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When I was your age, we didn't have websites like this much less computers. And, I'm not even sure that the term "Classic Movies" was in use...but our local TV channel would show a movie from the 30's or 40's every Sunday night at 11:00PM, and that was where and when I began my exposure to, and love of, what we call the Classic Movies today. Better yet, today (thanks to TCM) I'm finally able to see (uncut and with no commerial interruptions) the earlier Silent movies. Be sure to watch TCM on Sunday nights at 12:00AM Eastern if you're interested in the Silents, and the best stars and movies of that era. Good to have you with us! ML
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I agree with Mongo. Personally, I found Cher's more "personal" (rather than "scripted") introduction of Kate Hepburn very poignant. It gave a perfectly genuine touch to how many of us felt about Miss Hepburn, i.e....totally in awe of her. I've also come to learn that Cher is a great fan of Classic movies, and also of TCM, which is also nice to know. But, I really liked having Cher do Hepburn's introduction because BOTH of them were incredibly "free spirits" in their profession...and because I admire that, it just seems fitting that Cher would be chosen to do this intro. ML
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That makes three of us! And, Sinatra was totally correct about Ella being the best. I think that she was certainly the best thing to happen after Billie Holliday when it came to the "blues", and popular "ballads" of the time. ML
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For another clue to start off today..."Kind Lady"?
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It was in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" I think.
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Stella and Moira....thanks for the information about oven temperatures. And, no Moira, I don't have a wood-burning stove...I was just being silly. I use propane, and the oven door doesn't have a window in it, so I'm constantly letting out oven heat to see how things like cookies are doing. The disparity between 325 and 350 is pretty significant if I'm always having to open the dumb door to check on something that requires a steady heat, but I'll do my best. Anyhow, I'm sure enjoying seeing all of these recipes. Great thread! ML
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For those of us who wouldn't know a "brisk" oven from a "pokey" one....please define "brisk" (grin). I have some wonderful recipes my mother typed out where she gives the oven temperature as being "moderate". I've managed to find out that this "probably" meant 325 degrees. Can you also clarify this for me? I might need to add another log to my stove to reach the correct oven temperature. ML
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A delightful movie, with the song that goes, "We go bump-de-bump-de-bump..." pulling that trailer over the country road only a Hummer would attempt today (smile).
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Today's listing is awesome, Mongo! I've always thought that a movie about Harold Russell's life should have been made. He was an incredible man, and it seems such a shame that he had to sell his Oscar when hard times fell on him. Was there no one in Hollywood, or the armed forces, who might have helped him out first? How sad!
I've read that Russ Columbo might easily have reached the "crooner" status that Bing Crosby achieved had he lived longer, and that there was already a bit of a competition going on between them that early in their singing/acting careers. I've always been fond of Columbo's "Auf Wiedersehn'n My Dear". Interestingly, I have a CD of Columbo songs, and "Where the Blue of the Night" is on it, which became Crosby's theme song later on.
ML
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Well, Feaito, you and Stella can have today's question...it's way out of my "zone" (smile). For the most part, I'm always happy to see what the answer is to most of these trivia questions. It's how I'm "learning"! I'll get an e-mail off to you today, dear friend.
ML
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Thanks for the info. that Fox's movies only show commercials between movies. That's quite do-able for me (smile). ML
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Thanks for the explanation, Mongo. My hats off to Rainer for not conforming to Louis B.'s mold! And, it's really a shame that someone of Rainer's caliber didn't have a very long run in Hollywood after her two well-earned and deserved Oscars. Now I'm wondering why that would even cross her mind...and what was her brief careerreally about? Usually, even one Oscar will extend an actor's career, and ensure better and better roles over time...and she had two almost right off the bat! Just imagine where she might have gone with all that talent. "Only" in Hollywood...so, go figure, huh?
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That's Ok, Coffeedan. It's not often that I know one, and can get here ahead of Stella or Feaito, who always know the answers (grin). ML
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I'm reading these last few posts with interest myself, as I've also been thinking about adding the Fox channel to my DISH line-up. I have been "following along" in my satellite program guide, and agree that it's a mixed-bag, and there seem to be a lot of movies that I'm really not interested in watching, much less taping. But, I might still add it...provided that the "commercial" thing that Mongo mentioned isn't nearly as obnoxious as the commercials on AMC. Well someone who has Fox talk in a bit more detail about this? Are they in every movie shown, for example? No way am I going to sign up for another AMC!
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Hi again, Stella! Well, thanks for nicely letting me know that the egg yolk was for brushing on the edges of the crust. Duh...I should have known...having done it myself a few dozen times (smile). As always, I was reading too fast for my brain to keep up.
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My tape recorder is getting a good workout this morning with TCM's tribute to Luise Rainer. Happy Birthday Miss Rainer! So, Mongo...why did Louis B. Mayer just about banish her from Hollywood? There must be a good story here.
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"The Music Man"...one of my favorites!
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Steven Spielberg directed Crawford in that Night Gallery piece? Wow! I was also thinking that because she received a lot of praise for her work in this piece that Christina was probably not quite telling the truth (in "Mommie Dearest") by implying that Joan was totally lost and inadequate on a TV stage. It doesn't appear that Spielberg had any major problems with her.
And, can anyone tell me why it is that Steven Spielberg has been overlooked so many times at the Academy Awards? Did he **** off a major producer, or act the "bad boy" somewhere along the way in his totally awesome career and anger the masses? I think Spielberg is a pure genius, and I've always wondered about this...well, up to "Shindler's List", anyway, when he finally did get some well deserved recognition and an Oscar. I'm just curious. ML
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Stella...your Hitchcock's Quiche Lorraine recipe got "bleeped"! I can't believe it! I guess that you should have said "pierced" instead??? LOL!
I've never heard of putting an egg in a pastry crust. Do you suppose that makes it better somehow than a regular pastry crust for Quiche? I think I'll check other Quiche recipe's to see which one they use. ML
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I have the Delux DVD, and you're going to love it, Sandy! It's like watching an entirely different movie in many places if all you've seen is the pan and scan version. ML
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Someone here in the past week cautioned us that the March Schedule has a error that puts everything off by a day, after the first week on....so please check this, and rely on your local cable or satellite schedules and not the TCM schedule in March. ML
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Mongo, I can see now that I wasn't making myself very clear in my earlier post! For sure, I agree that Vincent Price was the absolute master...I wasn't slighting him, and "...Baby Jane" was also a favorite of mine, as was "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte" because Davis and Olivia de Havilland (they were very close friends, and de Havilland has always been one of my favorites) were both in it and it had a decent script and plot. I also liked Davis in "The Nanny".
And, yes...there were more than a few very good actresses from the 30's who remained popular into their later years. Helen Hayes was another who held her own beautifully, I thought, in "Airport". And, of course, there will always be the ageless Kate Hepburn. Women like Davis, de Havilland, and Hepburn didn't care that they were aging, and looked like it. They were secure in their abilities to act, regardless of age and beauty, and I've always loved them for this quality.
Between 1965 and 1975, Joan Crawford made mostly thriller, macabe, or supernatural movies, and all of them are forgotten by us now. She did one TV role on Night Gallery that was probably her difinitive piece during those years, about a rich woman who wants to save her eyesight through immoral means, only to have a power black out occur just as she thinks her sight has been restored. She also filled in on a soap opera for the sick Christina, and looked totally foolish trying to play a character her daughter's age.
Well, I'm rambling again! I just wanted to say that I totally agree with you, Mongo, even though it didn't sound like it in my first post (smile). ML
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
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Moviejoe, I fail to see that you created any "tension" with your post about your perception of Jane Powell's rudeness toward you. It was a most unfortunate thing for you to have happen with someone you previously admired, and I think that everyone here has agreed with you about her behavior being both rude and uncalled for in that particular situation. I guess that having seen the situation through your eyes, I would also like to try to see it through Powell's eyes to better understand why she would say that to you, that's all. ML
"Baby Doll"
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"Baby Doll" (1956), and directed by Elia Kazan, received various nominations and awards (for the director and cast, too) and was therefore considered to be one of Kazan's best...not only then, but now as well. TCM made the correct choice to add this ground-breaking movie during it's tribute to Elia Kazan the evening it was shown. I hope to see it again soon! Great movie!