CaveGirl

I've never regretted buying those four disc "Doo ****" boxed sets, with Volume One and Two. Lots of hard to find songs with a great booklet and photos too.

I really think the "Twin Peaks" album should have had one of those flasher button type covers with the Man from Another Place dancing in front of the red velvet curtains, like the ones they used for political buttons or dual photos of Elvis from Vari-Vue. I have that Devo: Anthology album which has that kind of flashing picture cover and it is so cool.

I own the vinyl album "The Best of Nelson Riddle" with "Route 66" on it, The Cid that I'll sell it to you for a nominal fee if you find a turntable. T'is true about many albums being only available for a limited time and that was true even in the vinyl days.

Fabulous audiophile choices, Princess! I remember having books on collectible record albums and they used to always mention the soundtrack for "Victory at Sea" as being much in demand. I think as all things do, that this situation finally ended when perhaps it was rereleased and it became much less sought. Kind of like people who searched for the Beatles butcher block album, peeled off the censoring cover, and later people were looking for that non-offending cover which had totally been depleted in the real world. I have a relative who also collects all the John Barry soundtracks which are so great. I agree with you that Schlesinger's film was a masterpiece and the soundtrack was fine too. Love Harry Nilsson, but gotta admit for a long time I was on the hunt for the Fred Neil version which I finally bought. Thanks, Princess.

Hmmm, interesting. The original double album had that orangey background color with the airbrushed drawing of the car hop girl. This girl reminds me of Shelley from "Twin Peaks". Hey, wouldn't it be a great idea to restage "American Graffiti" but set it in Twin Peaks. So eerie, and Wolfman Jack would be played by Russ Tamblyn now. Thanks for all the information on your purchase, TheCid!

Everyone's posts keep reminding me of other soundtracks I own, like "Purple Rain". Thanks, Diana! Great selections by the way.

Oooh, I'd like to own the soundtrack from "Spartacus". Your comment about some song in a film that is not on the soundtrack just reminded me of another album I own. Soundtrack for "In the Heat of the Night". I wanted the song "Foul Owl on the Prowl" but it was not listed as in the compilation, but I finally found it on the vinyl version of the 33 1/3 original album. It seems many fans have the AG album! Oh, just remembered I also have the soundtrack to "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter".

That's hilarious...about "American Giraffe" I mean. My aunt was having a garage sale and gave me her original vinyl copy of AG, but I haven't actually played it yet. I had it on cd. I will have to go play some hits to hear Wolfman Jack talking I guess. Is he saying the same dialogue as in the movie, when he introduces the next song coming up from the radio station? Hmmm, I will have to check out which songs are on the "music that inspired" AG set. Thanks so much for the info!

I can tell you appreciate the best, both in popular and classical music! Thanks for the very fine video. Just the other day a radio station I was listening to played much of the Korngold score from "The Adventures of Robin Hood" and is was a joy to hear.

Perhaps if you have trouble understanding my posts, Dark Blue, maybe you shouldn't read them and keep getting yourself so troubled over jack-in-the-boxes and cornfield issues? Gosh, again so sorry you are upset. I'm sad...

Anyone who likes films possibly also likes soundtracks. Not as many fans probably want to own the soundtrack as they might the film on dvd but still, there are some who relish such things. Some soundtracks have a long history of being in demand, and then others never make a dent. I don't own as many soundtracks as films, but some of the ones I did desire were "Pal Joey", "American Graffiti", "Badlands", "Vertigo", "The Buddy Holly Story", "La Bamba" and "Frida". I also own things that were from tv, like the music from "Twin Peaks" and a few other things. Any other film soundtrack fans here and if so what things do you collect or have your purchased over the years that you still enjoy?

Gosh, I'm sorry I've gotten you so upset, Dark Blue.

I do sincerely apologize for being correct with my facts, before you felt the need and obligation to correct said facts with erroneous ones, Dark Blue.

Why thank you, dear for your thoughts on which comes first, the cornfield or the jack-in-the-box. I assume you are under the misconception that little Anthony Fremont had to first make something into a horrid entity or perhaps a jack-in-the-box and THEN send it to the cornfield. But that's not true. Anthony had the ability to think you into a grave in the cornfield immediately, without the interim step of humiliation for the victim of becoming a foolish looking jack-in-the-box before the ignominious end of the cornfield resting place. If you read the Jerome Bixby tale I think you will find that this is true, Dark Blue but thanks again for your interjections.

"Adenoids"? I haven't heard them discussed in public for eons, Dargo. I'd hate to think what you'd think of if old Froggy from the Our Gang comedies came on TCM as a host. Of course the poor boy died young so he can't. By the way, about how you know which stars are alive or dead. If that's true, why did you tell me you were still hoping to date Gloria Grahame?

Ya don't know unless you ask, James. Look how long Burt Mustin was still in performance mode. Now if he were still alive I'd love to see him extrapolating about films. Hey, maybe Betty White would like to give it a whirl. Of course she's more of a television star. Or maybe Angela Lansbury, who would be super. Just a thought, mostly impossible but one can dream can't they?

I remember reading that many years ago in the Katz book and would always watch as Marshall walks in a film, but it is very imperceptible. Didn't Fabray also have a very serious accident which basically almost destroyed her nose and she had to have some metal plate put in? I think I saw her once on a talk show rebroadcast when she mentioned how it would kill her when it got cold as her nose would be freezing. You can see her original nose which was much different and not nearly as flat, in the Bette Davis and Errol Flynn picture about Elizabeth and Essex. I was not really aware of her hearing problem, Lavenderblue so thanks for that information.

So nice to see you here, Eugenia. Good choice in Russell; I'd always hoped he was in more films, but I guess he had more important tasks to achieve. Thanks!

Nip, I could never think about coffee watching any Jeff Chandler movie due to his hypertrichosis situation. I have a morbid fear of finding hair or hairs in drinks or food, and it makes me nauseous just to think about it. Being that good old Jeff had to be shaved all over [so they say!] daily for his shirtless scenes in films, I can just imagine how much hair could be flying off him if he was nearby when coffee was being poured. Ycccky! Otherwise I agree with all your thoughts about ignoring anything Leonard Maltin has to say about any film, since on the few times he might be right, it just proves the old saying "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes." Be careful not to get lead poisoning if you pour your coffee into any antique ceramic pieces. Also don't use styrofoam, Nip as we want you to be posting here for a long time to come!

Welcome, Diana! Maybe it's just me, but I'd love to see a host who looked like Dame May Whitty and who wrote her own copy about the films, based on her own experience of being a film fan of many years. Nothing beats knowledge gleaned from being there. In a similar vein, when Ben needed a vacation, get someone who looks like Roland Young, and has some film knowledge too based not just on film courses in college. Book knowledge is great, but if I want to hear about WWII, I'm gonna listen more to a veteran from the invasion of Normandy over some guy who just read about it in his history books. Why shouldn't our elders, who have lived it, get to show their talents on TCM as a host or hostess?

Stephan, wouldn't you rather go to the cornfield than be turned into a Jack-in-the-box???

Those are all winners, TB. I ordered "Whisky Galore" last year having never seen it for some odd reason. Great film!

Speaking of "toxic" things, maybe we have a Toxic Avenger here who zaps such fine threads?

I get a yen to watch my dvd of that film about twice a year. Seeing the wacky dancing at the beginning, and the blue box, plus the person in the dumpster is a fix I really need occasionally. I also love the parts about the coffee ordering with Angelo Badalamenti and the "This is the girl" dialogue, plus the lip synching scene and all the oldies like from Connie Stevens and Linda Scott. All in all, very one of a kind...Lynchian style! Thanks, CI. Just to show how off the wall my collection is, that is one of the more normal films I own.

Love all your folks listed, particularly ones like May Robson Gladys George, Marjorie Rambeau, Edith Evans, Richard Dix [what a great voice for talkies!], H.B., Harry Carey, and Jack Oakie. The ones I didn't mention I love too but I figure they are well known to most and already receive praise. I might have to say only Lunt and Fontanne don't do it for me. My film fan grandmother used to say that Lunt and Fontanne liked to say that they thought being in movies was declasse, and they were stage people but she said they really left films because audiences thought they were incredibly stiff and boring on film, hence their films didn't do that well. And she'd actually seen them on the stage in some Noel Coward type plays. Great list, drednm!