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I do hope TIKI realizes I meant no offense in that mention. It's not like I have any room to talk, what with this clock stopping visage I sport. Sepiatone

People often praise TBOAN for it's groundbreaking cinematic techniques and such, but IMHO, as cinematic entertainment I off the bat found it quite boring and an insult to my intelligence, any racist inferences notwithstanding. Sepiatone

And as anyone who had a cat knows, ------- Cats don't have owners. They have staff! Sepiatone

No offense TIKI, but that shot looks a lot like CHARLIE WATTS. Sepiatone

Weren't these guy supposed to be some sort of alien cats? Sepiatone

I guess the only historical reference in McARTHUR('77) that WAS actual fact was when ED FLANDERS, as president Harry Truman, called McArthur a "Prima Donna sonofab!tch." An American history teacher in high school told us about that. Ten years before that movie came out. Sepiatone

That really doesn't make him less of an "Evil white man". Any more than creating great works of art didn't mean Vincent Van Gogh wasn't crazy. Or that creating great music meant that Beethoven wasn't really a jerk. Sepiatone

It was something called "Dixie Lullabye". And so---- Then of course, probably the coolest and most popular TV theme from back in the "day"---- Made it to #8 on the charts. Sepiatone

That kind of stuff is all over.... I've always more often heard it pronounced, "Loss-ANN-jellus" Now, we have a town and lake here in MI called HOUGHTON, pronounced, HO-ton. But several out of towners, when first reading the name, usually say, "HOW-ton". And I think it was in here I mentioned that it's always fun when an out-of-towner tries to tackle CADIEUX ROAD. ("Ca-jew") And "tomato-tomahto"? Some in my family just say, " 'mater" Sepiatone

Of course, silent film should be at the forefront of cinematic history. Without it there wouldn't have been any cinematic history. I doubt that at anytime in the early 19-teens anyone thought, "Let's not bother with this 'moving pictures' idea until we figure out a way to get SOUND on this stuff!" I can't think of any "significance" that silent film would have today outside of providing basic film making technique information that modern day film makers might like to explore. In at least the fun in knowing where it's come from and a better understanding of film and it's properties that can also be of some use. As an amateur photographer I've found it more fun and interesting to learn photography by first learning to use the SLR camera basically. No TTL meters and other automatic technology. "Back to basics", so to speak. But, that's just one guy's opinion.... Sepiatone

I would have thought HOW THE WEST WAS WON drove home that point adequately. At best, movies might make people aware of some historical matters in general, but of course, none of the details. Like, we have no idea just what Lewis and Clark might have talked about on a day to day basis during their expedition, but Fred MacMurray and Charlton Heston did find plenty to talk about in THE FAR HORIZONS. Sepiatone

I always liked the movie. But going in,I knew the "rivalry" between Salieri and Mozart was mostly legend and not fact. And the movie was based on the stage play that was based mostly on that legend and highly fictionalized for entertainment purposes. And I disagree a bit with the OP about documentaries. Take for example, the documentary WOODSTOCK. Entertainment, sure. But filmed as the festival was going on. So of course it was as historically accurate as any book would be(if indeed there were any books about the festival). So would any documentary that was filmed where and when any particular events were taking place. As the OP is a mixed bag of various thoughts and opinions, they are just that. One person's perceptions of a variety of subjects, and not necessarily what everyone should think or feel about it all. Or consider as fact. Just as the perceived "brilliance" is just a personal perception and not a fact. As is everything I just posted. And everyone else just posted. Sepiatone

And doesn't look a DAY over 91! Sepiatone

Man. Bums me out. One of my favorites too. He was everywhere, playing just about every kind of character. From communications powerhouse ARTHUR JENSEN( in "Network") to simple minded henchman OTIS BERG(in "Superman") and everything in between. Nothing seemed to be out of his range. Rest In Peace, Ned. Sepiatone

I like that episode a lot too. Quite an impressive cast in that one. Sepiatone

Regardless, it still brings to my mind..... and.... Unlike a lot of people(ahem!) I don't give a pass to EVERY bit of stupidity Sepiatone

In HOLLYWOOD that was, of course. But it wasn't only Hollywood screenwriters actors and such that were blackballed (or listed). Sepiatone

And when you consider that at one point, Essex refers to James Dean as "Jimmy Dean". Just makes me bury my face in my hands. Sepiatone

Got a kick out of RIOT IN JUVENILE PRISON last night. The only other SCOTT MARLOWE flick I've seen was THE COOL AND THE CRAZY ('58) in which Marlowe plays the new guy in town that gets the local gang "hooked" on marijuana. What a laugh riot that flick is. Wish TCM would have showed hat one too. Sepiatone

So, does DAN think THESE guys weren't putting pressure on anyone to conform to some perceived "norms"? And remember, these guys weren't liberals or "progressives".(as defined by modern day addle brained millennials) And their "culture" was one that cancelled many a person and thing. Sepiatone

Well, other than the chorus I thought was kinda cool, never paid much attention to what was sung elsewhere in the first one, Forgot about McClean's line in the 2nd. And sadly overlooked #3. But Brando does get mention in that Joni tune. ("thrilling to the Brando-like things he said". ) Sepiatone

I can think of TWO songs, one I like, and the other I can't stand. If I missed any, please let me know. And Brando does get a quick mention in this one.... Sepiatone

Prefer the real thing m'self. Sepiatone

For body of work, I'd have to go with BRANDO, MONTY and then DEAN. Now I don't know if it was some kind of ACTING style he was trying out, but in his later years, Clift always looked like he was struggling to MAINTAIN in front of the camera(old stoners would know what I mean ) And the rebellious youth of mine( at the time) naturally drew me to Brando. THE WILD ONE and THE FUGITIVE KIND being the earliest Brando flicks I saw, and too, before any by Monty or Dean. Sepiatone

I long time did like this '55 Sunbeam Alpine in this flick. Whitefang