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dolores, Is that the music video with the creepy (literally) worm like thing(s)? A claymation type animation? Regarding the band "Tool"...I liked Tool's music so much, I found a "TOOL" sticker and slapped the thing on my vehicle. On more than one occasion, people have asked me if they could borrow/purchase a screwdriver, socket wrench, etc. Rusty

dolores, Yes...the "bee song" and more tunes. I was about to write, "...and MANY more tunes", but the group was together three cds worth of songs. I don't know if "Blind Melon" qualifies as a "grunge band"...maybe, alternative 90's rock. How is that for a pigeonhole? Who really cares...right? My stepson, when he was in junior high/ high school used to bring home recordings like "Soundgarden" and "Pearl Jam" and similar fare. I liked the music. I even got used to (and enjoy) screamers like "Nine Inch Nails" and "Tool". My stepson lost interest in that sort of music (I don't know if he listens to any sort of music), but I still listen to that era of popular music. In fact, about a quarter of the music I buy is late 1980s to middle 1990s alternative. Again, does anyone care? I think not. And, believe me, I really tried NOT to write another message about music. I canna' stop myself...Cap'n. Rusty

Seven7, For me, your mention of grunge bands is timely. Today, on my drive to work, I was listening to a CD of "Blind Melon" music. Every time I listen to the band (one of my favorite bands), I choke up thinking about lead singer Shannon Hoon. Mr. Hoon was a great talent and (I am sure) had a lot more to contribute to the music world...what a tragedy. Now, I return this thread to the world of film... Rusty

Oh, I forgot one of my favorite movie abodes... Only one hundred square feet, but a fantastic view. Sim?n's (Claudio Brook) place in "Simon Of The Desert". May not sound like much of an abode, but does attract interesting guest(s). Rusty Message was edited by: jarhfive

Jack, Sorry, no December schedule. Here's a Zombie link: http://www.tcm.com/movienews/index/?cid=143975 Rusty

I am pretty happy with Rob Zombie's movie picks. "Electra Glide In Blue"? All I can say is, "wow, what a great movie choice!". Some place in this forum, I mentioned it would be nice to see TCM broadcast Vincent Price in "The Last Man On Earth". And there it is...on December 29th. Another movie I mentioned as worth a broadcast (and a bit closer to September) is "Eyes Without A Face". TCM will broadcast this movie October 29th at 2:00 A.M. Eastern. Now, I am about to write another childhood era anecdote. Probably of little interest to most readers, so you might want to skip the rest of the paragraph. "Eyes Without A Face" is the ONLY time I can remember my father censoring a television program. My father, my brother and I sitting in front of our vacuum tube, black and white televison, Saturday afternoon televised fright-fest. About 30 minutes into "Eyes Without A Face" (I guess, about the time of the first "face lift") my father MADE US turn the channel...to "Wide World Of Sports", or something. Now that I am an adult, I am going to WATCH ALL OF "Eyes Without A Face". Well, now that I am an old adult and often cannot keep my eyes open till 2:00 A.M., I am going to record and watch "Eyes Without A Face". Thank you TCM...bully job. Rusty Message was edited by: jarhfive

Here's a few abodes I have noticed and liked a lot...mostly because of the eccentric architecture and/or building location. Exteriors: Lord Henry Wotton's (George Sanders) and Dorian Gray's "hang out" in "The Picture Of Dorian Gray" (1945). Mrs. Wilberforce's (Katie Johnson) house in "The Ladykiller's" (1955). The Watussi "compound" (village) in "King Solomon's Mines" (1950). I don't know if the architecture of the village is an art director's idea of a Watussi village, or is the real thing...but the huts, etc. are very cool. The lakefront property featured in "Carnival Of Souls" (1962). A recent addition to my list: Is it a house that wants to be a castle? Is it a modest budget castle? Diane Cilento's (Liane Dane) "old home place" in the movie, "I Thank A Fool" (1962). Interior: The "Xanadu room"...mostly used for walking across and assembling jigsaw puzzles--"Citizen Kane" (1941). The square footage of the fireplace hearth in this room exceeds MY house. My all time favorite abode: Not a movie, but a television show...the mini-hut on stilts featured in the intro to the show "Second City Television". That place would be an improvement over my mortgaged abode. Rusty

SamTherapy, Is it just my imagination? Are those "smileys" beaming a bit more than usual? Rusty

weaponX, I think you know your science fiction... Of the stories suggested for film treatment (including my suggestions), I would like to see the Ringworld series of books on the big screen. Today's whoop-dee-doo special effects makes a convincing "Ringworld" possible. Of course, a script that does justice to the several parallel stories of Ringworld and Ringworld Engineers (the two out of four Ringworlds I have read) would have to be created...may not be an easy job. Anyway, the Ringworld stories have the potential to make a very satisfying movie. In case you can't tell...Larry Niven is one of my favorite science fiction authors. Harlan Ellison. For some reason I don't remember, about two weeks ago I looked up (on IMDB) the title "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream". I was surprised (and delighted) to see a listing for "I Have No Mouth..." My delight turned to, "oh s***"...I saw it was a video game. As author of two of television's finest scripts, "Demon With A Glass Hand" (Outer Limits) and "The City On The Edge Of Forever" (Star Trek) his stories should be filmed. I know Mr. Ellison hates the results of every Harlan Ellison story ever made into a television show, or feature film. Even so, Harlan Ellison's stories on film are better than almost any other science fiction on film. BTW: Is Harlan Ellison still writing? The last time I saw the guy was on an old SciFi channel show. The show was on Sunday morning and its subject WAS science fiction. The show was broadcast a long time ago...before SciFi channel decided pro wrestling was more interesting than science fiction. Harlan Ellison was on the SciFi show as a curmudgeon/ commentator...and he was great! Even though not a science fiction story and even though similar plots have been made it to the big screen, I will name the title of one more book that is a natural for feature film treatment...Orson Scott Card's "The Lost Boys". Boy, did I get choked up reading that novel. Of course, the title would have to be changed to avoid confusion. Rusty

Larry, So, you will visit the "new" Amber Room? Great! At this time, I will (sort of) repeat something I wrote a few months ago... A book I recently read about the latest search for the "old" Amber Room (a book I read to the last page!) was very interesting. The author's journey into the labyrinth of former Soviet and East German archives is quite a tale of paranoia, betrayal and lies. The authors end their book with their conclusion as to the whereabouts of the old Amber Room. The authors conclusion appears logical and reflects the fear and secrecy of Stalin's Soviet Union. I will not write anything specific regarding their (the authors) theory. I don't want to spoil the read for anyone else. Plus, anything I wrote would make no sense without knowing the history of all those involved in the multiple searches (searches starting before the end of WWII) for the "old" Amber Room. Rusty Message was edited by: jarhfive Message was edited by: jarhfive jarhfive

bradtexasranger and JackBurley, I appreciate the mention of "Sling Blade" and Billy Bob Thornton and John Ritter, but what about Dwight Yoakam?! In a film of great performances, I thought Yoakam's Doyle Hargraves was the outstanding acting job. The character "Doyle Hargraves" hit close to (my) home. I will elaborate. Twenty-plus years ago, working off shore Gulf Of Mexico, half the people I met on oil rigs existed on what I will call...the "Hargraves curve". Some co-workers were "proto-Hargraves", looking for that significant other to abuse. Some people were "full-Hargraves", had found the significant other and had the police record to prove it. I even worked with one person a few months shy of "post-Hargraves"... and you know what that means. Rusty

Three novels must be made into films. Well, two novels...my first choice would be very difficult to make into a movie. First. Herbert Read's "The Green Child". The shimmering prose of this short novel would be extremely difficult to capture in pictures. That said, if the novel could be successfully made into a movie...it would be a memorable film. I don't know much about filmmakers working at the present time, but John Sayles has a deft hand at movie making. Mr. Sayles might be able to capture the beauty of this novel on the big screen. Second. Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Left Hand Of Darkness". Ms. Le Guin's novel "The Lathe Of Heaven" was made into a very good television movie in 1980. A feature film of "The Left Hand Of Darkness" might make a successful transfer from page to screen. A movie version of this novel could focus on the middle of the book...the narrative titled "On The Ice". "On The Ice" is the story of one human and one alien traveling across a frozen landscape...the most interesting part of the novel. An "On The Ice" production would not be extravagantly expensive. Something similar to the theme of "The Left Hand Of Darkness" has been "covered" in "Alien Mine", but a movie version of "Left Hand Of Darkness" would not include scales. Third. Orson Scott Card's alternate history series of books, "Tales of Alvin Maker". This would be an expensive project. I recently watched a VHS of "Eyes Of Fire". This movie from the 1980s is similar to "Alvin Maker"...witchcraft-ery in colonial America. Ignoring the "Six Million Dollar Man" sound effects, "Eyes Of Fire" was a very entertaining movie. The "if folk magic was real" theme of "Tales of Alvin Maker" might make a good and popular film. Remember the popularity of "The Blair Witch Project"? Woods and weird-ness are a good combination. Rusty

Larry, A bit more anecdote. My Scottish roommate ALWAYS took EVERYTHING in stride. He was the most even tempered person. "Even tempered" until our 314th "tatties and neeps"...harsh words passed the Scotsman's lips. Larry...your upcoming trip to Russia? If you visit the "new" Amber Room? Maybe, grab a handful of the amber and send it to me. I will make you some nice rings, or something. Rusty Message was edited by: jarhfive

My cat, Winfield, still "sings" that commercial jingle, "meow, meow, meow, meow......meow, meow, meow, meow". All the time . I thought the animal would shut up after the ad went off the air. I mean, how long has it been? Years, since the commercial was on television. Every day, "meow, meow, meow, meow..." Another anecdote, another jingle. When I was in college, one of my roommates was from Scotland. He made the mistake of telling Bill and I (Bill was another roommate and owner of the house) the Scottish slang for potatoes and turnips..."tatties and neeps". For the next several months, randomly and always within earshot of my Scottish mate, we would run around the house and sing, "tatties and neeps...tatties and neeps...I'm gonna get me some tatties and neeps...". Our jingle, "tatties and neeps", was sung to the commercial tune, "kibbles and bits". Jeez...I sure miss my college days. Rusty

lzcutter, Doheny library creaking floors? Amazing. How did you know the "Them"...ants...squeal story? BTW: My most vivid drive-in movie memory is--stuffed in trunk of auto because I did not have the dollars for the ticket. I was about thirteen years old. Thinking about it, "stuffed in trunk of auto" occurred several times. Rusty

dolores, Regarding Greenbriarpictureshows...I really like "The Great Gabbo" human billboard. I say, "bring back human billboards!" You say, "OSHA might have something to say about 'human billboards'?!" I say, "damn that OSHA!" Rusty

dolores, If you get a couple of minutes, go over to the greenbriarpictureshows blogspot and look in the archives for the--"Bela Lugosi At Home Part 2". The Lugosi thing includes a picture of him standing in front of his fireplace. Bela looks so natty in his "lounge around the house" robe and his shoes...shoes to die for. Even the writer notes Lugosi's fab footwear! Rusty

I looked at the TCM movie clip for "Written On The Wind". Very distinctive radiator grille. The yellow sports car in "Written On The Wind" is an Allard model J2. Rusty

I want more Whistler. Rusty

wordmaster, Thank you for the information. I am sending this message from my work computer. My work computer runs Windows 95 and Internet Explorer 5.0 and whatever ActiveX stuff goes with IE5.0. You know what would happen if I tried to view streaming video on my work computer? Start video...hear the electronic equivalent of a death rattle...my computer would shudder and...good bye "Clone". By the way, "Clone" is the name on the computer. Top shelf equipment...eh? So, I will have to view the car clip on my home computer. My home computer is two years old and probably obsolete, but it will "do" streaming video. A couple of weeks ago, we were E-mailed the warning, "do not use your computer for personal reasons...your office computer is monitored for compliance...". I don't care if I get caught using my work computer for personal reasons. Why? My E-mail at work has been broken for two years... Rusty BTW: I heard the story about computer monitoring from a fellow employee. I don't believe her.

augy55, "sturner-6" on IMDB identifies the yellow sports car in "Written On The Wind" as an Allard model J2, or J2X. Less than 100 of each Allard model produced, very successful on the race track. I am calling it a tentative identification--I have no problem finding pictures of the Allard J2 and J2X on the internet, but I have not found a picture of the "Written On The Wind" yellow sports car. I don't remember enough details of the "yellow sports car" for a mental comparison. Too much of a strain...you know. I will keep looking. BTW: The same guy identifies the red sports car as a "Woodill Wildfire". The "Wildfire" had a Glasspar G2 body on a Willys chassis. Rusty

Now I know where you got your "Yancey Cravat" ...yanceycravat. Richard Dix was TERRIFIC in "Cimarron". The subject of the movie "Cimarron" is of more than passing interest to me. My mother lives one mile from "Indian Meridian"--the eastern border of the Oklahoma land run of 1889. Rusty

susanlenox, My obsession: Every day I get closer to my goal of looking exactly like Lawrence Tierney. No...not the "Born To Kill" Lawrence Tierney, but the "scare Seinfeld cast" Lawrence Tierney. Rusty

I caught a couple of minutes of a documentary on "Animal Planet", the subject was wildlife filmmaking. I could hardly believe my ears, but I think he said that the film packs he used were approximately 18 minutes of film and cost 150 dollars, or was it 150 pounds? Anyway, a lot of money. And the dollar (pound) figure did not include film processing costs. He also mentioned that cost of film was a major factor in how he filmed. For instance, in the field, he would have a list of shots he would need to edit together to complete a project. He would set the camera up and wait for his subject to "perform" one item on the list. Making sure the required parameters (light, distance to subject and that sort of thing) were okay, he would roll a minimum amount of film. He also said that his way of filming required a lot of patience. To get a required shot of action that does not happen often might require months of waiting. He used as an example--a lion stalking and taking down prey. He said the "lion...prey" shot took a friend of his three months in the field to capture on film. I wonder...I guess wildlife filmmakers use film instead of digital photography because camera CCDs are too slow for fast action? Rusty

dolores, I first noticed Richard Dix during a TCM broadcast of "The Ghost Ship". I noticed Mr. Dix because he frightened me. I am now comfortable watching Richard Dix on my television. In fact, I like Richard Dix. dolores...hypothetically: Richard Dix versus Warren William...who is standing after the ten count? I have an answer to my question, but I am interested in your opinion. Rusty