casablancalover2
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Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad is recovering from heart surgery. Please send out the get well soon vibes to this rocker..
*American Band:*
h3. Get Well Soon, Mark!
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In My Life:
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That is so nice and mellow. Thank you.
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Wonderful, hamradio.
When you saw Star Wars the first time, did you duck for the arrival of the Empire ship in the opening?
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>J. Edgar: *You're missing my point, Clyde. I want you to be my number two man.*
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>Clyde Toler: *I'm not much for the spotlight, Edgar.*
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>J. Edgar: *I need you, Clyde. Do you understand? I need you.*
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>Clyde Toler: *On one condition. . . Good day or bad, whether we agree or disagree, we never miss a lunch or a dinner together.*
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>J. Edgar: *Well, I would have it no other way.*
Leo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer
h4. J Edgar
(2011)
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I would vote for that. I am growing use to having much of I want to see available online already.
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It's Zombie weekend here in FM:
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Where my heads at today:
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Welcome to the boards!
My favorite decade would be the Forties especially after the war, although seeing how everyone pulled through I have to admire their gumption and support for one another.
Have you heard of Paul Whiteman?
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Not many women could wear a gown the way Loretta could.
During the Fifties, The Loretta Young Show was on at our house every week; my mom was a huge fan of her. Loretta always made these fabulous entrances through a door in those beautiful dresses!
My dad always used to make crack about her opening:
*Damn, that dress beat her through the door first again!*
Edited by: casablancalover2 on Oct 17, 2012 8:23 PM
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You guys go ahead, I will sit this one out...
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>Pop Fisher: *Batting practice tomorrow, be there!*
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>Roy Hobbs: *I have been. Every day.*
h4. The Natural
(1984)
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I agree, Sepiatone.
I think the Warner Studios used the same orchestra for the majority of their soundtracks, and its fanfare would be introducing the specific soundtrack. It had a sound of it's own. Whether that was the result of Max Steiner orchestrations, I couldn't say. But Steiner did compose the Warner's fanfare. I have a sound effect on my phone of the *Full* 20th Century Fox fanfare, but not Warner Bros.
Max Steiner bio at imdb, with some interesting trivia:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000070/bio
Steiner's blending the WB fanfare with Casablanca's opening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4RK3b1mH4k
there are several fanfares devoted to the studios on YouTube:
this is the newest WB:
The full 20th Century Fox Fanfare:
I had read somewhere years ago, that the Full fanfare had not been used in years, but John Williams had arranged it's comeback for *Star Wars* -- is that true?
Star Wars fanfare:
Edited by: casablancalover2 on Oct 14, 2012 2:13 PM
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The USC/Washington game is about to get into to second half:
Congrats to Wildcats for conquering the Gophers today.
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The link to the thread you mentioned was good; so good in fact that I may subscribe. It's wonky in the way I like wonky.
The thread mentions the endings to *Shane* and *The War Lord* with the hero grievously wounded, but those endings bring up a thought to me-- Do these endings test our attitude toward closure? Can a film actually hurt its credibility in storytelling by leaving itself open-ended?
I am not suggesting this is the case for *Shane* or the *The War Lord* - clearly these two have an excellent ending for the story did not get the sequel. These two give the hero a more honorable closure than to bleed to death and have a breath rattle onscreen. That is the thought I have as to why they just fade away. For the viewer, the grief is palpable watching the hero just ride away; something we see in *El Cid* as well.
I guess some just want to be definitive, like when Bones McCoy declares to Capt Kirk:
"He's dead, Jim."
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Thank you for posting this song, I hadn't heard it before.
My favorite Rightous Brothers song:
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When the story is very good I love the ambiguous ending. It lets the viewer craft something on the way back to the car.
Happily Ever After is sometimes good, when it is a fairy tale to begin with.
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Wait a minute.. Mongo straight...
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well, in the true center Heartland, in Minnesota, there are very few oysters. But, I did have an aunt who created a wonderful Oyster dressing/casserole (loved the little crushed oyster crackers on top) that was served on Christmas Day. . . Christmas Eve... Swedish 2nd generation, can you imagine how American heartland it really is then.? At least they gave up on the fruit soup, but there was still pickled herring in wine sauce.
Still, I am searching for the perfect Maple Syrup Pie recipe.
And I always like the idea of roasted corn with the Thanksgiving dinner, since the tradition started with the Natives sharing their harvest with the Pilgrims.
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Get well soon, Debbie!
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I have never made cornbread stuffing for the turkey. Back home, it is dressing, and it is made with white bread mixed with Apple graham bread, with apples,dried chopped onion, celery with leaves, seasoned w/sage and butter.
I have tried the cornbread stuffing with sausage, the latest was last year in FL with friends who made it for their Thanksgiving.
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He was a Hawkeye?! Awesome!
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Sorry, I didn't know your thread was here. I was sorry to read about Alex Karras. I will not forget Mongo. What a funny, great part.
Worst movie you've ever seen?
in General Discussions
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*Elvira Madigan*
Not only do you see a hopelessly depressing, pretentious story told without a decently building plot, but it's subtitled so you must read it too.
h6. Subtitled, except for Swedes.