Peebs
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16 minutes ago, LuckyDan said:
Sounds like The Lion in Winter reset to modern day. I recently acquired access to HBO+. I might look for it.
Yes, exactly! I assume Logan Roy's name was influenced by the French roi meaning king. As the show goes on the audience is left to wonder if any of his kids are capable of taking over or if the father already knows this and is humoring them because they have a stake in the company. There are times you can see him favoring certain kids but then they do something so frustrating you can see the father mentally checking that kid off the list.
For anyone who doesn't have HBO check out your local library, that's where we got copies of Succession.
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Succession, seasons 1-3. I've heard a lot about this HBO show, with 48 Emmy nominations and 9 wins. Starring Brian Cox as Logan Roy ,a patriarch of a conservative news empire, clearly inspired by Rupert Murdoch and Fox news. The focus of the show is who will succeed Logan as the head of the company and how does a company that owns a cable news channel and newspapers stay relevant and viable. There is not a clear heir apparent among his four damaged adult children, all vying for Daddy's attention. Jeremy Strong gets a lot of screen time as the second oldest son, Kendall who struggles with drug addiction, insecurity and repeated challenges to his father's leadership of the empire. I read a profile about Strong in the New Yorker that talks about how intensely he immerses himself in the role. Cox is quoted as being concerned about the toll Strong's method is taking on the actor.
One remarkable thing about the show is how uniformly unlikable the characters are. You're not really rooting for anyone. The show is well done, if a bit repetitive with the latest business deal or take-over. It had a clever cliffhanger at the end of season 3 that may shake things up. I can't imagine they can go on much longer, eventually someone has to "win" otherwise the show is covering the same ground. Worth a look but may not be for everyone.
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From Russia with Love -- Matt Monro
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Next: Cigarette Girl (1947)
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2 hours ago, LuckyDan said:
Most people remember it as Rob opening the door, then Laura and the walnuts spilling out of the closet. There are actually two cuts after he opens the door and falls down. First a shot of Rob on the floor staring into the off-camera closet, then Laura sliding out over the walnuts. Very well done
Oh that's right! I had forgotten about that first shot of Rob.
She's so darn cute, even with an extra pair of eyes and no thumbs.
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41 minutes ago, LuckyDan said:
The walnut episode, from February 1963
I love this episode!
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Caravan -- Van Morrison
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I was thinking of Bradford Dillman for Heroes Stand Alone
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George Jessel
Next: Broth of a Boy (1959) last theatrical movie
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David Janssen
Next: Heroes Stand Alone (1989) last theatrical release
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Powell, Harry -- Robert Mitchum in Night of the Hunter
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Dean Jagger
Next: The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
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Patsy Kelly
Next: Robert J. Shapera
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Aldo Ray (Aldo DaRe)
Next: Sadie McKee (1934) supporting actor's first role
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7 hours ago, David Guercio said:
Yeah. I know and I’m going to tivoe the whole salute to Julie Andrews this Friday night here on TCM. I’m really looking forward to it a whole lot. But I was also wondering if I could also still see TNT’s presentation before this Friday night here on TCM. Is it on Hulu or anything? I don’t think the whole caramoney/show is on YouTube. I tried searching and I don’t think it’s on TNT’s website anymore either. It was and I checked again and I couldn’t find it.I guess I'm not quite sure what you are asking, David. The presentation that will be shown on TCM is the same program that was shown in TNT.
You want to see the show before TCM airs it? Well, AFI has its own YouTube channel. You can find parts of the show there. That looks like your best bet until it airs on TCM. You must be a big Julie Andrews fan! What is your favorite Julie Andrews movie?
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1 hour ago, David Guercio said:
Of course I know there will be a Salute to Julie Andrews this Friday night. Featuring an encore presentation of the AFI Life Achievement Award A Tribute To Julie Andrews. Which I’m really looking forward to a whole lot. I can’t wait. Because I actually missed it on TNT last month. I forgot it was on either the 10th or 15th or whenever it was. I usually remember when the AFI Life Achievement Award is on. So could I also still see TNT’s presentation? Could you watch the whole show on YouTube? I’m not sure. I tried searching and couldn’t find it and I don’t think it’s on TNT’s website anymore. Couldn’t find it there either. Is it on Hulu or anything? I’m also going to tivoe the whole salute this Friday night. Like I said. I’m really looking forward to it a whole lot. I can’t wait. Sorry I’m posting this twice. But I kind of didn’t get a response right away on the Information Please board.I believe that TCM is airing the same thing that TNT aired last month.
"The AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute special will air on TNT on Thursday, June 16, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by an encore at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT.
An additional encore presentation will air on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on Friday, July 15, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT."
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18 minutes ago, SnowSpartan said:
I saw only a snippet of a movie that had me laughing out loud. The scene was set in a small crowded cafe, three men sit a table. There seems to be some kind of love triangle and the man in the middle becomes aware that the two other gentlemen are romancing the same woman. In his distress he begins to order multiple coffee's, brandy's, and lighting multiple cigarettes. He begins drinking the other men's drinks, lighting cigarettes backwards, and even smoking one cigarette at the end of another. The other men go about the conversation without realizing or noticing the mans distress and when they leave, he is quite undone/exhausted/intoxicated.
If anyone can provide the title I would be greatly appreciative! Cheers!
It sounds like An American in Paris. Gene Kelly and Georges Guetary are the two in love with Leslie Caron. Oscar Levant nervously drinks coffee and chain-smokes cigarettes as he listens to the two men unwittingly talk about the same girl.
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More sunglasses
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Martin Sheen
Next: The Toilers (1919)
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Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
Next: The Left Hand of God (1955)
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My Left Foot (1989)
Next: Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
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O (2001)
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Morgenstern, Ida -- Nancy Walker on Rhoda
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The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Next: Come(s)
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Rogers, Wayne
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What Are You Watching Now?
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Julie Newmar was stunning.
I am not familiar with this show. According to wiki, "The series starred Bob Cummings as Dr. Bob McDonald, a psychiatrist who is given care of Rhoda Miller, a lifelike android (played by Julie Newmar) in the form of a sexy, Amazonian female, by her creator, a scientist who did not want her to fall into the hands of the military....Bob's initial goal is to teach Rhoda how to be a perfect woman, which he defines as one who 'does what she's told" and "doesn't talk back.' He also strives to keep her identity secret." It reminds me a little of I Dream of Jeannie.
It only lasted 26 episodes. Apparently the two stars did not get along.