CaveGirl

I think there is a difference between being a talking head, who reads scripted information about the news, or whatever, and being someone who can speak extemporaneously about subject matter with obvious background knowledge of the topic. Personally I would prefer to see someone who has little stage presence, but who is a spirited admirer and follower of film, and shows that they truly can speak off the top of their head about films. Sure they still might have copy that is written out and timed but hopefully they came up with most or some of it. The best tv reporters write their own copy and why that is not the norm on any other type hosting role giving out information, I don't understand. It's like putting Britney Spears on to discuss ice road trucking or making her the host of "Antiques Roadshow" for fans who know way more than she to begin with. No wonder people here get so critical of what they hear as prologues or afterthoughts to the films.

Now all movie fans might not be qualified to critique a film in terms of its filmic value, but everyone has a profession for which they might possibly know way more about the intricacies of the trade, and find the examples in a film to be, shall we say, less than accurate. For example, being an artist and occasional sculptor, can cause one to find some scenes in movies laughable. There will be an actor holding a brush all wrong, not knowing how to dab on any paint with efficacy, and just in general looking ludicrous. Same for sculpting techniques which look ill suited for what finally emerges as the bust or whatever. On the other hand, occasionally a film will portray adherents of one's chosen profession admirably in all qualities. For me the best film about an artist is "The Horse's Mouth" from 1958 with Alec Guinness as Gulley Jimson. He not only seemed believable in his artistry but his temperament was sadly way too close to many artists I have known, who were wonderfully loony. I've heard plumbers make jokes about bad plumbers in movies, and architects cracking up about things they've seen done incorrectly and one could go on and on, but let's let others here go on and on about what films have the worst representation of anyone's chosen profession here. It could be interesting, but then again, what one finds interesting is really indicative of the observer and not the initiator. P.S. I hated the representation of Michelangelo in "The Agony and the Ecstasy" and Charlton Heston made me laugh out loud at some of his antics.

He looked horrid in that giant diaper!

I totally get why you are so tired, Tiki. Thanks for confirming that working on PBN kits for equine crafts can make one very sleepy at times. Your input is always appreciated!

Hunh...good choice and one I'd never have thought of, Limey. Thanks!

Just for you, Dargo! John, Paul, George and Ringo in German. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCCfdiSv0Zk

That is one of my favorite Elvis Aron songs, Dargo! He sang it so beautifully when I saw him in concert. How vile of you to make fun of it. Changing the word "ghetto" to "Bowery" is just wrong. Tsk tsk!!

Yes! That's the guy. Kind of reminds me of Dustin Hoffman. Thanks, GGG. I couldn't get it to show up in my post.

This post is starting to remind me of Miss Lonelyhearts in the movie "Rear Window", Stephan. Remember how Jimmy would watch her machinations in getting ready for a date and then the guy would either attack her or dump her continually. And she would primp and pretend that her real knight in shining armor would show up soon, but alas, it was all pretty depressing, and especially after she would cook a whole dinner for the lounge lizard and even buy a nice wine to imbibe. That Judith Evelyn always had trouble with men, like even in "The Tingler" where she was mute and had that dippy hubby and then old Vincent took to scaring her with the red blood in the sink, and the tingler got in her spinal column and...well, we won't go there. The red blood does remind me of a nice red Valentine card that might have candy hearts in it. Sorry if I ruined your very nice Valentine greeting...

No, I'm not referring to films belonging in the mystery genre, I'm talking about unknown facts about certain films or the people in them or about oddball things that occurred while filming, that incite the true movie nut's interest. For example, in "The Birth of a Nation" there is the famous scene with Lillian Gish walking in front of a soldier holding a rifle I think, and his look of wistfulness and adoration is just visceral. Yet to my knowledge, no one knew who this guy was and he's not in the credits of the film. Yet every time I've seen the film in a group setting, there is a decided reaction to his almost adoring look at Lillian. I wonder...who was this guy? Was he ever in anything else, or even another D.W. Griffith movie? What happened to him. Was this his only film role? I know...some would say "Who cares..." but I do care. I find his take mesmerizing and memorable. On the site below, there is a reproduction of the scene with a blurb saying Gish is with Henry B. Walthall, but all silent fans know that is NOT HBW! So that's the first mystery to tackle. Does anyone know if this man's identity was ever discovered? It used to be a fun topic to speculate on at a silent movie site I used to frequent. Now, do you have a similar movie mystery in any vein, that seemingly has never been solved that you'd like to submit. Please feel free to task our brains with even the most obscure mystery. I'm sure some of the aficianados here might be able to solve things for you. www.britannica.com/biography/Lillian-Gish/images-videos

I can watch a marathon and not get tired. Great work by creator Susan Harris and sometime writer, Gail Parent who also wrote for "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman." Sorry have to go fix that waxy yellow buildup on my linoleum floor.

Very interesting stuff! Thanks for sharing, TB. I too like Bacall in that film and I particularly love her apartment which is the highest echelon of chic for the time period. Whenever I think of Bacall I always think of the nickname I think I read that Bogart's friends called her by...Ladder Legs!

Oh, you believed that? Natch, I was lying but you are right about the censoring squad rationale.

They could just call it the Grab Bag. It might prove interesting in a kind of sci-fi extrapolation type way.

Huh? I still don't get it. Explain please, Sepia.

Darg, by the way did you know about Bud Cort's friendship with Groucho? Now that is one strange connection for sure!

Your remembrance is starting to remind me of a scene from some Bergman film, like "Persona" with Liv Ullman and Bibi Andersson or whatever. I bet Ingmar could have used your dream sequence and concocted a nice back story for one of his films like "Hour of the Wolf" or something.

Definitely one of the funniest episode, Dar! Along with the Soup Nazi one...

You were so lucky!

Do you also dream in colour, Stephan? I'd ask Dargo that too, but he would not approve of the use of the "u" in the word "colour" sadly.

I love the part where Maude shows Harold the Odorifics machine, and he gets to enjoy the subway smells but finally, the snow one. It's a magical scene...

It could be worse. Maybe this poster mentioned by Lawrence has a fetish for Allison Hayes, and then he would post Youtube scenes from the classic "The Hypnotic Eye" with Allison as Justine and Jacques Bergerac as Desmond the hypnotist. And any poster watching the videos could get hypnotized into only posting in threads about Allison Hayes. I always dug her early hair style with the frosted sections. She was definitely before her time, before Audrey Hepburn's time too, at least in hair coloring!

No matter what the topic, I always try to bring in references to the film with the 50-ft. woman, being that Allison Hayes sure made a sheet sheath look good, plus every time I see model displays of new building sites in miniature, I start putting my hands in through the windows and calling out "HARRY...WHERE ARE YOU, HARRY???" Sorry to hear you don't appreciate such homages to the film. I bet you don't like Yvette Vickers either, spoilsport!

Oh, geez, that says it all for sure. But what would Enrico Caruso say I wonder, Lorna???

That's it!!!!!