Kinokima

> {quote:title=GreatMoviesFan wrote:}{quote} > I will never understand why people think Bringing up Baby is the better movie...it's more comical, yes, but Holiday is one of Katherine's greatest performances where I'm concerned. And Cary really does better as a free thinker who stands on his head than an uptight, whatever he was, who climbs on dinosaurs to put them together and intends to marry a woman like he planned to in Baby. I do enjoy both films but I am one of those people who prefers Bringing Up Baby. I really do love the relationship between Cary & Katharine in Holiday but I thought the rich sister was too one dimensional and I never understood why Cary's character had fallen in love with her in the first place (her looks I guess). But it still seems all the falling in love, out of love, and in love again happened too quickly. But you can't go wrong with Cary doing a back flip. As for Bringing Up Baby yes it's ridiculous but that's the whole charm of it for me. Just complete wackiness from beginning to end and it's such a great cheer you up movie. In the end Cary & Katharine made 3 great films together (not counting Sylvia Scarlett because I still need to see it) and each of these 3 films are different. You have the sweet Holiday, the wacky Bringing Up Baby, and the witty Philadelphia Story.

> {quote:title=Hibi wrote:}{quote} > I have to agree with you there. It's the part and not Arthur that's the problem here. It does take a willing suspension of disbelief that she'd act like a giddy school girl over John Lund (He wasnt THAT hot! LOL) Unlike a lot of people on this thread I do enjoy Jean Arthur, but I admit she was wrong for this part (and Only Angels Have Wings). I think she was best in comedy and I thought Capra especially knew how to get the best out of her (because I love her in Mr. Smith, Mr. Deeds, and You Can't Take It With You). Going back to the film the romantic comedy bits didn't work for me and didn't seem to fit. In some ways I think if they did the same story but played the romance parts more straight it might have worked better. I did think how the film captured post-war Germany was great and I loved Marlene Dietrich. In that case Wilder got the casting just right.

*Gone With the Wind:* jumping on the bandwagon *Fiddler on the Roof:* I think this is just about 3 hours *Seven Samurai*: *Les Miserables:* The 1934 French film directed by Raymond Bernard. I just watched it recently and it's amazing. *Schindler's List*

I can't say *8?* is a favorite film of mine but wow did I admire it. It's just one of those films that you can't keep your eyes off of it. I definitely think it's a film everyone should see. If only I had a Blu-ray player because I think it is an older film that would look really amazing in that format.

I will be watching both this and A Foreign Affair. Thank You very much for the heads up.

I will need to check out Yield To The Night one of these days. I admit I am only familiar with Diana Dors because of her association with *Richard Dawson* (her 2nd husband). Dors is just not a well known name in the US. But because of my interest in him I did see some clips of her on the Diana Dors Show. Although I do remember reading an interview with Dawson when he talked about her (well after their divorce) where he basically defended her to the media and said how he was still very fond of her and it was because she left him their two sons that was only the reason he didn't completely break down when she left. That always stood out to me. I would be interested in what she said about him in her autobiography and I certainly hope she didn't trash him.

Okay I don't know about anyone else but one thing that drives me up a wall is when fans take everything they read in unauthorized biographies as 100% truth. I mean do people actually think if something is written in a book it has to be true. And yes I admit maybe some of the authorized biographies are somewhat whitewashed but I would rather read them then a biography that has every sordid rumor in a star's past. One biographer I can't stand is Marc Eliot who has written biographies on *Cary Grant* & *Jimmy Stewart*. I am not saying everything in his books are false but he does seem to rely a lot on rumor and scandal instead of legitimate sources. And yet I always see this man's books used as sources by fans when talking/debating about these two men (especially Cary Grant because Eliot's book is unfortunately a source on Wikipedia). I don't care if people say they read "such and such" in a biography but can't they at least acknowledge that just reading it does not necessarily make it true. Anyways opinions? Any other biographers to stay away from? Authors you recommend?

> {quote:title=msbisonnet wrote:}{quote} > I've heard Disney was an anti semite. Has anyone else heard this? It's very possible (there was a lot of antisemitism at that time in Hollywood). I try not to let the creators/actors views get in the way of my enjoyment of the films they made. Of course I do draw the line somewhere (like I could never bring myself to watch any of the Nazi propaganda films even if they are supposed to be well made films) But I watch and love *Howard Hawks* films for example (and Lauren Bacall has pretty much confirmed his antisemitism). My point is if you dig deep enough there is probably a lot of not nice things you will find about Classic Hollywood but I feel sometimes you have to take the bad with the good. It's the same with the way minorities were treated in classic films.

The two Disney live action films that I loved as a child and can still enjoy today are The Parent Trap & Escape to Witch Mountain. Although looking at their ratings on IMDB I might be alone in this. I also thought the 1st Pirates of the Caribbean film was pretty entertaining. Unfortunately the sequels were disappointing. Oh and I forgot about Mary Poppins...love that one too (although it's partially animated).

You aren't the only one. I've only seen her in two films: Heroes for Sale (also from the Young marathon) and The Gold Diggers of 1933 but I was so impressed by her in both films. I would definitely like to see more she has done.

> {quote:title=fredbaetz wrote:}{quote} > Grant in Powers role, a different motion picture. Wilder also dearly wanted Charles Laughton in the role of "Moustache" in "Irma la Douce", but he came down with bone cancer. So Wilder signed Lou Jacobi to appear as the bartender. He also had wanted Marilyn Monroe for the title role of Irma, even with the problems he had with her on "Some Like it Hot" he was impressed with her talent but she also died before production and Shirley MacLaine agreed to do the part without reading the script because she trusted Wilder and Lemmon from "The Apartment" I think whenever you change actors it's going to change the picture. Even though I feel Power might be a weak link to Witness for the Prosecution he still works out and the film is still fantastic. Casting Cary Grant in the role is just some wishful thinking because not only would I have liked to see him in a Wilder film I also would have liked to see him get to play a certain character type (I have no clue how to mark spoilers in here so I am trying to be vague).

Thank you for the recommendation. I actually love Dietrich in the film but agree with you about Power. I actually would have loved to see Cary Grant in that type of role. I know Wilder wanted to cast Grant in one of his films but he kept trying to cast Grant as an older man falling in love with a much younger woman (Audrey Hepburn) which Grant did not want. But Witness for the Prosecution would have been perfect for Grant I think. He could have pulled off the character's charm better. But it's still a great film regardless. Laughton's performance is probably my favorite in the film so I agree with you there as well.

Another supporting actress I really like is *Aline MacMahon*. I've only seen her in Heroes for Sale & The Gold Diggers of 1933 but she's really made an impression on me.

I still have not seen every Wilder film but of the ones I have seen my top 5 of his would be: The Apartment Sunset Blvd Stalag 17 Witness for the Prosecution (the best Agatha Christie adapted film I've seen) Ace in the Hole I've actually not really seen any of his later films with the exception of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. But I did really enjoy that one. And since he was also a great screenwriter before he became a director: Ninotchka and Ball of Fire are also two favorites of mine.

I guess I am just happy they are showing FGTC again at all and a 8:00 PM showing is pretty good. Of course if they showed it at 8:00 PM on the West Coast that would have made it 11:00 PM on the East and that would have been more manageable for those of us without recording capabilities. But like I said at least they will be showing it again. My only real issue with TCM and time is the foreign/silent films those are pretty much always regulated to late/early morning on the East Coast. But now I am getting off topic...

> {quote:title=JonnyGeetar wrote:}{quote} > it's noon on 1/5/10...did i miss five graves to cairo ? > i also feel the need to throw this out: > Billy Wilder may be my fave of all time... > But I *LOATHE* Kiss Me Stupid You did it was on yesterday very early morning at 1:15 AM EST. But luckily for you (and me) it will be on again Feb 22nd at 8:00 PM EST (a much better time for those of us not on the West Coast). On another note I see Wilder's A Foreign Affair is also scheduled to air on TCM: January 24th at 10:15 PM and Feb 14 10:00 AM (both EST times).

Just want to say the streaming quality was excellent on the Kurosawa films I watched through Netflix but I completely understand wanting to watch the actual Criterion DVD with all the extras. I just have so many films in my queue and with only getting one at a time it takes forever so I usually take advantage when something I want to watch is available instantly. Anyways for the curious these are the Kurosawa films Netflix is now streaming instantly. Seven Samurai Rashomon Ikiru High & Low The Hidden Fortress Yojimbo Sanjuro

I caught The Man Between on TCM one morning a month or so ago and I watched Odd Man Out shortly after that when it was available instantly on Netflix. I don't think either are necessarily as good as The Third Man but they were still both very enjoyable. I really loved James Mason's role in both films. I never saw Night Train to Munich though and I am not sure if I have the FMC. In fact this site is the first time I heard of the channel. Maybe I should investigate.

> {quote:title=markfp2 wrote:}{quote} > Obviously scheduled to fall in prime time on the west coast. For any of us in the east who don't record and can't stay up, FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO will be shown again on Monday February 22 at 8pm. Terrific film, well worth seeing. Yep I am one of those poor souls on the East Coast. I guess at least it will be on again but Feb 22 seems so far away. Maybe I can somehow stay up till 1:15 AM tonight.

I've seen Ikiru but I need to see Stray Dog which I've heard really good things about. I am super excited about the Akira Kurosawa tribute on TCM (I adore him and Toshiro Mifune). As for non-samurai movies I recently saw High & Low and I thought that was fantastic. I definitely recommend it. And another thing if you can't wait till March for those of you who have Netflix a bunch of Kurosawa's films are now available to watch instantly. Edited by: Kinokima on Jan 4, 2010 9:09 PM

I was born well after the events of the Cold War and I still think One Two Three is terrific. I suppose it takes some context to understand it but I don't think you really need to have experienced the Cold War first hand to enjoy the film.

My two favorites are probably Edward Everett Horton & Peter Lorre. Charles Coburn is pretty awesome as well. I also really like Marcel Dalio. He had two pretty large roles in the Renoir Classics: La Grand Illusion & Rules of the Game and it's always cool to see him show up in albeit smaller roles in Casablanca and To Have and Have Not+.+ For the actress side I am pretty fond of Gail Patrick. Edited by: Kinokima on Jan 3, 2010 8:49 PM Edited by: Kinokima on Jan 3, 2010 8:51 PM

I am really excited about seeing Five Graves to Cairo (which I have never seen). But I think I am going to wait for the 8:00 PM EST showing on Feb 22. One-fifteen AM is a bit too early/late for me and I don't have a recorder.

I think I can do this one Eva Marie Saint was in North by Northwest with Cary Grant Cary Grant was in Charade with Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn was in Sabrina with Bogart How about the French actor Jean Gabin?

I know there is a big debate on what "classic" means. But the thing is you can easily find most newer classics from the 1970's and so on on other networks. I love TCM because the majority of its programming is "Classic" as in older films, the kind you can't see on other networks. That being said I don't mind if TCM occasionally plays a few newer films as long as the majority of the network is still showing films from before the 1970's (the earlier the better). So far I don't have a reason to complain about TCM especially when compared to other networks like AMC and TV Land which completely changed over the years. Hopefully that never happens to TCM. However I can't take the opinion of someone seriously who says silent films stink. Personally I would love to see more silent films and classic foreign films on TCM at times other than 2:00 AM but that's my only real issue with the network. Edited by: Kinokima on Dec 20, 2009 1:43 PM