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From the deep slag pits of British metal, with a vein of deviltry. Black Sabbath performing,
what else, Black Sabbath. Very 70s.
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I don't think it was in Telephonoscope, but it was in black and white.
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I've always preferred the 1862 version.
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I enjoy a good noir, and even an average noir (genre forbearance), but I've never taken
them very seriously. Noirs are somewhat more realistic than your average 1950s Techni
happy-ending musical, but not much. The noir is kind of a polar opposite of something
like musicals. Gritty, shadowy, bad characters, fatalistic, fast-talking. Many musicals
are just the opposite, and both genres are about the same distance from dull, everyday
life. In noir, the glass is half empty, in musicals half-full, but they're both just entertainment.
Dark fantasy, bright fantasy, take yer choice. A hustle here, a hustle there.
D.O.A. is one of my favorites. Poor little Paula, she'll never make it to the altar. Don't
forget the HornyHorn (though it doesn't sound like a horn) sound effect when Edmond
O'Brien's character checks into the SF hotel and finds out there's a convention going on.
Hilarious.
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Tried to get this song up last week, and it wouldn't go through. Maybe it will work today.
R.E.M. performing Man On the Moon, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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I know what a couple of weeks is in everyday real time, but what is it in TCM time?
Spring 2010?
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English rock stars are notorious for their bad dental work, but it would be difficult for them
to top Shane MacGowan of the Pogues, celebrating Christmas in September with +Fairytale
of New York+ with guest vocals by Kirstie MacColl. Hey, this video went through! Must be the
luck of the Irish.
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Picnic: Beware Maiden Ants
Next: Bus Stop
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Noir is like any other film genre, such as screwball comedies, women's films, the
monster movie, etc. Each has a particular set of characteristics that go to making
up the genre. The noir list is pretty well established and disseminated by now. A noir
probably doesn't have to include every characteristic element, and there are minor
disagreements over whether a particular film is a noir or not, but, for the most part,
the elements that make up noir are fairly obvious. After a while, listings of these
elements gets rather repetitive, but that's the way it works. As for what is or what isn't
a noir, I take my cue from the Supreme Court justice's comment about what is obscene:
I can't always describe it, but I know it when I see it.
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I would have to disagree with your theory about Dostoyevsky. In the first place, I'm not
even sure his work is that well known among the masses. One might even say his name
is not that well known. If you selected a hundred people at random and asked them who he was,
I don't think too many would know, and that even less had read him. The movies, at least
in America, have been few and far between, so I doubt they have had much influence in
keeping Dostoyevsky, to whatever extent, popular. I think the reason for that "popularity"
is more likely the constant appearance of his works on high school and college reading
lists for many years.
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" I'm afraid we have some bad news for you, Mr. Pennypacker. We tried everything,
we did everything we possibly could, we used every modern technology available,
but she didn't make it. I'm truly very sorry. Here, have a cigarette. It will help you relax
and it's good for the lung functions."
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SMFYTPOS acting up again, piece of internet garbage. One hostage video was finally
sprung from its idiotic grasp. Pink Floyd finally got through, performing an early number,
Astronomy Domine. Part of the video is a hilarious interview with a patronizing type,
who just doesn't seem to get it. Funnier than a Monty Python sketch.
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All the way back to Chuck Noll. I especially enjoy it when the Steelers beat up on the
Cowboys. From the way they played last night on third and short, they need the Bus
back again. To be objective for a moment, I don't think they will repeat. The offense
seems a bit weak. Time will tell. Franco Salute Thread. Gotta go.
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I usually skip the goo-goo slumber party threads, but since someone has seen fit to
dis The Steelers, well. See the game last night? Good one. Hines very rarely makes
an error like that, but in the end victory went to the Steelers. A little reminiscent
of the last Super Bowl. What a comeback by Big Ben. Let's see, that was number six
I believe. Woe to those who tread on the tiger's tail or the Terrible Towel. GO
STEELERS.
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The Pink Floyd clip came up as unavailable yesterday , so I went back and double-checked and it is
still on YT. Try it one more time, and if that doesn't work, I'll go with close kin.
No deal on that. SMFYTPOS maintains its pathetic standing. Let me see if something by
Die Konigs der Kraut Rock works. Kraftwerk performing Trans Europe Express ein, zwei,
drei...
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Most of Raymond Chandler's novels have been adapted for the screen, a few more than
once. The results have been of varying quality. No matter how good the picture is, it
never quite captures the essence of the novels. The Marlowe character is somewhat
simplified and stereotyped in relation to the character presented in the books, and no
film can ever get all those weird, and occasionally over the top, similes, and the wit
of the writing. The films are enjoyable for the most part, but they can never touch the
original novels. Like a paperboy trying to beat up a house dick.
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Put three pieces of garbage together, Firefox, YouTube, and this site, and the result is
a big pile of junk. They certainly won't end up here:
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Space rockers Pink Floyd, from an early period in their career, +Set The Controls For The
Heart Of The Sun+.
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The Walls of Sound
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I know it wasn't the purpose of that diatribe and the comments that followed to be
entertaining, but it truly was. Multiple identities, trust issues, unreliable narrators,
etc. It was really a fine psychological stew that came bubbling up spontaneously,
and most enjoyable. Not up to the mark of James Jesus Angleton and his Soviet
defectors hunt, but close enough. And, at the end of the day, it's a rather trivial matter.
As Sir Alfred supposedly said "It's only a movie, Ingrid."
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"C'mon kid, don't lecture me about the Dog in the Manger scam. I've been running that
con before you were in pinafores."
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Nick Lowe, premier presenter of pure pop, performs +I Knew The Bride When She Used to
Rock and Roll+. Nicky was probably not alone in this knowledge.
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