HollywoodGolightly
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LOL, yes, probably!
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As Jef mentioned earlier, this month's Star of the Month Robert Taylor was also from the Midwest.
Here's looking forward to the reminder of the Robert Taylor movies being shown this Wednesday and next as part of the SOTM tribute!
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Fun facts about Adolphe Menjou:
* Voted Best Dressed Man in America nine times over the years.
* Cousin of author James Joyce.
* Once boasted that his wardrobe included about 2,000 articles -- over 100 suits and 15 overcoats alone.
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I'd almost forgotten he was in Cheyenne Autumn also, except his name isn't in the credits. I don't know why he took a small part in the movie, but I was happy to see him riding with the cavalry!!
He's also going to be in Junior Bonner, showing on TCM Thursday morning:
*Junior Bonner* (1972)
An aging rodeo rider tries to deal with his dysfunctional family.
Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Ben Johnson Dir: Sam Peckinpah C-100 mins, TV-PG
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To be quite honest, I didn't even really know that movie existed, until now.
But, it does sound like something I might enjoy to watch, if I can only find it.
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The practice of reshooting all or most of a movie seems more closely tied to MGM's Irving Thalberg, who thrived in the challenge of rescuing troubled movies, or movies that didn't test well. I'm not so sure the practice was as prevalent after he passed away.
However, I'm kind of glad he brought those kinds of high standards to the industry.
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Enright, Ray - directed On Your Toes
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Ford directed Cheyenne Autumn with Carroll Baker
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Xanadu
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Peter Finch
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Garson, Greer
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Oh, yes, absolutely!
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Oberon, Merle
O'Connor, Donald
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Curtiz, Michael - directed Four Daughters
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Anne Bancroft
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Jane Powell was in Royal Wedding with Fred Astaire
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> {quote:title=littletramplover wrote:}{quote}
> Well, at the risk of being a cliche, the Back to the Future films are indeed my favorite time travel tales. Simply too much fun for words. An 1980s teenager playing matchmaker to his woefully mismatched parents? Irresistible.
They're big favorites of mine, too. And with this year marking the 35th anniversary of the first Back to the Future, a lot of folks are hoping for a blu-ray release of the trilogy. But you're right, it was so much fun to see an 80s teenager trying to make sense of things in the 50s. The part about his own mother calling him "Calvin Klein" was so funny!
> And I do think that the second installment of the trilogy brazenly stole from It's A Wonderful Life. (C'mon: Hill Valley's alternate universe is eerily similar to Bedford Falls without Geroge Bailey!)
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Yes, I think Zemeckis took advantage of the opportunity to reference some of his favorite classic movies with the BTTF sequels. The third one was a wonderful homage to the old classic Westerns, and even had a few fun cameos. Remember those?
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I must confess I am not at all familiar with Doctor Strange. However I have heard that there's a good chance someone will try to make a movie based on The Avengers, which of course should be awesome. But I'm still not sure how it all works out now that Disney bought Marvel Comics - I'm not 100% sure how that is going to affect movies currently being planned.
You looking forward to Iron Man 2 ?
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Elisha Cook Jr.
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Jean Hagan was in Singin' in the Rain with Debbie Reynolds
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Never heard of that western, gonna have to look it up. Maybe I'll just get a trial subscription to Encore Westerns.
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Oh I do wish my mom had made my hair so it looked like Shirley's when I was a little girl! Sadly, she was no longer such a popular figure at the time.
Thank you for your kind words and hope you'll enjoy this Friday's tribute.
Jules Dassin's Night and the City
in Film Noir--Gangster
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Even though I could watch it on FMC, I also wish TCM would play Night and the City.
For folks who can't get FMC, I recommend the Criterion DVD, especially if you can check it out at your local library.