ValentineXavier

> {quote:title=wouldbestar wrote:}{quote} > Off topic: I need some advice. I have a sour orange tree and I understand they are used in Spanish cuisine to make roast pork at Christmastime. I want to try this with a Boston butt cut. Might some of you e-mail me some recipes for this dish? My beef dinner came out marvelously and Im hoping to do it again with the other white meat. It could be the cheapest present youll give out this year; I guarantee it will be one of the most appreciated. I'll even thank you right now. Go to www.rickbayless.com. He is a famous chef, and host of Mexico, One Plate At A Time cooking show. He has featured several recipes, such as chochinita pibil, that use sour oranges. His site lists the recipes for every episode of several years of the show. He also has books. Poke around on the site, and I'm sure you'll find something good.

> {quote:title=kriegerg69 wrote:}{quote} > No, neither was listed as being letterboxed in the schedule. > The IMDb says that *Black Christmas* was shot in 1.33:1 open matte, intended to be 1.85:1. So, it is just possible that if we see a 4x3 print, it won't be cropped. Watch for mike booms at the top of the frame...

> {quote:title=kingrat wrote:}{quote} > About the Streisand version of A Star Is Born: one British reviewer, perhaps Dilys Powell, called it "A Bore Is Starred." > I'm always spoonerizing things - I should have thought of that one myself!

> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote} > "Groovy" was on its last legs with Wavy Gravy at Woodstock, and the Young Rascals "Groovin'"on a Sunday afternoon. Growing up in the early 60s, I never heard the term "groovy," until the hippies started using it. So, I thought they invented it. I was quite surprised to hear it in films from the late 20s, and 30s.

Shirley you jest...

I guess my two favorite religious films are Luis Bunuel's *Simon of the Desert*, and Rolando Klein's *Chac, the Rain God*. Roland Joffe's *The Mission* is good too.

I actually had to think about what "The Ameche" meant, but got it. All the others are used so much in TCM movies, how could one not know?

True. I'm more inclined to say "far out."

You should try looking up Shatner and Majors on the IMDb, read through their filmographies, and see if anything seems likely.

You can't go wrong with *Out of the Past*. Some say it is the greatest noir. I don't think I could name a single "greatest," but it is certainly one of the best, and Robert Mitchum plays a detective in it. *The Big Sleep*, with Humphrey Bogart is another excellent detective noir. Edited by: ValentineXavier on Nov 28, 2010 11:24 PM

Nope, I've never seen the 1959 *Santa Claus*. I may have passed it over, because of its title. It sounded interesting on the IMDb - weird premise, and a Mexican film. Sorry it looks like we'll be seeing a 4x3 version. But, I'll program it on both TCM SD, and TCMHD, just in case they really do show a WS print.

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > You think the liberals and leftists dont backlash when they see a conservative film? > > LOL, they not only backlash, they FREAK OUT and poop in their pants! > > I have never pooped my pants, when watching any film, not even conservative ones. I will admit that a few have made me feel like puking, but I didn't.

I don't know about the print quality. I've never seen *Santa Claus*, but look forward to it. *Santa Claus Conquers the Martians* is pretty awful, but it's campy, and can be a good laugh if you are in the right mood. TCM will list them as letterboxed, if they are being shown in WS. I've looked at them in the schedule, but don't recall if they were listed as letterboxed.

> {quote:title=fredbaetz wrote:}{quote} > A few other words that are not used today.. > > > Drumsticks, pins,stems, get away sticks= legs Also "gams." One of my favorites is "bought the farm," from WWII, meaning got killed, and the GI insurance would pay of the mortgage on his folks' farm. WWII was the source of lots of great idioms. We don't use the word "groovy" much any more. It is associated with the hippies. But, I have heard it in a few films from the late 20s, and 30s. It originated with jazz musicians, and seems to be a condensation of "in the groove."

TCM is showing the real Christmas classics, like *Santa Claus*, set in Mexico, where Santa, and Merlin team up to stop the Devil from destroying Christmas. Also, *Black Christmas*, and *Santa Claus Conquers the Martians*.

> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} > ps- Do you guys get the Friday off, too? Well, the library where I work is closed on Friday too, as are lots of businesses. But, for retailers, it's a different story. it is "Black Friday," the biggest shopping day of the year. Some even opened on Thanksgiving Day. Sears did, for the first time in their history. I normally work nights, Saturday through Tuesday. Since the building closed early on Saturday, I was off an extra day. And, I get paid for the two holidays, Thursday and Friday, even though I don't work them. Nice little holiday bonus. For T-Day itself, I mesquite smoked a turkey, marinated and basted with a sauce made from honey, lime juice, mescal, ground chilis, and garlic. I took it to a potluck at a friend's house. I couldn't eat again, until the next day!

> {quote:title=helenbaby wrote:}{quote} > Personally, I'm offended and appalled that someone thinks that Mickey Rooney isn't a classic film star. The man has been in the movies for over 85 years and is still working. He's a person that most people would know who you were talking about if you just said "Mickey" or "The Mick". Not only is he one of the few stars from that era still around, he is a freaking national treasure. > Agreed, and I'm not even an Andy Hardy fan. *Quicksand* is coming up...

*The Bribe* is quite a good film. I hadn't seen it in a few years, and enjoyed it very much. Ava looked great. John Hodiak was also good as her husband. He and Robert Taylor often play similar types, so I find it unusual for them to be in the same film, but in such different roles.

I call all versions A Star Is Bored.

> {quote:title=LonesomePolecat wrote:}{quote} > I too had never heard of Oscar Micheaux. Now I want to keep my eye out for his films. There is a collection of his films on DVD that came out a few years ago. Probably still available, maybe Netflix has it.

This is a long thread, and I don't recall if this has been mentioned, but I think Melvyn Douglas and Leon Ames look a lot alike. Occasionally I mistake one for the other.

> {quote:title=C.Bogle wrote:}{quote} > Burning semi-spoiler > Just think if Howie had > given in to his impulses (and if she had let him) he wouldn't have ended up inside a giant > flaming man. Yes, that is the moral of that film. If Britt Ekland ever tries to seduce you, give in. It could save your life. I can guarantee *I* wouldn't have wound up in the straw flames.

The old saying 'I'd bet you a dime to a donut' certainly has changed. When it was coined, you could probably get 10 donuts for a dime. Now, it takes ten dimes for one donut.

*Earth vs the Sighing Flossers* Giant UFOs flit and hover over Washington DC. Eventually, they land on Capitol Hill, looking for lunch. The tall space aliens emerge, and begin munching on Congress. Alas, they find that elected officials are not to their taste. So, they sigh, floss their teeth, and depart from the Earth. Thus was Earth saved by Congress' tastelessness.

Well, you did raise an interesting question. But, if you think you're still standing, I guess we'll just have to call it a TKO.