slaytonf
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TCM doesn't offer every movie. The Iprcress File is available in numerous other places, just search for it.
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Ave RMeingast!
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Joan Collins.
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DUNNO, I was ASLEEP at the time.
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The distributors. The screw-ups.
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oK (!!!)
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I am conceiving of a way of eliminating massive amounts of human strife. Every minority, or subset of our population, that has experienced discrimination, or suffered from the effects of prejudice, or stereotyping, or been downtrodden at the hands of the empowered, can be surveyed to develop a list of terms, character traits, and behaviors which will be deemed not to be offensive, and from which everyone else will be allowed to select from in referring to them. Anything not on that list will be deemed not acceptable, by definition.
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Is THIS the WAY we're SUPPOSED to POST?
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The reason: the gold.
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The characters. The music. The shots. The plot. The movie. The end.
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Was there a thread in General Discussions in which the threader expressed his wistful yearning for the re-airing of films shown in times long past?
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>Indeed. She had a slice of Pygar...
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Seems I remember in Decembers past reading threads bemoaning the same old Christmas movies year after year.
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> Yes, but how many Jane Fondas can dance on the head of a pin?
You believe she's an angel, do ya.
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filmlover, thanks for taking care of it for me. But the first time I saw it, well, I had the same reaction the guy he was singing to had: "Oh, no!"
MilesArcher, the only one I could make a guess at is the bottom one you posted, and I think that's Katherine Hepburn.
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Yes, but how many Jane Fondas can dance on the head of a pin?
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The bottom picture looks like Katherine Hepburn.
If this is what you were referring to:
you will see below I revealed that it was Yul Brynner in the Magic Christian.
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Oh. . . .hopeless.
Ok, I'll try. Look at it this way. Who is the genius, you or Hugo? If Hugo put something in the novel, that means there is a good reason for it to be there, that it is integral to the scheme, even if you don't understand it, or are bored by it. If you are bored by some books of Les Miserables, or aren't familiar with the subjects he discusses, skim over them, though you will be missing a lot, even if you don't understand all the references to people and events in French history. For instance, in his recounting of the insurrection of 1832, he describes two famous barricades, their construction and their conquest. An account every bit as riveting as the one featuring Marius in the Rue de la Chanvrerie. I know what you're thinking, "If I skim over them, they might as well not be there." Not so. The motivations and actions of the characters are shaped by the historical and social conditions. Even if you don't read them, you will at least know where Hugo chooses to introduce the different subjects for discussion. For anyone to move parts of Les Miserables around for the sake of storytelling convenience is patronizing at best, and shameless butchery at worst.
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> LonesomePolecat:
> That makes me a real nerd.
No, LP, it means you are literate, or approaching literate. You may have whatever reaction to that accusation you like.
Parts of Les Miserables not necessary. . . . not necessary. . . .*not necessary?!*
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Not a specific film, just the type of movie?
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Dovich: I haven't seen a woman in two weeks in anything but pink! Vat about you?
Maggie Prescott: Me? I wouldn't be caught dead!
Alex Gerry, Kay Thompson
Funny Face
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No. I was too coy. It's Yul Brynner in the Magic Christian.
But your pic is tantalizing. I feel like the name is just in my mind and if I were to be told, I'd give myself a doh! slap in the forehead.
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I hope she never learns of your opinion. I am sure it will absolutely destroy her life.
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A delight to watch. It's witty and modern without being crass. The only time I'm not smiling while I watch it is when I'm laughing. I can't decide if I like this or Trouble in Paradise better.
Or One Hour With You.
Or The Merry Widow.
Happy Hanukkah!
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From what I've learned of the Saturnalia and the pre-Dickens Christmas they do seem releated, at least in the area of the temporary upending of social norms.