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Quite often people will post these things about actors or actresses whom I don't recognize by name. If they don't post a pic as well, I'm still in the dark and unresponsive. In this case, I didn't recognize the name, but since you posted a pic, the face is familiar. And now I can feel the sorrow of it all. He was way too young. Sad news indeed. Sepiatone

Interesting aside: When Parr left, he got his own show on another network and earlier time slot in '63. He actually was the first person on American TV to show THE BEATLES, albeit on film instead of live. It was in late '63, and I came out of my bedroom to watch the Parr show just five minutes after first HEARING the Beatles on the radio! Carson did have no comparison. Steve Allen had a late night show on at the same time as Carson, and my brother and me would alternate which one we would watch. It mostly depended on who the guests were. And, as I've previously stated, in those days, the guests weren't always there to plug their new movie or TV show or book. Leno would do this to a much smaller degree, with his regular featuring the "fruitcake" lady, or the "cookie" lady. Anyway, there were attempts to "bring down" Carson done by other networks. JOEY BISHOP had a late night show opposite Carson( Regis Philbin, sidekick!) that wasn't too bad, but quickly wilted under the ratings of Carson. That and I suppose some of the controversial guests he had on. I remember one show where he had PROFESSOR IRWIN COREY attempt to answer the age-old question, "Which came first, the chicken, or the egg", and Corey, much to Bishop's dismay, concluded that first, chickens come from eggs, so for ANY of it to happen, the ROOSTER had to "come" first! Whomever they get to replace Leno might not last, as the people now qualified to catch and keep a late night TV audience is quickly diminishing. We might now be at a point when we see this type of late night entertaimnent come to an end! Sepiatone

*Fantasia* was one of those movies that would hit the circulation scene every few years, like *Gone With The Wind* . And it was a frustrating movie to watch that in the local papers would advertise it with a picture of Mickey Mouse from "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" part. Many parents, with good intentions, would see those ads and drag their pre-school aged children to the theater to see it, thinking it was a typical Disney cartoon. Of course, these kids would start getting fidgity, whiney and disrupt the movie. The parents trying to SHUSH them would cause an even bigger disturbance, and my enjoyment became diminished. Thank goodness when video tape cassettes came along! It also initiated a years long search for any recorded version of the *Nutcracker Suite* that was conducted by Leopold Stakowski, as his interpretation of "Dance of The Sugar Plum Faries" was played at a slower tempo and made more beautiful as a result. I'm not in agreement that Cary Grant should have been nominated for *Philadelphia Story* . He's done stronger performances elsewhere, as in *Penny Serenade* and *Room For One More* . But generally, when Grant did a movie, he did Cary Grant. In a movie. Not much difference in his delivery from movie to movie. In his case, it happens to be a good thing, but nonetheless... One of the Oscar nods I've always disagreed with came years later when JOHN WAYNE won his for *True Grit* . Yeah, I liked the movie. And yeah, Wayne was good in it. But like Grant, Wayne too, did Wayne from movie to movie. In GRIT, he was typical Wayne. But there WERE a couple of times Wayne earned a nomination and was passed over, *Red River* being one of those times. I guess he got it for GRIT in an effort to make it up to him. Sepiatone

Nope, sorry GRAMPS. Sepiatone

You weren't referring to ME, were you? Sepiatone

There's a piece of music in *The Black Stallion* that's played at the end of the movie, where scenes of when the kid was still on the island with the horse are recalled. It's played earlier in the movie as well. It's one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've heard in any movie. In fact, Coppola's entire SCORE for this film is outstanding. I don't have the moxie for posting YouTube clips, so if any of you find what I'm talking about, post it and I'll let you know if you got the right one. The music played in the scene in *The Natural* where Hobbs is running the bases while the stadium lights are exploding towards the end of the movie is also pretty rousing. Sepiatone

So, I'm not the ONLY one who wonders about some otherwise insignificant object in some movie! WELCOME, brother! Sepiatone

I too, have noticed some marvelous gems placed on the midnight shift. As I'm retired, I'm able to catch some of them easier than when they're put on prime time. Being a peace loving man, I usually lose the fights over the remote. Sepiatone

I disagree. I think "GRAPES" should have got the "best picture" nod. And Carradine for supporting actor! Sepiatone

Me too. I tried, but was denied! Sepiatone

I hate to say this, but sometimes these faces ain't so FABULOUS. Sepiatone

Doesn't Snafu have a brother named ****? I like noticing things like that. Haven't seen the one you mention, but I HAVE seen movies where some glitch got by and out on the released reels. Like lamps changing during what was supposed to be one scene, Or a cigarette that seems to be burning backwards( like when the camera angle changes during a two way conversation. In one shot, someone's cigarette is burned halfway down, the camera angle changes to whom they're talking to, and when it returns to the first person, the cigarette now looks freshly lit). Different pictures on a wall during one scene. Sometimes it seems it must be done on purpose just to see if the audience pays attention. Or else somebody's getting overpaid! Sepiatone

One movie I mentioned here before was *Daddy's Gone A-hunting" .* No, not the old silent, but a 1969 release with PAUL BURKE and CAROL WHITE. She (White) has a relationship with a young man who gets her pregnant. Since they were engaged anyway, it's no problem. But she sees another side of his personality that disturbs her, so she breaks off the engagement and aborts the child. This sends him over the edge, and she winds up leaving town. Down the road she meets Burke, falls in love, marries and has a baby with him. Then the old boyfriend shows up. He then begins a "stalk and terrorize" campaign against her. Saw this at a drive-in on a double bill with *Let's Scare Jessica To Death* , which should have been called "Let's BORE The AUDIENCE to DEATH!" "Daddy's" was a far more suspense filled, edge of your seat fare. I'd like it if TCM would also show *Pressure Point* with SIDNEY POITIER and BOBBY DARIN more. I know they've shown it before, but don't they seem to repeat lesser fare more often? Sepiatone

I wonder how many here will get the referrence when I state that I wouldn't watch that movie if Harry James is playing his trumpet WITHOUT his KLEENEX! Sepiatone

Actually, "BEST FOOD FORWARD" sounds like a good title for some kind of show on FOOD NETWORK. Possibly with BOBBY FLAY. Sepiatone

Sorry I missed that one. As I've previously stated, I prefer Joan's earlier work, and mentioned two in another thread( *I Live My Life* and *Love On The Run* ). The only post 1940 movie she made that I can stomach ( that I've SEEN, anyway) is *Mildred Pierce* . I'll have to jot down that title and keep an eye out for it's return. Sepiatone

(GASP!) NOT the cutting edge FILM MAKING??? :0 Actually, as the KRUPA film was made in the '50's, just HOW skimpy can that bathing suit really BE? Sepiatone

Naw, Dargo. But I even doubt the one intended doesn't even have someone like JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME yelling "FOOT FIGHT! Sepiatone

Whether done as homage or comic relief, I don't mind movie referrences too much. Brooks would either lampoon a certain director or an entire genre, not to razz them, but out of genuine affection towards either( *High Anxiety* is one example, *Young Frankenstein* the other). There's a scene in an old BOB HOPE movie, *The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell* , where hope is making out on a beach with GINA LOLLABRIGIDA, I think, when a wave washes over them. Lola helps pull a sputtering Hope out of the surf as he complains, "Boy! When BURT LANCASTER does this, it's romantic! When I do it, I nearly DROWN!" You tend to chuckle at the referrence, forgetting that the HOPE movie takes place DURING WWII, and the beach scene with Lancaster was filmed nearly a decade AFTER that war! As for Tarrantino, there's a movie he made( with a title I keep forgetting) with Josh Brolin and Rose McGowan that was filmed so cheaply and edited so poorly that it LOOKS like any of those cheezy sci-fi "horror" flicks from the early '70's, which were probably the types of films he saw when growing up, and he decided to pay tribute. Sometimes that sort of thing can be fun. Sepiatone Edited by: Sepiatone on Mar 25, 2013 12:51 PM

I know these might be "fightin' words" here, but I prefer Olivier's later work to his earlier work, with the exception of *Wuthering Heights* . From the late 1960's 'till death. Sepiatone

I have one brother-in-law( a 40 watt bulb in a 100 watt world) who uses the word "Chocolate" WAY too much as a referrence. Returning to the guys at work, one of them and I tried compiling a list of slang words or slurs used by whites to describe blacks, and those used by blacks to describe whites. Both lists were surprisingly long and almost equally matched in number. And we were both surprised to hear ones we've never heard before! Sepiatone

Wouldn't a REAL "action figure" be life-size and require batteries? or am I hanging out in the wrong BOOKSTORES? Sepiatone

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. Sepiatone

I think we have a WINNER here, as "What's the idea?" can be heard in many other movies besides THREE STOOGES shorts. Plus, I never knew WALTER BRENNAN was ever in one of those! A dumb one used a lot in the '80's and '90's : "I'm your WORST NIGHTMARE!" I also heard some try it in real life. One time, during my ex's and my turbulent divorce proceedings, she showed up with a change in legal representation. At the courthouse, I pointed to the new counselor and asked, "Who are YOU?" She replied, "I'm your WORST NIGHTMARE!" Not being able to resist, I answered, "I THOUGHT that face looked familiar!" Sepiatone

That doesn't mean it never HAPPENS, Jake. Personally, I think it's kinda sick. I even have pangs of self loathing whenever I cast an appreciative eye towards a young lady half of my daughter's age. Sepiatone