traceyk65
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> {quote:title=MaMaDonna wrote:}{quote}
> As I recall there was a fire and the woman in the movie was trapped in the cellar of the building and the hero saved her--I think. Honestly, that is about all I remember. I do know it was a major western and it was in color. I seem to recall that the dress the woman was wearing as she walked along the boardwalk was yellow. Anyway, while the credits were playing at the beginning of the movie, all you saw was the hem of the woman's dress and her feet as she walked down the boardwalk.
The scene with the fire sounds a little like Johnny Guitar (1954) with Joan Crawford. She and Sterling Hayden get trapped in the basement after the cattlemen (led by a psycho Mercedes McCambridge) try to lynch Joan. Hayden saves her and they take refuge in the old mining tunnels taht run under her saloon, only to have the catllefolk burn the saloon down over their heads.
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Don't want to start anything on here, but I was doing a search on something entirely different and found something really odd that made me stop and go "WHAAAAAT?!?!" (This sort of thing happens to me a lot--I start a search on the Hippie movement to help my daughter with her term paper and the next thing I know, I'm reading about The Industrial Church of the New World Comforter or something)
I clicked on a site that contained lots of Hollywood gossip, both Old and New. Most was stuff you hear all the time, like so and so is/was gay/bisexual or was really a man or liked to wear women's clothes. I was reading and sort of laughing when I came across this under a listing of Howard Hughes' lovers: "Katharine Hepburn (with whom he had a son)" (yep, that's right--this guy was a grammatically correct gossip).
So I ran a search specifically for that and found a couple more references to it. Anyone else ever hear this? It's certainly never mentioned in any of the Hepburn bios Ive read, even the sort of nasty one by Barbara Leaming.
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> {quote:title=phroso wrote:}{quote}
> It's been about 10 years since I read A Confederacy of Dunces, but I pretty much liked it. I thought the main character Ignatius Reilly was probably a mouthpiece for the author, who apparently suffered from depression and committed suicide before the book was published. Every few years, the folks in Hollywood talk about putting together a movie version of A Confederacy of Dunces. I think Jack Black would be a good choice as Reilly. He could use a "smart" role to help him get some of his audience back.
He would be gooin that role. He can do "serious" acting--he was very good in King Kong as Carl Denham. And I would love to see what they do with all the crazy New Orleans people he interacts with. Or maybe not--this is Hollywood, after all.
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> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}
> TikiSoo wrote:
> "...guess it's time to break down and see the silly AIRPLANE. "
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> TikiSoo, *Airplane* is silly in a good way - it's one of those movies where you just have to relax and "go with it". And if you do, you'll have a great time...it's hilarious.
Some of the funniest things are going on in the background!
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*Birthday today:*
*Genevieve Tobin:*
"Oh That Mitzi!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRxW8iS6oPo&feature=related
*One Hour With You:*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg1FRJpp99M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d64t20MTdQA&feature=related
*The Smiling Lieutenant:*
Jazz Up Your Lingerie!
Magic in the Muffin
*The Love Parade:*
My Love Parade:
*The Merry Widow:*
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*Birthdays:*
*That complete package, Gloria Grahame:*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2nsJ5zmPTk&feature=related
*Femme Fatales, Molls and Broads:*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6vMfC3_p64&feature=related
Gilda:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0bjESVsbDs&feature=related
Film Noir (I think I may have posted this before, but its worth a second look):
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The Universal set's pretty good:
The Cheat (with Tallulah!)
Merrily We Go to Hell
Hot Saturday
Torch Singer (Claudette's camping it up on the children's radio show as Aunt Jenny, then her face as she realizes her daughter may be listening is a very nice subtle piece of acting)
Murder at the Vanities (near naked chorines and a song to the joys of marijuana)
Search for Beauty
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Re: Can you do it? Favorite Film in each Decade and Why? 20's to Present Day.
No.
Well, ok, maybe.
1920's The Gold Rush
1930's Thin Man movies or Destry Rides Again
1940's The Letter or Double Indemnity or A Foreign Affair
1950's Some Like It Hot or Witness for the Prosecution or Singin in the Rain
1960's Charade or The Lion in Winter
1970's Star Wars
1980's Ghostbusters or Beauty and the Beast or Raiders of the Lost Ark
1990's The Lost Boys or Shrek or Toy Story
2000's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban or The Incredibles
(I was right--I can't name just one for each decade)
Wow. A little heavy on comedies and kid's movies. Hmmm. Does that mean I am a frivolous person?
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> {quote:title=fredbaetz wrote:}{quote}
> More then 50 times as many shows can be stored on a mp3 disc then on a standard CD disc. BUT mp3 recordings MUST be played on your computer or on a MP3 player.Which is about the size of a small digital camers but thinner, So one MP3 disc = 50+ standard CD's. Example- One MP3 disc contains 52 episodes of the Alan Ladd radio series "Box 13" compared to 26 audio CD's...Hope I did not confuse you... HAPPY TURKEY DAY TO ALL>>>>>>>
I think you can get a cable to allow movies to play on the TV from your computer. My son does it all the time. I don't know if you have to do anything special to the files (like convert them to a different format, etc) but I know you do need a TV that is HDMI compatible. Possibly. (Sorry for the lack of specifics--technology is really my son and husband's bag. I don't have the affinity for electrons they do.)
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> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}
> Oh, I'd love to go with you and see Steve on stage. Then we'd stroll over to John's Pizza.
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> I wholeheartedly second Hayes as a guest host! A BRILLIANT suggestion, Maven.
Me too! He's so funny.
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> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote}
> In WW II movies, most of America's soldiers were older men.
That's because the young guys were drafted...all that was left in Hollywood was the over 40 crowd.
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> {quote:title=redriver wrote:}{quote}
> I saw one yesterday. It featured vomiting, ****, vulgar language, people being beaten and shot with a rubber bullet. Any questions?
I'm assuming this was all up on the screen and not in the audience?
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This interesting. I got here from a link posted a few entries down by skimpole, which connected me to another site which connected me to this one. The author calls into question the conventional wisdom concerning the Production Code--that it was forced on Hollywood by the Legion of Decemcy and that Hollywood fought tooth and nail for free expression in film before finally gving in and toeing the line. He argues that this is a myth of sorts, driven by revisionist movie critics of the 70's and 80's (who like the idea of early directors and producers as brave knights fighting against censorship and the Establishment) and more lately, by the scheduling needs of channels like TCM and DVD distributers and festival organizers to "sell" the old movies to a new audience. He says the real reason Hollywood caved was to keep the public from questioning and encouraging Washington to examine closely the business practices of the studios (such as vertical integration of theaters and block booking practices).
http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/03/29/pre_code_cinema.html
Whether you agree or not (my jury's still out) it's still thought-provoking.
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Oops. Guess it was Hitchcock afternoon yesterday, but whatever, I enjoyed it!
*Bruce Lee would have been 70 today:*
Kung Fu Fighting (too obvious? oh well)
*Gypsy on tonight..sooo here's Gypsy Rose Lee:*
And Natalie Wood...:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9drZDtstYxg&playnext=1&list=PL35CE0D3C497A03B0&index=118
*Fanny Brice (for similar reasons):*
And for contrast, here's Barbra doing the same song:
Edited by: traceyk65 on Nov 27, 2010 12:27 PM
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Garson Kanin wrote a book that centers around his intership with Goldwyn called _Hollywood._ It's hilarious and full of Goldwynisms. He also discusses his unrequited love for Carole Lombard and that mysterious brothel run by a Mae West clone and staffed by movie star look-a-likes. Wonder if that ever really existed or if it's just Hollywood Urban Legend? Kind of creepy, either way.
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Hitchcock Night tonight? Anyone know why? I guess we shouldn?t question, but be thankful (just like Dietrich night a while back)
Tributes to Hitchcock?s films:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x_pkPfpfqQ
Vertigo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ntu0hev32k&feature=related
Rebecca:
Mrs Danvers menacing the new Mrs de Winter:
The Trouble with Harry ( I love the way the kid hits the dirt when shots ring out!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3eWgbVvqNY&feature=related
North by Northwest
Hitch?s Cameos:
Suspense Movies:
Charade:
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> {quote:title=movieman1957 wrote:}{quote}
> I finished Billy Wilder's "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes." An odd mix of comedy and sleuthing. Some unexpected very funny lines are thrown into a complex storyline of a woman looking for her husband. It all turns out to be more than that.
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> Good performances by, save for Christopher Lee, is a largely unknown cast. Early scene at backstage at the ballet is fun and gives a hint of things to come.
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> Having never been an enthusiast of Holmes there may be more there than meets my eye but even for those casually familiar with Holmes it might be worth a look.
I am not at all familar with Holmes, but I actually liked the recent version with Robert Downey Jr as Holmes and Jude Law as Watson. I had the impression in the early movies (Basil Rathbone, et al) and the books, that Watson's job was to follow Holmes around, stating the obvious and being amazed at how perceptive and intelligent Holmes was (and maybe to picking up the dry cleaning and holding his pipe, that sort of thing). Maybe I am completely wrong about this?
In the newer version, Holmes is still the genius, but he doesn't seem terribly OCD (which is another impression I had about the earlier movie and the books--again, I could be wrong) In fact he's a complete slob, with a lot going on in his mind and not enough to occupy it between mysteries, which gets him into trouble. A lot. Law's Watson is more like Holmes' Keeper, makes sure he eats, and sleeps and pays the electric bill. And, Watson really has Holmes' back in a fight. The plot was pretty far-fetched, but entertaining and I liked the interaction betweent he lead characters and Rachel McAdams was very good as the lady theif who loves and is loved by Holmes, but knows they'd never be able to make it work and so, leaves him tied naked to the bedposts in a posh London hotel. LOL (She does later save his life, so that's ok then).
I'll have to look into the WIlder version.
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> {quote:title=kriegerg69 wrote:}{quote}
> IMHO, Billy Bob is right...I agree with him. There's simply way too much factory-churned garbage being spewed out of Hollywood these days.
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> Billy Bob said a mouthful....and I believe he was absolutely on-the-nose with his comments.
Honestly, though, there were a lot of bad, poor quality movies made in the Classic Era too. I think one big difference is that 200 million dollars weren't wasted on them...and as there were no video games or TV, movies were being made from books and plays, which is marginally better (but not always--witness the Twilight series, Eragon, etc...)
I just had a thought: I have always been anti-production code and disliked what it did to the movie industry, but maybe it was a good thing. Given the trends of the early 30's, without the code, I'll bet within the decade, we'd have had movies just as violent and sex-driven as we have today being made by the 40's.
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Words of wisdom on this topic from my son (uttered every time we watch a movie and I complain about the people acting stupidly):
*"Mom, if he/she/they didn't (insert activity of questionable intelligence here), this would be a very short movie."*
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*Happy Thanksgiving!*
*Also, Happy Birthday to the great Latin Lover, Ricardo Montalban:*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93cbIp8Q9Hk
Flamenco Dancing with Cyd Charise:
Tangoin' like Valentino with Jane Powell:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-gXFdQIyQE&feature=related
*More Terrific Movie Tangos:*
Al Pacino:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBHhSVJ_S6A
Jack Lemmon and Joe E Brown tango the night away in Some Like It Hot:
And Valentino himself, in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse :
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> {quote:title=johnbabe wrote:}{quote}
> they have face lifts and implants, tummy tucks and botox....Betty and Joan did not!
And they probably took better care of themselves than Bette. She lived her life to excess and that is not good for the skin or the figure.
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> {quote:title=markfp2 wrote:}{quote}
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> Most of the time, I'm content to wait until they come out on DVD or show up at our local second-run theater (now there's a dying breed) for $1.75. For that price, I'm willing to try films that I'd otherwise pass on for $10 at the multiplex.
Me too, except ours is 2.50 They still zing you for the popcorn and soda, though. Or I wait til I can rent them for 3.99 with on demand movies (kind of a long wait though).
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> {quote:title=clearskies wrote:}{quote}
> "Go see that turkey for yourself, and see for yourself why you shouldn't see it." Samuel Goldwin.
> Sounds like something Yogi Berra might say...
Practically everything Goldwyn said (or is credited with saying) sounds like Yogi Berra!
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Blonde Venus was really pretty silly, but the "Hot Voodoo" number is a classic.
Without Love was also just so-so, except for the chemistry and banter between Keenan Wynn and Lucille Ball. It's well worth watching just for that.
Name of movie with William Shatner
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Did you know William Shatner once played Ranger Bob on Howdy Doody? I did not know that! Huh.