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Your clues finally got me in the right direction...can't recall for sure who said the line--was it Brando or Nicely Nicely?? (those would be my guesses--but maybe you still want someone to answer that- I don't want to break any rules around here.) :-) I'm just so excited to finally guess one right! Let me know if I'm next or if you still want someone who can give you a name--I don't have a clue what to post yet as a new quote anyway...but am willing to try if you want me to do it. :-)

Guys and Dolls

Wow! Great pics! Thanks for the story too. I have seen this film, and I do remember the whole thing being extremely well done and very impressive (though I actually prefer the later version...I think it's because I saw it first) :-) However, I do recall the chariot race in the silent seemed every bit as intense, and thrilling, and suspenseful as the later film. And knowing now how it was done, I hope I'll get the chance to watch it again soon so I can get an even better appreciation for it. Thanks again! :-)

The River new word stapler (there is one on the desk right in front of me now.) :-)

I really can't add anything Not so, I say! (And I think you are proving me right because you are doing a beautiful job!) IN fact, after reading your posts today, I need to see Clementine again--it has been a VERY long time since last I saw this. But I don't have too many classics on tape or DVD so have to wait for them to show on TCM or somewhere else if I'm not lucky enough to find them at the store or library. Keep on keeping on! You are doing beautifully. :-)

I know if I sat here and thought long enough, I could think of something more in keeping with TCM for my post. But honestly the first film I thought of with regard to this topic was the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Just imagine: Almost getting attacked by your jungle guides, disgusting spiders crawling all over the place, giant spikes coming out of the walls, a bottomless pit to swing over, arrows shooting at you from both sides, a BEAUTIFUL golden idol, the entire temple collapsing around you, a giant stone ball of doom chasing you down, poison darts blown at you by restless natives, jumping into a river and climbing onto a moving airplane...and then a huge ugly snake crawls up your leg.... Could that man have possibly survived ONE more thing???

Hello Professor...just a lowly fly on the wall monitoring your class...I am gaining a lot from all the posts here and would not want to distract you from your official students, but I wondered if I could chime in briefly on the whole Gordian Knot thing....( I had to look it up too Miss G) One of the definitions I found was: an intractable problem, solved by a bold stroke And I think the answer to your question can be found in the first part of the line from Liberty Valance : "This is the West..." These sorts of western myths weren't started by filmmakers... They've been a part of our national heritage since even before the wild west shows went on tour with names like Wild Bill Hickock (sp??) and Annie Oakly to keep them going. Most westerns (especially those filmed during the same time frame as you are discussing) were more about the legend and less concerned with truth. But Ford's films--especially the 3 you listed in your question are the "bold stroke", if you will, that show how these legends might get started and also how they might be "needed" to continue. Ok--hope that makes sense, but if not, keep in mind I am only the lowly fly on the wall. Thanks for letting me buzz in.

After your synopsis, I am thinking I may have seen this one a long time ago. But not sure--don't remember Gregory Peck--but also can't remember WHO was in it, so it might have been him. The story line just sounds familiar.

I have turned into quite the littlle "YouTube-ian" these last few days clicking on all these posts. But I've manged to limit it to just following other people's links...if I go in there and start searching out stuff on my own, I'm afraid I may never be seen or heard from again! :-)

Miss G--How was The Stalking Moon??

Tony Snow--former FOX news commentator and also a recent former White House Press Secretary. Loved and respected by most conservatives, not so much by libs (.PS--Don't want to start any wars now folks, cause we are all entitled to our own opinions) HA! You guys are corrupting me in such a bad way with this You Tube...but I'm having fun!! Shoulda mentioned my FAVE Billy Joel song (You May Be Right) instead of that one, because it's OTGDY is probably my least favorite and now that song's gonna be stuck in my head all day! :-)

Maybe it is more lucrative for them to sell the stuff on DVD I think you hit the nail on the head...but A Classic Channel is a nice dream anyway. Maybe I will go wish upon a star--that is their theme song after all! :-)

nice, good people get sick and pass away sooner I am thinking of Tony Snow right about now...(though I know others may disagree) Oh--and also of Billy Joel ...sounds like a song he once wrote. Though it is not one of my favorites. :-)

He needs to try filming in a different room in his house-I think every thing I've seen has that same piano and stuff in the background....and let's get him some more costumes too!! We could become his agents....You choose his material, and I'll pick out the locations and wardrobe...I am seeing the dollar signs already. :-)

I'm very pleased that TCM has been showing some of the older Disney live-action films, Staying out of all the side issues on this, I only want to add that I wish THE DISNEY CHANNEL would show more of their own classic stuff. Most of the things they show are very disappointing on so many levels that I won't bother to go into them here. I don't know why they don't air more of their classics and less of the ridiculous teen stuff. Maybe they should start their own separate channel "Disney Classic Movies"--they have such a wealth of film history to draw from--They could even get old Disney movie actors (Kurt Russell/Jodie Foster/etc to do special features or commentaries on what it was like to be in those earlier films (Ok you Disney Execs--you owe me big bucks some day if you take my suggestion.) :-) Maybe it has something to do with ownership rights and all--I don't know all the inside stories to their vast "empire"... but I will say that save just a few of their early morning kiddie shows, we don't watch much of anything else on their channel to speak of. Ok--stepping down from the old soap box...please carry on.

I think there are some great suggestions on here....The Love Bug is the main choice for good reason--it's hilarious and even the older kids will enjoy it--if for no other reason than to make fun of the clothes and cars that have changed so drastically since it was made. Also like The Apple Dumpling Gang (great slapstick and plenty of laughs) and Babe is a wonderful choice as well. Any of these would be good because they don't get a lot of play on regular tv and they probably are not on most kids "seen it before" list either. Another fun choice is the original FREAKY FRIDAY with Jodie Foster. Hope you find a film that works for you! Best Wishes.

Burning a DVD just sound so awful!! :-) Again--another technophobic moment for me!! Very nice of you to offer--maybe I can find it on VHS or something at the library. Will look around--my list of things I want to see is growing every day.

always maintained a ladylike stance with everyone in front of her Wish a few celebrity ladies that we have around now days would take a lesson or two from sweet little Mellie! :-)

If that idea doesn't work, send in Sully and Mike from the movie "Monsters Inc" to set him straight. The new monster by-laws say that "scaring kids is out...making them laugh is in" because as was discovered in that film, a kid's laughter generates way more electrical power than screaming ever did, so it is a much more efficient fuel source. And that's good for the entire Monster community. In these tough economic times, even the monsters need to pull together to find new alternative fuel sources and conserve energy.

like to see him do Brando I've never seen the Fugitive Kind, but will take your word on it because I think he would do GREAT with Brando....( I can picture him doing the classic "STELLA!! line for sure) Maybe he should open up a place on his site where he can take requests!

HA!!! Love the photo of the cute little desperado!! That must be "RWP...the toddler years!" :-) Haven't seen the new film you posted--I agree the cast sounds good. Message was edited by: rohanaka

and Jerry "The Beave" Mathers asa little boy who witnesses a murder. Beaver is so cute, he's still really little and even though he doesn't get to say much but just look scared, he's very sweet and so "typically boy". He was such a cutie when he was little...I will end my comments about him there... :-) Miss G, this sounds like something I would like to see someday. I am kind of a 'crimeshow junkie"--but don't like too violent or too much of a "formula" where it all gets rapped up too quickly--I like a few twists and turns in the plot. And who could resist the BEAVE?? I noticed it's not on TCM's schedule at this time...was it just on and I missed it or did you watch it elsewhere?

The Omega Man ( I had such a crush on Charleton Heston when I was about 12..I eventually got over it...I think) :-) Ben Hur or Planet of the Apes

Notorious New Word: edify

I agree...The Invisible Man and King Kong are classics that never go out of style no matter how often they get remade or retold.I have never been fortunate enough to see Metropolis. But I hope someday I will. Just the clips I have seen of it are abolutely amazing considering the time it was made. We have an old VHS copy of Mighty Joe Young. Our kids have always preferred the original over the remake. (So do mom and dad) I always thought that sort of animation would require someone with absolute concentration and patience. But I guess it just depends on how you look at it. I found an interview with Ray Harryhausen when I Googled him--just out of curiosity.He seemed to thrive on his work. I can't say I am a HUGE fan or anything, but I do admire his skill and the way he developed his abilities over the years. And when I was a kid...the 7th Voyage of Sinbad was just the coolest! :-) This is an excerpt from the interview I found from Animation World Magazine called "A Chat With Ray Harryhausen" : The Business Of Animating Ray talked about a trip he had made a few years ago, when he'd visited Will Vinton's studios in Portland, Oregon, and also met with two paleontologists who had originally been inspired by his dinosaur films. He talked about joining them for a dig and the amount of patience needed for that type of work, which led us to talking about the commonly held view that animators need an unusual amount of patience. Ray: A lot of people thought my work was very tedious, and it can be if you look at it from that point of view, but I never looked upon it as tedious. Ruth: People come into the studio and the first thing they always say is, "Oh, you must be so patient," and I think, there are so many jobs in this world where you're working on a tiny part of a whole, animation is just one of them, and what they really mean is, "I couldn't be bothered to do it myself." Ray: They don't know the joy of seeing the film come back and what you had in your mind is on film. Ruth: The only thing I find tedious is something with no character, like making a plane fly around in the air, but otherwise it would never occur to me that it was. Ray: No, that's the same for me. I did find parts tedious, when I had to do things because they had to bridge something. I was very limited in what I could do with flying saucers, because they're just a metal disc. I had to try and put character in as if they were intelligently guided. Did you ever see that, Earth vs. The Flying Saucers? We destroyed Washington DC... In fact, Ray saw the live-action shoot as more demanding of patience: Ray: That's why I never became a director. I never had patience with people. My characters always did exactly what I told them to do... If you want to read more go to: http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.11/4.11pages/whiterharryhausen6.php3 Message was edited by: rohanaka