georgiegirl

I don't know who's up at bat first tonight, but have a ball wherever you are celebrating the moment! :-) Be back later to critique your appearance. Ha! Just kidding.

> {quote:title=lavenderblue19 wrote:}{quote} > Just wanted to wish everyone on the boards a *Happy Passover* and *Happy Easter* Same to you and yours and everyone else here who celebrates. :-)

Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear and Heaven Knows Mr. Allison . :-)

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Well, I've seen a few film versions of the death and resurrection but I couldn't say for sure if any of the actors I've seen are Jewish. But, somewhere there had to be a Jewish actor playing Jesus, so I'd say, yes. :-)

I have dozens, for as many reasons, but to pick one off the top of my head, Claudette Colbert. I don't know that I can name one film where she was a victim and not the victor. The characters she portrayed never compromised their femininity or self-respect when showing their strength to overcome adversity. Just look at Three Came Home and Boom Town .

Whoa! Dang! You guys are just too good! :-)

> {quote:title=Ellaisgood wrote:}{quote} > GG. I do think that the faceless communication and the way people read into emails (adding their own inflections and beliefs) is the issue. I almost was fired in Monterey for writing an email that I thought was hilarious..wrong. Once those words are out of your conrtrol, people can twist, misunderstand, or be harmed by them. Oh how well I've learned that lesson about 'message boarding'! lol

I didn't think you were getting carried away. What one may call carried away, another may call being passionate and there is a difference. However, it is hard to tell on a message board exactly where someone is coming from. Rudeness usually comes through loud and clear, and where I have encountered it here, it's few and far and in between. But there are those here who have honed their message board skills and can be quite rude with their words using a subtle finesse. lol

> {quote:title=TikiSoo wrote:}{quote} > People just don't get it do they? Hi, TikiSoo. No, they don't!

Mongo! The Lone Ranger unmasked? Oh, no! My life will never be the same! :-( lol The old cobbler shop, that once upon a time was around the corner from me, had a pair of Primo Carnera's shoes in his window. That big man, and though this should go it without saying I'll say it, had HUGE feet! lol

AMC was my lifeblood to old movies, once upon a time, and I was very saddened by their change over, and I thank my lucky stars for TCM. However, I think AMC's first step to free online B-movies is a good thing going in the right direction. I've said it on more than one occasion on this board, someday all the movies ever made will be available online for free or a fee, and I hope I'm alive to take advantage of it. Just like Napster they'll be at our fingertips 24/7, 365. If the studios who produced these films start now getting ready for such a online option they'd be surprised at how well this format of delivery would be accepted by all movie lovers, young and old. At least I think so. Just look at the bootleg movie sites. And I'd like to add, with TVs becoming more interactive, and the advent of movies on demand, this 'old movie' option may very well show up on the old boob tube as well. :-)

This movie trivia question got me tonight on a re-rum Who Wants to be a Millionaire . Who was the only person to receive two Oscars for the same role in the same film? Seeing as you guys are so good at this stuff, no four choices for you! And I say that in my best 'Soup Nazi' voice! :-)

Hello. Marjorie Morningstar was a so bad it was good. lol I think The Pirate was far worse but I could watch that again and make it through. lol If you never seen Gene in Inherit the Wind you may want to take a look. He did pretty good in a dramatic role, and I think he had his finer moments in Cover Girl . Let's face it, neither he or Fred were Academy Award winning performers, but it doesn't make you love them or their movies and less, does it? :-)

Hey, I like the idea you're an English teacher! It'll keep me on my toes! I'm so intimidated by others here who have a real command of the English language and write so eloquently on the subject of movies, why not take it one step further and be totally freaked there's an English teacher on board? lol But putting all that aside, what our personal preferences are, and regardless of what may be the influencing factors, really hasn't a helluva lot to do with a love for movies. I think we both believe a good movie by any other name (chick or guy flick) is still a damn good movie. :-)

Yeah, I know, but my mom saw a color picture of Cagney in a fan magazine and that was it. But God got even with her later, I was born and still am a flaming redhead! lol

How about Gone With the Wind ? Let's not forget it was based on a novel aimed at woman, or so I believe. Gable didn't even want the part of Rhett in fear he couldn't live up to womens' ideal of him.

Yeah, Heddy Lamar and Victor Mature ride off into the sunset. lol But you can't change history! Just the end of fiction movies! :-)

I didn't start this thread, but I see what the original poster is getting at. Who is to say what makes a movie more male or female oriented? But it is done. It is my understanding, when a producer or writer come up with an idea for a screenplay, they take into consideration marketing to a specific 'target audience'. I don't think there is a way to get around Madison Avenue when it comes to what will sell to whom. Making lots and lots of money is the bottom line. The same thing with books. Harlequin Romance is less apt to sell their novels to men than women. And I would venture to guess, Sports Illustrated sells more issues to the male population. I guess I don't actually belong on this thread, because I really don't have an issue with 'chick flicks' vs 'guy flicks'. If a man likes a romantic movie, I think that's wonderful. If a woman likes only the blood, gore and guts kind, well, so be it. It's all about choice and personal preference. I'm with you on labels and stereotyping. They've been part of our vocabulary and society for far too long now. I can do without them in most aspects of life, and up until a few years ago I never heard a movie called a 'chick flick', never mind 'guy flick'. Such is the world. One step forward, two steps back. lol Message was edited by: georgiegirl because you are an English teacher and I made a boo-boo, and sure I missed a few others. Drat!

I'm not sure what you're getting at. No confrontation on my part,either, just looking for clarification on what it is I said that's a sham. Maybe I didn't quite understand what the original poster was looking for. lol

I'm sorry about your wife.

Oh, man! That is one scary looking Beany! lol Message was edited by: georgiegirl because I spelled Beany wrong. Modern day Beanie Babies have polluted my brain.

My dad went to musicals through the 30s for my mom's sake. He usually slept while she watched. On the other hand, she went with him to the gangster movies though she didn't like the bang bang shoot 'em ups and didn't find Cagney attractive because he had red hair. lol Where my dad would walk through fire for my mom, my mom, on the rare occasion she granted him the honor of suggesting what movie would kick off their night out on the town, did it only to show him her appreciation for him giving into her every whim. lol More contemporary times, I'd say Valley of the Dolls was a chick flick while Von Ryan's Express was a guy flick. However, I did appreciate the latter when I was older and understood more about war. I would think a gender neutral movie is The Hunchback of Notre Dame .

As we evolve, I see the gender gap fading, but for the most part, as we stand now there is still pink for girls and blue for boys, and I have a very definite female taste in movies. I have never seen The Longest Yard , or Nine Yards or something like that and quite a few other 'guy flicks'. If given a choice, I will usually pick a 'chick flick' over a shot 'em up. This is not to say I don't like action movies, I'm just more drawn to those pics aimed at my gender, although I'm a sucker for the old black and white gangster movies. But that's because Cagney or Bogey is them. :-) That's what draws me to the more so-called masculine films, the leading men. ;-)

> {quote:title=CineSage_jr wrote:}{quote} > Because of Kelly's athleticism (besides the different dancing styles, I've always found Astaire a bit fey), I think he appeals to folks like me who're not particularly fans of musicals. Fey? I haven't heard that term in years. lol