movieman1957
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I was unmoved by "The Last Hunt." Taylor was pretty good as was Granger. Maybe I thought Nolan and the whole thing with the Indian girl got in the way. The first time I saw it I was surprised at the ending but I haven't been overwhelmed to really watch it again. And I love westerns.
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I checked my old "Now Playing" guide and "Cheaper By The Dozen" was scheduled in March 2009. TCM has always had a national broadcast. They talked about doing a split coast broadcast. (Pacific would also have an 8pm start) but they have never had an intentional separate listing depending on time zone. (There is a post from lzcutter somewhere in here as I recall.)
Unless you live in Canada where rights issues often force them to broadcast something different than the US. (Although the March listing appears to include a Canadian broadcast.)
Edited by: movieman1957 on May 21, 2010 11:36 PM
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If only Claudette hadn't cried her way through so much of the movie. And I really like her.
Someday we are going to have to a Ford/Fonda - Ford/Wayne discussion on the differences and similarities, if any, on the films.
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I caught Marie Windsor in a Joel McCrea/Shelley Winters film called "Frenchie." She didn't have a very big part but she did have a fight scene with Winters. It is a loose remake, IMO and I think MissG, of "Destry Rides Again" told more from her side this time.
Her imdb list looks like she had several years as a film actress but a long time in television.
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Thanks so much for sharing those.
I spent the evening watching "PDQ Bach in Houston: We Have A Problem." I haven't laughed that hard in some time. My wife and 19 year old daughter (who tried not to laugh but couldn't help herself) loved it too.
It was funny. It was musical. Enjoyed his "Schleptet." His oratorio "The Seasonings." And the funniest title "The Fugue Meshugga." The orchestra and vocalists seemed to enjoy themselves. I am sure this kind of program must be an acquired for taste but if you can find the humor in classical music check him out.
Courtesy of Peter Schickele. Professor of Southern North Dakota at Hoople.
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*Audrey*
I wanted to wait until you posted your comments to thank you for playing. It looks like a great schedule. It is funny because I used Joel McCrea as my SOTM way back in Challenge 3. (Sept. 06) Whatever it was it was some time ago. So that is great.
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Also thanks to *Kingrat* for his schedule. Another great week. And thanks for being a good sport about the correction.
So gang, we are about two weeks in. We have some wonderful schedules and plenty of time to finish one if you want to join in the fun. You'll be surprised at what you learn about movies and maybe even yourself.
Everything is open until June 10.
Edited by: movieman1957 on May 19, 2010 11:07 PM. I found the right challenge.
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Libra. October 16.
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>Yet underneath it all...so much grace.
That is a word I wouldn't have thought of but it so right. He takes grief from a lot of people in the film. When Ron lets him have it for ordering him around JB sees that he is wrong and is sorry for it. When Harry Morgan gives him a balling out the best he will do is be sarcastic to him. When Bacall let's him have it "Damn you for the pain you have brought to this house" or something close he is really hurt. Not because she said it but because she felt it. He is sorry. He doesn't even give Carradine too much grief when he was going to guarantee two mourners at JB's funeral.
Sometime when you're up to it we should have a ramble on it. I think just because it is a 70s film that it doesn't get the respect it deserves.
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>Hepburn is unafraid. Or...I should say, whatever she feared, I believe she tackled head on.
Well said. It seems she was that way in her own life which I am sure she put into her characters. She clearly forged ahead with her characters no matter how nervous or reserved they may have seemed.
1957? I missed most of it but the last couple of months must have been ok.
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I am not a huge fan but I do like her work. You listed one of the more wonderful lines in all her films. I love what she does in "The Lion In Winter."
Not all of her parts were meant to be all that appealing. "Summertime" does not show her as a glamorous woman. She is not supposed to be. In "The Philadelphia Story " she is mostly a pain in the neck. It is hard to like her.
I do like her work with Tracy and Grant. It seems she was a different kind of character when she worked with Tracy.
Other favorites include "Holiday," "State Of The Union," "Desk Set" and her part in "Rooster Cogburn."
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I will buy them if they are a good enough price. ("Cracker" and "Prime Suspect.") Frankly, everything I mentioned I have watched from Netflix. "House of Cards" I watched on the computer on nights before I had to be at band practice. It can be very quiet at the office after everyone else went home.
Stuff like "Danger UXB" and "The Jewel In The Crown" were quite long. More like our traditional television seasons than the rest that might run 3 to 6 or so in a British season.
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Wayne had his tender moments too. In "The Quiet Man" after they fight and have gone for the day they come back to the house and there is a fire to warm them. O'Hara sits on Wayne's lap and without either speaking a word he pulls her arm around him. He doesn't show much emotion in his face but that act says a great deal about the way he feels. In "The Wings Of Eagles" it is a similar situation when he sits in his chair and O'Hara walks over and kisses him on top of his head. There is very little reaction but I recall a small change in his eyes.
He has that uncomfortable moment in "Rio Grande" where the singers perform for O'Hara and his expression switches between embarrassment and sadness. He doesn't want her to think he has overplayed his hand but sad when she wishes she had. A good many scenes in "The Shootist" also carry a tender side in the scene with Sheree North (until he finds her real reason for coming) and often with Bacall.
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I have recently watched "House of Cards" and was mesmerized throughout all three editions. I asked myself how could someone so evil be so charming. But it works.
My "Masterpiece" days go back to the late 70s. "Danger UXB" which I also watched again about two years ago and "The Jewel In The Crown" sold me on the marvels of British television.
Having enjoyed things like "Moll Flanders" and various one-off productions through the years their mysteries have me enthralled now. Having a liberal dose of "Morse," "Foyle," "Midsomer Murders" and now "Wire In The Blood" it is a seemingly endless supply of first rate television.
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This is good. Keep them coming.
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Thanks. I'll check him out.
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Here is a link for our local paper's critic on "North By Northwest." NO. 56. (And a bunch of other movies if interested.)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-sragow-favorites-pg,0,7196776.photogallery
SIr Francis:
"Once Upon A Time In The West" is #59.
Edited by: movieman1957 on May 17, 2010 1:48 PM
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I think you are right about Cooper. He was probably too old for the part. I am not sure he would have pulled off the deeper elements you describe either. Fonda might have pulled it off but he doesn't match Carey the way you put that Wayne does.
Has Main's character been blind her whole life? I don't remember. If so, doesn't it seem a bit odd that she would recognize something like their resemblance so quickly? It's a lovely scene. Main is wonderfully understated but she comes around pretty quickly. (I know, there I am being too picky. It's that kind of a day.)
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I am not completely in disagreement with you on "North By Northwest." There are a few things that stretch credibility. I have always had a hard time buying the whole getting Grant drunk scene and then no one being able to verify anything about it the next day. The U.N. stabbing. Yep, the first thing anyone is going to do is pull the knife out of the guy's back. And a little later the plot seems a bit convoluted for me. (Of course it could just be me.)
Th climax builds well but I just have some trouble getting there. There are good scenes and Mason makes a good bad guy. I don't even have a problem with Grant. Shoot, no one made a gray suit look so good. it is a stylish work and I like the way it looks but there is something.....
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Fritz Feld
Edited by: movieman1957 on May 14, 2010 11:21 PM (It showed up in the preview but not when it posted.)
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"Gee, your hair smells terrific." (I can't imagine anyone saying that to Mr. Scott.)
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Said with a bit of a brogue I hope.
(Are we showing our age here?)
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"A little dab 'ill do ya."
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>Gorecki - 3rd Symphony. His beautiful and heartbreaking ?Symphony Of Sad Songs?. A memorial to those who perished in the holocaust of WWII. - You will not be forgotten..
After you posted this I got a copy of the full symphony. I've never heard any of Gorecki's work before this and it is a moving and unusual piece. The first movement runs almost 27 minutes. There is not a lot of movement but the theme builds and has enough variation to keep it all interesting. It is nearly seventeen minutes in before the vocal comes. There is a tension and a controlled anger to it.
The second movement, the link provided, is a beautiful mournful melody. The vocal line is more varied than the strings but they work together to build a beautiful sadness.
The third movement is the least satisfying for me. At this point the music line, to me, becomes too repetitive and has too little movement. A nice lyrical vocal line but there is a long time before the orchestra moves to another pattern.
The recording is from David Zinman (who conducted my hometown Baltimore Symphony) conducting the London Sinfonietta with Dawn Upshaw as vocalist.
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Hi. I'm movieman. I have been a movie fan for over 30 years. Like Miss G I love westerns. It is the first thing I look for. My biggest flaw is that I watch favorites over and over again. I also can schedule my movies around other things in my life. If I have a half hour I am watching and Laurel and Hardy or a Harold Lloyd short.
I have movies to cover my moods. If I want someone to make me laugh I put in the Marx Bros. or Jean Arthur. If I am feeling dark there has to be a noir or some other drama waiting for me. But when I can pick and choose it is primarily a western. (Thanks Dad.) Whether it is "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" or "The Tall T" or "Colorado Territory" they are the films I look for first. (I like Ford too.)
I am not as well educated about films as a lot of you. My spectrum isn't as broad. My writing is not as deep or insightful but I love sharing and reading what so many of you say. I learn more from all of you as any other source. I must see what is on tonight. Thanks.