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You got it MrWriteLA (about time to). JDB, take it like a man and stop whining. I spend many long minutes doing extensive and in-depth research when formulating these questions. They are 100% accurate and come with a money-back guarantee. Regards

I'm not cryptic, I'm enigmatic and mysterious (sometimes described as "full-of-s**t"). Don't apologise. I was agreeing with you about the proliferation of threads on the same subject. I'm sorry if I made you cry. Regards.

As a variation to this thread, I would like to know what is your 'Favorite All-time Scary Flick!'. Horror movies can be described many ways, 'interesting', 'atmospheric', 'shocking', 'gory', 'Laughable' etc. But in my experience very few of them can be described as 'SCARY'. I would like to know what you consider to be a genuinely 'Scary' movie. I must say, the 1963 version of 'The Haunting' had me going for a while. It's not the kind of movie to watch alone in an old dark house. The few movies that have thrown a scare into me were not within the 'Horror' genre. Regards

I always try to use pre-existing threads to offer comments on a particular subject, instead of creating a new one. This thread is three years old. Finding old threads that have dropped off the radar, on a particular subject can be a problem, particularly if the thread has a cryptic 'subject' heading. Regards

I THINK that I shall never see A poem lovely as Joanne Woodward in her bathing suit. Wow I have to lie down now. Regards

Clue - The movie with the prosecutor was based on real events. He went on to become Attorney General of the United States. Regards

jdb1 WIMP WIMP WIMP You've come this far, you might as well finish it. This is one of the easier ones. I've been stumped lots of times, but did I give up ? - Hell no ! Let's recap the clues - Mailman - The name of an actor, and the movie in which he appeared as a mailman. 'First hung in Philadelphia' - This vague clue is to suggest that there is also a painting of the mailman in a Philadelphia museum (there are also paintings of him in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles and several other places). Therefore - Think of a movie in which the referenced actor played a mailman, who was also the subject of several paintings. This should reduce your choices to a single movie. Lyric from 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'. The name of the movie is not directly mentioned, but the name of the leading actor and his problems were mentioned. Now get with it, and don't let me hear any more talk about quitting. This is hard-core trivia for tough-guys. That's why the wimps don't come in here. Regards

No, no, no. You're way off. Clue #2 A reference to this movie can be found in the lyics to one of the songs from 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'. Regards

I usually wait three days before giving a clue, just to drive you all crazy. Clue #1 The mailman was first hung in Philadelphia in 1912. Regards

That and her concrete hair-do. Regards

I think this maybe too easy for you. A skeptical State prosecutor, thinking to expose a charlaton, is given the slip by a mailman. With the help of a Secretary for a freight company, he manages to return the favor before all hell breaks loose. Regards

Is It ? The Reluctant Debutante (1958) Rex Harrison - Anna and the King of Siam (1946) Kay Kendall - Les Girls (1957) Sandra Dee - Gidget (1959) Angela Lansbury - Gaslight (1944) Regards

The film could be 'Blowup' from 1966. But it was English, not French. Regards

Jeez, I did'nt expect the Spanish Inquisition ! It was just a case of sloppy editing and alcohol. I know what you're up to, you think you can intimidate me into submission by attacking my grammar. You're a desperate man (or woman) CineSage_jr, to resort to such low and underhanded tactics. Well, I'll fix your wagon Buster. It seems that 'Bad Grammar' is your week point too, and I shall continue to fill my messages with typo's and bad spelling just to aggrivate you. Regards

Dear CineSage_jr I was hired because of my fine body and sexy legs, not for my ability to type or spell correctly. regards

Much talk in the media recently about forcing the Cable/Satellite companies to let subscribers pick-and-choose (and presumably pay for) the channels that they want, instead of having to accept package deals. We all have to take the fifty or sixty channels of crap that we don't want, in order to get the few channels we do want. If this were to happen, how would it effect channels like TCM ? would the less popular (intelligent) channels disappear altogether ? Is this a good idea, or will it be a disaster. Maybe it would'nt make any difference. It's seems that every few weeks a good cable network will change it's format to appeal to the 18 to 35 moron demographic in an effort to pull down more advertising revenue. I have nothing against 18 to 35 year old morons. I'm the father of three of them (I love them dearly, but I don't want them dictating my viewing choices). Regards.

Nice thread. A valuable resource for Hollywood scriptwriters who are running out of idea's. Criminal Masterminds in Spy movies must wear Nehru jackets. When driving (or riding) in the country you must run over any chickens you encounter. In movies sound will propagate through a vacuum. A pump action shotgun will kill any kind of supernatural creature. Regards

ps It's been 30 years. Was it a sheep or a pig ? I think I'd rather be in Pittsburgh. Regards

Yes, Anderson was a great director and made all-to-few films. Not surprisingly as his films (along with that other 'Terrible Twin' of British movies, Ken Russell) had limited appeal. I can still hear the groans of the production company financial bigwigs when contemplating financing one his movies. as for O LUCKY MAN!, despite it's flaws, I agree with darola, the final scene with the sheep scared the S**T out of me, and is unfortunately unforgettable. Regards

ps Sorry. There are no 'points', 'money', or 'glamorous prizes' to be won here. Your only reward is a feeling of smug self-satisfaction. Regards

Yes, you got it 100% Well done. Your turn. Regards

Hey now, this is a movie web site, not a political one. However; I can't stand Politicians of any persuasion. I can't even be in the same room as a politician without that creepy feeling that I'm being manipulated. I have been thrown out of both parties for not subscribing to the full package of either ("I've been thrown out of better places than this !"). Mrs. Railton-Bell: "Are you on the side of Mr. Malcolm and his defense of vice, or are you on the side of the Christian virtues -- like Mr. Fowler and myself?". John Malcolm: " Never in my life have I heard a question so disgracefully begged. You should be in politics, Mrs. Railton-Bell". Mr. Fowler: "The trouble about being on the side of right, as one sees it, is that one often finds oneself in the company of such very questionable allies" . Terence Rattigan Fred will be along later with a view from the right. Regards

ps I hav'nt seen this film since it came out in the 70's, but I do remember the scene where the doctor puts a sliced-up human brain into a blender and makes himself a nice brain smoothie, Yummy. A truly memorable movie. And the Alan Price soundtrack was excellent, I remember buying it on vinyl LP. Regards

The movie you are looking for 'O LUCKY MAN'. a magnificent piece of weirdness from director Lindsay Anderson. It starred Malcolm McDowell. I believe it was the follow up to his movie 'IF' Regards

For a start. Somebody stole the original thread, which was a homage to Hollywood's most loathsome creeps. Frank Thring, Bruce Dern, David Patrick Kelly et al. Anyway, my new favorite slimy creep is Billy Bob Thornton. I saw the movie 'Bad Santa' on a rival network yesterday. After I had calmed down and stopped (curiously) hurling abuse at the TV set, I finally realised what a good (but painful to watch) movie this was. Billy Bob Thornton was superb, he had me hating his guts from the get go This movie is not just an antidote to Christmas movies, it's an antidote to common decency and good taste. A true classic. Will this movie be a new Christmas tradition ? Will some network run it 24 hours on Christmas day ? Regards