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Lynn: You did. My local library doesn't have it but as my wife likes Bruce she probablty won't mind if I have to buy a copy. I did impress my brothers-in-law once (and maybe only once.) One plays guitar and one time we were playing through some music. He started a Bruce song and after 4 or 5 measures I joined him. He was surprised I played it so well for not having heard it. Frankly, it was a realtively simple song (pretty straight forward chords) so I didn't do a lot to dissuade them of their newly found respect for me. (Don't remember the song.) Me

Hi So am I back to even? Fogelberg was hard for me too. I really admired his talent, his songwriting and he played everything but drums. He crafted a song so well and through so many genres. I always loved the line form "Beggar's Game" - "The candles glistened and the water gleamed. She drew a bath and the windows steamed. She looked like every woman ever dreamed in the heart of a lonely man." So many great songs. (I'd like to see your avatar sometime. I know where there is a collection.) Springsteen, I at least plan on investigating him on a lyric level. I'm sorry but I just don't enjoy his singing style. Too rough for me. He sounds like he's passing a kidney stone sometimes. What are some of your favorite Fogelberg songs/albums? (I'll talk Dan all you want.)

Favorite Genres: Westerns. (almost anything.) Comedy / Romantic Comedy. (From Jean Arthur to the Marx Brothers.) Mystery / Suspense Favorite Music: Classic Rock - (Beatles, Moody Blues, Fogelberg) Classical. (Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky) Jazz - (Rippingtons, Ken Navarro, Fourplay) Pop - (Andy Williams, etc.) Contemporary Christian. Some people are trying to convert me to Bruce Springsteen. So far no luck.

The scene where Heston decides he can't offer anything to Hackett and figures she would be better off without him is quite touching . Isn't Donald Pleasance creepy?

I think it had two reasons. One he wasn't that established by the mid 50's. He did do "Arrowherad" and "Pony Express." But he still was relatively new. What he was having success in was TV and doing an occasional "outdoor" picture. The other, alluded to, lots of big stars doing lots of big westerns. Cooper, Wayne, Stewart, Peck, Widmark, Lancaster, Douglas and on and on. He may not have pursued them as much, maybe he didn't need to.

MiisG: I have listened to the commentary on "My Darling Clementine." I found it fascinating. Not only does he talk about the film he compares Ford's original with Zanuck's version. Eyman was apparently instrumental in the remastering(?) of Ford's version as he talks about having to adjust the frame in one scene to keep something that didn't belong out of the shot. If you have the DVD that has both versions it would be worth your while to watch both of them. On to "The Searchers." I'm not near as smart as most of you but one thing has always bothered me about the film (forgive me if you've covered it.) Why would Ethan spend five years slogging all over creation with a man, who is determined to find Debbie and bring her home, if all he wants to do is kill her? I thought, "why bother?" She's dead to him anyway. Part of me wants to be a romantic and think that he really intended to bring her home all along. She's part of him (no matter how little) and worth saving as much as Marty thinks so. He's conflicted, no doubt, otherwise why pull the gun on her but I just don't see him being so nasty as to kill his kin. Maybe he went along to keep Marty from getting himself killed.

I saw it last year and I found it tough going. Early parts are silent. Some terribly obvious visual innuendos. It does have a history though and worth seeing for that reason.

Tobitz & Fred: Thanks to both of you.

Harold LLoyd was on with a short the other night "A Sailor-Made Man." Abbott and Costello's "In The Navy." "The Caine Mutiny.", etc.

Sorry. I must be off my game. I knew it and I had hoped to show some humor in kind. This is twice now I knew someone was kidding and my response missed the mark.

>and how come they always show The Great Train Robbery when they could be showing Troubles of a Manager of a Burlesque Show (1904)? It had to do with their evening theme which was (ta da) train robberies. Maybe they'll have a night of "Films Over One Hundred Years Old" and you'll get your wish. Here's hoping.

Great movie. Great portrayal. Hardly ever shown. I think I caught it on PBS the last time I saw it. Maybe one of his lesser known movies after he became a star.

Here is the best penguin - Opus And in keepign with the thread he played tuba in a heavy metal band. (Billy and The Boingers.)

MissGreer & MissG and the whole gang: The Road Show Version blog that was mentioned is done by fellow member "sugarpuss." She is held in high regard for her gift in the program challenges, having won at least one, and an all around fine person. She has to be she voted for me in the last challenge. Check it out and enjoy. http://theroadshowversion.wordpress.com/ Chris

Did I miss it or did someone mention the ultimate "movie within a movie" movie. "Play It Again, Sam" with Woody Allen. I saw some others by Allen mentioned but not that one. So much of "Casablanca" was used literally and facetiously that if you take it out you'd lose at least twenty minutes.

Hedy is Star of The Month for April so you might look for one of those 4 or 5 minute promos for her. (It's too bad we couldn't get a good picture of her instead of Gene WIlder on our Now Playing cover. No knock on Gene but Hedy has better hair.)

These have been listed for a while now but so glad you found them. One thing to note is that they are seldom scheduled more than a week in advance so you will have to check frequently.

I knew he didn't need help composing (although that is what a comment on imdb implies) and he wouldn't need help scoring it. She might need to make additional copies but she certainly wouldn't need to advise him on anything. I had seen stories where he was watching aperformance of one of his string quartets and he noticed that one of the players was bowing his instrument wrong and making a mistake, I know he was quite difficult as his hearing had been so difficult. A man in his line of work could have lost nothing more precious. He has all those notebooks he used to communicate so he couldn't communicate that well. Ed Harris played Beethoven. I meant a market for biopics for composers. I guess those of us who might be interested aren't enough to make it worthwhile. I'm not sure they all had interesting stories. Tchaikovsky's would be interesting. If you've never read it Maynard Solomon wrote a very good biography on Beethoven. I'm also continually reading his book on Mozart.

Maybe it's our modern sensibilities but people who do labor intense jobs dressed up. How many women work their gardens in dresses and stockings? Men digging ditches or working on their cars or playing ball at the picnic with their ties on.

Did you (or anyone) see "Copying Beethoven?" With what I know about Beethoven it seems far fetched that he needed guidance on the orchestral writing of his 9th. That being said though is it any good? I always thought that maybe the most interesting personality in the history of music (except for PDQ Bach) didn't have a full blown biography film. Does "Immortal Beloved try to be that biography? (I understand there isn't/hasn't been a deep market for this kind of film.)

Merry Christmas Kim.

MiisG: I watched "HIM" in "Unconquered" over the weekend. It's DeMIlle some of the it is a bit stiff but it is a fun film. DeMIlle seems fascinated by Paulette Goddard's legs. (Can't blame him.) The film has a good cast. Not a lot of action and a bit long but worth the time. (The DVD even had an intro by Osborne.) Chris

MissG: "Without Reservations" came a few years later but you are quite right on the others. Two you might add to the mix are "A Lady Takes A Chance." He got to work with Jean Arthur who was pretty big then. His bigger western at that point was "Dark Command." A decent Civil War story with Claire Trevor (again.) Along with Dietrich (also in "The Spoilers) he co-starred with Joan Crawford in a pretty forgettable film. So by now he was in the Big Leagues. He had a couple of successful war films so he was on the move. Bronxgirl: Mr. Hayes at least had a good thick head of hair. I think you'll find a nonwestern where he will look a bit more natural. I can't seem to find a straight picture of him. Maybe April will come up with one.

>Don't get me wrong-I love the poster-but could we really put our trust in a cowboy named Randy? Well, at least a little more than you could Singin' Sandy (see "Riders of Destiny.")

I'm guilty of about six or eight of them. A long time ago when I was in hight school I had a short day my senior year. In my last class I joked with my teacher I had to leave early because there was a Jimmy Stewart movie on at noon I had never seen. She laughed but about twenty minutes later she came and told me I could leave. I write movies I want to see on my desk calendar at work. Sometimes well in advance as I know I'll forget them. Playing Trivial Pursuit one time a question came to me and when the young lady was having trouble reading the question I finished it for her and gave the answer. The game came to an abrupt end. It's often everyone against me if they will even play.