SansFin
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Does *Magic Town* (1947) qualify as a political movie?
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> {quote:title=SonOfUniversalHorror wrote:}{quote}
> Simply because it was published online in e-format doesn't mean THAT was the reason it failed.
I have read that that is substantially the reason it did fail.
It was at a time when there were no effective e-readers and laptops had not yet dominated the market. Readers could only access it while sitting at their desks. Few people are comfortable reading novels in that manner.
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The No Name cat in *Breakfast at Tiffany's* (1961).
Rhubarb in *Rhubarb* (1951).
Simone Simon as Irena Dubrovna Reed in *Cat People* (1942)
Edited by: SansFin on Sep 28, 2012 7:41 PM
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> When I was a kid and began going to the movies, some of us used to try to tell others about the picture when we'd seen it, but the usual reaction was, "Don't tell me about it! I haven't seen it yet!" So we learned to be quiet about it until after they'd seen it.
It was common for us to be asked about a movie we had seen. My friend and I would often change it in the telling. "It cheats at the end when she has to choose between her two lovers and a ufo comes down and kills one of them but we will not spoil the ending for you by saying which one is disintegrated" when it was a simple love story with no triangle, alien nor deaths or "The best scene is when the bear drives the car" when there was no bear in the movie.
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It is my perverse nature that I like the outros more than I like the introductions.
I do not like to be told for what I should be watching in a movie or what I should like about it.
I find the exiting segments interesting because they tell of the results of the movie and what happened to actors afterwards. It is as if he is telling up the: "and they lived happily ever after" part of the story.
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> > Is Clark Gable the standard by which are all men are measured?
> Yes, and why shouldn't he be?
Prototype, template of the Gods that he is.I believe the prototype should be Jack Elam. Then each subsequent model would be considered a definite improvement.
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I believe the division between e-books and print books is the conceptualization of ways of life.
E-book people live only in the present and they have no care or concern for yesterdays. They wish only that media enriches their life at modest cost and with great ease. It matters not to them that some books or movies are not available to them because the government has deemed them inappropriate. It matters not to them that books or movies are not available in the way they were written or filmed because a p.c. group saw a need to edit out parts they find offensive. It matters not to them that what they read or watch today may not be available tomorrow because it is not considered of such great worth that it will be upgraded to be available on the newest platform.
Print book people tend to need stability and security and they are willing to fill their homes with things they may never again read or watch because their presence provides reassurance that their past experiences will not disappear.
I am a print book person because I want what I want and I do not wish it to be easy for it to be taken from me.
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I believe the best political movies were the narrow-guage films of the Prokino movement. It is sad to say we can only glimpse bits of them now as the government destroyed all which they found.
*Kino-Eye* (1924) is very much a political movie. You may watch a small part of it at:
The portion of this which begins at 0:50 explains why I take little interest in politics or governments:
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I have a question for any who might know: are things so very bad now in Hollywood that accomplished set creators are willing to work hard for three days for merely an opportunity to win $10,000?
I thought that would be considered nearly minimum wage for them and there is no guarantee they will win. I doubt the exposure is worth very much as it is only a small cable show.
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*Crime Unlimited* (1935) is a very nice little British crime drama.
*Crown vs. Stevens* (1936) is drama with murder.
*The Peterville Diamond* (1942) is crime mixed with comedy. It is a version of *Jewel Robbery* (1932).
All were made by Warner Brothers' Teddington Studio.
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I am bumping this because a new episode is airing in this evening. The challenge is to create a throne room.
I have watched a rerun of the original. At the beginning he does introduce himself and told of his family's background in the movies.
I also learned that the term: Hot Set refers to a set which is complete and ready to use.
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I believe October is a great month!
*Not Against the Flesh* (1932) is also known as *Vampyr* and it is atmospheric horror at its finest.
I remember *Mummy's Boys* (1936) as being a riot!
I am anticipating *The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake* (1959).
*Gulliver's Travels* (1939) begins a night of wonderful animation. I have not seen *The Adventures of Prince Achmed* (1927) in many years and I am joyful it is airing!
*The Fall of the House of Usher* (1949) is a must-see for all who love horror.
The entire month is a melange of horror and comedy and comedy horrors. There are many great premieres. I believe this month has something for lovers of all genres and eras.
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> {quote:title=Hibi wrote:}{quote}
> But that hairy chest..........(and those curly locks!)....
One could be just as happy cuddling a bath mat.
I find a man sexy only if there is an indication that he has magic in his hands.
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I have read that Bing Crosby's White Christmas is the single which has sold the most records.
I believe you are thinking of Elton John's Candle in the Wind
I have heard that this song is the most popular and most-played in the world:
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I am confused. I believed the name TCMfan23 was one of three usernames currently used by one person.
Am I wrong in thinking this?
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> I watched The Shanghai Gesture ... I saw it many many years ago and had forgotten how over the top it was.
I believe that is one of its charms. The story is greatly histrionic. Josef von Sternberg's settings demanded people in them to be dramatic, seductive and daring. It is most definitely a world where self is all-important. Self craves attention and stimulation. The actors became their desires.
This is not a story or a setting in which subtlety earns respect.
I believe all the roles were performed with great skill. It would have been very easy for one or all of them to fall to chewing the scenery.
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> Don't you ladies find Hugh O'Brien to be one of the sexiest guys in films or TV?
I find him very asexual. He looks to me as if his head is a cube sitting on a wide box. I believe it would take very little make-up to make him a robot.
His movements also are thick and deliberate. I can not imagine him doing card tricks well.
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I am surprised that *Fahrenheit 451* (1966) ranked within the top one-third in both of your lists.
I like it very much but I have always felt it was not accessible to most people because of its futuristic setting and sociological concepts.
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I believe that *Desyat Negrityat* (1987) was the only theatrical release movie to use the novel's original title. It is famous for being the only such movie which it true to the novel in most respects.
It has been many years since I have watched it. I have found it on YouTube at:
One of the filming sites was The Swallow's Nest:
I find it odd that it was used in the depiction of ten murderers staying there as it was only a two-bedroom house.
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I believe many people fail to realize the effect of his taking even a short break translates to his absence on-air for a long time. We lose him for an entire month when he rests for the two or three days he usually spends taping introductions.
I wonder if the change of hosts on Friday is to give him much more free time. We had a situation at my employment where a specialist could fly to a city in the morning, perform three tasks and return on an evening flight. To perform four of them meant flying to the city on the evening before, staying at a hotel, performing the tasks and then often having to stay another night because it was so late he could not fly back until the next morning. In this situation having him do three took twelve hours but doing four meant thirty-six hours. There may be a similar effect of freeing up much more of his time if he does only six days' worth of introductions rather than seven.
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My agent wants me to do Shakespeare but I prefer Bacon.
Why do they keep stealing my pants?
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> I know next to nothing about football, but am familiar with the term "tight-end"
I did forget that I know of that and of a wide receiver. Those terms are part of a joke which no lady would repeat and which I do not tell so well to make it funny. I am fortunate that Capuchin has no interest in football. He did introduce me to watching Australian Rules Football. It is fun to watch because it seems to be a cross between soccer, football and assault with intent to commit grievous bodily harm. There is no pressure to learn the game as they seem to make up rules as they play.
> I'm glad you explained your odd dream, because I was going to do some outrageous armchair interpretations of it, so you saved me from myself.
Your explanation would surely have been more fun!
> Enjoy Doctor Who!
I thank you. I did. It was not a great episode but it was comfortable. I prefer the episodes which are more high adventure and less touchy-feely.
> This photo of JMB goes straight to my heart.
I must wonder if you are in need of a lesson in anatomy.
I hope all watched *The Shanghai Gesture* (1941) tonight!
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The movies which TCM has aired recently or are in their original library are:
Johnny Allegro
Johnny Angel
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Cool
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Johnny Eager
Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Marvin
Johnny O'Clock
Johnny Oro
Johnny Trouble
Prototype, template of the Gods that he is.
Famous Movie Cats
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The Cheshire Cat from several versions of Alice's in Wonderland
I love the scene in *Mr. and Mrs. Smith* (1941) where he offers five dollars for a cat to taste the soup.