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John Parker was pretty cool as well. But, at least as far as the film is concerned, Buckaroo Banzai is the coolest guy that is, or ever could be. I'm sorry they never did a sequel. Lots of good actors were in that film.

Buckaroo Banzai, hands down...

Some more info on Mizoguchi's film making techniques, from the wikipedia: >Mizoguchi's films have an aesthetic that is reminiscent of Japanese art. He favoured long takes and rich, painterly mise-en-scene, seldom with the Western-favoured device of the close-up; a typical shot can take a few minutes, and places emphasis on lighting and placement ? much like the works of Josef von Sternberg. He balances formalized beauty with emotional involvement with his main characters; in his finest works the emotionalism can be extraordinarily moving. > >Mizoguchi's obsession with rehearsals was infamous, and could become a nightmare for his actresses. His preference for a long take meant there was little room for errors: there are stories of him rehearsing one shot nearly a hundred times. Kinuyo Tanaka, Mizoguchi's regular actress, once recounted that Mizoguchi asked her to read a whole library in preparation for a role. > >Mizoguchi himself cited Marcel L'Herbier, Josef von Sternberg, William Wyler and John Ford as his influences.

I think it was not so much a matter of being tightly packed, but back then, they didn't have filter cigarettes, and therefore it was common to tap the end that went in the mouth. My mother, who died of smoking related cancer, always did that, until she died in 1990.

> {quote:title=JonasEB wrote:}{quote}Probably Jonathan Rosenbaum in general but others have written my favorite examples of criticism (like David Bordwell's Ozu book.) Jonathan Rosenbaum is definitely the best, when it comes to Orson Welles. He is a Welles scholar. I met him when he was a judge at a film festival I work on. I used to enjoy Siskel and Ebert, for their discussions. I would often disagree with their conclusions, but felt I was given sufficient info to make my own conclusions.

TCM does have at least three or four more silent L&H two-reelers scheduled soon.

> {quote:title=cigarjoe wrote:}{quote} > What I was asking about was the "sexy woman walks across a scene" type of cue, she's not necessarily one of the main lead characters. She may be just a walk on with no other connection to the film. > I really think the music you are thinking of is just part of a tune that was once common in burlesque, and for strippers. I don't know the name of the tune,

> {quote:title=SansFin wrote:}{quote} > > I believe *Sanshô dayû* (1955) is the most important movie TCM will air this year. It is both grandiose and touching. It is sensational and haunting. It is a tale of humanity and inhumanity. It is a morality tale as true when it was made as it was true centuries ago as it is true today as it will be true forever. > I agree that *Sansho* is an excellent film, and everyone should watch it. I've probably seen it four or five times, and I'll watch it. As good as it is, I feel that Mizoguchi's *Ugetsu Monogatari* is even better. For years after I first saw it, I considered it the best film I ever saw. Another excellent Mizoguchi film is *The Life of Oharu*. I would encourage everyone to try and see these. Mizoguchi gets deserved credit for bringing a feminist perspective to his films, long before such considerations became fashionable. His films always include strong female characters, and, at least in part, show things from their perspective.

> {quote:title=Filmgoddess wrote:}{quote}The sexiest/best-looking Tarzan was, no doubt, Lex Barker; the flabbiest was Weissmuller the last 5 years he did it; the most middle-aged looking was Jock Mahoney; the best chest was Gordon Scott. But far and away the best legs go to Mike Henry. Absolutely yummy being reacquainted with his stunning par of gams the past couple weeks. Thank you TCM! If this is your reaction to the Battle of the Blondes thread, I salute you!

> {quote:title=BillyBrown wrote:}{quote} > Columbia/Sony are fake letterboxing movies that are full screen. Some can be seen in full screen on Comcast ch. 1 free movies - preferred collection. Storm Center is one. others are: Nightfall, Tight Spot, The Swimmer, Middle of the Night, etc. I watched the whole thing, and it never looked to me like it was cropped top and bottom, as would be necessary for "fake letterboxing" a 1.37:1 film. I'm inclined to believe, for *Storm Center*, anyway, that the IMDb was wrong, and it was shot to be shown in 1.85:1.

You don't turn your car lights off, when you stop it, and turn off the engine, at night. And, of course, you always just hang up the phone, and never say goodbye.

I have a Casio solar atomic wristwatch. It's accurate to within .2 seconds. That's close enough for me.

> {quote:title=Rickey wrote:}{quote}Thanks for the info about The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, I'll definitely check that out. My kind of TV. They started with a marathon of 12 eps, in release order, starting with the first of the three seasons. They are rerunning them at various times. I'm hoping that they eventually show all three seasons. I've only seen a few of them again, since they were in first run on the network.

Me. We usually agree, but not always.

Hey, I'm an Okie. If we can get ham hocks, beans, and cornbread, we think it's the best of times, and the ends are meeting.

Wish TCM would show the uncut, original The Outer Limits. Maybe run a couple every Saturday morning, or maybe Friday nights, with TCM Underground.

> {quote:title=C.Bogle wrote:}{quote} > For some reason I'd bet the MC5 had a lot of druggies going on. > Living in the same town with them, back then, I can verify that.

I'd really like to see the film *Nurse Edith Cavell*, mentioned below. Wish TCM would show it.

WMC, I finally remembered the film I was thinking of. Perhaps it is the one you meant, but I wouldn't call it a ripoff of *Deliverance*, or *Southern Comfort*, but it does include a snow scene. >In the early 1800's, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilisation and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear attack, they decide he's a goner and leave him behind to die. When he recovers instead, he swears revenge on them and tracks them and their paranoiac expedition leader down. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067388/

I find *Lawrence* to be a most affecting movie. My throat actually gets dry when I watch it! I always figured the two boys and Lawrence fiddled about, even when I was a teen in the 60s, and knew very little about such things. I have no particular thing for epics, but this is a majestic, beautiful, sad, engaging film.

Hibi, They showed 12 eps, in release order, starting with the first show, of the first of three seasons. They are rerunning these now and then. I'm hoping they eventually show them all. I liked the first one, A Piece of the Action, starring Gig Young, Gene Evans, and Robert Redford.

> {quote:title=hamradio wrote:}{quote} > > Where is the Hunchback of Notre Dame throwing debris and molten lead off the rooftops when you need him. > Quasimodo is part of the 99%. But, if the Wall Street bankers go after Esmeralda, don't worry. He'll swing into action.

>...meanwhile, the rest of the world struggles and tries to ?make ends meat? into the next day as... Movie Prof., unless you're talking about **** roast, you mean 'make ends meet.'

Well, I'm sitting at the circulation desk in a library right now, and there are several hundred college kids in it. I'd bet that most of them went to libraries before they came to college.

*The Big Sleep* is definitely my favorite Bogart film. I probably love all his better known ones. A couple of favorites usually considered second tier are *Dark Passage* and *Passage to Marseilles*. *The African Queen* has to be the Bogart film I like least, but that's because of Kate H., not Bogie. I wanted him to give her a tonsillectomy with a dull, rusty knife.