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Mongo! I'm sorry I kept you waiting so long....I was elsewhere in the other Forums.
Um...is this a Doris Day movie (Happy Birthday, Doris) called "The Thrill of it All"?
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Hello Spencer! Always good to see you here. I'm still busily compiling my list. As you might expect, my problem isn't with coming up with 100 favorite songs from the movies, but in whittling it down to 100!
I can't tell you (yet) who my top-five are, or which song I'm picking as "Best Song of the Century"...not while Mongo and I are having our little joint contest with the AFI picks.
And, although I know which of Sinatra's songs took the Oscar, I'm not going to say because I'd really like to get others from our membership involved in this thread. So, take a stab at it people!
Have a great weekend, Spencer!
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Hey there Mongo! I would have said "Meet Me in St.Louis" before your next clues....but will anyway just to get one more clue from you. Thanks for picking up the game, too! ML
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In my mind, Judy Garland started out as a singer, and ended as one, too. She became Louis B. Mayer's "property" at MGM, and he turned her into an actress, and also destroyed her health in the process.
When her career in Hollywood was over, and her health greatly compromised, she kept right on singing, bless her heart. So, I have to say that I'm happy that we got to see her on the silver screen in so many great musicals, and even the few serious drama's that she did....but it's her voice that I always remember first when I think of Judy.
I believe that "Over the Rainbow" will be named the Best Song of the Century, and although many people have recorded their own version of it, it will always be Judy's song, and Judy's voice I hear singing it.
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May I pour you another cup of Java, Mongo? You're on a real roll today, sweetie! Just so you'll know, I've been up since 4:00 AM getting all the "Joan" Powell movies taped....three of them absolute favorites!
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Hi HKG. It really wasn't that Keaton was an "excellent sport" to appear in "Limelight" with Chaplin. At the time, Keaton had totally lost his reputation, career and property because of alcoholism, and it was because Chaplin cared for Keaton that he gave him exposure, and possibly a chance for anyone in Hollywood to see and hire him again. You are right about Keaton saying that he "would have worked with Charlie for nothing", however. But, Charlie saw to it that Keaton was paid quite well for his appearance in "Limelight". Chaplin, by the way, was well known for "helping out" a lot of folks in Hollywood from the earliest days who were down on their luck in later years. ML
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Slappy, I agree that it might be a good idea to seat Tracy and Fonda beside one another. As you said, they have some obvious similarities, except that I think Fonda might have had more opportunities with "romantic leads" than Tracy had, although he played "romantic comedy" with Hepburn very nicely...in fact, both of them did when all of them were senior citizens, including Hepburn. The thing that I really like about Stewart, Tracy and Fonda is that they did continued to make movies up to the end of their lives. It was a lot of fun watching them grow up as actors and then age together on screen, too. ML
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Hey there, Mongo! I was just minutes away from comin' after ya for missing Christopher Walken. He has done some awesome work...and I even got a real kick out of him in "Mousetrap". But, it's "The Deer Hunter" that is really his best.
Happy Birthday Chris Walken!
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Turhan Bey! Now there is a still breathing encyclopedia of Film History! Happy Birthday Mr. Bey! Ps: I'm still available
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I agree, Lady M. If TCM does a Tribute day, I hope that they will include "We're No Angels" (1955). I know that was the first movie I saw of Sir Ustinov's where he really caught my attention. He had a real gift for dry comedy. ML
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Alix, your idea about a "Saturday Matinee" format is fantastic! I would like to see you promote that one with TCM and maybe get them going on it in the current programming. I see kids, and parents, and grandparents lined up around the block to get in on Saturday afternoons, every week. Wow! ML
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Alix, thanks to a very dear friend among us, I also got to see "Call Her Savage" for the very first time last week! What an awesome movie! It's sure easy to realize now what a film could do get away with, or show, in that "pre-code" era. Whoa! And, it's interesting to note that every bit of it, and more, can be seen in films again today...and it's just "old hat" to us now.
Tonight (Sunday) on Silent Sunday's on TCM, I'm going to get to see another film for the first time that I've been waiting for a long time to see..."Intolerance". ML
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This is indeed very sad news. Jan Sterling was a wonderful actress, and I'm so thankful that I have films in my personal library that she starred in.
Speaking of "The High and the Mighty", does anyone know if it has finally been released on DVD, or when it will be? I know we were discussing this a few months ago, the I haven't heard anything more about it since then. ML
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Welcome Prekgranny! It's wonderful to have you with us, and please don't feel intimidated by anyone or anything here. I kind of felt the same way when I first registed (about a year ago), and promptly learned that just about everyone here is more than happy to make you feel welcome and also share their knowledge with you. Because you are a teacher, I know that you place a high value on "learning", and you're sure in the right place for that when it comes to film-making, Classic Films, and the stars of the Golden Era. I bet that you also have lots of things to share with us, so please don't hesitate. And, dear....just so you'll know, I'm a "granny" too, and I know of at least one "grandpa" here, if that helps you feel a bit more comfortable. Enjoy yourself!
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This is certainly one of my favorite sports films, and Penny Marshall's direction was what gave it a chance to become a Classic instead of "just another sports movie about women".
I was especially fond of the ending where the opening for the Women's Hall of Fame takes place, and also the ending ball field scenes where the original ball players have returned to play in the scenes. It always reminds me of the ending scenes in "Shindler's List" where we get to see the actual people the movie was about, and that makes it very special and unforgetable.
Because I loved Madonna's single "This Used To Be My Playground", and because I played on a baseball diamond for twelve years myself (Women's Fast Pitch), I still listen to it and take a little trip down "memory lane". There really is something about having been a ball player that gets in you and never leaves. Every bit of footage that Marshall shot with these women on a ball field is worth it's weight in gold to me, and getting this film made so that this wonderful history could be re-visited and recorded, is worth it's weight in gold to everyone who ever loved Baseball.
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Oh...Ok...now I get you about Documentaries. I also think it would be great if someone, anyone, and who better than TCM, would start showing us all the Documentaries that are even nominated for awards! By the time I finally see them on HBO (maybe), they are years old and it's still likely that I'm not going to be told that it was nominated for, or received an award of any kind.
I just saw a Documentary on HBO called "Boy's Life" (1:30). It doesn't even tell me the year in which it was made in my TV program guide! It's "TV14", and the description says, "His famiy's problems affect a 7-year old boy." Boy, do they ever! It's one of the most heartbreaking Documentaries I've seen in ages! This Documentary must have at least received nominations, if not awards! And, I almost missed it! If any of you have HBO, it's on again next week, and well worth watching.
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Well, now you've got me really laughing, Prof! As much as I hate calling our Forums "Chat Rooms" (cringe), I do believe that the next time I enter into one and can definitely recognize the abuse of "Freedom of Speech", I do believe I will simply yell out "FIRE!", and run! LOL!
And, by the way...you'd be surprised at the numbers of posts I've seen on our Boards that have indeed resorted to all of the measures I mentioned. Hang around long enough, and you'll see them, too, my friend.
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Garbo. And, it's only because Anne Bancroft wanted so much to meet her before she died in "Garbo Talks". I feel exactly the same way about meeting Anne Bancroft!
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Dear LittleTrampLover! I continue to learn so many things from you, not only about "The Little Tramp", and the wonderful fellow who spent most of a lifetime creating him from scratch, but also from the wisdom you share concering how to communicate knowledge, alternate points of view, or differing opinions. You are truly awesome! Thanks much! ML
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Antar, good little "detective" that you've become...do me a favor and see if you can discover if "Slappy" isn't yet another alias for Rogan! Sure sounds like it to me!
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"DEFY", Slappy? Ok...how about this: In my first post in this THREAD, I merely said that the THREAD was cracking me up. I did NOT give any person's name, not even yours, you rediculous fool. In my second post, I was merely telling Mongo that I enjoyed his post, and one again, your self-rightous name was not even mentioned!
And yet, you seem to think that I'M the only person in the whole wide world who has "attacked" you (which I have not), although you have just "attacked" me, and with absolutely no cause. How else would you like to prove to us that all you want to do is either cause a fight, or perpetuate one...and evidently with me?
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About these "post counts": I wonder what the counts would look like if all the Trivia games posts were removed from them, per individual? I clearly remember that the number of posts under my name greatly and rapidly increased as soon as I started playing the 21-Questions game (so what?). And, of course, any time there is a thread where chatting is occurring in the nearest thing possible to "real time", the number climbs very rapidly, too. What's the big deal about "post counts" anyway?
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Now...please don't anyone take this as an attempt to keep the neighborhood rumble going, but Prof., you did say something a couple of posts ago that I do feel the need to make one brief comment on, and it's not "directed" at anyone in particular, but at everyone in general, if you will.
You mentioned "The Freedom of Speech". I've seen it mentioned on our boards many times. I've also seen it mentioned in such a way as to totally ignore one of it's most important and innate features....that with the "Freedom of Speech", comes a large degree of "Responsibility"....what I have always interpreted as the Responsibility to recognise this freedom as a Right, and also to take Responsibility concerning what you say to others that could be insulting, rude, offensive, or cruel.
Therefore, I do hope that when we mention having "Freedom of Speech" on these boards, that we can also remember that with this right, there are also valuable Responsibilities that as adults we must also exercise. As far as I'm concerned, no one here has the "right", because of the "Freedom of Speech" to say anything to me that is racist, insulting to my religion or political views, insulting to my chosen lifestyle, or cruel toward me personally. Thanks! ML
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Well, Prof., I do appreciate your "enthusiasm" (I'm giggling). Most of us here are able to hear about the "hush-hush" stuff without it affecting our appreciation of Hollywood folk, anyway...so no harm done!
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NAME YOUR FAVORITE GAS STATION SCENE!
in Your Favorites
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Well let's see. There are so many "gas station scenes" to pick from. Ummm, I guess that I'll go with the gas station that Jonathan Winters trashed in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World....probably one of the best scenes on film.
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