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On 2/14/2018 at 12:24 AM, jakeem said:
And then there was the episode of "The Mothers-In-Law" -- produced by Desi Arnaz -- in which The Seeds appeared as a rock group called The Warts. It's worth watching just because Deborah Walley dances in it!
God, "Mother's In-Law" was sooo awful!
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On 2/13/2018 at 5:14 PM, Hibi said:
I remember him doing a Lucy show. A farmboy who sings Lucy discovers. But he chokes up in the studio, until Lucy, gives it that barnlike touch. GAG!!! Even as a kid, I thought it dumb!
Did Wayne Newton die as well?
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16 hours ago, shutoo said:
I've seen all except the 2 'D's' (Dunkirk, Darkest Hour) and The Shape of Water was by far my least favorite movie of the year..rehashed story mashup, surplus of stereotypes, plot moved by some glaring questions; Three Billboards...was by far the one you couldn't stop watching, and the best in my opinion (for what that's worth); I also enjoyed The Post and Lady Bird, although it's a 'little' picture, I'm sorry Laurie Metcalf's performance which was really nuanced, will be overshadowed by Allison Janney's one-note, over the top performance in I, Tonya (but I really did like this film too...)
I totally agree about "Three Billboards..." "LadyBird" may still take home Greta Gerwig for Best 0. Screenplay though
You really should go & see "D. Hour" as also a good history lesson. it & "Dunkirk" should be on a double bill
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I saw "Shape...' awhile ago & personally think it's very well made but I liked "Three Billboards..." a lot more myself
& this seems like it's now headed to sweep the 90th Annual Academy Awards including Best Director-(Del Toro) & Best Picture & it's marvelous score by Alexander Desplat-(think he already won for "Grand Budapest Hotel")
But it didn't stick with this viewer like "Three Billboards..." which I think is exceptional
overall (***1/2-out of 4 stars)
Anyone else see this yet, or any of the other 2017 Oscar contenders?
THANX
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Think they really started this after the colorization of B & W movies?
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& the two also did a film together 1960's "All the Fine Young Cannibals' but it's mediocre at best (**)
Remember the 1980's music group of same name?
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& "Brainstorm" is still a good movie (***-out of 4) helmed by Douglas Trumbull who also designed some of the rides at Universal & Disney parks
Louise Fletcher was robbed of another Oscar nod as well
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I already wrote this but it went bye., bye for some reason?
Has anybody on here ever visited her grave in "Westwood, cem? It's much more famous as being the locale of the legendary Marilyn Monroe's final resting place though
& has anyone ever drove down the street (603 Canon, Drive in B. Hills) where her still standing-(for now) rather humble house is located?
PLEASE CHIME IN IF SO
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8 hours ago, hepclassic said:
I wonder if it is the state of policing in America to finally have a lead here. I don't know how I feel about the whole thing. Natalie Wood's death is suspicious, and my feelings have always been thinking about Robert Wagner being the prime suspect. Christopher Walken plays suspicious, but I don't think there is blood on his hands, but money in his account to stay silent. I wonder whether Maureen O'Hara asked Natalie what happened when she transitioned into the metaphysical.
So you are a big *KATE fan? So much of course to go on about *"THE GREAT KATE!" & for anybody around the area someday, the final house of both *"The Great: Spencer Tracy-(l900-l967)" & her, is the still standing at 9191 St. Ives Drive in Beverly Hills/But there is a lot of foliage surrounding it.
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(NATALIE TRIVIA; Her idol was *Vivien Leigh-(l9l3-l967) & she had a lg portrait of *Leigh in her living room
& WB's publicity dept would always list her as being 5'3, when in fact she was barely 5'0
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On 2/1/2018 at 3:26 PM, ChristineHoard said:
I have always wondered what really happened to Natalie. I just don't think she would have voluntarily gone into the water or at the edge of the boat where she could fall in, especially at night and with her fear of dark water. I don't care how buzzed she may have been. I don't know if Robert Wagner had anything to do with it or not but it's certainly worthy of a more thorough investigation.
Well, she always joked that even though most involved on each project, were well aware of her ultra fear of dark water, somehow they still would get her into the water for sequences i.e. "Splendor..." "Daisy Clover" the tv movie "Mystery of Eva Riker" the epic 1979 tv mini-series "From Here to Eternity" & more
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On 2/1/2018 at 9:35 AM, jakeem said:
NEW: Investigators say Robert Wagner is a "person of interest" in the drowning death of actress Natalie Wood.
@48Hours correspondent@EFMoriarty has covered the case for 6 years and has a preview of Saturday's@48Hours.More at: http://cbsn.ws/2BJ0em8
4 BIG STARS AGAIN BUDDY! This topic is an incredibally personal one with me, I had just turned 17 when this
horrific event occurred. It really rocked me to my core!
However, I am no fan of Robert (RJ ) Wagner, but never felt as though he actually killed her. A long story involving
her, Wagner & *Christopher Walken
& it's unlikely this latest police investigation will turn up any new items
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On 2/3/2018 at 3:56 PM, papyrusbeetle said:
IMHO, Natalie was simply drunk.
The REAL villain in this story is Natalie Wood's stage mother, who was totally psycho.
No wonder Lana is a pain now.
Most also don't know about this horrible woman & virtually all you read/hear about her mahd-(Russian for mother) & her father was actually Ukrainian.
is likely accurate or understating her. & she truly is what the term "Stage Mother" was invented for
As for her stunning death on November 29th, 1981. Her sis Lana wood is on the $$$ this time out
Check out Natalie's awful accident dating back to the early to mid 1940's when she was just but a tiny little girl ^
on the set of another 20th Century Fox picture
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On 2/1/2018 at 2:37 PM, rayban said:
Suzanne Finstad gives an excellent account of Natalie Wood's death in Finstad's biography on her, "Natasha".
I own this book & it really goes into great detail about this & the infamous & still pretty much unknown to most 1954 horrific incident, when she was only 16
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19 minutes ago, jakeem said:
Robert Redford had the best idea of all -- a foot race.
Jakeem, ever read & I think you may like that book by Danny Peary "Alternate Oscars?"
Only debit is he needs to revise it,. it stops with the 1991 movie year
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18 minutes ago, jakeem said:
Robert Redford had the best idea of all -- a foot race.
Hello Jakeem, I agree with most of what you wrote, but it's like any sport & horce racin' it's still fun to attempt to outguess what they may vote for & study it's history
It's sadly-(because it takes the fun part our of it), already looks as though we can see in what direction Hollywood is going for overall & "Shape.." sweep., & with OLDMAN, McDORMAND, ROCKWELL, JANNEY & DEL TORO strongly coming out as victors come March 4th
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On 1/29/2018 at 6:32 AM, EricJ said:
Here, spense! I'm responding! Now you don't have to post a "Where is everybody? Doesn't anybody wannan tallk about Oscars some more?" post three hours later!
To EricJ, what is "Where is everybody" topic though?
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On 1/31/2018 at 9:23 PM, Swithin said:
Chalamet deserves the Best Actor Oscar. Oldman's performance is overrated. Day-Lewis is brilliant, but the film is a bit too odd for many people.
Swithin, we split BIG-TIME on Oldman's work in the picture! & at present you & I seem to be among the chosen few that actually saw "The Phantom Thread"
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On 1/29/2018 at 6:57 AM, sagebrush said:
So, Spence, you're predicting another year of the rare split of best director and best picture. I like it when that occurs. The more it happens, the more interesting the last half- hour of the show becomes!
To sagebrush, thanx for replying. Yep, as I wrote it's a running tally sheet of my own forecasting of the final winners (NOTE: I already made a couple (revisions)-( and as it stands right now & with Del Toro just winning the DGA Award, it propels the film to be a slight & ultra-close leader for the overall *AMPAS race)
(P.S. I had hoped more would throw in their own 2 cents though?)
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On 1/29/2018 at 5:45 AM, spence said:
As noted on heading these are vey premature& basically only a running tally sheet of whom & what I believe will have their name called on Sunday March,4th, 2018 at ":The Dolby Theatre"-"Hollywood & Highland" & again, by no means final & subject to change until 7 days before official 90th Annual Academy Awards are held
Best Picture "The Shape of Water"-(revised)
Actor: Gary 0ldman in "The Darkest Hour":-(easiest race to forecast)
Actress: Frances McDormand in "Three Billboards..."
S. Actor: Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards..."
S. Actress: Allison Janney, "I, Tonya"
Best Director: Guillermo Del Toro for "The Shape of Water"
Adapted-screenplay: "Call Me By Your Name"
Original-=screenplay: "Three Billboards..."
Foreign Language Film: "A Fantastic Woman" (chili)
Animated-feature: "Coco"
Best original-song: "Remember Me" from "Coco"
Best original-score: "Shape of Water" (Alexander Desplat)
Cinematography: "Blade Runner 2049"
Film Editing: "Dunkirk"
Sound Mixing: ":Dunkirk"
Sound Editing: "Dunkirk"
Make-Up/Hair: "The Darkest Hour"
Visual effects: "War of the Planet of the Apes"
Costume Design: "The Phantom Thread"
Production Design: "Shape of Water"& the rest coming soon
PLEASE GIVE YOUR OWN PREDIX & I THANK YOU
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On 2/1/2018 at 10:05 PM, Bethluvsfilms said:
Best known as Dr. Henry Frankenstein in 1931's FRANKENSTEIN and 1935's BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, I always wondered why he never appeared in 1939's SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, until I learned he had died 2 years earlier of tuberculosis!
Sad end to what could have been a very promising career. Who can forget his "It's alive! ALIVE!!" line in the original FRANKENSTEIN?
Of course he was also great in MAD LOVE too (as was Peter Lorre).
He was a big time alcoholic & ended up passing away in '1937 ate age 37
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On 1/30/2018 at 2:34 AM, Bogie56 said:
So far I've managed to see 50 films from 2017 which include all of those nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars and BAFTA. One of the criteria I use to judge films which comes in handy when comparing low budget to blockbusters and films of different genres is how well did they accomplish what they set out to achieve. Here are my top picks....
1. Detroit
2. I, Tonya
3. All That Money Can Buy
4. Beauty and the Beast
5. Blade Runner 2049
6. Wonder
7. Darkest Hour
8. The Death of Stalin
9. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
10. Journey's End
Runner Ups in order: Loveless, Lady Bird, The Party, Get Out, Dunkirk, The Big Sick, Coco
A well rounded list/compilation! Did you see all of these in a theatre as well?
Plan to see "THE POST" this week & have been able to see half of the BP race
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27 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:
I really hope Guillermo wins the Oscar. He and Cuaron and Inarritu came up in the Mexican film industry together, and they're all close friends. Del Toro had success before the other two, but they won Oscars first, so I'd like to see him join their ranks.
To LawrenceA, I think the BD race has been over for awhile now, Del Toro has long been the favorite. I think Jakeem would agree, the only important Pre-*Oscar Awards now are The BAFTA'S-(British Film Academy)
Last year was such a total given the the wonderful "La La Land" would sweep a huge bunch of "statuette's" & it mostly did except for "the biggie' Best Picture, in what is arguably the biggest upset in it's 89 years! It's much, much closer this time
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Now that the DGA has announced it's winner (Del Toro) which was no big surprised though, except that the film also win the PGA-(Producers Guild of America) this years *Oscar race has really gotten tighter for which sweeps & takes home the coveted Best Picture *Academy Award, of course mainly meaning between "SHAPE OF WATER" & "THREE BILLBOARDS...?"
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