johnm001
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Yes, he is. I only said Garner, because he was in 2 films with her.
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James Garner might be all that's left, at this point.
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I don't understand how people can consider themselves film buffs, aficionados, fans, whatever; then limit themselves to only a couple decades, and be so dismissive of others? Every decade produces great films. That they aren't to your liking, doesn't negate their greatness. It only highlights your limited view of things. We all have our limited views. I saw no reason to ever revisit *Citizen Kane* (regardless of how many times the AFI or some critic feels compelled to tell me it's the greatest motion picture ever made). That doesn't mean I don't think the 40s produced some great films, and it doesn't mean that *Citizen Kane* isn't great. It only means I don't think so. I find it innovative and technically interesting. As a complete narrative, I'm just not interested. Just because the AFI deems it great, doesn't mean it is. It just means they found a few critics and film makers who THINK something is great. Their opinions are no more valid than the ones expressed here. I say that there are great films being produced, all the time. If you say that 1999's *The Mummy* isn't a great adventure film (I think the finest ever made), then I say you're nuts! If you say that 2002's *Femme Fatale* isn't a masterpiece of cinema and film noir, then I say you don't know what cinema or film noir is! If you say 1978's *La Cage Aux Folles* isn't one of the funniest motion pictures ever made, then I say you have no sense of humor. Open your mind to great cinema from every era and genre. It's out there!
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Frankly, I don't understand what her wanting an award has to do with the Academy honoring her with one? Really, I don't. She should be honored by the Academy, whether she's willing to accept it, or not. I don't recall them not awarding George C. Scott with an Oscar, because he wasn't willing to accept it, or Marlon Brando, for that matter. It's not a prerequisite (like the Kennedy Center Honor), so it should have no bearing on it, whatsoever. She'd still have the honorary award. Somebody (Clint) will take it to her. Meanwhile, the world will see a great (perhaps the most popular) screen personality get an honor that is LONG overdue.
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> To me, there is NOTHING better than those scenes in *TTNS*, *Sabotage* and *Saboteur* that take place in theaters (Yes, I left out *Torn Curtain* on purpose). I love Hitch's relationship with theatre, and his differentiation between it and real life. He is fascinated with us, the audience, and with crowds; and he is supremely interested in theatricality - what happens to us in public and what happens in private? How do we behave in a situation when we thought we were in private but find out differently? What happens when we become the lead actor in a play we only thought we were watching? It reminds me of Christopher Durang's play, *An Actor's Nightmare.* You can guess what that's about by the title.
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You also left out *The Man Who Knew Too Much*. Twice!
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I've been watching most of the day. Love seeing his films. I have no requirement for film age. A good movie is a good movie. Did you know that the opening segment of the musical number, Do Re MI, from the film, *The Sound of Music* (when the kids and Maria are having their mountainside picnic) and the film *Where Eagles Dare* were filmed at the same location? In fact, when Maria is sitting, playing the guitar, you can see the fortress,behind her. Of course, one was spring and one was winter.
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Not only were there a series of "Doctor" films, but there was also a television series in the 70s, called "Doctor in the House". One of the earliest British sit-coms that I recall, here in the US. We got the show fairly close to its original showing in the UK.
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> WHY???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
The "whys" are obvious. The real question if WHY NOT???????????????????????????????
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> How about BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY?........Seriously, AH WILDERNESS had a 4th of July celebration. Didn't PICNIC? I'm sure there are many other films.
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*Picnic* is Labor Day. *The Music Man* might have been a better choice, if it's meant to fit the holiday.
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> Not to beat a dead horse, but, although PSYCHO was a more important film than THE APARTMENT, the latter was a better film.
Well, that's debatable! I actually prefer it as *Promises, Promises*.
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All things considered, Tony Perkins in *Psycho*, is extremely understated. The one that sprung immediately to mind when I read the subject line, is Van Heflin's beautifully understated performance in the otherwise overly-acted, *Johnny Eager.* What makes it so special, is that he's playing someone who is constantly drunk, and is more low-key and real, than anyone else in the picture!
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> All great films, but once again, I think those three movies I named were the best films that year and the most groundbreaking ones to change cinema.
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> Also, they don't ever get shown on TCM, which would be another good reason to show them.
I like all three of those films, but I suspect you credit them with more than their due. They did have an impact on cinema, but more than *Psycho*, from the same year? I don't think so. Regardless, I'd like to see them on TCM.
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I like *The 39 Steps*, as well; but you could count on less than one hand the number of films I like better than *North by Northwest*. To me it is film perfection.
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Yes, it was horrible.
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Ha ha!
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> The Trouble with Harry is a special film, because it has beautiful cinematography and first score for Hitchcock by Bernard Herrmann. Performances were fine especially from John Forsythe and Mildred Natwick. I don't know why some people say John Forsythe was miscast.
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He is sheer perfection in the role. I can't imagine why anyone would consider him miscast?! I also can't imagine anyone else in the role..
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The answer is yes and no. In some she did, in others she was dubbed.
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He is simply perfection in *House on Haunted Hill* and *The Tingler*, among others. Back in 1985, I spent 5 glorious hours, dining, laughing and talking with Vincent Price, Helen Hayes, Eva Marie Saint, Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach. I'll never forget how down to earth, funny and personable they all were. They genuinely seemed interested in me! Mr. (call me Vincent) Price was especially gregarious!
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As far as I know, TCM has never shown it. Certainly not in the last 2 years. I've been asking for it, for many more years than that. It's not even available on DVD, except for an annoying Region 2, with its chipmunk sound.
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Frankly, I prefer June to Kate and Norma. Claudette, no. My mother couldn't stand her, and always claimed that Donna Reed or Gloria DeHaven should have gotten all the June Allyson roles.
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> John, you are all over the map as a movieholic. Great!!! Besides...you are the only man I ever heard ADMIT he liked "THE TAMARIND SEED." (Guess, it's Julie right? For me, it was
> Omar and my sister and I saw it when it came out, in Radio City Music Hall). John Barry music...
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Of course Julie, but I think it's Omar's finest performance, and I love John Barry's score. Why TCM has never shown it, confounds me!!
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He show was extremely popular, for many, many years. In fact, it still is. That's why PBS continues to show it.
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Hello Folks,
My name is johnm_001, and I spent the best days of my formative years, during the 50s and 60s, in a darkened movie theater. Often watching triple features! I cashed-in an inordinate amount of soda bottles to get the deposits to pay to see *Village of the Damned* 16 times, in 1960. It started a trend of mine, to go back, over and over to see films that moved me. The next repeated theater viewings' film was *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance*. My parents might have sought help for me, but I think they were afraid of me!
When I want to laugh, nothing works better than *It's A Gift* or 1968's *The Producers*. *Spellbound* spellbinds me, as does *The Tamarind Seed.* I never met a Barbara Stanwyck or Robert Wise film I didn't like. Columbia and Fox are my studios of choice, and Warner's early musicals are favorites. Jerry Goldsmith, Alfred Newman, Pino Donaggio, Elmer Bernstein and Bernard Herrmann lead a long list of composers who make me happy, on a daily basis, via my MP3 player. John Wayne, Barbara Stanwyck, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Stewart, Jimmy Cagney, Cary Grant, Anne Bancroft, Steve McQueen, Olivia de Havilland, Doris Day, Paul Newman, Sophia Loren, Hayley Mills, Ann-Margret, Kurt Russell, James Garner, Robert Wise, William Castle, Alfred Hitchcock, M. Night Shyamalan, Blake Edwards, Brian De Palma, Todd-AO, Cinerama, 3D and 6-Track Stereophonic Sound have all put my butt in a movie theater seat. The existence of Julie Andrews on stage and especially her presence on screen, changed my life! YES, I am a movieholic!
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Hello Folks,
My name is johnm_001, and I spent the best days of my formative years, during the 50s and 60s, in a darkened movie theater. Often watching triple features! I cashed-in an inordinate amount of soda bottles to get the deposits to pay to see *Village of the Damned* 16 times, in 1960. It started a trend of mine, to go back, over and over to see films that moved me. The next repeated theater viewings' film was *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance*. My parents might have sought help for me, but I think they were afraid of me!
When I want to laugh, nothing works better than *It's A Gift* or 1968's *The Producers*. *Spellbound* spellbinds me, as does *The Tamarind Seed.* I never met a Barbara Stanwyck or Robert Wise film I didn't like. Columbia and Fox are my studios of choice, and Warner's early musicals are favorites. Jerry Goldsmith, Alfred Newman, Pino Donaggio, Elmer Bernstein and Bernard Herrmann lead a long list of composers who make me happy, on a daily basis, via my MP3 player. John Wayne, Barbara Stanwyck, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Stewart, Jimmy Cagney, Cary Grant, Anne Bancroft, Steve McQueen, Olivia de Havilland, Doris Day, Paul Newman, Sophia Loren, Hayley Mills, Ann-Margret, Kurt Russell, James Garner, Robert Wise, William Castle, Alfred Hitchcock, M. Night Shyamalan, Blake Edwards, Brian De Palma, Todd-AO, Cinerama, 3D and 6-Track Stereophonic Sound have all put my butt in a movie theater seat. The existence of Julie Andrews on stage and especially her presence on screen, changed my life! YES, I am a movieholic!
Honorary Oscar Campaign for Doris Day
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Well, they could make an exception. I find the Oscars completely unwatchable. Frankly, I'd rather she get a Kennedy Center Honor, because they know how to do it. But you must be present to win one of those.