GregoryPeckfan
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I believe there is one, but seldom (never) works for me. (it's actually a 'Cancel' button)
Gotta leave at least a '.'
Cancel button?
That would help.
I've often wondered why you have the option to "like" your own comments?
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Hey, GPF have you tried "The Swimmer" with Burt Lancaster? I actually like it since I like all John Cheever's stuff but my mother always swore that after watching Burt swim halfway through his neighborhood that it was like a soporific miracle cure.
No I haven't seen it before. I must admit that I never cared for the swimming scenes of Esther Williams . I'm just not that interested in swimming.
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Thursday night Spotlights on the films of AIP!
And they're showing all 4 and a half hours of La Roue on the 15th!
What is AIP?
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This is fantastic news!
I'm hoping there will be lots of movies that I've never seen or not seen in years.
Of course my favourite Robert Ryan movies I've seen multiple times.
Happy, happy, HAPPY!
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Insomnia really is a problem for me and I'm always interested in movie recommendations.
Unfortunately, if a movie is sleep-inducing that I've recorded by PVR, I tend to delete it.
Perhaps I should not have deleted The Pride and the Passion after all.
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FEBRUARY 9th:
Happy 7ist birthday to Mia Farrow.
Today is also the birthday of Ronald Colman, Katherine Grayson, and Carmen Miranda.
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FAVOURITE FILM NOIR STARRING UNLIKELY ACTORS OR ACTRESSES: TOP 5:
Movies With People Not Famous For Film Noir:
1. Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity
2. Betty Grable in I Wake Up Screaming
3. Henry Fonda in The Wrong Man
4. Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock
5. Ross Martin in Experiment in Terror
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Just saw Princess O'Rourke for the first time starring DeHaviland and Robert Cummings.
It's somewhat similar to Roman Holiday only it has a happy ending.
What a treat to watch her movies.
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Some of my favourite lines from THE GUNS OR NAVARONE:
"Somebody's *got* to take responsibility if the job's going to get done, do you think that's easy?"
- Captain Mallory in THE GUNS OF NAVARONE to Corporal Miller
"I've inspected this vessel, and I think you ought to know that, ah, I can't swim.'
"I'll keep it in mind".
- Miller to Mallory who then answers.
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Although I am a Richard Widmark fan, until today I hadn't answered this thread, mostly talking about him in terms of the film noir thread or on top ten lists.
I thought I would take the opportunity to talk about my love of Richard Widmark, and how I became a fan of his.
I was a member of on online fan club of his. I was the second person in this club. His daughter showed him the site. We were never an "official" club, but he knew we existed. And when there was talk of him receiving a lifetime achievement Oscar, his daughter let us know he did not want to receive a "hurry up before he dies" type of award as he was already in his 90s and didn't want to travel.
This club was very popular until after he died. Somehow, the founder was ousted and no one ended up posting anymore. Sometimes this happens when a star has died. I am no longer a member of that club.
I had seen him in Murder on the Orient Express several times not realizing that the murder victim was a movie star.
I became a fan of his when I saw Yellow Sky for the first time and found myself watching him a lot, even when Gregory Peck was on screen.
I might have the exact percentage wrong, but I believe I have seen around 80% of his films by now. The last movie I saw of his for the first time was Rollercoaster, a disaster movie. It was better than I expected, but I do not think that I will see it again.
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I watched a Widmark movie today, as well. I reviewed over in the "I Just Watched" thread. It was NATIONAL LAMPOON'S MOVIE MADNESS (1982). It was awful, but it was the 50th Widmark film I've seen.
I will keep that in mind. I do like adding to my "seen" list of my favourites, even if I did not like the movie. Congratulations on seeing your 50th Widmark movie.
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It should come as no surprise that I watched Cheyenne Autumn (1964) on TCM today (and this wasn't the first time that I've seen this one). Critics may not considered this to be one of John Ford's better Westerns. But even an average John Ford movie is better than most. I bet this one looked fantastic on the big screen.
This particular movie for me is a bit disjointed because it is for the most part a serious movie, but the segment with James Stewart is comedy and seems like it is from another movie. I certainly watch the movie. John Ford regulars certainly loved working with him.
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Regarding the jargon:
This is a big issue when relating to any era or part of the world other than your own even if the language is your own. I have watched so many British mysteries and read so many books by British authors that I understand the jargon and have no trouble with other accents within the English language.
For example: I've no trouble with the cockney in To Sir, with Love, but others need subtitles.
Regarding The Sting in particular:
I love this movie.
But the ending for me and everything surrounding it was ruined for me the first time I saw it by the fact that I am a fan of Remmington Steele and that Pierce Brosnan's character -whatever his real name was -was fascinated by movies. One of the cases was based upon The Sting and I realized about halfway through the film that I knew already how it would end.
Great movie, though.
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Regarding the WII and post WWII era for women working in factories while men were away at war:
I really must admit that when I heard last year that TCM was doing a Spotlight on Women In Film, I thought that they were looking at how women have been portrayed ON film like all the ethnic groups they have done, especially since they were on two nights a week.
The documentary ROSIE THE RIVETER was the only film that dealt with this shown that month.
I still want TCM to look at how women have been portrayed on film and why REGARDLESS of whether the director or others behind the scenes were female.
Perhaps they could do this theme sometime in the future.
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Here is a question Bogie:
When did the Academy Awards stop having a special Juvenile Award?
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I've seen The Kid several times. Of course, the true story of Jackie Coogan's life and financial status led to the Jackie Coogan
law.
As to an award for juveniles in this particular year of 1930:
I have not seen enough of actual 1930 movies to pick a juvenile award for 1930.
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FAVOURITE FILM NOIR FROM BRITAIN: Top 5
Odd Man Out starring James Mason
So long at the Fair starring Jeans Simmons and Dirk Bogarde
They Made Me a Fugitive starring Bogart
Cast a Dark Shadow starring Dirk Bogarde
Night and the City starring Richard Widmark
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Sad news for fans of animated movies.
MONSTERS INC screenwriter Daniel Gerson has died at the age of 49 (50?). He had brain cancer.
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Choice for Winner:
Robert Montgomery for The Divorcee
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Choice for Winner:
Florence Eldridge (Helen) in The Divorcee.
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What is this Golden Armchair award?
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something like this:
Oh, how I love cats.
I could just see a 31 days of cats schedule, where every movie has a cat in it, whether in a lead role (eg. Breakfast at Tiffany's) or in a cameo (eg. The Third Man). I would watch every movie.
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FEBRUARY 8th:
James Dean was born today. Of course with only three films, I cannot see him being chosen for a birthday tribute.
However, Jack Lemmon and Lana Turner were also born today.
Among living actors still working:
Happy 75th birthday to Nick Nolte
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How many horses were injured or killed on this movie?
DB responded: zero
As a horse owner, seeing horses crash & fall in movies upsets me a lot. I read a book written by a famous stuntman in the 70's or 80's (Robertson?) where he "told all" about training horses for the movies. I had assumed all the falling horses were tripped, but he says a few were "trained to fall on cue".
Now I have trained horses to do many tricks but never "fall" like you see in the movies. I have to believe him, as he trained the (standing still) horse that fell when "punched" in a famous western comedy.
It's an amazing feat of training. But I wouldn't want to be the rider taking the fall!
Thanks or the further insight to this. I had a hard time watching this. I want to see movies that are 4 or 5 star rated even if I otherwise wold not watch a movie. The scene where the bridge was blown up was what made me wonder I any had died.
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TERESA: 1951
Drama starring Pier Angeli and John Ericson with Patricia Collinge (of Shadow of a Doubt-totally different mother!), Ralph Meeker with cameo by Rod Steiger
This was Pier's big screen debut to American audience. It looks at an Italian war bride coming to USA after the war with flashbacks to during the war. War brides and how difficult it is to adjust to their new country is a popular theme. I always think of the song "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen."
I won't write a long review, but I would like to say that I enjoyed the movie and felt that I have known several situations where you have to get away from that type of person that Patricia played-it was odd seeing her in a negative, non-sympathetic role.
As to Pier's life and role in this movie, it adds that much more pathos to the storyline for me.
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I'll see if I can find it.