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WOW, so someone else caught this ultra off-the-wall as usual David Lynch movie, huh Though his show "Twin Peaks" (l9909l) had far greater music & songs then the new series he's still making

Of course *"The Chairman of the Board: Francis (Albert) Sinatra"-(l9l5-l998) is the champ of this & his songs won 3 *Oscars 1954's "Three Coins in the Fountain" '57's "High Hopes" from "The Joker Is Wild" & 1959's "High Hopes" from "A Hole in the Head"

F it's legendary for Garbo first uttering "I Want to Be Alone" unquote. However, as much as I admire her, it was *Joan Crawford that was MVP (TRIVIA: TOP TCM FANS, THEY ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR, BUT WHICH MOVIE DO YOU LIKE MORE *"GRAND HOTEL" (l932) (MGM) or "DINNER AT EIGHT" (l933) (Selznick/M-G-M)-(the latter didn't snag 1 single nomination???) Personally I've always compared the two myself

& *"GRAND HOTEL" (M-G-M) only won 1 *Academy award but it was for "The Biggie" Best picture that year, in pt to give *Thalberg an *Oscar Still a grand picture though!

SAGEBRUSH, first of all sent you a couple neat movie related items, buit they bounced back buddy-(lease clarify) & as they say HOLLYWOOD never does it up like that anymore Nowadays & mostly on current tv shows, they first must explain who the person is??? Where are the current likes of *Nicholson, *Streep, *Sandy & many others on these gossip shows? Now they warn fans to not even visit Hollywood, Blvd at night? *"The King of Hollywood: Gable" would be so proud of what these ani9mals have done to his town hye was voted "King" of once (SAGEBRUSH, DID YOU MEET *SHEARER?) & DROP ME ALINE AGAIN AS YOU USED TO (jeffshannon50@gmail.com) THANK YOU

*Scorsese since childhood always rated "THE HEIRESS" among his biggest inspirations!

EVER SOOO MANY TRUE MOVIEBUFFS & SUCH NOW VOTE/CITE BARBARA (Ruby Stevens) STANYWYCK-(l907-90) EITHER AS A #1 OR EASILY AMONG THEM! Of course she never "Walked Down-the-Aisle" with an *Oscar (0 for 4) & OBVIOUSLY SHOULD HAVE, TWICE IN MY VIEW Though was at l;east honored with AFI's 1987 AFI Lifetime Achievement Award & was ranked at #11th all-time actresses in it 1999 poll. By the way, she chose to be cremated & ashes scattered over Lone Pine, CALIF. & I see it all over the place too. Not just on here

Our very own & sadly already gone Mr.0sborne used to speak on the telephone every Sunday w/*Olivia! Thoughj for some reason & without pause he'd always vote for Gene Tierney as his fav. actress

To Top, as you know that was her debut shot at an *Academy Award. Larry King-0(l933-) back when he used to have his great talk radio show-(l980's) had producer that was her nephew

MacMurray as a fighter??? I thought I know virtually all boxing motion pix, never even heard of this one though? & I alwayts almost 4-0get, Dunne was fine in the marevelous 1947 "Life With Father" It's just that *Oscar contender William Powell really overshadowed here this time! (TRIVIA: Although he lost Best Actor to *Colman in "A Double Life" that year, he did win the NYFCC Award

somewhat like Irene Dunne-(l898-l990) she went (0 for 4 wiuth *Oscar though) mostly in 1948's beautifully made "I Remember Mama:" (***1/2) However, there's another nasty side to *"The Great: Spencer Tracy" & it was while they were shooting 1944's "A Guy Named Joe" M-G=-M He was on the wagon & his *Kate was gone right then, so he took all out on Dunne & BIG-TIME! Not only being nasty to the actress, but constantly calling her "Needle Nose" throughout the production. She was in tears & both were called to what was then called "The Iron Lung"-(because it was kept so cold for several) L.B. Mayer's office in *"The Thalberg bldg." Like kids in high school, though admittedly later by him, it was his doing. Anyway, things got straightened out ok, but notice they never worked together again

I'm certain you remember 1988's well-done "Gorilla's In the Mist" (***) w/Sigourney Weaver-(nommed) as Diane Fossey

The PGA=-(Producers Guild of America) has in recent yrs become a far better barometer of what the now (8,476 AMPAS voters) may vote for for Best Picture. Globes are sadly now basically a joke for us pundits & the DGA has now slit (8) years with BD *Oscar winner!

To LawrenceA, it's good to finally be able to be back in here pal! I 4-get, is it you, TopBilled opr Jakeem that also predict the *Oscar nominees & of course the winners?

AGREED! I think it's ok (**1/2) & with a look. & it really showed *Lange's first time acting-wise!

Think *Capra's 1936 "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (Columbia) a masterpiece though & on almost every level! I like Arthur a lot too. It won the 2nd NYFCC-(New York Film Critics Circle Award0-(est: 1935-) for Best Film * due to it winning BD *Oscar, that generally means that particular film was the runner-up to take the Best Picture *Academy Award. All-along *Capra meant for his even greater 1939 masterpiece "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (Columbia) to be a follow=up-up & again w/*Coop. "Mr. Deeds Goes to Washington" For trivia buffs: Jean Arthur's one & only shot at an *Oscar was fore '43's "More the Merrier" Dietrich really looked down on her during shooting of 1948's "A Foreign Affair" though & was insulting

& A few on here may have already wrote about this, just in case though. It appears that Sylvester Stallone-(l946-) is now also going to make a follow-up top 2015's very good (***1/2-out of 4 stars) ($110m.) film "Creed" His 2015 *Oscar shot-(only other for acting shot since the great 1976 *"ROCKY") for s. actor that year and was easily considered another huge upset that year-=(*Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies") took it instead. Thing is, this is kind of the reason the *AMPAS possibly didn't go all the way & vote Sly the *Golden Boy?" They take lots into account & w/all his sequels & such, it may have went against him?

Pretty good article on the now virtually forgotten Marion Davis-(l897-l96l)-(Marion Duvras) I just happened by her grave-(actually more like a small maus.) "Hollywood Forever, cem./" (Arthur Lake also inside) & one can't really mention her without William Randolph Hearst-(l863-l95l) Anyone ever see the images of San Simeon by the way Xanadu in "Kane" & located down here in FL Hearst stifled her career & she was best at comedic roles, but he wanted her in pts like GARBO,etc instead. as much as I admire "The Genius"/"Boy Wonder" *Orson Welles-(l9l5-=95) he really played dirty pool about them in reality though. Invited to San Simeon he tried top find out & virtually did everything he could. The most outrageous thing I can't discuss in these forums though. Only thing I can say is it had to do with the legendary "ROSEBUD" Hearst was ultra-jealous about her & *Chaplin as many know & that leads to another controversial story involving all of them & an ill-fated trip on the Hearst yacht & Thomas Ince. (SEE: "RKO 281" & "Cat's Meow") THANK YOU

WHAT IN THE... IS THIS ABOUT THE MAGNIFICENT & ALL-TIMER COURTROOM DRAMA "INHERIT THE WIND" (UA_)-(though shot at Universal Studios)??? (TRIVIA: only a couple yrs back *Shirley MacLaine-(l934-) was a guest again on Larry King-(l933-) & I think-(didn't hear it all) she pointed to it, *"Lawrence of Arabia" & 1 or 2 more pictures as her ultimate motion pictures!!!

I saw that well-made '76 tv movie (***-out of 4 stars) a few times over the years. & like I mentioned, Railsback was perfecto in the infamous role, but given his appearance,etc it's obvious why he has always had trouble getting top roles He even played "Ed Gein" in a rarely known or seen film about what he did in the 1950's BUT, WHOP ELSE SAW THE GREAT (4 styars!) 1980 "THE STUNTMAN?"

Going over a ton of 2017 litrerature-(online & mags & elsewhere) "The Shape of Water" just me be the feel good film to upset the current project winner "Dunkirk" for the coveted Best Picture *Academy Award & also, it may lead the field come January 23rd, nominee day with (10 to 12?) I'm serious too. Just note the categories it can figure into & you'll see what I mean & as always noted, Hollywood has always preferred drunks, handicapped roles & such & sally Hawkins portrays a mute here!? People like & respected "Dunkirk" but never heard a sole say it was great or they loved it Though still early of course

I previously wrote to a pal o'mine on here about knowing the nationwide release date of *"The Woodman's"-(a phrase I picked up once from Bill Murray on SNL when predicting the 1977 *Oscars) Who will turn 82 in Dec. Latest release "Wonder Wheel?" It marks his 47th as director. Last year he had the ok (**1/2) "Café, Society" By the way 2016 had a handful of flix that were tributes to Tinsel-Town>"La La Land" ($155m.) "Hail, Caesar!" ($30m.) (**1/2) & *Beatty's biggest $flop$ of his career, only raking in $4m. I thought it was pretty good though, but far from accurate i.e. "The Aviator" & a 1980's tv movie starring *Tommy Lee Jones, "The Amazing Howard Hughes" (***) I like 'em better when he's in them myself Please contact me on it's release-(says Dec. 1st but limited, meaning LA, NY & Chicago) His flix "Scoop" "Celebrity" & a couple others never got a wide release, so I'm wondering?) He already holds record for most writing nods with (18 to date) *Kate Winslet stars in this one. "Essential *Woody" *"Annie Hall" "Manhattan" "Hannah and Her Sisters" & "Crimes and Misdemeanors"-(equal & it's his choice as his finest), "Broadway Danny Rose" & "The Purple Rose of Cairo" But his funniest & he once challenged Ebert & Siskel to watch his 1971 "Bananas" again & see if they didn't bust a gut laughing, they did & he won & his 1972 performance in "Play It Again, Sam?" deserved a Best Actor shot) His Worst: "Anything Else" (2005) ($5m.) (*) & his biggest $hit$ "Midnight in Paris" ($71m.) (***) (P.S. A kinda' funny & true story according not only to Mia, but others. Back when he had that sex scandal-(1994) Mia's ex *FRANCIS (Albert) SINATRA virtually nagged Farrow if he could have *Allen's legs broken, she declined) THANX AGAIN

EricJ, what exactly do you mean were not "PALS?"

Ever had the opportunity to see the documentary by *Maximilian Schell "Marlene" (l984)? & for any *James Stewart fans out there & there are lots of course. Try & find online-(I still have it somewhere on video) A marvelous special *"James Stewart: A Wonderful Life" where he walks around the Universal backlot-("Harvey" is just one he shot there & as of this 1987 special, the house was still-standing) he just talks & walks with host: Johnny Carson-(l925-2005) & lots of clips, think it's 90 minutes & maybe on youtube Since he was a young buy Johnny's movie idol was *Jimmy & Jack Benny-(l894-l974) overall & his fav. pic was *"Casablanca" THANX & let me know if you saw it already, or find it

For those that don't hate her out there, it's now become "the In Thing" to pick on her, mainly because she's older a bit now, but *Streisand is 75 & *Cher, 71 (MADONNA (Louise Veronica) CICCONE-(l958-) all-time & most of her life, is Dietrich & Marilyn Monroe HENCE: Her famed, but I found out it was fake "Beauty Mark" she had for yrs, though it's now been gone for yrs unfortunately & on the subject of her & movies>"To Kill a Mockingbird" "*English Patient" & "A Place in the Sun" her fav. films. Most don't know she's really a bookworm-(she has made 27 films td)