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There is little doubt that Lincoln was a racist. His statements on the subject of blacks'
inferiority to whites are well documented. One can be against that peculiar
institution and still have racist views. Of course, as already mentioned, Lincoln was a
product of his time and place. Lincoln did not seem to be a rabid racist and his views
evolved for the better over his life time. I doubt racism changed much after the Civil
War. Whites still believed blacks were inferior in most ways, and should be treated
according to that theory, about what held in antebellum times. Perhaps Lincoln
shouldn't be completely judged by the standards of our own time, but that just goes to
show that even 'great' men sometimes find it difficult to rise above their contemporary environment.
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They Might Be Giants, who took their name from the 1971 movie, doing +Istanbul
(Not Constantinople)+. There are lots of live videos, but they're of pretty poor quality,
but this little animated one is pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiORtOslfy4
MFYTPOS technical diffiulties. Please do not stand by.
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> {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote}
> sineast,
> That's I show I never got to watch, but I would love to someday. Any particular season(s) or episode(s) you'd recommend?
I presume you mean The Prisoner, which makes things a whole lot easier, since it
ran for one season of 17 episodes. That's makes it very manageable, time spent wise.
It's been so long since I've seen them I don't remember too much about the details of
each episode. Of course some are better than others, but they'll all worthwhile. I
think you would enjoy them. Patrick McGoohan later was the guest star on a few
episodes of Columbo, along with his terse, clipped speaking style.
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The Prisoner is another old British TV show I haven't thought about for a while.
I enjoyed it for the most part. It was somewhat strange, but you get used to it
very early. The Village always reminded me of a discarded set from Munchkin Land.
And as far as keeping track of episodes and years aired, it's easy compared to
The Avengers. BCingU.
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A bit of classic country from George Jones during his pre-blowdryer period, +She Thinks
I Still Care+.
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I find all you guys' points to be totally awesome.
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I guess it all hinged on what they wanted for the film version. Jimmy Stewart seems to
fit if you want someone to be fairly clear cut about his character and not have too many
notes of ambiguity. Dirk Bogarde would probably be better (except perhaps for his age,
he was younger than John Dall) as a teacher with less clear motives. Just what went
into mentoring his two charges? With Bogarde one might wonder, and he later played
somewhat alike roles in Victim and The Servant.
Louis Calhern would be an interesting choice. He might play the teacher in a similar
vein to that of his character in The Asphalt Jungle-respectable to all outside appearance,
but corrupt on the inside. It's all speculation now anyways.
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It was ten years ago, though probably not today, that the Chili Peppers released their
Californication CD. A really great CD, with not a weak number on it. Here is a live
version of Scar Tissue...sarcastic, mister know-it-all.
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I have to admit to liking the Steed/Peel episodes more than the other combinations.
I've seen a couple with Honor Blackman and just a few of the New Avengers, so
this is really a preliminary judgment, but it's hard to see how they could be better
than the ones with Diana Rigg, especially in the script department. The production
values in the color episodes were pretty good. The Tara King episodes are okay,
but not as good as the ones with Rigg. To each his/her own. BBC America had the
Steed/Peel and Steed/King episodes on a few years back, and they have held up
very well.
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Okay, MFYTPOS strikes again.
Blondie, maybe, dubbing and annoying banners not withstanding. performing
Dreaming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI4N_Ri3Mlk
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Let me try one more experiment to get poor old Roxy Music's video up. Ladytron
with Eno on sythesizer.
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I'll bet they did, and I'm sure some of the other cast members might have joined them.
That must have been a fun set to work on. Even in this movie, Bogart doesn't look
very healthy.
I see where one of the Santana Productions films is on this Friday at 10 pm, +Tokyo
Joe+. I've seen little bits of it, and it looks like a pretty routine adventure story . It's
one those are you in the mood or not movies.
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No doubt Huston and Bogie worked things out over a half-dozen or so late night drinks.
It's always a bit sad to see Bogart sucking on those coffin nails, as we know the eventual
outcome.
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Okay, they're going to be stubborn. John Lennon sings Instant Karma, what a
great populsive beat. And Yoko appears as the rest of the Beatles might have
wished to see her. We all shine on...maybe.
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Let me see if I can actually get a Roxy Music video up today, or if youtube will still be
stubborn about it. Let me see if Ladytron will work on a new day. If not, it'll be time
to shift gears.
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Hitler's Children's: Eva's cheating heart?
Next: The Great Dictator
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I remember reading that Bogie was not too happy about some of his co-stars in
Sabrina either. Maybe he was a bit on the crotchety side. His role in +Beat
the Devil+ does seem like more of an ensemble one, but it also appears to echo
his real life: The somewhat cynical old pro who knows all the angles and is
bemused by the bumbling of his fellow con artists.
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Thank you both. I'm also surprised you can't completely delete a post. I'm on another
non-movie site fairly often, and on that site, it's very simple to delete a post entirely.
And a single letter or sign with the words edited by looks a bit silly. At least it's better
than having the orginal message there.
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Is there a simple and effective way to delete your own post? I didn't see anything
about the subject in FAQ's. Thanks.
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Rope is a cozy little movie, with the thrill killers hosting a small party while the afternoon
turns into evening, and with a close-up of somebody's back to separate the ten-minute
takes. A delightful little tale, a little talky at times, but still good. It's even a little hard
to take all the talk about justified homicide seriously. On a practical note, it seems better
to do these thrill killings solo, because Brandon ended up with a nervous, high-strung
partner who likes to talk. And last, but not least, if you have the gun in your pocket,
you'll be happier if you keep it right there.
Mason or Bogarde would have made interesting choices for Rupert, if it had been a different
movie. I don't know about Grant. He might have carried it off. But when I think of Grant in
that role, it's hard not to conjure up his performance in Arsenic and Old Lace, where there
is also a body in the chest, and Cary does a dozen double-takes a minute. He was wonderful
in that very different movie. Guess we'll never know how he would have fared in Rope
The problem with others in the Rupert role might be ambiguity. At the end of the film, Rupert
gives an unambiguous defense of society's norms and law and order, a little over the top
perhaps, but Stewart has the right tone for that sort of thing, whereas the other actors
mentioned might not have pulled that aspect of the character off as well.
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