EugeniaH

*187* "It was a fun idea, but I think we look silly arm in arm singing, "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" like in The Wizard of Oz"

Kid_Dabb, thanks for helping us in the pic department! *187*

I love Marie Prevost! A wonderful actress.. Sadly, she had a tragic spiral downward, leading to the end of her life at 38. Here is a Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Prevost

*LADIES OF LEISURE was great* *Ladies of Leisure* is one of my favorite Stanwyck films. When talking about this movie critics usually refer to the "major scene" as the one where Stanwyck stays overnight at Graves' apartment, her misunderstanding his intentions when he walks toward her bed (only to put an extra blanket over her)... I love the buildup (from even before the lights are off), Stanwyck's expressive eyes (she is a master at conveying emotion through her eyes), the cinematography with the rain running down the window... a wonderful piece of filmmaking. This was the movie that really launched Stanwyck's career in Hollywood. Thank goodness for Frank Capra - he was willing to give her a chance even after *The Locked Door* (1929).

*I'd love to see the 8:00PM film starring Stanwyck* *But I'm afraid I'll be stuck in traffic on the Van Wyck. (That's an expressway in NYC)* *There---I came up with a good rhymew for Stanwyck* ...The movie casting that should have been: Stanwyck in *Dragonwyck* (1946). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038492/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Pushing this thread back up. Great to celebrate Walt Disney! A true innovator of American entertainment. Movies, television, comics, theme parks... He was also a major funder of CalArts. Here's his Wikipedia entry (in case there's someone here who's never heard of him, lol): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney

I like Berlin! Here's "When We Make Love". I apologize in that the lyrics are pretty racy (or maybe I'm just especially prude) but I like the music and Terri Nunn's voice.

*186* "I'm sorry, all, I know she follows this rig everywhere but I do think she likes me!"

I didn't see this on TV but I do like this movie.

*185* "This is what happens when you try to build a car from a kit!"

The Allman Brothers, "Ramblin' Man":

*185* "Shoulda known better than to buy a dang American-made car!"

No, but I wish I had... instead I was reminded that in school we read an excerpt from the story "Black Boy" by Richard Wright, in which he kills a kitten. Though I'm sure the story has a lot of symbolism, we weren't at an age to understand that and it ended up being pretty awful for us gradeschoolers...

Exactly... since my thread gave you the idea, SansFin, if you get this theater I claim the front row, middle seat. On a related note, I would also wish for more movie houses in my neck of the woods to show regular classic movie revivals. Edited by: EugeniaH on Dec 3, 2012 11:21 AM

Hey, I like how you think! All of us will be wanting your address so we can bang on your door to be let in. dpompper, I was trying to find the title of that TV movie you mention, but didn't have any luck...

*183* "Ned, for God's sake, I told you that for this scientific experiment you were to give this larva *10* ccs of steriods, not 10,000!"

If you could have one film-related Christmas gift this year, what would it be? You can include "wishful thinking" items also, like the release/restoration of a lost film, or a remake of an old film with your preferred stars. Since I'm still waiting for a new DVD release of *City Lights*, that would be my own personal item #1.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer VX, your mention reminded me of all the great Rankin-Bass animated Christmas TV specials in the 1960s: the stop-motion "Rudolph", and the others. Then there was "Frosty the Snowman". Oh how I cried when he melted in the hothouse! :^0

cb2: Sad to say, I never did read this well-known Mars/Venus book, but I think your observations are on-target. Here's a fun song for a rainy Sunday in the Northwest. Herman's Hermits, "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat":

*182* Tuning in to the 1957 Emmy Awards, the accomplished thespian Sir Lawrence Fotheringay Phipps discovers he has lost to Nanette Fabray.

Since we're also now moving into TV territory, I'd like to mention that I also love to watch the Christmas episode of "The Honeymooners". It's the perfect mix of humor and a touch of the sentimental. I also love to see that Twilight Zone Christmas episode with Art Carney ("Night of the Meek"). Watching the classic Christmas movies/TV episodes really puts me in the holiday spirit. I have a bunch of things I try to see one after the next if there's time. Then, when I'm sufficiently in the spirit, I go out and buy myself presents.

Speaking of Bonnie Tyler, here's a song I used to like a lot when it came out a looooong time ago. "It's a Heartache": (Once I looked for it on iTunes, but at that time I could only find a more recent version by Tyler. Her voice has changed a lot over the years - not for the better, imo. Her vocal chords seem to have been really given a good workout over the years!)

I love that song, db! Linda Ronstadt solo: "Long Long Time":

*182* "This is supposed to be a classic movie channel and, durn burn it, this is NOT a classic movie!!!!!"

My mom used to like this song, lol (though I think it was more that she related to the lyrics): "I Will Survive":