movieman1957

A shopping spree for knowing a song title!!!! I won a t-shirt once because I knew the last names of the Three Stooges. "High Country Snow" is the one album I could never get into. Sorry, not a blugrass fan. I think "Phoenix" is a grand album. I love to play "Believe In Me" on the piano. I have several music books of his songs. They are quite tuneful and fun to play. When I practice some I can do a pretty good version of "Nexus" from "The Innocent Age." Favorite uptempo song may well be "Empty Cages" from "The Innocent Age" or "Hurtwood Alley" from "Twin Sons." Hearts and Crafts

One that gets me is "Hearts and Crafts." It was a B side of a 45 that wound up later on an album. Lots of streaking on the guitar strings but it's a lovely song. Saddest song of all - "Windows and Walls."

Many wonderful songs on "Home Free." "To The Morning" and "Wysteria" are my favorites there.I think my favorite aobum is either "Nether Lands" or "The Innocent Age." A wide variety of music is showcased on both albums. I always thought that "The Last Nail" was a sad one, hence one of my favorites. Sorry to make you cry.

Check the "Off Topic: Favorite Music" thread. No more interruptions.

Ro: Favorite from "Captured Angel."

. Edited by: movieman1957 on Feb 28, 2013 12:13 PM

*Burr is in a Marx Bros. movie? I really have to see this again!* And Robert Mitchum is in a Laurel and Hardy film. (The Dancing Masters.)

We can talk Fogelberg somewhere.

I guess based on their reputation and my preferences I am a little surprised that "York" and "Friendly Persuasion" and "Deeds" were so low. I get they would be middling on the list but they seem very low. I find "Codura" terminally dull. Most things I've read about it don't rank near as high as you. "Springfield Riflle" and "Dallas" are middle of the pack but more about what comes later on your list. It's been some time since I've seen some of these pictures so I need to get on board. One I saw in the last year or so was "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife." Copper and Claudette Colbert star and I thought it was kind of fun but from what I've read elsewhere I seem to be in the minority.

"Court Martial" is a rather dry titile but it leaves little doubt as to its subject. I have to suspend my belief a little on "Love In The Afternoon" because of the age difference but otherwise like the film. In that film the song "Fascination" is played and was a popular hit at the time. As a youngster I was introduced to the tune by way of Allan Sherman's parody "Automation." I laughed when I heard it on film the first time because I was singing the wrong set of lyrics. (Skip the first 20 seconds.) I'm a little surprised at some of your rankings compared to mine but that makes for grand discussions. And anytime I'm going along the same lines as The Divine Miss G then I figure I must be doing something right.

I have but it's been so long I couldn't tell you anything about it. Thanks for the heads up.

I've only seen 55 but very few of those early 30's and virtually nothing earlier except for "Wings." I guess my upper ranking is: "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" "The Hanging Tree" "High Noon" "Friendly Persuasion" "Meet John Doe" "Love In The Afternoon" "The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell" "Vera Cruz" "Along Came Jones" "The Plainsman" "Bengal Lancer"

Mae gave Shep no reason to trust her. She was looking to get out of where she was living and not in the relationship for love. Shep didn't or wouldn't see it. I've always thought in life if you can trust your mate then what anyone else does doesn't matter. But for Shep his own insecurities and lack of trust of a man who was grateful for saving him wasn't enough. The only thing that might have been different if it had been life would be whether Jubal tells Shep what is going on. (At least I don't remember that he did other than the fateful saloon fight.)

Oh, the things jealousy will do to a man.

Your stills from "Love Happy" points out what I find wrong with it. Jokes that don't go anywhere or have no real punch line. It was unfortunate enough that Groucho didn't appear with the brothers but his stuff feels so "dropped in" to me. "A Night In Casablanca" is much better late Marxes. Seeing the boys in anything is good but it could have been so much better. "Without Love" is an odd film for me. Some fun stuff but the premise is off the wall. Still Tracy and Hepburn in anything (well maybe not "The Sea of Grass" so much) is always a treat. I like them best in "Adam's Rib." "State of The Union" is a good one too.

It is great t obe able to watch "Duck Soup" now. When I came to movies and to the Marx Brothers "Duck Soup" was in rights hell. Nobody had seen it in years. There was no idea when it would come out. The only thing I could get out of it was the book "Why A Duck?" which took stills of their films and printed the dialogue as a caption. ("Animal Crackers" was also out of sight and the author managed to devote an entire book to that film. "Hooray For Captain Spalding.") In my senior high school class will someone left me a wish for screening of it. So, when it turned up on TV some years later that was a huge treat. That is about the only wish that came true out of high school. (There was The Bride but that is a different and later story.) Edited by: movieman1957 on Feb 18, 2013 3:26 PM

I've had a similar problem with not being able to record on TCM SD but could on TCM HD. I have Comcast and they sure don't have a clue as to why I can't record, never mind why one and not the other. Good luck.

*And speaking of that, Frank, I am so glad you said you were missing the Marx Brothers! That's the greatest thing in the world to me, because so much of the fun of these great comedies is going back to them over time. I feel the same about Laurel and Hardy and Chaplin and Keaton, and to some extent Hope and Crosby and Abbott and Costello. I really do miss them when I haven't had a dose for a while.* I get that way too. One of the things I leave and come back to is classical music. Sometimes I'll go months and not listen to it but when I get back to it I am surprised I let it get away. But I have to sit and listen to it. It's too long to play in the car so it gets away. Like you I have those same things with the Marxes, L&H and Keaton. They are all familiar enough but it is nice to come back and visit. At times there is a nostalgia about them.

Other Flynn film I enjoyed include: The Charge of The Light Brigade. The Sea Hawk Objective Burma He makes a pretty good western hero too. I think "Three Came Home" is one of Colbert's finest performances. Another good Colbert performance is "Since You Went Away." Well, that is in keeping with out WWII theme.

*The Adventures of Marco Polo -* okay film but a little hard for me to buy Cooper as Italian explorer. *The Barbarian and The Geisha* - I'm with MissG on this one. It's an odd picture and for the talent involved they should have done something else. Strictly a curiousity. *The Bridges at Toko Ri* - I like this one. Great aerial footage. Good cast. It gets a little slow in some parts outside the war but I think it's good. Good climax. *The Great Escape -* At times exciting war film with exceptional cast. It probably suffers from its length a little but good film. (A must for watching "Chicken Run" like another poster said.) *How The West Was Won* - frankly would have been better without the Civil War section but it's big and broad. Not to everyone's taste but would love to see it on the big screen. *I Shot Jesse James* - it has a noir feel for me. Ireland was good. Okay but not that memorable. *King Solomon's Mines* - once you get past Kerr's new hair style in the jungle it is a pretty good film. Granger and Kerr are terrific in their parts. *Love Happy* - Late in their career they usually made a movie because Chico needed money. They phoned this one in. *Run Silent, Run Deep -* without Gable or Lancaster you have don't have that good a film. I saw some others but will save more for later if it comes up.

Wendy: You know M&Ms upside down are W&Ws. That way when I have some I think of you. The only drawback is it is much harder to say. Best wishes for a grand day.

Championship games usually are more apt to let the players "play." ESPN shared some stat that says playoff games, and especially in the last few minutes of a game, have less pass interference or holding calls than the regular season. There were plenty of calls left on both sides. Torrey Smith got held up on one that might well have gone for a touchdown. But as someone said the game never should have become that close. Jacoby Jones probably has a beef with his touchdown being changed from 109 to 108 yards. The NFL won't let penalties, called or not, be reviewed. The games are long enough as it is. For those still wondering there is a columnist for The Baltimore Sun, and may still do some radio for WBAL, named Peter ****. Yep, he uses that name. Has a good sense of humor too. Andy, do you remember the most exciting post game activity at Memorial Stadium? The plane crash in the upper deck.

Let me echo those sentiments for a happy birthday. I hope it has been a good one.

You'll find me in a BAltimore suburb. I've been here long enough to experience the Colts debacle of '69 and the victory of '70. The long dry spell to the Ravens in '01 and now. I like it better when we win.

For the half time show and the power outage you could have watched paint dry. In Baltimore that would have been a little too dull.