CelluloidKid
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I missed my favorite "The Twilight Zone" episode ?To Serve Man? !!!
I don't think it even aired!
(All is not well, however, when a code-breaker discovers the Kanamits? true intentions. Their book, "To Serve Man", is a cookbook.)
What I find most interesting is that the spaceship prop was the same one used in the classic 1956 film "Forbidden Planet"!
Mr. Chambers! Don't get on that ship! The rest of the book, "To Serve Man", it's... it's a cookbook!
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I cry everytime in "Pretty woman", esp the part where the stuck up-sales girls in the high-end boutique won't let Julia Robert's character "Vivian Ward shop!!
Man all the money & she can't shop!!
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(Collected info from Several Spots)
Located at 1143 Summit Drive, in the San Ysidro Canyon near Los Angeles, California, the property was a hunting lodge when purchased by Fairbanks and Pickford in 1919.
They renovated extensively to transform the lodge into a 22 room mansion luxuriously decorated with ceiling frescos and the highest quality art and furnishings available. The property was said to have been the first private property in the Los Angeles area to include a swimming pool (set in a large formal garden).
Dinners at Pickfair were legendary; guests included George Bernard Shaw, Albert Einstein, Elinor Glyn, Helen Keller, H.G. Wells, Lord Mountbatten, Fritz Kreisler, Amelia Earhart, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joan Crawford, Noel Coward, Max Reinhardt, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Austen Chamberlain, and Sir Harry Lauder. Lauder's nephew, Matt C. Lauder Jr., a professional golfer who owned a property near Pasadena, California, taught Fairbanks to play golf.
It stood empty for several years after Pickford's death and was sold to Los Angeles Lakers owner, Dr. Jerry Buss, before being purchased by actress Pia Zadora and her husband Meshulam Riklis. They announced they were planning renovations to the famous building but later revealed that the house had in fact been demolished and a new larger mansion constructed in its place.
Faced with public criticism, Zadora defended her family's actions, stating that the house was in a poor state of repair, and was infested by termites.
The only remaining artifacts from the original Pickfair are the gates to the estate with their prominent P motif
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Ok I still can''t find any info about how Ian Fleming wanted Brosnan to play Bond (Or anything to this) I have searched high and low! & nothing about a Ian and Pierce connection!
What I do know (Several Bond documentaries has this info) is that :
Pierce Brosnan's first connection to the James Bond films occurred when he visited his first wife, Cassandra Harris (Countess Lisl), on the set of "For Your Eyes Only". According to a 1986 report, Albert "Cubby" Broccoli, legendary producer of the Bond films, said, "if he [brosnan] can act...he's my guy" to replace then-Bond Roger Moore. I also do know that "GoldenEye" was originally written with Dalton as Bond, but he turned it down, which left the door open for Brosnan in 1994. (This is in the documentary of "The Making of GoldenEye")
In interviews Brosnan states that the very first movie he ever saw was "Goldfinger" and that Sean Connery's performance as Bond had inspired him to enter show business
A good website for all things "Bond" is: www.mi6.com
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The Unknown (1927) a silent horror film directed by Tod Browning and featuring Lon Chaney as carnival knife thrower Alonzo the Armless and Joan Crawford as the scantily clad carnival girl he hopes to marry.
"The Unknown" is by far the most intense and demented of director Tod Browning's films (which include "Dracula" and "Freaks".
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Well in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" there is 'BIG" PLOT HOLEL:
What are all these German soldiers doing in British controlled Egypt prior to World War II. Appeasement aside, I think that the British might be a little worried about a large group of armed Germans being in a League of Nations mandated British Protectorate!
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INTERSTING FACTS ABOUT GWTW:
Vincent Price tested for the part of Ashley.
Margaret Mitchell's first choice to play Rhett Butler was Basil Rathbone
Lillian Gish had originally been approached to take on the part of Scarlett's mother.
Judy Garland was the leading contender for the role of Carreen O'Hara before her "Andy Hardy" co-star Ann Rutherford was cast, but she was tied up with commitments to another film directed by Victor Fleming: "The Wizard of Oz " (1939).
Ironically, Fleming would replace George Cukor on both "Oz" and "Wind"
Priscilla Lane was considered for the role of Melanie Wilkes
Billie Burke was considered for Aunt Pittypat Hamilton, but the producers thought she was too young (she was 54).
Hattie McDaniel was cast as Mammy after Louise Beavers, Etta McDaniel, Ruby Dandridge, and Hattie Noel were briefly considered.
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I love the "Fox Movie Channel"! At a job I worked at which had a satellite in the break room got this channel! I really wish that it was offered in Phoenix, Az on COX cable which is not!
Fox Movie Channel mostly shows movies from 20th Century Fox's library from the mid-1930s to the 1990s, including some television movies.
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February 12, 2008 The Joan Crawford Collection, Vol. 2 (A Woman's Face / Flamingo Road / Sadie McKee / Strange Cargo / Torch Song)
and March 11, 2008 Daisy Kenyon comes to DVD for the 1st time!
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"The Twilight Zone" Little Girl Lost (1962) inspiried the 1982 film "Poltergeist"!
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is attempting to prevent the sale of three Oscars that were awarded to Mary Pickford and her husband Charles "Buddy" Rogers, the Associated Press reported Sunday. Rogers's second wife Beverly had indicated that she intends to sell the statuettes, but the Academy claims that under its rules it has the right to buy them back for $10 each. A judge on Friday ordered mediation of the lawsuit. In 2004 another judge ruled that the academy had no right to the Oscar that Orson Welles received for Citizen Caine, thereby allowing his daughter to proceed with a sale of the statuette. Pickford won a best actress Oscar in 1930 for Coquette and an honorary Oscar in 1976. Rogers received an Oscar for humanitarian work in 1986
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"When Ladies Meet" what an ironic title since it pairs upcoming British import Greer Garson with MGM's reigning queen Joan Crawford!
There are no Joan Crawfords or Robert Taylors or Greer Garsons anywhere ? not by a long shot. The two women are wonderful studies in screen magic and allure. Garson is effervescent and enchanting, more lovely and sexy than I?ve ever seen her on screen (and she often looks good!) with those smiling eyes and long lashes. And she speaks French! Oh, behave! Love when she starts calling Jimmy ?Jimmy Dimmy? to make Mary jealous.
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What is interesting is that Spring Byington appeared in both the play and the movie "When Ladies Meet"!
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Ohhh Lord 5 favorite Joan Films..LOL...I'm just starting to get into Joan..I can't just name 5..Let's see!
1) Sadie McKee
2) No More Ladies
3) The Women
4) The Damned Don't Cry
5) Johnny Guitar
6) Mildred Pierce
Can't wait till Feb 12, 2008.when the 2nd Joan Crawford DVD Box Set hits store shelves. It will have: (A Woman's Face / Flamingo Road / Sadie McKee / Strange Cargo / Torch Song) !
& on Mar 11, 2008 "Daisy Kenyon" finally comes to DVD!!!
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You know you're a movie nut if....
1) You see 2-3 Films per week in theater & rent 2 a week on top of that!
2) Go to a Academy Awards party every year
3) Know at least 1/2 of the Best Picture Winners/losers
4) You can name all 8 films that Joan Crawford & Clark Gable Co-starred in
5) You can name all of Marilyn Monroe's Films (29 films)
6) You find yourself throwing out movie lines in everyday life
Everyone that walks into a movie theater, video store, or watches a film on TV ? is generally a moviegoer. Moviegoers, I?ve notice, watches a film from a favorite genre. Chick flicks (i.e. romance), sci-fi, action/adventure, comedies, drama, and horror is the utmost favorites of a huge selection of genres. When a moviegoer goes to the movies, they basically watch a favorite film from their favorite genre.
Movie-buffs, on the other hand, can for the most part, sit through ANYTHING and find something good (OR BAD) about it. Let it be their favorite genre?s or their non-favorites, movie-buffs loves ANYTHING movies so they, of course, can and will appreciate everything for what they are.
Movie-buffs seek and desire storytelling on screen so no matter what it is, they will sit through anything at least once.
Moviegoers WON?T recognize the art form of movies. Moviegoers are so caught up with either effects or performance yet they don?t notice the other layers beneath the film itself.
Moviegoers will not notice the art form in films cause they are watching the films just to be entertained (or moved by a performance.)
Moviegoers like to see their favorite genres, and above all else ? favorite stars. They know the A-list of movie stars from Tom Cruise to Julia Roberts. They should know at least the A-list of directors, but that?s it. They watch the movie as is (which are both a good thing and a bad thing.)
Movie-buffs know actors from the A-list to the supporting roles. They know most directors. They know most producers. And they should know most composers. Hell ? some even know editors, writers, and even gofers for that matter (like me).
Moviegoers don?t realize that black and white movies are the true art form of films and it is what movies stands for and why they were created in the first place! When you watch something in color, it tends to knock off reality. But when you see things in black and white, it?s surreal and out of the realms of reality. But that?s boring to some. If you can?t appreciate black and white films, you aren?t a movie-buff. That is the way it is.
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The Blue Bird (1976):
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune. On their journey, they are accompanied by the humanized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, Bread, and other entities
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The Blue Bird (1976):
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune. On their journey, they are accompanied by the humanized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, Bread, and other entities
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AGAIN!
Well the version I have been on a crusade for is "The Blue Bird" from 1976 directed by George Cukor!! This film version was a Soviet-American coproduction, & starring Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, Cicely Tyson, James Coco, Patsy Kensit, and Ava Gardner!!
NOT SHIRLEY TEMPLE...THIS HAS NOTHING DO WITH SHIRLEY TEMPLE!!
"The Blue Bird"
is a 1976 children's film directed by George Cukor, with a screenplay by Hugh Whitemore based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck.
The film was a Soviet-American coproduction, starring:
Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, Cicely Tyson, James Coco, Patsy Kensit, and Ava Gardner. There were certain on-set problems, partly because this was the first joint production between an American studio (20th Century Fox) and a Soviet one (Lenfilm). Language and cultural problems, along with on-set politics, delayed the filming process.
The film was awarded the Honorary Diploma at the 1976 Tehran International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults!
It has never been released in any home-video format in the US, though a Russian-language DVD is available from some on-line retailers!
According to some sources, possession of the film rights reverted back to the Russians, hence its disappearance from US TV and its absence on video, Laserdisc, and DVD!!
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INTERSTING FACTS ABOUT GWTW:
Vincent Price tested for the part of Ashley.
Margaret Mitchell's first choice to play Rhett Butler was Basil Rathbone
Lillian Gish had originally been approached to take on the part of Scarlett's mother.
Judy Garland was the leading contender for the role of Carreen O'Hara before her "Andy Hardy" co-star Ann Rutherford was cast, but she was tied up with commitments to another film directed by Victor Fleming: "The Wizard of Oz " (1939).
Ironically, Fleming would replace George Cukor on both "Oz" and "Wind"
Priscilla Lane was considered for the role of Melanie Wilkes
Billie Burke was considered for Aunt Pittypat Hamilton, but the producers thought she was too young (she was 54).
Hattie McDaniel was cast as Mammy after Louise Beavers, Etta McDaniel, Ruby Dandridge, and Hattie Noel were briefly considered.
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"Caged" was was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Eleanor Parker), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Hope Emerson) and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay.
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I don't like AMC W./all the commercials!! Also AMC airs fewer classic movies than they did years ago.
Unlike TCM, AMC rarely showed widescreen films, such as those filmed in CinemaScope, in the letterbox format. Bob Dorian and Nick Clooney were regular hosts of AMC's telecasts, offering interesting production details on the films as well as some trivia. They are now gone.
The only good thing about AMC Along with Turner Classic Movies (and Ted Turner himself), AMC supported the restoration of historic, classic films, including the pre-1950 silver nitrate prints commonly used in Hollywood.
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An interesting book to read is:
but I Have Promises to Keep : My Life before, with, and after Robert Taylor
by Ursula Thiess
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I own 3 (Three) Ginger Rogers films which are:
Roxie Hart
I'll Be Seeing You
Heartbeat
Monkey Business
My Other Fav Ginger Rogers films I "Don't" Own:
Week-End at the Waldorf
42nd Street
The Thirteenth Guest
Rafter Romance
Black Widow
Dreamboat
Flying Down to Rio
Ginger Rogers Films I want to see but can't find on VHS & Not on DVD:
Harlow (1965)
The First Traveling Saleslady
Storm Warning
The Groom Wore Spurs
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I found the following book at a thrift store, come to find out the book is an Out of Print book.
The book is called:
"Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Murder Case"
It's 1953, and Hollywood's most legendary dancing duo is reunited after five years of semiretirement to dance with Russia's celebrated Baronovitch Ballet. With all the talk about Communists and conspiracies, it's all Fred and Ginger can do to concentrate on the showuntil there's a murder.
It's a book feauring Fred and GInger as detectives!
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