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Courtney can sing an intense song. Yesterday the one and only Tom Waits was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. About time. I love his gritty, sounds like he just crawled out of the gutter sound. I think of him as film noir for music. Here is an iconic Waits track from his album "Raindogs".It's called Jockey Full of Bourbon : If you want you can check out the very entertaining video from *Down by Law*, the Jim Jarmusch film which stars Waits and features this song on the soundtrack: Edited by: misswonderly on Mar 15, 2011 12:13 PM

> {quote:title=sfpcc1 wrote:}{quote} > I felling asleep once while watching a movie with a friend and he poured water in my ear to wake me up. Hope the movie wasn't *Hamlet.*

Fun topic. I never fall asleep in a movie theatre. I don't know, it's a whole different experience from watching a movie at home, and just the "differentness" of it keeps me awake, I guess. It's a fun thing to do, whether the film's good or bad, and just the experience of being out, going to the movies, is enough to prevent me from sleepiness. The one exception I can think of offhand is, years and years ago, I went to to reperotory cinema to see Antonioni's *The Passenger*. Let's face it, Antonioni can be boring; I fell asleep, and when I woke up, nothing in the movie seemed to have changed . Watching movies at home is a whole different kettle of fish. Anything I try to watch , if I start it at 10 p.m. or later, I'm likely to doze off, no matter how good the film is. I have to have a mini-nap earlier in the day (15 minutes will do it) if I want to stay awake for anything after 10 or so. It's not a reflection on the movie, it's a reflection on me ! The only film I consistently fall asleep while watching, no matter whether I've napped earlier, or consumed huge quantities of RedBull or other cafeinated beverages, or have hired someone to pinch me every time my eyes close, makes no difference. For some reason I always fall asleep halfway through *The Killers* . I've never seen this thing all the way through, from beginning to end, in one viewing. Go figure.

> {quote:title=cujas wrote:}{quote} > I always talk about American and British songs, but I have my French favorites too. Daniel Lavoie is one great francophone singer, who I later found out was really quebecois, > > I still play his hit "Ils s'aiment all the time. > > > Do you know it? Yes, I've heard some of his stuff. He's pretty good. So is someone else, who I initially had confused with Daniel Lavoie. I at first thought you meant Daniel Lanois, who is also French-Canadian, and has produced many fine albums, including some by Bob Dylan.

fred, clearly you looked up some archival vid , something to do with TCM fans' picks. How did you do that? How can I look up stuff like that? When I enter anything on the search field, it just thinks I'm looking for an actual movie and comes up with nothing. If it's really complicated, just post me the thread (if you'd be so kind. )

Moving on...This is an ultlimate Canadian song and video. An old Canadian song, sung by the Canadian McGarrigle sisters (Kate and Anna), and filmed by the National Film Board ( a cherished Canadian institution.) It's a sweet little song and a very charming video. I hope you Yanks can get this and that there are no "rights" problems picking it up. Make way for the Log Driver's Waltz : Edited by: misswonderly on Mar 14, 2011 11:17 AM

I will certainly think twice before I eat pancakes again. Perhaps from now on I'll make them from scratch ( all two times a year that I make them.) I do understand how someone could be somewhat offended by the former image of Aunt J. if you're concerned about stereotypes. Which reminds me, did anyone see the "indie" film *Ghost World* ? (2001)( It had an early role for Scarlett Johansson, by the way. ) There was a plot point about just such a racial stereotype in a 1920's ( ? ) advertising poster. The young artist involved got into a lot of trouble over it. Edited by: misswonderly on Mar 14, 2011 11:04 AM

Yeah, *Vertigo* has great opening credits. So does *Kiss Me Deadly*, with the credit titles going in reverse, making us feel vaguely uneasy (which we should , given the subject matter ) before the film even begins.

*Pi.* *Black Moon* *Performance* *The Exterminating Angel* *Mysterious Skin* I'm not saying I like all these, just that they have enigmatic titles.

Heads up, Anthony Mann Western fans: Employee's Pick, The Man from Laramie, Monday March 14, 10:45. One of those fine Anthony Mann/James Stewart westerns, with sweet Cathy O'Donnell. check it out: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/21969/The-Man-From-Laramie/ Always a lot of interesting character study in these westerns. Edited by: misswonderly on Mar 13, 2011 1:13 PM

> TCM web experts, you've got to do something about the difficulty people have started to have posting. It seems to be mostly new people, don't realize their post has "taken", and apparently keep clicking that "post message" button over and over again. It's not their fault, but it's very annoying, and bumps away all the threads that were on the first page, because there'll be 5 or 6 duplicates of one thread a new poster has created. I'm sure they're doing this unintentionally, not realizing they need to wait and eventually their thread will appear (usually, anyway - some must get lost in limbo, I'm sure.) > > Maybe I should post this 10 times, just to make my point... oh, never mind, I'd have to start a new thread to really make the point, and I can't handle that.

Andy, *The Naked Spur* is one of my favourite Westerns, one I consider a "psychological" Western. But I too, generally prefer the other genres you mentioned. As more than one person on this thread has stated, it really all comes down to the film, rather than the genre. If it's good, well-directed, well-produced, engaging story, interesting ideas, good acting, etc., than the quality of the film will rise above whatever genre it theoretically is.

cujas, nobody around here made or would make rude or hateful or racist remarks. I hardly think a very brief and lighthearted conversation about Aunt Jemima pancake mix constitutes the above. That sounds kind of cranky -sorry.I certainly do not dispute the importance of good manners, integrity, and sensitivity to the need for awareness towards offensive and/or potentially racist remarks. Edited by: misswonderly on Mar 12, 2011 6:59 PM

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Nah, it's not racist, it's just very old-fashioned. Who uses black kettles anymore? In fact, who uses kettles, of any colour ? Doesn't everyone just microwave a mug of water these days ? Well, actually, I do use a kettle, although it's of a stainless steel hue. I bring the water to a full boil, then and only then add it to the tea-pot (which of course is already pre-heated with hot water), and let it steep at least 10 minutes. It's best to use a tea cozy to keep it hot. This is how you make proper tea. I got the recipe from Aunt Jemima.

So, who's Tom Brown, other than Ben's convertible buddy? I watch TCM faithfully, and I don't remember any Tom Brown. Has he got anything to do with that Victorian novel about the school boy? Maybe I should transfer my dating aspirations to him.

finance, cheri, I presume you mean "political INcorrectness." (a typo, no doubt. Happens to the best of us.) And if even mentioning Aunt Jemima (and anyway, I didn't, Frank Zappa did) is now construed as racism, we are living in even sillier times than I'd thought. Besides, I'm sure she's still smiling away on pancake mix packages the world over. Just updated a bit, slimmer, hipper hair-do, lost the bandana.

Still thinking about Mardi Gras (and I'm not even Catholic). It must be the pancakes. Frank Zappa had the same thing on his mind. I don't know why this video is cut off at just under two minutes, the song is longer than that. But whoever made it made a good video, with a luscious pancake shot and even a pic of St. Alphonso ( I presume). So, take it away, Frank, with St. Alphonso's Pancake Breakfast : also, just for good measure, Electric Aunt Jemima (also courtesy of Mr. Zappa): Edited by: misswonderly on Mar 12, 2011 11:11 AM

Right, kyle. I was aware that *Stella Dallas* has several airings in the near future. I "searched" it on the new-fangled website, and thanks to lynn, found it, along with the dates it's screening! But when the "remind" me field popped up with its various dates, the other dates disappeared after I clicked the first one. (I'm an obsessive - I always like to click all the upcoming dates in case I miss the first one ). But probably now that the first date has come and gone, the "remind me" button will work again for me. Speaking of "dates" ...did you say Ben's an early riser? Ok, forget it, baby, the dream is over ! Edited by: misswonderly on Mar 12, 2011 10:02 AM

Walk right in, you've come to the right place. (said the spider to the fly.)

> *If I let Ben know how much I like All About Eve will I get my long-awaited date with him? I have to pass a skill-testing question first? Quote a line from All About Eve ? How about:* > *"Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night !"* > Concerning the date with Ben M, I suspect that MrsBen (Contessa Kellogg) may frown on that. They seem to be very happily married. > > Sorry. Well, I was thinking of a platonic date, of course. Mr. Osborne and the guy Ben's always riding around with in a convertible could come along as chaparones. Edited by: misswonderly on Mar 12, 2011 9:41 AM

Hey, somebody beat me to it with that thread title. If I let Ben know how much I like *All About Eve* will I get my long-awaited date with him? I have to pass a skill-testing question first? Quote a line from *All About Eve* ? How about: "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night !"

Just a heads up for hard core Western fans: The rarely screened Bud Boetticher film, *The Tall T* , is being aired on TCM Saturday March 19, at 1:30 a.m.. Here's a link to the new-fangled database about it: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/24916/The-Tall-T/ Edited by: misswonderly on Mar 11, 2011 7:08 PM

So, Fred, if you were a woman, who (whom?) would you rather date? Ben Mankiewicz or Leonard Maltin ? Which is the lesser of the two evils?

It's like TCM has gone berserk this and next week with a feast of rarely screened and completely groovy movies ! I think it's a plot to distract us from all the changes on the website; that, or they're making up for Oscar month (which I didn't mind, anyway) by filling their schedule with fabulous pre-codes and noirs with a vengence.