misswonderly3

Notwithstanding the many differences between British and American accents, I believe we still refer to the most prominent language used in the United States as "English".

Well, at least he didn't have to give his speech in the nude.

I should have checked out this thread before. This is where all the people who make me laugh are hanging out.

Cathy's Clown is a great song, possibly the best the Everlys ever did (and they did a lot of good stuff.) It's unusual because of the way the boys spin out each line, and also because of the wonky rhythm. Sweet harmony. I don't really like "snarkiness", I don't think I do that a lot with the Oscars. I just like to check out the dresses and see what's considered in style (sometimes really ugly fashions.) Anyway, they're over now and soon forgotten. Jackie Wilson's all falling apart for his Reet Petite : Edited by: misswonderly on Mar 1, 2011 2:04 PM had to edit out the third "e" in "Everly" (seems like a name that should have a third "e")

Nah, I just got the title wrong. Sorry about that. Sometimes I'm bad with song titles. Actually, the version I posted today is the original song. Ok, I guess it's called "You Can Leave Your Hat On". Randy Newman's is the original recording, and he wrote and performed the song first. Those other people you mentioned, including Joe Cocker, covered it. About the Oscars, C.B. - I don't take them seriously at all, never did. I just like to watch them to see if any laugh or cringe-worthy gaffes occur. Also like to check out (and judge) the gowns. (Apropos of nothing, I hate that glorified bath-towel look. If you're going strapless, go with a defined neckline, not something that looks like you just wrapped a bejewelled towel around your torso. Not a sexy look at all, flattens down the boobies. ) Edited by: misswonderly on Feb 28, 2011 3:11 PM

"All things are ready if our minds be so ! " Henry V . Maybe that could go in the "favourite line from movie" thread. That famous St. Crispin's Day speech is very stirring, and the music was almost equally so. Can't resist posting this here: I don't believe anyone (either at the Oscars or on these forums) has mentioned that the majestic, eloquent music that accompanies King George's/Colin Firth's speech in the climatic final scene from the film is from Beethoven's 7th symphony, second movement. This piece has also been used in other film soundtracks. The 7th is my favourite Beethoven symphony, and the 2nd movement is a perfect piece of music. Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs5pH4GKYkI Edited by: misswonderly on Feb 28, 2011 3:41 PM

Hah ! The CBC website just happens to be my home page when I turn on my computer. Here is a link to it: http://www.cbc.ca/news/ If you want to send them comments or suggestions or questions, there are several ways to do it. Try clicking the "Community" tab at the top of their page. I rarely have trouble receiving the CBC television signal, so if anyone's having trouble with that, don't know what that's about. However, I sometimes have difficulty getting their radio signal clearly. I don't think they have a very strong signal, compared with commercial radio stations. Maybe the same thing applies to their television broadcasting signal in some areas. I recommend anyone who can get it to check out CBC's radio progarmming, especially their mainly "talk" station, CBC 1. They often interview people in the movie business, particularly on the show "Q".

Randy Newman is just associated now with endless cutesy tunes that he cranks out every year for all those cutesy Pixar movies. Some of them aren't bad, some are kind of forgettable. He seems to have long ago abandoned his career as an independent singer/songwriter, and thrown in his lot with writing songs for films. Nothing wrong with that. But decades before, he put out a few really good albums, "Sail Away" being one of them. So, reminded as I was last night, watching the Oscars, of Randy Newman's songwriting talents, I thought I'd post his original version of Baby, Take Off Your Hat (not a cutesy kiddie song) : Edited by: misswonderly on Feb 28, 2011 12:30 PM sorry about the porn. now y'all gonna click the link, aren't you? Edited by: misswonderly on Feb 28, 2011 12:37 PM

Yes, all their album titles are sort of "zen" and spiritual -sounding. It's easy to make fun of that, and it was in style a while ago (well, actually I think the ' 80s ) to diss the Moody Blues as just too earnest to be taken seriously (ironically). But I kind of like a lot of those flakey philosophical songs, and there's a place in my heart for the Moody Blues. Om, man.

finance, this one's for you: The Moody Blues, ruminating on a Lazy Day (from their "Threshold of a Dream " album) :

hey, mark ! Sounds like you've purchased some good stuff. I'm interested in hearing what's on the "Forgotten Noir" set. Also Val Lewton? I love him - him and Jacques Tournier, what a team ! Nobody can do eerie, shadowy, scary but subtle like those two !

> {quote:title=babydiapers wrote:}{quote} > Oh dear, I really tire of having to read these dreary apologia for current movies and culture. > > I stopped going to the cinema about 5 years ago. It finally dawned on me that I would leave the theatre with an empty feeling, as if I'd just wasted the previous 2 hours of my life. > > Its different when I watch old movies (those completed prior to 1949.) Its not just that they knew their craft better, and concentrated on dialogue and meaning rather than special effects, T&A and trying to launch the next catch-phrase. Its that they were from a different time. I can escape the wretchedness of contemporary culture (or lack thereof.) I feel a closer connection to those people who lived all those years ago, and who mercifully died before witnessing the decline of civilization. > > If you people want to continue to blind yourselves to the cultural decimation all around you, well, I guess you can't be stopped. But you are part of the problem. And I repudiate you for it. Ok, but if you have such respect and affection for classic movies and the time and culture that engendered them, why did you chose to give yourself the appelation " babydiapers", with the inevitable connotations that phrase entails? Do you think a person from the 1940s or '50s would have given themselves an assumed name like that? If you think the era you profess to admire had so much class, why did you give yourself a screen name like that? I'm just askin' .... ps - just an afterthought...good thing you didn't decide to call yourself " ADULTdiapers"..guess it depends. Edited by: misswonderly on Feb 27, 2011 2:20 PM Edited by: misswonderly on Feb 27, 2011 4:28 PM

"babydiapers" wrote in response to ValentineXavier: "See what I mean about decline of culture and literacy? The word is "repudiate", toots. Look it up. " "babydiapers", if you had spent any time reading these boards before you decided to start posting on them, you would know that ValentineXavier is a very smart and very informed participant on this fansite, and would be far too aware to make such a mistake. As Val himself pointed out, he was using a silly non-word on purpose . As far as I can tell from reading his comments on these forums, he is very cultured and very literate, kind of the opposite of what you imply. But Val doesn't need me to defend him. If you start reading these forums with an open mind, you'll see that 99.9 % of the people who read and write on these boards are very well-informed and very smart.

Wow, fxreyman, you just gave us all a mini-history of the technical progress of the cinema. A lot of effort and a lot of love must have gone into that. Thank you.

> {quote:title=FilmAficionado wrote:}{quote} > It's disappointing when a member's idea for a new thread gets no interest. I am enjoying this topic on TCM today. I never know until this afternoon that *The Maltese Falcon* was a third movie version. FilmAficionado, you're right, it is a good thread idea and there's no earthly reason why it should have been ignored. Sometimes a thread, especially a new one, just sort of slides down the page as even newer threads are posted, and then it ends up on page 2 before people have even noticed it. As to your original post, I don't entirely agree with everything you say. For instance, although I like *The Philadelphia Story* and prefer it to *High Society*, that remake is fun in its own right, and -here's where I mainly disagree with your comment about the two films - it definitely does have some memorable songs, including "Now You Has Jazz" (light but jazzy and enjoyable tune with Louis Armstrong -hey, it swings), "What a Great Party this is" (not sure I've got the title right), quite catchy and comical, with legendary singers Bing and Frank in a duet. Best of all, *High Society* features the sweet, very melodic song, "True Love". This is quite simply, a lovely and very memorable ballad. George Harrison liked it so much he recorded his own version. *Shop Around the Corner* versus its remake, *In the Good Old Summertime* ? The original, hands down. It doesn't get much more charming and romantic than James Stewart and Margaret Sullivan similtaneously sparring and flirting with each other. Also, unlike *High Society*, *Summertime* really doesn't have any memorable songs at all. In fact the music in it is annoying. I've never seen the original *Maltese Falcon*, just the John Huston version. Would like to check out the other two you mentioned.

Hey, you're good - I bet that is a deliberate allusion to Twelfth Night ! never thought of that before. I often find Tennessee Williams a bit too gothic for me - all oppressive heat and terrible secrets and dramatic accusations and more secrets. Now, of course it's "dramatic", he was aplaywright. And sometimes I like that, but I have to be in the mood for it -maybe it's my Canadian reserve or something. I always thought *Suddenly Last Summer* was not only about closeted homosexuality (or not so closeted when Sebastien is in his element), but also about class, "developed" society vs "third world" culure, rich vs poor, etc. The "cannabalism" at the conclusion of Cathrine's horrible tale is clearly an analogy to the "birds eating turtles" scenario described at the outset. What I want to know is- surely it wouldn't be much fun chomping on raw human flesh? All the "gobbling" Cathrine describes is just too over the top -I can see the street youth/boy toys beating Sebastien up, maybe even to death, but "biting" chunks of his flesh? (shudder) . But I know it's supposed to be "symbolic" and all that...

Brighton Rock re- done as mods vs rockers? I'll bite - might be worth a ticket just for the music (wonder if they'll play the Who ? The Who versus Gene Vincent ) Here's a thougt, speaking of gendre-bending...the character of Pinky White played by a woman; you wouldn't even have to change the name. Now what youngish Brit female actor is up to the challenge?

gagman wrote: "Supposedly, there are another 75 Silent films in New Zealand ..." Let's hope they didn't get destroyed in the earthquake. If ever a movie did not need to made in 3D, it would have to be *The Great Gatsby*.

So does Marilyn's "old black magic" have everyone in her spell? Pretty good MM flick - she's seems more vulnerable than ever in this one, her paleness, those shabby "showgirl" clothes, the way she insists she's a "chantoosey". Don't forget, her name's "Chayr-REE" .

This seems to be a new trend, re-thinking Shakepeare with a female playing a lead male character. At the Stratford Shakespeare Festival ( in Stratford, Ontario) they are featuring a new production of Richard III, with a woman playing the villainous title role. I'm still trying to decide if I want to see it or not.

Wonder what Wayne Raney would have thought about "Christian Rock"? (Ever seen the South Park episode in which Cartman forms a "Christian Rock" group? ) Procol Harum kind of straddled the line between progressive rock and just good (although occasionally slightly pretentious) "artistic" music. One of their best albums was A Salty Dog, and here be the title song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpmDJucELik&feature=fvsr

As the expression goes, "Here's the thing" : Errol Flynn will not be remembered for his alcoholism or other mistakes he made as a person. he will be remembered for his renditions of larger-than -life characters in his films, the beloved '"swashbucklers" in particular: *Captain Blood, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Sea Hawk*, just to name a few. Maybe it's got something to do with that "suspension of disbelief" concept: when you're watching *The Adventures of Robin Hood*, you are not watching Errol Flynn doing and saying all those wonderful things; you are watching the character of Robin Hood, as played by Errol Flynn, doing and saying those things. This is fiction; Flynn is speaking dialogue written for the Robin Hood character by a screenwriter. Therefore, whatever the person of Errol Flynn had done or would do in his private life has no connection to the man on the screen. Robin Hood a fictional character, Flynn a man playing Robin Hood. I only singled out Errol Flynn because he was given as an example of someone whose life off the screen was a bit of a train wreck, but you could apply what I said above to any actor who has "messed up" their lives in some way (Marilyn Monroe comes to mind, but there are so many). Look at it this way: if you knew nothing whatsoever about the actor's private life or beliefs in the movie you are watching, you would simply enjoy the performance, the character that actor is playing. We need to just leave all those outside considerations at the door when we watch a movie. So to return to what I said at the beginning of this post: If an actor is good, if they leave behind them memorable work, then that is what counts, and that is what they will be remembered for. Not their "bad behaviour" outside the world of the films they made. Edited by: misswonderly on Feb 26, 2011 11:51 AM Edited by: misswonderly on Feb 26, 2011 12:18 PM

Well, hamradio, you certainly live up to your name. Hey, I can just see a new sci-fi movie about such an event, a burst of "super coronal super mass" from the sun, and how that would affect us earthlings. Sci-fi /disaster movie ! One of the heroes who helps everyone out could be a "hamradio" type who knows what to do !

> {quote:title=MovieMadness wrote:}{quote} > Robin Hood is coming on tomorrow on TCM, let the arrows fly. "Let the arrows fly" what? Is this a friendly "heads up" of a classic "swashbuckler"/adventure film that just about everybody likes? If so, great, thanks for the reminder. I will assume that's what you meant, the other interpretation being that there might possibly be some kind of an argument about TCM showing the 1938 *Robin Hood*. Who's going to object to that? As has been stated here, just because someone likes new movies does not mean they dislike old movies.

"My love for the old classics is in no way diminished by my love of current, contemporary movies." Good for you, ennisdelmar ! I am in complete agreement with you about this. I also love movies, I love film as a great medium for both art and entertainment, and that includes films from all eras. I don't have a "If you like this, than you can't like that" attitude about it." There have always been bad movies, and there have always been and still are good movies, from 1910 to 2010. Edited by: misswonderly on Feb 25, 2011 12:22 PM (Thought it might be a bit too early to say 1911 to 2011 )