gypsybangles
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Not the first scary movie I ever saw, but the only one that ever gave me nightmares... for years, and one I will NEVER watch again, (and I like scary movies): 'Don't Look Now' with Julie Christie and Donalds Sutherland, based on a book by Daphne Du Maurier. I can't even think of the ending without getting the "willies". Oooooh!
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Hi Vallo13,
Please excuse me for butting in, but if you're referring to the little girl, the actress is Patty McCormack.
I agree with you about Jerry Lewis.
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Funny idea Shainabluegirl:
My vote goes to Phil Silvers in anything!
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Hi,
I think you do a terrific job generally, and also specifically with your "theme" days, as well as catering to certain tastes in a particular genre. Please keep up your excellent work.
Also, knowing you sometimes show films otherwise unrelated, but with a common word in the title, I submit movies beginning with "Un". How many of these might be available to you I don't know, but here are some.
Unfaithfully Yours
The Uninvited
The Unforgiven (w/Lancaster/A. Hepburn)
Unconquered
That Uncertain Feeling
Unholy Partners
The Unholy Three
Letter From an Unknown Woman
The Unknown
Address Unknown
King of the Underworld
The House of Unrest
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (but being newer it may contain some use of profanity/nudity and you know what a can of worms that is).
Anyway, it was just a thought if you ever get stuck for a common denominator.
I'm a big Mickey Rooney fan, and since you have access to many of his earlier movies, I have a request that I have made thru the usual channel, so hope it's not out of line to also mention it here. I would like to see "Young Tom Edison". It's in your library, but never seems to show up on TCM. Do you have any plans to show it? Soon? Please?
Thanks again for trying so hard to please so many people.
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Never got to "meet" anyone, (just glimpsed them across a sea of bodies) darn it, just too shy to approach them. But it was still a fun few days for a twelve-almost thirteen year old until I got caught by my folks for "skipping". BTW, the bar on the corner of Las Olas Blvd. and A1A, the "Elbo Room" is still here.
But we've digressed from Audrey Hepburn and 'The Nun's Story", although it does occur to me that Dolores Hart gave up her movie career shortly after this to enter a convent, so maybe she was influenced by Audrey and the movie as well.
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Brackenhe,
Your last post made chuckle. It occurred to me that 'The Nun's Story' came out in 1959 and by the beginning of the school year I was enrolled in Catholic school after badgering my parents relentlessly. Obviously I was much influenced by the film as well, and for a while I too thought I had a "vocation". But this was also the same year I discovered boys (and they me), so there went that. Maybe Peter Finch was in the back of my mind all along. By the following spring I'd donned my pink bikini, skipped school, and planted my self on the beach here in my hometown to appear in the crowd scenes for a movie filmed locally. I'll give you a hint: Connie Francis sang the title song.
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Hi brackenhe,
I too sensed some chemistry with both Peter Finch and Albert Finney (in the latter case apparently some little buzz off-screen as well), and thanks for reminding me about these two hunky co-stars. It's no doubt been mentioned many times by others, but so appropriate she played an angel in her last film. She's irreplaceable.
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Audrey Hepburn is the person I most love watching on screen. Her looks, the quality of her voice and pronunciation (especially), her style, her grace, her manner, her humor, and goodness all come across so beautifully. She's so unbelievably captivating and photogenic, it's almost as if the camera were invented just so we could have pictures of her. (An overstatement perhaps, but fans will know what I mean). I would place her in the "very good" actress category, but she had such an illusive quality, as if her parts taken separately might not be much, but added as a whole gave us a picture of pure perfection. I wish so much that she was still with us, and can't think of anyone I miss more.
I also often wish she had done more films with leading men nearer her own age. I don't think she was miscast, but I think some of her leading men were, (Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart and Fred Astaire to name three), just too old. Gregory Peck, James Garner, George Peppard, Peter O'Toole, and Cary Grant (even though he was older) were perfect for her. I'm still trying to decide about Anthony Perkins.
Although TCM has been showing many of her movies, there is one that I haven't seen in quite some time and would like to: "The Unforgiven" with Burt Lancaster and Lillian Gish. Any chance of this Mr. TCM Programmer?
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Hi Mongo,
Thank you for keeping in touch regarding my illusive "clock" movie. Based on replies you've made to others on this board regarding the obscure, my confidence is well placed.
I posted a reply with reference to this film to "danthemoviefan" on May 24, which may, or may not have some info that could assist you.
I do appreciate your continuing interest and help.
Dianne
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Audrey Hepburn
Paulette Goddard
Myrna Loy
Rosalind Russell
Vivian Leigh
In addition to their acting ability and brunette great looks, their voices each had a very distinctive quality that was very appealing, especially Hepburn and Goddard.
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"in this regard"...sorry, redundant.
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A National Holiday for John Wayne? Spare me!
I'd much rather an honor like this go to someone like James Stewart (among many others) who not only also portrayed heroes onscreen, albeit with much more humility than the swaggering Wayne, but actually had the guts to enlist in the Air Force during WWII, (flying bomber missions in Europe I think). The saying "put your money where your mouth is" would be I think most appropos regarding Mr. Wayne in this regard, who was all for sending young men to war, but not willing to go himself.
Reminds me of that old commercial..."I'm not a real doctor, but I play one on TV".
By all means let us embrace our "heroes", but let not our love of cinema stars blur the reality of who is and who is not a hero.
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I totally understand what you're all trying to say, and I agree the times were more casual, but there is such a thing as casual elegance. His attire didn't come close. Instead it screamed "refugee from a bowling alley" in movie after movie (I'm sure I'll take some hits for that remark). I also think he was trying to play much younger than he was, and frankly although he was obviously athletic and in great shape he looked his age (just shy of 40, but portraying 20 something in 'An American in Paris'). I really think if he had chosen clothing more appropriate to his actual age, given the fact that he was so athletic, he would have appeared younger. But when he stuffed himself into a teenager's attire, he looked the forty year old he was, and unfortunately a little ridiculous.
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Just so there's no misunderstanding, allow me to preface my remarks by saying I consider Gene Kelly to be one of the absolute best dancers ever. The fluidity with which he uses his body is pure poetry, his interpretation of theme is honestly and inventively demonstrated, and his love of expression using his body as instrument is a joy to watch.
Having said that, I would also say that his wardrobe was so annoying that for me it actually detracted from his dancing.
His too tight shirts, his too short pants, his white socks, and his loafers just make me want to grit my teeth. Maybe he was trying to play against Fred Astaire's image of tails and tux, but I think he went too far in the other direction.
I'm aware it might be considered nitpicking at a beloved stars image, and to reiterate, it's not his talent I'm talking about here, but something which was distractive of that talent.
I welcome your thoughts.
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World War Eleven? I am out of touch! I think I've been watching too many old movies on TCM, and not enough news!
I'm so sorry, it was a really cheap shot, but it struck me as funny and I just couldn't resist. The worst thing is I can't even help you with your movie search, but I hope someone can. Mea culpa.
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Hi Therealfuster,
Quoting you, ("I swear...when I first saw the movie, I did not realize that Michael McKean was playing David St. Hubbins, and thought it was some British actor, he was that convincing with the accent and appearance") and it's so funny you should mention it, but the first time I saw the film, I'd been watching for awhile before I said "OMG, it's Lenny, no it's Squiggy!" (I never could keep those guys straight), and had the same reaction as you. The accent was totally convincing, and it was just a laugh riot to see him with all that hair!
In my previous posting to Brakenhe I was trying rather ineptly I'm afraid to describe a common theme in the films of Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Rob Reiner, finding them somewhat Capraesque, but left out the most obvious; "rooting for the underdog". I'm aware it's rather a cliche', but we've always loved "underdogs" in this country. They were our forefathers.
P.S. Thanks for your kind thoughts for my Aunt Barb.
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P.S. Brakenhe,
You signed off with the phrase "Good times", to which I want to respond "...noodle salad", but that would take us to Jack Nicholson films, and completely off the topic.
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Hi Brakenhe,
You mentioned the "Guest Trilogy", and I have seen, and by the way laughed till it hurt, at the first two of these, but have not seen 'The Mighty Wind'. Could you brief me regarding the story?
It occurs to me (as I'm sure it has to others) that there is a single theme running through all these films starting with 'Spinal Tap', and also Rob Reiner's 'Stand By Me". One could perhaps call it "celebrating mediocrity", or "ignorance is bliss", or "total belief in oneself in the face of all adversity". I applaud McKean/Guest/Reiner for giving a sweet, compassionate voice to "the also rans" of our society, embracing them without quite mocking them, (well maybe just a little, but certainly not in a malicious way). I sense the influence of Frank Capra, whose films, sentimental as they might have been sometimes, always spoke to the best instincts in ourselves. Let's hope they do many more.
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Thanks Joe,
I'll try it. I did find the thread initially, but it just wouldn't open up.
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P.S. I also have shown this movie to friends, with the same result. They just don't get it. Go figure!
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No apology necessary, and thanks for responding. I was able to get to Larry's posting, but not Mongo's. If you have more info, tell on.
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Hi therealfuster,
I am not a fan of "rockumentaries" but I LOVE this movie. I especially like the fact that no one was playing for laughs, they took it all so seriously, but that's what made it so completely hysterical. Rob Reiner was brilliant in his "interviews" and direction. The cast writing their own songs? Absolutely inspired! "Talk about mud flaps, my girl's got 'em". Just too, too funny. Stuffing zucchini in their pants? I'm laughing so hard thinking about it, I may wet mine.
Blithely ignoring all the "wake up and smell the coffee" indications that things aren't quite right with their "tour", their portrayal of a rock group on their way back up, totally unaware they're riding a very steep, very slippery slope to musical oblivion is classic pathos. Shakespeare could have written this! I cringe for them when they meet the other rock star in the hotel lobby, but I found myself cringing at almost every scene that portrayed their sweet, goofy, ignorant optimism that they would be "rock stars" forever, and treated as such, (Nigel and his "little" bread is especially poignant).
There are so many scenes I like in this movie, but I must confess my favorite is Nigel explaining about the amplifier that goes to "11".
Now for a really strange twist of fate, I just found out that my favorite Aunt Barb was hospitalized yesterday as a result of, you guessed it "a bizarre gardening accident". I am not making this up! (Broken arm and leg, but she will be OK, T.G.) But isn't that just too weird?
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Every time someone poses the question "Whatever happened to...?", I tell them they died in a bizarre gardening accident. It's so wrong but I just can't help myself.
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I missed the show but let's face it, the guy's still a babe magnet. I can't think of anyone I envy more than Joanne Woodward. And a nice guy to boot! He's too much!
I just wish he and Robert Redford would finish their discussions and put something on the screen...soon! Add Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt to the mix, and you'd have four of the most gorgeous actors alive, with an added bonus; they're all really good actors. Not "just another pretty face" in the bunch. That's a movie I'd pay to see.
GENE KELLY
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Hi and Thanks To All Who Responded:
My original post was regarding Gene Kelly's wardrobe choices, (which for the most part I loathe) only mentioning Fred Astaire in passing. It's gone a little afield of my original intent, but I definitely know from personal experience how easy it is to get off the track sometimes.
If anyone would like to wade in with comments/observations of other unfortunate wardrobe decisions no matter who wore them, I think this might be more in keeping with the theme than a comparison of the Kelly/Astaire dancing styles.
I apologize if I appear preachy but would like the thread to continue if it can, more along wardrobe lines. But of course all thoughts are welcome.
Gypsy