misswonderly3
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red, as far as *Eight Men Out* goes: I usually like films directed by John Sayles, although he can get somewhat convoluted and overlong (well, not him, his movies.) But I must admit, it's mainly just how darn cute John Cusack is in this film that makes me like it .
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Here we go again..".TCM sucks, why don't they do this or that?" With respect, Cid, I'm sure if you take a close look at any TCM monthly schedule, you'll see that they show far more films from the era you like than from 60s-80s. Maybe it just seems like they show more from this later period because you don't like those films, so you notice it more.
Also, you refer to silent films, but seem to think they're not "classic". If "classic" means, among other things, "old" and "have stood the test of time", then how come movies from the 30s, 40s, and 50s are deemed "classics" and silent films, which are even older, are not? Sounds as though your definition of "classic" is just whatever you personally prefer.
Edited by: misswonderly on Oct 27, 2010 12:51 PM
Edited by: misswonderly on Oct 27, 2010 12:55 PM
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Procol Harum are sometimes unfairly dissed as being a prog rock band, But they actually weren't very prog rock . If you want to compare them to anyone, they're more like Traffic - late 60s and early 70s era, British, good musicians, smart (albeit sometimes pretentious ) lyrics. Anyway, this song is a little on the scary side, because it's about a maniac. Just ignore the references to Christmas; it's more like Hallwe'en. Just when you think it's safe to come out from hiding, Still There'll Be More:
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Edited by: misswonderly on Oct 27, 2010 12:46 PM
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That's him ! -Tim Lincicum .
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Where can you get that "Molest Me Elmo" toy? I'd consider a life of crime for it , too.
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*Angels in the Outfield* is an engaging and heartwarming tale, but I always have trouble with the idea that Janet Leigh would fall for Paul Douglas. Make friends with him, yes; see the heart of gold beneath the crusty exterior, yes; but become romantically involved? Less likely than a no-hitter.
I always liked *Eight Men Out*. Good story base on an actual event, and the young John Cusack is so appealing in it.
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There's also Jean Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, for movies about World War I.
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WHAAAT? How can you not root for your home team? Oh well...gives the Giants a shot at the Championship; the Phillies have had their turn recently. I like the pitcher on the Giants, the one with the long dark hair .
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This is a selection from finance, not me. I'm just being his proxy. (Although it is a not bad one hit wonder.) Guess you could say this is Proxy Music:
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Gosh, thank you, Dorian.
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> {quote:title=redriver wrote:}{quote}
> .... Quiet, psychological horror. Quite well done.
That's it , exactly, redriver. And sometimes the "quiet" ghost movies are the scariest.
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Oh yeah, that's as good a criterion as any. There are quite a few films I would not watch alone, especially at night. ( *The Haunting,* for one...)
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With Hallowe'en coming up this weekend, it seems like a good time to review this thread, (Thanks, skimpole ).
Anyway, as I see it, we can all agree that however we label "horror" movie, it has one defining quality: it scares us. A good horror film, whether you like "slashers" ( and not many here do, judging by the comments on this thread), traditional classic horror stories like *Frankenstein*, vampire movies, ghost stories, or tales of the demonic, they all have this in common: if they're good, they scare us. We want to be scared , to a greater or lesser degree, when we watch a "horror" film.
So what makes an effective horror movie? It should be creepy, it should make the viewer at the very least nervous, it should use music judiciously to enhance the eerie mood, and it should have at least one character with whom we can identify , someone who we don't want to see killed or terrified into madness or turned into a waxwork or made a member of the undead. I figure no matter what type of "horror" film you like, those elements apply to just about all.
Edited by: misswonderly on Oct 26, 2010 2:51 PM
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I know in a way it's off-topic (although in another way, it couldn't be more on -topic) but I'm kind of sorry the Phillies didn't make it to The Big Show this year, in view of the fact that we seem to have so many residents of the good city of Philadelphia here. (I know, we also have quite a representation, I'm sure, from San Francisco here too.) Anyway, it's kind of nice to have a World Series without the Yankees for a change. Don't hurl abuse at me, Yankees fans, I'm just saying a change is nice once in a while. Good for the Rangers.
Hey, what's that fairly silly musical about baseball with Gene Kelly?
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finance and others were talking about one hit wonders the other day. These guys came up with one flash-in-the-pan hit, but what a flash. EMF with "Unbelievable" (sometimes it's fun to abandon all those sensitive artists and just rock.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waacof2saZw&ob=av2e
C.B., I liked the whole song. In its entirety.
Edited by: misswonderly on Oct 26, 2010 2:18 PM
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tracey, that was beautiful. Loreena McKennit has such a lovely voice. Hey, are you Canadian too? Loreena McKennit is Canadian, so was that Celtic group with the unspellable name, and I think you've mentioned you're a fan of the Bare Naked Ladies. Or maybe you just recognize good stuff when you hear it.
That story Mckennit sings, The Highwayman, is a 1906 poem by Alfred Noyes (you probably already knew that). It makes me nostalgic and sad to hear it, because it was in an illustrated volume of poetry that I'd been given as a kid. I loved that book, and kept it for years. A while back, in a fit of overzealous housecleaning, I did a book "cull" and got rid of it (donated it , I hasten to say -I'd never throw a book out). I've never stopped regretting my idiotic ruthlessness that day - I can't remember why I was so eager to eliminate from my collection a book I'd had and read and treasured from childhood. Anyway, The Highwayman was one of the poems in it, I remember it very well.
Lesson of the day: sometimes it's good to hold on to things, don't listen to those "Get Rid of Your Clutter" reality shows that tell you to throw everything away. Your discarded books will come back to haunt you.
Edited by: misswonderly on Oct 26, 2010 2:29 PM
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I agree, movieman, the remastered Beatles albums that came out last year are a joy to hear ( over and above the fact that the Beatles are always a joy to hear) due to the clarity of the remastered tracks. I can pick up little audio details I never noticed before. Here's one of my favourite tracks from Beatles for Sale, "Baby's in Black". I really like the way the lyrics to this are reminiscent of a nursery rhyme.
(I have to agree with one of the comments on the clip: they say they don't notice much difference in the clarity -I think it's because it's being listened to on computer speakers. I do get the improved audio quality better on the CD, playing on my speakers (as opposed to computer, car, ipod -as you said.)
Edited by: misswonderly on Oct 26, 2010 12:45 PM
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> {quote:title=clearskies wrote:}{quote}
> From Stratford, Ontario you say? I didn't know that. I've been going up to Stratford for years for the Shakespeare Festival & didn't know that the town could turn out such a banal thing as JB.
Just shows you can find banality anywhere. Although I won't go so far as to say Justin is an example of the banality of evil.
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D'oh..I don't know important films, but I know what I like.
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Dogleg, I'm a little puzzled by your problem. My experience has been that TCM never cuts the credits, but shows the entire film from beginning to the very end, credits and all. It would be very out of character, sort of against their mandate, to cut off the movie without letting the credits run.
It could be that you're new to watching old films and may not be aware that many -most- movies until some time in the 50s or 60s (I'd have to look it up to be sure, and that's too much like homework) had very quick and sudden endings. Often they just wrapped up with "The End", sometimes in swirly writing.
Older movies usually showed all their credits at the beginning.
If you weren't expecting that, perhaps that is the explanation for why you don't see credits at the end.
Otherwise, if you are a seasoned classic film fan and are already familiar with that style of doing all the credits at the beginning, I apologize for explaining something I figure you already know. I have not found what you say you have observed to be so.
If you have an interest in credits in general, and people's credit viewing habits, I did start a thread on it. Hope I won't be accused of resurrecting my own thread for ego's sake, but if you want to check it out, here it is:
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=155447&tstart=300
Edited by: misswonderly on Oct 25, 2010 3:33 PM
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*Anatomy of a Murder* is not only a fine legal film , it's got stand-out perfomances from all the actors,especially Lee Remick, who is just so shamelessly flirtatious in it. Her "come hither" looks, smiles, and vocal invitations to Jimmy Stewart are at once sexy and funny. (as well as somewhat undermining to her case -but she doesn't seem to care...)
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Look, C.B....you can't have it both ways. You're either a Communist or a Capitalilst. Looks like your plans to exploit SansFin's creativity make you the latter.
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Right, tracey- Celtic music has such an evocative haunting quality. There's always some business about curses, or spells, or meeting some lover on a misty morning, or changelings. And that's just the lyrics.
Thanks for that clip from - can't even begin to spell their name. There's a lot of Celtic music in Eastern Canada, particularly Nova Scotia.
Slainte Mhath ( have they got something to do with math?), the Pogues...sorry to break up this Celtic/Irish roll we're on, but I was thinking about Mr. Cash today. Not very Celtic, I'm afraid.
Just in time for Hallwe'en , here is a scary song by Johnny Cash. This is a very good live version, with (for once) clear audio and visual quality. I also posted one of the videos for the original recording, because it has such Hallowe'en ish ghostly pictures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKfG46h-Y5w&feature=related
(bit hokey, but fun scary ghost horses and cowboys)
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Plus, isn't *Inherit the Wind* based on an actual trial? (the Scopes trial).
Swithin, it's been a long time since I saw *The Young Philadelphians*. I'll have to check it out again.
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One that I don't think has been mentioned yet is *Carnival of Souls*. Love that title !
Although I don't think they're screening it this Hallwwe'en time, I believe TCM has aired it a number of times in the past. It is truly eerie; the part where the young woman who is the protagonist suddenly doesn't hear anything anymore is an inspired scene. She's trying on clothes in a department store, a most mundane activity, and suddenly all sound stops. It's not just quiet, it's deathly silent. She can see, but she can't hear anything. She is cut off from everyone else, and she doesn't understand what is going on. Neither do we, although we can guess. This is a good example of what I meant earlier when I said often the scariest moments are when a strange and inexplicable event occurs in the middle of the most ordinary circumstances.
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