route66
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I heard of Burning Man, but never heard of burning hats before.
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Thank you, Kathy, for letting us at last feast our eyes on the photo. B-)
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Who'd ever have expected Bogie to be a nail-biter?
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> {quote:title=Film_Fatale wrote:}{quote}
> Found another one!!
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Excellent HH photo, FF!
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The 2nd photo doesn't seem to be showing
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Yes! Yes! Let's have some more ramblin', please! It is a lot of fun to read what everybody thinks about these classic films.
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I don't know if they could "sandwich" it between those other two movies. Don't they usually have only 2 movies on the TCM underground?
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Good point re the gaucho hat, cinemafan. I had "gaucho" on the tip of my tongue but couldn't quite place it.
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Very beautiful screencaps. Helen Mirren is as lovely as she is talented. May she win another Oscar someday!
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I would love that, too. Sheep always look adorable, even when freshly shorn. :x
Here is another thing I found to share this Valentine's Day
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That Scottish illustration (I can only assume it is Scottish) is the cutest thing I've seen in a long time. :x
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Hollywood lost one amazing talent on the day of the horrible, tragic accident took VM's life. I've enjoyed him in several movies; he made a strong impression in "Blackboard Jungle" and I also remember him in "Cimarron".
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Anita, hope you and your husband are having a terrific and very romantic Valentine's Day this evening, and that you'll enjoy the movies TCM is showing tonight.
> I forgot about Layne! He's actually the character I most wish to be like. He wears a spiffy
> white hat and he does a splendid job of caring for women and he's nothing but unselfish.
> He's perfect!
I don't think I detect any sarcasm there.
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Don't forget "The Horse's Mouth" with Alec Guinness and "Darling" with Julie Christie, both showing this Sunday.
Christie won an Oscar for "Darling", by the way.
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*Ah yes... well... What's in a name?*
Millions of dollars at the box office, I guess, if it's the name of a movie.
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Jean Arthur always looked so classy. Plus that late-30s/early-40s look was really flattering for a lot of actresses, like JA and Ruz Russell, among others.
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> > I'd also mention that netflix has many movies available for streaming at no extra charge whenever you get one of their dvd plans, which start at $20 a month I think. so you get 3 dvd's or whatever it is and also near-unlimited streaming (not sure the exact limit).
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> The one problem with Netflix streaming is that only select movies are made available for instant viewing. But if you don't mind waiting to receive the disc in the mail (they do arrive within a day here) there is a decent selection of classic movies available for rent.
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Yes, Di, you're absolutely correct. The number of movies they have available for streaming is relatively tiny and will not include a lot or most of the new releases. But it does seem to be a bit better with the classic movies.
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> Rio Bravo, El Dorado, I Was a Male War Bride, Ball of Fire (obviously), His Girl Friday, Only Angels Have Wings (although I did not know this was the name of this film until a few weeks ago) Bringing Up Baby (though I probably would say this is my least favorite among those I've seen)
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I was looking to see if "OAHW" had been discussed here in the Hawks' thread, and realize that you had posted in here earlier as well.
Good to know you know the name of the film now.
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actually, I think those hats were all the rage in the region at the time.
this really is one of Hawks' best movies, like you pointed out it had a great script and every actor is in top form. You are right that Thomas Mitchell had one of his best parts ever in this movie. the special effects might have been quite fancy for their time.
I'm sure MGM must have tried to recapture the magic of "Only Angels Have Wings" when they made "A Guy Named Joe", but Hawks' movie is still the best of its kind.
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one Davis movie that I don't think anyone else here has mentioned is "The Virgin Queen", which she made at Fox in 1955, reprising the role of Queen Elizabeth I (which she'd played in "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex"). She really is great at playing the old indomitable queen.
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well first of all I sympathize with anyone who decides that cable/sat is not worth it anymore. and yes, it would be great if tcm could do something like this but I also don't see it happening for the reasons vitaphony already said.
others already pointed out places like youtube and hulu.com, I'd also mention that netflix has many movies available for streaming at no extra charge whenever you get one of their dvd plans, which start at $20 a month I think. so you get 3 dvd's or whatever it is and also near-unlimited streaming (not sure the exact limit).
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I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Communist Party. Nor am I a member of the party of the first part, which is known in these parts as the party of the first part.
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"Here Comes Mr. Jordan"
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The scene in "Casablanca" you just mentioned is pretty compelling. Another one for me would be Vito Corleone arriving on Ellis Island just a few years into the 20th century. So much yearning and hope in the faces of all those newly arrived immigrants.
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