CaveGirl

Hey, Slayton I hope you have been watching that PBS, Ken Burns special on Jazz. I saw it way back the first time it was on, and bought the boxed cd set, but it is worth watching again with all the info on King Oliver, Sidney Bechet, Fletcher Henderson, Louis, and all the other greats. I assume also that you know about the movies coming out about jazz legends, Miles and one that I think is in production, about Chet Baker. They are using Ethan Hawke to play Chet which I believe is a good choice. Having seen that movie documentary on Chet called "Let's Get Lost", wherein he goes from looking young and cute to old and toothless and then dies before they ended production, by falling out of a window, his story is made for Hollywood. I had a relative on my dad's side who played with him for years and boy, did he have some stories! I hope TCM shows more movies starring jazz legends, and don't forget "Hollywood Hotel" is on later this month with Gene Krupa and the Benny Goodman band.

Here's all you need to play: Your Brain A Computer Three Movie Titles [with corresponding plotlines] I'll start: Lust in the Dust Duel in the Sun A River Runs Through It Next?

Okay, for the record I really like Paul Robeson, but I'll watch anything with Leslie Banks! Thanks, TB.

I'm not touching that link with a ten-foot pole. Or even a six-foot one, like Lech Walesa.

C'mon, like we need more priests here, Dargo? I could dig George a lot more if he had Rosemary's pipes. Can't you just see him singing "C'mon-a My House"?

Why Wayne over Cooper? I'm with you on this one. I have no idea why Mad Anthony would be liked over D. B. who is a bonafide folk hero. His style, with the vaselined hair and black sunglasses and attache case, which looked so nice flying down into the forestland with all the hijacking money. It definitely should be Cooper over Wayne fer shure!

Whoa, Nellie! You think Georgie Porgie looks like Pat O'Brien? Gee, I dunno. I'd have to hear Clooney say something like "Let's all win one for the Gipper" to decide.

You speak the truth, Slayton. Who cares what the movie is about or how could it is, if it contains iconic performances from the likes of Holliday and Armstrong. Now I have one dvd and probably the only such performance on film, of Bix Beiderbecke playing with the Paul Whiteman orchestra. I treasure that and wish TCM would do an all jazz festival with such iconic stars on film, even in shorts like Soundies.

If you read about those who judged these screen tests it was thought that Dean had a mercurial style on film, whilst Newman was stiff as a corpse. This tomfoolery of course is not them reading lines but just playing around. Newman had actually read for the Cal part in the initial casting auditions.

Clooney, bah humbug! He thinks he is way more attractive and intelligent, than he really is.

Oh, wow maybe we can start a fan club, Rayban? I simply love him too. I remember the first time I saw "The Member of the Wedding" I was about nine and not really understanding the story totally, just thought his character was hilarious. All that talk about Frankie's hair and pinheads at the carnival, but later came to see what a fine child actor he was. I bought the boxed set of Thriller episodes just to own that one called "Pigeons From Hell" which justifiably is blood curdling. It was quite a loss to have him die as he did at such an early age but thankfully we have his many fine performances still to relish and wonder what would have resulted as he aged in films. Whenever "Shane" is on I have to always watch the ending to hear his plaintive voice calling Shane back. RIP, Brandon you are not forgotten.

I like Elyse Knox but think it was good she married Tom Harmon and got out of acting, TB. By the way, Cary Grant makes a horrid looking woman in IWAMWB!

I love her; she's so pretty and demure. Audrey always reminded me a lot of Jean Simmons. Too bad you couldn't have married her, and become part of the Dalton Gang. Just think how nice the name, Dargo Dalton sounds?

Dargo, I hunted for that movie for years on dvd, LFAUW! It is by Max Ophuls and is just terrific. You may be right though, Louis is awful purty in it!

I think that this is correct, both in publicity or bad reviews even. Or as the father of Bette Davis once said, "Just remember, today's newspaper is tomorrow's toilet paper."

Of course I'm speaking of the divine Glenn Milstead. Of all his movies, with or without John Waters intervention, my favorite would be "Polyester". I mean what other movie has both Tab Hunter AND Odorama Cards to scratch and sniff. I can still remember seeing it at a revival, and those smells were horrid, as in stinky feet, bad eggs and the like. But still the audience was convulsed with laughter and a fun time was had by all at least if one has a sense of humor and enjoys seeing Baltimore. Name your favorite Divine film or a film that seems divine, or devoo, as Jayne Mansfield might say.

Dargo, I'm going to Trader Joe's later today. Can I get you anything? Bavarian Pea Pods? Wally Cox Memorial Chablis? Crab Rangoons Wrapped in Bacon with Brown Sugar and Dipped in Absinthe? Yoko Ono Brand Sushi?

Was that Dixie Peach Pomade, darling Dar?

Robert Osborne, to my eyes, is truly a great interviewer. He manages to ask penetrating questions without being intrusive, and is complimentary without being cloyingly sycophantic no matter who the star is. Which not many interviewers manage. Best of health to him and I hope he is back soon!

I remember being in Rome at the Fountain of Trevi, Dargo and we were looking for spots nearby from the movie and locals laughed and said that the movie fudged on how close some other spots seen onscreen were during the action. I always liked that movie too, even though Maggie really always kind of grated on my nerves. But Jean Peters was adorable, as both you and Howie Hughes apparently thought.

And what would Hawaii be, GPF without seeing "Gidget Goes Hawaiian"?

Okay, okay, Dargo! But you have to admit that you are a "Little Rascal" at times.

" The secular government saw slaves as property, but God saw them as human beings" Paul, I can see how you might be able to deduce the visions of the secular government from their pronouncements, but were you told the second revelation of how "God" saw things, directly by divine intervention or by hearsay messenger? I've always thought, as in "The Courtship of Miles Standish" that one should let John Alden and others, speak for themselves.

Boy, SEW, you sure scare easy! What if someone said to you that if you ever post again at the TCM Message Board you will go to H_ll? Personally I think it would be worth it!

Dargo, are you really Robert Blake in disguise at the TCM board? He was noted for always calling kiddies, "rugrats".