Sepiatone
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Were there more obvious "trends" in film making AFTER the 1940's, or is it that I NOTICED them more?
Like in the '50's, there was a tendency to use tons of "extras" in epic movies, or jazzier big band type music?
Or in the '60's, "cool jazz" was used in many a movie score?
The '60's also brought in more experimental camera techniques? Or the overuse of the harpsichord in the mid-'60's to almost the '70's?
WAS it a late '60's to late '70's "trend" to use grainier film stock in many movies?
Inquiring minds want to know...
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WHOA! Take the pervebial CHILL PILL, Lavender!
All *I* said was that her off screen success doesn't add up to being good co-host material. And what's WRONG with her seeing Ethel in the mirror?
It's better than copping a resemblance to UNCLE LIONEL, isn't it? Ethel's face had a lot of CHARACTER. YOU probably thought I meant she looks OLD, didn't you?
NOW who's the MISOGYNIST?
For more information, I happen to LIKE Drew. That DOESN'T mean I think EVERYTHING she does has merit. I like BEETHOVEN'S music, but not ALL of it. I liked BOB DYLAN'S music, but not ALL of it. I like JOHN STEINBECK'S writing, but not ALL of it! And it does NOT mean that Ludwig and Bob would be good co-hosts on some XM radio musicology talk show, or that John would be a good co-host on any show that discusses books.
Of course, we'll never know about THOSE, but I at least hope you get my point.
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Twinks got it! I even found that very image on a search!
MAN, was she GORGEOUS!
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LOL!
I think also that ORTHO makes something to repel and kill them off.
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*Those Magnificent Men In their Flying Machines*
*Flying Dueces*
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As long as they don't start showing up in RO or BM costumes, I'd leave 'em be.
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Nobody said Drew was a failure. Nobody claimed she didn't deserve respect.
What they ARE claiming is that having a successful husband, new baby and respect from Steve Spielberg DOESN'T make her good co-hosting material.
Just like selling a lot of records doesn't make BERNARD HERRMANN the greatest movie score composer.
And isn't it obvious that if we ALL had better things to do, we wouldn't BELONG to these message boards?
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Gotta go with the obvious:
GORT
The robot from LOST IN SPACE
ROBBIE
But also:
NUMBER 5 from *Short Circuit*
WALL-E
Haley Joel Osmet from A.I.
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How does one not liking Drew Barrymore as co-host make them a misogynist?
And she's ALREADY seeing Ethel in the mirror.
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That monster didn't stand a chance! If HANS CONRIED could handle "The Twonky", he could handle ANYTHING!
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There are fundamental differences in Rhodes and Rink. In their cases, it's the women.
Rhodes HAD Marsha. She would have done anything for him and gone anywhere with him, but he allowed his ego to screw that up.
Rink WANTED Leslie, but could never have her, so he tried substituting her daughter, Luz, instead. It was all a hollow "victory".
Nobody, except those closest to him, knew what Rhodes was all about. Once that was revealed, the public that once adored him instantly reviled him, and he lost everything.
EVERYbody knew what Rink was all about. He might have lost some respect among his fellow business associates, but business being business, he would probably remained wealthy and powerful among the oil barons, and would have survived in spite of not being welcome in certain social circles or country clubs.
In the MOVIE world, Rink might have been finished. In the REAL world, money ALWAYS trumps morality.
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I actually don't have anything against remakes. IF they're done well. The remake of *Ransom* had a better ending and a more believable mother figure ( I could never imagine MY mother, or my children's Mother collapsing into a catatonic state), so it worked out there. On the other hand, the remake of *D.O.A.* didn't fare so well.
Too many times, when someone tries to remake a movie, they try to change EVERYthing. Some might start out with a good concept, but start to fall apart shortly in. My best example of this is *The Day The Earth Stood Still* . I would have gotten someone else besides Keanu Reeves, and would have tried to stick as closely as possible to it's original conception. But they chose to go off in an absolutely absurd direction. Gort was TOO big, and I would imagine an advanced civilization could come up with a destructive power that was better than mechanical locusts. But that's me.
If I were in the business, and attempted to "remake" a classic like, say *On The Waterfront* , I would probably do it verbatim, just have it recast( obviously) and do it as a period piece. This is done all the time on stage. Nobody goes to a performance of *Hamlet* and walks out of the theater saying, "I don't think it was as good as the ORIGINAL!"
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I was thinking of this thread the other night when TCM showed an old British movie that had a background score that was simply annoying. It neither added to the tensions or emotions of the storyline, and seemed to be there just to be there. Note to producers( or whomever):
You DON'T have to have music playing EVERY SECOND of the movie!
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Are you referring to Bob Hope's signature song, "Thanks for the ****"?
(groan...)
Anyway, I'd like to thank those of you who reminded me of the name TOBY WING. THIS time, I wrote it down!
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Would have loved to hear that too, Duck. But the best I can come up with is the time Desi was guest host on SNL, and did a bit on "Poetry Corner" reading Lewis Carroll's "The Jabberwocky". REALLY funny!
I now return you to your regularily scheduled thread, now in progress...
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Even though I( and just about everyone else I knew) LOVED *Vanishing Point* , I never really understood why the buyer just didn't have the car shipped by train. He would have gotten it in ONE PIECE at least.
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Some people, mm123, have a drier sense of humor than others, and their joking around gets misunderstood often. I've run across the same problem sometimes. Try inserting s "wink" emoticon after the joking around comment, and others will know it was just a good natured rib.
Your apology on the message board is an act of class, mm. I admire that.
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Finance, I tried that once and wound up washing dishes!
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I remember the guy, and I think the series was *Fury* , about a horse. But the NAME escapes me.
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Zsa-Zsa at an equal standing with TOM CRUISE?
I guess they WOULD be the same height!
But in some seriousness, I guess what constitutes a "star" apart from just an "actor" might just BE the box office draw. Some stars are good actors with mass appeal. Many other stars had mass appeal and NO talent.
It is somewhat hard to explain.
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I HAVE heard of *Greed* , Andy, but never saw it. And I really didn't know about all that backstory. That just makes it more interesting to me.
Give another heads up whenever it's scheduled, please.
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It was my understanding that *Rainman* went through many directors until one was found willing to go through with it.
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Musician, singer, songwriter and actor. Havens wore many hats that seemed to fit him perfectly. A real loss to the "real music" world for sure.
Rest easy, brother.
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The only thing that makes that story believable is that one doesn't get to where Reiner is by being stupid.
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None felt, Lavender. And I agree it's a "dead horse" topic in these forums.
Since we all like classic films, let's let this subject do a classic style scene and "ride off into the sunset".
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