movieman1957
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I wanted to see how she would handle L&H and I was disappointed. It seems she struggled to find something to say about them. The only thing she pointed out (at least I think she did) was how they choreographed their movements. (I thought she did a better job on her "The Apartment" intro.) I would have been much happier if RO would have given his usual background to the movies.
I am glad L&H made it to the Essentials.
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When is anything "centered" anymore. It's all about style. Wilder's pushing 70(?) so how good can he look? (I know Robert O is the exception though.)
Watch some of the graphics in magazines or TV. It's all about getting a "look" and that doesn't always mean anything normal.
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Stan almost didn't want to team with Ollie early on. He knew how good Ollie was. He didn't want to share the limelight. He thought he'd be a good solo act like Chaplin and Keaton. How lucky for us he changed his mind.
I think we get a good sense of their friendship in their films. I never always felt that with Abbott and Costello or even Martin and Lewis (maybe more so on stage.) That part has aways added another level of enjoyment for me.
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Congratulations Fedya.
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They don;t really plan the shorts more than 5 or 6 days out. At least that is what MGMWBRKO said last year. He was instrumental in even getting them listed on the web schedule. That's what I do every couple of days. However, I would have missed it but for the friendly reminder.
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I also prefer Caan over Nelson. Mitchum was a good choice but there was nothing wrong with Martin.
Holt was a little more "age appropriate" to the story than Dickinson. Then again we get to see Angie in her outfit.
Too bad we couldn't take the best from each cast and have it done most to our liking. Overall I think I like "El Dorado" a little better. That'll probably change next time I see "Rio Bravo." Here I was thinking "El Dorado" was the tighter version.
The question really is why did they really remake the movie after 8 years?
(Almost like I said last year.)
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>Comedy! More like brainfood for the terminally mindless.
Duh, what?
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Thank you fedya. I'm so very flattered.
Also many thanks to sugarpuss. A vote coming from a past, and possible future, winner means a great deal.
Also let me congratulate all of those who posted a schedule (patful too.) You each did a great job. I hope we see many ideas on TCM soon.
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Is the mystery about the name or the credit?
I saw it recently and I didn't take any notice that it could have been Lahr. Frankly, a look at his credits show he did TV by about this time.
As far as the credit goes Hollywood seemed to be quite varied in how many people got a screen credit. Better minds than mine can tell you whether there was a hard rule. It does not surprise me that one line didn't earn him a credit. It must seem all the more unusual considering in modern movies anyone who did anything gets a credit.
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It shows up on mine back in the original post. Not the second one where I mention it again. You have to scroll down a bit. Let me know.
She looks like she forgot her dress.
Thank you MissG.
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Thank you so much, Shemp.
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Frank:
Re: Angie.
Try it now. You still may need to wash out your eyes.
(Look below Scarlett.)
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You're right. This is Jimmy's movie through and through. On the other hand I think the film suffers from weak casting.
Patrick Wayne may have been the best actor of the "family" but he isn't given much to do. The best possible thing could have been to give "Jennie" a meatier role. I know she means business when she comes to break up that fight.
They needed stronger actors for the children. For the life of me I can't think of who they would be. They are clearly not in Stewart's league.
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Isn't "Holiday Inn" set in CT?
Molo:
I think "True Grit" does start in AR. But I'm not so sure one can pass Oregon for Arkansas.
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If there is a rotation they'll have to get in line behind Laurel & Hardy and "The Boyfriends" and the Todd/Pitts shorts. I think they should mix them up. I missed a couple and would like to catch them again.
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Joe:
Interesting pick. Most consider it one Ford's weaker westerns, what do you fancy about it?
(Not knocking your pick but I'm not sure we've had a good chat one this one.)
I enjoy it. I think Wayne and Holden look like they work well. (Who knows how things went off screen.)
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I've never seen the movie and I know Burt couldn't sing a note but is Cybil that bad? She's had a successful turn as a singer in smaller venues. Could it have been the "sound design"? (Do you like how I worked that in?)
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MissGoddess:
I found your supply. I'm going to spend some time there as soon as I have a couple of hours. It looks great.
Me
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Frank:
If we are going to have an Angie Dickinson picture let's have a proper one.
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Two things I had a problem with in this film, much as I like it. One, why did the partner of the guy who cut up the girl get in trouble? He didn't do anything wrong. Two, the more I think about it the less it seems Richard Harris needed to be in it.
Overall, great performances. He certainly turns the western inside out. Not thrilled with the guy who played the "Schofield Kid." OK, not great.
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I think lovely is not too wrong a word for this film. It's not one I watch often but it surely stays with you. The use of the langauge in the movie is just so eloquent. It is something Americans have never really been able to fully capture.
The reverence the sons show their parents, especially their mother, even when they disagree is quite touching. I think even the scene where the boys are arguing with their father is in its way still respectful because part of it is the way they feel their father is being treated. There is frustration but they are not flat out rude. Their dofferences are not reduced to a shouting match but more of a heated debate.
And the women wait. They wait for their men to come home and come home safely. Each return a blessing and that the work has passed safely, for now. Is it from this movie where they talk about the father may be the head of the house but the mother is the soul? And she, the best she can, is what holds it all together.
Broken hearts flourish here but they flourish beautifully.
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I think the Westerns channel showed it last. I saw it late last year but it wasn't TCM.
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Stan and Ollie
As they were. Part of the joy in watching them is knowing they were such good friends. When Ollie had his stroke that would eventually prove fatal Stan would go visit and though Ollie could not talk they would still enjoy being together.
Lois Laurel's dad and Uncle Babe.
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You bring up a good point about Stewart. He and Capra had their own war experiences. Stewart's being the more dramatic. (I'm reading a book about his war service.) On the other hand looking at his pre-war films I'm not sure he had a chance to do anything with that part of him. Maybe he didn't have it in him yet but he he have a chance to find out? He's cynical in "The Philadelphia Story", not dark.
I'm not sure but it did open a new world of work for him. There may be hints in "Call Northside 777" and "Rope" but once he got "Winchester "73" it was a different man for the next 13 or so years.
"Harvey" may have been the real exception by now.
OCTOBER 2008...31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN!
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Let me know early so I can stock other things to watch. For me this will be a 31 day root canal.