johnm001
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> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote}
> Holy Cow!!! I have a very vague recollection of "The Hathaways." Wow!! I really must be ancient. What about "The Baileys of Balboa" with John Dehner.
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> Oh hell, just call me:
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> CineMethusela.
Paul Ford and Les Brown, Jr. Oh, and Clint Howard, too!
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I'm pretty sure TCM showed *Quatermass and the Pit*, recently. Or, whatever the alternate title is?
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> Those shows were (barely) before my time, ha! I didn't know The Cara Williams Show even had a theme song, lol. I'll bet Amazon.com has all the DVD's!
To be fair, the theme consisted of Cara...Cara..do do do doobee doobee doobee, daidia, dadup..., and not much else. How about *The Hathaways*, with Peggy Cass and Jack Weston?
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> Just had to revive this thread and say I sure wish that TCM had played LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER that night. It's on the Ovation channel right now, with a break after each individual song, full-screen and it even appears to be speeded up. Not as bad as the ballet in BYE BYE BIRDIE, but faster than it should be for each song.
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They were most-likely showing a Region 2 version of the film. The reason I won't ever purchase a Region 2 film, is because they are all at the wrong speed, to accommodate PAL television format.
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Not only do I remember both *December Bride* and *Pete and Gladys*, but I can still sing the theme to *The Cara Williams Show*! I would love to see all those shows, again.
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> The role can't contain Ann-Margret's talent -- she has to be this sweet little innocent Midwest teenager, but every gesture implies something entirely different.
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Every time I saw this film in a theater (many), there was always a collective groan and rumbling, amongst the female members of the audience, when A-M sang ...then hallelujah you are sixteen...
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Bobby Rydell was the best of the Philly boy singers (Jimmy Darren, Frankie Avalon, Fabian Forte). I'm not counting Chubby Checker in there, but even if I were, Bobby still wins! AND, he danced really well in *BBB*. Onna White's choreography is superb, imo, and NOT easy to do.
I was so obsessed with *BBB,* when it was originally in theaters, that I begged the manager at one of our "neighborhood" theaters to book it. When he did, my parents didn't let me go on the Sunday when all the kids in the neighborhood were going, because I hadn't finished my Confirmation homework! Not sure I've recovered. The last time I saw Ann-Margret at Caesars Palace, she and her dancers recreated the Lot of Livin' To Do number. She said it took one week to film.
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> Have I imissed any discussions on DIAL M FOR MURDER? I'm appreciating this film more over the years. Love the way Hitch creates such a sense of foreboding with the mise en scene of that apartment -- the heavy drapes, profusion of lamps, elegant bric-a-brac, every piece of well-appointed decor seems a potential death trap for Margot, a suffocation of luxury. Anthony Dawson's brilliantly shaded performance always blows me away. He lets us underneath the character's ostensible upper-class appearance and background to reveal the seedy, whiny, maladjusted, manipulative and manipulated, woman-hating psychopathic loser he really is.
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In my top 3, along with The Birds and Spellbound. I simply never tire of it. If you ever get the opportunity to see it in 3D, do so. It's just about the best 3D film, ever! In fact, if you stare just right at that photo, it appears to be in 3D!
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Fox has always been my favorite studio. Followed by Columbia, Warners and RKO.
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> An interesting bit of trivia about *Beyond the Valley of the Dolls*, (you may already know this):
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> Roger Ebert, the well-known film critic, wrote both the story and the screenplay for this. Wonder if he reviewed it, too!
He didn't, but Gene Siskel did, and hated it. I was at the premiere party for this film, held at David Gurian (Harris) home.
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Not really sure what qualifies as a "cult" film. I tend to think of films that didn't make any noise at the box-office, but have become and remain popular. However, something like *Valley of the Dolls* is generally considered a cult film, yet it was a big box-office hit, and an extremely high profile film, in its day. Same with its non-sequel, *Beyond the Valley of the Dolls*. But I would chose both of them, as favorites. *Suspiria*, another money-maker that is considered a cult film, I also list among my favorites.
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> You have cinemafan to thank for this, she jogged my memory -- I apologize not getting a young Valli out to you sooner, but please blame my lousy memory:
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She'll always be Miss Tanner from *Suspiria*, to me.
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> > (though Burt was wasted in a thankless role along with Allida Valli in an even thanklesser role and extremely thick glasses. Yeeesh!)
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> Nitpick: Isn't Burt back in the Swiss lab with Ingrid Thulin? IMDb lists Alida Valli in the cast, but I don't remember her character to be honest.
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> I prefer to remember Alida Valli from *The Third Man* and *Eyes Without a Face*.
Not *Suspiria*?!
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In hindsight, I find *Tender Mercies* completely overrated, with the exception of Betty Buckley, who is underrated in it. Brian De Palma's *Blow Out* remains my favorite film from the entire decade, and perhaps the most underrated film ever made.
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Mark Robson also directed *Valley of the Dolls*, so you shouldn't have been so shocked!
*The Towering Inferno* is *Gone With the Wind* by comparison to *Earthquake*.
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> {quote:title=Ollie_T wrote:}{quote}
> The wonderful thing about giving Thread Originators full edit-control over THEIR originated threads is that the trolls quickly learn to stop wasting their time trying to distract and disrupt those. They can create their own threads - just like Xav-HollyGo-ClassicV-Prim-CellK et al - do.
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> The forums that use this have plenty of rambunctuous threads, but those are written and admin'd by the thread's originator. Make THEM do it. And when MissG insists I no longer implore her to avoid itsy-bitsy-teeny-weenies that attract all those space aliens and nuclear-sized monsters, then I'll have to tease her about something else. Darn. I really LIKE teasing her about those, too.
That capability would solve a ton of problems around here. I asked for it, years ago!
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I've posted my extreme dislike of the use of songs as score in films, before. So much so, that I generally avoid the films, if I know about it, beforehand.
I am not the fan of John Williams that most people seem to be. I find that most of his scores are not well integrated into the films. Just a collection of themes. The only Williams score that I think is a truly perfect score, is *The Fury*. I think James Newton Howard composes fairly perfect scores, today.
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Your review is perfect! My wife and I went to see *Earthquake*, in Sensurround. On that evening, they surprised us, and presented a true "sneak" of *Jaws*, first. This was February and *Jaws* opened in June. You can just imagine how bored we were when *Earthquake* followed. We were just about drifting off to sleep when the Sensurround kicked in to wake us all up. Of course, now I find it entertaining in its awfulness.
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There is really no need to apologize. Bobby has had some struggles with substances and is over them. I was just setting the record straight about his losing jobs because of it. That never happened. Thanks for your concern and thoughtfulness.
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> Thank you Bob Osborne for having Robert Morse on your intro to the Loesser documentary. I just loved the way he broke into song when telling his stories. It was delightful and I'm sure he does this alot. What a shame he hasn't worked more. I heard he was struggling with alcholism and was fired and passed by on a number of projects but appears to be in control now and I'm glad he is working. I know he has a daughter and I don't know if he is still married. To you who missed Tru on Broadway awhile back he was awsome. I can't help but like this guy and seeing him brought a smile to my face. Yes he got older like the rest of us but I wish him well. Harry Potter has pretty big shoes to fill when HTS revival hits Broadway next season.
Bobby Morse is a friend of mine. He has 4 daughters and one son. He was never fired from a job because of substance abuse.
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The one book that I actually read as if I were watching a film, was Dennis Wheatley's 1936 novel, *They Found Atlantis*. I would love to see it turned into a film, but not updated in any way.
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I saw *Sunday in New York* during its original release in theaters, and loved it. Mostly, because it really did remind me of NY on a Sunday (someplace I used to spend a lot of time), and I LOVE the score. I can take or leave Jane Fonda in everything (I dislike her vocal quality), but Rod Taylor and the rest of the cast are first-rate! Sundays in NY (or anywhere else for that matter), no longer have the same feel or mood about them, so the film is a reminder of days gone by, for me.
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If I were to categorize them:
Broadway adaptation to film: *The Sound of Music* (runner-up *The Music Man*)
Film with stand alone musical performances: *Love Me or Leave Me* (runner*-up *Star!*)*
*Original screen musical: *Mary Poppins* (runner-up *The Wizard of Oz*)
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*King Kong vs. Godzilla* features Kong on a raft, but no girl on the boat. But I do believe the Japanese film *King Kong Escapes* features a similar scene, with American actress, Linda Miller.
Overrated/Underrated Movies-The Nineties
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Underrated - *Carlito's Way* and *The Mummy*. Overrated - Everything else!