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Nigel Bruce's Watson bothers me greatly only in certain small portion of the movies. I see him as a doctor. I had doctors much like him. Not swift. Easy to fuddle. Kindly to the point of nonsense. I see him as Holmes's friend. He is perfect right type for antisocial genius to want. He acts as buffer against the world. He does not mind abuse. He is good sounding board on which to bounce ideas while not contributing his own. It falls apart very much when they say he is writer: the chronicler of Holmes's adventures. Writers are witty, intelligent, sly and not forgetful. Their minds always working. They most often add their ideas to all conversations. Stories by Bruce's Watson would be boring as medical journal. No editor would think of publishing them.

The Black Cat (Yabu no naka no kuroneko) (1968) Chocolat (2000) Death Takes a Holiday (1934) How to Steal a Million (1966) Jewel Robbery (1932) My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro) (1988) La Femme Nikita (1990) Rebecca (1940) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1990) The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

I wish I had known the 'Saint' movies were to be shown. I watch them all two weeks past. (I have been trying to avoid movies which will be coming onto TCM soon.) I do not understand why the descriptions are wrong. The worst is: 10:30 PM Saint In London, The (1939) The Saint's investigation of a counterfeiting ring uncovers a nest of spies. They have it backwards and wrong. He is investigating a spy when he uncovers a theft. It is not a counterfeiting ring. They are stealing money printed in England for a foreign government. The other descriptions have smaller errors. Do the people who write the decriptions not watch the movies?

One I found quite enjoyable is *The Pirates of Penzance* (1983). Tony Azito (Police Sergeant) is wonderful. Rex Smith (Frederic) is adorable but I do not know what he will look like on his twenty-first birthday.

Something is fishy about Friday evenings.

You must all watch *Kagemusha* (1980) next Tuesday. Tatsuya Nakadai is wonderful as both masterly leader Shingen Takeda and sniveling, cowardly Kagemusha. It is three hours long. That may seem too much. But it is wonderful film with drama, irony, pathos and intrigue. This is one of few films which makes me cry and laugh.

Why would a person not use the films of Leni Riefenstahl to introduce Americans to classic German films? She was actress, director, writer, editor, producer and cinematographer. All her work is stunning artistry. Her films can be appreciated by every person no matter their culture. Her body of work is not wide enough for her to be Star of The Month. She cannot have tribute for her August birthday. TCM would go far by finding a way to showcase her work. That would be very much better than showing marginal films which appeal to small audience.

> {quote:title=JarrodMcDonald wrote:}{quote} > That's hilarious...and whatever happened to the guy??? He bought your ticket, I assume...your pass to paradise with Steve. LOL I do not know what happened to boy. I live there only short time. I do not remember his name. I do remember him being clumsy. Movie was free. My father was concierge. We use his pass. Boy take me because girls not allowed to go to movies alone.

My favorite is: *The Thomas Crown Affair* (1968). Steve McQueen is witty, cool and smart. I see this in 1969. He turned me on very much. I look at boy who took me to movie. I almost start to cry. -The boy did not get lucky that night.-

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > Because of this, for films I really want to be sure I record properly, I record on tape and dub to disk, and I set my timer a minute or so before the film is to start, and up to 5 minutes after a film is supposed to end. Thank you. That is very good advice. Sadly it can not be done when there is tribute showing one movie right after another. I do not know why they could not put on schedule real start and end times. Is it against law to say next movie start at 2:05?

*mikemcgee * is acronym for Miscellaneous Interjections for Kinetic Emphasis - Multi Cultural Generator of Epiphanies Engine. It is random word generator with AI seeding. The project's goal is: "create seemingly relevant posts stressing an international view of insights into a forum's topics." - The project leaders claim they did not use computers to write that. - It is rumored the program is offline while technicians attempt to code in punctuation and rules of sentence and paragraph use.

I am very mad and hurt TCM did not put right time in schedule. I rose very early to record all movies today. Each one on its own disk to make best quality. All day it is perfect. I set timer to switch input from one recorder to other at end of *Seven Samuri* because I need nap. Now I see movie did not end on hour like schedule say. Disk is missing last minutes. Part of them are on disk for *Yojimbo* I very much wanted all to be so very right. Capuchin looked forward for this for weeks. It could be so nice for him if done when he comes from hospital. Now it is ruined. I am so very mad and tired and hurt. TCM is good channel. Why do they not put right time in schedule? Why do they ruin it for everyone?

Perhaps he wishes TCM to show *Kondom des Grauens* Directed by Martin Walz, 1969, MGB. It is about a scientist and homosexuality. Many consider it a classic.

I see this as challenge. I spend more than half hour to try to see what it means. I use dictionary and grammar book on how to parse. I did not move past second sentence. I have found five different meanings for it. None of them make sense. I am very happy to see I am not only one with problem understanding it.

I think Burt Lancasters' best performance was *The Devil's Disciple* (1959). He is portraying typical man in atypical situation. He is arch, bemused, and caring. I do not care for him in the movies where he is one-dimension drama.

No one should ever be afraid of gambling. There is always way to win. It is a very easy thing to do. You build a casino. Quote I like: "If state lottery money goes to education, does that mean they'll be teaching kids enough math that they'll know better than to play the lottery?"

He did indeed narrate that series. He also played 'Roaring Chicken' on the television series *F Troop*

I have found this site's uploads very funny. -They do not have Gone With The Wind. This is The Wizard of Oz- http://www.youtube.com/hishedotcom#p/u/4/munbt8qpCiQ

It is very strange that we are so very cold when we are hot. Capuchin's temperature has not been below 102? since Friday. My temperature is now 100.8? The bedroom theromstat is set on 96? I have a heating blanket. I am sipping hot chicken soup. Still I shiver. It is what is going around around here. They say it runs out in five days. No one dies from it. That does not cheer me.

Mr. Haines in *The Women* David Wilson in *Indiscreet* He is Ingrid Bergman's old boyfriend. He sent a rose to her table at the Albert Hall. He calls her late at night when Cary Grant is with her. He sent two dozen roses to her apartment. An emergency operation prevents him from having dinner with her when Cary Grant returns.

If I would only have to memorize the dialogue and not the stage directions: I choose Mel Brooks *Silent Movie* (1976).

A section of *Visit to a Small Planet* (1960) may have been Beat-Inspired. It does seem as if some of the actors were smoking what the beatniks smoked.

markfp2 said: I hope you enjoy your adventure and will let us know how you're making out as you go along. I know you were not serious. But I have started well. So far I have watched: *1001 Nights* 8 1/2 *9 1/2* 13 Ghosts *20 Million Miles to Earth* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea *7 Faces of Dr. Lao* The 7th Voyage of Sinbad *A Study in Terror* Adam's Rib *The Adventures of Robin Hood* Aeon Flux *After Midnight with Boston ***** After the Fox *After the Thin Man* The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse *Angels in the Outfield* The Apartment *Arsene Lupine* Arsene Lupine Returns *Avanti* The Awful Truth *Bachelor in Paradise* Bathing Beauty *The Battleship Potemkin* Bell, Book, and Candle *Bernard and the Genie* A Big Hand for the Little Lady *The Bishop's Wife* Blast of Silence *Bluebeard* The Body Snatcher *Boeing, Boeing* Boston ****'s Chinese Venture *A Boy and His Dog* The Bride Came C.O.D. *The Corpse Came C.O.D.* The Bride Wore Red *Brother Orchid* The Buccaneer *A Bucket of Blood* Cabin In The Sky *The Canterville Ghost* -2 versions-

Is G-Rated not for children? Children love violence. This has always been known. You need only look at nursery rhymes: There once were two cats of Kilkenny, Each thought there was one cat too many, So they fought and they fit, And they scratched and they bit, Till, excepting their nails And the tips of their tails, Instead of two cats, there weren't any. Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he live or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make me bread. Sing a bedtime lullaby Don't lie down on the edge! Or else the wolf will nab you And drag you behind the hedge!

Congratulations and thank you lzcutter for making such a wonderful challenge. It must be much hard work to put it all together. The quality of the schedules reflects on the challenge creator. They were all amazing entries. Thank you filmlover for making the posters. They are as nice as I find in stores. The pictures you choose for mine and Capuchin's are very special. Thank you all who voted. -Even if you did not vote for me.- Everyone work very hard on their schedule. It is nice to see so many people take an interest. Most special: Congratulations to Movieman1957! I knew your schedule is very good. I am sorry I could not see how wonderful it is: there were many movies I do not know. I look forward to the next contest.