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I watched Tod Browning's Freaks (1932) last night. I first saw it in a revue theatre in the early 70's. The kind of place where marijuana was passed down the aisles and everyone puffed away contentedly. That was a freaky evening. As an aside, I recall going to the Canadian National Exhibition as a 12 year-old with some friends and seeing the real Schlitzie in one of those freak side shows. He would have been in his 60's then. Sad, and I'm glad those days are gone. But back to the film - again I found Wallace Ford quite engaging. I know he had a long career and could play just about any type of character but I think his talent warranted better parts than those that were often offered him. But it was the femme fatale trapeze artist, Olga Baclanova that I found the most entertaining. She was like a wigged out, highly-strung, OTT evil Greta Garbo. That must have been fun to watch under the influence. I'll have to look out for her in other films.

Along those lines, yes.

I made need some assistance. So far, the screen captures I have done are somehow too big as files to attach. I haven't been able to master the art of attaching pictures as yet. - your Global Village idiot

There you go. Re, the Shining I threw the book in the trash can after 100 pages but thought the film was brilliant.

Yes, sure. But not in the youtube clip. I think I'm seen better in the other Howard Beal show episode. I will have to try a screen capture one of these days. I have it on dvd but haven't seen it since it was released in the theatres. It was a great day and that old lady who spoke to Mr. Finch was sitting right beside me so I was pretty close to Howard Beal. It was filmed at the CFTO studios in Scarborough and the MC of the Howard Beal show was one of the CTV newscasters. You will recognize his voice. Sidney Lumet directing Finch was "darling this and sweetheart that." Illuminating.

Just with regards, Bergen, Dargo, it always amazed me how a ventriloquist became a star on radio.

Sunday, September 6 6 a.m. Rhapsody (1954). Doesn’t look great but I’ve never seen this Elizabeth Taylor film. 6 p.m. Hills of Home (1948) **SPOILERS** Edmund Gwenn is saddled with looking after the useless dog in this one. Lassie is afraid of water which results in lots of problems for its reluctant owner. midnight. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919). Early German expressionism with Conrad Veidt. 1:15 a.m. Kuratta Ippeji (1926) aka A Page of Madness by Teinisuke Kinugasa. Sounds like a variation of Dante. A man infiltrates an insane asylum to rescue his wife. And Kinugasa later brought us Gate of Hell. According to the imdb he was a female impersonator before he became a director. 2:45 a.m. Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day (1991) originally scheduled for 2:30 a.m. has been replaced by Kurosawa's Hakuchi (1951) which was on TCM not long ago. Hope TCM can sort out the problem and screen the Yang feature at some point.

Sorry to correct you but Peter Finch did win the Best Actor Oscar for Network. Posthumously. I was an extra in the tv audience scenes of the Howard Beal show. After wrap some old lady said to Mr. Finch "oh, Mr. Finch I just know that you are going to win an Oscar for this." To which he replied "Thank you. But you must never say such things. They bring bad luck." And ironically they were both right. He did win - after he had died.

Kim Novak looks set to introduce Vertigo (1956) at the Toronto Film Festival on September 20. It is to be at the Roy Thomson Hall and will feature a live performance of Bernard Herrmann's score by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. And it is free.

Malcolm Mowbray's Out Cold (1989) might fit this bill. It was quite funny as I recall and Teri Garr was good as usual.

Then there's just 'Pat.' But is it a female character with a man's name or the other way around? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTtmddry2cg&list=PL9q4FXtNE8USH9YWbM8c8VhillKqAJ-cN&index=1

Or Dr. Strangelove, or A Clockwork Orange for that matter?

I tuned into a bit of It's a Gift (1934). I hadn't thought much of it the first time I had seen it years ago but now I know I will have to give it another try. The gag with the most annoying blind man on earth walking across a street that is busy with engines rushing to a fire and not getting hit was sheer brilliance.

Saturday, September 5 8:15 a.m. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962). Recently shown on July 9. 10 a.m. Batman and Robin: Robin Rescues Batman (1949). Just when you thought the darned thing was over. 2 a.m. Biker movies! The Born Losers (1967) with Tom Laughlin 4 a.m. The Glory Stompers (1967) with Dennis Hopper. 5:45 a.m. The House in the Middle (1954). I love the description for this one: Military tests demonstrate the dangers of poor home maintenance in the event of a nuclear attack in this short film. Reminded me of ... "It blowed up real good" - Joe Flaherty & John Candy, Farm Film Report, SCTV

Was he is Rich's class?

I tried to say I thought Barry Lyndon was rather dull if you watch it on a television but awesome if seen in the theatre on the big screen. It's like discussing two very different movies.

Well, I guess if you are an up and coming young actor and your name is already taken by a huge star that might explain why you would change your name from James Stewart to Stewart Granger.

The wives of hen-pecked husbands may not be considered 'evil' but this one was quite fun ... Stan and Ollie are married to one another's sisters in Twice Two a 1993 Hal Roach short.

I've seen an interview with her where she had nothing but genuine praise for Kubrick. The featurette shows people who are probably pretty tired in the middle of the night and a bit on edge. Something that happens to the best of people. Being celebrities, everything is magnified.

Friday, September 4 3:15 p.m. Make Me a Star (1932) Never seen this Joan Blondell film before. She is someone I always enjoy watching. 8 p.m. on. Nice to see W.C. Fields films being presented. It’s a Gift (1934) is really one of his worst films IMHO. Sadly, If I Had a Million (1932) is not among these films tonight.

Not necessarily evil but Charile's twin brother Donald is a bit of a thorn in Adaptation (2002). But is he even real?

I would put Garbo and Dietrich in there too but I know that many others might not agree.

In 1960, Anthony Quinn starred as Inuk, the Eskimo is Nicolas Ray's The Savage Innocents. It inspired a song by Bob Dylan. Here is The grateful dead performing Bob Dylan's Quinn the Eskimo ..

GayDivorcee, you beat me to it with 2HB. So, here is another. Bryan Ferry singing These Foolish Things ... the smile of Garbo and the scent of roses ... the song that Crosby sings ...

Yes, I thought Jeremy Irons was particularly brilliant in this film. Not only did he play two 'different' identical twins, but he also played them impersonating each other.