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Bogie, someone on these boards (TikiSoo maybe) was raving about Shelley II. There were others who agreed and said it was better than Shelley Winters's first book.

Usually the Maltin reviews work in reverse although apparently the Maltin review was accurate about THE RED SHOES.

Very good points. I too can appreciate Daniel Day-Lewis's acting abilities but I don't really enjoy his work. I can see that he is a very good and talented actor and maybe if I knew less about acting then I would be more involved on a personal. Other the other hand, I do enjoy the performances of Meryl Streep and Holly Hunter. Many level the same criticisms at the two of them that are leveled at Daniel Day-Lewis. All three of them are conservatory trained actors, but for me the work Streep and Hunter reaches me on a personal, emotional level while the work of Day-Lewis does not.

In the "morning after" scene we see Scarlett smiling in delight as she sits up in the bed and is eager to see Rhett until he makes a rude comment and they begin arguing again. We see Rhett carrying her upstairs, but we don't see what transpires in the bedroom.

The easy answer for me is Tom Hanks. But I think a great many people just seem to like even though he's a very weak actor. He does seem like a nice guy.

Good point. I guess for a lot of people Ginger AND Mary Ann makes for a better fantasy than Ginger OR Mary Ann.

Just curious: Has anyone on these boards read Shirley Jones's autobiography?

I think he played Mr. Mooney's brother on an episode of THE LUCY SHOW.

I wonder how the expresssion "kick the bucket" came into being?

This movie is scheduled to air on TCM on July 7.

Thanks for sharing these photos, TomJH.

The Johnny Carson-narrated documentary on James Stewart that aired on TCM today included a clip from ROPE. It was the scene where James Stewart opens the chest.

It's certainly worth exploring.

"I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille."

Vanessa Redgrave also has a nice role as Joe Orton's agent in PRICK UP YOUR EARS. The movie is based on the book by John Lahr, the son of Bert Lahr (who played the Cowardly Lion in THE WIZARD OF OZ).

KarmaGirl, in what role do you see Tom "Malvoy" Felton?

At first I thought this thread was about Hayden Christensen. Kidding, kidding . . . or am I?

i think his manager "Colonel" Parker saw Evis as a "money machine" and kept putting him into not so great movies. I think in one of the TCM post-movie comments it was noted that Parker made more money off Elvis than Elvis kimself. Supposedly Elvis wanted to fire Parker, but he hated confrontation.

I see. Thanks for the explanation.

Yes, Phillip Seymour Hoffman's part in SCENT OF WOMAN was not a large role, but he had a lot of screen time in the first part of the movie. He was essentrially the villain of the story in the sense that his actions put Chris O'Donnell's character in the difficult position that leads the school inquiry at the end of the movie Hoffnan didn't have any scenes with Al Pacino. No dialogue exchange, I mean.

What are these photos?

Did Norma Desmond have a maid?

I know what you mean by creaky: some of the close-ups seem odd and thinks like that. The filmmakers were just learning the mechanics of synchronized sound. But the stories told in the precodes are fascinating.

Which, strange as it sounds, might actually be good.