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I would rather write a play with Shakespeare. Perhaps I might be lucky enough to learn a little about his gift for writing plays that have been performed for hundreds of years.
Who would you rather hear sing Ella Fitzgerald or Billie Holliday?
I would rather hear Ella sing, because she dis some great ad libbing.
Would you like to sing a solo in front of a live audience and gets lots of fame, or would you like to sing in a choir with lots of people who only perform for rest homes?
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Yay! I'm finally ready to sit down with some wine, dinner and some Judy (I'm watching Babes in Arms). I've been looking forward to seeing the July schedule and seeing what films I'm going to fill my DVR up with. I can't believe we're only a month or so away from seeing this year's SUTS lineup. It seems like I was just watching last year's SUTS!
Anyway... I'll quit my babbling.
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July 1
Leslie Caron birthday daytime theme.
Promise Her Anything. I've only ever seen three Caron films: all musicals. It'd be interesting to see her in a comedy. I'm intrigued by this film because she's paired with Warren Beatty and Robert Cummings. I know that Caron and Beatty had a "thing" at one time, it'd be interesting to see them together in this film.
Olivia de Havilland SOTM Tribute
Nothing new to record here, but I do like the scheduling of three Errol/Olivia films in a row: The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex and Captain Blood. I probably would have scheduled Captain Blood earlier than 'Elizabeth and Essex' only because de Havilland is a supporting player in the latter film. 'Elizabeth and Essex' belongs to Errol and Bette. I might be convinced to watch these three films
It's a Friday night too! Not a school night. Lol. July 4
The Devil's Disciple. A Burt Lancaster movie I haven't seen
The Music Man. I've never seen this musical, I feel like I should.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays apparently feature a lot of Westerns. I'll admit that this isn't my favorite genre. There has to be someone in the cast to attract me to the film. So far, I've seen all of Errol Flynn's Westerns and that's it. I may have seen a John Wayne western here and there. I'll have to do more research to determine which ones I may be interested in.
July 7
Thursday evenings are dedicated to 1970s American films. This evening's films look interesting. I've seen Network, which I really enjoy. I'd like to see the other films scheduled: All the President's Men, The Candidate, The Conversation and Klute. I believe I already have 'President's Men,' and Klute already recorded.
July 8
The Lady Eve. I've been wanting to see this Barbara Stanwyck/Henry Fonda film again.
More de Havilland.
In This Our Life. A movie featuring de Havilland and one of my other faves: Bette Davis.
I see more Errol/Olivia films. I recommend all of them.
July 9
It's Love I'm After. Ooh another de Havilland/Davis film. Sold!
Call it a Day. This sounds like a fluff film to pad out de Havilland's resume, but also sounds like it could be amusing.
The Train Robbers. An Ann-Margret movie I haven't seen. Also features John Wayne.
Bhowani Junction. An Ava Gardner movie I haven't seen.
The evening of movies featuring Hedda Hopper the actress could be interesting. I love that the evening is followed by Roller Boogie. My #2 favorite roller disco movie.
I'm also intrigued by one of the short films: Dating Do's and Don'ts featuring Jackie Gleason (!).
The short film Summer of '63 sounds very interesting too: "In this social guidance short film, teens on the make spread syphilis among their friends."
July 11
The Burning Hills & The Girl He Left Behind. Two Natalie Wood movies I haven't seen.
July 12 & July 13
More Westerns. I'll have to do more research to see if there are any that I'm interested in.
July 14
Oh man! An entire morning of teen movies. I love teen movies, especially teen beach movies!
I will definitely be recording the Beach Blanket Bingo movies.
Where the Boys Are sounds interesting. As does For Those Who Think Young.
More 1970s American films. If I didn't already own this film, I would definitely be recording The Stepford Wives. I love this movie. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore looks interesting, this is probably the one I will record.
July 15
Finally some de Havilland films I haven't seen.
I'm interested in:
The Snake Pit
To Each His Own
Devotion (I especially want to see this one since it also features Ida Lupino, one of my new favorites).
July 18
The Big Steal. This Robert Mitchum film looks interesting if I haven't already recorded it. Lol.
July 19 & July 20.
Sigh. More Westerns. The same thing will apply as I've stated before.
July 22
More de Havilland:
My Cousin Rachel
The Proud Rebel
The Ambassador's Daughter
Hold Back the Dawn
July 23
My Love Came Back
July 27
Ooh I finally found a Western off the bat that I want to see:
Callaway Went Thataway. It is a Fred MacMurray film I haven't seen.
Ooh and another one!
Destry Rides Again. I've heard much about this film featuring James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich.
July 28
America in the 70s theme:
Scarecrow. I like the idea of hitchhikers becoming fast friends. I don't know why. This film sounds interesting.
The Drowning Pool. A film featuring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. It sounds intriguing.
July 29
Donovan's Brain. This film sounds amazing.
Olivia again:
Light in the Piazza.
Princess O'Rourke. I've seen this film before and enjoyed it. I'd like to see it again.
Whew! That's a lot. I'm sure by the time July rolls around, I will have found more films to record and my husband will hate me for filling up the DVR. Lol.
I love excited babble, Speedy.
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Edward G. Robinson in The Sea Wolf
Next:
Friendly
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Virginia Field.
I think Sally is an overrated actress.
Next:
Mark Twain or Harper lee
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Gosh, I wonder why no one has put ICE FOLLIES OF 1939 on the list of favorite films and performances. "Follies" seems like an accurate word to describe this film. The only question is whether it's too dull to qualify as one of those "Bad Movies We Love."
Joan Crawford and James Stewart - not an ideal pairing
Joan in a role that would have made sense for Sonja Henie - not ideal casting
Inside info about how to become a star - insist that you don't want to be one; it works for Joan in the movie
A makeover scene that may have inspired the bad makeover for Judy Garland in A STAR IS BORN - Joan in black hair parted in the middle, sort of like Morticia Addams; now that's worth seeing.
Joan as Cinderella in a "play within the play" - Say What?
A dumb movie that has gay subtext - Say What??? Jimmy's ice skating partner is Lew Ayres, and Joan openly challenges him when she starts getting interested in Jimmy, as well as replacing Lew as his skating partner. Jimmy has a Murphy bed that folds out of the wall, and above it is a poster of himself and Lew Ayres in skating costumes.
This is one very strange movie. If there had been Razzies in 1939, it would have won a bunch. Joan must have been box office poison to be forced to make it, and goodness knows she must have been box office poison after it. Fortunately, she got the role of Crystal in THE WOMEN, for which she was ideally suited, and she played it for all she was worth.
Ice Follies of 1939 is absolutely horrible. I watched it for the stars and just barely got through it. Zeigfeld it aint....
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Angels In The Outfield (Original)
Marsha, we need another clue.
This game is fun.
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3) He decided on the surname of Caine as his professional name while he was watching The Caine Mutiny
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Paulll-- thanks I just love this!
Well, I've danced with Cyd all my life - that's how I learned how to dance until I got professional dance training.
Next: Who would you rather study acting with Marlon Brando are Bette Davis?
I would rather study with Bette Davis as she is a favourite.
Next:
Would you rather write a play with Shakespeare or Beckett?
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Still no July 1, Canada Day tribute. Tons of Canadian films and Canadian stars that could be highlighted that day.
I've always wondered why they could not do that, at least for TCM Canada. Even if it only aired here in Canada TCM could havestill done it. We often have a different evening anyway.
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People put up with unprofessionalism in Hollywood and in other professions because they make a lot of money off that so-called unprofessional person.
My favorite quote about working with Marilyn Monroe in a movie came from Tony Curtis in relationship to his experience on Some Like It Hot. (When you see this quote you should recall his Jewish ethnicity-- Bernie Schwartz from Hell's Kitchen--)
According to Tony Curtis," Kissing Marilyn Monroe was like kissing Hitler."
This may be a bit strong, but I did hear that there were an awful lot of interruptions and schedule readjustments on the Some Like It Hot set because Marilyn was often upset and having difficulties.
On the Misfits location it was even worse. Some days she didn't showup at all.
Clark Gable's wife, Kay Gable leveled sharp accusations at Marilyn Monroe after the death of her husband. Kay blamed Marilyn for Clark's heart attack-- claiming the hours of waiting for Marilyn in the heat and the hot sun took its toll, plus it encouraged him to do dangerous, exhaustive stunts that otherwise he would not have done.
If Kay's accusations seemed extremely harsh, it has to be remembered, at this time she had just given birth to Clark Gable's first son, after his death.
Also, when you talk about extremely talented actresses like Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe having trouble showing up on time or disrupting the shooting schedule because they disappear, it's not because they don't want to work or they have the big head--they obviously are having emotional problems over which they have no control.
As disruptive as that may be in making a movie, it's probably a good point to remember that none of those people from Billy Wilder and George Cukor (A Star is Born)-- on down to the stage grips-- would have had their jobs anyway if Judy Garland or Marilyn Monroe had not the star carrying the vehicle, i.e. the reason the people were putting down the money at the box office.
Re:Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe on The Misfits set. For sure, he should not have been doing his own stunts. Apparently, he never spoke about her to Kay as he often kept things private in general.
But it is well known that Miller had written the script for Monroe and that as their marriage fell apart, Miller would rewrite the script and make her part smaller and send script changes to everyone and that Gable refused to allow it. He would not be a third party to that circus and stated that the script was to remain as is or he would leave the film.
In retrospect, he should have.
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I like Olivia de Havilland. I've been wanting to see more of her films. I've seen all the films she made with Errol, of course
I look forward to perusing the schedule when I get home and see what I'll end up filling the DVR up with. I don't know who I think I'm kidding with all this stuff I record. I've maxed out 88% of my DVR. Ive got something like 380 movies recorded.
I routinely have delete things before I watch them, usually trying to make sure they are movies I have seen before. I refuse to delete The Seven Samerai before I see it at least once.
I recorded most of the films on Greg's birthday even though I have seen them before.
And hey - speaking of Errol, I still have some of his films recorded I have yet to see. I am a big fan of the sisters Joan and Olivia.
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I've seen a few people say that, but I don't find her so. Maybe I just have high tolerance, but I find that some of the more intensely hysterical performances are akin to so many engaging psychopathic performances I love that I often become swept up in their mania in a similar way. I just like a good deteriorating sanity flick. I enjoyed going insane with Julie Harris in that film (I haven't seen her in much else,) and felt that her fevered response to the situation increased the claustrophobia and angst immeasurably. If everyone in that film stayed as cool as a cucumber throughout it would seem that the ghost didn't have much of a weapon against them.
What did you think of her in Reflections in a Golden Eye where she maims herself?
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Mhhm. I love watching the older movies with them. Sex and the Single Girls wasn't doesn't seem so sexual to me that it would be awkward to watch with my parents. Did your father not enjoy Friends? (I'm trying to think of episodes that would be awkward to watch with relatives, none are popping in my head).
No, he didn't. I'm not sure why. He enjoyed watching films like The Naked Gun series with me, but then that was an all-out farce. Friends was too realistic, maybe? Also, I look a bit like Jennifer did when she was younger, so perhaps that is what made him unable to watch the show with me.
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I understand that Lou Gossett Jr's night has been recorded and scheduled. According to TopBilled, Cabin in the Sky is replaced with Night of the Hunter.
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Monroe is a great example for this thread. Lots of negative feedback from producers, directors and fellow actors. To me these folks shouldn't have to put up with unprofessionalism.
Monroe was a big star. She was fired from a movie she was supposed to make with Dean Martin that was later made after she died with a completely separate cast.
Lee Marvin 's drinking was totally out of control sometimes, but he was such a good actor and box office draw that people put up with it. It did shorten his lifespan. I love the fact that in the last 5 years of his life he was married to his first love and had gone to her place and insisted that she was going back home with him. I guess it is the romantic in me as someone who never married wanting there to be real life examples of people who end up with their first loves after a long break in time.
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I watched this last night:
(Lol!!) Kiss Me Kate.
I watched this with my parents tonight:
(Lol!) Sex and the Single Girl.
You watched the second film with your parents? I've seen a lot of films of all genres with my Mom, but I couldn't even watch episodes of Friends with my father for reasons I won't go into.........................................
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I believe others on the set have confirmed Audrey required a lot of takes. Hey she was very young and fairly inexperienced. Holden didn't care because he had other things in mind as it relates to Audrey.
Marilyn Monroe required a lot of takes too. Depending upon the co-star, they either put up with it without saying anything, or they made a big hassle about it. Others loved her regardless like George Chakiris when they made Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
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Glad to see that Lou Gossett Jr.'s night has an official date.
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Audrey Hepburn on Sabrina according to Bogart. Well to be fair he said she was fine to work with if one like doing take after take. (she would either forget of flub her lines).
I think he had it in for her because he wanted Lauren Bacall to play the role.
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THE HAUNTING is one of those films that I refer to as a "Magic Eye Picture."
Everyone looks at this thing and sees a dolphin dancing on a sunset (ie somethign glorious); but hard as I squint and cross my eyes, I just can't.
It bores me, nothing happens, and I don't like it.
(Also: I read the book and all three of the above apply to it as well.)
phhhhffffffffffffthbbbbt.....
I've not read the book. I wonder if my fascination with this film is tied up in the Julie Harris aspect of the film completely. She played another character who really freaked me out in Reflections of a Golden Eye.
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I have never wanted to watch On the Beach. Not because I don't believe it's a good movie; I've always heard it is, quite good. But I cannot bear to watch a story about the aftermath of nuclear war, and the inevitability of death for everyone, even those who would survive the initial horrific mushroom cloud blast. I have a childish (maybe not so childish) fear of nuclear war, and try not to think about it and the very real, terrifying possibility that it might actually happen some time.
So I avoid any books or movies that even fictitiously depict or even speculate about such a despairing horror.
Except for Dr. Strangelove; but even that I can find disturbing and hard to take - as well as incredibly funny and clever and entertaining, of course.
Sorry if this sounds depressing and too personal. I don't want to be a Debby Downer about your very well-written and intelligent post about On the Beach. But the film then was a warning (like Dr. Strangelove and The Day the Earth Stood Still and several others around that time) about the unthinkable and final horror nuclear weapons could wreak upon our planet and all who inhabit it. The scary and awful thing is, such warnings seem to remain unheeded.
I understand completely, MissWonderly. I have seen the movie several times because I am a fan of the cast.
My ability to watch such films about nuclear war become less and less as time goes by. They are no longer "satire" even when they are Dr. Strangelove because the reality of this happening is real.
When I do watch such movies, I have seen them because I am a fan of the cast, director etc. Even then, they are not the first movie I go to when I say to myself "I'm going to watch a (artist's name) movie."
That is why when I talk about On the Beach I spend a lot of time talking about Fred Astaire and that I would hope that Fred Astaire fans do see this movie as he does not sing or dance and is very effective in his cynical role. It's not that I don't love Gregory Peck in this film, but there are other Gregory Peck films to see.
Another type of film I have a hard time with is pet animals dying. Gregory Peck made a very famous one of those;
The Yearling.
It's beautiful and heartbreaking and you can believe it that I got through the film because I have a goal of seeing everything Gregory Peck ever did at least once. I have not seen it again since several years before he died, and even that was a long time ago now.
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It's a Friday night too! Not a school night. Lol. 
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