HollywoodGolightly
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> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote}
> There's already a lot of suspension of disbelief required up until the last 15 minutes and Hitchcock pulls it off masterly. I bow in my admiration for Hitch to no one, but everyone has a bad day now and then and in going for the visuals before logic, he had a bad day.
You make some good points, and at the risk of being labeled a Hitchcock apologist, I wonder if audiences back in the day didn't have a greater capacity for suspension of disbelief when it came to these kinds of things.
When I'm watching a Hitchcock movie, I don't care if something defies all common sense and/or the laws of physics. I just want a good show. But, at the same time, I respect the opinions of all those who feel otherwise.
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*_LAST DAY_* - this sale ends _today_. Take advantage of it, if you can.
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redriver,
You said it so well, much better probably than I could have. With Gregory Peck playing a part, it wasn't very hard at all to believe in the integrity of the character, his strength of purpose or resolve.
He might really seem old-fashioned to many of today's younger viewers, I suppose - but that's just what I love about him. :x
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> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote}
> They plan it that way. They are collectors stamps. They are designed to sell and be collected, but not used. They make money doing that.
There's no question they make money doing it - but they don't seem to be making enough if they're in danger of going broke:
*U.S. Post Office May Go Broke by October, Potter Says*
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O - Oregon Trail
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Tales of Manhattan
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Wallace Beery was in The Bad Man with Lionel Barrymore
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Quayle, Anthony
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Ju?rez
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I hope there's enough interest out there for a thread about all the great superheroes and comic book characters who have been brought to the silver screen.
The interest in these comic book characters goes back to the early Saturday morning serials, with serials based on iconic characters like Dick Tracy and Batman. It has also brought us colorful musicals such as 1959's Li'l Abner (a Paramount movie that TCM shows from time to time) and all-star extravaganzas shot by Oscar-winning photographers - like Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy.
In more recent decades, it's also been responsible for big-budget big-screen adaptations of popular characters both from DC Comics - Superman, Batman - and Marvel - X-Men, Spider-Man, Hulk, Fantastic Four, Iron Man.
Is it odd, perhaps, that the kind of material that was usually given low-budget treatments back in the 40s and 50s has gained prestige as the baby boomer population has grown older?
Do you have any favorites of all the myriad pop culture characters that have made the transition from comic books to the big screen?
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If anyone's interested, deepdiscount now has the Criterion AK100 set marked down to $260, almost $40 less than amazon's current price, and also with free shipping. That's a great price for 25 movies from one of the greatest directors of all time.
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> Mommy's all right, daddy's all right, they just seem a little straight
That's a great photo of Robert Walker in character - gotta love him in Strangers on a Train. But seriously, what is with the lobster tie? I can only assume those have gone safely out of fashion...
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Marathon Man - is it safe?
next: Little Shop of Horrors
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Show Boat (1936)
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Mastroianni, Marcello
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Fahrenheit 451
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Kelly, Grace
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Destry Rides Again
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J - Jamaica Inn
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OK, I'll google him and look at his photo so I can recognize him in the future.
I guess nobody in the forums knows for sure whether this was supposed to be an Anthony Quinn tribute or not.
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So I guess that pretty much begs the question... whatever happened to Orson Bean?
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Can't really say I'm familiar with that name, but now that you've mentioned him, I'll try and look for his name in the credits for the next movie.
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The White Cliffs of Dover
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Anyone here know if today's morning/afternoon schedule was supposed to be some sort of tribute to Anthony Quinn - or was it all just a coincidence?
He's in almost every movie shown so far this morning - except Manpower. Also, his birthday is just 2 days away (born on April 21st, according to imdb.com).
Anyone here in the know?
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Old Dogs - mom liked it
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