JamesJazGuitar
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47 minutes ago, LuckyDan said:
Sex and horror go together well I think. Any man who isn't at some level afraid of and fascinated by beautiful women is dangerously naive.
True; This guy was both afraid and fascinated but it still didn't turn out so well for him.
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2 minutes ago, Dargo said:
And then of course, there is always THIS example of a movie poster which isn't exactly truthful or accuate in how it depicted any scene actually shown in the movie...
(...of course I suppose this COULD have been another case of a scene left on the cutting room floor, and one where Gort here on his night off from guarding Klaatu's saucer, heads to some D.C. nightclub and picks up that hot blonde babe you see here, both figuratively and literally, but I kind'a doubt it)
Didn't you know that while mother Neal looked all suburban at home and during the day, when she went out the clubs she wore a blonde wig and red dress.
One thing about this poster: that hand-of-god image fits well given the Carpenter angle etc... But why is the earth red? Was the film originally titled The Day Mars Stood Still?
Oh, and one other thing: why does "the Earth" sound OK, but "the Mars" or "the Venus" sound off? The title could have been The Day Earth Stood Still or The Day The Earth Stood Still, but for any other planet adding "the" before the planet sound funny.
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12 minutes ago, LuckyDan said:
If I owned Dorothy's red slippers I probably would not keep them in the house, but I'd happily post here that I owned them and how I acquired them. It's not like my address is visible on my profile. Lighten up.
But if you didn't keep those red slippers at your house how would you be able to look your best when you went for a night on the town?
(and why is it "on the town"?), man, so much to think about. I need to lighten up!
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2 hours ago, unwatchable said:
Your belief is wrong, in my case.
The above text was copied directly from his post, then bolded and enlarged for clarity. This is exactly what he posted. Try it yourself and see. It has nothing to do with a re-quote.
"Your belief is wrong" (comma) "in my case." Different emphasis to highlight the comma. Again, copied directly from my post, no quote, half-quote, re-quote or de-quote.
What I see is this:
Your belief is wrong, in my case. I totally disagree with your perspective.
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It says "unwatchable said" and of course that wasn't the case. Don't you see that?That was the point I was making: There is a bug in the TCM "quote" feature.
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2 hours ago, cmovieviewer said:
Maybe you missed my joke. (Maybe I'm missing your joke.) 🙂
I think the text should match the people underneath. When it doesn't match I assume it's because of some contractual reason with the stars.
Of course, maybe nobody else cares and it's just me that notices. (Is that what you were saying?)
I understood you. Wishing the text should match the people underneath is about order, isn't it? It just feels "right". The likely reason for any "mismatch" is what you stated; contractual reasons; Hanks and Willis were higher on the food chain, but the photo had to have Griffith in the middle since it would have looked odd for Willis to have his arm around Hanks!
So I wasn't saying nobody cares. My joke about my wife and our pantry was to show that people do care about such things.
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10 minutes ago, Cinemartian said:
Real fans aren't thieves
You could be right; they only purchase stolen property.
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1 minute ago, LuckyDan said:
So my Tristana poster is at risk because I posted about it?
Well our local bird store warned customers not to post about their birds, especially real expensive ones, on the Internet since there were robberies tied to such postings. The thieves would sometimes try to extort the owner; give me $500 to get your bird back.
But I assume your poster is safe since it is folded; Would a collector really resort to stealing something that wasn't top notch? Hard to predict the behavior of rabid aficionados. Such people wishing to fill-a-hole in their collection, who may have been looking for such an items for years, might do almost anything.
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1 hour ago, cmovieviewer said:
I like posters where the acting credits must be in a certain order no matter what.
An example from the recent podcast:
Are the cans and food items in your pantry in alphabetical order? I'm joking but only somewhat; my wife likes such order in our pantry.
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47 minutes ago, unwatchable said:
You should talk. Stating one's opinion is fine and expected, but:
Could you be any more obvious? Nice try, but a sarcastic response is all you deserve with that approach. I love the "Your belief is wrong" (comma) "in my case." "I totally disagree"
Jesus, man. You sound like a teenager. What a joke. Whatever happened to simply stating your opinion without this kind of stuff? It's obvious what you're trying to do.
I care not about what you think about my opinions. As I stated in another thread "to each his own" doesn't seem to apply around here. I'm upsetting the clique.
Don't worry, though. I'll be sure to remember that my belief (IOW, my opinion) is wrong. Oh, in your case, of course. Tacking that on makes all the difference. 😛
Sadly the way the re-quote feature works your post made it look like you said "Your belief is wrong, in my case. ".
Anyhow, I'm going to start using this on the unsuspected to see if it gets by undetected. That is one bogus statement for the ages.
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20 hours ago, LuckyDan said:
I remember him most from Room 222, and as one of Mary's dates (the most mismatched) on the MTM Show, and a very brief stint as the lead on Sirota's Court.
(Isn't it interesting how we say someone is IN a movie but ON a tv show?)
That is interesting. I assume the reason is that a movie is a one time event, while a TV show is on-going, episode after episode. But that is just wild speculation.
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1 hour ago, ando said:
Renoir's Grand Illusion
At least they could figure out what happened.
Grand Illusion is a good choice. Hey is that Dexter Gordon in your avatar photo?
One of my favorites.
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16 hours ago, laffite said:
I don't use the Russian dressing, though. Heresy, I know. I like a Jalapeno mustard spread thinly. My good opinion of the Reuben may now be invalid. I should turn in my Rueben card after an admission like that.
Oh God, don't believe it. Light rain outside and terrific blasts of thunder. If you have ever lived in Southern California, you know how rare is that. In September? I've lost cable and my computer might be next. Jesus!
Yea, we have a dog now (well my mother-in-law's dog that came with her from Italy and when she went back, he stayed but that is another story!).
Anyhow, this was the first time the dog had experienced lighting and thunder; it dove him nuts causing a lot of barking and growling.
Since any actual rain only lasted a minute or two, I took a long walk and it was a beautiful night. (I'm in the Laguna Beach area).
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35 minutes ago, Judith laucka said:
- It’s not Bev. It’s Danielee Parola
Here is Parola (but years before that photo with Flynn\Power).
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27 minutes ago, Dargo said:
And I've just noticed that MY cable guide is showing Groundhog Day for the next three days on every channel!
(...sure is a good thing I like Bill Murray, huh)
That was funny; Well at least TCM is showing multiple Eleanor Parker films. In color with that red hair she is a knockout.
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Same thing is happening to me here in So Cal, with Cox cable; Showing the line-up that was on yesterday instead of today.
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I'm watching the beautiful Eleanor Parker, in films such as Scaramouche and now The Very Thought of You, but according to my cable, today TCM is showing Janet Leigh films: E.g. Romance of Rosy Ridge.
Is this happening to others?
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On 9/9/2021 at 3:06 PM, Katie_G said:
It's been a while since I watched Ace in the Hole, but I swear these scenes never took place or I would've remembered them. Kirk slapped Jan Sterling but if he had used a ligature to strangle her it seems to me that the slap would pale in comparison and not be worth mentioning. Anyone else remember? It seems they'd stoop to anything to entice people into the theaters.
Sometimes such scenes were filmed and in an internal only version or one shown to a pre-release "focus group", but later removed and not in the version released to theaters. The PR department received their ideas from one of those version (since they start their work prior to the film being finalized). After these scenes are removed in the final editing process the studio decides it isn't worth the effort to redo such posters\PR material.
Of course maybe the PR department had Douglas and Sterling come in to take these photos with the plan to make then more dramatic with no regard to if such scenes are in the film.
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3 hours ago, Judith laucka said:
One of the best desert island films was Son of Fury starring Tyrone and Gene as his beautiful island girl. There is one hot scene where she seduces him with a sizzling dance. Your imagination takes off from there. A more gorgeous pair of island kids I can’t imagine
I haven't seen this film. I do wonder if Gene Tierney gave a good performance. I find that in some of her early films, when she was still learning her craft, she would give a mixed-performance. Ida Lupino was originally cast and in 1941\42 she was a much more seasoned actress than Tierney, but I don't know if being an island-girl would have fit her, and Gene did have an exotic look that allowed her to look authentic playing such parts (with the exception of China Girl!).
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1 hour ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
Am I the only one who feels as if KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT was, oddly, never really allowed to become THE LEADING LADY of the show? After ALEXANDRA MOLTKE (who I find dull) left, it seems as if no one else really stepped into the PRIMARY ROMANTIC HEROINE part; and , starting with 1897, her appearances even become infrequent in whatever character she is playing, sometimes being curiously killed off (as in 1897).
I feel the same way, but assumed this was part of Dan Curtis's overall plan for the show. Don't let any one character\actor become too central to the show since they may ask to renegotiate their contract.
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20 hours ago, Dargo said:
3Glad you mentioned Ameche here, speedy.
You see, for years and years I never thought he was very interesting in any of the films I had seen him in, but this all changed after I first caught him in THIS film and in the 1939 rom-com Midnight. Kind of became of fan of his afterwards, in fact.
(...although btw, I STILL say that it was NOT supposed to be him in that "Hollywood Steps Out" cartoon...nope, STILL say that that was supposed to George Brent!!!)
LOL
Ameche was an actor I found from the Eddie Murphy film Trading Places. When I first saw the film, I didn't know much about him but was highly aware of fellow actor Ralph Bellamy. So I worked my way back, looking for his earlier work on TCM. Midnight is also my favorite film he is in.
Ameche didn't make many films for TCM's big-three (MGM, RKO, and Warner), and that is one reason we don't see him much, especially those 30s\40s Paramount and 20th Century Fox films. E.g. when was the last time TCM showed Midnight?
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16 minutes ago, Swithin said:
Great actor, R.I.P. I loved him on the old, short-lived TV show Hey, Landlord.
Yes, a really solid actor; I like how in 50s and 60s T.V. crime shows he would be the everyday vulnerable small business \ family man. Sometimes even allowing himself to be corrupted, to a degree , in order to protect his family and livelihood, but when the criminals pushed too hard and asked for too much, he would show a backbone and assist the good-guys with sending the scum to their doom.
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28 minutes ago, Movie Collector OH said:
I'm probably not the person to try to convince. As stated elsewhere, I'm mainly just opposed to the logo change. From my 35,000 ft. view, that usually doesn't bode well for a brand.
I'm not trying to convince anyone. I have no issues with the TCM's brand and the latest changes (from the logo, graphics, special series about problematic films, etc.,) have had no impact on me.
I view them as much-ado-about-nothing and just enjoy the films, like I always have.
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3 hours ago, Movie Collector OH said:
Yeah, that whole premise on moving for "political reasons" sounded pretty unlikely to me too. That explains some of the angst in this thread though I think.
I agree that it is unlikely and I should have stated that, but it wouldn't surprise me. In the Chit-chat forum Cid has been pointing out the Georgia election law bill (he calls it a voter suppression bill). I think we can agree that TCM leans-left; E.g. take all of the hosts - I think it is fair to assume most, if not all, are not members of the GOP.
As for Cid's question of: What effects do politics have on what TCM shows? Seriously.
Very little from my point of view, but as we see from the angst, others likely believe a lot.
The very little from my POV being the commentary the host are discussing related to a host of issues before films which is causing a lot of angst in many other threads related to TCM and politics, the cancel culture, blackface, etc..... These don't impact my viewing but again,, some people have threated to boycott TCM if they don't cut this out.
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37 minutes ago, unwatchable said:
I know the feeling. There's so much about the world that doesn't make sense.
BTW, around here, "to each his own" does not seem to apply.
Yea, "to each his own" appears to have diminished across the USA as a whole. Too many people pushing the concept of conformity on others.
If you knew that civilization was collapsing, what movies would you save?
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Something Different is my favorite Dexter Gordon album because he used a guitarist instead of a pianist like he usually did.
Never saw Gordon live, since he didn't come to the states that often and when he did it was mostly just NYC, and I'm in CA.
While I enjoy many sax players I find Gordon to be the most "balanced" (i.e. he can burn it up but is always melodic and soulful and that isn't always the case with bebop players).