JamesJazGuitar
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10 hours ago, ootsy said:
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So if TCM showed Gone With the Wind and Leave Her To Heaven, that would be folly?
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41 minutes ago, jvirt53 said:
You're entitled to your opinion. So far, you haven't shown me much either.
Welcome to this site. Oh, and most people around here are A-OK.
Nice drawing of Cagney also.
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44 minutes ago, SansFin said:
It frustrated me greatly that I knew the precisely correct term but I did not know its English equivalent! Translation programs would return only: 'worker' or: 'servant'.
He and his wife were: factotums. They were employees of the hotel providing all and sundry services to the resident guest and calling in other employees to assist when necessary.
It was by this that Doris was maid and ladies maid and housekeeper and cook and seamstress and confidant and secretary and all of the other things which a lady needs doing but laundry, glass and mirror polishing, vacuuming, preparing fine dinners and other such heavy or specialized work was done by those staff who she detailed and supervised.
I am sure that Carl had other duties in addition to being chauffer but I can not think now what use a man might be around the house.
Thanks for that info. Never heard of the term "factotums" so I looked it up and it is a great fit for what Doris was. As for Carl; well he comes off as rather meek, so I assume Doris put him to work! I.e. he didn't have a choice about what he would have to do when he wasn't driving Anna around.
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2 minutes ago, mr6666 said:
Does anyone know why Robert Preston was cast in this film by the British company Exclusive Film? All the other films made around the same time where made in the USA by America production companies\studios, and then there is this British film.
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55 minutes ago, Katie_G said:
Great review. Get that tile waxed for any impromptu tangoing and you're all set!
Sunset Boulevard is indeed a first rate noir. I only watched part of it last night since I have seen it many times. I have had multiple discussions at this forum with regards to how much of a cad\jerk was Joe Gillis; It appears that I view him more harshly than most others here. In fact I pointed this out to my wife last night;
It was the scene where they are driving in Norma's car and stop at a "pharmacy" and Norma asks (really orders), Joe to get her cigarettes. (I put pharmacy in quotes since that is something else I explained to my wife last night,,, how pharmacies were much different back-in-the day).
Joe meets his friend (played by Jack Webb), and his gal (at the time), Betty. Betty tells Joe how she has been trying to get a hold of him because the studio was interested in his story outline\half-baked screenplay. Joe, blows her off saying he is no longer interested. Betty tells him that this impacts here since she wants to be a writer. Joe could care less. This is just another example of where Joe is a selfish cad that only cares about what impacts him.
I point this out to my wife but do say: of course that doesn't mean Joe should end up shot in a swimming pool, but when a cad messes around with unstable people, well, that is often what happens in a noir universe.
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9 minutes ago, overeasy said:
Seriously? Not Notorious?
As for To Catch a Thief verses Notorious as it relates to recommending a Cary Grant film:
TCAT is a more "balanced" film in that it has good blend of romance, comedy, action, and a fairly solid plot.
Notorious is a more serious film. In addition Grant isn't very likeable in Notorious (in some scenes he is anything but), while Grant is very charming in TCAT.
Thus if I was to recommend a Grant film to a gal it wouldn't be Notorious but instead a film where he was more charming and likeable.
(but if asked which film was the better film, my opinion is Notorious). I hope this makes sense.
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2 hours ago, Fedya said:
I don't get what Tracy saw in Robert Young or Ingmar Bergman, and even more so Broderick Crawford.
It appears Kate Hepburn didn't see much he those guy either!
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2 hours ago, Thompson said:
But he can always say something again if he wants to. His original post wasn’t deleted. That’s freedom of speech. I’m surprised that the board dudes are editing and messing around with Ms. Wonderful’s posts. They seem to be okay, very thoughtful and on topic.
We were NOT discussing any editing by the TCM moderators but editing my US - US users of this forum.
I assume by "board dudes" you mean the TC moderators.
As for "freedom of speech"; again, another misunderstanding - that concept does NOT apply to a website hosted by someone else; I.e. they have a legal right to impose a code of conduct and enforce that. If one doesn't like this code-of-conduct, they can leave. This is settled case law (which is why the Trump lawsuit of Facebook \ Twitter was thrown out of court).
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1 hour ago, Thompson said:
Now, just try it, try and edit your post more than once. One edit is all you get. The real weirdo thing is you can’t delete a post. Dargo has been trying to delete his posts since he joined this board. Lots of other boys and girls are in the same boat and are not very happy about it.
Again, NOT true that one can only edit their own post ONCE.
See above where I have:
This is the first edit.
This is the second edit.
EACH of these once done by hitting the 3 dots, and going to "edit", TWO different times.
Hey I'll edit it a third time if that will help you understand.
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2 hours ago, Thompson said:
Lafitte now said nothing
You misunderstood what we are discussing with regards to the "quote" feature. That if the original poster edits their post, and someone "quotes" that post, that the quoted post will also change. That is NOT the case.
What you have proven is that if one "quotes" an original post, created by someone else, one can change what was "quoted" - I.e. change the content of the original post in what they "quote".
That is a flaw in how the "quote" feature works since it allows others user to change the verbiage of someone else's post. (Like you did by adding those ZZZ to the quote of my original post). Note that my original post remained unchanged.
This is the first edit.
This is the second edit.
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1 hour ago, ElCid said:
I looked carefully at your post four times and it said foreground. My understanding is once a post is edited, it also edits any quotes of that post.
I don't believe that is how the edit\quote feature works, but lets experiment. I.e. edit the above post (e.g. repeat the word "understanding").
This way we can see if that edit applies to both your original post and this one where I "quote" that post.
I say this one will NOT change (only the one YOU created and edited).
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20 hours ago, Roy Cronin said:
Not to derail the conversation, but every time I've seen the film I always wonder about Joey and what she did (career wise.) Professional student? Socialite living on parents' largesse? Some of each. Was it ever mentioned and I miss it?
I never particularly cared for her.
She was 23. I assumed she just received her 4 year college degree and was looking into a master's program. What I was thinking about last night related to this thread was the future career for both of them: Doctor Prentice was doing a lot of great work in poor countries; I assume much of this worked was funded by Americans via donations. Would those funds dry up due to this "unique" marriage? That would be sad, but given the times I could see that happening.
I like thinking all will be most rosy for the two in the future, but the actual reality was likely to be much darker, if not very dark.
(and something similar for Poitier in Paris Blues returning to the USA, will life really be better than it was in Paris during the 60?, Dexter Gordon would tell us NO).
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1 hour ago, Bethluvsfilms said:
The spinoff LOU GRANT, although ran for a few seasons during its original run, is seldom shown in reruns nowadays.
I never saw it but I heard it was more of a dramatic show. Too bad it's not in syndication these days, I would like to check it out and see how else it differs from THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW.
I don't recall ever watching Lou Grant either. ME-TV is have a MTM best-of-Lou programming in honor of Asner; Maybe they will add the Entire Lou Grant show to their rotation. I hope they do.
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1 hour ago, ElCid said:
Your post originally said she was in the foreground.
One Girl's Confession and Over-Exposed are on Bad Girls of Film Noir DVD set. There is also a TV show, Remember to Live, with Moore on the set. I think Over-Exposed has a better story. These are Columbia movies, but would be good on Noir Alley. I don't recall them ever having been.
It originally had nothing about Moore (it never said "foreground" trust me on that). Thus one should re-review a post before using the "quote" feature (because one can clearly see that it say "background" when you used "quote" and replied to my post).
Anyhow; Yea, it would be great if Eddie featured more Columbia movies on Noir Alley and a few of the better Moore films. Moore wasn't a big star but she did have her time in the spotlight and should be remembered.
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Just now, Eucalpytus P. Millstone said:
Have you tried approaching a gal who isn't a hot babe? Heed the sage advice of one of America's founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, who is, remember, depicted on the $100 bill.
Regarding Spencer Tracy, I suspect that his status and financial wealth probably compensated for his, IMO, average looks.
Regarding the appeal of a man who has a sense of humor: Hmmm. Funny (no pun intended) that criterion isn't on the list of Six things that women find appealing in men (suggested reading, Dargo).
FYI and a word to the wise: when a woman tells you that she's attracted to a man who has a sense of humor, that's not a cue for you to show her your "funny bone."
My approach when I was single was to try to find a group of 3 women and focus on the second best looking one (if she appealed to me). While it was common for others to focus in on the best looking one, I tried to look at the situation from the perspective of the second best looking one: how often she was ignored because most of the attention was given to her slightly better looking friend. This approach worked and worked well. Often the gal would comment about the situation: "wow, someone paying me some attention for a change!". I would often get a phone number for a follow-up date, while the guys trying to hit on the best looking gal, got nowhere, time after time.
I assume I wasn't these gals top-choice in the looks department but from the gal's POV: wouldn't you rather dance and talk with a guy that is interested in you, instead of waiting, hoping the best looking guy that is chatting up your friend, will end up dropping that angle and paying attention to you?
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21 minutes ago, Dargo said:
But I'VE always thought THIS is just a big lie, and 'cause I can't TELL YA how many times over the years I've shown MY "keen sense of humor" to a woman who I'D like to "get to know better" (if ya know what I mean) and I've come away with NOTHIN' from the hot babe, DARN IT!!!
Did you try this without the gun in your mouth?
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1 minute ago, TopBilled said:
Spencer Tracy was a "beard" and I am sure this is something his wife went along with, because Mrs. Tracy knew the truth is that he was not sleeping with Hepburn because Hepburn was really sleeping with Wilbourn.
You could be on to something: Being Hepburn's "bread" would have allowed Tracy to sleep around with other women without reporters and others trying to find out about those affairs since he already had a sexual affair (they were lead to believe), with Hepburn. I.e. both benefited by the deception.
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3 minutes ago, TopBilled said:
I suppose a comment like this is meant to provide "context" to viewers but it also promotes false information. False information created by publicists and perpetuated by gossip columnist for decades. Katharine Hepburn's life partner was Phyllis Wilbourn for more than 30 years.
Hepburn and Tracy were costars and pals.
You really believe Hepburn and Tracy were just "pals"? That they never had a sexual relationship? I admit I'm getting my info from Wiki, and that can be a flawed source but according to them:
"In Hollywood, however, the intimate nature of the Tracy-Hepburn partnership was an open secret".
In addition Tracy had affairs with Young, Bergman and Crawford (that were confirmed by the 3).
My understanding of Hepburn was that she was bisexual.
As for Ben's comment: I don't think he was trying to provide any "context" but just being snarky as it relates to the myth MGM's PR department used to imply Tracy was a devout Catholic. While I find humor when I hear anyone say Tracy was a devout Catholic, I don't see why a TCM host needs to be snarky about that myth. I.e. my preference is that such comments are not made.
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2 minutes ago, NipkowDisc said:
and of course I think she woulda made one heck of a 50 foot woman too.
Was Yvonne trying out for the part in Cat People?
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1 minute ago, Dargo said:
Yep, good point made here, TB.
But STILL, you DO have to admit that Ben DOES have a "classic" nasally voice anyway, RIGHT?!
LOL
(...yeah yeah, I know...nobody here is gonna laugh at this one, and basically because I've run THIS little bit of observational hunor RIGHT into the ground, huh)
LOL...some more now
Did anyone else notice that after Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Ben mentioned Tracy and how he was a devout Catholic. Ben mocked that, just like I have been doing for years at this forum. Devout Catholic,,,, can't get a divorce,,,, but sleeping with Hepburn,,,, well, can't one still be devout!).
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18 minutes ago, Dargo said:
Yes, the amorous little skunk was indeed a parody of Boyer, not Chevalier.
However, I must admit here that for years in my younger days, I thought little Pepe was a parody of Louis Jourdan.
(...eeh, but hey, you know what they say..."One Frenchman is just like the other", RIGHT?!)
LOL
Hey, you misquoted me! Look above; It was Fausterlitz that made that comment about Chevalier (since I always believed Pepe was based one of the Marx brothers).
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2 hours ago, Aritosthenes said:
We Might Have Diff er ences in Politics but MAN You Know Your "Stuck Landing" Pictures Sir. KUDOS.
'Speacially Dig That Top "Come Hither" Picture. 👙🎨
You see if one looks, one can find redeeming qualities in most people. (of course sometimes it does help to have a magnifying glass!).
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4 minutes ago, SansFin said:
It is such a joy when he is dithering about how all the stepping in and stepping back had to be right.
Yea, that is the main scene I was referring too. I believe such a film needs this type of silly, slightly out-of-place (based on what has occurred so far), type scene, especially when the final outcome is known by all. How to end these type of romantic films is one of the biggest challenges for screenwriter and directors. In the 30s, the director would just of had David show up at Anna's, they would look into each others eyes and then THE END would show up and the film would be around 75 minutes. But for these 50s "A" productions they needed to go at least over 85 minutes (or so), and Indiscreet clocks in at 100 minutes. So without these silly scenes I might have lost interest with the last quarter of the film.
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2 hours ago, Fausterlitz said:
His relentless physical aggressiveness towards the object of his "affection" (aka horniness), combined with his complete indifference towards her obvious discomfort, now reads to some viewers as harassment, abuse, and male sexual entitlement rather than lighthearted humor. From Wikipedia:
"The character's antics have been criticized for normalizing rape culture, and perpetuating stereotypes of French culture. Amber E. George, in her 2017 essay 'Pride or Prejudice? Exploring Issues of Queerness, Speciesism, and Disability in Warner Bros. Looney Tunes', describes Pepé's actions towards Penelope Pussycat as 'sexual harassment, stalking, and abuse' and noted that Pepé's qualities mock the French people and their culture.
In a 2021 column for The New York Times, Charles M. Blow wrote that Pepé normalized rape culture. Linda Jones Clough, the daughter of Pepé's creator, says she does not think anyone would watch Pepé cartoons and be inspired to rape someone, but she saw the choice to give him a break for a while as an appropriate decision."
I realize that Pepé is partly an exaggerated parody of Maurice Chevalier, and that his obliviousness to Penelope's constant rejection of him was itself intended to be comic (because...she's a cat...and he isn't...and he smells), but the above outcome is probably inevitable given today's greater sensitivity to these issues. (Or hypersensitivity, depending on your point of view; I'm just explaining the situation as I understand it.)
So did Time Warner make the business decision to no longer make available for lease or sell outright to consumers, all Pepe related content?
And was that only in the USA or worldwide? (thanks in advance if you know the answers).
The. Most. Infuriating.
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I recall reading that Wyler was so impressed by Teresa Wright in her debut film The Little Foxes, which Wyler directed, that he expanded her role in Mrs. Miniver, made the following year, thus reducing to almost zero the role of the daughter.