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Here it goes.... Gone With the Wind All About Eve Arsenic and Old Lace The Odd Couple Cat Ballou The Devil is a Woman A Foreign Affair A Streetcar Named Desire Sunset Boulevard Dark Victory

I sat down to watch this documentary out of curiousity. I must say I was not a huge Garland fan and because of its late start time, I did not expect to stay awake for the whole thing. Well, I was so moved by her story and her overwhelming talent that there were no zzz's for me. I am so upset with myself for not recording it. The clips from her TV show brought me to tears and I can now call myself a Judy Garland fan.

Hi Tracey and Melanie! As Marlene is also my hero, I just had to chime in. I wanted to say that I totally agree with your take on Maria's book Tracey. I have read it two times and think she was pretty good at keeping her bitter feelings to a minimum most of the time. Towards the end I start to cringe a little, but the stories are classic. I love the one about "the child" imitating her parents taking shots of vodka with dinner...(remember that one?) Melanie, you should absolutely read the book. I bought it from Amazon for under $10. I also totally agree with Tracey. A Foreign Affair is a must see and probably my favorite. I think Tracy and I have chatted about our love for this before??? A couple of other tidbits. You might want to grab a copy of the documentary Marlene. Maximilian Schell of Nuremberg interviews her from her Paris apartment even though she refuses to allow any video footage to be shown. Lastly, a small box set of her movies is being released on dvd in April!!! Finally! Still upset that Foreign Affair and Shanghai Express are not included, but perhaps they will be coming soon. All of her movies including the above two gems were just released in France so there is hope!!! Tracey- Garden of Allah was pretty bad! LOL

I just had to share the news with all of you that also love this movie. It is playing quite a few times this month on....cough, cough, the Sundance channel. Enjoy!! "I see you do not believe in wearing lipstick. And what a curious way to do your hair....or rather not to do it."

Oh, these are great!!! Chandler, your Jane quote had me roaring!!! Same to you Eddie, my sis and I have an odd habit of hunching our backs, squinting ours eyes while squawking, "Give us the eyeeee!" Should I have admitted to that?? Lux, glad to see you finally had the pleasure of watching Sunset Blvd. There are so many great moments in that one. I love the "Words, Words, Words!!" bit and my daughter's favorite, "I am big! It's the pictures that got small!"

Sorry if this is been asked before, but I thought it might be interesting. I have a habit of quoting my favorite lines from movies from time to time and was hoping some of you might share your experiences. Just recently I was at a bridal shower lunch and this girl was going and on with her torrid history of every ailment/tragedy in the book and some new ones! You couldn't get a word in without her interjecting something negative that had happened to her. Well, call me bad but I just had to turn my head to the woman next to me and say the great Birdie line from All About Eve, "Gee, everything but the dogs biting at her rear end." (Forgive me if I don't have that exactly right) It got a good laugh from the gal I said it to and it made the rest of the meal much more enjoyable. So.....anyone else???

Hello! I am new and mostly a lurker, but I had to reply to this. I am 32 and grew up watching the classics and have spent my whole life feeling out of touch with everyone else. Still do, but I decided to take some action and educate. I have had quite a few get togethers where I supply drinks, eats and what I consider an essential watch. I tell them there will be a question contest at the end which applies to their competitive side. It has always been a blast even if they will never again watch anything earlier than the 80's on their own accord. I just can't have someone I know miss the experience of Casablanca, Sunset Boulevard or Gone With the Wind. I should take it as a good sign as they keep coming back and don't fall asleep. On an added note, my seven year old daughter knows who Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Jack Lemmon, Joan Crawford and (my personal fav) Marlene Dietrich are. She can also quote Sunset Blvd. It's all in the selection. Children can't help but laugh at the "Charge!!" and Grant performance in Arsenic and Old Lace. Or the silly morocco dance of Lemmon in Some Like it Hot. And who can resist the charm and Grace of Miss Hepburn??? I honestly believe most people have a misconception of classics and are pleasantly surprised to see the originality, witty dialogue and overall class of these films we love. Madge, thank you for the post and making me feel not so alone in my thinking!

None really come to mind. I am quite annoyed with the lack of originality in films today. Almost every movie is either a remake, regurgitation of an old plot or an old TV show. Even movies that had really silly special effects should be left alone as I find that part of their charm. Yet, I am conflicted as I really enjoyed the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory remake and I must admit I want to see the new King Kong. Perhaps remakes should be reserved for only "action" movies. Finally I have to say that I am disgusted that someone had the audacity to even consider remaking Casablanca or Breakfast at Tiffany's!!!!! What?!?!?!?

Shaina-I know completely what you mean! I think classic movie fans are few and far between everywhere! My friends and family would be sweet enough to play with me once or twice, but you are right...What's the fun if there is no challenge? I might get one if the price goes down.

I would love to have a Dietrich collection...please!!! Especially from the Sternberg era and some extra doc footage would be nice too. I do not like to admit what I paid for VHS copies of Devil is a Woman, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus and Dishonored!! Oh, A Foreign Affair should find its way to DVD too!!!