path40a
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Wow! Thanks for this coffeedan!
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Congrats on your 1,000 post lolite!!!
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For me, it's My Fair Lady hands down. Also, for those of you who love this particular story, make it a point to see Pygmalion with Leslie Howard & Wendy Hiller (Netflix has it). It's every bit as good, though it's not a musical, and perhaps even better given the more gradual and believable transformation of Eliza.
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Thank you so much for these excellent, informative reviews of the two studios you just visited, moviejoe! I think I would have had a similar reaction, given the emphasis and what I would have liked to have seen. I still remember being fascinated by the Universal Studios tour I saw when I was 14, and would perhaps still enjoy seeing the Sony & Warner Bros. studios today, even though they gloss over or fail to mention a lot of the great history we all love.
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Pinocchio?
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Because, after today, I'll be in Orlando visiting Mickey & Co. for a few days with the kids, I've updated the TCM Picks through the end of the month:
http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=tcm
which doesn't quite cover the end of TCM's "31 Days of Oscar", but I'll complete that when I return!
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Wyatt Earp?
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Mongo, I see we have similar tastes ... no surprise there;-)
Now that I've had a chance to think about it a bit, I'd list the following among my favorite BP winners:
My Fair Lady, Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, All About Eve, and West Side Story
to name just five.
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Mongo, I see we have similar tastes ... no surprise there;-)
Now that I've had a chance to think about it a bit, I'd list the following among my favorite BP winners:
My Fair Lady, Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, All About Eve, and West Side Story
to name just five.
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Perhaps Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet?
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If we stick to pre-1980 Oscar winners, I'd have to go with Cimarron (1931) then Around the World in 80 Days (1956) for WORST "Best Pictures". However, if we opened it up, I'd have to add Out of Africa (1985), Platoon (1986), The English Patient (1996), & American Beauty (1999).
For best, it would be very hard for me to decide. But I'll give it some thought. I've yet to see two of the BP winners: Wings (1928) & Cavalcade (1933).
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This is great stuff, Mongo!
What can you tell me about Irene Hervey, whom I just saw in the "Three Godfathers (1936)"?
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Our Town ... for another clue;-)
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For perspective, $400,000 in 1934 translates to about $5,640,000 in 2004. So, I think it's safe to say that today's "actors" are grossly overpaid.
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Thank you very much for showing Fellini's I Vitelloni (1953)! I think it may be the best of his that I've seen, though I've yet to see Amarcord, which I hear is also good. I liked La Strada, which will be shown later this month, and can tolerate La Dolce Vita, but 8 1/2 is way too boring for my tastes. I'd also like to see Nights of Cabiria (if you want to show that one anytime soon;- )
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Thanks for your info re: Trader Horn. I only know that it was nominated for Best Picture and that I've been hoping that TCM would show it for some time now. Glad I'll finally have the chance!
BTW, though I've written capsule reviews for several other films on the schedule in the coming Thursday-Wednesday segment, I removed some of them from the TCM Picks page at the last minute 'cause I didn't feel I was being discriminating enough with my selections;- )
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This week's TCM Picks have been posted:
http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=tcm#feb17
and the focus is on those nominated, or receiving, Oscars in the Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Director, and Best Picture (3 days!) categories. Plus, there will be seven TCM premieres including 49th Parallel (1941).
I want to point out a couple of films, rarely shown or which we've discussed here recently, that are in this week's picks:
Cleopatra (1934), Imitation of Life (1934), David Copperfield (1935), Disraeli (1929), & Trader Horn (1931) which are rarely shown.
And, feaito, don't miss Lady for a Day (1933) next Monday;-)
Lastly, I noticed that my earlier posts had two forward slashes after ".com", which meant that you couldn't navigate to other parts of my site from the TCM Picks page very easily; I've corrected it in this post.
Enjoy!
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A heart check up on Valentine's Day? Great news Mongo!
And, let me add that I too have always enjoyed Thelma Ritter's performances!
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No stoney, I haven't seen that one. Thanks for the heads up!
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An excellent point ... I would add Aliens & White Christmas, but subtract Imitation of Life (1959) from your list of remakes which were better than the original;- )
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If I remember Robert Osborne correctly, I think it was in The Freshman ... near the end when he pole vaults into a window.
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I think Anna Paquin may have beaten out Tatum O'Neal for youngest competitive winner?
Oldest competitive winner was probably George Burns for the Sunshine Boys.
Oldest nominee was probably Gloria Stuart for Titantic.
I'll give someone else a shot at the others, especially since I can't remember off the top of my head;- )
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Pretty sure Demille's first, only win was for the Best Picture winner "The Greatest Show on Earth", which he produced and directed. I think he won as its producer.
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Elizabeth Taylor?
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Mongo, hope you have a great Saturday off;-)
When you return, I'd like to know what are some of the greatest films thought lost forever from the 30's & 40's due to neglect (e.g. they weren't restored in time to save them). I know a high percentage of pre-1930 films were lost, I'm curious about those classics after 1930 which are thought to be no longer around.
Thanks!