SansFin
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> {quote:title=AngiLaLa wrote:}{quote}
> It is from a poem called "The Market Street El". I don't know what the significance is though.
Thank you very much for researching it. *The Thomas Crown Affair* was released in 1968 and The Market Street El was written in 2009 so movie lines were used in poem and not the other way around.
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> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}
> How do you feel about a book you have read and loved being made into a film?
I know many books I think would make great movies but I do not look for movies made from books I like. I believe that may be because I do not think any movie can be more than synopsis of good book. Also I find all movies are very different from their books. I see this even in *2001* where Clarke and Kubrick wrote both screenplay and book.
When I see movie made from book I love I look for scenes which 'made' book for me. If they are not present I find it hard to connect book and movie. If they are present I judge movie on how badly they mangled scenes I love.
I have been excited to hear of movies being made from favorite books but my joy wanes over months to years it takes to go from announcement to opening. Much of that may be because I like very few modern actors and I can never visualize cast as those characters.
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"A woman can put on a flannel shirt, blue jeans, and cowboy boots and go anywhere without anyone saying a thing, but if a man, just once, runs to the store wearing his blue chiffon, they talk about him forever."
This makes man-dressing-as-woman more open to comedy than woman-dressing-as-man.
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It seemed clear to me that attempt to frame her was completely last-minute opportunity. He was so meticulous in every detail he would surely have thought of latch key if he had planned it in advance. It was by his attention to detail that led him to have letter with man's finerprints on it: he had thought of way to protect himself if man went to police instead of commiting murder for him. I can not see him being so careful and exact in so many ways and yet completely forgetting important detail like key.
I have always wondered about four words in *The Thomas Crown Affair* They are sitting in sauna and learn by telephone he can not make deal. He leans forward and says: "Samba...Sugarloaf...Jungle...Piranha"
I long blamed my not understanding on fact I could not hear them perfectly clearly and they may be strange words I do not know or perhaps other language. Closed Captioning shows them to be words I thought they were.
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*Catcher in the Rye Whiskey Mountain* She was only a moonshiner's daughter but he loved her still.
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> {quote:title=traceyk65 wrote:}{quote}
> Watt-Evans is better than Pratchett?
I like him better. I can not say he is better. Watt-Evans is more that you can picture yourself in that situation. Pratchett seems to me more like stringer-together-of-gags. Is very personal choice which one likes more. Christopher Moore is another great fantasy-humor writer. I love Practical Demonkeeping
Have you read Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book by Jones and Froud? Remember the Victorian photograph of fairies which many thought was real? This book is supposed diary of that little girl. It is charming in that it looks written by hand. She begins with childish scrawl telling how no one believes she sees fairies behind potting shed. One day she is there with her book for pressing flowers and SNAP she caught one. That is reason it is called Pressed Fairy Book instead of diary. The author is Terry Jones of Monty Python's Flying Circus and illustrator is Brian Froud who is known for his fairies and gremlins.
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It is *A Feather in Her Hat*
The original schedule was:
5:30 AM Now Playing October (2010) C-0 mins,
16 Thursday
6:00 AM Lover Come Back (1931)
When the man she loves marries another, a stenographer marries her boorish boss. Cast: Constance Cummings, Jack Mulhall, Betty Bronson. Dir: Erle C. Kenton. BW-68 mins,
7:15 AM Night Is Young, The (1935)
A European nobleman falls for a ballerina. Cast: Evelyn Laye, Ramon Novarro, Una Merkel. Dir: Dudley Murphy. BW-81 mins, TV-G, CC
Now it says:
5:30 AM Now Playing October (2010) C-25 mins, , CC
16 Thursday
6:00 AM Feather in Her Hat, A (1935)
A female shopkeeper sacrifices everything to give her son a theatrical career. Cast: Pauline Lord, Basil Rathbone, Billie Burke. Dir: Alfred Santell. BW-72 mins, TV-G
7:15 AM Night Is Young, The (1935)
A European nobleman falls for a ballerina. Cast: Evelyn Laye, Ramon Novarro, Una Merkel. Dir: Dudley Murphy. BW-81 mins, TV-G, CC
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> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}
> SansFin, of course nobody thinks you're odd because of what you read.
I believe it may be only fair if people on this forum think I am odd since all who know me in real life already think so.
Ragnarok has to do with destruction of Atlantis. It posits advanced civilization destroyed by comet.
Do not admire me for reading textbooks. They are not by choice. My schooling was long ago and in other countries. I can not be qualified here until I pass courses. I thought it would be easy but many things are new or have changed in years since I have been active. Times when things are easy because of what I already know are offset by times when what I know is now wrong.
I separate 'worlds' in books by having them in different places. I know many other people also do it. Textbooks are on my kitchen table in my apartment where I study. Other non-fiction is by my chair in my living room. Most fiction is by my bathtub to read while I soak. Funny fantasy is by chair in my esso's living room. Dumas is always by my esso's bathtub. Deep fantasy and science fiction is by bed. I associate place with book to keep them separate and I always know where to look for particular book because I do not have to remember where I was last reading it.
I have not heard of Alice Munro but I also very much like short stories. What genre is she?
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I can think of none I would care to spend day with.
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I believe you will think me odd.
I recently finished:
The Misenchanted Sword by Watt-Evans
Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel by Donnelly
Wheels Within Wheels by Wilson
I read those because I love fiction which is either funny or provokes odd thoughts. Watt-Evans has mastered fantasy humor. This is one of his best works. I think it would make great movie. I like him much better than Prachet (sp?). Donnelly writes in same style and on same topics as in Chariots of the Gods I do not believe what is written but it is fascinating to see progression of ideas. Wilson has many popular books now but I read this one from early in his career. It is wonderful mix of science fiction, mystery and understanding beliefs and customs strange to you.
Partway through:
Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy by Lippincott
Essentials of Pathophysiology by Nowak and Handford
Decision in Philadelphia by Collier and Collier
First two are textbooks. Other is about Constitution. It is not required but I wish to learn as much as I can about US.
Trying to get through without laughing too much:
Obstetrics and Womanly Beauty - A Treatise on the Physical Life of Woman, Embracing Full Information on All Important Matters for Both Mothers and Maidens by Conger and Crane.
It is 1890's era manual for women written: "in such language that womanly modesty is never offended."
Up next:
The Forty-Five by Dumas
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Rowling
Stand on Zanzibar by Brunner
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It makes me sound very pedestrian but my favorite Lee Remick movie is *Telefon* Her performance is not as intense as in many movies but there is good tension in story and I like Remick/Bronson pairing.
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I find those numbers stunning. I pay $19.94 per month for cable. I am thinking of dropping it because it is one cost I can control and this is expensive time of year for me.
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> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote}
> No, but when I'm there for more than 2 hours, and don't exercise at all, someone might get suspicious.
There are advanced yoga positions which are actually quite comfortable. If you can find one that is easy for you to maintain and if you can look as if you are meditating while in it I believe no one will bother you. They even might think you are very superior in your dedication to the art.
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> {quote:title=markfp2 wrote:}{quote}
> Just out of curiosity, who is charging those kinds of monthly fees for Encore?
$22 is for DirecTV. To add premium channels would mean end to program package grandfathered in when they changed line-ups in their program packages. To keep receiving certain channels would mean more expensive package plus fee for Encore plus additional state taxes which are quite high.
$35 if for cable because it would require additional cable box and fees plus fees for Encore.
I can not record movies on FMC at home with cable and Philips DVD recorder. I can not record movies on FMC at esso's home with satellite and Sony DVD recorder. Both will record commercials and some featurettes on FMC but both give anti-copy warning at start of or just after opening credits on movies. I think he can record all of FMC on his hard-drive recorder but he has modified it so heavily one must have advanced degree in electronics, experience in data decryption and know magic spells to operate it.
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> But the best deal was at a nearby discount store called Big Lots...I scooped up a new copy of PRIDE OF THE YANKEES and THE PETRIFIED FOREST...those were about three dollars each.
I am sorry. In my post I said Best-Buy when I meant Big Lots.
Big Lots here only had very recent movies. There is notice in advertising that selection varies by store. Price also seems to vary. They had big sign saying $5 but many had stickers saying $9 and some said $3. There was one movie I thought would be nice but it had sticker saying $14.99. I took it to register and asked if it was really $5 like sign said but they scanned it and it came up as $19.99.
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I know my feeling of romance are far outside norm. First scene I think of when thinking romance is scene in *Tovarich* where she makes him state formal apology and slaps him and then falls into his arms. It shows so many things I can not begin to count. It recalls he was dashing officer when she first fell into love with him. It shows social divide was bridged by love. It is playful beyond belief. It shows she still finds comfort and security in his arms.
Only kiss I find truly romantic is in *The Thomas Crown Affair* when they stop playing chess. It is not kiss itself which is romantic. It is moment when he hesitates before kissing her. He knows he is handsome, powerful and very sexy. Yet he has moment when he questions if he is good enough for her. That shows true love.
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> I am a bit less in awe, knowing that you are using a computer and a database.
I know of many classic movies but I could never hope to keep in my head enough titles to make list of more than two or three. I would be in awe of anyone who could connect more than four or five without having lists of titles.
*Mourning Becomes Electa Glide in Blue Hawaii* Robert Blake investigates Michael Redgrave's suicide note but Rosalind Russell wanting to make him her new love interest and Elvis Presley's singing drives him back to safe, quiet desert.
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I am happy many people will be able to watch it. It is great classic which should be known to all.
It is sad to say none of those showings are suitable for many of us. Encore channel would cost $22 or $35 per month to add depending on whether we get it on satellite or cable. I can not afford that. FMC is available but it is nearly impossible to watch anything on it. It has copy protection so it can not be recorded for viewing at good time. FMC also screws up Closed Captioning. This happens on both my cable and my esso's satellite. It is fine for part of movie but then becomes scrambled mess which distracts far more than it provides. I can not recall single movie on FMC where that did not happen. It has never happened on TCM.
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> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote}
> I will repeat. That scene in DESIGNING WOMAN beginning with when Dolores Gray dumps the ravioli into Peck's lap has got to be one of the funniest film scenes ever.
I believe it is so perfect because you know you would want to do same thing in that situation but you wonder if you would dare. We identify with her and share her victory.
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Me, too, lzcutter. You perfectly said what I feel.
Today is first day I have been able to leave our house and I wished to find something special for when my esso comes home. I checked the racks at Wal-Mart, Big Lots and the stalls at local permanent flea market. Most were modern movies we would not consider watching let alone buying. Those few which were good, old and classic fell into two distinct categories: we love them and already have them on DVD or they are complete unknowns. I would like to see them but I can not justify buying them out of curiosity. I make minimum wage for this state. How can anyone expect me to spend hour's income for totally unknown movie of questionable print quality? Very few had Closed Captioning so decision to not buy them was easy.
TCM makes it possible to see complete unknown movies at no cost. I have found new love for many movies I never knew existed. TCM has also saved me very much money by my not buying DVDs of movies I thought I might like but could not stand to watch for more than ten minutes before switching channel.
There is also special warm feeling when watching TCM when I imagine other posters here are also watching it at same time. I know it is silly to find comfort in idea of virtual friends but when I am cold, lonely and not feeling well they are a godsend.
If I can contribute anything to this board it is lesson I learned today: do not go shopping for movies when in fog of antihistamines. At one stall I saw stacks of DVDs with their titles neatly arranged. I was curious why they had so many copies of one certain movie. I thought it must be because it was so good they knew it would sell many copies or it was so bad no one had ever bought one. It was not until I was looking through stacks of DVDs at other stall that I realized 'Security Device Enclosed' is not movie title.
Edited by: SansFin on Aug 25, 2010 7:09 PM because I should say ValentineXavier also said what I feel.
Edited by: SansFin on Aug 25, 2010 10:04 PM because I said Best-Buy when I meant Big Lots.
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> {quote:title=TikiSoo wrote:}{quote}
> could it be because the British are more literate and better spoken? A lot of British humor seems to include language play itself, doesn't it?
It is very funny you mentioned their speech because I was just thinking that reason might be that they leave so much unsaid. In British comedy it often seems as if half of all dialogue is in your head. Each raised eyebrow tells you clearly what they are thinking but refraining from saying aloud.
They do know how to mix it up. In one of my favorite scenes in May to December when Zoe is upset over receiving final notice of divorce and Alec comes into her apartment singing "Divorce Me, Darling":
Zoe: Can't you understand, Alec, I've got a piece of paper that says Zoe Angell: you screwed up eight years. And I don't expect Ginger Bloody Rogers to come waltzing in and turn the whole thing into Singing in the Rain
Alec: Debbie Reynolds.
Zoe: What?
Alec: It was Debbie Reynolds in Singing in the Rain It wasn't Ginger -
Zoe: Alec, we are having a fight. We are not playing film buff of the year.
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Coupling did many great things one could not expect from its genre. They showed storylines from each of several overlapping viewpoints. They had 'what is really being said' replays. They had dream sequences truly meaningful to plot and characterization. One episode you must see is The Girl With Two Breasts It has funniest ever scene: boy is chatting up Jewish girl in bar. She does not speak English. He does not speak Hebrew. He uses gestures to get message across. I thought I knew what was going on and how well he got through. Then they show same scene from her point of view. I will not spoil it because I know I can not do it justice. You must see it but do not eat or drink unless you want nosespray or crumbs flying.
I do not remember any French and Saunders skits. I think that is because they are so irrational. One absurdity piled onto another.
Last of the Summer Wine and Waiting for God are also great British comedies. There are so many I have loved but do not remember without prompts. It has been far too long since I have seen any of them.
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Frank Sinatra is lawyer in *Can-Can*
Laurence Olivier is barrister in *The Divorce of Lady X*
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My favorite British duo are French and Saunders. Saunders is best known for Ab Fab It is raunchy comedy with no redeeming social value. I love it. Dawn French is in Vicar of Dibley She is riot as woman vicar in small country parish.
I can not stand Rowan Atkinson except in his Black Adder series which I love and I can not picture anyone else playing that part so perfectly.
To The Manor Born stars Penelope Keith who was also in Good Neighbors I like To The Manor Born more because I felt it moved along faster.
Coupling has to be seen to be believed. I will never forget episode where girl is depressed over losing her job and takes some drugs. She makes sock puppet and gets into argument with it. In desperate bid to appear normal in front of her old boss she pulls off sock and her hand screams: "I'm naked!"
As Time Goes By is gentle comedy with Judi Dench. I am not sure of its relationship to A Fine Romance
May to December is also gentle comedy. It is about gym mistress falling in love with solicitor twice her age. It has ditzy parts like secretary telling someone: "Hell hath no fury like a woman's corns." It also has many touching moments.
I do not know why I like British comedies more than American ones.
What a drag: Men who dress like women in movies
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traceyk65:
I beleive you are referring to Bosom Buddies
Poinciana:
If I remember correctly that was in *Love Crazy*