casablancalover2

Oh, and thanks for your contribution, Odd Job Dargo..

Doh! How could I forget Pussie Galore! Edited by: casablancalover2 on Mar 7, 2013 3:25 PM to misspell to be seen

DougieB made a comment about *All That Heaven Allows* that I think deserves it's own thread. It's too good. >DougieB wrote: (Isn't Mona Plash the best character name EVER? I hope Jacqueline De Wit dined out on it for the rest of her life, because if that's not a career-defining role, I don't know what is.) I am in agreement. Another favorite is *Vashti Snythe*, from *Giant* , played by Jane Withers.

h4. What! You mean New England mills don't have 10' x 15' windows? I love that House Beautiful (Barn Beautiful?) Mill. I keep thinking this is what Myrna Loy maybe was thinking in *Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House* or Ann Sheridan in *George Washington Slept Here*. Though I laugh at the thought that there was probably an Outhouse out of camera range.. Imagine it now after the lady moves in and cleans up the place. Carrie telling Ron, "I think granite with rose quartz flecking is the counter top this place needs. I am tired of the old Pottery Barn furniture; let's replace it with Restoration Hardware." Sirk was just ahead of his time, fashion wise. h5. I made lasagna and spaghetti for my dinners. We were younger then. I prefer to make reservations now. Edited by: casablancalover2 on Mar 7, 2013 8:48 AM

I will take this one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h1oRP7FfBw

Oh, you are so correct, DougieB! What a point. The alternative to the American status quo ( I can't get over how much of Mad Men status quo is in Sirk's films!) is very unique and I created a back story to explain it to myself. I always laugh at the scene because it seems so impromptu. yet European. "Hey, we have all these lobsters-- How about a dinner?" I got the impression the subplot of Ron serving in Italy during WW2 with this guy of this couple- for their attitude just struck me as Tuscan countryside. I think that is the way I rationalized this whole build a table, wine and dinner. And how long does it take to dug out and do a clambake? please enlighten me, readers. But you know, DougieB? That sort of casualness was very part of my culture, but not until 1970. I don't remember basket Chianti until that time. And the building a table out of sawhorses and plywood in the double garage for a party was. but no lobster. When I think of American culture very informal in the 50s, I think Ma and Pa Kettle. Sirk was a little too classy to drift that direction. I maybe able to see it again by the weekend and get it straight.

I did not bring up the subject of ridiculous names given to children; I don't know what possesses the parents, maybe it's just severe pretentiousness. . . But it's notable to me she plays a character with a perfectly normal name. Go figure. Douglas Sirk's *All That Heaven Allows* - the story throws many status quo conventions out the window. And he makes us hate the status quo by watching the reactions of friends and family. Then, when her grown children complain and Carrie gives up the younger Ron, she finds her kids are dumping her in front of the TV set and leaving her alone at Christmas. Edited by: casablancalover2 on Mar 5, 2013 8:17 PM

>finance wrote: Shapely blondes. Surfboards. Crashing waves. Beach volleyball......All in the, yes, warm sunshine. Ha, this time of year the surfers are in full wetsuit.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXCOafmCyO4

I am glad I didn't get sucked into that thread. I would agree with your suspicions. Matthew Crowley could have rounded out his character, chose not to. The rest is to his fate. He's put himself there. Many arrogant fail. Getting back to Sirk... Troy Donahue did such a bad boy turn in IOL, I am sorry Hollywood didn't take better notice of it. TV may have made Troy successful but not necessarily a better actor. Sirk gets his actors to really put out.

Oh, crying in your Oreos and milk.. Time for a break.

A brief tangent, but an important one. As a writer, this is one of the reasons I would not like television writing. This crap happens all the time. One of the bigger hazards of success. Not knowing the business/contractual details on the other side of the Pond, I know there are much better ways to mitigate the "Matthew" situation, at least in the writing. the Series does have a hiatus, Work with that. Let the actor have their play or movie role or whatever. Negotiate a return for the Matthew character briefly, with a series of very short, recurring scenes, (could be shot in one day) but as a subplot, Yes, Addison, send Matthew and Mary with the heir to America to visit ( to connect with Mary's American-born mother) relatives. Just insert these few brief scenes scattered in the first couple/three episodes. The Abbey events could shift to dear departed Sybil's young Tom Branson, with father and child making their own brand of class restructuring known. at the Abbey. But alas, if Matthew truly does not want to return, then we would be drawn into Mary and her son more isolated in the American journey, while Matthew has had British idolatry and arrogance go to his head. Have him then (off camera) run off with a flapper or silent screen hussy. That way the closure will be complete for the audience and we can see Mary at her best: taking charge and writing men off. Later note: this could be even better, for it allows the Earl of Grantham more connection directly to his grandson in the ever changing social environment they find themselves. Currently, the poor Earl of Grantham has little emoting but crying ahead, he so loved Matthew. That is how I would handle it. Douglas Sirk wouldn't have killed off anyone so conveniently to the contracts and so painful without a redeeming value to the viewer. h5. Yes, when I saw him careening along in his roadster, I jumped up and shouted at the TV: OH NO YOU DON'T!! and dammit, they did. Edited by: casablancalover2 on Mar 5, 2013 2:50 PM

Ha! Got me there. I wasn't a Seinfeld watcher. I was a Frasier watcher. I haven't watched a series of any sort since the third season of 2 and Half Men. I have even left Downton Abbey. After they killed off Matthew, I stopped caring. I thought the next crisis will be Polio for the little heir. It has become crisis/death weary to me. I don't need that on my Sunday nights. Edited by: casablancalover2 on Mar 5, 2013 11:41 AM --yes, they killed off Matthew (the actor wanted to leave the series)

George Costanza, would like Dorothy Malone's character in WOTW, but he would be disappointed that he couldn't tell if her breasts were real or in a padded bra.

I watched the doc, *The Corporation* again last night. There is a segment on how seriously different advertising and marketing has become. There is a whole subset of marketing devoted to intel and research to help children nag for goods and services more effectively to parents, and incorporate this knowledge to a 30 sec spot. This company doesn't produce commercials, just studies the audience to make them more effective to be trained to do as the commercial shows them. They are #1 in their multi-million dollar field. Maybe the reason isn't just nostalgia about the old commercials, but something else nags us about the new ones. Edited by: casablancalover2 on Mar 5, 2013 9:18 AM

HA! Great minds think alike, that's all. It is cool how you can write favourites on the thread, but for me it comes up as a misspelling. Clearly, it is not, but an optional spelling. Canadians get the short straw again. It is just not fair.

Sirk had this interesting way of cuing the audience for the femme-fatale antagonist about to be really evil-- Dancing hysterically to loud records. Go figure.

Thanks, willbe. Those gowns still look great! There are blogs that chronicle 1930s fashion Here is posting devoted to Myrna Loy and The Thin Man fashions. http://blog.caseybrowndesigns.com/2010/07/mid-thirties-fashion-in-film/ I want that nightwear. Absolutely 30s interpretation of the Medieval age. (damsel in distress?) The wardrobe was designed by *Dolly Tree*. She has quite the filmography at imdb. Edited by: casablancalover2 on Mar 4, 2013 5:25 PM

I am not aware of any particular service myself. I too have Netflix DVD and streaming and keep a healthy queue. 100+ titles DVD and 35 instant. I have enough to keep me busy a while. I like hulu+, but as yet haven't seen much beyond Criterion and Merchant/Ivory pieces that are available. Some things come up, like *Grapes of Wrath*, then they are not available, so reminders maybe of little use. I found out about the *The Grapes of Wrath* through Roger Ebert's Twitter feed, of all places. Do you tweet? Following Ebert maybe helpful; he really seems to keep on top of these when they pop up. The TCM offerings during the day are great for the rarely seen 30s titles, but outside of going through here and setting up your own reminders to your e-mail, By all means, use this site for reminders-- it is really very good. http://www.tcm.com//schedule/monthly.html Just click on the title, and you will go to the site tcm data base. At the data base, right under the title, you will see the "reminder" link, also another "remind me" to the right of the fb Like and Twitter icons and such. Click on either one, and fill in your email. that easy. I used to keep a running list of favorites, and when I get a few minutes to check in, run some titles through search at my sources. Hope this helps.

FIRST WARM DAY IN MINNESOTA, and this will be heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6tV11acSRk Why, because late winter is marked with many cloudy days for the snow melt is that intense and creates low cumulus. But then-- -- the sun does break out and is finally able to warm our hands and our hearts... 39,636,250 views can't be wrong..

I am going to check my Drew tweets on twitter again.. I think there was a mention... If that really _is_ Drew.. LOL

h3. Only difference is they shop at Neiman-Marcus and not Family Dollar John Waters. I bet he just loves *Written on the Wind.* The thing about it, more so than his other films, these characters (with the exception of Bacall) are really white trash. But it's not set in a trailer park; it is set in an estate not unlike Southfork -from the TV show Dallas, which, btw... because of the characters, could have also been set,... I think Texans should sue for defamation.

If it's fashion from your own lifetime, I don't believe it is truly vintage. Generations previous counts with me. Leisure suits were fashion? Now, the fashions in THE WOMEN, or just about anything worn by Myrna Loy in the THIN MAN series, that's fashion to me.

RIP Bobby Rogers. Early Shindig, featuring Bobby Rogers, who helped found the Miracles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAif8TAuw14

Bless your heart for bringing this back! h4. Myrna Loy

the one constant is change. I am happy to read about RO being able to devote more energy to the projects he loves. Bless him, and I like MANK!