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TCM imports this month feature three of Yasujiro Ozu's films: Late Spring, Early Summer, and Late Autumn. Each features the fine actress Setsuko Hara, as well as members of his informal repertory group of actors, including Chishu Ryu, and Haruko Sugimura. If it hadn't been for Memorial Day, which brings us The Cranes Are Flying, we might have gotten Tokyo Story, for a grand slam. Ozu does not have mass audience appeal. His direction is static, with almost no camera movement. Yet his composition is exquisite. No other director achieves the beauty of his pictures. His stories focus on the small events and tragedies of middle-class Japanese life, particularly questions of marriage. They are told plainly, with simple elements, and they seem unremarkable, yet they are deceptively involving, and by the end of the picture, the viewer is surprised to note how affected they are. Thanks, TCM, and bring us Tokyo Story soon.

Alice in Wonderland: Disappointment The Bride Wore Red: Seen on TCM before. It's ok. Parnell: Seen on TCM before. Not bad. Under Capricorn: Hitchcock's worst? No, not worse than Topaz. At least Ingrid Bergman's in it. It's Always Fair Weather: If you can get by the really irritating tone, there are some good numbers. The Arrangement: I didn't think anybody besides me knew this film existed. The Fortune: One long annoying annoyance. 1941: No, not worth a second look. Those Lips, Those Eyes: Well, Frank Langella's in it. Worth a try.

When you search Google images with Mecagodzilla as the term, you get pics of the toys made from the movies along with shots from them.

I think that's it: Looks like Rodan got into the act, too. Also looks like there were a few movies that had it.

Another disappointing effort. The introduction by Illeanna Douglas was much more enjoyable. Trying to combine the two Alice books I think was a mistake. Mankiewicz had to pack too much into it. We get no portmanteaus, and no [!} Jabberwocky. If you're going to the trouble of incorporating Through the Looking Glass, how could you omit those? There isn't even enough time to explain the Red Queen's Race (one of the most wrenching lounge twisters--try saying that ten times fast). In fact, the whole movie seems caught up in a Red Queen's Race of it's own. And oh Bill, poor Bill, where is he? No one seems to have any fun in it. Ned Sparks, master of the acerb remark, is flat. W. C. Fields recites his lines mechanically. Jack Oakie, Roscoe Kams, Charlie Ruggles and Edward Everett Horton have a go at it, but, as Miss Douglas notes, the costumes got in the way.

I didn't make it clear enough. These were two separate statements. I know Gigantor never fought Godzilla. But I know Godzilla fought a robot in at least one movie. I was wondering if anyone knew.

Sounds akin to bohunk, deriving from some ethnic pejorative.

Thanks kingrat for the roport. I definitely agree about The Killing. One of the great, unheralded noirs. Which Houston film do you refer to?

Somebody remebers Gigantor! What was that robot Godzilla fought?

I remember now, the pic of Yvette Mimieux is from The Delta Factor.

That's her twinkee! Sorry for the delay in responding. But damn if I can remember where that pic comes from.

For an adaptation that goes far beyond the creepiness of the original, try Neco z Alenky by the great Czech stop-motion artist, Jan Svankmajer. It's a free adaptation, but the essential story is there, and it's the only one I've ever watched all the way through.

>sfpcc1 > I allways thought there was something kind of sexy about an Alice In Wonderland Dress. Don't let too many people know that.

Looking forward to it. You know, there's nothing inherently wrong with creepy.

Hold on. . . .just want to let my head stop spinning. . . . Yes, musicalnovelty, you got her! Though how a actress with so few films to her credit could be so readily recognizable is beyond me. I only stumbled on her because I was referring to the IMBD page for Flight From Glory.

She was almost discovered by Elvis Presley.

Hooray for twinkee! That's her! And this is?:

!! Now:

That's them! Extra exclaimation points for the movie.

She's normally a blonde.

I'm feelin' beat up. Let's try somthin' else:

Here is where I got the image from: http://www.bridgepugliausa.it/articolo.asp?id_sez=1&id_cat=73&id_art=3634&lingua=en Here is the photo w/caption: So it looks like the museum dedicated to Valentino's memory misidentifies the photo, or at least the person who wrote the article. Stung again by the internet! But the second pic I posted was from Blood and Sand, and it is Lila Lee, as the temptress Carmen.

It seems I was less than clear. It is not Vilma Banky or The Eagle. Here's another pic:

Do those costumes look Russian? I think not. Don't be too quick to jump from Valentino to the first girl that comes to mind. No hanky panky here, al least not the kind you're thinking of.