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Oh dear....Barb.... now it is going to start getting really heated up...THIS one brought his own fire. :-)

Now that IS gaw-gess...but we have to re-think all that white...I DO have a kindergartener AND a cocker spaniel. :-) I wish Tom were over here now to light MY fire. This is the best I can do on such short notice....I brought both of them and you and April will have to choose which one you want. No fighting ladies... maybe you can work out some sort of schedule....and then trade off. (And PS...you'll notice one of them is trying to sweeten the deal w/ some lovely flowers...he's been getting neglected lately by all the fuss over that young upstart Santschi) :-)

SNOW WHITE over FANTASIA I think if we went with Snow White, Fantasia, Bambi or even Sleeping Beauty, or Lady and the Tramp any of those could fit in that slot and be a perfect choice. The Thing It's been a LONG time since I watched that one, but as I recall, I never had much of a "thing' for The Thing.... :-) I would have to see it again to remember more than just the basics. I fell in love with Dewey Martin there I gotta go check out who this Dewey person is, because he is not ringing any bells...and after all the chat about him yesterday in westerns, and now you bringing him up again here...I MUST go find out more. :-)

Give me that stove, lol!!! HA!!! Give me that fireplace first!!!!! (Really now...you don't want to see a grown woman cry, do you??) :-)

'Fifty years in this g.d. business, and what do I end up doing? Directing two deaf hairpieces!'" THAT is a total crack up!! The more quotes and sayings I hear attributed to this man, the more I think he must have been quite the laugh riot. He had his own way of setting folks up for a good laugh, from the sounds of it. I wondered if it was because they lacked her presence that they devolved into such gross people. In Ford's movies, a family without a mother is a fractured, broken thing. You make a good point. I always try to do a "what if" when I think of things like that, and I wonder what their lives would have been like had she not been taken. Without knowing too much of what their early childhood was like with her there, at the very least I could say that had she been around, she certainly couldn't have made them turn out any worse (than they did w/ just their dad.)

PLANET OF THE APES BARB!!! I was THIS close to picking that one for my sci fi... but went w/ the space aliens instead. :-)

A little something different.... To be. Or not to be...

Hiya April...very well "mulled over" ramble! I think I may be a bit goofy in that whole comparison idea I had..I STILL am trying to recall why I ever said the two films (this one and TMFL made me think a little bit of one another in some way...I am giving up on that and perhaps one day when I finally reach the old folks home and have nothing but time to sit in my rocking chair and "mull"...maybe the thought will return...I am sure it was nothing that noteworthy...but it bugs me just the same. At any rate...I have to agree with you about Stewart's character in this film....what a jerk. VERY few redeeming qualities...at least at the beginning. I think he did eventually overcome a lot of the "cushy" self serving attitudes that made him seem so distasteful...but maybe only on certain levels. Perhaps he was meant to be portrayed as a guy who used to know how to get things done....and had become a guy who just wanted things done for him....and he eventually had to be more or less dragged back to the level of "getting things done" even if his heart might not have been in it. I liked the exchange between him and Widmark early on by the river...if you didn't "get" either man before this scene....they are perfectly laid out and set up after this....each man's character and motivation. This scene brings out Jimmy Stewart's seemingly natural ability to take a piece of dialogue and just make it sound so very "conversational"...in no way does he ever appear to just be "speaking lines" and this scene is a fine example of that .... (and PS...I can't believe I found it so easily on here...but I think youtube must have some sort of magic genie inside each computer and you just wish...and whammo..there it is.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQNkB6axY8A Ken Curtis and Harry Carey, Jr. round out the stock company features, but in perhaps the least appealing roles of their entire careers! I remember thinking in the scene w/ the missing mom in the teepee...that Stewart and Widmark were almost doing her as much a kindness in not telling her about what losers her sons turned out to be as they were in promising her to not tell her family where she was. Better to let her live on with her fond memories of them than to face such a let down in seeing what a couple of idjits they'd become. Those two "boys" needed a kick in the pants to be sure. The bit w/ Shirley Jones and the music box when they are leading the brother away screaming "mine" was almost heartbreaking...but one of the few moments where REAL emotion gets tossed into the mix of this film. And I too liked the scene where Stewart "sets everybody straight" at the dance. I liked the end of this film too. And that may be why I think it could be possible that Stewart's character really did seem to have "breakthrough" and step up a notch or two on the ladder of humanity....but some have further to climb than others....and maybe he just started too far down on the bottom for it to seem like that big of a deal in the end. :-) As far as my impression of the movie as a whole...maybe the things you said about it not being "top of the line" Ford fare might be among the reasons I did not recall having watched it before or recalling what the name of the film was. I liked it well enough to pass the time....but I don't think I would put it on his "A" list to be sure.

Howdy there, April... THAT will be a "mull" worth waiting for!! I am off to go run my Saturday errands. I will check in with you later, little lady. :-)

Congrats and best wishes to all!! Some really great films to look forward to as well!! Nice job, everybody.

Musicals: The Wizard of Oz Singin' in the Rain Meet Me in St. Louis The Music Man Oklahoma Ugh...I had to come back in here and replace On Moonlight Bay with The Music Man because although I love little Doris...I think TMM is a better choice for this thread...its a tough job...but I had to do it... :-) Message was edited by: rohanaka

Disney: Snow White Bambi Sleeping Beauty Lady and the Tramp Dumbo

Hi Ms Cutter...(actually...it's Rohanaka--Kathy) but I appreciate your reply...the whole Myth thing for me is some of what makes most western films seem so enjoyable. But Ford does seem to be a master.TMWSLV has always been a favorite of mine and I think the ending where the newpaper man says "print the legend" is just about the best way to sum up the entire thing. (PS...I have never gotten to see the Iron Horse yet...It is definitly on my Wanna See list.)

The original, of course! HA! I figured that....it does seem to be the favorite of most folks between the two films!!

Animation: I am torn between Snow White and Bambi...(maybe it could be a double feature?) Comedy: It Happened One Night Drama: Mildred Pierce Family: Yours Mine and Ours Film Noir: Double Indemnity Horror: Frankenstein (Karloff's) Musical: The Wizard of Oz Mystery: The Lady Vanishes Romance: The Quiet Man (I like a little comedy w/ my romance) Sci-Fi: Independence Day (not a classic...but VERY good example of sci fi) Western: hmmmmm.... The Searchers. No wait...The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance..No...I mean...True Grit.... OH!! I should not have made fun of the Grey Guy....this really is hard!! :-)

Animation ??? Family: ??? Musical: ??? Hey Grey Guy!! Would that be the ORIGINAL animated family musical film entitled *???* or are you talking about the remake from a few years later?? HA!!!!!

Ok BIG surprise....I feel asleep watching Ft. Apache...I was awfully tired...but I thought it was worth a try. I got as far as the big battle...and just before they were ready to go double cross the Apaches....I must have fallen asleep. When I woke up on the couch in the wee hours....the tape had rewound itself and popped out and I was staring at a blue screen... But what I did watch was a nice reminder of how much of a pompous jerk that Thursday was...(I hadn't seen this one in so long, I couldn't remember how long it had been) But in my new found appreciation for Fonda and his acting skills....he carried this role off quite well....and I just wanted to kick him in the pants about every other time he was on screen. Anyway...all the other elements of this work quite nicely too and make this a really good story. Duke was great...and I LOVE Ms Temple....what a sweetie. And the music....there is something very reliable in the music in a Ford film....and I mean that in a good way. Maybe I will pop that tape back in later and fastforward and pick up where I left off....I hope I can get that chance....I really want to see the end again....I have been thinking about it since the discussion this summer about how there is a tendency to embrace "the myth" vs reality as it pertains to westerns and I know this one is an excellent example.

I am sorry to brag here, but I am so proud of myself I can barely even speak..... Jackie...that is way cool!!!! I wish you would come out here and give a few of my "yard sale specials" a face lift!! And PS...when you see my little fake cast iron stove space heater.....don't get any ideas....Bronxgirl has been gunning to take that thing away from me since I told here about it, but until she gets that roaring fireplace installed.....pretend warm and cozy "flames" are better than none at all. Way cool again, little missy. I wish I had that kind of luck when it comes to mixing paint...mine would likely have come out looking like Milk Dud Brown or something. :-)

I'm laughing so hard at them imitating Francis Ford and the little kids saying "Here's a stick to beat the lovely lady..." Still, it warms the heart to see how this movie lives on... HA!!!!!! I just couldn't call it a day w/out popping back in here one more time...My gosh my golly I laughed until I cried watching that thing....I want to go to a party like that!!! I liked the other video too....all the right scenes...and the music wasn't exactly "Irish" but if fit really well with the editing...thanks!! You made my night!!! Off to try and stay awake through Ft Apache now...if I do fall asleep...it won't be the movie's fault...I have been having a hard time adjusting to going back to work this week after Christmas break...my sleep patterns are all wacko! PS....Barb....the Doctor is recommending a Ford/Santchi prescription for those palpatations. Deep breaths....calm.....think gentle breezes...swaying palm trees...(wait..look out your window and SEE swaying palm trees.) There now....Go get your DVD and have a little Fordian fix and all will be better... :-)

I started painting my living room "Golden Farm" by Benjamin Moore ..... It's pretty pale, the color of white cheddar cheese.... Bronxie inspired me.... maybe it will look like White o' Morn when I am done..... AHHH....I am so jealous...if there is any left when you are done... bring it along with you when you come for your visit....I am sure the cottage needs another coat or two... :-) April...I gotta go too...same reason as Jack...different kid...(Enjoy the Pappy flick...and then come back and ramble for us.... :-) Maybe sooner or later that GREY GUY will show up and do the same....nahh...who am I kidding???) 'Night, All.

and friends just can't be found....

big bugs That's why there are so many square dances out there in those Oklahoma towns...they are really just stompin' on the bugs!!! :-) KIDDING!!! Only Kidding!! All you Okies...and all you square dancers....sit back down. Message was edited by: rohanaka

I seriously have the template for the T-Shirts all ready to go, sisters Well....start printing now....But we may have to wait until June or so to do the interview....I am afraid to fly...so I guess I will have to "walk the whole long way...just a nice stretch of the legs" :-)

Oooooh...I have the feeling we will all be meeting soon in a little thatched cottage... and a little man looking suspiciously like Jack MacGowran will be sitting in the corner and the Widow Tillane will be inviting us to sit to tea... dee dooo dee dooo dee dooo Yes...and Ronald Colman...I mean the QT... and I will be happy to put you folks up for an extended stay.... The roses are in full bloom right about now... PS...while we are at the widow's house....Jack...let's ask that little guy by the fireplace for some ID or something and find out what the heck he is doing just standing there....inquiring minds wanna know.

was born in Austin, TX, and raised in Norman..... cue Twilight Zone music Hey....Norman has to be only a hop skip and a jump from Ft. Sill.... Hello, Larry King??? I met my long lost sisters online talking about John Ford Film in the TCM website... What?? You say that's incredible?? Yeah...sure...we'll come in for an interview...can we wear our 3 Bad Men T shirts???? (Ladies....Larry said that will be just fine with him.)