movieman1957
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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.
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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.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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Merry Christmas Kim.
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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
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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.
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>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.")
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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.
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Chocolate? Somebody has chocolate?
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It's not fair having such fine pictures of Helen Mirren this early.
It may not be fair but I appreciate it.
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Dan:
I recorded it and looked at it after your comment. Any guesses why? It's not like time would have been a factor. Would Fox cut out a name or some other weird reason?
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>But, even though he has redeemed a part of his soul in returning Debbie to the Jorgensen's (and Marty to Laurie), he still cannot enter the house. He is to remain, as he entered the picture, an outcast.
Can't or won't enter the house? Does he feel that he can't be part of the "family" or that there is no point trying? I've always felt any exclusion is self imposed.
The back story may be irrelevant in a large sense but it does hint at things and maybe Ford liked the idea of not having everything so clear cut. Maybe he knew we'd sit around tearing it apart and in the end it didn't matter. Maybe it was his "MacGuffin."
Whatever it is it sure is fun talking about it.
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Jack:
You mention Kate and her fake piano playing. I'm so glad she took the time to learn how to fake it. Too often, for me, a scene is ruined because someone is so obviously faking it that it is distracting. If some would take the time to learn how one might move even shots that don't show their hands would be more believable.
As far as Salieri goes I cna somewhat inderstand his attitude about such a twit having all that talent. The other side was thinking he had so much more than he did. Although you can't be a total slouch and serve as a court composer.
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It looks like a publicity shot. Stewart did play the accordian but did not play it in the picture. If I remember the picture right Stewart played piano and Fonda the trombone.
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"Sons of The Desert" is on the June schedule as part of an every Saturday L&H double feature.
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"On Our Merry Way" is from about 1948. It's an episodic piece where Burgess Meredith plays a reporter and he searches out different people to answer a question. Stewart and Fonda play club musicians. There part of the movie is kind of fun. Unusual parts for them. I had to get it from Netflix as I've never seen it listed on TV. It's ok if you want to see everything they did together but it is not one for t he ages.
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>I watched The Cheyenne Social Club when I was a teen and this was when James Stewart was my favorite actor after Clark Gable and I was appalled. I vowed never to watch it again and I still haven't.
Then you would be mortified to know (if you don't) that Gene Kelly directed it. I found it risque but never quite raunchy.
Oh well... Now if you get to see "On Our Merry Way" you can say you've seen all their co-starring roles.
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No reason to be sorry.
"Babe" is a fun film. If you haven't heard of it it's about a pig who thinks he's a sheep dog. The animals talk to each other. Of course the humans don't know this. Some of the fun comes from figuring he's can be a sheep dog and the embarassment of the family. After figuring out that the pig can be a "sheep pig" he is entered into a competition.
It's a lot of fun. James Cromwell was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor. Nominated for best director and best picture. (see imdb) It's one of my favorites.
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One just hit me that more people may know it but not know what it is is at the end of "Die Hard 2" the end credits are played under Sibelius' "Finlandia." That piece also serves as the basis for the song Farmer Hoggett sings to Babe in "Babe."
More to come...
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It's funny your poster has the sticker recommending for "adult entertainment." My how that definition has changed.
I'm with you. The young blonde sure was spoiled and a pain. I like this better than you. The mid-street funeral was weird. I think Fonda nad Stewart were both quite good. I never know whether Fonda did this or "Once Upon A Time..." first but it's so rare he played the bad guy.
The new DVD couples it with "The Cheyenne Social Club" which pairs them as well. I always liked "Social Club" partly because it's funny and partly because it's a comedy with killing ala "Support Your Local Sheriff."
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In the documentary from last night the clips of her dancing didn't show me much. She seemed to being lacking much form. That may have been the style but all I seemed to see was a lot of flopping around. She must have been good though. There was one shot with her and quite a few trophies.
Still don't care for her but I thought I ought to learn something about her.
Ford at Fox... and RKO, and MGM, and WB, and Columbia...
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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