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FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE! 

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33 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

i think the same guy who later directed A CHRISTMAS STORY directed this. i caught some of it on a streaming service recently, but it was very slow-paced and i quit it. maybe i'll try to watch it again.

Yes, BOB CLARK.  I own it on DVD, 

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I wish they'd show DEATHDREAM aka DEAD OF NIGHT ... I do like a spook-show late night.

I wish they'd show more Blaxploitation... I have enjoyed 2 or 3 awesome PAM GRIER on late nite TCM like COFFY and FOXY BROWN.  They're repulsive, gross, violent... (I love them).  I guess movies like last night's (HELEN) are old tires must be worn out 'til flat. 

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51 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

**Correction, I looked it up on the Internet. Debbie Reynolds claims to have come upon Shelley Winters in her nightgown trying to flag down a ride on Santa Monica Blvd. on one occasion during the filming of this movie.

So... they had to dub in the "You've Got Someone" piano music at the end 'cause the actor who played HELEN was not just acting crazy but was so crazy she couldn't play the piano anymore...as in actually hit the piano keys when we hear notes? 

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49 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

The trailer (and Poster!!) to the movie also completely give away the ending

I think the movie is infamous for that stupid marketing mistake. 

When the film was new, I remember the trailer... that's because it is more memorable and better than the film.  Dumb film. 

 

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On 6/28/2021 at 9:08 AM, LornaHansonForbes said:

do we need to see WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HELEN again?

That is a remarkably forgettable movie.  I watched it last night, determined to get through it, thinking I hadn't seen all of it.  I had seen all of it.  It is just completely pointless, anti-climactic forgettable drivel.  

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THE BEATLES Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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16 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

I know this is SICK, but if they showed LEONARD PART 6 on UNDERGROUND I'd watch it.

Not sick, but maybe obsessive.  I'd watch it too, but I completely own being a fan of bad movies, and expect that thing to be as bad and worse than I've heard. 

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On 6/30/2021 at 10:55 AM, Dargo said:

What is it about Mary Woronov that always makes it impossible to take your eyes off of her in any of these cult films she's ever been in?

Because she is a goddess.

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HANNAH AND HER SISTERS Soundtrack 

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Happy Birthday LESLIE!  We love you! 

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BIG JOE TURNER Every Day In The Week 

 

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ANNE BAXTER says in ALL ABOUT EVE : " I  might ...!"

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Speaking of TV dads :

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2 hours ago, Sepiatone said:

"squinty eyes"

...or did Eddie say "narrow" ...?

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On 6/19/2021 at 1:12 PM, Sepiatone said:

WILLIAM POWELL in "Life With Father"

WILLIAM POWELL is always a pleasure.  First film I thought of. 

I love THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER mainly for STELLA STEVENS. 

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3 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

wonder if they had LINDA on KEYBOARDS by then-

Oh long before ROCK n' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL...

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THE CELLULOID CLOSET on TCM tonight 9:30pm EST

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I want to see wonderful crap like BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS or FASTER PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! or EEGAH! or  GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE or CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS or EATING RAOUL or ROCK n' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL...

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ERIK SATIE  Piano Works 

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ARTHUR LYMAN Taboo

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7 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

So many modern viewers criticize this aspect of the film, not realizing that they’re projecting their own beliefs onto the character.

And like most of KUBRICK films after SPARTACUS, THE SHINING avoids the typical expected TROPE.   THE SHINING is one of the few film adaptations I can think of that improved the story... of course, the other 2 examples that rush to mind are also Stephen King adaptations...

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1 hour ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

SHE IS OUTSTANDING IN THIS FILM, really a tour-de-force, a very real and fearless performance, the kind that is so full of guts and risks

Could not agree more.  SHELLEY DUVALL is perfect for that role.