Dargo
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8 hours ago, Katie_G said:
It would be far easier to name films I would hate to live in, but the fictional town of Chuckawalla, NV in Desert Fury (1947) does have gorgeous scenery even though it looks more like Arizona.
I'd live in a big mansion with my hardboiled mom Mary Astor who owns the casino and has the local judge in her pocket. A lot of people would hate me because they're just jealous, but **** 'em. We'd lounge around in Edith Head gowns and look at the view from my round picture window or I'd jump in my new car and go see Burt Lancaster, the smitten sheriff I keep on a string. He alerts when lowlifes like Wendell Corey and John Hodiak arrive in town and always has my back. Mom taught me well.
That's because it was filmed in Arizona, Katie. In fact, right where I presently reside, in Sedona.
The red rock formations you see in the background behind Hodiak and Scott here being Bell Rock on the left and Courthouse Butte on the right, and which are located less than a mile from where my house lies and from where I'm typing this response to you.
(...many movies, though primarily westerns, were filmed here in Sedona dating from the 1930s to the 1970s, and there's a neighborhood in West Sedona where the residential street have been named for some of these films, and such as Station West Dr., Broken Arrow Way, Last Wagon Dr., Flaming Arrow Way, Johnny Guitar St., and Gun Fury Rd.)
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31 minutes ago, Sepiatone said:
She also had a recurring role as Mrs. Somers, wife of a giant shoe magnate on the old GEORGE BURNS and GRACIE ALLEN SHOW. in the mid '50's
Sepiatone
So, his business specifically catered to the footwear needs of clowns and NBA players perhaps???
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18 minutes ago, txfilmfan said:
This, minus the international intrigue...
Well Tex, as they say about "great minds" here. At least when it comes to an appreciation of architectual styles, anyway.
(...ya see, I had earlier thought of posting this NBNW house myself in this thread after LonesomePolecat posted the Queen Anne style home from MMISL)
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13 hours ago, brianNH said:
Years ago, whenever this movie would show up somewhere, I would turn the channel after just a few minutes. Not sure why, but I did. Then I sat through the thing; then sat through it again. And again. And one day I found myself absolutely enchanted by this movie. Since then it has become one of my favorite musicals, and I will go to battle with anyone who tries to talk me out of dropping it from my top 2 or 3 joys! (please don't let that discourage anyone -- most of you probably have a good 15 to 20 years on me, so have at it!)
Most movies go by at a fairly good pace, but in my opinion IAFW has not a wasted second in it. The story and characters are well-fleshed out with fine precision. Though the story has at its core a rather bittersweet premise, everything that unfolds from it is a terrific carousel ride with some very convincing character development.
In contrast to much of the Freed Unit productions, this movie's colors are subdued --- neutral grays and browns for a good portion of the film. The songs are top drawer, really top drawer -- outstanding contributions from Comden & Green and Andre Previn. Aurally, it's a joy and delight. The dances then are inventively wonderful to watch as well.
I'll admit that in the last few years the Gene Kelly star has lost some of its shine for me, but he is engaging in this film. Though I know Dan Daily was a song and dance man, it still surprises me that he is on screen singing and dancing! And when Michael Kidd is in the picture, he's the one I focus my attention on. Now, I'll match Cyd Charisse's number in Stillman's Gym against anything else she's done. And then there's that voluptuous volcano of an entertainer in Dolores Gray! (How does anyone even think of combining Clifton Webb and Marlon Brando into a perfect man!)
So I'll admit it: I love "It's Always Fair Weather." I'll shout it from the rooftops, and I don't care who knows it. So who's with me on this? Any takers?
Gotta say here Brian, your history with and your growing appreciation for this film somewhat mirrors mine, and evidenced by after a recent viewing of it on TCM, I found myself liking this movie much more than I remember having done in the past. Especially good point about that terrific Cyd Charisse number with all the boxers.
(...btw, ever noticed that a very similar resolution of this storyline, the one of mobsters being unwittingly televised while disrupting a TV program, would later be used in the 1982 comedy My Favorite Year ?)
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Oh, I dunno. Perhaps in The Best Years of Our Lives ?
(...and maybe because it takes place in a time and a place in this country when the promise of better days to come and a brighter future was the general viewpoint held by more Americans than it seems it is today, unfortunately)
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There are two prints of Champagne for Two presently on YouTube for anyone who might have missed it.
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1 hour ago, Bethluvsfilms said:
I definitely like the 1939 GOODBYE MR. CHIPS much more than the 1969 Peter O'Toole musical.
I felt that the story was much more effective as a drama rather than a musical.
And of course the very reason Gone with the Wind didn't sweep all the major Oscars in '39.
Because Robert Donat is so damn good in the titular role.
(...to say nothing about how good Greer Garson is in her first Hollywood film)
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AND speakin' of Junior here...
Sometime back in the early-'70s, I once dined at his old Lobster Barrel restaurant located along what was and maybe still is called La Cienega's Restaurant Row...
(...took a date there...wasn't too bad...the restaurant, not the date, that is)
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44 minutes ago, TomJH said:
I think you meant Alan Hale Sr.
However, Cagney and Alan Hale Jr. did work together on one occasion, in West Point Story. Since it was filmed the same year in which Hale's father died I suspect the two actors may have had a sentimental conversation or two about him.
Any idea if this might've been when Alan Jr. first used his signature phrase "Little Buddy" in anything???
(...naaah, probably not, huh...Cagney there probably wouldn't have liked that, huh...nope, Junior there probably would've gotten the very same reaction that you're seein' on Jimmy's face here, huh!)
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5 hours ago, LsDoorMat said:
I've got a bunch of DVD's I burned off of TCM starting in June 2007 and going through to Robert's death. He could always get a social point across concerning a film without being preachy. It seems to be a lost art.
Yes, and so apparently is the idea of being:
avuncular
[əˈvəNGkyələr]ADJECTIVE-
relating to an uncle.
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kind and friendly toward a younger or less experienced person."an avuncular manner"synonyms:paternal · fatherlike · protective · supportive · encouraging · vigilant ·
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anthropologyrelating to the relationship between men and their siblings' children.(...and which Bob Osborne was...and which none of the present TCM hosts are)
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1 hour ago, txfilmfan said:
Wine clubs seem to be the thing these days. I heard NPR promoting their own wine club the other day...
Yep, I heard that too the other day while listening to that radio network.
In fact, I think I recall the exact commentary between the two young NPR announcers that were hawkin' their new line of wines. It went something like this:
"So, NPR has a new line of wines."
--"So, I heard this too."
"So, what did you hear?"
--"So, I heard we've got some good Cabs and some very good Pinots."
"So, have you tasted any of them yet?"
--"So, no, not yet, but I've heard through the grapevine, no pun intended here, that they're pretty tasty."
"So, when will the people out there listening to us right now be able to get theirs?"
--"So, I've heard in about a month or so."
"So, thank you for this information."
--"So, you're welcome."
(...OR in others words, WHEN THE HELL ARE THE PEOPLE YOU HEAR ON NPR GOING TO FREAKIN' STOP PREFACING EVERY FREAKIN' SENTENCE THEY START WITH THE WORD "SO", I ASK???!!!...hey, jus' askin', and 'cause, well, as I'm SURE you can tell, I'M gettin' a little freakin' TIRED of this myself...AND even though I personally have NO direct experience or inclination to listen to those idiots on right wing-themed radio stations, word is at least THEY don't start EVERY freakin' sentence with that now OVERUSED damn word, anyway...I'll tell ya ONE thing here though...IF I ever get my hands on any of those young NPR announcers, I'm gonna grab 'em my their shoulders and shake 'em UNTIL they stop doin' this!!!)
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1 hour ago, MrMagoo said:
Comedy is really, really hard. You can't copy. There are no "cover" comics. You can sing other people's songs. You can act by repeating other people's play and movie roles. But comedy has to always be fresh, new and original. It's like being an artist. Nobody cares if you can copy the Mona Lisa. Comedy is like painting. It must be unique.
I consider it the the most difficult performance art form.
Norm McDonald was an original. He did almost all his own stuff. He didn't graduate from high school. He just made it up from his own brain.
Comedy doesn't get enough credit.
Some will say...oh, he was JUST a comedian. No he wasn't. He was actually an incredibly, brilliant guy. It is really, really hard to make people laugh....hard....over and over. To laugh, is the greatest human emotion.
Think about it. We weep...cry...feel incredible sorrow. Human beings are cursed with the ability to feel deep, horrible pain. But when we laugh...it's so liberating. It is joyful and we always remember what makes us feel great. Comedy is a gift we all can share and remember forever.
Norm McDonald will be missed.
I am sad.Beautifully written and insightful commentary here, Magoo. So true.
R.I.P., Norm.
(...just one thing though and re your "The are no 'cover' comics" comment...Rich Little and every other comic who specialized in impressions, might disagree with you on this)
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Might just be me here, but somehow I'm now wondering if and when in the future some newbie might come on here and complain that TCM is showing The Birdman of Alcatraz way too much, if the conversation might somehow segue to the topic of billiards or pool sharks?!
(...and NOT that I have anything against our avian friends out there or a conversation about 'em, I just think it'd be ironic, that's all...I LOVE irony, ya know)
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1 minute ago, NoShear said:
Just some free-thinking here, Dargo: I thought of the surf locals at San Onofre, leaving the TCMessage Boards' resident humorist to riff off of if of the mind...
Yep NS, I understand some of the best surfing can ALSO be done near the now deactivated "Dolly Parton by the Sea" here
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30 minutes ago, Bogie56 said:
Of course there will be certain sacrifices such as men having to abandon monogamous relationships.
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Yep, Bogie! Every time I hear that line from Kubrick's film AND the one about there then being ten women down in those mine shafts for every one man, I always think of the opening lyrics in that Jan & Dean song 'Surf City' about there being "two girls for every boy", and THEN think about how even BETTER the demographics would skew in a post-nuclear holocaust world for us men than apparently how it was in Huntington Beach California circa the 1960s!
(...in admittedly a purely unenlightened sexist manner, of course!) LOL
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On 9/12/2021 at 11:11 AM, Bogie56 said:
Click on the headline for more photos.
Inside the luxury nuclear bunker stretching 15 floors below ground in Kansas designed to protect the mega-rich from a potential apocalypse
The 'Survival Condo' is a luxury nuclear bunker designed to protect the mega-rich from a potential apocalypse. While some of the units have already been sold to members of the 1% hoping for a getaway plan should doomsday happen, there are still units in all three types of floor plans available, with prices starting at $1.5 million and going up to $4.5 million for a full-floor unit. The structure is 200 feet underground, in a secret location in the middle of Kansas - about 200 miles from Kansas City.
Looks like when George C. Scott said, "Mr. President, we must not allow a mine shaft gap!", someone took it very very seriously here.
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Kind'a sounds like it might be Strait-Jacket (1964) starring Joan Crawford.
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16 minutes ago, sewhite2000 said:
Ha ha ha, our avatars are very similar, but I"m not Sepia! I wouldn't say all the intentionally shocking stuff he (?) does.
Oh and btw...ANOTHER thing that would of course differentiate you from Sepia would be that YOU are not prone to uppercase the words in YOUR sentences that you wish to emphasize, and like Sepia does.
(...and like some OTHER damn joker does all the time around here TOO, but who shall remain nameless here)
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2 minutes ago, sewhite2000 said:
Ha ha ha, our avatars are very similar, but I"m not Sepia! I wouldn't say all the intentionally shocking stuff he (?) does.
OOPS! Sorry sewhite!
(...yep, must've been those generic avatars you and Sepia use that threw me here, alright)
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33 minutes ago, sewhite2000 said:
I don't know what the heck a ligature is. I'm gonna have to Google that.
What, didn't you have to take that class in high school like I did, Sepia?
You know, "English Ligature"?!
(...Chico Marx would sure be proud of me right now anyway, wouldn't he)
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20 minutes ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
Didn't you know that while mother Neal looked all suburban at home and during the day, when she went out the clubs she wore a blonde wig and red dress.
One thing about this poster: that hand-of-god image fits well given the Carpenter angle etc... But why is the earth red? Was the film originally titled The Day Mars Stood Still?
Oh, and one other thing: why does "the Earth" sound OK, but "the Mars" or "the Venus" sound off? The title could have been The Day Earth Stood Still or The Day The Earth Stood Still, but for any other planet adding "the" before the planet sound funny.
Good question, James. My only guess here would that because the noun "earth" is both a proper name of this entire planet and also in a general sense can also be used to describe the substance of the land surface of this planet, this might be the reason you would never hear "the Mars" or "the Venus".
(...and besides, would it STILL have the same ring to it if Frankie Avalon had instead sang "THE Venus"?...nope, probably not, huh!...and yeah yeah, I know Frankie was actually singing to a Roman goddess and not a planet, but I just couldn't resist this one, that's all)
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And then of course, there is always THIS notable example of a movie poster which isn't exactly truthful or accuate in how it depicted any scene actually shown in the movie...
Of course I suppose this COULD have been another case of a scene left on the cutting room floor, and one where Gort here on his night off from guarding Klaatu's saucer, heads to some D.C. nightclub and picks up, both figuratively and literally, that hot blonde babe you see here?!
(...but I kind'a doubt it)
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2 hours ago, slaytonf said:
Is that Woodstock on his nose?
You'll hear the tour guides and others around here say this, but I've always just thought of it as the tip of his nose.
(...not that I have anything against Snoopy's little feathered friend here, you understand)
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11 hours ago, TomJH said:
You may have seen this photo of Flynn and Power sharing a dinner together. Looks like a late '40s shot to me, probably around the time of Nightmare Alley. I think this may have been in Mexico. I don't believe the two actors socialized that much but it was Errol who brought Linda Christian (the future Mrs. Power) to Hollywood, of course. That may be Christian sitting beside Power, though I'm not completely certain. I don't know who the lady in the hat is beside Flynn.
Pretty sure that that's Errol's third and final wife Patrice Wymore, Tom.
(...married 1950-1959 and his death)
I admit it: I love "It's Always Fair Weather"
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Yep, but ya know Tex. NOBODY will ever be as darn cute doin this as Shirley MacLaine was when she added that suffix to the word "cookie" in that Wilder flick.