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Well....DAMN! Sepiatone Edited by: Sepiatone on Mar 24, 2013 11:16 AM

Nothin' but love for ya, Darg! Sepiatone

Exactly! Sepiatone

Another little known fact, Dargo, is that his most famous play was originally supposed to be *Romeo and Julius* ! And, of course, would have taken place in Greece. But alas! His advisors warned that the world wasn't ready for that sort of play, despite the fact that male actors also took on female roles. It also put the kaibosh on his other planned play, *The Flaming of The Shrew* . Sepiatone

I know these were on a few days ago, but I'm just now getting around to mentioning them: *The Gene Krupa Story, Love On The Run, I Live My Life* Bear in mind that believe it or not, i've never seen any of these before... OK, first, "Love"..."A high society girl flees her wedding and runs off with a newspaper reporter played by Clark Gable" Hmmm...seems I've seen a movie like that BEFORE! Even though it took place in Europe, had the "spy ring" plot twist, and Reginald Owen looking much like PARLEY BAER, I liked it OK nonetheless. But the OTHER one with Claudette was better. "LIFE"...I would have taken a hairbrush to Crawford's cute bottom LOOOONNNG before a walk down the aisle! AND it gave me a new "favorite line" in a movie; "32 descendants, and all of them WOMEN. Though some of them wear TROUSERS." Finally..."KRUPA"...Over the years, I've always only managed to see the last 20 minutes of this movie. THIS time, I only missed the first 10. But as someone who's seen miles of film footage of the real Krupa playing his drums, I have to say that Mineo got it DOWN. All the facial quirks, his hunched over playing style, extended arms and all. And though I know it wasn't Mineo actually PLAYING the drums, he did an outstanding job of FAKING it! You had to look and listen real close to distinguish the fact. Sorry to bore you all with such static fare, but I just wanted to get it off my chest. Thanks for the patience Sepiatone

Does the "ANNA KARENINA" doll come with a complete Lionel train set? Or just the ENGINE? Sepiatone

They're NOT DOLLS! They're ACTION FIGURES!! Y'know, when you think about it, considering the nature of Barbie dolls and all of that, they're actually INACTION figures! Sepiatone

I think in the case of "GREEN HAIR", the cast listing was done that way because at the time, the three adults had much more experience and name familiarity than the then child actor Stockwell. Even now, mention O'Brien or Ryan, and most will know who you're talking about. Mention Stockwell, and the same will go, "Who?". Sepiatone

UH-oh... FEDYA smacked the HORNET'S NEST! Sepiatone

I suppose it started with me as a kid watching what I then thought were "old" movies on "Million Dollar Movie" from CKLW-TV out of Windsor Ont. Also much of the fare on Bill Kennedy's old show. In later years, having a friend who belonged to the BLACKHAWK FILM SOCIETY helped kick it up a notch or two. Sepiatone

There was a funny bit done with Barbie and Ken dolls in the movie *The Groove Tube* . Been TOO long since I've seen that movie! Sepiatone

Addy, THAT was my face while watching anything on SNL since 1986! Top, look up above...the page reads GENERAL discussions! I DO remember when Carson's replacement was as big a topic as "Who shot JR." I was pulling for Leno because I always liked him better as a comic than Letterman. Not that I don't LIKE Dave, but prefer Jay a bit more. I cringe whenever I think that Joan Rivers was once considered. She's a funny comedienne, but has become too acrid over the years to be an affable hostess. Conan is also funny...but his off the wall humor didn't seem to fit into what long time "TONIGHT" viewers expect. And while those long time viewers accept changes in who hosts the show, they prefer it if the VIBE stays intact. Sepiatone

DEAN STOCKWELL is *The Boy With Green Hair* . I never got the "war" message, but it seems more fitting as a story about tolerance. The saddest part of the movie is how they conclude to settle the "problem". Good movie nonetheless. Sepiatone

Fly's right. And *Pocahantas* would have been hired as a maid, Marlin would have ignored ALL of Dorey's suggestions and *The Lion King* would have taken place in a ZOO! ALL with music by MARVIN HAMLISH, because Elton John is gay, and Phil Collins used to do ROCK MUSIC. And we KNOW what kind of people THEY are! Sepiatone

Whaddya mean by THAT? Is NOT the station called TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES? NOT "TURNER CLASSIC DOCUMENTORIES"? Sepiatone

Well, first off, the Kevin Eubanks' music was discarded because Eubanks isn't THERE anymore. Jay now has STEVE MINOR and his outstanding band. Personally, I only tune in for the opening monologue. Mondays for "Headlines". I'll stay longer if he has a guest I'm interested in. Other than that, the show is no different than most other talk shows. What I miss is the OLD vibe of "TONIGHT", which was even abandoned during Johnny Carson's tenure. Used to be, they'd have guests on REGARDLESS of whether or not they were plugging their new movie, record or book. Just to schmooze with them a bit. "Haven't seen you for a while. What have you been UP to, lately?" "Oh, nothing much..." The only late night talk show I've seen that strays a bit from formula is "The Late, Late Show" with Craig Ferguson. Oh, the guests ARE brought on to plug a movie or TV show, and if they're lucky, Ferguson MIGHT get around to talking about it. Many times, he goes off on tangents and forgets. Naw, I think NBC will replace Leno when he retires. But they'll have to come up with someone other than Fallon. Jay's comedy is more "mainstream". Fallon's comedy has more of a limited appeal. Sepiatone

"Oh, BOO HOO HOO! Even though spousal abuse is STILL a fact of life, I can't abide watching any movie with any spousal abuse scenes in it, even if it IS fake! I don't CARE if the wife in the movie LIKES it!" "My uncle died of LUNG CANCER, so I CAN'T watch any movies that show people SMOKING!" "My DAD was killed by a drunk driver, so I WON'T watch *The Lost Weekend* or any of *The Thin Man* movies!" "My brother died in Viet Nam, so I won't watch *Back To Bataan* because it GLORIFIES war!" "My ancestors were slaves, so I won't watch any movie that takes place in the Antebellum South because it shows SLAVERY!" Come ON now. They're ONLY MOVIES! Sepiatone

I've often said the same thing about *Vertigo* , slayton. But I NEVER said TCM shouldn't show it again, AND again. AND again... And there's a whole host of older, more "classic" movies TCM could schedule that I'd probably not care to see. As I ALSO said in another post, that it's "TURNER Classic Movies", NOT "SEPIATONE Classic Movies", so I just have to learn to live with it. So do the rest of the viewing audience. Hey, it's only a couple of hours out of a day's scheduling. No big deal. Sepiatone

I really don't think any of us needed the clarification of the accent on the "boom". Sepiatone

When you consider that Rooney was more often thought of as a "supporting" or "lead" actor, and NOT a character actor, that's quite a tally! Sepiatone

Your reply, Tiki, covers SOME of the "people" in my query, but I was referring to ALL people, black OR white, who make a big toodoo about this. You DO seem to have some ambivalence towards Disney, however. But to address other comments, like one made about the stereotyped "voice-overs", one only has to watch one of the many fine, well made black movie productions from the late '30's and '40's to hear many of the same speech inflections. This whole idea of "it's OK for US to do it, but NOT you!" attitude doesn't fly with me. If someone doesn't want a stereotype perpetuated, then THEY shouldn't perpetuate it, either. If, for instance, I wanted to dispell the stereotype that POLACKS are dumb, then I should make sure only ONE of us are screwing in a lightbulb! BUT, if at one time in the past, it DID require three of us, and it was shown in a movie that takes place DURING the period it did, I'd really have no valid complaint to make. I realize there's NO comparison to the crassness of POLACK jokes and the facts of slavery and the pre and post civil war black experience, but it is just a for instance. Sepiatone

He was well loved here in Detroit as well, Dargo! He should be honored somehow for preserving so many kitschty old novelty records. I once saw some kind of filmed interview of him where he took the cameraman on a tour of his house, and he even had tons of those old 78's spilling out of his KITCHEN CUPBOARDS! Sepiatone

"Hale" Caesar? OY! I'll bet that guy just LOVED his parents! Sepiatone

I LOVED *Are You Being Served* , and Thornton used to crack me UP! I'd say at 93, he had a very good run. RIP, sir! Sepiatone

Wikipedia states the movie takes place in the South during the Reconstruction Period. Which is why Remus could leave at will. I still don't understand all the hoopla about not releasing it on home video medium. Pretending that those attitudes and situations never happened doesn't actually change the FACTS. And all the Remus stories are in fact very good morality tales. That the character of Remus projects an air of self esteem and dignity is a good arguement in FAVOR of this film's home video release! What the HELL is WRONG with people? Sepiatone