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> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote} > Not sure I'd use the bouillon cubes, though. Wouldn't homemade beef stock be better? I keep some solyanka from a meal if I am making them soon after. Borsch is also good to use. My aunt was known for her chunky soups because she would make often much more than was needed and then remove half of the liquid and simmer it down to nearly a syrup for her to use in other foods. This meant there was twice as much meat and vegetables in what she served as soup. It is the large can of tomato puree which causes me discomfort. It is not possible for me to use so much in a year or more. > I only hope that when I'm on the French/Italian slopes (looking chic in my retro Capucine/Claudia Cardinale ski attire), I don't run into Sno-Balls. It is possible they will be found there long after they are gone from the shelves here. I do not remember seeing a: "Use by" date before I came here. Such foods do not deteriorate quickly and so a package which is not sold might stay on the shelf at a grocery store for many years.

I find it difficult to separate story from storytelling in that a wonderful story will seem to me to be mediocre if presented poorly and a nothing story can seem to me to be wonderful if presented grandly. An example of this is: *The Prisoner of Zenda.* The Ronald Colman version fills me with awe and lifts my spirits while I find the Stewart Granger version to be banal and contrived. These are some of the movies which go beyond being funny or heartwarming and which I feel my soul is lighter and brighter for a long time after I have watched them: Camelot (1967) Cluny Brown (1946) Death Takes a Holiday (1934) The Hidden Fortress (1958) Hide-Out (1934) How to Steal a Million (1966) If I Were King (1938) Indiscreet (1958) Jewel Robbery (1932) The Lady Eve (1941) The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929) The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) Love In The Afternoon (1957) A Man and a Woman (1966) Moscow Laughs (1934) My Life With Caroline (1941) Petticoat Fever (1936) The Prisoner Of Zenda (1937) Raffles (1930) Sabrina (1954) The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935) Sweet November (1968) The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Tovarich (1937)

> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote} > i'm hot and cold on *the thomas crown affair*. i just wasn't convinced he was this smooth, posh guy. I feel this increased greatly his wolf-among-the-lambs character. He appears smooth because he is so very cool that what others say and do does not affect him and so he has no knee-jerk reactions and is free to play games with their minds. He lives in a perfect house and dresses in perfect suits and drives a perfect automobile because he likes the best because it is the best and not because he is fitting into a mold made by the opinions of others which is what posh people do. His dune buggy and floor-only beach house shows he likes what he likes with no regard to what others consider acceptable. I would not expect a typical smooth and posh person to desire, conceive and execute such a robbery because they lack substance. I love the way it is his instinct to smile when confronted by a problem. It shows he is detached from any difficulty because he is so very cool that no thing truly touches him and he is smiling to himself because he sees an opportunity to act so very audaciously that it will confound those who oppose him.

The one which comes to me mind first is the dissolve at the end of: *Formula of Love* (1984). Caliostro has been aloof, he has been running from authorities and he has been shunning a local painter. The ending is that he is posing while surrounded by people who have become close to him and this includes soldiers who have been sent to arrest him and then the live dissolves into the painting. I find it great when the protagonist walks away down an empty street. I know it is a trite and stock ending for many movies but it does touch me. It is the ending for at least one The Saint movie.

I would have to include *Du rififi chez les hommes* (1955) because it is to me the ultimate of the genre.. I can not enter as I have read many articles on security and privacy issues with Facebook and so will never have an account but I it makes me happy to see that they are seeking viewer opinions.

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote} > I used to eat a lot of pierogies in Chicago. So delish, especially with a dollop of sour cream on top I believe nearly all foods taste better with sour cream! > I never ate but would like to try halushski I wish you could try holubtsi. I can give no recipe as what goes in depends on what you have and what you like. The basic method may be seen at: I believe it does not need to be in English as what she is doing is plain and there are no measurements. The leaves, rice and onions are standard. I prefer mine to have mushrooms and lamb and I use dill sauce. I like HoHos but I am old-fashioned and I would not trade bublyky for any packaged snack.

> {quote:title=casablancalover2 wrote:}{quote} > Have you tried Brownie Brittle yet? Absolutely wonderful.. I visited their website and it states they are available in stores local to me. I will look for them when I am next shopping.

There is a list at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lost_films I am sure it is very incomplete as sources are required for entries and I am sure that no documentation or records exist for the majority of films which disappeared.

I believe many here may be suffering from the loss of the iconic snack food. I have no recipes of my own for making Twinkies at home but I have found these: http://www.ehow.com/how_5109722_make-twinkie.html http://www.chow.com/recipes/10467-twinks http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/dining/homemade-twinkies-recipe.html?_r=0 Perhaps some person here can say which is the best and most true to the original.

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote} > It's a sad day, lol. Haven't eaten a Twinkie in about 40 years, and did always classify them as American junk food, but darned if I wiped away a tear or two today, even though I'd much rather be eating pastries in France. I have had them as part of an All-American meal. I liked them but I have not thought to have any since. I have purchased HoHos several times. I am nearly tempted to buy the poster which says: "You know it's the end of the world when the company that makes the only food that can survive the apocalypse stops production." I will likely make pyrohy later today. It is a snack and food which many take as very seriously as Twinkies:

No more Twinkies or HoHos? The Mayans were right: it is the end of the world!

> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} > Maybe we can invent a whole new genre, "ache rock". My vision is so poor that I first saw that as: "acne rock" and I imagined teenager garage bands.

> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote} > What the h**l is a GIF? Most pictures on the Internet are jpegs and use the .jpg file format. This is a jpeg: It is a static image. Some pictures on the Internet are gifs and use the .gif file format. This is a gif: A gif is often used to show several images in succession but it can also be a static image.

I like this version despite its obvious flaws but I prefer *Desyat negrityat* (1987).

> {quote:title=willbefree25 wrote:}{quote} > Double Wedding. I guess someone thought the 'screwball' comedy theme would make it palatable. It wasn't. I am sorry you did not like it. I liked it for what it was. It was not their best movie but I found it pleasant and it included all of their usual mannerisms and double-takes.

I believe it would depend on desired clarity and rely on a certain "fudginess" in handwriting but I would accept: D becomes B E becomes B I becomes X L becomes U or Z N becomes W P become A I do not know if it will help but a list of some ten-letter movie titles can be found at: http://bestforpuzzles.com/lists/search.pl?cat2=films&length=10 I believe the list could be narrowed down quickly because I do not see how any of the letters could be made into "S" or "K" and I am sure other letters could be quickly discredited.

> {quote:title=willbefree25 wrote:}{quote} > Isn't it incredible, how a bad script can make William Powell and Myrna Loy unwatchable? I am sorry to say I have no idea of which movie might fit that description. There are William Powell movies that I do not like and there are Myrna Loy movies that I do not like. I can think of no movie with both that I do not like.

> {quote:title=Swithin wrote:}{quote} > your comments above would deprive anyone of any criticism of any corporate entity, because you think "we must accept..." etc. There is an old thing that you should tell a person a thing three times. They might ignore you the first time because they believe it is your passing whim and it is not worthy of serious consideration. They might ignore you the second time because it is not convenient for them to do what you wish. When they ignore you for the third time it is because they do not see a need to do what you wish. > And so, while I agree with part of your remarks, I strongly disagree with your "carefully constructed strategy... they know best" remarks. Good institutions suffer because such attitudes lead to lack of criticism which leads to complacency on the part of corporations/institutions. I see no need to repeat the same complaints ad infinitum, ad nauseum. They are plainly aware of the dissatisfaction. I believe there must be reasons that we can not see that prompts them to continue such behaviour. I have seen complaints by posters that there are posters in "Suggest a Movie" who request movies again as soon as they air and that they request the movies that many here believe are played more often than wanted. Does any person here know the ratio of how many times those movies are requested vs how many complaints there are of airing them so often? Does any person here know how many first-time viewers are attracted to the channel because by happenstance they see an old war horse of a movie is scheduled and will watch it because they feel it is a safe movie which does not require them to be into the entire "classic movie" mentality? Does any person here know the cost factor of airing some movies many times vs airing several movies a few times? Does any person here know how many viewers watch nearly only movies that they have watched before and how many of those viewers are needed to maintain viewer-usage rates to ensure that cable companies will keep TCM in their line-ups? It is clear to me that we see only one aspect of the situation and that there may be many considerations of which we are not aware. I am reminded of the people who feel very deeply that for significant issues of health, social and moral concerns that McDonald's should stop selling hamburgers. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to hide the bodies of those who I had to kill because they made me mad.

*Larceny, Inc.* (1942) *Lady in the Lake* (1947)

> {quote:title=Swithin wrote:}{quote} > I say, we should express ourselves, both positively and negatively, on those rare occasions when the latter is warranted. I feel very deeply that the important thing is to present criticism in an appropriate manner. I believe it is does no good to rant about frequent showing of some movies and to bemoan the lack of others. It saddens me each time I see a thread accusing TCM and its staff of being unimaginative or lazy because they schedule some movies frequently. The rotation of movies receiving such treatment shows me that it is a carefully constructed strategy and one which we must accept as they are doing what is in the best interest of the channel. The TCM Programmers have demonstrated many times that they are open to ideas and suggestions. It behooves us to present those in a calm, respectful and reasonable manner.

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> {quote:title=willbefree25 wrote:}{quote} > I'm sorry, did you say WP was 'gorgeous'? It is much more than the look of his face. It is his build and the way in which he carries himself and that he advances towards danger. There are moments of position and light in which his face is very strong and has great compassion. > Pray tell, whom else do you consider gorgeous? Please, oh please oh please, don't say John Wayne? John Wayne is not one of my favorites in looks or style. Steve McQueen makes my knees weak. I feel as if Sean Connery is looking into my soul.

I will miss your posting, markbeckuaf. I have looked at the schedule and I see nothing superlative or which rouses my curiosity. I hope you do please hurry back.

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I believe it is unfortunate that this ilk of forum can not do threading as is done in Usenet where you can see in tree-form who is responding to which posts. That allows people to follow the main thread while the bickering and name-calling is a sub-thread which is easy to identify and ignore.