movieman1957
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That is what disappoints me about my son. He once picked out the soundtrack from "Hook" on a radio station and then fell into that grunge or whatever it was and hasn't quite pulled himself out of it. He still remembers much about what I listen to because that is all he had when we were in the car.
You have something else in common with her. She likes me too.
Tracey:
Wind chimes? I bet it is very peaceful.
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I'll have to get both. I'll check Youtube later and see of that has anything on it.
I wonder if I'll recognize it?
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I live around one of the biggest radio markets in the country. DC/Baltimore is pretty big. Most of the musical stations fall into some narrow categories. Plenty of urban stations. Two very popular country stations. A couple of classical stations and some specialty stations are thrown in. (Not one jazz station in the lot.) But the POP/Top 40 stations are so lame. Short playlists. Even the "oldies" are the same ones from week to week. It's awful. The progressive rock stations are too progressive for my tastes. I find I listen to a few stations I can find on itunes or AOL if I listen to the radio at all. Mostly I have nearly everything I own on my ipod (save for my cassette tapes. Yes I still listen to some) At least there is something familiar coming up.
I just never acquired a taste for more modern styles. Too many sound alike for me. I am too old and too calm. You and my bride sound like you would like the same music.
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I had the same nice arrangement for a while. At that time I could even live with the between movies commercials. After all, to me, it wasn't much different than the PBS "underwritten by" announcements at the end of their shows so it was easy. Then they went to the dark side.
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Thanks for putting something up. I am not familiar with these artists but always nice to find something new. I am mostly buying remastered albums that I have worn out. This week it was Alan Parsons.
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I should have looked further down the page. He wrote, produced, did a little acting and apparently wrote a song.
The man even did a bunch of "How To Play Golf with Bobby Jones" shorts. That must mean he did whatever they asked of him.
I've also seen "Never A Dull Moment," a nice little comedy with Irene Dunne, and "Pot 'O Gold" with Jimmy Stewart and the poor man's "Westward The Women," "The Guns of Ft. Petticoat." The last with Audie Murphy and the wonderful Hope Emerson.
A few others are sprinkled throughout the list.
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I only ever saw one movie that I can recall with Irene Ryan, the virtually unknown "San Diego, I Love You" and that part was more straight than anything else. The other films I recognize in her catalog were more dramas. Who would have thought....?
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Not here.
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Some of those "The Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy" discs (8 Volumes?) have some of their solo work. It is a bit odd seeing the boys out of character. (I saw some from Netflix.) They were both busy before they ever got together.
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Tuning about 8:04pm ET should take care of your concern.
Having a bad week?
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Gee, and I thought you put a lot of time just posting Ben at the Oasis. You put a lot of work in the site. Just a quick glance shows it. Will be back for more.
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Four and a half years registered and now is your first post here. Now we can enjoy Ben twice as much.
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>What do you think of the cinematography of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers?
I really like the way the film looks. If it were done in B&W I don't think it carries the same impact. The "location" really enhances the story and it is put to good use. The choreography is unique and it fits with the boys and the ruggedness that goes with that lifestyle. (If such a thing can be said for musicals.)
Thank you saying I am the musicman. Though I may not always enjoy the musical form I love good music. Often my introduction to most of these songs would have been from my mother's sheet music collection for piano or records by Andy Williams and Johnny Mathis.
I think I could play "Stranger In Paradise" before I ever heard it.
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It is funny because two of your musicals I really didn't care for and for different reasons.
"Brigadoon" I thought may have been the strangest film I ever saw. I had no idea the premise of the thing but I thought with Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse it would be worth a look. (I have probably told this before but...) Watching I kept thinking "What were these people smoking?" It was bizarre. I thought if ever there was a movie to just watch the dance numbers this was it.
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" I thought a bit tacky. Maybe it was my sensibility against what things were like in the 50's but parts of it made me feel kind of queasy.
I know it's just me but I doubt either of those will wind up on my TV again.
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Walter: "If she buys oatmeal raisin cookies again I'll make her eat those sunglasses."
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I am not a big musical fan but I do enjoy those like -
Singin' In The Rain
Top Hat
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
Band Wagon
Yankee Doodle Dandy and
most of the other Astaire/Rogers pictures. (I know it's a pretty dull list but I'm a pretty dull list.)
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I saw something in Lena Horne's biography on her imdb page that indicated that some films were edited by studios to delete scenes of blacks in films that were shown in the South. About the middle of the page shows something about it. (For what it might be worth.)
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Marshall was a very busy man from the old days. His most famous feature might be "Destry Rides Again." He even goes back to some early Laurel and Hardy sound films. His credits date back to pre 1920 days. Some other titles you might recognize but may not be greats. Check below.
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> think it was because it was after watching the two Marx Brothers movies which made me laugh much more.
That is a very interesting thought. Though I enjoy the Marx Bros and L&H they are very, very different in their comedy. A viewing separate may find a different feeling and it may be they are not your cup of tea.
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I've heard Thelma pronounce it "Zay-" (Long A)
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I don't know if it would have made "Heaven's Gate" any better but they could have lopped off the whole college scene at the front and I don't think anything would have been missed. Other scenes just ran on too long.
Good battle scene though.
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>To this day, the film has been compared to another major failure of an epic western, ?Heaven?s Gate!?
Having sat through both "Wyatt Earp" strikes me, at minimum, tolerable. "Heaven's Gate," which I sat through for curiosity's sake, it just a flat out bore. Even that might be too kind.
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Hi Kyle:
You are right. I wrote that badly. It was just a link that she posted. Sorry about that.
Marx Bros are awesome!!!
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TCM played the Marx Bros years ago for New Year's Eve. I have both box sets. You should have plenty of fun. BTW, I don't think "Love Happy" is in that set but truthfully you aren't missing much.