harlowkeatongirl
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> I guess it's a bit declasse, but Stanley Kubrick.
> "Paths of Glory", "A Clockwork Orange", "2001", "Dr.
> Strangelove", "Full Metal Jacket": No matter where
> Stanley took ya...ya BELIEVED you were there.
...And don't forget "The Shining"!!
REDRUMREDRUMREDRUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well it was intended as a nod to that cutie pie known as "The Great Stone Face"
... but what the heck? Diane rocks, too. So I'll say BOTH! And hell why not, I'll throw in Michael, too. Beetlejuice was amazing. And my favorite Harlow films are "Dinner At Eight," "Bombshell," "Wife Vs. Secretary," and "Red Dust." In no particular order.
> Great news about Steamboat Bill, Jr. - thanks
> for the "heads-up." By the way is the Keaton
> in "HarlowKeatonGirl" a homage to
> Buster or Diane or both or ...? In any
> regard, I like the moniker. If the "Harlow" is
> a tribute to Ms. Jean H., what is/are your
> favorite films of hers - FullMW aka Ron
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"As Time Goes By" might've been on my list... if I'd heard it before.
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Actually I checked and Steamboat is a month from today, May 16th. Whoo-hoo!!
But I already have it on DVD, so I won't suffer. LOL........
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> and I also think that Vivien Leigh can be
> annoying at times.
Thank God I'm not the only one who thinks so! But sometimes a person suits their role, you can just overlook it. That's Vivien Leigh in this role for me. But normally I'm not a big fan.
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I put the "Gone With The Wind" casting special on record so I could go to bed, and of course tape ran out so I missed a lot of it. LOL But man... I had no idea how many people tried out for the part of Scarlett. I think Paulette Goddard would've definitely been second best choice for Scarlett. Some of those screen tests were embarrassing to watch though.
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That's a helluva list, Path40a.
I never knew "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" was in a movie, but it's always been one of my favorite songs. I remember "Circle Of Life" being in the same Oscar category as "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?" from the same movie, The Lion King, and the latter song won. I always thought "Circle Of Life" was better. And I'd also like to add "Sweet Transvestite" from Rocky Horror Picture Show, too!
And here's a few off the top of my head that I think are vital to the movies they're in:
"An American Symphony" from Mr. Holland's Opus
"Grace Of My Heart" from Grace Of My Heart
"My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic
"A View To A Kill" from A View To A Kill (James Bond)
"Smile" from Chaplin
"Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun
> Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B BUCK PRIVATES
> (1941)
> Born To Be Wild EASY RIDER (1969)
> Circle of Life THE LION KING (1994)
> Fame FAME (1980)
> What a Feeling FLASHDANCE (1983)
> Gonna Fly Now ROCKY (1976)
> I Got Rhythm AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
> Live and Let Die LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)
> Make 'Em Laugh SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
> Mrs. Robinson THE GRADUATE (1967)
> 9 To 5 9 TO 5 (1980)
> Old Time Rock And Roll RISKY BUSINESS (1983)
> Over the Rainbow THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
> The Power of Love BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)
> Rock Around the Clock BLACKBOARD JUNGLE (1955)
> Somewhere Out There AN AMERICAN TAIL (1986)
> Stayin' Alive SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)
> Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious MARY POPPINS
> (1964)
> (I've Had) The Time of My Life DIRTY DANCING (1987)
> The Time Warp THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)
> Tomorrow ANNIE (1982)
> Up Where We Belong AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982)
> Way We Were, The THE WAY WE WERE (1973)
> Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) THE MAN
> WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)
> When You Wish Upon A Star PINOCCHIO (1940)
> You're The One That I Want GREASE (1978)
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Buster will have his due again on TCM or AMC someday.
I also wouldn't mind if A&E did something special... like re-air their Biography episode or something similar.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
In the meantime we'll just have to settle for the Judy Garland movie he co-stars in, in about a week from now, and Steamboat Bill, Jr. which is coming up on TCM in the next couple of months. -
Although she was not a movie star....
Her life was the subject of one of today's modern classic music bios, and her name is Selena Quintanilla Perez.
I've been a fan a very long time, and although she is probably better known for her death than her life in the northern U.S. and around the world, she made fantastic music and had one of the all-time great singing voices. A DVD I've worn out in my player is "Selena Live: The Last Concert." She's the best live vocalist I've ever heard and one of the few who sounded just as good if not better than her CDs in concert, and her moves were all natural rather than robotic and choreographed.
And she made a cameo in the movie "Don Juan DeMarco" in 1995 as a club singer. Even though that's pretty much the extent of her film resume, lol.. I thought she deserved her due today as well. She would've turned 33 today. She STILL would've been so young! I hope everyone turns her music up loud today.
I know I will be! http://www.selenalareina.com/ is a great website on her, for whoever is interested.............
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Happy Birthday, TCM!
One thing I love about that channel is how they take time to profile individual stars, like they did today. If I would've flipped it to TCM one afternoon and saw a movie with Betty Hutton and didn't get hooked by the movie description... I would've probably changed the channel and been like "Eh, I don't even know who she is." But after watching the Private Screenings episode with her in it, I'm wanting to find out more about her. Along with her talent, she was beautiful!
And I'm glad they showed a Private Screenings of Matthau and Lemmon, too. That was really good. Those are the only ones I saw. I saw a little of Rod Steiger, too. And of course I've been enjoying Clark Gable (hubba hubba.. lol j/k) tonight on Gone With The Wind. -
I LOVE Diane Keaton.
One of the all-time greats. Even though it was definitely Charlize Theron's year at the Oscars, I have to say, I wouldn't have been disappointed if they called Diane's name. And her outfit rocked. It looked like she was trying to re-create Annie Hall. I don't know if that was intentional or not, but I loved it. One of my all-time favorite outfits of the night. And she's also in one of my all-time favorite modern classics - The First Wives Club. I think the pairing of her and two of my other seasoned favorites, Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler, was perfect. She's great in everything she does. I haven't seen Something's Got To Give yet, but I know with her in it, it can't be all that bad.
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Yes, apparently Ms. Cherrill asked once to leave the set early so she could make a hair appointment.
LOL! Yeah... I can definitely see where that would not have sit well with a filmmaker like Mr. Chaplin, and I don't blame him.
> Co-star/support Virginia Cherrill (88)
> 1908-1996.
> Beautiful blonde discovered by Charlie Chaplin while
> sitting beside him at a boxing match. He starred her
> in his "City Lights" as the blind girl. Always the
> perfectionist, which caused a rift, Chaplin never
> worked with her again. She made about 13 other films
> before leaving the screen in 1936.
> Was married to Cary Grant.
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>
> Mongo
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I think one of my favorite directors would have to be Richard Lester. He directed movies like The Three Musketeers (1973), A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, A Hard Day's Night, Help!, and How I Won The War.
I think he's got the greatest sense of humor in the way he films scenes. Often the humor comes from the writer; or the way the actor interprets a line, a facial expression, or a scene... but he's one of the main ones that sticks out in my mind as a director who loved to incorporate as much of his own humor into it.
And one of my favorite quotes by him, when MTV called him the "Godfather of MTV" (because he directed the Beatles' movies) --- He said: "But I've demanded a blood test."
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That's all that matters is what you think.
I'm all for a good healthy debate, but when too many politics are involved, too much analyzing... I'm not interested. I don't feel like delving into the coils of my own brain to figure out why I like what I like. If I want those answers I'll go on Dr. Phil or something. LOL I'm definitely the odd girl out on a lot of my tastes, as well. And I wouldn't have it any other way. I don't think my tastes are better or more valid than anyone else's, but I have to admit, I feel as if so many people my age are missing out by not checking out all the great classic movies and music out there.
> They say
> I'm an old man lost in a 24 year old's body. But I
> say screw it - I like what I like, and as long as it
> makes me happy, I don't care what anybody thinks. At
> least I'm not a drug addict, or wannabe gangsta, like
> so many other people my age.
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Linsary,
I think you've given the most perfect description I've ever heard about why classic movies are so endearing. That's right -- they're very magical in that everything works out for everybody and no matter how big the problem is, it gets worked out in the end.
Having to live in this crazy world everyday it's nice to escape for a couple of hours to someplace where the grass is always green and everyone knows how to dance. LOL > I am 23, I love classic movies!!! My college roomates
> every year make fun of me, tcm is always on in my
> room. I love movies from the 30's, 40's, 50's,
> 60's... okay, so it's more genre that I lean towards
> than an era.
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> I can't miss the musicals, if Bing Crosby, Fred
> Astaire or Ginger Rogers is on, forget it, I'm busy
> with the television that night. I guess I lean more
> towards musicals and comedies, but I love some of
> every genre.
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> My parents are in their 40's and my dad always loved
> Tora!Tora!Tora! and Midway, and my mom wouldn't miss
> a good musical or a holiday classic, so I guess it is
> in my blood. When I was in high school I had a friend
> who loved old movies as much as I did, we bonded over
> popcorn and Doris Day.
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> There is something about the happily ever after that
> just does it for me. I am going to be a elementary
> school teacher (soon hopefully), that might have
> something to do with the yearn for a picturesque
> ending. I think that the tasteful way movies were
> presented is something that I can respect and
> appreciate.
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That's a good idea. I'd definitely wanna see Cleopatra (1934) and Cleopatra (1960). I probably don't have those years right, either.
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Yep, I put in a request for it, and I hope they show it.
I looked at the future schedule and the only one they have slated anytime in the future is "Steamboat Bill, Jr." which is the first BK film I saw, and has the famous scene where the front of the house falls down and his life was spared only because he happened to be standing where the window was. LOL> Thanks, HKG....I have yet to see all of "The
> General", but desperately want to, so I will check
> out your link. I saw somewhere else that you have
> asked TCM to please show this Keaton masterpiece
> (among others), and sincerely hope that it's in their
> library and that they will show it, at least on
> Silent Sunday's offerings. I don't get any other TV
> stations that do seem to air Keaton's works, so if
> TCM can't air them, I guess that I'm going to have to
> start saving my pennies to buy them. ML
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Anyway, in the spirit of Damfino-dom...
Happy Easter, everybody (who is not stuck at work like I am).
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Hmm...
Okay, number one: I don't know about anybody else... but I guess I never really considered this particular thread open for debate over Mr. Keaton's work.
I think it's important to get back to the original point here and remember that this was simply an interesting link for the Keaton and General fans to read.
So if you're not a fan, then why.......?
And also, I re-read my own post. To be honest, I can't really see where I sounded "offended," Gagman66.
I only disagreed with you... unless that's the same thing in your book.
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Well, I don't know about that, Gagman66. The General was only the second Keaton movie I ever saw, and I slowly fell in love with it.
I say slowly, because I liked it the first time I saw it, but it was only over time that I began to realize the danger AND magnitude of the stunts involved, the directing, the cinematography. That was all real up there. And I just love his style of comedy. It's like he doesn't realize he's funny. He does so much with just subtle facial expressions. I laugh my butt off during the part when he tries to B.S. the enlisting guy by saying he's a "Bartender." LOL Just the LOOK on his face....
Or at the end when the Union general wakes up in the train. He sort of flashes his gun and makes a "come on" motion with his head. LOL Again - the look. Or when he's talking to the other soldiers on the field. They keep getting shot while's trying to talk to them. So he gets this look on his face when approaching the next soldier, like "Okay, you WILL stay alive while I tell you this, right?" LOL As for Harold Lloyd, I've only seen a tapeful of his shorts. And it was a bad quality videotape. So I really haven't gotten a good accurate feel for his work, yet. But I have to admit, from what I saw, he's kind of cliche. The funniest thing I saw was when he tried to charm a snake. I have to say I laughed really hard at that.
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My pick would probably be Arnold and Maria. And Mickey Rooney and anyone. J/k
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Paulette Goddard and Charlie Chaplin was definitely odd, but somehow I find Paulette and Burgess Meredith even odder. LOL
I know he wasn't always the little old boxing coach he was in Rocky, LOLOL... but seeing as that's one of the only images I have of him, I get a funny picture in my head of the two of them. Paulette was probably very good for Charlie, but I think she deserved better. It seems as if she tried, and he was mostly caught up in his work. I think he really found the love of his life in Oona O'Neill. The main difference I can see between Oona and his previous wives/girlfriends is that HE really appeared (to me, at least) to worship the ground she walked on, rather than the other way around. They were really on equal footing in terms of respect and love... where I think previously, it was more one-sided on the ladies' parts in Charlie's life.
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... Or fans of the movie "The General."
http://www.greatlocomotivechase.com/keaton1.html
And at the bottom of the page, there is also a link "Behind The Scenes of The General." Includes some pics, stories, and stuff about the making of the film and the history of The General locomotive itself. I thought it was interesting reading.
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I feel your pain, Phillygl24 - it's not exactly a cheap hobby, is it? A lot of times I have to settle for renting a movie out five days (over and over). I have deadlines set up across the whole rest of the year for saving up to buy this DVD, that biography... it's torture!!
... but what the heck? Diane rocks, too. So I'll say BOTH! And hell why not, I'll throw in Michael, too. Beetlejuice was amazing. 
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> Jackie Coogan, in Chaplin's THE KID, is amazing.
> Funny and moving, it's probably my favorite
> performance by a child actor ever. I am glad the 'Our
> Gang' kids were mentioned. What a talent pool Hal
> Roach had to work with. I have seen most of the Our
> Gang/Little Rascals shorts, but there are still many
> silent 'Our Gang' shorts I haven't seen and would
> love to find on video or dvd........
I agree there. And I've said it before here somewhere, I think Jackie Coogan should've seriously won an Oscar for that performance. Too bad they didn't exist yet.
I also think Tatum O'Neal is fantastic.