misswonderly3
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I kind of wondered about that...that picture of Vera Clouzot didn't look like the other pictures of Vera Clouzot available. I actually think Simone Simon is prettier - wouldn't you prefer a roll in the hay with her? Of course, you would be distracted by worrying whether she'd turn into a panther at some point. But then, you wouldn't be too safe with Vera either. She'd be plotting to drown you in the bathtub. Or something (it's been a while since I saw *Diabolique*.)
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Ok, finance, response: Of course *Gigi* is not "the best musical ever" , not even top 10 in my book.
It's all about the songs, fi. Big productions values, big stars, expensive sets and costumes, are all for naught if the songs don't stick in your head. And Gigi's songs, quite simply , don't. I am surprised, since Lerner and Loew usually produced pretty good stuff. But the *Gigi* score just isn't that great. It isn't rubbish, but neither is it worth a "best musical" rating, far from it.
Plus, musicals should have dance as well as song. Ain't much gettin' down in *Gigi.*
(I suspect you only said that, anyway, to get a response. It's all about "General Discussions", baby.)
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Who knew James Mason could draw? (cats, anyway- they look pretty good to me.) Too bad the book's out of print, although I'm not surprised. A very specialized market, that would be. I like the idea that James Mason and his wife put together a book about cats like that.
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finance, baby, that video was really interesting - a little mini-movie in itself.
Eartha Kitt's version was the originial, and the best, but I kind of like Madonna's too; talkin' Santa Baby. Just in time to get that wish list in, here she is -Madonna, vamping like mad for that fur coat and light blue convertable:
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She looks a little like a dark haired Gene Tierney.
"Qu'est-ce que c'est, "hay" ?"
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Aargh, I am embarrassed. I've seen Young Frankenstein more than once (although not for years) and I think it's a great comedy. How could I have forgotten that line? Sorry, C.B. (and come to think of it, sorry Terri Garr. and Mel Brooks.) I'll have to watch it again, soon.
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Thanks, Kinokima, great stuff, loved it.
( I didn't see anything from *Vertigo*, or any of his many Westerns, but that's ungracious nit-picking. When I can put together a tribute video like that myself, then I'll complain about others' efforts. I'm sure it's a lot of work, and a labour of love, to make those things. Have you seen tracey645's video tributes on the Favourites forum ?)
Thanks again.
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What ?? Teri Garr? Terri Garr ? This is the sexiest actress you can think of for a roll in the hay? She's all very well, but with so many actresses who are absolute mega-babes, I'm a little surpriseed ( not that I have any dislike for Terry Garr.) I thought you were a big fan of Ava Gardner. This roll in the hay business isn't based on actual living available actors and actresses, it's just a figuriative roll in the hay.
I'm surprised, since we're talking about a roll in the hay, that nobody's as yet mentioned Jane Russell.
Shirley all those publicity photos for *The Outlaw* weren't for naught (y).
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kinokima, I hope you don't mind ...I copied something you said on another thread (the one about *Meet John Doe* ) and am transferring it over here, since I thought it was relevant, and I very much agreed with itl You commented:
"...Although in general while I can take Jimmy Stewart Capracorn I can't say the same for Gary Cooper Capracorn. "
My sentiments exactly. And I think the reason for that is, as I've said, Stewart was a better actor. I am not Coop-bashing at all, it's just a simple fact. Or perhaps what I'm trying to say is, whether James Stewart was a better actor or not, he was certainly a more interesting one. And he's much better at getting angry and indignant over wrongdoing etc. than Gary Cooper, who is so fastidious about overacting that to me, he underacts. No worries about that with our boy Jimmy.
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JOEL McCREA ! JOEL McCREA !
As good as a song
By Marvin Gaye !
(although in a different way.)
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If you like Fairport Convention, you may like a group called Pentangle, whom I think are even better than F.C. One of my "desert island" albums would be a recording by Pentangle called Sweet Child. It's full of inexpressibly lovely music, sweet tunes, ancient and evocative folk melodies, some jazzy stuff, and perfect musicianship. I am frustrated to discover that nothing specifically from this album is on youtube, although many different versions of the same songs are. I love this album so much I'm posting a link to information about it,just in case anyone wants to read more about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Child#Live_album
In the meantime, here's Jacqui McShee and John Renbourne, original members of the group, performing a more recent rendition of one of the songs on Sweet Child. It's called "Watch the Stars", and it's apparently supposed to be both a children's song and a Christmas song. The former I can see, but I'm not sure what exactly it has to do with Christmas. Possibly the mention of stars.
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technical stuff, plus my own ineptitude
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tracey, you're absolutely right, Wanda sounds a lot like Patsy Cline - although she was pretty good in her own right.
Even non-country music lovers like Patsy Cline. Did you know there's an off-beat little French-Canadian film called *C R A Z Y* (2005). The father in the story is a huge Patsy Cline fan, and her records play a small but important role in the film. It's actually pretty good. Here's a link about it :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.R.A.Z.Y.
cujas, sorry to say, I never got into "Frankie Goes to Hollywood". Nothing against them, I've heard of them, of course. Maybe I'll explore their stuff a little bit, now that I know you like them. I'm sure there's lots of their music on youtube.
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? ? This thread is definitely all over the place !
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> {quote:title=traceyk65 wrote:}{quote}
> Oh and since for some reason Ive never seen it, Id like to see The Bicycle Thieves as well, but I have no idea if that's been played on TCM before. Maybe a monthly theme on French/European film? New wave? Is that the term I want? The ones that came out in the 50's and were shown in Art Houses and so on?
I'm not sure why so many people refer to this film as *Bicycle Thieves*, plural. At first I thought it was a different film altogether from what I know it as, viz, *Bicycle Thief*. When I saw it for the first time in a film class, that was what the professor called it, and I believe that was the translated title that showed up on the screen. I think of this film, which is very sad, and very good, as *Bicycle Thief*. Must have something to do with the translation. Here's an article about it, if anyone's interested:
http://www.filmcritic.com/reviews/1948/bicycle-thieves/
Edited by: misswonderly on Dec 11, 2010 10:33 PM
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JOEL McCREA ! JOEL McCREA !
"Ride the High Country" :
Give it an "A" !
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Wonder if Pinky White will show a mother fixation over Betty White?
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scsu, I have seen *Canadian Bacon* (1995), and yes, it was directed by Michael Moore. And it starred the late John Candy (another fattening food -candy ! ). I'm sorry to say that it was unfunny rubbish (as opposed to funny rubbish.) I should have made the connection -don't you hate that, when you allude to something and nobody else "gets it" ? Sorry about that.
Perhaps Fred's response does fit with your reference to that movie, then, because I copied what *Canadian Bacon* was supposed to be about:
"...The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada. " The first half of that synopsis kind of applies to Fred's link.
Ah well, life is complicated. Some random philosophy, for no particular reason.
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Marc Bolan and his curly dark hair and Lord of the Rings persona - and his thing about cars. I think I used to have a crush on him (although I knew I didn't stand a chance, since I in no way resembled a car.)
More Christmas music -sort of. Clarence Carter celebrates the delightful -uh, gifts- he brings to all the ladies. What could be more Christmassy than your very own Back Door Santa ?
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Hey, cujas, apparently it's Brenda Lee's birthday today ! (found that out courtesy of Jake Holman's thread.)
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clearskies, Alan Arkin was great in *The Heart is a Lonely Hunter*; he 's ab actor who can convey so much through his face. And he has a very distinctive voice, too - Although, naturally, you didn't hear him speak in that film.
This fits with the "reading" part of this thread, because I've read Carson McCullers' The Heart is a Lonely Hunter , many years ago. In fact, I think I was too young to appreciate it, and should maybe re-read it. Some time...
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TikiSoo, was that the equivalent of a friendly elbow dig?
(Now we both know there are many excellent Canadian movies out there.)
finance, I think I figured out that the "Canadian" reference in the thread title was just a reference to the kind of bacon Michael Moore had been overindulging in.
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JOEL McCREA ! JOEL McCREA !
Why does no one attention pay?
(to my jingles...even if you don't like them, say so..say sometlhing, somebody, I've been writing them for months now, with no comment whatsoever. I really do like Joel McCrea, I certainly hope you don't think I'm assuming a derisive tone, that's not the case at all. I just have fun writing these silly rhymes, and I would like to see him as SOTM at some point. You'd think the sheer volume of them would elicit some kind of response - "negative publicity is better than no publicity at all." )
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But there's more to the Mick's downward slide than that. He starts out "borrowing" money from the register to take out the dame, yes; but in an "cause and effect" cycle, he finds he needs to pay back the money sooner than he figured, because of some unexpected audit or something. So he has to get the money somehow, this time not for the babe, but to pay back the cash register , so he won't lose his job. Or get arrested. And everything that happens after that is a result of every individual event that preceded - a domino effect. This is one of the things I think is interesting about the film.
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The reason they have not yet scheduled JOEL McCREA for Star of the Month is because they're waiting for more jingles about him. Comme ca:
JOEL McCREA ! JOEL McCREA !
Who wouldn't want
a roll in the hay ? (with him.)
There, that ought to do it.
Edited by: misswonderly on Dec 10, 2010 6:29 PM
Somewhat Off-Topic: What have you been reading lately?
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Poinciana, that is fascinating stuff ! I can't imagine the lofty Joan Crawford kneeling to anyone ! I heard Carol Burnett on a favourite radio show of mine (here in Canada) about a year ago. She sounded very nice, polite, not egotistical at all, funny, and full of interesting anecdotes. i wish she'd told that one !