[TCM and Other Sources for Classic Film]

Sunday October 16, 2022

Quakers on TCM

friendly persuasion

[TCM schedules]

Sunday October 16, 2022

[Acting Teams]

THE WISER SEX (1932)...SHE MARRIED HER BOSS (1935)...I MET HIM IN PARIS (1937)

Next: Tex Ritter & Dorothy Fay 

[WHAT IS IN A NAME?]

Suzanne Somers

Next: Woodward Maurice Ritter

[The first actor/actress that comes to mind..]

Ray Milland (when he was older)

Next: born in South Africa

[Movies by Number]

FIFTY ROADS TO TOWN (1937)

[A to Z of Television Shows]

The X-Files

[What title has this word in it?]

DARK PASSAGE (1947)

Next: Brother

[*A to Z of Movies*]

THE QUIET AMERICAN (1958)

[WHAT IS IN A NAME?]

Dane Clark

Next: Aryah Leonard Rosenberg

[A to Z of Television Shows]

Veronica's Closet

[Actor/Movie Association Game]

Beryl Mercer

[*A to Z of actresses and actors*:)]

Danson, Ted

[*A to Z of Movies*]

THE OX-BOW INCIDENT (1943)

[Actor/Movie Association Game]

Kathleen Harrison

[*A to Z of actresses and actors*:)]

Adler, Stella

[Double Feature]

THE FIRST AUTO (1927) 

Next: EXCUSE MY DUST (1951)

[What title has this word in it?]

THE WINTER GUEST (1997)

Next: Sister

[*A to Z of Movies*]

KING RICHARD AND THE CRUSADERS (1954)

[A to Z of Television Shows]

Tattinger's

[3 people in the same film]

HELLO FRISCO HELLO (1943)

Next: Kenny Baker, Frank McHugh & Jane Wyman

[Actor/Movie Association Game]

Joan Collins

[Neglected films...how would you define a film that's neglected?]

4 minutes ago, Fading Fast said:

When I started in finance in the '80s, there was still some hostility between the old-line guys, many of whom hadn't gone to college, and the younger college kids like me. Twenty years later, that battle was over as, like in many fields, college became an all but minimum requirement for a career in finance. But having seen the tail end of that fight in my field allows me to appreciate movies like "The Teacher's Pet" more.

At times in my career, I did financial writing and would have to turn around summaries and analysis of a day's trading activity or a major economic release in, literally, minutes sometimes, so one became very good at what I call speed writing, or you were fired. You can see it in the movie that Gable's character has written so many news stories, that he has a new one framed in his mind and ready to go by the time he starts writing. 

That's what happens as you become so familiar with the pattern and demands of the writing, that you are constructing the story/note in your mind in real time as the events are  happening, so writing it almost becomes more like transcribing your thoughts onto paper. 

This is how I've become writing these reviews each day...I have gotten it down to where I can crank a review out in fifteen or twenty minutes...of course it wasn't always this way. But the more often you do this, you know what to look for, what resonates with you the viewer and what will likely/possibly resonate with the reader. As you describe above, while watching the film, you start to frame it in your mind what you will need to say...so that when the film is over, it just pours out. Of course, if I find a picture that reminds me of something I missed, I will add it in and do some light editing a day later...but if the film has made a strong impression on me, I am able to write the review fast. I figure that if it doesn't just spill out of me quickly, then I wasn't really engaged in watching the film and should be focusing on something else!

[Actor/Movie Association Game]

Jayne Mansfield

[FOUR word titles]

NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983)