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Probably misspelled that, but anyway... Don't know if this has been done here before, but what I'm suggesting is a game of what "Wheel of Fortune" might call Before and After. String together two or more movies where the last word in one title is the first word in the next. For example: *The Man From Snowy River of No Return* *Something Wicked This Way Comes A Horseman* As stated, it could be any number of titles for a hook-up: *They Only Come Out At Night Of The Living Dead Man Walking Tall* Got it? then get TO it! Sepiatone Edited by: Sepiatone on Nov 10, 2012 8:48 PM

Trite sophmoric level dialogue, cheezy looking effects, more plot holes than a block of Swiss cheese, and I JUST LOVE IT!! Yeah, Mark, it's OK to get redundant in describing Fay Wray's gorgeousness. And doesn't anyone else see the resemblance between Ms. Wray and Christina Applegate? Sepiatone

But when you think about it, Merry, what RO said was true. It IS nice that people have differing opinions about the same movie. You find a lot of it here. And I agree with the other guy on that night. *Mommy Dearest* IS a bad movie, but I TOO still enjoy watching it. There's a lot of movies in that category for me. But *Notting Hill* (or as I call it, "NODDING HILL")isn't one of them. Different people have different reasons for liking or disliking movies that others are in opposing opinions. My favorite movie might be one YOU think is downright stinkeroo. I have one daughter for which *The Breakfast Club* would be considered HER *Citizen Kane* . For my Grandmother, who grew up in Pennsilvania coal country, it's *How Green Was My Valley* . It's easy to see how each would come to their conclusions. And although I like BOTH, neither are in the top five of MY list. As far as my Mother goes, well, since she's had the hots for VICTOR MATURE since she was 15, ANY of his movies are considered the best. For my Dad, it's ELIZABETH TAYLOR. For me, I like to PRETEND that I'm more "story driven" and that story requires some ambiguous level of intellectualism. But in reality it doesn't neccessarily matter. On one hand, I can get thoroughly engrossed in a movie like *Z* , yet turn around and totally enjoy watching Jerry Lewis' *The Bellboy* . I usually try to shrug it off and tell people my tastes are "eclectic". Which more or less is true. It does make life more interesting. Sepiatone

Hey, Mark! You forgot to insert JEAN HARLOW in the cast of *Dinner at 8* . But it looks like a great line-up. i'll likely be tuning in at some point. I never tire of "DINNER". Sepiatone

Well now, clore, that explains the controversy! Personally, I found Hutton's character to be annoying. I still struggle with wondering whether or not it was intended to be played that way. Sepiatone

And weren't all the ladies supposed to be hot-to-trot for Belmondo? Sepiatone

I haven't checked in this morning yet. Are they done counting in Florida? What's WITH that state and elections? How about we take Puerto Rico and drop FLA? (no offense personally to any forum members there) Sepiatone

Yes, it very well could be the Bacall movie. As the concept for the movie came from fashion designer Helen Rose, it could explain why the clothes were prominent in their display. Haven't seen it in a long while, so I can't say for sure. Sepiatone

I wonder if there's any info as to whether or not Stoker was fond of the novel "Dracula" or not. It's my understanding that Tchaikowsky really didn't like his "Nutcracker" all that much, despite the public's adoration of it to this day. And Chopin's "Minute Waltz" was inspired by watching his little dog chase it's tail, did it as a novelty and didn't consider it to be of any importance. Anyway, Happy Birthday, Bram. Sepiatone

It HAD to be better than that 1930 adaptation( used EXTREMELY liberally) of MOBY DICK starring John Barrymore as Ahab. I could only get through 15 minutes of it. NO Ishmael. NO Starbuck. NO Pequod! Just a barely holding it together Barrymore having the "hots" for Constance Bennet playing a character named FAITH, whom I don't believe existed in Mellville's novel. I think the only thing they took from the book was the title and Ahab's name. And both IN VAIN! Sepiatone

I've had a crush on Sally since she was "Gidget" on TV, so leave her alone! Sepiatone

OK, No. 1: Never HEARD of that version, clore. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the info. No. 2: Not only the image, Slayton, of Esmeralda jerking and wiggling, but also the guy sitting on her SHOULDERS is a lasting image. ICK! Sepiatone

I'm with YOU, Hibi. I "sat out" the Clinton/Bush and the Gore/Bush II elections for the same reason. But by "sat out" I mean I didn't cast a presidential vote. I always go for the reasons I stated earlier. My biggest annoyance however was the coverage of the results. With remote in hand, I traveled from a local station to NBC, PBS, CBS, ABC, CNN, NSNBC, C-Span and Foxnews. Each one putting up different numbers. CBS was even projecting winners based on "exit polls"! I remember back in '73, here in Detroit, people went to bed election night thinking John Nichols was elected mayor, based on exit polls, only to wake up next morning to learn Coleman Young had become Dertoit's first black mayor! So much for EXIT POLLS, CBS. There's GOT to be a better way. Sepiatone

Thanks, willbe, for YOUR kind words. But so far, all who responded to your thread, Merry, are the "good guys". Still waiting for the one called Mark to tell you he'll be "digging to your groovy posts". Warren William is your future husband? That's funny. No offense to Mr. William, but seeing as to how he's been DEAD for so long, he's probably not looking his best... "Hello, I'm WARREN WILLIAM. Folks 'round here call me "Dusty"." Sepiatone

Welcome, Merry. Just follow some simple little rules here and you'll do fine. It might be difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it. 1. DON'T discuss politics, religion, post-1960 movies. Nor make fun of: Greta Garbo, Ava Gardner, Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent's butt or anything posted by one called "finance". 2. DO sing the praises of John Garfield. Lori3 is a good friend to have. 3. Never doubt the wisdom of Fred C. Dobbs. 4. Sepiatone is a smart-a**, and most of his postings are dubious at best! Anyway, welcome again. Can't wait to have you join in on some of the topics here. Sepiatone

I always urge people to vote. Even if you don't care for either of the candidates. In every major election, there are proposals, propositions and incentives on the ballot that have more of an immediate and direct impact on your lives than anything the man elected president might do has. Not to mention several senate candidates, judges, congressmen and state representatives, depending on the state in which you reside. In a short while, I'll be on my way to the polls. Sepiatone

I've done this before on this forum. I think the examples I cited were *The Natural* , where the character Hobbs was changed to a rather nice guy from a shady kind of creep, *Forrest Gump* , in which Gump is changed to a simple minded country boy from the more or less **** "good time" personage in the book. Then there was the overhaul (for the better) of a book called "Think of A Number" by Anders Bodelsen into the Canadian film *The Silent Partner* , with Eliot Gould and Christopher Plummer. I'm STILL waiting for an adaptation of *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* in which Esmeralda gets hung at the end as she was in Hugo's epic novel. I think I titled my thread, "Movies that are better than the book". Or maybe just "Better than the book". Sepiatone

It makes no sense to me to cut off mere minutes at the end of a movie. I'm not very familiar with the movies mentioned, but if TCM schedules a 99 minute movie for a 90 minute time slot, the one thing to do is to watch the movie with a stop watch. Maybe they DID sheer 9 minutes off the end, maybe it was a typo, I don't know. It's not really sour grapes as much as it's a tempest in a teapot. Sepiatone

I never saw it all the way through. Just couldn't get into it. That doesn't mean it was a lousy film. Just not to my taste. I have to admit, though, it was a very good looking movie(cinematography, sets, costume), and understand it DID get some recognition for THAT. I imagine it was dogged by the "Cimino" factor, et al: Long production with miles of needless film that suffers from inept editing, if any editing at all. It's the same thing that kills interest today for Cimino's *The Deer Hunter* . This landmark film by Michael could actually benefit by careful editing. There's probably a good 45 minutes that can be excised from it and you's STILL have a good story and excellent film. Several scenes go on way past the moment they made their points, and uneeded extended scenes that neither add to, or augment the story. I don't know if the same thing is true for GATE as, stated earlier, I just couldn't find interest in the story. Sepiatone

I think with enough rehearsing, the off-camera dialoque "sync" can be done. There once was a TV "competition" show in the '80's that had contestants "lip sync" popular songs. Many did a rather convincing job of staying in "sync". The actress "on stage" would have to be the one fitting the emphasis and phrasing done by the "off-stage" speaker. Yeah, with enough rehearsal it could be VERY well done. Sepiatone

Right you are, Arturo. Fame, especially fame in the world of motion pictures, is ephemeral at best, and soldiering on past the age of convincingly pulling off the kind of roles one was best known for is difficult, and some might have found moving on from "stardom" to "character" status too distasteful. Others might have been OK with it, realizing they were lucky enough to just be considered for ANY role offered. Others also might have thought it too depressing to live with. After all, WHAT was George Sanders last movie role? And what happened AFTER that? Like Grant and Garbo, Cagney might have read the writing on the wall, deciphered where the movie industry was heading at the time, didn't like what he saw and bowed out with his dignity intact. Sepiatone

Somewhere, tucked inside a small box hidden away somewhere unknown since I moved, are many cassette tapes of old radio shows. Shows like "The Shadow", "The Jack Benny Show", "The Green Hornet", "Burns and Allen", "Fibber McGee and Molly", "Little Orphan Annie" and the like. There are also some with Edgar Bergen, Ed Wynn, Abbott and Costello, and others. They ARE a hoot to listen to. So is "War of the Worlds", when you think about it. Maybe 80 years from now, some history buff will strike some kiddies with awe when mentioning that WAYYYY back in 2012, people watched television that was shown on a simple FLAT PANEL, and "NOT holographic, like today!" Sepiatone

What I found to be useful for getting rid of unwanted appearances by unwanted persons is to ignore them. They eventually fade away. Sepiatone

No, I can't say I AM a fan of Miss Weidler. Nor can I say I have anything against her. But you HAVE to admit.....whenever anyone brings up the topic of iconic Hollywood personages, Virginia would wind up far down the list, if at all. That this much attention is paid to someone who wasn't really a BIG star from the "golden age" is what I find surprising. I actually think it's kinda cool. Maybe not that interesting to ME, as one can tell that the "surprised" post was my first in this thread. Don't jump to conclusions. Sepiatone

Y'all can KEEP your pixie sticks and Dum-Dums. Just gimmie all your peanut butter kisses and Mary Janes! Sepiatone PS: "sugar rush". Another myth.