ValentineXavier
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IMO, *THX1138* is Lucas' best film. It is expanded from his far more abstract student film.
JEV1A, Synanon started out as a drug rehab program, and evolved into a cult.
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Yes, Robin Hood is called "Robin of Locksley" in the 1938 version of *The Adventures of Robin Hood*.
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> {quote:title=ERROL23 wrote:}{quote}
> What is a blizzard?
> Jimmy Finlayson
> The inside of a buzzard.
> Stan Laurel
> Pardon Us
I'm afraid that's a misquote. Stan's answer is "The gizzard of a buzzard."
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> {quote:title=ugaarte wrote:}{quote}ValentineXavier . . .
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> Thank you for your recipe for 'quick' Quesadillas !
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> I don't know why I didn't think of putting them in the microwave.
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> I would always fry them in a little bit of oil, until they were pliable and put cheese on them,
> and then fold them over and place them on a paper towel . . . But they always felt too oily,
> and I never seemed to be able to avoid that. My brother would prepare them the same
> way, but his always came out with a light crispiness and never oily.
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> But now, I'm going to try the microwave and see if I fare better there.
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> Thanks again !
I use the mike for quick, but they won't be crispy. I believe that the traditional is to use a griddle, very lightly lubricated, and at low heat, until the cheese melts, then fold over. That will give you a little crisp, but not oily. For me, the problem with that is that you can only do one or two at a time.
You might want to try my oven method. Use a pizza pan, or a cookie sheet, no lubrication:
Assemble the quesadillas on the sheet, open-faced.
Put one of the oven shelves on the second to lowest rung. Preheat oven to ~400 degrees. (This works in my electric oven, you might need to adjust for yours.)
Place the sheet on that lower shelf, and shut the door.
Keep a close eye on them! In ~8-15 min., the cheese will be melted, and the tortillas will be getting a little crispy.
Take out the sheet, and fold them over. If they're a little too crispy to fold, don't worry. Just eat them open-faced, and leave them in a little less next time.
I guess that if I were a real quesadilla addict, I'd try one of those commercial quesadilla makers. But, I don't know how well they work. Also, they are designed for flour tortillas, and I prefer corn.
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You sound like a guy who would know the cost of a pair of split-crotch panties in the galaxy Andromeda.
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Personally, I wouldn't touch a snow shovel with an 11 foot pole. If it's ever too deep to go out, I'll stay home.
I'm straight, but I know there must be some other gay guys on the board. But of course, disclosing that is a personal choice. I know a couple of women have pretty much said they were gay. I don't recall who, though. I wasn't planning on asking any out, so it didn't matter.
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The zombies have disgorged the December schedule!
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TCM and TCMHD have exactly the same schedule. TCMHD isn't really in HD. The content is uprezzed to HD. So, WS letterboxed movies fill the screen, without being zoomed, (except on rare occasions when they screw up.) That makes them sharper than TCM SD. At their best, TCMHD movies look like a good anamorphic DVD.
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Someone with rubber gloves?
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As was Edith Head to costumes, and Natalie Kalmus to Technicolor, as I'm sure you know. Such fiefdoms were common then, as I'm sure you know.
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> As I watch movies only for entertainment and as escapism and I have not postured myself as a film academic so I can spiel off esoteric words I am often treated as if I only just fell off a turnip-truck.
I find your writing clear and cogent. One does not have to have a degree in film criticism to make intelligent observations. A certain level of grammar and spelling are necessary to make one's expression intelligible, and you certainly have that as well.
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gagman66, I have reached an accommodation with this screwy set up thusly:
Set "Plain Text" as the default.
When you wish to quote, switch to "Rich Text," and hit the quote function.
Immediately switch back to "Plain Text," and do any editing you need to do of the quote. Then add your own text.
Leave it in "Plain Text," to preview, and or post.
If you need to edit further, your default is still set on "Plain Text," for when you click the "Edit" icon. Stay in "Plain Text" to edit.
This has worked for me. Hope it helps.
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I had similar problems with *Dersu Uzala* and the recent showing of *Iron Rose*. I have discovered that using the DVI input on my TV lets me select an underscan mode, that displays past the normal edge of the frame. Some TVs have that ability with HDMI, or even component inputs.
Edited by: ValentineXavier on Nov 22, 2011 12:53 AM
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The two Mels, Brooks and Gibson, met at a party, and hit it off. Mel B. found out that Mel G. was a big fan of *Silent Movie*, and Mel G. found out that Mel B. was a big fan of his two films made in dead or obscure languages, *The Passion of Christ*, and *Apocalypto*. So, they decided to co-produce a movie called *Closed Captioned*, to be silent, but closed captioned in Etruscan. Of course, movie theaters don't have closed captioning, so the only ones who can get the dialog in theaters are Etruscan lip-readers. When it comes to cable, all Etruscan speakers - well, readers - will be able to enjoy it.
The Mels chose Marlee Matlin to do her first turn at directing the film, for her ability to work in silence. To take direction, all actors will have to know Ameslan. Intensive courses will be given. Nick Nolte was rejected for a leading role, due to his vocabulary, limited to a sign consisting of a single digit. What is the film about? What does it matter? No one will understand it anyway...
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5. Pasolini's *Salo: 120 Days of Sodom*
or, since that one's a bit hard for TCM, alternately...
5. *The Great Dictator*
Point being that I would never end with *Triumph of the Will*. I consider it a challenge that must be met.
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Well, I screw up at #7. I talk too much to be cool.
While I do agree with your delineation of "cool," I'd say that most of it can be summarized by 'unflappable.' Reading your description reminded me of Emma Peel and Mr. Steed, the very definitions of cool, on the old The Avengers TV show. It also clarifies why the movie was so awful. Uma Thurman was a passable Emma, but Ralph Fiennes, a fine actor, was totally flapped, as Steed.
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I'll go with Paulette Goddard and Julianne Moore.
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> {quote:title=Sprocket_Man wrote:}{quote}
> Floridians are correct (in this, if nothing else), because both the English conch, as well as the Spanish concha, derive from the Latin concha (pronounced "KON-ka"), which is, in turn, derived from the Greek konchē ("KON-kay," meaning shell). The English is not derived from the Spanish, and conch is, emphatically, pronounced "konk."
You must be from Florida. By that logic, the Spanish are mispronouncing it too.
BTW, I had two years of Latin in HS.People living in the Keys call themselves "Conchs," with the "ch" hard. I will gladly pronounce it that way, for that idiosyncratic usage. Merriam-Webster lists the hard "ch" pronunciation, as the third pronunciation in line of acceptability. Here's how it says to pronounce it:
>Rhymes with CONCH
>craunch, paunch, raunch, stanch
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> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote}One of the funniest sights out there was seeing cowering pedestrians standing at a red light waiting for it to change, with not a car visible on the horizon.
I spent a few weeks in LA, living with the Diggers, back in '68. I stepped one foot off the curb, into the street, trying to see if an approaching bus was going to my destination. I got a jay walking ticket for it. So, I decided to take a $10 night flight to San Fran. I figured it was cheaper than paying a jaywalking ticket.
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*Glory Alley* has been on before, so hopefully, it will be on again. Don't miss it next time!
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I'll have to try the griddle, but crunchy is the opposite of what I think of as perfect tamales. Freshly cooked, the masa should be creamy, not granular. Reheated, it's always granular. Over cooked, granular - undercooked - granular. Just right - creamy!
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Not quite the same, but try topping some tamales with some frijoles charros. If the tamales are leftovers, it helps, making the masa more palatable.
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Jackie Gleason. I loved him in The Honeymooners when I was a kid. Years later, I saw him in *Gigot*. What a difference!
Off Topic: Favorite Classic TV Shows?
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That was a great ep. Joan's hair do was, well, as out there as she was. I was hoping for some twist that would put her out of everyone's misery, but leave Gary Merrill free from legal problems.
I think the channel was called Encore Mystery, but it is now called Encore Suspense, at least on Comcast. I've watched several of these, and DVRed the rest. I lost one to the dreaded 'black screen." I'm hoping it repeats.
They have been showing them all in original release order, with a very few repeats. They did skip one ep, which I hope they pick up later. There are three seasons. I'm hoping they air them all. Maybe if we're lucky, they'll do another marathon over the holidays!