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21 hours ago, Shank Asu said:
I loathe the term 'evil white male'. He was a Southern dixie-crat whose father was a colonel in the confederate army which are better ways to describe him than white or male as of why he was hateful- which he was by most accounts. He refused to apologize for the racism in TBOAN saying he had nothing to apologize for. He made the film Intolerance to respond to the criticism but would never apologize.
TBOAN is a film I was hesitant to even display in my DVD collection, so I purposely purchased Oscar Micheaux's Within Our Gates at the same time and have them next to each other. People always praise TBOAN but I believe both films belong in the same discussion.
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.
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And as anyone who had a cat knows, -------
Cats don't have owners.
They have staff!
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No offense TIKI, but that shot looks a lot like CHARLIE WATTS.
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Weren't these guy supposed to be some sort of alien cats?
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I guess the only historical reference in McARTHUR('77) that WAS actual fact was when ED FLANDERS, as president Harry Truman, called McArthur a "Prima Donna sonofab!tch."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.
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12 hours ago, JakeHolman said:
You should take the time to research D.W. Griffith the father of film. Today he's considered an evil white man. Nonsense. His time was truly interesting and meaningful, and his contributions to early silent film are tremendous and undeniable.
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.
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3 hours ago, txfilmfan said:
Back in the days when TV theme songs would make the pop charts. Heck, back in the days when TV shows had theme songs (longer than 10 seconds, anyway).
I had a 45 of the Rockford Files theme. Don't remember what was on the other side.
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.
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36 minutes ago, Dargo said:
Well then, I'd say it's a good thing that Dean Martin wasn't a Brit then, eh Tex?!
(...or else one of his big hits of the 1960s probably wouldn't have even made it into the Top 40, and 'cause no one would've known what city he was singin' about, huh!)
LOL
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"
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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....
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13 hours ago, slaytonf said:
Excellent example of how you should not get your history from movies.
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.
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2 hours ago, laffite said:
As a classical music buff, I nevertheless did not like Amadeus the first time. Oh come on, Mozart didn't laugh like that? Now I love it. Did it suddenly get better? Or does it simply mean that the movie is still bad but I am the one who changed? And therefore does it even count? When I watch a movie do I half-create it (for better or worse) through the window of my perception? Can we say movies are not either good or bad but viewing makes it so? Can a movie be so objectively bad that it just stays that way forever? Does the proposition that movies don't get better make any sense at all?
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.
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19 hours ago, speedracer5 said:
Apparently Nancy is 92, going on 93.
And doesn't look a DAY over 91!
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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.
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1 hour ago, TomJH said:
Thanks, Dargo. I read Garner's book but forgot that comment. I watched Maverick Springs two years ago or so and was delighted with the episode's clever writing, as well as the droll performances of all involved, all over again. It really is one of the best episodes of that series, I feel.
I like that episode a lot too. Quite an impressive cast in that one.
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3 hours ago, Det Jim McLeod said:
Joan Baez sings about "Jimmy" Dean in her song "Honest Lullaby", here is the verse
Spending all my energy
In keeping my virginity
And living in a fantasy
In love with Jimmy Dean
If you will be my king, Jimmy, Jimmy,
I will be your queenRegardless, it still brings to my mind.....
and....
Unlike a lot of people(ahem!) I don't give a pass to EVERY bit of stupidity
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16 hours ago, LuckyDan said:
More specifically it was producers doing the blacklisting. Not Joe McCarthy.
In HOLLYWOOD that was, of course. But it wasn't only Hollywood screenwriters actors and such that were blackballed (or listed).
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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.
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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.
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16 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
What occurred with Married with Children etc.. was the first time I became aware of a cancel-culture type of activity backfiring and instead of getting shows canceled made them major hits. And yes folks I meant to say cancel-culture; this isn't something that progressive just invented in the last few years, but instead has been going on since the beginning of time: public pressure to ensure conformity to norms.
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.
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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". )
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13 hours ago, Dargo said:
I don't think I can pick a favorite between these three. All three were very good at their craft.
I'll just say here that I know ONE of 'em is mentioned in a heck of lot more in Rock songs than the other two are, anyway.
(...and I think you guys know which one THAT is, don't ya)
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....
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22 hours ago, NoShear said:
Sorry for snapping back like that. While I acknowledge that I was stretchin' the chutes on your Topic here with the entry, I was partially referencing the 2013 movie;otherwise, I would not have pushed 'em up to the line.
Prefer the real thing m'self.
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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.
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I long time did like this '55 Sunbeam Alpine in this flick.
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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.
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