Det Jim McLeod
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A Guide For the Married Man (1967)
next- The Loved One (1965) Robert Morse double bill
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Lana Turner
Next-John Cassavetes in Rosemary's Baby
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Last photo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney together 1974, (with Harry Nilsson
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Buffalo 66 (1998) EPIX On Demand 8/10
An ex con kidnaps a young dance student and forces her to pose as his wife.
I am not sure why I like this one so much but I do. I had seen it when first released, this is the first I have seen it since then, I still recall nearly all of it vividly after over 20 years.
At times the movie seems rambling and dialogue is being made up on the spot but I still fascinated by many scenes. It has a 1970s vibe as it has a very gritty look to it, though not as realistic since no one in the film acts like a real person . Vincent Gallo plays the lead ( he also wrote and directed) and he is a very nasty and weird character, Christina Ricci plays his victim and she is very cute and curvy. Gallo's parents are played by Anjelica Huston and Ben Gazzara. My favorite scenes are two haunting musical sequences. Gazzara says he was once a singer, and he sings (actually lip synchs) "Fools Rush In". It is one of the more beautiful versions I have heard of this oft recorded song, the actual singer was the director's father Vincent Gallo Sr. The other striking scene is where Ricci tap dances to King Crimson's "Moonchild". The moody lighting and haunting song along with Ricci's nice dancing make this a very memorable moment.
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Dustin Hoffman as Mumbles in Dick Tracy (1990)
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Born Losers (1967)
Next- Billy Jack (1971) first two Billy Jack films
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Liberace
Next- favorite film with William Holden
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5) Russ Tamblyn who played Riff, says he was disappointed with how he came off in the film until Fred Astaire complimented him on his dancing in it.
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22 minutes ago, Sepiatone said:
I think It would help to, instead of listing favorite comedies, if for which crises those films were supposed to provide laughter were listed as well. ie: (and just one example) For which crisis did the movie AIRPLANE provide laughs as a distraction? Or is the discussion about comedies centered around a crisis?
Sepiatone
I didn't realize it when I made my list but some of them could relate to the current crisis:
The Bill Murray character in What About Bob is a multi phobic neurotic who wipes things down after someone else touches it.
The Prisoner Of Second Avenue has New Yorker Jack Lemmon losing his losing his job and ends up stuck in his apartment all day.
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Sorry to hear this I am a big fan. He appeared in an excellent documentary on his life Still Bill (2009).
Here is a review I did of the film:
I saw this in a New York independent film theater when it was first released.
I knew Bill Wither's hit songs of era but knew nothing of his private life. He comes across in this doc as a laid back southern gentleman. He left the music business, seemingly by choice. He is content to spend time with his family and occasionally dabble in making music when the mood hits him. Some of the best moments show him visiting his old home town in West Virginia and reminiscing with a childhood friend. A funny scene shows him talking about his job making toilets for 747s, which he speaks about with as much pride as he did his songwriting. What is refreshing about this is that he seems to be saying take pride in your work no matter what. There is an encounter with Dr Cornell West and Tavis Smiley, two black commentators and activists. They try to get Withers to talk about not "selling out", but Bill will have none of that, he just says even if you own a furniture store, the best sign you can have is "Sold Out". Withers also mentions that women did not find him handsome until he became famous, he wasn't able to get women while making 3 dollars a hour!
Withers reveals he was a stutterer when he was young, and there is a moving sequence where he speaks to children with the same problem. There is later a wonderful scene where his daughter sings a hypnotic blues song she composed herself, she clearly inherited his musical talent and has a lovely voice. By this time, we are wondering if we will get to hear Withers himself sing again, and the last scenes finally show him on stage at a tribute where he gives us his classic "Grandma's Hands"
Definitely a must see for anyone interested in 70's music and if you want to see a nice guy not finish last for once.-
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- 2010's - Zero Charisma (2013)
- 2000's - Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
- 1990's - What About Bob (1991)
- 1980's - Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (1983)
- 1970's - The Prisoner Of Second Avenue (1975)
- 1960's - Lover Come Back (1961)
- 1950's - Pillow Talk (1959)
- 1940's - Arsenic And Old Lace (1944)
- 1930's - Duck Soup (1933)
- 1920's - The Gold Rush (1925)
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Born To Win (1971) is a good one, George Segal is a junkie and we see his day to day life in gritty 1970s New York. Robert DeNiro has early small role as an undercover cop. I don't know if this is on the TCM schedule but I think it has been shown before.
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2) Best Picture Oscar winner of 1961
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28 minutes ago, Hoganman1 said:
Kevin McCarthy
I think of the guy from Invasion Of The Body Snatchers when I hear this name
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21 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:
Feb 26
- Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)
- Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
- William Frawley (1887-1966)
- Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987)
- Tex Avery (1908-1980)
- Dane Clark (1912-1998)
- Robert Alda (1914-1986)
- Jackie Gleason (1916-1987)
- Theodore Sturgeon (1918-1985)
- Mason Adams (1919-2005)
- Tony Randall (1920-2004)
- Betty Hutton (1921-2007)
- Margaret Leighton (1922-1976)
- Fats Domino (1928-2017)
- Johnny Cash (1932-2003)
- Bill Duke (1943- )
- Dante Ferretti (1943- )
- Marta Kristen (1945- )
- Mitch Ryder (1945- )
- Michael Bolton (1953- )
- Greg Germann (1958- )
- Jaz Coleman (1960- )
- Erykah Badu (1971- )
- Corinne Bailey Rae (1979- )
Are you a fan of all of them? My favorite would be Tony Randall, The Odd Couple is my favorite TV show of all time. In movies he was at his best in the Rock Hudson/Doris Day comedies.
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Two with Max Davidson, a forgotten German born comedian from Hal Roach films
Call Of The Cuckoo (1927) Youtube 5/10
Davidson exchanges his house for another to get away from his crazy neighbors.
An OK silent short, funniest moments are the neighbors played by Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chase and James Finlayson. they stage their own wild radio plays out on the lawn. Davidson goes to his new house with his wife and son. The house's plumbing and electricity are all mixed up. There is fire coming out the faucet and water spurting from the stove! There is also a surprising (very quick ) nude scene when the side of a bath tub collapses while Davidson is taking a bath.
Moan And Groan Inc (1929) Youtube 6/10
Our Gang dig for treasure in an abandoned house and encounter a cackling loony.
An early talkie for the Gang and one I remember from my childhood. Davidson plays the lunatic and he is pretty funny as he tries the scare the kids away while laughing hysterically. Edgar Kennedy the cop tries to find the kids, but he keeps getting his fingers stuck in a Chinese finger trap (called Japanese handcuffs in the film) that the kids gave him. These were quite popular back in the day, they were just a cylinder made of bamboo that locks onto your fingers. Farina has the funniest bit where he is served an imaginary turkey dinner by loony Davidson.
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Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Monkey Business (1952)
House Of Wax (1953)
I Want To Live (1958)
The Green Mile (1999)
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next--(from Bette D): "I'd like to Hold Back The Dawn, but I just washed my _Hands Of Orlac
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It's better to have____________ than never to have_______________
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On 3/31/2020 at 9:54 PM, Peebs said:
Gail Patrick
Next:
Room Service (1938)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
The Invisible Woman (1940)
High Sierra (1941)
The Killers (1946)
Donald MacBride?
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Today is April 2, my birthday. I went on IMDB and clicked on the date and it comes up with actors, directors or anybody who has a page with that birth date. Here of some of the ones I really admire that share my birthday:
1. Buddy Ebsen- I used to like The Beverly Hillbillies back in the day, I was also a fan of his second TV series Barnaby Jones. My favorite movie role was as the long lost husband of Holly Golightly in Breakfast At Tiffanys.
2. Marvin Gaye-The great Motown singer with many top ten hits. My favorites are the duet Your Precious Love with Tammi Terrell, the catchy Too Busy Thinking Bout My Baby and the socially conscious What's Going On. He also had an acting role in the TV movie The Ballad Of Andy Crocker.
3. Alec Guinness-the great English actor. My favorite roles of his were Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), his subtle turn as Prince Faisal in Lawrence Of Arabia and his brilliant Oscar winner as the proud Col Nicholson in The Bridge On The River Kwai.
4. Penelope Keith-English TV sitcom actress, played many upper class haughty types. I first noticed her in the TV version of the play The Norman Conquests. Then I would seek her out in other British series like The Good Neighbors, To The Manor Born and Executive Stress.
5, Jack Webb-forever will be remembered for TV's no nonsense but first realistic cop Sgt Joe Friday in Dragnet. The 1960s version is one of my favorite TV series of all time. He had some good movie roles in The Men and Sunset Blvd.
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23 minutes ago, TomJH said:
It's like he has to rev himself up before he can go.
Another great example of this is in Saps At Sea (1940) when he works himself into a frenzy when he hears the sound of horns.
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36) Triplicate -Dylan rasps and strains through a 3 CD set of more standards. It is the least of the 3 standards discs he made since there is just so many on this set, it is hard to get through in one sitting. Dylan's voice sounds more ravaged than ever now. There are a few good moments though. My favorite is on Disc 1 "Once Upon A Time" a 1960s show tune from a Broadway flop, it was covered by Sinatra. It is a beautiful melody with sad, nostalgic lyrics, Dylan has some good control on this one. Another good one is "Braggin" a catchy 1940s Big Band song which swings. "I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night" is another tune Sinatra introduced, it has nice guitar playing and lyrics about regret over a lover's spat. Dylan does an OK version of "As Time Goes By" but his takes on "Stormy Weather" and "Sentimental Journey" only make you long for Lena Horne and Doris Day. This is Dylan's last released album to date and it came out in 2017, his last set of original material was 'Tempest" in 2012. I am looking forward to more from him since he has proved again and again he still has great work in him.
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Do Detectives Think? (1927) Youtube 6/10
A judge (James Finlayson) sentences The Throat Slasher to death, the maniac vows to escape and come after the judge.
Of course the killer escapes and the judge asks for protection and Laurel and Hardy are the detectives assigned to guard him. While this silent short is not one of the best L&H films it is a significant one. It is the first time they are working as a team and acting and looking the way we remember them best. They wear the bowler hats and ill fitting suits they were famous for and their personalities are set up with Stan being dim witted and Ollie being pompous. This is the first time we see the gag where they constantly give each other the wrong hats.
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A Night At The Opera (1935)
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