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One that I liked was the name Sandra Locke's character gave herself in *Every Which Way But Loose* , LYNN HALSEY-TAYLOR. The "Halsey-Taylor" being a name most men who'd ever faced a urinal was familiar with! Sepiatone

I suspect the problem YOU have with "classic rock" radio is the same as MINE. The one here in the Detroit area limits itself to relatively underwhelming tunes by "classic rock" bands that have done much better songs in their time. Examples: SPIRIT: Whenever they'd play a tune from that excellent band, it WOULDN'T be the landmarks "Fresh Garbage", "I Got A Line On You" or even "Mechanicla World", but ALWAYS "Nature's Way", a tune most SPIRIT fans dismissed. GUESS WHO: Forget "Undun", "Laughing", "Albert Flasher", "Saskatoon" or even the usually overplayed "American Woman". No, it was "No Sugar Tonight" they played over and over and over... And so it goes. Yeah, Ten Years After did a LOT of great tunes over the years. There WAS a nifty studio version of "Goin' Home" that wasn't too long for radio. Even an edited "Woodchopper's Ball" would have been nice. "I'd Love To Change The World" wasn't exactly their best effort. Sepiatone

I wonder if Cimono's directorial style was influenced by James Michener's writing style? Sepiatone

You'd be referring to the excellent Sam Jaffe. Sepiatone

If you're NOT one of those board members who think post 1960 movies aren't "classic", and feel the award winning documentary *Woodstock* IS indeed a classic, then there's sad news... Several performers who played that festival have passed away over the years...Joplin, Hendrix, Bob Hite( the Bear), Jerry Garcia, to name a few. But now, the man who provided one of the best performance sequences from the film, ALVIN LEE of Ten Years After passed away during routine surgery(unspecified). His guitar work during "Goin' Home" in that film was among the best highlights of the documentary. Indeed the guitar work he did over the course of his career was spectacular. Only 68, it was WAY too soon. RIP, Alvin. You'll be missed. Sepiatone

I DO remember when he was on "vacation" a couple of years back, it seemed to start to look like one of those "Mr. Gump" vacations. Then when he returned, he looked a bit different, and I thought he had some work done. I don't know. If he HAD a mild stroke, it would explain the slightly slurred speech, and the extended "vacation". I don't know why TCM wouldn't relate that information. Surely they realize that viewers actually don't LIVE like in the old movies they show, and would be supportive of Mr. Osbourne and send well wishes. Anyway, I wonder why sometimes, his HAIR looks OK, and at other times it looks kinda hinkey. Sepiatone

I thought of this after signing off yesterday: Let's look at the difference in what they do with movies these days compared to not that long ago( to ME, anyway. Didn't someone once say, "Time is relative"?). My example is to look at the difference between two movies. An original version, and it's remake. That example is *The Taking of Pelham 123* . While the basic plot is the same (highjacked subway train), the way the crime is carried out, the bandits plights, and the character exchanges vary largely. In the original, one of the four highjackers gets away, but is caught later, due to Walter Matthau recognizing his sneeze. The others are killed in the proccess of the crime, or killed by another perp. Except ROBERT SHAW, who electricutes himself on the third rail. In the new one, all the perps except Travolta are killed by the cops in a bloody shoot-out in the New York streets. In the remake, Travolta, as "ringleader", is an over talkative over confident sleeze who manages to get into Denzel's head about his troubled past. In the original, Shaw doesn't waste or mince words with Matthau, and is efficiently cold blooded. Doesn't care who Matthau is, was or anything. Just obdurate about carrying out his plan with military precision. And, in the remake, it is Denzel who kills the "ringleader", not the "ringleader" killing himself, as previously stated. And in spite of the remake's producers or director trying to "spice it up", the original is STILL the better movie. And pretty much sticks to the novel. There are several other examples to make, but I'll just leave it at that. For further example, check out the difference between the two versions of *D. O. A.* The original with EDMUND O'BRIEN, and the remake with DENNIS QUADE. The biggest difference between the weddings in *The Godfather* and *The Deer Hunter* is that the former served to introduce most of the characters, and their characteristics, while the latter served no useful purpose whatsoever. Sepiatone

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I thought the characters in "SECAUCUS" were too psuedo-hip and full of themselves. That over-analytical discussion the couple had after making love about what they've just done was an eye-roller for sure. Sepiatone Edited by: Sepiatone on Mar 6, 2013 4:56 PM

Maybe we could start a thread called, "In Search of PADORA SPOCKS", The psuedonym used by Elizabeth Montgomery in the credits of any episode of "Bewitched" that featured her dual-role character of cousin Sabrina. Sepiatone

No, the FIDDLER comes on first, playing the opening strains of "Tradition", which Tevye narrates over before breaking into the song. As I best recall, anyway. If ever I DO watch this movie, I turn it down at the part the song "Sunrise, Sunset" comes on because after 10 years of doing wedding photography, you kinda get TIRED of the song. Sepiatone

TopBilled, that was clever. I clicked in to find out WHO this person was because I've never heard of her. And NO WONDER! It could only have been better if some member chirped in with, "I'm with YOU, TopBilled. I've ALWAYS been a big fan of Ms. Mayce, and also wondered why TCM doesn't show more of her movies!" Talk about being BUSTED! Sepiatone

The first time I saw *Kiss of Death* at my Grandma's house, she was afraid I would be traumatized by the scene which Widmark pushes the old lady in a wheelchair down the stairs. Fact is, at that young age, I realized it was only a movie, movies weren't real, and I was quite taken by this guy who gleefully cackled after doing such a thing. Been a Widmark fan ever since. Sepiatone

Probably most folks here would gush about how great Ms. Novak was in *Vertigo* and *Bell, Book and Candle* , two movies the forum members seem to think were just great. But she didn't impress me in those two unimpressive films( to ME, anyway). MY moments of being impressed by Novak's chops came in *Picnic* and the '60's version of *Of Human Bondage* . While THAT version of "BONDAGE" was humdrum( largely due to Laurence Harvey), Novak's performance was first rate. Sepiatone

I've heard people of ALL ages complain that some really good movie is "too slow". I never understood what they meant by it. In contrast to many of today's movies( to address your radio guy), the '70's movies I have in mind might be considered "too slow" for him because they took time for plot and character developement, and didn't neccessarily jump in your face with fast paced blood guts and gore. OTOH, I HAVE seen many movies in the '70's( and before, AND after) that SEEM to be building up to something, and END before it seems to get there. Does this radio guy think *The Godfather* was too slow? Or that *One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest* was too slow? Or *Chinatown* , *Jaws* , or *Serpico* were too slow? Maybe he needs some ADHD medication. I don't make the complaint that Cimino's movies are "too slow" as much as I do that they get "bogged down" with uneeded footage. What little I've seen of *Heaven's Gate* still looks to me like a well shot film. The cinematography looks excellent, and the period costuming appeared spot on. And you're right...no amount of CGI could take the place of any cinematographer with a good eye. Sepiatone

I'd KILL? Sure. They'd like that. Sepiatone

The only sound I hear when I walk past a redbox is the sound of someone's FIST pounding on it because it took their money, but didn't give them the MOVIE! TV execs gotta realize that when the popularity of channels that show old TV programs rise in popularity, that they're doing something WRONG lately. Sepiatone

Well, I'VE never seen any of those. Maybe I'D like to. Sepiatone

That seems sacreligious to me. You GOTTA have "Tradition" sung at the start, or else the whole movie is as shaky....eh, well... Years ago I came THIS CLOSE to seeing "Fiddler" at Detroit's Fisher theater with Zero in the lead, but it fell through. I was lucky enough to catch it with HERSCHEL BERNARDI as Tevye some years ealier. Sepiatone

WHAT?? NO mention of that plastic, toy parrot? I'm left wondering just WHO would BUY such a thing? Sepiatone

A cop pulls over an old lady who was driving too slow. "But officer", she exclaims, "I was going the posted 22 miles per hour." The policeman informs her the 22 was the HYWAY number, NOT the speed limit. The shaky looking old man sitting next to her then said, "Where were you when we were on Hyway 110?" Three old men, one 60, one 70 and the third, 80, are sitting on a park bench. The 60 year old says, "Y'know, when I die, I'd like it to be fast. Like in a car crash." The 70 year old says, "Yeah, I know. I'd like it fast, too. Like a PLANE crash!" The 80 year ols says, "You two have it your way. I'D rather be shot by a jealous HUSBAND!" Three old men are walking on the fairway of a golf course. The first one says, "It sure is WINDY today." The second one says, "It's not WEDNSDAY, it's THURSDAY!" The third says, "Me too. Let's go get a BEER." A favorite plaque I read in a store: "When I die, I'd like it to be like my Grandfather. Peaceful, in his sleep. Not SCREAMING like the passengers in his CAR!" Sepiatone

I myself, due largely to Mr. Howard, prefer *Pygmalion* to *My Fair Lady* , *The Scarlet Pimpernel* to *Zorro* and HIS version of *Of Human Bondage* over LAURENCE HARVEY'S. Sepiatone

That's quite an impressive post-1960 list, sewhite. And I have to agree with MissW, Lavender, and YOU. But PLEASE, let's not have THIS dicussion again! I'll try to get back on track and claim my agreement about "WATERFRONT". This film excells on many levels. From great story, cinematography, acting, directing, and I even have a CD of Bernstien's fantastic SCORE! Long time one of my favorites. NEVER tire of watching it. Sepiatone

Fear NOT, Lavendar...I WASN'T suggesting Seacrest, just voicing my fear that some nitwit TCM staffer MIGHT! I don't know how downloading information from my PC to my television WORKS exactly, but since my computer is on the opposite end of my house from the TV, I wonder if there would be logistic problems. Would I need to shell out $$$ for some DEVICE and drill yet another hole in the floor of my RENTAL HOUSE to do this? I'm certainly NOT going to let my 50" widescreen in the living room sit dormant and watch movies on my 15" PC MONITOR! And whoever reminded me the AMC guy's name was Bob Dorian....THANK YOU. Sepiatone

I myself have never seen *Heaven's Gate* except in bits and pieces, so I have no real preconcieved notions. Except maybe that it's directed by Cimino, and probably in dire need of deft editing. I've stated many times to anyone who would listen and even here in these forums that Cimino's "DEER HUNTER" could have 45 minutes of useless and needless footage excized, and still be a good movie. Actually BETTER, since the useless crap wouldn't get in the way. I WOULD like to judge for myself how good or bad "GATE" is, or isn't, but I just don't have that much time to spare! Regarding *Ishtar* , I, too, kinda liked it. NOT the best movie out there, but NOT as bad as many made it out to be, IMO. What I particularily liked about it was the ROLE/IMAGE reversal of it's leading actors. Warren Beatty usually played the suave, cocky, self confident personage, while Hoffman usually did roles of not too cool, insecure dorky types. In THIS movie, it was the other way around. I thought they pulled it off it pretty well. I caught a few minutes of GATE last night before turning in. What I saw that appealed to me was that I'm likely to favor ANY movie where ANYONE punches Kristofferson in the face! Sepiatone