EugeniaH

TikiSoo, thanks so much for your informed, professional opinion. Yes, I'm well aware of having pictures stuck to the glass to the point of having to tear them off. I don't mind "lesser" or "more obscure" film posters or ads - I'd rather have a poster with my favorite actors, no matter what the film (as long as I like it), than a poster of a 'well known movie'. More obscure lobby cards and such are more interesting conversation pieces, anyway. Uh oh, I can almost see one or two walls turn into a whole apartment full of the stuff.

These are beautiful, Kyle! Are these all from one website that I can look at? This is a nice alternative from the "usual" movie poster theme. This is sort of what I'm reaching for... (Giving a random example), not just a common poster of a "Thin Man" movie, but a 'vintage' drawing of Myrna Loy, or an original ad from the times.

Oh wow.... this is great... thanks so much! I'm going to have fun with all these links. On another note, I have friends whose house dates from the 1920s and they've decorated one of their rooms circa 1920s, with vintage music scores and magazines (the covers) from the era framed and hanging on their walls. I want to do something similar with the classic movie theme, though not to the extent of changing out heavy furniture. I'm enjoying everyone's suggestions.

Agreed, that would have been a better thread. Oh well...

*Decorating with classic movie posters and such is one thing. MY idea once was to outfit the livingroom in the same decor USED in those classic films. Chintz chairs and sofa, Art Deco furniture( coffee and side tables), retro look floor lamp, candlestick phone...the whole MAGILLA. My WIFE'S reaction, however, was to voice a willingness to sign commitment papers.* Thanks, Sepiatone - I don't think I want to change my furniture to that extreme!

Wow, I thought this thread died a quick death when I posted it on Friday. Checking in now - I appreciate everyone's responses! Andy, I'm going to check out your link - it looks really interesting. Right now I have some jpegs of original movie advertisements from 1930s magazines. I chuckle to read how certain movies were praised by critics as "the greatest of all time", to get people to pack the theaters, but then all these years later we look back and wonder, "Huh??"

Nah, my bathroom is okay the way it is! I have DVDs that co-star George but that's as far as it goes. I used to have 8x10 pictures of Old Hollywood stars lining either side of my DVD shelves, but I took them down. I want to do something different...

LOL! No, George Brent's rear end is not welcome in my apartment! ] One idea I had is to take an old movie ad from a 1930s magazine and have the jpeg printed out in a larger size and have it framed (you can look through magazines in the oft-mentioned here Media History Digital Library)... but I don't know, maybe there are copyright problems with this...

I'm in an ongoing project to redecorate my apartment and am thinking now to have one room with framed old movie posters (vintage preferred). Whether or not I do more than hang posters I've yet to decide but I'm now wondering - among you movie geeks, do any of you have a room or rooms in your house dedicated to old Hollywood posters, pictures or memorabilia? I guess I'm looking for ideas.

Welcome to the board, Sally!

Lol, musical numbers in the courtroom! That just backs up my statement that courtroom scenes are one of the most common plot devices ever, maybe second after 'boy meets girl'.

*Anne of the Thousand Days* A happy coincidence that I should see this post - I'm now into my second book on the Tudor reign (this one just about Anne Boleyn). Talk about a saga worthy of a movie...

*Also, in a lighter vein, the two court scenes -beginning and especially end - of Remember the Night.* I love the beginning 'court' scene, with the two main characters in front of the Justice of the Peace: Justice of the Peace: "Occupation?" Lee Leander (in a lie): "Bubble Dancer." Justice: "Bubble Dancer??" Lee: "You know..." (comically she raises her hands over her head, bending from side to side...) The justice looks at her for a long second and turns back around, remarking, "Whatever that is!"

I missed this one, Sepiatone. After *Tootsie* I jumped on the board to write about that and got too distracted...

*Just for something a little different - Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche's "divorce" proceedings at the end of Midnight are quite fun.* I love *Midnight* - one of my favorite comedies!

Tying two threads together (of sorts): Dustin Hoffman has been talked about elsewhere and I wanted to mention the bravura performances from him and Streep in the courtroom scene in *Kramer vs. Kramer*, as they battle for custody of their son.

No apologies needed - I encouraged the talk about Laughton. He's worth mentioning!

*Witness* made me a real fan of Laughton, Tom. That is, it really made me sit up and take notice of him. There's that movie, and *Mutiny on the Bounty*, *Hunchback*, etc. etc. He's wonderful.

Or when Hoffman is explaining to a confused Murray, "No, he thinks I'm gay; she thinks I'm a lesbian!"

*Yes, the scene of Dorothy coming down the stairs and revealing herself is classic.* And the reactions of the others! I loved it when Teri Garr broke out in a scream, LOL!

*I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Inherit the Wind, a fine drama.* I mentioned it earlier in the thread. But it was only one line, so easy to miss.

As said earlier, it's been a long time since I've seen this movie, but watched it again tonight. I don't think it has dated any in the writing, and as others have said the 'crossdressing' theme is secondary to the other themes. Aside from the commentary about relationships between men and women, I liked getting an "insider's view" of an actor's life, and trying to make it, etc. Dustin Hoffman is really a terrific actor. "Kramer Vs. Kramer" is another great movie he's done. I love Bill Murray's underplayed, sardonic wit, and Jessica Lange was great, too, For me the best part of the movie was the end, at the live taping of the soap...

One other comment - I just came across this great quote attributed to Mae West, during a real-life court appearance in the late 1920s: Judge: "Are you trying to show contempt for this court?" West: "On the contrary, your Honor. I was doin' my best to hide it!"

I looked on amazon and this DVD is $4.99. For that price I ordered it! Update: I had forgotten that my friends had taken me to the restaurant in California where "Doubtfire" was filmed. I hadn't seen the movie but my friends kept raving about it... I'm glad I listened to them and watched it myself. Edited by: EugeniaH on Mar 16, 2013 11:21 AM

Mrs Doubtfire! Now we're talking funny!! I nearly laughed myself sick when I saw that film!