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movieman1957,
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"He may have been our greatest director of westerns but he was exceptionally good at dramas. It's hard, but not impossible, to find a bad Ford film. "The Long Voyage Home" is a great film. Unfortunately, so seldom shown. Once you get past John Wayne with a Swedish accent you'll be fine. (It's only a minor part.)"
I had to come to a decision about John Ford's greatness as a director.
He definitely has his own style--sometimes corny, occasionally maudlin but, never dishonest.
I am glad I made a decision to 'get past' John Ford's (sometimes) eccentric style because, he has become one of my favorite filmmakers. His drama "How Green Was My Valley" is uniquely "John Ford"--one of my favorite movies.
It's interesting that Ford's "Long Voyage Home" is the only film that Eugene O'Neill authored that O'Neill considered worthy of a personal print (according to Mr. Osborne).
movieman...I bet you already knew about the Eugene O'Neill thing.
Rusty
Jeez...I like John Ford...Eugene O'Neill likes John Ford...I am in good company!
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MattHelm,
Can't answer your question but, what about Lugosi's rack?!
Rusty
That'll get 'em clicking that link.
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Hello,
Someone posted a message about this web site a couple of weeks ago:
http://greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com/2006_01_01_greenbriarpictureshows_archive.html
I could not find the original thread.
Scroll about two-thirds down the page to the "Bela Lugosi At Home-Part 2" item. The accompanying text mentions "Lugosi's shoes"--that bit of weirdness requires a comment!
I bet you find some interesting stuff on the way to Bela Lugosi.
BTW: I am not a shill for the web site.
Rusty
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Hello,
Unless a producer wants to:
Find a vintage camera.
Refurbish the vintage camera.
Find or, fabricate, the appropriate black and white film stock.
Find or, fabricate, the necessary negative development materials.
Find or, fabricate, the required print materials.
Find or, somehow train, required technical people.
Any movie made in three strip, dye process, Technicolor...can never be re-made.
Thanks to FredCDobbs for information I required to write this post!
BTW: Some of the recent examples of digital color production has been pretty darn impressive...in my opinion.
Rusty
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Just2554,
What a great anecdote!
I appreciate reading a post that says something positive about the less than twenty-five year old age group.
I am smack dab in the middle of the baby boomer age group.
I did not learn to appreciate pre-1960 movies until I was lucky enough to take a "film studies" class (the first time offered) in my sophomore year of high school. That would have been, uh-hum...about 1970. The instructor knew something about "film essentials"--a short list of some of the movies seen and discussed in the class:
Olympia.
On The Waterfront.
La Strada.
400 Blows.
Forbidden Games.
Mickey One.
The Seventh Seal.
and others.
Looking at my list, a definite lean toward European movies but, what the hey...it was the teacher's choice--she liked foreign movies.
I was also lucky enough to have access to a University movie theatre and an "art house" theatre (before it became a porno palace). Two places that screened old, as well as, modern non-mainstream films.
So...I had acquired an appreciation of movies as something more than a companion to popcorn in high school. I don't know if the cash strapped school systems in this country still offer film study classes. I hope at least some schools do--for me, that is where my movie education began and...continues to the present.
Rusty
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MattHelm,
Jerzy Kosinski appeared in two movies (IMDB filmography).
Have you read Kosinski's "The Painted Bird"?
My experience reading "The Painted Bird" was something like my experience of...drunken friend crashing his dune buggy into the side of a mountain (I was the passenger).
Okay...I am exaggerating.
Reading "The Painted Bird" was the mental equivalent of getting hit about the head with a baseball bat.
My brother told me of a modus operandi for murder he read in one of Kosinski's books--a villainous pilot 'paints' his victim with microwaves from a fighter jet radar. The murderer knows he just wrote a death sentence for the victim--cancer ten or twenty years in the future.
I don't know the book reference.
I do know my brother's comment, "Man...that was cold".
Rusty
BTW: About the dune buggy? We were okay. The dune buggy (and the humor of my friend's dad) was not.
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starlett,
As I remember, the seamless mix of live action and animation in "Roger Rabbit" was a big deal in 1988 (theatrical release).
Note that I did not write "cutting edge"...so there!
Besides, my mother loves "Roger Rabbit" so...who am I to argue.
starlett...I really like the movie.
Rusty
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mongo,
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"It was an eerie story from the book by actor Tom Tryon..."
Have you ever read any books by Tom Tryon?
"The Other", along with Tryon's "Harvest Home", are superior supernatural thrillers.
"The Other", the movie, was a great adaptation of Tryon's novel (kudos to Uta Hagen as the grandmother/teacher).
"Harvest Home", the movie, was kind of a disappointment.
Tom Tryon and Sterling Hayden are two actors who succeeded as fiction writers. Can you name any other screen performers who also wrote worthwhile novels? I bet you can!
Rusty
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cashace,
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"If I may I would like to add a couple.
All My Sons - Edward G Robinson"
Since I decided Robinson was my favorite actor and discovered his role in "All My Sons" one of his best, I've wanted to see "All My Sons". I have looked and the movie is only for sale as a used VHS--asking a minimum of 50 dollars!
I posted a question about "All My Sons" a few months ago and it has been broadcast but, on a channel I do not receive.
I am going to hold my breath until..."All My Sons" is put on DVD!
Rusty
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FredCDobbs,
Sorry about not getting back to you sooner. I was at work. I wrote that just before I was headed out the door. Did not turn on the computer at home.
Instead of computer stuff watched the TCM broadcast of "The Long Voyage Home", a recording of "Yellowjack" and "Right Cross". So, I am not really starved for entertainment besides, it is sleeting like crazy.
The "cup pressure" comment referenced an old (but expensive) Sony CD changer (it was worth fixing). As I remember, the changer mechanism was having problems and, while I had the player open, I decided to do a little experimentin'.
I discovered that there is an optimum adjustment for cup pressure. Too much and the spindle will not spin the disk up to required RPM and shuts down. Even in the most expensive equipment the motor is probably not designed for a lot of torque and does not have the 'oomph' to overcome much resistance. Too little and the disk spins but, also slides, between the spindle and the pressure cup. Again, the disk does not reach required revolutions and the player quits. The situation of too little pressure--you can hear the plastic disk scraping the spindle.
Way too little pressure and the aforementioned "flying disk" is the result.
BTW: Does a CD player relate to a DVD player? Yes.
Consider. The basic mechanics for a turntable have not changed since platter shape replaced cylindrical shape. The disk size and shape determine the mechanics of the player/ recorder.
I wonder if the Laserdisk has the same sort of mechanism? Larger disk than compact disk, a lot more stuff to rotate.
Rusty
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FredCDobbs,
Good idea about not opening it up.
I've had a disk fly out of the holder--I was 'adjusting' the cup pressure screw.
BTW: If you don't insert a disk and power it up, it is interesting to see the laser 'slam' from one end of the linear track to the other (as I remember, it does it two times). I think the microprocessor 'freaks' if it does not immediately read the directory...then decides no disk is present.
All right...so I'm starving for entertainment.
Rusty
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FredCDobbs,
No roller.
Let me see...it has been awhile since I opened a player up.
An arm with a spindle contacts the disk center, lifts the disk off the drawer. A pivoted arm with a rotating cup contacts the center of the disk from above and holds the disk in place. The spindle begins spinning the disk.
The laser is located on the spindle arm and slides from the edge of disk to the center of the disk (~1/2 to 3/4 inch off center of disk). The 'park' position for the laser is at the edge of the disk.
When the disk is 'up to speed', the laser slides from the park position to the directory sectors. The directory sectors are located 1/2 to 3/4 inch off center. Once the directory is read the front panel display activates.
Playing the disk, the laser moves along a linear track from inside disk to edge of disk.
BTW: If you want to have some fun(?), insert a disk into your player, power it down, take the cover off the top, locate the switch (usually) somewhere around the edge of the case, insert something to hold the 'case open' switch closed, power back up and see the disk mechanism do its thing.
On the other hand, if you value your warranty, you probably should not open the player.
Rusty
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"The Naked Gun 2?: The Smell of Fear (1991)":
(Frank meets Jane after a long time)
Lt. Frank Drebin: How are the children?
Jane Spencer: We didn't have any children.
Lt. Frank Drebin: Yes, of course.
Jane Spencer: How was your prostate operation?
Lt. Frank Drebin: Oh, good. Fine. Never been better.
Oh S***, I did it again.
Rusty
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MattHelm,
I remember Jackie Rogers Jr. very well...probably Martin Short's strangest character.
BTW: My last message? It's prostrate...not prostate.
I hope I am not at the age where it becomes some sort of mantra, "...prostate this and prostate that...".
Rusty
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MattHelm,
I was looking at sctvguide.ca rundown of the first SCTV season. The 'skit list' brought back fond memories.
Have you seen SCTV's parody of "Ben Hur"?
Ben is at the end of his tether and prostate......a mysterious stranger steps into view...a cocktail shaker and glass materialize...a martini is poured...Ben greedily accepts the miraculous gin... .
Rusty
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scarlett,
An ideal companion to "Becket" is the Second City Parody of the genre--"The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes".
SCTV Guide quote:
"The gripping epic of the king who wanted to be pope, the pope who wanted to be king, and the man who would betray them both.
Peter O'Toole (O'Tule) as the King - Flaherty; Katharine Hepburn (Cathryn Hepbern) - O'Hara; Richard Burton (Berton) as the Pope - Candy; Richard Harris (Hariss) as King of the Popes - Thomas; Victor Spinetti (Spynneti) as the Tailor - Levy; Announcer - Candy"
Starring SCTV's original cast (Canadian television, first season). The parody also goes well with "The Lion In Winter" and any other Burton/ O'Toole/Harris costume over-the-toppers.
Rusty
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FredCDobbs,
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"I can’t imagine “Funny Girl” winning an Oscar for anything, other than “longest movie” or “most boring movie” or "best cartoon." "
Is it B.S. or, her movie? How do you rate "Yentl"?
Our local PBS station has "Yentl" scheduled for Saturday evening. Worth taping?
Rusty
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susanb,
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"As far as comments about new people posting, I don't quite understand why anyone would feel this to be a negative thing. Diversity in any ecosystem brings sustainability."
Excellent point!
Rusty
BTW: Sorry I can't do better than a "me too" post.
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daddysprimadonna,
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"Antar was a trip,LOL..."
Do you think the name "Hedy Lamarr" still sends him cartwheeling?
Rusty
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scarlett,
"Not Scarlett"'s problem is not with (paraphrase) "low balls" but, no balls.
scarlett...
Apropos to "Can you believe this?"--I like Robert Ryan's line from "Clash By Night", "away...DUST".
Cheers!
Rusty
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Huntress,
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"I got really tired of hearing Ms. Day sing her song..."
Your comment struck a "chord" with this reader.
Understand. I like Doris Day. I like the timbre of her voice. I like her screen presence...I enjoyed her TV talk show and even her TV sitcom. But, that song--was it written into her movie contracts to sing that song?
I am probably indulging in hyperbole regards the frequency of "The Doris Day Song" but, sure seems to be on the soundtrack of a lot of her movies.
Rusty
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Hello,
This question is mere piffle but, piffle is brain food (reference: "Iron Chefs").
First thing. I found this as a bit of "The Band Wagon" trivia (IMDB):
"Several times in the film you see theatre marquees or posters showing the title "The Proud Land" - especially in the "Girl Hunt" ballet number. This is the title of a novel featured in the plot..."
Second thing. To provide a context for my question, I found this other bit of "The Band Wagon" trivia (IMDB):
"After Les and Lilly have their fight in the alley, Les heads for the bar across the street..."
I saw "The Band Wagon" yesterday. The theatre marquee I saw back of Les and Lilly (fight in the alley) scene might have "A Woman Of Taste" as the top billed offering and "The Proud Land" is second billed.
My first question. Is it "A Woman Of Taste or, "A Woman Of Substance"?
My second question. If I am correct about "A Woman Of Taste"--what is the significance of that title?
I know the answer to my second question but, what the heck, I need closure--tell me the answer to my second question and...
My third question. Name the famous Hollywood person who links all this crap?
Rusty
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constarkel,
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"I have a movie that can never be remade. "How about "They died with their boots on"?"
You hit the target dead center with your comment. Good Job.
I mean, there will never be another Errol Flynn....right?
Joke.
Rusty
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MattHelm,
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"He wrote an autobiography called Wanderer after that, and a novel about the sea."
If you want a good (no...make that great) read, try "Voyage: A Novel of 1896".
I read "Voyage" about twenty years ago. I remember the last chapter as if I read it last week. I would rank Hayden's novel with Joseph Conrad and Jack London. A true epic.
Sterling Hayden may be underrated as an actor but, as an author he is almost unknown. Maybe if he had written more novels. Why didn't he? Why?
I am sure "Voyage" is out of print but, may be available somewhere. I think I will try to dig up the old paperback...may be buried at my mother's house...oh God.
Rusty
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What was that muppet thang?
"The Dark Crystal"?