[Is it me, or is there a new format?]

Some threads don't have a star or dot. 

 

There is a new format!  I knew something was strange when I kept looking at the right side of the window for the notifications icon.  It's on the left, now.  Radical.

[Is it me, or is there a new format?]

My posts are cramped to the left side of the window.  The stars and dots are all dark, even if there is no new content since I last clicked on it.

Maybe it's my browser.

[Describe an actor in ONE WORD.]

3 hours ago, Sepiatone said:

I couldn't say how honest Sidney Poitier really

Honest referred to Haruko Sugimura.  Her portrayal of characters, likeable or not, was  always genuine.

[Describe an actor in ONE WORD.]

I am my own best example of bias.  I will correct that now.

Unfailing.

 

Primordial.

Primordial.

 

Paragon.

 

Composure.

 

Indomitable.

Honest.

 

Man.

[Thanks, TCM, for Dolores del Rio day!]

42 minutes ago, jamesjazzguitar said:

(but I do see similarities  in the screen persona)

That's what made it occur to me.

[Thanks, TCM, for Dolores del Rio day!]

She is the only actress I know of who could play Scarlet O'Hara as well as Vivien Leigh.

[Describe an actor in ONE WORD.]

Voracious.

 

Sardonic.

 

Straightforward.

 

Darling.

 

Entertainer.

 

Bogart.

[The Essentials: The Brad Bird Era begins May 2]

Don't you hate it when that happens?

[Describe an actor in ONE WORD.]

But he hadda biga smile onna his face whenna he die.

[The Essentials: The Brad Bird Era begins May 2]

12 hours ago, jakeem said:

The 1959 thriller "North By Northwest" was  Sir Alfred Hitchcock's fourth and last screen collaboration with Cary Grant and one of the filmmaker's best-ever suspense tales. It also followed one of his favorite formulas: A man is accused of a crime he did not commit, and goes on the lam in search of evidence that will prove his innocence. Robert Donat played such a character in "The 39 Steps" (1935), one of the director's final British films before he moved to Hollywood. It also was the situation for characters played by Robert Cummings in "Saboteur" (1942), Grant in "To Catch a Thief" (1955) and Jon Finch in "Frenzy" (1972). 

 

And many more, including the appropriately titled The Wrong Man (1956).  I wonder if a comprehensive list could be assembled?  I believe it would comprise over half of his movies.  Oh, yeah, another:  Young and Innocent (1937).

[Describe an actor in ONE WORD.]

2 hours ago, Dargo said:

Okay, I offered up a word for Harpo earlier, and so now here's one for one of his brothers...tongue-in-cheek of course  ... 

                                                                                        Linguist 

         

 

 

Not linguini?

[Describe an actor in ONE WORD.]

3 hours ago, NipkowDisc said:

 

Christopher Reeve - truly courageous

 

This needs to be in the Describe an Actor in Two Words thread.

[Describe an actor in ONE WORD.]

Urbane.

Woman.

Charisma.

Dangerous.

Dangerous.

Radiant.

 

Hero.

Actress.

 

[Find TCM short classic movie on jazz ensemble?]

It's called Jammin' the Blues (1944), with the legendary Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, and Marie Bryant  singing:

 

[Another time, another place]

Here's the IMDB page on it:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051364/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3

[The Essentials: The Brad Bird Era begins May 2]

Maybe they shoulda rode off together.

[The Essentials: The Brad Bird Era begins May 2]

That's what western movie heroes do.  Alan Ladd did it in Shane (1953).  Charles Bronson did it in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968).  Cleavon Little did it in Blazing Saddles (1974).  Can't argue against authority like that.

[The Essentials: The Brad Bird Era begins May 2]

40 minutes ago, Det Jim McLeod said:

I have seen this film many times and I watched the intro and outro last night. I saw bits and pieces of it switching back from other channels. 

Ben and Brad Bird seemed to think the ending has Ethan riding away alone in the saddle because of the western myth of the cowboy on the trail. I thought it was a powerful ending but Ethan has not changed that much. He cannot bring himself to kill Debbie, but he cannot fully accept her. He might still think "Comanch" every time he looks at her, so I believe he is still worried he could go into a rage and kill her. So, he rides away at the end, probably never to return...

Can't see what makes you say that.

[Black film history at Universal]

Clarence Muse was an actor who was more likely to play atypical, that is, more normal, roles.  And even in the stereotypical roles of butler or servant, he performed in an atypical manner.  A role that stands out is in a movie called Black Moon (1934), where he plays a charter sailboat owner.

[Thanks, TCM, for Dolores del Rio day!]

To forestall the thread from exile to chitchat land:

Just watched In Caliente (1935).  From its description I expected one of those annoying romances between antagonists.  Lots of shouting and noise intended to substitute for storytelling and dialog.  Well, there were irritating parts, but Dolores del Rio's presence more than compensated for it, despite Pat O'Brien's not being quite her romantic counterpart.  She turned what might have been a formulaic exercise, only notable for Busby Berkeely's musical numbers, into something engaging and entertaining.  The ending was weak--the writers at a loss to resolve the story resorting to the usual chase and entanglement with the law.  But most endings are weak, so I don't fault it.  One thing that might have improved it is having a different profession for Miss del Rio's character, who was a dancer.  She sang well, but she wasn't a dancer.  Whenever you have an actor portray a dancer who isn't a dancer herself, it can be embarrassing to watch, though Busby Berkeley is generous to her and avoids the worst tricks others use to disguise it. 

[Thanks, TCM, for Dolores del Rio day!]

I could have phrased it better.  How about:  I wonder if they could have shown some of the movies she made in Mexico.

[Thanks, TCM, for Dolores del Rio day!]

She's on my list, at the top of my list of personal favorites.  My top movies of hers are, of course, Flying Down to Rio (1933).  But one that I watch repeatedly is Madame Du Barry (1934).  She's effervescent, irreverent.  You can tell she really enjoyed playing the role.  Jacqueline Stewart noted that because of her accent she was denied better roles.  This one gives us an idea of what she could do.  Not really a complaint, but I wonder if they could have aired some of her work in Mexico, where she was a big big star.  Grateful for the two silent greats The Trail of '98 (1928), and Ramona (1928).  But my favorite silent of hers is What Price Glory (1926).  Such a fine actress and lady deserves a pic:

[Movie - WW2 plane crash and crew were ghosts]

Mmmbph.  I don't feel so good.

[The Hunchback of Notre Dame]

3 hours ago, Vautrin said:

Going by those plastic models I glued together as a kid, Quasi-Modo was horror.

There was one of him right along with usual suspects Frankenstein and Dracula. 

Well, that settles it.

[TCM: Went Completely wrong!]

I'm with Davehat.  They can't get away with this.  You'll see.