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Hello,
Jean-Pierre Jeunet's "Amelie" from 2001.
Watched the movie Sunday night.
When I start to think the saying "they don't make them like they used to" really is true, I find an exception. "Amelie" is a grand exception.
A love story and a helluva lot more.
Oh yes, the "roaming gnome" commercial? Idea stolen.
Rusty
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pktrekgirl,
Tyrone Powers next film (after Razor's Edge) was "Nightmare Alley". I rented "Nightmare Alley" a couple of weeks ago--highly recommended.
Tyrone-Noir-Geeks. A combination hard to beat!
Rusty
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constarkel and scamperbritches,
Sounds like a vaudeville act!
Anyway. Thanks for mentioning that thing about labels and disk media. I have made a lot of compact disks from LP's and reel-to-reel tapes. All have been labeled using a kit. All have been burned using a reliable burner (Magix). A lot of the compact disks have played okay at first but, as time goes on, songs (even the entire disk) will quit playing. Note that I play compact disks a lot in my vehicle, using a changer.
I was really scratching my head over the degradation of the disks. The disk surface looks okay and the plastic coating looks intact. I had no idea what was going on.
Labels, huh? No more labels but, my custom labels are so pretty!
How about disk shelf life issues?
I have heard cheap compact disks (having a thin plastic coating) might wear away after several years of use--exposing the aluminum disk and...corrosion of aluminum and...good-bye data.
Rusty
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FredCDobbs,
I like your cab-character-collision scene. I will submit one other.
"Midnight Cowboy"--'Ratso' Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) nearly run over by a NYC cab.
I hear that Dustin Hoffman likes to improvise scenes but, I have looked at that scene fairly closely--looks real life to me.
One of my favorite car(?) scenes is the tilt-a-whirl Vincente Minnelli had Lana Turner take in "The Bad And The Beautiful".
Rusty
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Mongo,
Hope you don't mind my intrusion on your thread but, this is just too much of a coincidence.
Ayres,
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"...it is sometimes disconcerting to see an elegantly fully dressed woman ask a similarly dressed male, "Are you making love to me?"..."
Last night, I watched (for the sixth or seventh time) "Dodsworth". One scene was exactly as you describe except...the man does the talking.
Arnold Iselin says to Fran Dodsworth (paraphrasing), "My dear...I am making love to you...". Yes...man and woman dressed in formal clothes and distance between the two characters--measure in yards. I had to laugh!
Is that concept a 'time capsule' or, what?!
Rusty
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Hello,
Peter Holden from "The Great Man Votes" (1939) starring John Barrymore.
Peter Holden was a notably talented, tow-headed tyke.
IMDB list only one movie for his filmography. I wonder if John Barrymore scared Peter Holden...his parents, siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins right out of Hollywood.
John Barrymore--didn't he hate to work with child actors?
Rusty
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kaplan,
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"...Turner Classic Movies Acquires More Than 100 Paramount Pictures Titles
The Stepford Wives, Shane..."
Do you think TCM can now schedule "Every Great Western...Including Shane"?
Rusty
BTW: Reference November 2002.
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HGL3,
I sense an opportunity to reminisce without having to see the usual reaction--droopy eyelids.
Of the movies I mentioned, I remember only "small girl transforms into old lady" from "The Haunting" as scaring the pa-tooties out of me. That scene was not even designed to be scary...strange reaction (on my part).
Oh, maybe one other memorable scare--the neighbor with no eyes from "The Birds".
Several televised movie moments that I remember as childhood traumas:
The "dance of the dead" from "Carnival Of Souls".
The diabolical binoculars from "Horrors Of The Black Museum".
The first thirty minutes of "Eyes Without A Face" (1959). Why only thirty minutes? Because dad had had enough of 'face removals' and the TV dial was turned. "But...dad!!".
Rusty
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stoneyburke,
I accidently tuned into A&E channel this morning and found a program (wedged between tatoos and trollops) that I watched. I think it's called "Morning At The Arts"(?).
Dick Cavett (the 1970's talk show host for those who don't know the name) was plugging his DVD set of "best moments from my show...".
I admit I kind of 'misted up' seeing a young (and alive) John Lennon...sniff...sniff.
Though I should have probably (to paraphrase another forum post) "gotten on with my life", that guy (John Lennon) meant a hell of a lot to me during my formative years.
It was good to see (and hear) a few minutes of Lennon.
Rusty
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Hello,
A couple of other thoughts about the Macrovision thing.
I know...ancient history but, so am I.
Macrovision copy protect encoded in broadcast material is unlikely.
The following paragraph is not based on facts--it is my opinion.
At the time Macrovision was a big deal, I remember many complaints about screwed up television viewing of encoded VHS tapes. Even though Macrovision was designed to 'activate' when a copy protected tape was recorded and then played, complaints of "Macrovision effects" were noted from simply playing original copy protected tapes. To avoid broadcasts of copy protected material screwing with viewer's televisions, I bet broadcasters remove Macrovision before broadcast.
I may be wrong. Anyone "in the know" care to comment?
Rusty
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stoneyburke,
Quote:
"...than the suck up sorry I'm not listening to the answer to my questions Larry King."
I hope you don't mind if I add the radio Larry King--"what's the question...WHAT'S THE QUESTION...". Why did anybody call his radio show?
Also, I would like to mention, "if you see a Larry King 'write bite' on an ad for a movie--avoid that film like the plague".
On the other hand, the few times I have seen his (Larry King) TV show, some of his guests were okay.
Rusty
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HGL3,
I laughed when I read your mention of "The Birds", "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" and "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte".
My mother took my older brother (3 years) and I to the three films you mentioned--first theatrical run. I was under 8 years old.
She also took us to see--"The Haunting", a couple of the Sergio Leone westerns and a few other movies that are generally considered to have mature themes.
The funny thing is, the only time I remember her saying, "maybe this movie is not okay for kids" was our drive-in screening of "Hercules In The Underworld".
Rusty
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Just2554,
I will leave the discussion of DVD recordables to FredCDobbs. I have not taken the leap to a DVD recorder at this time.
I will address your mention of Macrovision.
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"Every minute or so it seemed to slow down. My father thinks this may be a result of macrovision, but I am not sure if that applies to TCM."
I took the time to learn something about the subject a year ago.
I had bought two DVDs--"Seance On A Wet Afternoon" and Criterion's "The Devil And Daniel Webster". I wanted a VHS copy (please ignore the implications of the word "copy") for my mother of "Seance On A Wet Afternoon". I am such a thoughtful son. After recording "Seance On A Wet Afternoon" I thought, "I've got all these cables hooked up...might as well copy the Criterion disk".
The DVD to VHS for "Seance On A Wet Afternoon" was fine--not one glitch. The VHS copy of "The Devil And Daniel Webster" was not watchable and had the 'look' of Macrovision--flashing picture, loss of horizontal synchronization and problems with color. I looked at Criterion's DVD box for mention of "Macrovision"--nothing. A few DVD copy protect symbols but, not "Macrovision".
I am a tinkerer. I thought, "well that is not going to stop me...I will try a few other cable configurations and give the copy thing another shot". It did stop me. I never did get a watchable VHS copy of "The Devil And Daniel Webster".
I was interested enough in this copy protect deal that I did some research on the internet. I was surprised but, information about Macrovision was not easy to find.
This is what I glean is the deal with DVD copy protect schemes. DVD manufacturers have several ways to copy protect using digital means--all those symbols on DVD boxes represent the multiple digital copy protects. The digital copy protect works in the digital universe. The Macrovision (your dad mentioned) is an analog thing. A DVD to DVD copy would never enter the analog realm--Macrovision would never be 'accessed'. On the other hand, my DVD to VHS setup had cables connected from the analog output of the DVD player to the analog input of the VHS recorder. The signal remained in the analog world and accessed any existing analog copy protect.
I will summarize my thoughts about copy protect--digital and analog.
My DVD of "Seance On A Wet Afternoon" never had Macrovision applied to the movie. As a result, no problems making an analog copy.
My DVD of "The Devil And Daniel Webster" had Macrovision added at some point--probably not when the DVD version was manufactured. The DVD recording of this movie still encoded the legacy Macrovision. Because the manufacturer never added Macrovision to the DVD version, the DVD box had no Macrovision symbol.
The reason I had trouble finding information about Macrovision is because it is not a digital thing and...why would anyone want to make a VHS of a DVD??
I did find a couple of electronic units (even a schematic for a home built unit) for stripping Macrovision. Probably left over from pre-digital video days.
Hope that helps.
Rusty
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traceyk65,
Second thoughts. Not "Tipsy Rogers".
I would have to say favorite drunks:
Every damn character (including the youngsters) on every damn soap opera from the 1960's. These people swam in an alcoholic sea while...visiting and drinking and...visiting and drinking and...visiting, gossiping and drinking. All day and every day. Hollow leg? You bet. No one ever passed out or, even showed the slightest sign they had a blood alcohol of 5 percent. Drive? You bet. How do you think these "drunks" traveled from place to place for all that visiting?
Rusty
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traceyk65,
Ginger "Tipsy" Rogers.
Rusty
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Hello,
Ordinarily, I would not repeat myself in the same thread but, because Edward G. Robinson is my favorite actor (oh hell...the best actor ever) and everybody is talking about him...my copy and paste (from an earlier "favorite film noir" post) of my original copy and paste (from another source):
Barton Keyes: "Walter, you're all washed up".
Walter Neff: "Thanks, Keyes. That was short anyway".
Rusty
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MattHelm,
Quote:
"...if they went from monks to monkee man."
Hey...aren't those lyrics from one of those songs Doctor Demento was fond of broadcasting during his radio show?
Rusty
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Hello,
There I go again.
"I can't concentration" becomes "I can't concentrate..." .
From now on I will post twice--one post with my original message and a post of original message corrections.
I don't need no stinkin' "Preview" button.
Rusty
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albatros1
quote:
"I have on several occasions tried to watch all the way to the end, without success, the Harry Potter movies. Is it just me because I found them to be quite boring..."
You are not alone. The first DVD I rented after I bought our first DVD player was the first "Harry Potter" movie. My reaction: strictly kids stuff. My consideration of "Harry Potter" is not wholly negative. I thought most adults would react, "I have seen that plot a few times". Kids would probably like the movie.
I never read any of the "Harry Potter" books (I can't concentration long enough to read an entire restaurant menu in one sitting). I hope the books are a little more...original.
Rusty
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Ralph,
I recently watched the Tyrone Power version of "The Razor's Edge" taped off of FMC. I was reminded how much I liked the Bill Murray re-make. Thinking about Bill Murray's "Razor's Edge" triggered a memory of "Seven Years In Tibet". I saw "Seven Years In Tibet" on a rental VHS years ago. I had the strangest reaction to the movie--after re-winding (I am so considerate) I wanted to watch the whole thing over...I don't know why. My wife said no. I said, "yes dear".
So...I recently dropped the DVD version of "Seven Years In Tibet" in my Netflix queue.
BTW: Did you see the documentary recently broadcast on PBS--the 'trekker' searching for the real "Shangri-la"? Was he an archaeologist? Documentary filmmaker? Fabled places gadabout? Doesn't matter. I was 'blown away' by the incredible Himalayan photography...wow!
Rusty
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Hello,
I need to correct my own message. Thinking about "Radio Days" a bit more--it was Woody's uncle, not his dad, that 'sees the light' (regarding his politics).
Ha...beat you to it!
Rusty
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Rickspade,
A couple of months back, I heard an idiot critic begin his review of Woody Allen's "Match Point" with the back-handed comment, "Don't let 'Woody Allen' as creator scare you off...I recommend this picture".
I read your Woody Allen quote and I wonder, "what the hell was he (the reviewer) talking about"? I mean, who else in show biz writes dialogue as funny as the one you posted ("Hannah and Her Sisters")?
One more thing regarding Woody Allen.
One scene of Woody's which I often recall (making it one of my favorites) is from "Radio Days". The scene starts with Woody's dad getting **** off because the upstairs neighbors are playing the radio on the Sabbath (everybody knows they are godless communists). Dad goes upstairs to read the riot act to the...communists. Dad stays upstairs a very long time. Dad, upon his return to his apartment, immediately begins bellowing (I am paraphrasing), "downtrodden workers must unite!"
Woody Allen--what a talent!
Rusty
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lzcutter,
I remember a back-to-back showing on TCM of "Airplane!" (1980) and the movie Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers used as a 'template'--"Zero Hour!" (1957).
It was fun watching how the 'serious' movie, "Zero Hour!" was spoofed (sometimes 'lifting' dialogue word for word), by the wacky creators of "Airplane!".
I would not mind seeing a consecutive showing of the original "Scarface" and Brian De Palma's "Scarface". I would have to tape or stay up past my bedtime--the latter "Scarface" would be a 3:00 A.M. showing.
Rusty
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Rickspade,
Good post, Rickspade.
I humbly add to your eminent list of 'noir ladies', ahh...what a 'dame'--Lizabeth Scott.
Rusty
Addicting films
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pktrekgirl,
Hello. I grew up in an area of Colorado located on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. Spent 'alf my youth wandering around the local mountains.
"Jeremiah Johnson" is the only movie I have ever seen that captures the spirit of the mountains. My brother agrees. So two people say, "Jeremiah Johnson is the one movie that 'gets' the mountain-spirit-thing".
Other movies may have been produced that communicate the same sort of feelings (mountain-spirit-wise)--I don't know.
I bought the movie when it first came out on VHS. What a horrible presentation! I bought the DVD three or four years ago. Things I saw on that DVD (such as titles) did not even show up on the tape! Thank God for DVDs.
One of my favorites? Oh...yeah.
Rusty