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I actually liked it more than I thought I would. But too, never really considered it a "Cinderella" story. But it was one of those unlikely tales of how the two changed each other for the better. Usually there's the "she changed him" or He changed her" movies, but combining the two seemed to work for me in this one. And really...... In "Cinderella" the ugly stepsisters weren't "falsely" flirtatious at all. They flirted with the prince in earnest. But it was THEY which was false. I don't know(or can't remember, there's so many pages to this thread) If I mentioned them already or not, but those TRANSFORMER MOVIES irk the Hell out of me! Sepiatone

They've been popular in some regions for a few decades. Now it seems to be taller wool caps than needed. I remember in the '70's, a lot of black guys in the plant wore knitted "pullover" caps. Even in summer! And one guy in particular wore one that was pulled just a bit higher on the top leaving a good four inches or so of empty space twixt the top of his head and the end of his hat. Reminding me of something, I used to amusingly call him "Reservoir Tip". Sepiatone

Of course, I hesitate to acknowledge those thin brimmed lids on MAD MEN as Fedoras, but I guess technically they are. Sepiatone

Well that's an entirely different scenario than I described, but I getcha. Thing is too, Baldwin, as both producer AND a member of the cast surely must have delegated that oversight to some flunky, who THEN would have the responsibility. But then..... In my scenario the foreman wasn't aware of any previous sloppy work. And in Baldwin's case, I don't recall hearing or reading of other people so afraid of working with that armorer that they walked off that particular job. I did however, hear about that happening on another nearby film project. Sepiatone

Oy! So I'm guessing THE GRAPES OF WRATH must have caused you all sorts of nightmares!! And another "oddly" for me---- First seeing THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL ('51) on TV didn't faze me much. Not even Gort and his actions. But at the end of the movie, where Klaatu gets in his spaceship and it takes off, you see it get tinier and tinier as it flies off into space.... Then suddenly!---- The words 'THE END" come quickly in your face.... That actually made me jump in surprise and fright! Of course, only being 6 years old too probably had something to do with it. Sepiatone

Now, on TCM I'm sure we've all seen many old movies with shots of guns pointing directly at the camera and firing. But too, think about this.... All this brou-ha about, "Baldwin is the producer and should have been aware and so is responsible as well..blah, blah, blah----" Picture this.... You're the foreman of a particular zone in an auto assembly plant. You assign a worker to do a job, say, bolting the hood over the engine compartment. So, the worker fails to tighten the bolts on one car adequately, and the hood detaches from the car, slides to the floor causing the conveyor to jam and stop, which causes another worker to stumble into the car he's working on and lose control of his power tool which might be a drill and winds up drilling into the skull of the guy working next to him, killing that worker. So, should YOU, the foreman, be held responsible for that first employee's poor workmanship? And too, the last worker's death DUE to that first employee's negligence? I don't think so. Sepiatone

Although, I'd like to know where I could get a good Fedora for only $70! That wouldn't even get you the BAND for a Borsalino. It seems that berets for men have the same status as turbans do for women. Meaning: "Old man walking!" Most flat caps are known as IVY'S. I have a few too which are the only caps I wear backwards. Which scared my daughter who at first thought I was wearing a BERET! But wearing them frontways gives me the impression I'm trying to look "sporty". Like the only thing missing is my Morgan sports car. Especially that group of good lookin' fedoras. But back in the "day" Fedoras were as commonplace as ballcaps are now. And even worn when otherwise dressed casually. I have an old photo(taken in the early '30's) of all my great Uncles(my Grandmother's brothers) gathered on the farm, each dressed in old slacks and "dungarees", tieless shirts with sleeves rolled up and each one of them sporting a sassy tilted fedora hat. Much like the one Jimmy's wearing up there. Sepiatone

ACH! For me, "If I Were A Rich Man" gets that nod. Especially now, after shooting photos for over 300 weddings and hearing "Sunrise, Sunset" played for 2 out of 5 Father-Daughter dances, I'm pretty much way past a saturation point on that tune. I haven't done a wedding for 23 years and STILL haven't regained a taste for mostaccioli. Sepiatone

When I was a kid, it sounded to me that the guards were chanting about..... Sepiatone

I remember seein' that one too. Sepiatone

Never considered it. I never wrung my hands or gnashed my teeth over the loss of hair. Especially seeing far balder guys than me not making a big deal out of it. I adopted a Gracie Allen type of take on it---- "They say a sign of intelligence in a man is a high forehead. The smartest man I ever saw had a forehead so high it went over the top of his head!" Sepiatone

When I did yardwork, I wore one of a few straw Stetson "copycat" hats with plenty of openings for heat to escape through, so that reason is out. Plenty of sun protection and no trapped heat. And I bought them at a big-box Meijer store for less than $8. Two are tan colored and a couple more are white, which as you know, reflects heat away as well. Sepiatone

Listen to what those guards sing , and then listen to what's sung 'tween some of the lines of the other song! OK, now listen close.... I think after 2 or three lines... Sepiatone

Well, I have no idea where to find a "vintage" Fedora 'round here. If I find one that needs blocking, the only "local" hatter to me is a 20 minute freeway drive from my house. And to the bald guy claiming he needs a ball cap to protect his "cleanhead" from the sun, I can honestly report there are MANY hats available that will do that just fine that AREN'T baseball caps. And with brims large enough to adequately keep that lucky ol' sun out of your eyes. Women in hats? For me it depends. When a wedding photographer I saw many fetching hats on brides and bridesmaids that they too, looked fetching in. What matters is the type and style of hat. Like if I were a woman, I wouldn't go THIS far! Sepiatone

It was SET in San Fernando Valley, but mostly filmed at the Desilu studios. I kinda had a "crush" on Lydia Reed(Hassie) Sepiatone

Well, no HAM. Never saw the flick. And my kids are in their 40's and tell me they never saw it either. Sepiatone

You need not mention names to imply. You DID state that "anyone holding a gun should be 100% familiar" etc. And as Baldwin WAS the one holding the gun, it's apparent he WASN'T 100% familiar with the firearm or ammo. Which could be seen as being complicit in the fault game. And of course, the casting director's failure to vet Baldwin's knowledge of firearm safety could be seen as complicit too. As for the driving bit---- Even the considered "safest" car, with good tires and excellent brakes is a dangerous weapon in the hands of an idiot who never received adequate driving instruction and has NO idea how to handle a car responsibly. Or the idiot who thinks responsible driving and traffic laws aren't any of his concern. And notice? There seems to be WAY too many of those hitting the roads lately! Sepiatone

I agree. HATE them ball caps. Never could stand them, even as a kid in little league . And I only wore it during games 'cause the coach said I had to. The ones now have the same design as the cap my Dad wore that was called a "golf cap". I thought back then they looked goofy on old men, but for the last 30 or more years, men and boys of all ages took to wearing those stupid looking things. So, when and WHY did that trend start? With GEORGE BURNS wearing that cap in OH GOD? Plus, what made those cap wearers assume the rules of etiquette doesn't apply to those caps? Miss Manners will gladly inform any "gentle reader" that it's good manners to remove one's hat in public, or upon entering anyone's home. But those fools NEVER remove them no matter what or where. I recently went to a RED ROBIN restaurant for a family gathering celebrating a grand nephew's 13th birthday. The only people NOT wearing a ball cap were the ladies(except another nephew's wife) my grandniece and me. And I was perplexed at trying to find a place to place my Fedora while dining. I was about to take it out to my car when the waitress suggested she take it to the counter just inside the door and I can ask for it when I leave. One of my nephews asked me, "Why don't you just keep it on?" And with a sharp look i replied, "because it's bad manners to wear a hat at the dining table." Heh... They looked at me like I was nuts! And too..... I agree with George Carlin who once said---- "Any white guy over the age of TEN who wears a baseball cap backwards, is an ABOMINATION!" Well, as I just vented about, those ball caps DO seem to be "obligatory" these days. Once, when showing up at a family function with my Fedora, someone asked me, "Why do you wear one of those kind of hats? Why not a baseball cap like everyone else wears?" And I had to tell her.... "There's two words in the English language that save me from buying or doing just about anything. 'Everybody else' " Sepiatone

I couldn't count on TWO hands how often that's happened to me. But mostly a cyclist cruising through an intersection in which HE had the stop sign and too, didn't bother to slow down or even look for oncoming traffic. Hasn't happened in a while, and lucky for them because I swore off hitting the brake whenever those self indulgent, self righteous dipwads pull a dumb stunt like that again. Sepiatone

Is this you claiming you think Baldwin is somehow responsible for the death? Or maybe the casting director for not making sure the actor he cast in that role was 100% familiar with firearms? Sepiatone

Thank you. I too wear a Fedora. But not always exclusively. I switch over to a "Newsie" six section cap on occasion. I've got four of those, but working at getting more Fedoras. I've got three, but only one fits well and looks what I call "right". My lust is(despite bufoon Eddie Muller's thoughts) for a couple on the order of the one VICTOR MATURE wears in KISS OF DEATH. Or like the one HUGH MARLOWE has in THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. Oh, and I do have a funky looking old STRAW Fedora I wear all summer, but need to replace it with a newer light colored straw. There's only one good long standing hatter here in the Detroit area, and Henry doesn't deal in "vintage" hats. And if I'm lucky enough to reach a more advanced age, I might invest in a classy looking Homburg for holidays. But I'm undecided as to mid-grey or black. Sepiatone

That's how BRANDON LEE was killed as I understand it. I can't imagine the anguish anyone would feel if they were the one who was holding and firing what he/she thought was supposed to be a harmless prop. Sepiatone

For me it's a toss-up twixt OKLAHOMA and THE KING AND I. My wife's favorite was SOUTH PACIFIC. Sepiatone

I read somewhere it was maybe because Hank's and Scott's acting styles were too similar. But..... I didn't much care for BOSOM BUDDIES, but felt Peter deserved as big a career as Hanks. Sad at his passing, and at way too young an age. Sepiatone

I've mentioned this before.... I used to work at a local K Mart. They played the same seemingly endless tape of "ambient" music(not all tracks were MUZAK) and among them was the ZORBA THE GREEK theme. For some reason, that tape had that tune on it FIVE or SIX times! All I knew was that by the third time I'd hear it, I knew it was a half hour to quitting time. But even a month or so after quitting that job, The tune would assault me on occasion and stick around a few days. Sepiatone