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She is mesmerizing, and *Laura* is a great early noir. However, I wouldn't say the character of "Laura" is one of a "bad girl" ; certainly not a "femme fatale" , at least by the usual definition of the term. She certainly lied a lot , but so did just about all the characters in that film. Not even the cop is blameless. The Laura character is somewhat enigmatic, definitely exceptionally beautiful, and often deceptive, sometimes apparently just for the sake of being so. But I don't think of her as the "bad girl" , there is no such character in *Laura*. (Judith Anderson? I think not. Not that she isn't a lot of fun to watch in this movie.) Edited by: misswonderly on Dec 28, 2010 6:36 PM

Well, I don't know much about Miss Bavier, including how to pronounce her name.(That always helps if you're making a rhyme, even the thowaway rhymes I've been doing here.) I assume it's "Bav -ee-ay", since it has a French spelling. cujas? Any help on the French pronounciation? Here goes... Frances Bavier ! Frances Bavier ! Star of the Month Or at least for Halve - a day ! (Hm, needs work...) I see she played an extra in *The Bad Seed.*

Back to the "heat" theme, with Springsteen's song covered by the babe-ish Pointer Sisters. Not sure what the bubbles are all about, possibly a misguided attempt to put out any stray flames that may have been burning ?

*Half a Sinner*, 1934 - Thanks, Prince S., for letting me know about that. I'd never heard of it, looked it up, looks good. AND it's got Joel McCrea in it. I noticed there's another *Half a Sinner*, this one from 1940. Doesn't appear to be a remake, or at all similar to the 1934 film by the same name. But it, too, sounds interesting, kind of noirish. I suggest TCM gets the rights to screen both of them the same evening, then they'll have a whole sinner. Half a Sinner ! Half a Sinner ! Obscure 30s film Must be a winner ! ps -I've often wondered what would be the best kind of panties to wear, with respect to getting them in or out of knots. Edited by: misswonderly on Dec 28, 2010 12:09 PM

> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote} > Hopefully, no more. Why not? It's just a bit of silly fun. I'm not "spamming" all the threads with them, or anything like that. Surely there are more irritating things going on here on these boards then a harmless running gag with Joel McCrea doggerels. Sometimes I'm just trying to lighten things up around here a little. And if you don't like them, you can tell me directly, answering my post instead of someone else's comment about them.

I still say the boys should play Twister while doing their commentaries. Never mind chess.

JOEL McCREA ! JOEL McCREA ! I say this in earnest Not in play. (ok, not one of my better ones. Too much Christmas brandy...)

JOEL McCREA ! JOEL McCREA ! Greta's already Had her day.

> {quote:title=kriegerg69 wrote:}{quote} > You're kidding, right? SAP audio has been around since the 1980's.....for at least 25 years. Well, I never pay attention to things like that. If I had no need for it, I wouldn't have known about it I guess. You might as well know, while we're at it, that I also have no concept of "aspect ratio", high def, and all that other technical stuff so many of you talk about here. As long as I can see and hear the movie clearly, and it's a good print, that's all I care about. I suppose, too, I prefer widescreen to the other option (pan and scan? ), but mainly because it appears to be the CC ("Cinematically Correct") thing to do. Same with music; I pay a lot of attention to music, it's as important a part of my life as movies are. But I couldn't care less about "remixing" and speaker capacity and all that. I just want it to sound good. If the recording is really muddy, I do notice it, but I spend as little time thinking about the technical aspect of music/sound reproduction as I do thinking about the technical aspects of film reproduction. Sorry, I know this is a sacred subject for many people here.

infinte1, I am cut to the quick. How can you diss your neighbours to the north like that? Jack Warner was born in Canada, you know.

They could distract those in pursuit of Willie with little chocolate whales, the perfect stocking stuffer. Maybe someone could bring Ahab in on this to help - no, he'd want them all to be white chocolate...

I love it ! Now this could be something entirely different from your original suggestion, I don't see it as fitting in with the "commentary" idea. But it too sounds like it has great potential, and could be a lot of fun. By the way, did you know that the game "Trivial Pursuits" was developed by ... a Canadian? !

That Star of the Month list is pretty impressive, but I didn't see any mention of ... JOEL McCREA ! JOEL McCREA ! Not yet Star of the Month? Oi vey !

"Jan.2005: Canadian Actors" All right ! Wish I'd had TCM on cable back then. But I didn't , because I lived in Canada. Go figure.

> {quote:title=sweetsmellofsuccess wrote:}{quote} > I'm still hoping that Mary Astor will be Star of the Month soon!! Me too...I feel oddly connected to her for some reason, signed, Misswonderly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_%28game%29

Chess and/or checkers would be all very well, but they are games for two people, and Alex might feel a little excluded. Also, as Valentine points out, there might be copyright concerns from the Ingmar Bergman estate. I have a better idea: Osborne, Mankiewicz, and Baldwin could set up a Twister mat, and issue their comments while playing that game. Think of the challenges involved in elucidating the audience regarding the camera angles in *Citizen Kane* from a pretty skewed angle themselves. Auteur theory from an upside down Alec Baldwin. Of course they'd have to maintain their pretzel shapes throughout the entire running time of the film. I think this would get everyone on their toes. A little film commentary, a little Twister. Something for everyone.

Hey, I didn't know that version. The only "Holly Jolly Christmas" I've ever heard Burl Ives sing is the one from "Rudolph ". It's slightly different. Poor old Phil Spector, totally cracked up. Who knew he was going to become such a nutter , 40-odd years on, when he released his Christmas album in 1963? (Bad timing, that.) I can't always handle the entire album all at once, but each song individually has its charm. My favourite is The Ronettes' "Sleigh Ride", which I think in its own Christmassy Phil Spectorish way really rocks: Edited by: misswonderly on Dec 22, 2010 11:11 AM

"Locomotive Breath" is a most intriguing name for a song- you have to credit !*&% Tull for imaginative song titles. You seem to be on a "heat" roll; First Anne Miller with "It's Too Darn Hot" and now little Stevie with a tune from an album called "Hotter Than July". Well, who doesn't long for things to be hot when it's cold? Nice reggae feel to that track.

Hi infinite1; I feel if anything I'm the one who might be accused of being inappropriately egotisical, since I picked up your thread idea and ran with it. I'm not sure what you mean by the "hot" board. You mean "Hot Topics" ? Nah, better not, it would just get flagged as a duplicate thread. Besides, as far as I can tell, it's this "General Discussions" forum that gets the most attention. No, all we need to do is keep this on page 1, to make sure a lot of people see it. Come on, folks, most of you like the TCM hosts, and I know a lot of you enjoy commentary to accompany a film you've already seen. It enriches and enlightens (like a nutritious breakfast cereal, delicious and nutritious.) Hey people, I know there are a lot of you out there who would also like this idea. Que pensez vous? Edited by: misswonderly on Dec 21, 2010 8:30 PM

Sorry, I think our typing out our posts on this overlapped in time - anyway, please see what I wrote just before your answer to my earlier comment. (Thank you for explaining the SAP option.) lzcutter wrote: "...I know it's almost heretical to say, but there are folks who prefer to watch with no commentary." I agree : Of course it's not heretical to say, who wants to watch a movie for the first time with commentary? Not me. I like the commentary when I've already seen the film, especially if it's one I love and have seen many times. Naturally they would be letting viewers know in advance that this was what was going to happen with the film in question, for that particular time of airing. I think it's a fascinating idea. We'd get the benefit of a lot more comment and information, also some room for spontaneity, funny stories, etc., from our TCM hosts (whom, as you know, I like and respect.) Edited by: misswonderly on Dec 21, 2010 1:09 PM

What's the SAP channel? Anyway, I don't know if you've read the original post. This would be something different, the point would be lost a bit if you had a " regular" screening and a "with commentary" screening option at the same time. This was proposed as a once a week or once a month event, not a regular everyday way to air movies on TCM. Of course most films would be shown the usual way. 99% of the films would continue to be shown " uninterrupted." But infinite1's idea that Robert Osborne, Ben Mankiewicz, and maybe Alex Baldwin too could be sitting at a screening of a film and "pause " the film to offer comments and information while they were watching it has great potential. Naturally there would have to be time limits on the "comment" time, as the OP pointed out. This is not suggested as a replacement for regular film viewing on TCM, I got the idea from the original post that it was a programming idea that could be offered as something different , as well as, not instead of, the usual way to watch a movie on the station. So there would be no problem for those who want to watch the movie without it - maybe they could do something like have an earlier screening of the same film, (earlier in that day, or earlier in the week) , just showing it straightforward. Then, those who saw it and wanted the commentary program, could make sure they caught the Osborne/Mankniewicz/Baldwin screening at its scheduled time. Edited by: misswonderly on Dec 21, 2010 1:00 PM

Well, first, I have the impression that infinite1 wasn't suggesting this for all movies all the time that TCM showing- who would want that? A special once a week screening , something along those lines, would be good. Second, I have a lot of DVDs with commentaries that accompany the film. Of course I don't use the commentary option if I haven't already seen the movie. The idea of the commentary running concurrently with the movie is for people who are already familiar with the film. Obviously nobody wants to watch a movie for the first time with the commentary, no fun in that. The way I understood the original poster's idea was, this could be a special feature, they'd make it clear that you need to have seen the film first, preferably more than once, and it could be very entertaining and informative. With the other movie commentaries I've seen, they lower the dialogue if they're speaking about something going on in the scene; with this suggestion though, perhaps they could even pause the film while they speak. Clearly it would take longer than the actual running time of the movie. There's a lot of potential for extra knowledge and fun in this. (Sorry, infinite1, I hope you don't think I've taken over your thread.I just want people to know about your idea.) Edited by: misswonderly on Dec 21, 2010 11:00 AM

Bing sounds so relaxed on everything he sings. Jethro Tull...I know, I know, everybody hates them or laughs at them or disses them. Whenever somebody wants to cite an example of excessive 70s "art rock" they raise the name of Tull. I am not a big fan, but I do think the poor guys have been over-dissed ( if there isn't such a word, there should be). They weren't always that bad, and sometimes they were really good. Last night there was a full lunar eclipse - on the night of the winter solstice. I stayed up to watch it, but the sky was so overcast, I didn't get nothin'. Apparently the last time a lunar eclipse at the winter solstice occurred was about 450 years ago. Anyway, here is Jethro Tull with a little ditty called "Solstice Bells". Most appropriate for today, I think.

I hope the original poster doesn't mind, but I am shamelessly bumping up this thread because I think they had a great idea, and I'm not sure many people even noticed it. Check out infinite1's idea, folks -what do you think?