swimminginaqua

Thanks, I'm going to jot down those titles..they sound like what I'm interested in seeing, especially that one "No greater Love" made in Russia during the actual fighting with the Nazis. I'm now remembering another film I caught part of when it was on a while back, "Rome, Open City"..I want to see that one in its entirety.

Did they ever eventually accept her and her family again? Have you seen "Sayonara" 1957 film with Marlon Brando...I'm glad to see it will be shown on TCM in June as I always liked it & haven't seen it in several years & I'm sure I will have to read the book by Michener.

If anyone is interested you can read all kinds (different ages, different beliefs, cultures) of near death experiences on this site: Oops, well that didn't work so maybe you can't post links. I found it after I had my own close call a few years ago and wondering about what I saw.

This is a tough one because I seem to always like the movie versions over the books. Except, for my favorite book, "Rebecca". When I finally saw the movie version with Joan Fontaine it felt so disappointing. The acting felt very stilted & well, Maxim just didn't seem right with (sorry fans) Mr. Olivier. BUT, I gave it a few viewings over the years and now I can accept the film for its fine points (the very visual, tense bedroom scene with Mrs. Danvers) and it does follow the story. Every time I see an old movie I like and find out it was based on a book, I try to find and read the book. Sometimes, they are so different! I have to just think of them separately and not compare because there might be some things I like better in one or the other. With movies you get certain emotion coming from music, which is a character in itself that you don't get in a book. I'm also a very visual person so if there is great cinematography and set design that surpasses my imagination I am very impressed & that too can add to the emotion. Of course, with books you get a lot more back story & information about what the character is thinking that you can't SEE in the films. And, yes there were the old movies made with censorship that changes everything...and, when stars had to keep looking like stars in the movies and so the nitty gritty version isn't translated across.

I just saw it for the first time...it was pretty good and now I am checking out the book/memoir the movie is based on to compare. The thing about so many 1960s movies that bothers me is the lack of realism in the costumes/hairstyles...it is always the '60s bouffants & beehive hair and dresses and not the period the movie is suppose to be taking place in that distracts me. I find it very interesting that she, Gwen, an American lived out the war in Japan? I would've imagined she'd also have been thrown in the prison camps like all the other "suspicious" Americans/British (women and children who were missionaries, foreign workers who didn't get out on ships to get out of the occupied territories were imprisoned, starved & treated horribly).

I just watched this film and enjoyed it very much. It kind of reminds me of the 1943 movie, "Edge of Darkness" with Errol Flynn about the Norway villagers defending their land from the Germans. What always amazes me are the movies made in Europe DURING WW2 about WW2. It's one thing to be making these movies on a movie set in Hollywood far from the battlefields, but for movie making to be happening while German buzz bombs are hitting & killing on their own soil..I'd like to see more movies like this..any other movies like this? What struck me is that in the beginning of the film the narrator says, "...after the war and old Hitler got what was coming to him". That was said 3 yrs before the end of the monster. It was an optimistic statement that thankfully came true, but the worst of the horrors & millions of deaths were still to occur and probably so many never believed there would ever be victory. As for the German occupation on British soil...that did in fact happen on the Guernsey Channel Island: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/occupation_channel_islands

I haven't paid any attention to the contests before but that's strange that Canadians would be excluded from them. But, if I were one of the contestants I think I would pick "Act of Violence" as one to watch. Yes, it made me think about how war can make decent people into something desperate for survival & it left me at the end thinking, "what's gonna happen when he goes to tell her?" and creating a whole scenario in my mind about that...the movie just didn't end for me after 2 hrs, I had to keep thinking. I took a couple film classes many years ago, and I think this film would've been a great one for those classes to discuss because I can barely remember which ones we did see (oh, I do remember "Best Years of our Lives" and that became a favorite of mine and "Who's afraid of Virginia Wolf" which did not become one I want to see again.)

Happy Birthday Doris Day! I'll be watching and recording all her movies...she always reminds me of Spring and daisies & the color yellow.

I caught a bit of this interview..will watch the recording later. She seems very down-to-earth and natural & I like how she put her family first. I admit I haven't seen many of her movies, but I love "North by Northwest" (I never saw it until last year!) and another favorite she is in is "The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming". But, why do they wait a year to show this interview?

Hopefully it will be more user-friendly and visually clear...I am constantly trying to find the original post to any thread...is it page 5 or 1? And, sometimes I hit the button, "next" and it jumps to another thread. And, that Stay on page or leave page thing can go away since I've hit the wrong button before and lost my entry.

I love symbolism and film & art are big on that...that one clicked right away and it was so effective of the director to shoot that with the voices. I also like catching a repeat motif in costumes or set decoration that relates to a film..it's fun to discuss film as a whole instead of just "who acted in it".

Wasn't that a great shot of him running alone down the train tunnel...mentally echoing the "POW tunnel".

Yes, I actually just watched it awhile ago and I thought it was great. I never heard of it before but it sounded interesting (anything to do with Veterans & WWII I want to watch) and Janet Leigh stars in it. It pulled me in right away with the growing suspense...the shadows, the patterns of the walls...really visual & internal emotion, not fast, snappy talking. And, then that neat Craftsman bungalow...I'm a big fan of set design & sure enough it turns out to be the amazing duo of Cedric Gibbons & Edwin B. Willis. In the beginning of the film with the new housing development (which I am assuming is real & that they shot on location...anyone know if that is right? I couldn't help but think, "those brand new Calif houses are actually older than mine...and mine is considered old!" Anyway, I had to look up the info and saw it is directed by Fred Zinnemann which now makes me want to see another interesting sounding film he directed, "The Seventh Cross" (about WWII Nazi Germany).

I have made requests and some of those movies have appeared, so it's possible. I know I requested "murder, he says" (a '40s comedy) that I haven't seen on TV for many years and lo and behold it came up on tcm not long after I requested it..love that kooky movie with Fred MacMurray. Also requested Doris Day's "Young at heart" and that's coming up soon. But yeah, I'm sure there are many movies that are requested but they don't have the rights yet. I'm still waiting for "angel in my pocket" with Andy Griffith.

Oh, I just love Doris Day! That was a treat to hear..she's a doll! And she does sound very youthful. Sad, you can hear her choke up about her beloved dogs..our pets are family. I'm excited to see her birthday movies in April...been requesting some & they listened! . Her movies are the ones I watch to lift me from the blues. Would love to see her again. Maybe she could do a guest spot on "Hot in Cleveland"? (Betty white is a passionate dog lover, too.)

Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray (I count 3 they co-starred in, not sure if there are more) Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin Doris Day and Rock Hudson Edited by: swimminginaqua on Mar 23, 2014 10:50 PM

Ok, I'll file this one under: Cheese It's like a condensed wacky soap opera...mash it up with "Bittersweet Love" (a '76 stinker with Lana Turner/Celeste Holm & more) and have a retro fondue party.

I can't believe Kim Novak and many other big names were in this stinkeroo! And, Robert Aldrich directed?! Were they embarrassed afterwards & left it off their resumes? I only half watched it (the sound was so bad, too) but then I was laughing, especially when she fell off the trapeze net and everybody is just looking at her with a broken neck...the clowns were gathered around crying..."send in the clowns"...is this suppose to be theater of the absurd? I saw a lot of weird movies in the '60s at the show, but none compare to this bizarro one. The 1968 sets were cool, 'tho. (I'm sure I'll have to watch it again now just 'cause it's so bad)

I finally sat down and watched this film in its entirety, and, I love it. I've always loved Robert young in tv (father knows best, Marcus Welby), but didn't see many of the movies he was in. I also like Dorothy McGuire. Anyway, a lovely film that was even more poignant when it was released during/after the devastating WW2 and so many damaged veterans.

That was a sweet interview..what a lovely lady & so nice of you to share your interview. I always love hearing about the history of the pictures...and, your aunt was there in the beginning and related to the studio founder! Cool. I remember in the early '80s talking with an elderly neighbor of my sister's who started telling me about the time she did some bit acting in the movies and hung out at the lunch table with DW Griffith back in the silent era...she said she had beautiful long blue-black hair...and when she grabbed Griffith's cigar to see what it was all about and then started coughing, he roared with laughter. Wish I could remember her name now.

I'm not super, super observant of the TCM sets, 'tho they seem warm and inviting and I especially like that warm, fuzzy feeling for introducing the movies. Reminds me of Chicagoland's fatherly Frasier Thomas and the family classics movies...anybody remember him? But, I have noticed before a dog bed on the TCM set? Where's the doggie?

This talent fascinates and impresses me...wow! I didn't realize the Postman was painted in and I had no idea that "Baby Boom" was painted in..I've seen that movie tons.

I actually only saw "Judgement at Nuremburg" recently for the first time and I was thinking, "who is that actor..he's really good"! I'm not familar with his work but some of you mentioned here that he is also in "The Young Lions". I'm excited to see this movie is going to be playing on TCM this month (for the first time) as I've been wanting to see it again since the '70s when I was young & barely remembered it, but was impressed with what I saw.

I had no idea there was a movie (Beast from 20,000 fathoms) based on one of my favorite short stories ever, "the foghorn" by Ray Bradbury! I very, very rarely watch science/speculative fiction but this story really resonated with me when I read it many years ago. Thanks for sharing your tribute.

Ah, kinda my obsession about movies...the house sets! Some I love were already mentioned: "Leave her to Heaven" (mainly the Bar Harbor house, but also like the other ones in the movie), "Christmas in Connecticut", "North by Northwest", "Parent Trap" (the dad's pad), "Imitation of Life"...pretty much any 1940s and 1950s house, especially the homey/cottage-y ones. This is when I wish the B&W movies were in color! Even to find still photos online would be great to see. Seems like Cedric Gibbons and Edwin B. Willis did the majority of the old movies, I see their names all the time.