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*The Mankster* Miss Wonderly encounters Ben Mankowicz, who touches her on the shoulder, transferring a strange virus. She develops a sore on that spot, that doesn't heal, but continues to grow. One day, she looks in the mirror, and is shocked to see an eye looking back at her, from her shoulder. It continues to grow, and develop, eventually forming an entire head of the Mank, living on her own shoulder. Now, if this were a horror film, she would be driven insane. But, it is a love story, and she is content to have Ben with her, where ever she goes...

> {quote:title=Sepiatone wrote:}{quote} > I'm Polish, but many have told me I CAN'T be, because my name doesn't end in "ski"! > > > Sonny Bono ended in "ski," and he wasn't Polish. Mr. Rocketblast, "mano" means hand in Spanish. Marathons generally involve "pies," pronounced pee-ays.

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > > Herein lies the problem - is it the nothing of the Existentialists, or the nothing of the Buddhists? Of course, superficially, it would seem to be the nothing of the Buddhists, but the film never fully embraces that. The Existentialists' nothing seems to run as an undercurrent, but neither is it embraced. Perhaps it would have been best to clearly delineate a dichotomy, or even a fusion, of the two, but that isn't done either. Thus, the film remains hollow. > Is it the hollow of the Shias or the hollow of the Sunnis? It's the hollow of Icabod Crane.

Wow! He really blew it with *Brute Force*.

Slaytonf, you do realize, don't you, that you did NOT directly answer Jake's either/or question? Shane's elevation/salvation could as easily come in death, as in continuing to live...

> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}You'd think his favourite guitarist would be Ozzie Osbourne. > > ( It is a little-known fact that they are first cousins, twice removed.) Oh, I'd bet Ozzie was removed more than twice. It wouldn't surprise me if he was removed hundreds of times.

> {quote:title=JonnyGeetar wrote:}{quote} > > I would definitely say that NOTHING HAPPENS in The Razor's Edge the novel(la)/overlong short story... Herein lies the problem - is it the nothing of the Existentialists, or the nothing of the Buddhists? Of course, superficially, it would seem to be the nothing of the Buddhists, but the film never fully embraces that. The Existentialists' nothing seems to run as an undercurrent, but neither is it embraced. Perhaps it would have been best to clearly delineate a dichotomy, or even a fusion, of the two, but that isn't done either. Thus, the film remains hollow.

I'll request *Eversmile, New Jersey*. It would be great as a double bill with *Marathon Man*. ;

Can't agree with you about *Juarez*. It's a favorite of mine, and I find it well-cast. BTW, Muni was deliberately being as stiff as he could be, because that was a well-known character trait of Juarez. Brian Aherne, hairdo and all, was perfect as the self-deluded fop, Maximilian. Bette does her best as Carlotta, and pulls it off reasonably well. But I'll admit that she would not have been my first choice for the role.

> {quote:title=JakeHolman wrote:}{quote}The ending: Did Shane live or die after the Gunfight? > > Jake in the Heartland Probably.

As I live in Ann Arbor, 3.5 miles from the restored Michigan Theater, I've seen a lot of classic films on the big screen. I saw an Orson Welles retrospective, the complete films of Frederico Fellini, restored, and many others. We also have a free Japanese film series on campus, shown on a reasonably big screen, which I have attended for decades. Back in the 80s, when *Lawrence of Arabia* was restored, I went to Detroit's Fox Theater to see it on the big screen.

> {quote:title=danjw wrote:}{quote}Interesting that Agee feels that "Notorious" is not one of Hitchcock's best films. He says it "lacks" the qualities that make up his best films. I wonder wahat those "qualities" are since nowadays it is considered one of his best movies. Agee doesn't say that *Notorious* is not one of Hitch's best films. He says: >NOTORIOUS lacks many of the qualities which made the best of Hitchcock's movies so good. But it has *more than enough good qualities of its own.* Most of what TopBilled has quoted from Agee is raves for the picture. He seems to be saying that it IS a very good film, just for different reasons than most of Hitch's other films.

infinite1, thanks for setting those Philistines straight about Captain Marvel. DC property indeed - NOT! Back in the day when Marvel Comics re-imagined Captain Marvel, he was drawn by Jim Starlin, my favorite comics artist, and Marvel was my favorite. A bit about Jim Starlin: >Early career > >After writing and drawing stories for a number of fan publications, Jim Starlin got his break into comics in 1972, working for Roy Thomas and John Romita at Marvel Comics. Brought in by fellow artist Rich Buckler, Starlin was part of the generation of artists and writers who grew up as fans of Silver Age Marvel Comics. At a Steve Ditko-focused panel at the 2008 Comic-Con International, Starlin said, "Everything I learned about storytelling was [due to] him or Kirby. [Ditko] did the best layouts." > >Starlin's first job for Marvel was as a finisher on pages of The Amazing Spider-Man. He then drew three issues of Iron Man, introducing the character Thanos. He was then given the chance to draw an issue (#25) of the "cosmic" title Captain Marvel. Starlin took over as plotter the following issue, and began developing an elaborate story arc centered on the villainous Thanos, and spread across a number of Marvel titles. This eventually led to a complex cosmology that has remained a part of the fictional "Marvel Universe" continuity. Starlin left Captain Marvel one issue after concluding his Thanos saga.

If only we could confront Henry with that bit of history, perhaps we could make him realize that his famous comment is self-negating.

I don't have any links, but Rick Bayless's show, Mexico, One Plate at a Time did the last series in Baja California, and met with several US citizens who had opened restaurants there.

Yes, many people I know consider Obama to be a right-winger, and not who they thought they elected. But, I haven't been to Mexico since 1994. All the US exiles I met there had fled the Reagan-Bush political climate. And, they weren't vacationers. Many had small businesses, others lived like gypsies. I'd say that US retirees who move to Mexico, to live out the rest of their lives under the jurisdiction of Mexican law, are a clear case of people choosing Mexico over the US, i.e. "going the other way."

That is a well-known experimental film, and is available on more than one DVD compilation. I think I have it, and also *Manhatta,* with a few more on one DVD. *Manhatta:* http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131468/

I think Z grade sci fi films are best drunk. I'd rather be sober for a good film.

> {quote:title=hamradio wrote:}{quote} > I am also a Babylon 5 fan but I am a little disappointed that they did not use REAL models during production but was all CGI concerning the space/spaceship shots. One good example is the EAS Omega Class Destroyer i.e. the *Agamemnon*. A real model would have been nice. In "2010" the *Leonov* was a highly detailed huge model which resembles the Omega class Destroyer. As a B5 fan, you must realize that there was no way that they could afford to do a decent job with model FX, for a tightly budgeted TV show. B5's CGI was noted for how cheaply it was done, (on an Amiga, IIRC,) but still looked reasonably good on TV. For its day, it was quite innovative. I agree that model animation looks much better than CGI for some things. I think CGI should only be used for the things that only it can do.

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > > And there's nobody going the other way. I've never heard of a single one of them fleeing the US and going to live in Mexico. Well, you're just not listening, then. There are large communities of US expats, all over Mexico and Central America. Most go for economic reasons, because one can live on much less money there. This includes everyone from young people, to retirees. But, many have left the US because of its right wing political climate, too. I'm surprised you don't know this. I've run into a lot of the political refugees on my trips there, and the huge influx of US retirees gets a lot of airplay on TV here.

But Fred, that's all history. And, as Henry Ford said, history is bunk!

Hamradio, you must be the first person I've ever heard say that they like Jar Jar. I don't really hate him, but it seems that most people do.

Well, I know that Bourbon is made from corn, and rum is made from sugarcane. I also know that aguardiente (literally fire water,) and Licor de Cana (cane liquor) are also made from sugarcane. I don't know if there is any other liquor commonly made from corn, other than bourbon whiskey. I believe that Canadian Club is made partly from corn, but purists don't consider it a true Bourbon. So, I cannot confirm that what you say is true, but it would not surprise me if it were.

> {quote:title=SansFin wrote:}{quote} > Trying to understand the world is another good reason to drink Vodka. I've never understood drinking Vodka, because I just don't get the attraction of something that the better it is, the less flavor it is supposed to have. I like things with lots of flavor, like dark Jamaican rum, or Mezcal.

> {quote:title=AndyM108 wrote:}{quote}Depends on what you're looking for, I guess, but Bardot would certainly be on the top of just about any list. Jane Fonda, not at all. Much too cold a slice of pizza for my taste. > I recall that in my college days, cold pizza was the breakfast of choice. I'd have gladly traded a whole cold pizza ( or warm one, for that matter) to have Barbarella/Jane for breakfast...