classicsfan1119
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For me, this had turned out to be one of those songs you hum all day, go to bed with, and wake up with again in the morning. And, the lump in my throat is still there if I stop and think again about all the actors and important others we lost last year. Just too many!
ML
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I think you've got it right, Sandy (smile).
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Well, it's time to get a new clue here. So, is it "Shane Visits Gilligan's Island"?
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Whew, Boys...this has been quite a "**** contest" up to now! Your stockpiles are unreal! I'm not even going to try to decide which one of you won this one (giggle).
ML
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Stmtoo, I liked your post very much, and totally agree with you on each point you made. I hope to see more from you in the future. Thank you!
ML
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Thanks for typing this one out for us, Stella. I really like that TCM "spot", and it will be nice to have it. ML
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I'm very fond of the "Andy Hardy" movies, but I doubt that they were an "accurate representation" of family life in America during those years, as much as they might have been an "idealized representation" of family life.
It wasn't until about 1958 that I was roughly the same age as Andy was in those movies, and by then things had really been changed by Elvis, Rock & Roll, James Dean, and a TV in nearly every home...but even then, the TV Programming I remember were the family shows like "Leave It To Beaver", "The Ozzie and Harriet Show", "Father Knows Best", "The Donna Reed Show" and they depicted upper middle-class America only, and again the family was more idealized than accurately portrayed.
And, I've always thought that the only honest message in these kinds of movies and TV shows was that families should "strive to be" like the Hardy's, and all the TV Families, because that's the way things were supposed to be, even if they really weren't that way in the majority of American homes.
Through the years, our films about families, and even our Family TV programs have been a "reflection of sorts" of the society we live in...and the plight of the American Family has always been a large social issue that Hollywood and the Networks have tried to deal with. Mass Media became very important with respect to this. Perhaps you recall the phrase "...the decline of the American family". It was thought, I'm sure, that if we could see what was "idealized", then we could pattern our own family values after it, and thus "save" the American Family. Were we successful? Well, I guess you'd also need to evaluate the Family movies and Family TV Shows through the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's...and into today and be the judge (smile).
As for me, with the majority of "family oriented" movies and TV shows I see today, I just become more and more nostalgic for the "good old days" of Andy Hardy's family, when there was caring and respect for one another, even if it was only "idealized".
ML
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Hi. I haven't heard anything more about this issue, other than what I reported earlier. I'm trying to believe that "no news is good news". ML
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Well, Lady M., you sure have me laughing and nodding my head in total agreement. I never did think that they were all that funny, and I always had a difficult time with all the physical abuse they used on each other...even though it was all done for a laugh. I know that there is a whole cult following for The Three Stooges, and I can't figure out why either (smile). My best friend is an Accountant, very intelligent, and she is totally crazy about them...right down to the annual Stooges Calendar. Go figure.
ML
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Thanks for the additional info. about the Hearst yacht incident in 1924. As I suspected, the actual incident is somewhat different than what the movie portrayed. Only the part about Louella Parsons is consistent. Whatever happened, it was one hell of a successful cover-up, which is what I found so interesting.
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Thank you, Mr. Osborne, for spending New Year's Eve "with me". I enjoyed all the movies you brought with you into my living room, and as always everything you told me about each of them was interesting. It was a particularly nice touch for you to wear a Tux (you looked swell), and bring chilled Champaign. I can't remember a more pleasant New Year's Eve. Happy New Year, kind sir!
ML
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Thanks for your reply, Paty. I have to share with you that I'm sitting here with a huge grin on my face concerning Mary Astor being miffed with MGM about being cast in "mother roles" so frequently. I see a huge disparity between the kind of mother she played in "Meet Me In St. Louis", and the mother she played in "Desert Fury". It takes a real actress to pull off that much of a switch and be as convincing as she was.
ML
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Alix, maybe the films I listed in my post below have become "reruns" for you, and probably lots of other folks here, too...but every single one of them was a first-time viewing for me. I left out TCM's special evening of Lon Chaney's works. Until I saw them, I didn't even know what Lon Chaney looked like!
My point is, if there are other's in the world like me who have never seen all of the Slents and most of the 30's and 40's Classics, thank God that TCM is repeating them now and then so that we can see them, too! People subscribe to TCM every day who have never had TCM before. I've only had TCM since last May. There are hundreds of Classics I haven't seen yet!
I call it good programming to reach all of the new people finally getting TCM with the best of the Classic movies by repeating them, even though that means that some people will have already seen them and perhaps be critical of them being "shown over and over and over", as you say. And, I could watch every Silent I've seen so far again many more times and still find them entertaining (smile).
I envy you, Alix. You say that you've had TCM for many years, and you've seen all the Silents (and probably all the other Classics, too) multiple times. I won't live that long, as much as I wish I could so that I could see all of them multiple times, too.
ML
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That really is sad, Feaito. I always try to think of various movies that have dealt with the death of an infant or child, and try to find at least some comfort in lines like "God really needed that very special baby in Heaven." Things like this just don't make any sense to me otherwise.
ML
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I will always be most interested in seeing as many of the best of the Silents as TCM can show during the year. Featuring a particular silent era star for a day more often would also be nice. I would also like to see a full day, or more, of one-reelers or shorts featured so that they can't be missed, and have our man Robert Osborne introduce them. And, lastly, I would like to see more documentaries and interviews done by TCM, with people like Anne Bancroft. We lose so many great actors and actresses every year now...and it would be so wonderful to at least have a good documentary or interview with them before that happens.
Otherwise, I'm very pleased with what TCM is doing. I don't even object to the occasional "newer" movie being shown for a specific theme TCM is doing. As for the rest, I agree with all of you who have already posted, and won't repeat it now.
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Patty, does Mary Astor mention anything in either of her books about working with John Hodiak in "Desert Fury"? I really like Hodiak, and am just curious and not looking for the "dirt"...just what she had to say about working with him. ML
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Just enjoy yourself, and share whatever you want concerning movies, or whatever. (smile). ML
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I can't pass up wishing Anthony Hopkins a Happy Birthday. He has been one of my favorite actors for a long time. Like I would like to meet Anne Bancroft in person, it's Anthony Hopkins I'd like to meet among the male actors.
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Oops...Edith certainly wasn't a "gentleman". Oh well. I wonder how many she did win?
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Or, it also might have been Edith Head, for costumes.
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Well, I just have to say that it was Max Steiner, the best movie composer ever.
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My Congratulations on being an Uncle again, Feaito! Sending a hug for you, the nephew, and the mother. ML
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Hey there, Daddy's Prima Donna! It's good to see that you've holstered your side-arms, and have settled down to having some nice discussions with a few of our better members now. Atta girl! Enjoy! ML
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This coming Sunday evening, Jan.4, there are actually two Mary Pickford silents being shown, back to back. Wow! I haven't seen either one of them yet, so I'm really looking forward to Silent Sunday this week. ML
Major Typo in March TCM Schedule
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Thank you for letting us know this! It's going to make a big difference when I write down the day and time a movie is showing that I really want to see.