HoldenIsHere
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OK I give -- why is this interesting?
No one puts Sally in a turban.
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I just find it a shame that there's all these people in the world who are purposefully denying themselves the opportunity to see so many wonderful films just because they're lacking in color. These films are exactly the same in black and white as they are in color. I'll agree that in some films, color is a must, can you imagine The Wizard of Oz in black and white? But for the most part, the color doesn't matter. It's only during the studio era that color was an artistic choice or something that studios splurged on when they felt that they had a big enough film that warranted it. After the studio era ended, black and white became the aesthetic choice that directors made to enhance their films. I think that 1973's Paper Moon utilized the black and white very well. The film wouldn't have been nearly as charming in regular color. I am happy that Peter Bogdanovich made the decision to have the film in black and white.
Well after color cinematography became the standard, some movies were consciously shot in black-and-white. In addtion to PAPER MOON, examples are THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, SCHINDLER'S LIST (which had some color---the girl's red coat) and THE ARTIST. It's sad to think that some people are depriving themselves of these movies because they are not in color.
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As has been noted before, Philip Seymour Hoffman's breakout role was probably Scotty J in BOOGIE NIGHTS, the porn set boom operator with a crush on Dirk Diggler.
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Yes maybe Holden, BUT did Belle ever mention anything about her kid's EARS???
Now ya see, THAT might've CONFIRMED this whole thing, wouldn't ya think?!
Perhaps there was some deleted footage from the scene where Belle's eyes are tearing up when Rhett leaves. The part with her looking at a photo of her son (whose ears resemble Gable's) after Rhett's exit to return to Scarlett ended up on the cutting room floor.
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The Prince and the Showgirl. I tried to watch this film again and it just doesn't do anything for me. For whatever reason, I keep getting bored during it. Marilyn Monroe was as charming as usual, but Laurence Olivier leaves me cold. I find it interesting that on many of Marilyn's films, I will read trivia about how it took her 50 takes or whatever to get a line right and how her co-stars were exasperated by her behavior. It sounds like on many of her films, she was a nightmare to work with. However, I always find that she always brings her charm and for lack of a better word, her "Marilyn-ness" to her roles. I always find her performance to be the highlight of the film... except for perhaps Some Like it Hot, that movie belongs to Jack Lemmon.
I like THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL, but it's all because of Marilyn Monroe.
None of her male co-stars in her movies were really able to match her sexiness with the exception of maybe Don Murray in BUS STOP.
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I wonder if Summer Under The Stars will be cancelled this year?
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Do 15 year old kids own their own homes, pay for all their own clothes, have high paying jobs, buy new cars, and pay their own cable bills?
I think Justin Bieber did when he was 15.
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traceyk65 - What!? Belle has a child with Rhett?? Am I the only one who did not know this? As many times as I've seen the movie and I even read the book, I never caught this! I know she had a child, but..........with Rhett? Someone - help!
I've only seen the movie in its entirety once, but I think it was implied that Rhett was possibly the father of Belle's son but was never confirmed explicitly.
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Yup, just went thru the 2 pages, neither Woody nor Mel were mentioned before my post. All the ones mentioned so far have been great
Has Woody Allen ever acted in movies that he didn't direct?
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I'm glad that TCM aired JUGGERNAUT during its evening of disaster movies on March 21.
The movie was the on the schedule before a few months ago but was bumped before the actual air date.
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Yes, Tom's right. It's great that your nephew loves watching Basil as Sherlock. I wanted to add that to my post but Tom beat me to it.
Sounds like you've got an intelligent nephew with excellent taste
Yes, he's very smart for his age just like his uncle was.
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It was a fantastic day. And my eyes were all on Lumet directing Finch. It was "darling" this and "sweetheart" that ...
Hilarious.
I really enjoyed Sidney Lumet's commentary about directing Marlon Brando and Anna Magnani in THE FUGITIVE KIND that was included with the special features on the Criterion Collection release of the movie.
According to Lumet, Magnani did not want to rehearse much before shooting her scenes.
In one scene Brandon kept forgeting the same line in multiple takes of a lengthy piece of dialogue. Lumet believes that there was something about the speech that affected Brandon on a personal level to the point that he didn't want to complete it. Brandon even asked if they could to shoot the scene the next day but Lumet pressed on.
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I saw Travels with My Aunt on stage in London in 1993. I was trying to remember who played the aunt, whether Maggie Smith was in it. I just looked at my programme -- no one played the aunt -- she wasn't a character in the play!
That's very interesting that the title character of the play doesn't appear, sort of like Waiting for Godot.
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I just watched Nadine, with Kim Basinger, Jeff Bridges and Rip Torn. I'd recorded it a few nights ago and was catching up. It centers on an about-to-be divorced couple (Basinger and Bridges) in the Austin of 1954, who get thrown back together when Basinger accidentally comes into possession of the state's secret plans for a new highway. Bridges steals the plans from her and figures on using the information to get rich, until the arch-hustler criminal Torn gets other ideas. It's a classic mix of romantic comedy and caper movie, with a pair of thugs working for Torn who might be straight out of Home Alone. It's not as if the plot is all that thrilling, and in truth if it had been shot in black and white and were 50 years older, it wouldn't stand out from some of Jimmy Cagney's potboilers from the 30's. But the three main actors are all terrific (especially Basinger), and we even get a brief cameo appearance by George Costanza's father (Jerry Stiller), who winds up in a way that George Costanza might have dreamed about.
Yes, Kim Basinger is very good in NADINE.
Every time she says "Vernon Hightower" is a hoot.
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Marlon Brando, The Men (1950)
Has TCM ever aired THE MEN?
I think it's Marlon Brando's first movie, released before his breakout role in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.
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This thread will celebrate its bar mitzvah next year!
Yes, this thread will become a man.
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TCM really should air ROPE again soon.
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Killer poster.
Yeah, the WINGS poster is one of my favorite movie posters and WINGS is one of my favorite movies.
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Holden: I bet Peter Scolari wonders the same thing!
Peter Scolari is really good as Hannah's father on GIRLS.
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Well yeah, I suppose so, Mr.G...
(...but with "just a touch" of Tor Johnson mixed in, of course!!!)
LOL
Tor Johnson (via CGI) as Malvoy's grandfather.
It might work.
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I was shocked to find out that he wasn't even nominated for an Oscar for TORA! TORA! TORA!, a movie in which he played 3 different characters.
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Here's that clip from THE KILLERS:
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I think that's wothy of discussing, Dargo.