sineast
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There's no doubt the Bible is a cultural document, though the culture it documents is rather
parochial, though some of its content mirrors universal concerns. It does, again in a narrow
sphere, tell at least part of the story of human activity. And its cultural influence on later
times is significant and obvious. Despite all that, its primitive supernaturalism is a factor
that renders much of its content and teachings very suspect.
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Lifeboat: Tallulah hooks sailor
Next: Run Silent, Run Deep
P.S. Topaze (1933) is a comedy starring John Barrymore.
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I'd take those Bible stories with a large dose of skepticism. Whatever their purpose was,
it certainly wasn't to give an objective account of history. Just like the tales of old
Hollywood, there's a lot of exaggeration and worse going on. Ready when you are,
JC.
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No doubt about that. Here you've got an extra half-hour or so of Bette suffering in....
forgot what material her dress was made out of, let's say silk. +The Man Who Came to
Dinner+ is at least a partial chick flick, but I'm glad old Monty was there with his
sophisto sarcasm to keep thing from getting too sappy. Thanks Monty W.
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Grand Hotel: Be alone, then.
Next: Topaze
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Haven't seen this old chestnut in years, and don't have a burning, or otherwise, desire
to see it again, but I always thought it was considered one of the prime old-school
chick flicks, avant la lettre, All This, and Heaven Too with Bette and Boyer. To each
her own.
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Gentleman Jim Reeves had loads of #1 hits on the Country charts, but only one of
them crossed over and made the Hot 100 top 10, his huge hit He'll Have to Go.
Just wouldn't be the same with a cell.
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A Place in the Sun: Burr switches sides
Next: An American Tragedy
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There were also "clues" in some of the artwork for Magical Mystery Tour and +Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band and also in the Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow+
American LP. with Paul in the trunk/coffin.
Yes, there was the clothing worn by the other Beatles, supposedly representing the
gravedigger, priest, and mourner, I think. There was also, on the back cover a series of
'dots' on the wall which seem to form the number 3 in front of Beatles, there being
only three Beatles left. The funny thing about the license plate 28IF is that Paul,
who was born in June 1942 would have been 27, not 28, if he lived, which he did.
Oops.
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Probably one of the best-known and most copied and parodied album covers of all
time. And chock full of those old "Paul is dead" clues. But he wasn't.
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One of the best of the power trios. They weren't together for a long time, but still put
out some great music. Cream doing the old blues classic, Sitting on Top of the World.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSvpGZOsKZU
Okay, MFYTPOS wouldn't consent to play that one. Let me try Sunshine of Your Love
instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_7xDGhOVjk
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The Lady Vanishes: Miss Foy Regrets
Next: Devotion
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Say what you will about the finks, but they do have longevity on their side. Once they
step away from their make-believe world of true heroes, they seem to act in a quite un-
heroic manner. Another screenwriter named Schulberg as a former Communist Party
member and Budd fired off a telegram to HUAC saying he'd be happy to come up and
spill his guts about the communist plague that ran through the literati, a plague he never
bothered to tell anyone in the government about in the ten years since he'd left the
CP. So he gave about fifteen names of former comrades to the committee, which
most likely already had the names. They just liked to make people jump through
hoops, and Budd probably said How high? Or was it How low?
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The first lads of punk rock. Rotten and Vicious were lazy louts, so some real
musicians had to be along: Steve Jones and Paul Cook. It worked out well for
a short time. If the Pistols had been around long enough, this could have become
their theme song, Pretty Vacant.
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Bob Marley, reggae meggaestar, performs The Heathen.
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Compulsion: Weighty defense argument
Next: Inherit the Wind
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Considering the reputation of the original L B Mayer, it would be hard for anyone using
that title to put a stain on it.
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MFYTPOS strikes again. The video version didn't work, so let me see if the live version
does any better. Old timers New Order performs Bizarre Love Triangle. 'The wisdom of a fool
won't set you free.'
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I was actually able to make three posts in a row, one with a link, on IE 8 this
afternoon. That's almost gold-star territory for this site.
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Alain Delon and Dick Davalos were among the cover stars on the albums, but here
Morrissey seems to be channeling James Dean, but anyway +What Difference Does
It Make+ ?
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The Spiral Staircase: Hear No Evil
Next: Staircase
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I think the best direction to go in is to extend the idea of invisibility beyond the wabbit.
Go for invisible actors, sets, dialogue, camera work, etc. If you're going to do
something, do it right.
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Let me see if MFYTPOS is in a cooperative mood today. One never knows. Rockpile
only recorded one album, but it was a pure pop pleasure, none more so than the
song Teacher, Teacher
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Just as there is little doubt that Lincoln was a racist, there is little doubt that his
initial purpose in the war was to save the union, and not to emancipate the slaves.
But by a train of circumstances, that was what happened. Perhaps the title The
Great Emancipator is a bit overdone, but the fact remains that was what was
accomplished, starting in Lincoln's administration.
Whatever Lincoln's faults, they pale in comparison to the slaveocrats like Lee and
Davis, who were fighting to keep slavery legal and alive. As for the fact that the victors
write the history, it's usually true, but that doesn't mean the defeated side is by that
fact alone free of blame. The allies won WWII and wrote the history, but that in no
way signifies the Nazi regime deserves sympathy just because they lost.
"Yes we can can!" said Little Nicola.
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