JamesJazGuitar
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17 hours ago, Mr. Gorman said:
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@TWOKEETS: How are your birds doing? I hope they are happy and healthy.
Must luv birbs!
@JAMES and his Jazzy Geetar: So you have birds, too? I have a cockatiel. SWEET PEA is now 20. He's my feathered pal.
I used to have a male and female pair of cockatiels but the female died about 3 years ago. I have had the male for around 15 years.
The female died when my friend came over for our weekend jam session. About an hour before he got there I could tell she wasn't doing well. The cage is in the jam room so I told my friend what was going on; The bird passed while we were playing While My Guitar Gently Weeps (no joke!). She was around 20 years old so it was her time.
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59 minutes ago, Katie_G said:
I need to change the channel more often because these spots have already become annoying. There's a few different ones and repeated ad nauseum.
Well I guess the only saving grace is that at least these are not being replaced with commercials hawking 3rd party products. I.e. these are fillers so a film can start on the hour or half-hour. I've been watching PBS's Create network; they show mainly 30 minute T.V. shows that were originally created for commercial T.V. and thus the actual program is around 20 minutes. The host will say something like "we are talking a break and when we get back, the roast will be done", but there is no break (other than a one second showing of the show's title screen), and back to the program. This leaves 9 minutes of dead-time before the next show starts. Dead-time it truly is!
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3 minutes ago, Katie_G said:
About these frequent spots where the hosts slaver over each other telling us how great they are - it's becoming pathetic. A little of this goes a long way, but as usual they overdo it. SHOW us, don't TELL us.
I saw one of those, and it was fine fluff (not necessary but not to annoying), but again, that was only one. I wonder how many of these spots they have recorded and thus how many there will be.
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George WeinGeorge Wein, one of the great impresarios of 20th century music who helped found the Newport jazz and folk festivals and set the template for gatherings everywhere from Woodstock to the south of France, has died at 95. Sept. 13, 2021, at 9:01 p.m.
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6 minutes ago, rosebette said:
I remember fondly my grandmother taking me to see Mary Poppins at the Paramount, where I was mesmerized, then taking me to Forbes & Wallace cafeteria (a New England version of Macy's) for a tuna fish sandwich. It was one of the most wonderful afternoons of my life. I've always loved tuna fish salad ever since!
Nice story but I'm glad Julie Andrews didn't sing a little bit of tuna makes the medicine go down!
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4 minutes ago, Swithin said:
It reads (to me) like James J. Azguitar. I used to think Jakeem was an Arab name, until I realized it was probably Jake Em.
Yea, someone suggested James_Jazz_Box to separate the words but still avoid the wraparound. (since 14 is the max characters).
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49 minutes ago, Twokeets said:
I was surprised to see The Hustler on again tonight, when it was just shown the other night, as hosted by Ben and the retired fireman. At least I think it was. I'm pretty sure Ben said it was coming on after To Kill A Mockingbird. Wonder why it's being shown again so soon, this time hosted by Dave Karger.
On a side note, does anyone know if the channel Movies!Tv Network is owned by the same company? I watch it a lot, and while they repeat their own movies quite a bit, they seem to show a lot of the same ones as TCM.
MOVIES-TV is not owned by the same company that owns TCM. MOVIES-TV is a join venture between Weigel Broadcasting and the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of Fox Corporation. This is why MOVIES-TV shows a lot of Fox Films (especially noir ones), that TCM doesn't (or shows rarely).
As for showing the same films: I posted about this around 6 months ago as a possible reason TCM decided to no longer provide their schedule months in advance. I suspected that MOVIES-TV was reviewing TCM's schedule and using that to influence their programming. E.g. if TCM say an actor will be SOTM, a week or so before, MOVIES-TV will feature that actor. Same with films. MOVIES-TV see what TCM is showing and tries to schedule films they have cheap access to slightly before TCM does.
I was told I was delusional! Ha ha. Yea, it could be is just a coincidence and not some plan on MOVIES-TV part.
PS: Are those your birds? I have two conures, and one cockatiel.
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6 minutes ago, Swithin said:
If you change your user name, you know what song I will be posting! But if it's such a subtle change, perhaps that won't be necessary.
As you can see I already changed it.
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20 minutes ago, wbogacz said:
This sounds too much like a Hallmark movie.
I got the same feeling. Gee, give us a little more info. E.g. is the film in B&W? Narrow it down to a decade. Name at least one actor in the film.
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On 9/12/2021 at 11:14 AM, DougieB said:
A really memorable moviegoing experience took place not in the theater but in the waiting line outside. The movie was Wait Until Dark and, without being a spoiler, there's a famous moment which usually scares the bejeesus out of audiences. It was one of those cases where they weren't letting people in while the movie was in progress and, since the theater was soundproofed, we were all just blissfully chatting and hanging out in line, totally unaware of anything inside. Then came the moment and from that soundproofed theater there came a huge collective scream of fright. Everyone in line went completely stiff with our eyes bugging out of our heads. We all then looked at each other, wondering what the hell we were in for with this movie. I don't think I've ever entered a theater with such trepidation.
My wife and I watched Wait Until Dark a few weeks back. The only memorable experience I had was after the ending she said to me "you're replacing that Fridge light by this weekend!". I tried pointing out that it was really the opposite; that if that light had been out Audrey would have been in less danger. I replaced the light the following day.
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10 hours ago, rjbartrop said:
Love the modern blockbusters, or hate them, there is that sense of a shared event, whether it be at the theatre, or in discussing the film afterward, and the numbers show that it's pretty obvious that people still want that, and I think after nearly two years of enforced huddling in place, when this plague finally blows over, people will want it even more.
Interesting comment. All I have to add is that the water cooler has been replaced by social media.
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3 hours ago, ando said:
The Hustler (1961, Robert Rossen) 8pm (EST)
This one and Norman Jewison's Cincinnati Kid are my two favorite street level hustling flicks. Paul Newman, of course, played Jackie Gleason's character in the Scorsese remake, The Color of Money, with Tom Cruise as the young buck. But the '61 film is the distilled classic.
Paul Newman replays the role of Edward "Fast Eddie" Felson in The Color of Money, and NOT the Gleason character from The Hustler.
This is only logical, since how was the director going to explain someone that looked like Gleason, looking like Newman 15 years later! (ha ha).
But really, the above is the reality.
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55 minutes ago, Hibi said:
WOW. He looked shorter than that!
The prop man couldn't find a higher box for Rooney to stand-on.
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6 hours ago, Det Jim McLeod said:
One of my most prized possessions is a film book called "Heroes Of The Horrors" by Calvin Thomas Beck, published in 1975. It has biographies and the all of the films of the following actors. Name your favorite film of each one. It doesn't necessarily have to be a horror film since they didn't all do strictly horror movies.
1. Lon Chaney Sr
2. Bela Lugosi
3. Boris Karloff
4. Peter Lorre
5. Lon Chaney Jr
6. Vincent Price
Here's mine:
1, Lon Chaney Sr-The Unknown (1927) One of the most bizarre films ever made. Lon plays a circus performer with no arms, he falls for another performer (Joan Crawford) who hates being touched by men. It has several twists in the story ending in a shocking and ironic ending.
2. Bela Lugosi-The Raven (1935) A twisted tale of revenge with Bela in his most exuberant performance. He is a raving mad surgeon who is rejected by a woman and decides to have her and her family tortured and killed by his devices inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. The scene where he goes completely bonkers. waving his arms (while holding a gun) and laughing hysterically is a real sight to see.
3. Boris Karloff-The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) his most famous role of the Frankenstein Monster and this is his best performance. He can be scary as he menaces villagers, funny and touching in his scenes with the blind man.
4. Peter Lorre-Arsenic And Old Lace (1944) I tried to find a film where he had the lead role, but I kept coming back to this one, my favorite black comedy. He is part of an ensemble but he one of the standouts. He plays a drunken plastic surgeon and sidekick to killer Raymond Massey. Lorre tosses off some of the funniest lines with great subtlety and dark humor.
5. Lon Chaney Jr-The Wolf Man (1941) his first of 5 appearances as the title werewolf. This one is my favorite since he starts off as a normal guy, a fun loving chap with a crush on his neighbor Evelyn Ankers. When he is cursed to be a snarling beast, his character becomes anguished and guilt ridden, which is how his character is in all of his later Wolf Man films. His eyes gleam with bloodlust under all that makeup.
6. Vincent Price-House Of Wax (1953) he made many great films before and after this one, but this made him a horror star. He starts off as a slightly eccentric artist but goes mad when his wax creations are destroyed. So he also creates some sympathy for the character while also being very menacing.
Well to address the question asked, one has to ignore how much the actor contributed to the film. I don't think that was really your intention but that being said only one of my choices would be a horror film; Instead they would be Casablanca, Laura, High Noon, and Ninotchka, with Karloff being the exception with Bride of Frankenstein.
Edit: I noticed that I skipped over Lon Chaney Sr. - my favorite film of his is The Unknown (1927).
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I'm watching Tierney right now in Bodyguard (1948) with Priscilla Lane. This was her last film for this Warner Bros. star of the early 40s.
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2 hours ago, sewhite2000 said:
He worked with Colbert again as the contractor who sort of willingly gets duped into setting up her restaurant business in the original Imitation of Life. I also don't mind watching Hale, Jr. in his pre-Skipper roles in the movies such as It Happened on Fifth Avenue.
Get-TV is showing Casey Jones, a late 50s T.V. show about trains that stars Hale Jr. and Dub Taylor. The first time I even heard of the show was when I ran into it last month.
The show isn't that good but it does feature some guest actors that are familiar. It only lasted for 32 episodes.
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4 minutes ago, SweetSue said:
Darn, I already took my vacation to Hollywood last month, wish I would've waited. I was already bummed enough I missed out on a visit to the Hollywood museum and the Hollywood Heritage museum this time, but now I have reason to take another trip at least! Also does anyone know if they moved the pair of ruby slippers from the Hollywood museum in the Max Factor building to this new one or is it a different pair? That's where they were when I saw them around 2017.
The ruby slippers were moved into the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
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MOVIE-TV is showing The Clay Pigeon.
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38 minutes ago, cmovieviewer said:
TCM has a primetime theme of 'Academy Museum' on Sep. 27, so I hope that means Jacqueline will be there to tell us about it.
I assume Jacqueline will be hosting this and that she can work for both companies.
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5 hours ago, LuckyDan said:
I won't say that wasn't good cause it was.
Re-reading my post I did rather give that impression. Back in the 90s, before vividly colored tennis shoes were common, I bought a pair of red nylon and velvet Reeboks because I saw Keith Richards in a pair of red shoes and thought he looked cool as hell. I soon learned that when I wore them, I would talk about nothing but my shoes that entire day because everyone had a comment, including people who normally didn't speak to me, mostly along the lines of, "I hope you got those on sale." I mean I could see people pointing at me a block away. The only positive comment I recall was from a very kind and very gay man. (No he didn't say"fabulous.")
No info found re on the town but ... In Britain they say "on the tiles."
Related to those red ruby slippers: The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Hollywood will open on Sept. 30th. Today's Sunday L.A. Times has a entire section devote to it. There is an interview with Jacqueline Stewart, Chief Artistic and Programming officer. She calls the slippers the "Mona Lisa" of the museum.
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7 minutes ago, Movie Collector OH said:
I guess I was a wuss for "fixing" my name and inserting spaces. You think it looked better the old way? The "ROH" wrapped around.
The long length was originally to ensure uniqueness with the forum account, and later it happened to also work out with the domain name (not originally anticipated)
How does one change their username? I might update mine getting rid of one of the "z" in jazz, thus that "r" wouldn't wrap around.
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2 minutes ago, Thompson said:
In every Ed McBain (Evan Hunter) crime novel (around 100 of ‘em) there is mention of October 15. Why? It’s his birthday of course. Eddie Muller, I just discovered, has that same birthday. Great minds, great names, same birthdays, I’m telling ya, don’t be going south on us Eddie, we won’t have it!
Eddie is going south on us on 10\23 when he shows La bestia debe morir - The Beast Must Die (1952).
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17 minutes ago, Evan said:
Does anybody know what happened to the colorized version of the 1939 film Babes In Arms? TCM aired it in 1993. Have they aired it since then. I'm practically desperate to see it. Honestly debating on contacting TCM about it. I'm a massive Judy Garland fan so it'd be cool to see it. Someone on YouTube under the channel name Tomy9878 has a VHS copy that was recorded off of the TV when it aired. They have uploaded some clips from the version but that's all I have. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
TCM wasn't launched until April 14th 1994.
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Well I finally really watched one of Ben's intros and yea, the moving camera is a distraction. This might cause me to gain weigh while I make myself something to eat before the movie starts!
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Must luv birbs! 
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Well this film didn't really help Harrison Ford's career; I just saw him on Gunsmoke in a bit part that was made 2 years after this film.