Red Dawn ....then list is endless!!
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I always loved the fact that Barbara Billingsley showed up in the film " Airplane! " and that she could speak jive! LOL!!
Or that Tina Louise from "Gilligan's Island" is in the film "The Stepford Wives"!
or even that "Natalie Schafer" from "Gilligan's Island" was in the Joan Crawford film "Reunion in France"!
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Also On DVD Tuesay, May 20, 2008!
The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium W./Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick!
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Out on DVD today 05/20/2008:
Night of the Living Dead 40th Anniversary Edition DVD!
Special Features
- Audio Commentary by George A. Romero, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman and John A. Russo
- Audio Commentary by Russell W. Streiner, Vince Surinski, Judith O'Dea, Bill Hinzman, Kyra Schon and Keith Wayne
- One For The Fire: The Legacy of Night of the Living Dead
- Speak of the Dead: A Conversation with George A. Romero
- Ben Speaks: The Last Interview with Duane Jones
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Still Gallery
- Original Screenplay DVD-Rom
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Per Wikipedia:
Born in Indiana, Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh, Stewart first pursued a career as an architect before being drawn to the theater at Princeton University. His first success came as an actor on Broadway, before making his Hollywood debut in 1935. Stewart's career gained momentum after his well-received Frank Capra films, including his Academy Award nominated role in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington". Throughout his seven decades in Hollywood, Stewart cultivated a versatile career and recognized screen image in such classics as "The Philadelphia Story", "Harvey"," It's a Wonderful Life", "Rear Window", "Rope", and "Vertigo". He is the most represented leading actor on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) list. As of 2007, 10 of his films have been inducted into the United States National Film Registry.
He won many of the industry's highest honors and earned Lifetime Achievement awards from every major film organization.
Best James Stewart Films:
Wife vs. Secretary
The Gorgeous Hussy
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Shop Around the Corner
Ziegfeld Girl
The Mortal Storm
Rope
Call Northside 777
The Stratton Story
The Glenn Miller Story
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Greatest Show on Earth
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
The Flight of the Phoenix
How the West Was Won
The FBI Story
Anatomy of a Murder
Bell, Book and Candle
Vertigo
Harvey
Rear Window
Winchester '73
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 @ 05:00am Arizona Time:
The Mortal Storm (1940)
The Roth family lead a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930's. When the Nazi's come to power, the family is divided and Martin Brietner, a family friend is caught up in the turmoil.
One of the most direct anti-Nazi Hollywood films released before the American entry into the Second World War.
Stars: Margaret Sullavan, Robert Stack, Frank Morgan, James Stewart & Bonita Granville!
Interesting bit of trivia about "The Mortal Storm":
The movie infuriated the Nazi government and it led to all MGM films being banned in Germany, which was a large market for American films at the time.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Comes to Blu-Ray on July 15th, 2008!
Get ready for a 70s classic in 1080p this July. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is coming to Blu-Ray on July 15, 2008. The new disc will include a 36-page collectable book. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher and Danny DeVito.
In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Nicholson stars as Randle P. McMurphy who thinks that a nice rest in a state mental hospital beats a stretch in the pen. The free-spirited convict then fakes insanity and moves in with what he calls the "nuts." Immediately, his contagious sense of disorder runs up against the numbing routine, and the battle lines are drawn. On one side is McMurphy; on the other is soft-spoken Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), one of the most coldly monstrous villains ever. At stake is the fate of every patient on the ward.
Special Features
- 36-page collectable book
- Behind the Story
- Commentary by Director Milos Forman, Producers Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz
- Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (Behind-the-scenes documentary)
- Additional Footage
- McMurphy and Dr. Spivey
- Chief Captured between Mops
- Shaving Chief
- Who's the top loony here?
- McMurphy Meets Nurse Ratched
- First Group Therapy Session
- A bunch a chickens at a pecking party
- Mr. McMurphy, where are your clothes?
- Theatrical Trailer
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