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I'm probably wrong, but I'll guess NED BEATTY. Sepiatone

Ha ha ha! THAT'S funny. And when you really think about it, you're RIGHT! Frankenstein's creations ARE immitations of life! I'd like to point out that there's one line in "Life" that I haven't caught in previous viewings: When Delilah, listening to the band play at the party says, "Those boys play GOOD for WHITE BOYS"! Sepiatone

As for WALTER MITTY, although there is little, if any, resemblance to this movie and Thurber's short story, the subject matter is intact. An average guy daydreaming a more exciting life. Who CAN'T relate to that? I've always liked this movie, but my being a long-time Kaye fan might make me biased. But Kaye's comedy style in this movie is on par with other comic actors of this era. Any Skelton or Hope comedy would have had the same level of comedy, albeit WITHOUT the very good musical numbers provided by Mrs. Kaye. I've always liked "Anatole of Paris" and it's suggestion that it's MYSOGENY that drives the world of women's fashion. Sepiatone

NOT "singing" like Deitrich is an improvement in ANY film! I'd find it hard to believe that ANYONE would consider it a good time going to a nightclub where the big attraction is an ostrich faced woman who "sings" as if she just swallowed a fistful of quaaludes. *Cabaret* at least made an attempt to make the place look as if it WAS the place to BE. So the PLACE didn't look sleazy. Didn't the sleazy looking WOMEN make up for it? Sepiatone

You're very welcome. Sepiatone

"Agog with boredom"? I don't know... Can you be "plussed" as opposed to "nonplussed"? Sepiatone

You'll have to forgive me. I have this nagging insistance that there should at least be some fleeting RESEMBLANCE between an actor and the real person that actor is cast to portray in a movie. Or at least have MAKE-UP give it an attempt. I'll give Korman a pass, but Hackett was WAY off base. Sepiatone

OK, so WHERE were the HIPPIES in *Cabaret* ? I must have blinked. Or were you referring to Minelli's character's bohemian lifestyle? WHAT? Sepiatone

That Mike Wolfe/Frank Fritz thing sounds more like iNet "legend" than fact. Just like the web rumor that Steven Segal was going to star as Jimi Hendrix in a bio pic several years ago, or the $500 million divorce settlement that Rachel Ray was supposed to pay out to her non-ex husband. The TV movie with Korman and Hackett was OK. They did seem miscast, but it was at a high point in both their careers, and movies for TV are largely cast to take advantage of that kind of thing. After his successful turn in *The Last Picture Show* , actor Ben Johnson found more work in TV movies than he did in feature films the previous two decades. Sepiatone

I HAVE seen it used mostly in comedies. If I notice it soon in a specific movie, I'll report back. Forward/Reverse sounds good, though. Sepiatone

This is all so ridiculous. The story takes place in the early-mid 1930's. The rise and growth of Nazi Germany. So it was FILMED in '72. So what? The costumes and settings looked period correct. It seems what set some off was the CONTENT. You really haven't been misled by watching too many Hollywood movies made back then that homosexuality and cussing DIDN'T EXIST, have you? Almost sounds like my ex mother-in-law who was convinced that MARIJUANA was INVENTED in the late '60's by HIPPIES. No NAZI'S in the '70's? Surely you jest. There are STILL Nazi's here in the 21st century! Oh, and not only were ther a lot of WOMEN who wore hair and make-up like in *Cabaret* around Frisco in the '70's, but a lot of MEN, too! Sepiatone

Not to beat a dead hose too much further, but wouldn't that be much of what the Devil is about? How successful would he BE if he could be seen as evil incarnate right off the bat? All artist's conceptions of Satan as being hideous, repulsive and monsterous are largely images of his character rather than his appearance to man. That Scratch in this movie, played by Huston, comes OFF as "down to Earth and likeable" is what makes Scratch APPEAL to his victims. "He doesn't seem like that bad of a fellow.", one might think, "I'll take his deal". That Huston's Scratch seems to take such GLEE in his victim's misfortunes is indicative enough of his evil. That his portrayal WASN'T cliched is what I found appealing. Sepiatone Edited by: Sepiatone on Feb 6, 2013 9:30 PM

I was surprised to see this thread on my screen today. The fact that I wasn't familiar with the title made me at first think it was a NEW thread. THEN I saw it already had 14 pages! I have since discovered that somebody bumped it up from several months ago, so I guess the title WAS right! Boring is relative. What I find boring might be compelling to others, and vice-versa. The late, great Lori3 could have been considered boring with her constant knack for finding ways to insert JOHN GARFIELD into just about ANY thread about ANYTHING else, save for the fact her writing was impeccible. Hell, some might even consider THIS post to be boring. 'Nuff said. For me(whom others might think is boring), the most boring threads are those that start off mentioning an upcoming movie, then go on to FULLY DESCRIBE the entire content of said movie, and finish up with a personal critique. Just let US watch the movie and come to our own conclusions. We often provide our own opinions in opposition of the "status quo" and it often proves to be fodder for lively discussion. There is NOBODY HERE who's threads are "authored" more importantly than anyone else's. Such superior allusions (or disillusions) only serve to incite rude or snippy commentary from other members. YOUR( by which I mean the COLLECTIVE "your", not YOU specifically, MissW.) likes and dislikes NEED NOT be everyone else's. Too often in here I notice some who take a dislike to some movie or actor and postulate self righteously of their disdain as if DARING anyone to just TRY and say they're wrong. Just recently in one thread, after several other members posted scathing remarks about how pizz-poor they all thought some movie was, one member simply posted "______ is a very good movie". HATS OFF! Not that I agree. Indeed, I've never seen the movie they were mentioning. But the simple reply seemed to illustrate all that I'm going on too long about. I also, as I've mentioned a few times before, don't mind "off topic" threads in a page listed as "General Discussions". The name of the room alone indicates there's really NO specific topic. So other members chirping up occaisionally complaining that some thread has nothing to do with what THEY think we SHOULD be discussing puts my nose a bit out of joint. I've found from my experience from being in other message boards that leaving a thread is as easy as entering. Just do THAT if it bothers you that much. I'm also grateful for DARGO2, who doesn't seem to take anything seriously, and often cracks me up with his off-beat sense of humor. HE'S the reminder that we're not REALLY doing God's work here. Sepiatone

And it looks so dumb, you wonder WHY they use it? I've seen, over the years, and in both TV shows AND movies, a technique used that would have a scene go so far, THEN reverse, go forward again, the REVERSE again and go over and over for about four or five times. If you have ANY IDEA what the hell I'm referring to( I found it hard to accurately describe), PLEASE tell me what it's called. I KNOW there must be some name for it so someone wouldn't tell the editor, "Do that 'reverse' thingy on this part." Sepiatone

"...Well, De HIP BONE connected to de..."S" bone..." THAT'LL work! Sepiatone Edited by: Sepiatone on Feb 5, 2013 7:58 PM

HA! I just looked it up, too. Found the SAME PHOTO! CANNON IT IS! Sepiatone

My wife thinks it's JERRY ORBACH. Sepiatone

MY money is on the Blind Boys singing "Dem Bones". Sepiatone

Here's another area where I must confess my ignorance. Unfamiliar with what MOD and Region 1 refers to. Sepiatone

Detroit area's famed movie host, BILL KENEDY made the claim once that Alfred Hitchcock only made one try at making a comedy, *Mr. and Mrs. Smith* . He had to mean "mainstream" comedy, as "HARRY" is a superb DARK comedy, in my opinion. As I LIKE dark comedy, I found myself giggling several times throughout this movie the first time I saw it. Still do, truth be told. But I've never paid much attention to either the song in question, nor bothered with who supposedly sang it. Something else for me to pay attention to whenever I see it again. Sepiatone

Well now, the GLOVES are off! I suggest a REMAKE of *Seven Samuri* with Tatum Channing and Leo DeCaprio as the two main leads. I mean, what's good for the GOOSE.... Sepiatone

I went somewhere and gave it a try. Let's see what happens. The "suggest a movie" link is down again. Sepiatone

DANCING LADY(1933) Sepiatone

I read Kevin Brownlow's book about his search for all the footage. THEN I saw it at Detroit's Ford Auditorium with Coppola conducting the DSO. THEN I found the VHS which I still have. Brownlow's book would make an interesting movie in itself. Sepiatone

I don't know the answer to that, twinkee. But I HAVE had this discussion with a brother-in-law who's a "gadget junkie". HE'S the one who suggested getting a LAPTOP to watch streamed movies on the comfort of my couch. Picture this(actually SEEN): Here's my brother-in-law, laptop on lap, watching *Avatar* (which he ALREADY owns the DVD of) while three feet away, the VISIO 55" monitor he has in his front room sits idle! W! T! F! Sepiatone