Kinokima

I am not the biggest Western fan. I don't usually seek out the lesser known ones like I might with musicals, screwball comedies or Noir for example but I wouldn't say I hate em. My personal 5 Stars (in no particular order) The Wind (1927) Rio Bravo Red River (although I don't like the Indian scenes one thing that does bother me about Westerns to some degree) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Western Noir?) The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly True Grit (2010) Some 4 Stars The Ox Bow Incident (except the end when Henry Fonda has to read the moral to us). Stage Coach (I didn't like the notable attack on the stage coach scene but I did like the character interaction) My Darling Clementine The Iron Horse (1924) Although I appreciate them I wasn't a big fan of the Searchers or The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

April

Yeah but if I am able to rent it from Netflix I would rather watch it on my TV screen than on youtube.

You know I am kind of upset that it doesn't look like they will be showing Easy Living for Ray's month. That is actually one of his films I really wanted to see that I haven't yet. Well it is available on DVD so I can rent it from netflix.

That is because there are never tributes in February it is always 31 days of Oscar. Although I was thinking if an important centennial comes up in February maybe TCM can celebrate it in January or March instead. edit: And I just realized Nicolas Ray has a Centennial in August during SUTS. Darn! I would like to see TCM do something special for him. Edited by: Kinokima on Jan 31, 2011 10:12 PM

MFF this thread definitely wasn't meant to be a comprehensive look at musicals (although people can feel free to discuss musicals comprehensively if they would like). It's just meant to be a fun little survey with random questions. I just thought of the Marx Brothers question and I thought just asking that isn't enough so I went with a few more musical related questions instead of a few Marx Brother related questions. It could easily have been the other way around. But thanks for participating!

> {quote:title=MyFavoriteFilms wrote:}{quote} > > regarding political films (and I believe this IS one) do NOT miss "Battle of Algiers" Feb. 9. It demonstrates the utter impossibility of occupying a country that refuses to cooperate. > > Sounds intriguing, and a possible metaphor for many other things in life! Of course the current situation in Algiers shows that things didn't necessarily get better after the occupying force left.

Alright I was wrong it looks like the King's Speech is definitely the front runner now.

You could be right that Hitler thought it was a Jewish Menorah. And yes I am sure the Nazis would not have agreed with the ideal of this film. It makes me like it even more though knowing it was banned by them. @Fred C Dobbs: Maybe but I wouldn't count on it! Edited by: Kinokima on Jan 31, 2011 1:50 PM

I think that had little to do with it because it isn't a Jewish Menorah! That candelabra only has places for 8 candle sticks. A Jewish Menorah would have 9.

Just for curiosity sake (question number 3 inspired the thread and I just thought of a few more). I also put my answers below: *1) Your favorite Fred & Ginger dance number?* _Night and Day_ actually they have so many good ones but The Gay Divorcee was the first film of theirs I saw so I think this number is extra special. *2) Your favorite dancing partner for Gene Kelly?* His best dancing partner was Donald O'Connor in Singing in the Rain. Although I do love his chemistry with Frank Sinatra as well. *3) Your favorite Marx Brother musical number?* _Everybody Says I Love You_ from Horse Feathers *4) Your favorite moment of singing in a film that is not a musical* Ricky Nelson & Dean Martin in Rio Bravo (Audrey Hepburn singing _Moon River_ is a second choice) *5) Your favorite moment of dancing in a film that is not a musical* Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien's peasant dance scene in Sunrise

Another one for Plastic Surgery which I just saw Eyes Without a Face

Wow I have a lot of respect for stars of the past but this post is ridiculous plain and simple. I am sorry you think someone is a sissy for trying to get help for substance abuse. I personally find it very admirable.

I just want to say I have seen all 3. As I said this was a silly post and I really wanted to hear what people liked better Sea Hawk or Captain Blood. I am still not 100% sure myself (although I am leaning a little towards Captain Blood at the moment) but I loved reading everyone's responses so far. One thing that I will say that I like about Sea Hawk is I expected Rains' character to be the straight bad guy at first but there is definitely much more to his character. If only Rains was in Captain Blood then my decision would be easy.

Oh cool about Grandma's Boy. It seems April I am going to be catching up on some Harold Lloyd. They are also playing Birth of the Nation again this time in prime time.

Oh thanks for pointing some of that stuff out Izcutter I missed a lot of it. Huston & Laughton days=Yum Blonde Crazy= Something I definitely want to see And OMG they are *Harold Lloyd* silents on the 20th (it would only be better if this was prime time) But I don't think anyone was clamoring for *Morocco*. That actually has been on the schedule a few times recently.

I didn't at first either. You have to keep refreshing.

Ray Milland is the SOTM on Tuesdays. I need to examine the schedule more but I like this: * Ordet * a couple Ida Lupino films I want to see like Out of the Fog & On Dangerous Grounds * a few Boris Karloff films including Universal Frankenstein * Charlie Chaplin's The Circus * Camille with Valentino edit: Just checked the list and it seems Ray was never SOTM before so he is a first timer.

I forgot to mention the ending makes me think of the film Peeping Tom but I can't say anymore without spoiling things.

Awww Fiddler on the Roof has great personal meaning for me too. It is probably my favorite movie. I still remember I first watched it when I was 7 and I loved it ever since then. My family immigrated from Russia/Ukraine around the time the movie took place. I know very little about them but for some reason when I am watching Fiddler on the Roof I imagine I am watching my ancestors. I love the music too.

I accidentally found a right wing hate message board (I forget what I was looking up). Storm Front I believe it is caused. Very disturbing stuff on there. I am not exactly sure what group it is affiliated with or if it is just a general place for racists and anti-Semites to hang out. It's not private at all. Then again with all the hate filled message on popular websites like Youtube and IMDB I am not really surprised.

Scarily enough this ladies ideas seem to be spreading. Well maybe not her ideas per say and I don't know if Indians worship Hitler as an incarnation of Vishnu today (that is crazy stuff) but he is certainly worshiped by a growing number of young Indians and I heard besides his book; items with his image on it are also apparently popular. Of course I don't really know how big this is in India right not having been there myself (and the news of course sensationalizes some things) but I feel it is disheartening all the same.

I don't think Triumph of the Will itself is going to spark a new dictatorship but I can see people blindly following someone like Hitler especially if people feel their situation is bad enough. But for neo-nazis: Mein Kampf is a best seller in places like the Middle East and India and it is not for historical reasons. I heard there is a section of young Indians who really admire Hitler and use his book as a self help/business management guide although they at least say "he was wrong about some things".

Oh I think Triumph of the Will is very scary. I don't think it is foreign at all and I believe that type of thing can happen anywhere. The worse off a country is the more susceptible it is to something like that. I don't think the US is immune at all.

Never saw the film but I did read the book back in High School and really liked it. It's an excellent thriller.