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Happy centennial birthday today to Hurd Hatfield, born Dec 7, 1917!
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15 hours ago, Annette Bochenek said:
I goofed and I can't delete the post!
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I absolutely love Judy Garland's red dress in the party scene from In The Good Old Summertime. The film is circa 1900, but the dress looks like an event gown which could be worn today.
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2 hours ago, Princess of Tap said:
If you ever have a chance, take a good look at Debbie Reynolds tap dancing in Singin' in the Rain. Legend has it that she learned these complicated steps in 6 to 9 weeks--and boy she certainly does look it! But you got to give a little Texas Dynamo credit that she kept up with Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor all the way through, even though she looked pretty clumsy.
I'm sure later that Debbie got some ballet technique because she certainly was a smooth performer later in life.
Didn't Debbie also have a background in gymnastics? That would certainly explain her ability to at least pick up those routines so quickly.
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2 minutes ago, TomJH said:
One of the truly great moments of screen acting, in my opinion.
James Stewart as George Bailey at the end of his rope, sitting on a bar stool, pleading with God, starting to quietly weep. His desperation is palpable. I don't know if Stewart's wartime experiences (about which he was always very stoic in public) played a role in the emotional anguish that he brought to this scene, but the impact of his performance here I have always found to be devastating.
I've always loved the way James Stewart portrayed desperate. He takes his hand to his open mouth and starts to breathe uneasily. He does this in many films.
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For anyone who has a Centurt Theatre or Cinemark Theatre in their region, they have been showing IAWL the past few years the Sunday and Wednesday before Christmas day, and are doing so this year, as well. Even the Sunday matinee is packed!
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4 minutes ago, calvinnme said:
I think Jean Hagen - who had a perfectly fine speaking voice - was trying to talk like Judy Holliday and behave like Norma Talmadge.
It's funny to think that in the scene where Kathy (Debbie Reynolds) is dubbing the dialogue for Lina (Jean Hagen), it's actually Jean Hagen who is dubbing the voice of Debbie Reynolds!
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10 hours ago, Bethluvsfilms said:
Been wanting to join this forum for a long time, finally got the nerve.
I had joined this forum 4 yrs before I had the nerve to post anything!
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On 11/21/2017 at 8:18 PM, NipkowDisc said:
virginia mayo as verna in white heat.
On 11/22/2017 at 9:48 AM, jamesjazzguitar said:I would add mom to that as well.
I would add James Cagney as Cody!!!!
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I was just a 5 yr old kid when TPF first aired on TV, but I loved it, mostly because it had music and I loved musicals.
I kind of used to daydream I was part of their family! I remember my dad bringing me a beautiful redwood tambourine home from a business trip to Canada. I would blast their records on my portable phonograph and stand on a wood stump in the backyard, shaking that tambourine along to the music like youngest daughter, Tracy, who was my age.
Eventually, my mom told me the neighbors were complaining about the noise, and I would have to stay inside and play. At that point, I took advantage of the piano in our living room and started pretending I was older daughter Laurie. At the very least, I learned how to play the piano by ear!
RIP, David Cassidy.
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On 11/23/2017 at 5:49 AM, Sepiatone said:
The radio stations that do the 24/7 Christmas music 'round here will be starting today. ONE of them keep it up until New Year's eve.
Does anyone actually like that? I don't know anyone, for sure. Equally annoying is Hallmark channel's Christmas only content from the end of October to New Year's Day.
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Happy centennial birthday today to John Justin, born Nov 24, 1917!
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Meet John Doe is a film that I always like to watch during the holidays. I don't really consider it a Christmas film, but it occurs during the holiday season and ends with a Christmas. Does that make it a Christmas film, though? I think maybe it's Capra's moral messages in his films that make them feel like they should be seen this time of year and with family, around the fire, roasting marshmallows ( just joking!)
Another film I prefer at Christmas, as opposed to Halloween, is The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Pretty technicolor opening credits sequence to Friendly Persuasion, sung by Pat Boone. I love how Samantha the goose gets her name in the credits!
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I have a (probably) stupid question: In our profiles before the update, there was a "my content" section, where you could go to topics which you have replied to that have since been pushed to the back pages. Anyone know if it's under another heading now? The other day, I wanted to add a reply to the Characters You'd Like To Pitchfork topic, and I had to scroll back through six pages to find it, whereas before it was immediately accessible under the "my content" heading because I had replied there in the past. I also tried the search bar, but came up empty.
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Barbara O'Neill as Charles Boyer's jealous, conniving wife in All This And Heaven Too.
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17 hours ago, Dargo said:
I was once again reminded of this last week when I once again caught Woman of the Year on TCM.
(...tell me here...how the hell does a woman as smart and worldly as Hepburn in that flick NOT know how to do something as simple as cooking a couple of eggs for breakfast?...AND, why the hell does that stupid toaster SUDDENLY begin to malfunction on her and begin popping toast three freakin' feet in the air???...talk about a movie with an ending completely incongruous to all that's preceded within it, eh?!)
I was always confused as to why she was preparing toast AND waffles. Doesn't one normally choose one or the other?
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Exciting footage! I enjoyed watching as some of the stars were gracious with their time at the register and some merely signed it and moved on. Norma Shearer was particularly kind. You can detect in her natural speaking voice her canadian roots.
Something on my bucket list is to attend a film opening premier (to the public.) It seems like such an easy thing to accomplish, yet I never have!
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On 11/16/2017 at 9:58 AM, TopBilled said:
Quoting my own earlier post to let the OP know this film is airing on TCM tomorrow evening, the 17th of November.
i love Lillian's pre-film introduction in which she recalls her dissatisfaction with the happy ending, stating that the executives told her one unhappy ending could ruin her career, and she had already had seven!
What a lady!
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One of my favorite film clips is from Roberta, when, for about 3 seconds we see Fred Astaire grab Irene Dunne and twirl her around. Two of my very favorite screen people!
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3 hours ago, marcar said:
It's all just too much, trying too hard, sexist as heck...and just badly written. Find a new copywriter E.M. and don't insert yourself so much into classic noir. You're on this side of the screen with the rest of us...watching, OK?
I kind of got a little chuckle out of the promo.
I would give Eddie a little more credit than merely being on the same side of the screen as us, though. He breathes Noir. He's written books about Noir and is the president and founder of the Noir Foundation. He is also a founder of the San Francisco Noir city film festival.
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Hilarious scene from You Can't Take It With You. Ann Miller proves what a wonderful comedian she was with her awkward ballet dancing. I especially love the ending where she plops over onto her side!
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13 hours ago, Swithin said:
Given your name, Bob, you might be interested in the excellent and exciting The Indian Tomb, parts I and I (1921):
It is a great film! Great performance by Conrad Veidt.
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Fun opening title sequence to My Best Friend's Wedding:
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HITS & MISSES: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow on TCM
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Looking forward to Lady On A Train, airing Friday Dec 8, as well. I don't think this Deanna Durbin film has been shown before on TCM, has it? I wish they showed more of her films. Ah, Universal...