movieman1957
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"Easy Living" with Jean Arthur. There's a very funny scene in an automat. There is quite a food fight in that restaurant. At one point while people are slipping, falling, throwing food there is a guy walking around collecting full trays of food to enjoy.
Naturally, those that started it (Milland and Arthur) get out without being noticed.
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Welcome to the boards. It's not too often we get someone your age on the board so we are glad to have you.
I'm 48. I have a daughter a little older than you and while she's not on the board she does love old movies. You have company.
There's a lot of info floating around here so look around and jump in.
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Hopefully, any roasting will be handled with class and a deft wit. You will find the occasional biting sarcasm. I will only disagree with you on Deborah Kerr. The others I can see where they might fall short of one's standards.
Is Clift pre or post accident?
Welcome aboard.
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I wouldn't actually put in a "Westerns" category but was responding to michellej's list. I know some have put in a modern western category but I'd leave it in "drama."
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I second that sentiment. I was just at a point where I was going to ask him what he used to do that he met with all these famous people. He's a fine storyteller. He is generous and even when he may not have cared for someone he still showed tact and was never mean about anything.
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The Clint Eastwood film is "Pale Rider." It's one of my favorites too. Interesting list you have chosen. I love "Bad Day At Black Rock." Anybody who can stand up to Ernest Borgnine AND Lee Marvin is one worthy of watching.
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The Gehrig picture was called "The Pride of The Yankees." He and Gehrig, I think, even look a little like each other.
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She was famous for working with Orson Welles. She played the mother in "Citizen Kane", "The Magnificent Ambersons", "Our Vinces Have Tender Grapes" and others. For more go to http://www.imdb.com/
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I think what helps make Liberty Valance really good is Lee Marvin. The man exudes evil. I really like the scene in the restaurant where Stewart is tripped by Valance and there is the stand off with Duke. There's a lot of tension there. I like the way Duke kicks Martin. Great performances all around. I do think O'Brien is a bit much at times though.
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I was going to mention that but I thought maybe I'd pass and see if it came up. I agree with you.
What do you actually think the time setting of the movie is? The closthes say early 50's but the atmosphere seems earlier.
Chris
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I like Hepburn more than Davis but I can watch Davis and enjoy it more due to the movie as opposed to her. For me Crawford is unwatchable.
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You're not. It's a lovely film. I saw the Ford?Wayne special on PBS last night and was surprised to hear, I think Richard Shickell (sp?), his face wasn't on camera, mention that he never liked the movie. He doesn't like the way O'Hara was treated in the movie. I don't think it was intent to hurt and it was maybe to embarrass her. However, she doesn't hesitate to go get the supper ready, does she?
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Very interesting idea. I've always liked McCrea. He's certainly soft spoken enough. As good as the underlying feelings between Ladd and Arthur were they might have been very interesting interactions between with McCrea. I like the way you think.
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Welcome back Rose.
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I watched it and really enjoyed it. I didn't know about them not speaking during the 30's. What I found interesting is that through all the crap that Ford put Wayne through they remained such good friends. In deed this was true of many of Ford's actors. Maureen O'Hara got similar treatment (and worse) but also remained a friend of Ford's. I found it most sad about his relationship with Harry Carey. I wonder now if Ford's using Harry Carey, Jr. was initially done out of guilt. I think Jr. turned out to be right for Ford pictures.
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Not really. This is your 4th or 5th time requesting these and by now you must realize that your not going to get your wish. These really don't fit TCM's programming. You can hardly call them classic in any sense of the word. (And certainly not by TCM standards.) While your optimism is admirable it is misplaced here. Save yourself the disappointment and the grief and shop for a network that really might be able to help you.
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My kids are like yours. They've grown up watching movies with me so B & W is ok by them. I work with a lady, 50ish, that couldn't bear to watch a B & W movie. She says they're boring. I dare say that is the kid's attitude. Trouble is I'm sure they're
basing this with little knowledge of B & W films. If they only knew what they were missing.
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Roscoe Lee Browne is his name. That is the way he speaks. He is quite articulate and a fine actor. He has done quite a bit of television as well as films. Check out IMDb.com for his bio and film history.
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There's a new channel that showed up on my cable that is, I believe, part of the Encore network. It's called Retroplex. They show old movies. Usually pretty good ones. The two drawbacks are that they are in a rotation so they turn up quite a few times over the course of a week or two and I haven't seen any indication that any of them will be shown in letterbox. It's nice to know that the films TCM doesn't have at least show up somewhere. Someone else is thinking of us too, sort of.
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Part of it is that people keep going to see these movies. (You may also include TV shows made into movies.) Part of it is that most of the paying customers would be surprised to find that the version that was on TV a couple of months ago is not the the original movie.
They must think old hits are easy to remake. Lord knows they've been doing it for 80 years.
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It's ok inglis. Experiences add a little zest into the discussion. My first John Wayne movie at the theater was "The Cowboys." I thought Bruce Dern had to be the nastiest character ever on screen. (It was before I really started my movie hobby.) You didn't kill John Wayne and get away with it. But the most vivid recollection was when John Wayne died how massive his body was. His chest seemed huge. It was quite a shock as even in that early period for me I knew John Wayne seldom died in a movie.
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I saw it 4 or 5 years ago but probably on FLIX or one of the pay channels. I thought it was pretty good. Would enjoy seeing it again.
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This soundtrack wasn't as bad as one I heard on another Keaton movie, which isn't saying much, but I'm glad to have a cleaner copy of the movie. I'll just have to hum my own.
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I don't really approve of colorization. I admit it's been a long time since I've seen one but what I did see left me crazy over how bad the job was done. It was "Topper" and while it really wouldn't make a difference as to the mood of the film it looked awful. It almost looked as if someone took watercolor paint and did it. There wasn't anything remotely natural about it. I hope for you the technique has improved.
Are you all older than me?
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CharlieT and I had some of that conversation so I hope (and I think CharlieT would too) that when you get to see it you will share your impressions of it. Of course, it's a fun film anyway.