bagladymimi
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Almost sounds like "Salvaje" is in the witness protection programn.
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I cannot believe he was 96 yrs old - I can remember him from a sitcom in the early 60's, Pete And Gladys. He worked for a long time and will be missed.
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I love Alvy Moore in "Susan Slept Here." That movie has become one of my Christmas favorites. I never watched it until a few years ago by chance on TCM.
Also, it is hard to believe that Walt Disney died so long ago. He has become such a part of our lives through his theme parks - what a wonderful legacy he left to the world.
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Happy Thanksgiving to you Joe and what a great picture of MM. Where do you find these shots? They are just terrific!
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Sorry Jack!
And in response to "butterscotchgreer", one of the reasons that Adventure was not a hit was that audiences didn't feel there was any chemistry between Greer and Gable. It was Gable's first movie after he returned from WWII and the studio advertised it as "Gable's back and Greer has got him." So, the public was expecting something that they just didn't experience. And there was a good reason why the chemistry wasn't great - there was absolutely no chemistry between them off-screen. Greer thought Gable was crass and a brute, while Gable thought Greer was a snob. They didn't get along at all, and absolutely had nothing to do with each other off screen. I have to admit, I felt there was something missing - it is not one of my favorites. But MGM had these 2 great stars and I guess they tried to capitalize on their stardom. It obviously didn't work!
Edited by: bagladymimi on Nov 17, 2011 12:33 AM
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I read an article in "The Week" this week titled "3-D's fading promise". The article said that audiences are increasingly rejecting 3-D. They don't like the $4 - $5 premium that movie theaters charge for a 3-D ticket. Also, studies have found that around 30% of viewers have become nauseated while watching. My grandson gets a headache when he tries to watch 3-D. That is not uncommon according to this article. All this has turned off investors -" RealD, which leases 3-D equipment to movie theaters, saw its share price plummet 70 percent over the summer." 3-D is likely to exist as a special niche rather than as the future of cinema. And 3-D tv's are a bust as far as Mark Cuban, head of HDNet, is concerned.
Since I have not seen any of the 3-D films ( I get a headache also), I cannot imagine what this digital editing will do to a film. And I am against altering any film from its original format. I am a purist - I don't even believe in the colorization of black & white movies. This article also said that 18 films were released this summer and many of them were hastily converted in post-production, and ended up with poor effects that were too dark to see properly. So aparently, there were many people who have seen some bad 3-D movies recently.
(I have paraphrased the article I have referred to above - I do not want to take credit for some of these
phrases that were directly from "The Week.")
Edited by: bagladymimi on Nov 17, 2011 12:27 AM
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In response to Stev Vertlieb, thanks for the link to American Music Preservation and to Jerry Goldsmith - really interesting.
Mimi Wheeler
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A question for Sprocket Man:
Alfred Newman - was he Randy Newman's father or how were they related? Seems as though I have heard of another Newman who was involved with music in films. Also, that is great to know how he provided work for all those composers - I had no idea.
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Jack, if you are referring to the picture on the right, that is not Loretta Young but Joan Crawford. The others of course are: Claudette Colbert, Vivien Leigh, Carol Lombard and Doris Day. The picture on the bottom left I think is either Jeanette MacDonald or Ruth Chatterton. I cannot see it well enough to be sure who it is. I wish there were pictures of him with Loretta, Jean Harlow, and Norma Shearer. But I love seeing what we have as long as Gable is in the picture!
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In response to butterscotchgreer, kudos to you for remembering all those Gable movies. I loved him and particularly like the movies he made as he got older, so I was glad to see "It Started In Naples" and "Teacher's Pet". I also loved "Idiots Delight". And, of course, GWTW is perhaps his best - there will never be another Rhett Butler or Clark Gable.
Also, the book that I read about Caine was his autobiography "What's It All About". I have not read his book on acting. But I am going to try and find it - sounds like fun!
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In response to butterscotchgreer, kudos to you for remembering all those Gable movies. I loved him and particularly like the movies he made as he got older, so I was glad to see "It Started In Naples" and "Teacher's Pet". I also loved "Idiots Delight". And, of course, GWTW is perhaps his best - there will never be another Rhett Butler or Clark Gable.
Also, the book that I read about Caine was his autobiography "What's It All About". I have not read his book on acting. But I am going to try and find it - sounds like fun!
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In response to "butterscotchgreer", it is nice to meet you too. I think the best autobiography I have read was by Billy Wilder. I think it was called "Some Like It Wilder". He made such a wide variety of films and his book was full of details about all of his films. I have read so many biographies that it is hard to pick, but "All About Bette" is a good one too - I have read several books about Bette Davis. But I have also read books about Michael Caine, Stanwyck, Jimmy Stewart, several about Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Vivien Leigh, George Sanders, Basil Rathbone, Hitchcock, Sheldon Leonard, William Powell, Kay Francis, Grace Kelly, Gable and Lombard, both Hepburns, William Holden and many, many more. David Niven wrote 2 really funny books about the business. They were both excellent. I love to read about movies and the stars - I always have. I can remember reading Photoplay when I was a girl of about 8 years old and that was a very long time ago. So I enjoy any tidbits that you furnish us with. And if you have any questions, if I can help, I'll be more than happy to fill you in. It is so much fun to find you fellow enthusiasts.
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Yes, I know Douglas became a character actor - that is how I first saw him in film. I first remember him in Hud from the early 60's. Then he played Gene Hackman's father in I Never Sang For My Father. He won a Best Supporting Oscar for Being There. In fact, I think he had died by the time that award was presented in 1979. I always thought of him that way rather than a leading man. That's why I was so surprised to see how handsome he was in Theodora Goes Wild. He wrote an autobiography with Tom Arthur that wasn't published until 1986. In it he talked about his Broadway career, his long marriage to Helen Gahagan Douglas, and his involvement in politics because of his wife. He was a very interesting man. And from other things that I have read, he was very popular and seemed to really enjoy his life. I wish I had known him!
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I can see in part that the Shields character was based on Selznick, but the "ruthless" just doesn't fit with what I have read about him. He was driven, so much so that he would drive his directors crazy if they didn't agree with him on an idea. Hitchcock said he would absolutely never work with him again - Selznick drove him crazy with the notes he sent him all day long on the set. But, I don't see that as ruthless. And I don't think he "threw away" people like Shields did in the movie
I felt that the character of Jonathan Shields was based on several producers. In fact, the movie in general was based on all the studio falderall (sp?) that went on during that time in film history. I am not crazy about Kirk Douglas, so it was easy for me to dislike his character. But, Douglas did a great job with the role. I thought he played it perfectly.
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Joe, love the "candid" from Little Women - looks like the cast liked each other and probably enjoyed making the movie together.
Also, I always enjoy seeing pictures from when Melvyn Douglas was younger although I am not familiar with this film "There's That Woman Again". I like the other stars seated at the table so I feel certain that I would enjoy this film. Melvyn Douglas was really handsome and debonaire in many of the movies that he made early on. "Theodora Goes Wild" is one of my favorite. And "Ninotchka" is just terrific and not because of Garbo, but because of Douglas, and of course the witty dialogue. And apparently he was just as witty off-screen as he was on. I don't know where you get these shots, but I have to tell you that there are times when they make my day. It is delightful that you share them with us. I know we all apreciate them!
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In response to "butterscotchgreer", I love that kind of stuff. That is the reason I read so many biographies of entertainers - I am always looking for that kind of trivia! And I think Garson would have been good in the part if it had not been for the singing. I loved Julie Andrews in the part - I can't imagine anyone else could have done better.
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Yes, I remember that picture of Selznick. You could clearly see that he looked sick. Selznick always worked very hard. He didn't sleep a lot usually worrying about whatever film he was working on at the time. In many of his productions, he wrote a lot of the screenplay. He didn't get the credit because he was supposed to be producing, but always wanted total control. I am not being critical, just stating a fact. He made some of my favorite movies - GWTW is one of my all time favorites, as well as Rebecca - there are too many to mention. Whatever he did, he did well. And I am sure he loved Jennifer Jones until he died. I just don't happen to like her very much. I do think it is a pity he died so young and I wonder just how much of life he got to enjoy.
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In response to the info about the "ill fated" Duel In The Sun, thank you for all the background info. Usually when I watch a movie on TCM, I look up the production notes on TCM's data base. I did not do that with this film and so I really did not know much about it. However, I do know quite a lot about David Selznick and his affair with Jennifer Jones. I have read several books related to Selznick including one written by his first wife, Irene Mayer Selznick. And frankly I was never crazy about Jennifer Jones. He obviously was and did his best to put her in anything he made before he shut down his studio. After I read Irene Mayer's book - well, let's say, I lost interest in Selznick (with the exception of GWTW.) I do know that he tried to direct every movie he ever produced and drove people he worked with crazy. And obviously he did that on this film.
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I love this picture of Ann Sheridan and Bette - particularly since they were not friends. At the time this movie was being made Sheridan was married to George Brent and it was widely known that Bette had
had an affair (or affairs) with him. This I believe I heard Robert Osborne say before an airing of this movie on TCM. Anyway, if nothing else, this shows that a co-worker is a co-worker - makes them look very amiable!
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In reply to "Sprocket Man", I am curious as to why you call A Duel In The Sun "ill fated". As I am not a great fan of westerns, I did not watch this movie until about 7 or 8 years ago. I was pleasantly surprised. It is far better than anything I ever expected and enjoy watching it whenever I can. I don't think the acting is outstanding, but enjoy watching Peck play against type and do think Jennifer Jones, a little melodramatic at times, did a good job. (Selznick was going to star her in anything he made at the time whether she was good or not.) But the movie itself has some great scenes in it including; Jones riding bareback on the runaway horse, Peck's taming of the sex-maddened stallion, and if nothing else the very last scene which had me on the edge of my seat until the very last second.
Okay, this wasn't a great film, but unless you know something that I don't ( which is highly possible), I don't see the "ill fated" aspect of it.
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This is far more sexy than anything that went on the screen. This would have made the movie a lot more fun!
Also, what a great picture of Sinatra!
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The thought of being at his cottage door is mind-boggling. Thank you for this info and the images. I now know I will definitely be reading about this man - Awrence of Arabia!
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Many thanks to "eafrn" for the YouTube link - great video perfect subject with perfect song!
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Thank you so much for these great photos - it is like a walk down memory lane - it's just wonderful!
3D Uprezzing, Buyer-Beware
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From everything I have read and heard, "Hugo" is worth watching, period. Sounds like when it is originally done in 3D, it is done well and works well for those who are interested in it.