movieman1957
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A little more than a week left. It all ends June 10.
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I taped it and my daughter had it on while it was recording. She didn't watch it as she was doing a project but thought the music was wonderful.
I hope I can watch it this week so I can join in.
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Capuchin:
Thanks for playing. A terrific schedule. I appreciate you taking the time to put one up against the other fine schedules.
I hope you come around more.
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You are going to have a pretty long list when all is said and done. Obvious films include -
"Red River"
"The Far Country"
"The Cowboys"
"Monte Walsh" but that is more about the cowboy's life.
A good made for cable movie is "Conagher" but that is also about a cowboy's life.
The ultimate cattle drive may be "Lonesome Dove" but that is only TV.
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I certainly remember the first set on your list.
"He and She" and "Bridgett Loves Bernie."
"The Mothers-In-Law" I remember being funny (as far as my juvenile mind would carry) and I didn't even know who Eve Arden was.
"The Second Hundred Years" I don't remember much about either but I remembered Monte Markham.
And I thought I was the only one who would remember "My World and Welcome To It."
From Paul Sands on down you are on your own.
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At least with the films spread out it'll be easier to catch them. I went down that road with Laurel and Hardy two years ago. Not very easy to catch them all.
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Speaking of ventriloquists I think Jay Johnson ("Chuck and Bob") from "Soap" were really good. One of the funniest episodes had to do with Billy Crystal hiding "Chuck" in the refrigerator and Bert finding him. Mostly pure sight gags.
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The guy had talent. I don't think it was a stretch for him. The grand part of is that, assuming anyone had the talent, is that there must be a whole depth of emotions and experience can be brought to the role. I am sure there was potential for Murphy to look really foolish.
There may be some imitation but that only goes so far.
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Two weeks left everyone. Still plenty of time to enjoy your holiday and finish a schedule. (I planned it that way. Smart, huh?)
Even if you don't plan on playing please take time to check out the schedules posted and come back and look for more. There will be a new thread to post votes on June 11.
Join in.
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Not only do I love classical music and piano in particular you picked my favorite, Beethoven and one of my favorite pieces.
How nice of you to remember. Thank you for the music.
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I have all there albums except "December." (Not counting the compilations.) I have seen them in concert several times but not in a couple of years. They still tour quite extensively and always draw a good crowd.
Maybe they are "Sundayish" the same way I think Saturdays were made for watching westerns. Lots of good music to enjoy.
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I recently bought the remastered "In Search Of The Lost Chord" by The Moody Blues. Having been a long time fan I had been looking for a copy of Mike Pinder's song "A Simple Game." The remastered edition had two versions of it. Having enjoyed those I finally decided to go for the whole album. My goodness what a difference in the sound quality. The original CD never sounded all that clear to me. This remaster confirms how weak the sound was originally.
If you are a fan at all and haven't thought about it then I would recommend upgrading. With Father's Day around the corner there may be some more added to my collection.
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You can type it in a word document of some kind and then paste into a posting. You would have to go through and underline or bold whatever you wanted but you don't post it and lose it. This way you can make sure it is correct before you post it.
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A couple of recent viewings for me.
I watched *Colt .45* with Randolph Scott and Ruth Roman. It is another typical western in the Scott catalog. The premise is right after the days of the invention the Colt .45 Scott is a salesman for Colt and during a jailbreak the prisoner (Zachary Scott) steals the guns and is empowered by having a multi shot gun over a single shot gun. Scott spends the rest of the picture retrieving the guns and putting Zachary Scott away.
Cast high point is Alan Hale as a corrupt sheriff. Low point is, to me, a terrible over-the-top performance by Zachary Scott. He is everything with the guns and nothing without them. Roman is pretty good but a cast of Indians is kind of awkwardly used.
You won't miss much if you skip it
*Only The Valiant* stars Gregory Peck and Ward Bond. Peck is a cavalry officer whose troops thinks he has pulled a stunt that he substituted a rival for his girl on a dangerous mission that was his to lead. No one bothered to ask the fort commander whether he gave the order, he did. (No spoiler there as you find out early on.)
Peck with the most discontented and troublesome bunch defend an abandoned fort against Indian attack. A fairly exciting climax is marred by a slow time getting there. The film suffers from some obvious indoor sets and an awkward performance or two. Biggest surprise is Ward Bond as one of the most unlikable characters I have ever seen him play.
Barbara Payton is the woman Peck and Gig Young are vying for. (Her part is pretty small.) One thing about Peck is that when she dumps him because she thinks Peck sent Young off to die so he wouldn't have to is that Peck never forces the discussion. That may be because if she he thinks that if he really did that he doesn't want her or since he is regular Army it doesn't matter. However, at no time does he try and straighten the story out.
This is a 1951 WB release which would explain why it never has showed up on TCM. I found scrounging through the Netflix catalog. Jeff Corey, Neville Brand and Lon Chaney, Jr. lead the supporting cast. You almost wouldn't recognize Chaney. Dark makeup and I swear it looked like he was wearing some kind of shoulder pads to make him look even bigger. His role as an oddity.
Bond isn't evil as much as he is selfish and irresponsible.
OK but don't rush right out to watch it. Produced by James Cagney's brother William.
Anyway, next...
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I didn't think it was that far down the page but if anyone else along with Tracey missed it then here is a bump for all.
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Why have it all?
Ben! Ben! Ben! That is all we hear.
I think they should do one day for Oliver Hardy and then the next day for Stan Laurel.
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Every now and then you get one film where they cheat. In Strode's case I guess you could say that is the case with "Once Upon A Time In The West." No doubt Sir Francis will be happy but Mr. Strode is making little more than a cameo.
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Now I can't get images to show up here even though they show up in the preview screen.
Most notably Woody Strode played Pompey in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" and one of the slaves in "Spartacus."
Google his name and click on images. or
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834754/
Edited by: movieman1957 on May 24, 2010 11:56 PM
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You have a very interesting story. You went about your movie life almost the opposite of what I did. That may also have as much to do with the difference in our ages and what was available when I first came to the movies.
When I was younger I loved sports too. Maybe because TV was more rare for sporting events it was more fun watching but anymore I don't find I am nearly as interested as I used to be. Some of it may be the lack of stability of team rosters. When I was a kid it was before free agency became what it is now. You had a "team" for several years and you knew who was going to be there. This was primarily true in baseball.
When the Colts left Baltimore that took a lot of the wind out of the area. The Bullets went to DC so the Orioles became the thing. Once upon a time they used to have a pretty good club.
I used to enjoy watching tennis and golf but I guess I got old and when I got to be older than the players it was a totally different sensation then when I was looking up to them. I'll watch something now and then but not like I used to.
Thanks for sharing.
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Yeah. Yeah.
Thank you MissG.
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*Howdy, Cowboy Chris -- Sometimes I think being older changes your perspective on a film.*
*Is it just a film?*
Excellent point my friend.
*Keep in mind, I had never seen a Wayne film until about eight years ago.*
Now that surprises me. How long have you been a movie fan? I watched Wayne from the outset of my movie history. In addition to the westerns I had also seen things like "The Quiet Man" and "The Long Voyage Home," "The High and Mighty" (before it went into the rights troubles) early on . Later, though not much later I even saw "Jet Pilot." (The only thing to recommend there is Janet Leigh in some nice fitting clothes.)
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Sometimes I think being older changes your perspective on a film. I saw this movie a long time ago. I remember not enjoying it all that much. I do remember how beautiful the film looked but the overall story didn't do anything for me.
Jump forward to March or April this year and with watching and an earlier discussion with MissG there is a new appreciation for it beyond the beauty of it. There was a deeper meaning and back story to it that I must just not have picked up when I was younger.
As for Wayne one's perception may have as much to do with what their early exposure is to him. I think someone else mentioned that if you discovered Wayne with his late 60's and early 70's films you are going to have a different impression than if you learned about him with "Stagecoach" and "Ft. Apache."
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>Have you ever jumped for joy when TCM shows a movie you haven?t seen in 25 &*& years in forever??
I have. Or when they show something I have never seen by someone's work I enjoy. Last night's example was "The Rising of The Moon." A John Ford film I have never heard of but it's listing sent me scrambling to record it so I could watch it this week. For those I really like I like to see everything they have done. TCM has gone a long way toward helping me do that.
Thank you for your kind words.
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I know there are some people who are working hard on their schedules.
Many thanks to those who have put up a schedule. There is some good work here. For those who might be tempted to join in please do. It is work but it is a lot of fun and maybe you can have the thrill of someone saying they liked your schedule more than any other. I have won so you never know....
You have up until June 10.
RAMBLES Part II
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Nope. "Four Men and A Prayer" but not "Four Sons."