traceyk65
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One of the Crawford bios Ive read (can't remember which one) said that he was engaged to Lana when Joan decided to steal him from her and that she was very impressed with herself for doing so (especially since Lana was in her 20's and Joan in her 40's).
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My son conned me into watching In Time a while back. I thought it was going to be one of his explosion-ridden action movies, but it was actually sort of clever and we had a great discussion afterwards on the growing gao between the have and have nots in this country today.
The Lovely Erin (aka, my daughter) got me to watch The Great Gatsby recently as well. I really didn't like the 70's version with Mia Farrow and Robt Redford. It should have worked, based on the casting, but somehow, didn't--don;t know why really. Anyway, the more recent version--I was avoiding it because of the way I felt about the earlier one and was pleasantly surprised. It was a bit over the top (it was directed by Baz Luhrman after all) but wasn't bad at all. It was pleasantly entertaining and the sets and costumes were absolutely gorgeous.
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Hamradio wrote:
*"Independence Day" (1996)*
*President Whitmore....They're like locusts. They're moving from planet to planet... their whole civilization. After they've consumed every natural resource they move on... and we're next.*
Two comments: One--was this a book? and two--I think this movie is hilarious. And not just because of the one liners. It seemed like the writers sat down and screened all the disaster movies from the 70's and noted all the elements: "Corrupt military and/or business person...check. Cute kid and/or dog...check. (Note: Do NOT kill off either) Loser who redeems himself in the end...check. Brave, true-hearted leader...check. Maverick hero..check. Hooker/woman of loose morals with heart of gold...check. Heartwarming love story...check. It cracks me up everytime I watch it.
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Oh goodness, yes, Errol Flynn! And while he's not a classic hunk, I think William Powell had a lot of appeal.
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In honor of the 108th anniversary of the birth of Greta Garbo, here's TOQ on Camille (cough, cough):
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Here's to YOU Mrs Robinson...
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Nice videos. I especially like the Disney one. Somebody did a "Hooked on Classics" to classic movies too.
Ive missed a few days, so here are some birthday tributes:
Lauren Bacall:
A lovely melodramatic (and French) tribute to the Divine Garbo:
"Mrs Robinson" for Anne Bancroft:
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Miss W, I'm glad you hate it less anyway!
One Hitchcock I need to re-watch is Vertigo. I watched it years ago and disliked it. A lot. But I've read reviews and comments on here and elsewhere that make me want to give it a second go. We're having a Hitchcock night next weekend--maybe I can convince my fellow watchers to play it...or just watch it alone one evening.
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Can't take credit for this one...andnot really a Diva, but I thought it was funny. Oh, Canada...
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This is one to some of the Classics of 1939:
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Leigh--very nice!
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A few posts ago, someone was wondering about the Hitchcock cameos. Well, I came across this while actually looking for something else (no, really). Enjoy!
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Misswonderly, it could just be that you have taste...LOL
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This one looks like a lot of fun. I truly like Alastair Sym. Another one to watch for!
TOQ on Green For Danger :
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...or you could end up with a 'do like this.
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I have always loved this movie. It should seem sick and wrong, but somehow it is not. The callous disregard Hitchcock pays the body--having people bury it, then dig it up; sticking it in the bathtub; having a tramp steal the shoes and those silly socks left sticking up: the way Shirley MacLaine just shrugs him off; the wandering professor--and the kid diving for cover like a disturbed war veteran when he hears shots, swinging that dead rabbit around by the ears and trading it for a muffin..! Too, too funny. Not to mention great performances by Edmund Gwenn and Margaret Natwick, especially in the scene where Gwenn is dragging the body away and the two of them are trying desperately to ignore it...
Jennifer Rogers: I've never been to a home-made funeral before.
Capt. Wiles: I have... it's my third. All in one day...
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Of course, they could have just stuck the photos on because they thought they looked good and they have nothing to do with what's actually on the recording...
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Don't know if this will help, but here's a listing of all the primary actors from the CBS Radio Workshop, since the picture was on a packaged recording of it:
William Conrad, Joseph Kearns, Billy Idelson, Herb Butterfield, Parley Baer, Lurene Tuttle, Doris Singleton, Vic Perrin, Gloria Henry, Charlotte Lawrence, Sam Edwards, Jack Kruschen, Byron Kane, Virginia Gregg, Vivi Janis, Lawrence Dobkin, Paula Winslowe, Roy Glenn, Stacy Harris, Billy Chapin, Dawn Bender, Marion Richman, Dick Beals, John Dehner, Peggy Webber, Frank Baxter, Hans Conried, Raymond Hill, Ben Wright, Russell Thorson, Raymond Burr, Lillian Buyeff, Lucille Meredith, Don Diamond, Bob Ballin, Forrest Lewis, Sam Edwards, Bert Holland, John Sylvester, Larry Haines, Elspeth Eric, Ken Lynch, Jimmy Dodd, George Ellis, Vincent Price, Harry Bartell, Jeanette Nolan, Louise Arthur, Jeanne Bates, Peter Leeds, Helen Kleeb, Janet Stewart, Martin Weldon, Margaret Whiting, Margaret Young, Lou Houston, Howard McNear, Eve McVeagh, Helen Hayes, Mary Jane Croft, Fred MacKaye, Robert Chadwick, Luis Van Rooten, Mason Adams, Jackson Beck, Ian Martin, Walter Kinsella, Adelaide Bishop, Alan Hewitt, Dan Ocko, Ed Prentiss, Guy Repp, Jack Manning, John Gibson, Robert Dryden, Roger De Koven, David Schoenbrun, Kenny Delmar, Audrey Christie, Barry Kroeger, Ed Latimer, Sara Churchill, William N. Robson, Helene Burke, Edwin Bruce, Frank Gerstle, Court Falkenberg, Ted Bliss, Alan Reed, Catherine Anderson, Sarah Fussell, Lawson Zerbe, Frank Baxter, Spepard Menken, Sammie Hill, Joseph Julian, Elaine Rost, Stan Freberg, June Foray, Daws Butler, Sam Pierce, Bill Thompson, Ted Bliss, Tracy Roberts, Richard Hale, Edward Marr, Hector Chevigny, Jan Miner, Larry Haines, Joe Forte, Jay Novello, Joe DeSantis, Leon Janney, William Redfield, Ralph Bell, Amanda Randolph, Sophie Tucker, Barney Phillips, James Nusser, Lou Krugman, Burna Raeburn, Staats Cotsworth, Virginia Kaye, Robert Readick, Richard Crenna, The Melo-Men, Jack Moyles, Joan Banks, Frank Goss, Shirley Mitchell, Ellen Morgan, Norma Jean Nilsson, Anne Whitfield, John Dehner, Betty Noyes, Ruby Dee, Leo Diamond, Tony Schwartz, Barry Flynn, Torin Thatcher, Henry Blair, David Frankham, Yoshko Nea, Herbert Marshall, Robert Young, VIctor Jory, Santos Ortega, Elliott Lewis, Barney Phillips, Edgar Barrier, William Redfield, William Quinn, Virginia Christine, John Kennedy, Del Sharbutt, Leone LeDoux, Eleanor Audley, Peter Lazer, Lee Vines, Paul Frees, Roy Glenn, Alice Frost, Jay Johnson, Dwight Weist, Ted Osborne
From this site:
http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/DigitalDeliToo/dd2jb-CBS-Radio-Workshop.html
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It was suggested to me on another thread that Paulette Goddard would have done well as Scarlett O'Hara and that Reap the Wild Wind was proof. So here's TOQ on Reap the Wild Wind:
I am going to have to try and find this one!
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Couple of birthdays the past two days...
Claudette Colbert:
With her frequent co-star, Fred Macmurray:
Maurice Chevalier:
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I didn't realize that Bette Davis had been considered for the role of Martha. As much as I love her (and I love her a lot) I think she may have actually been (looked) too old to play the role. I liked the chemistry between Taylor and Burton--they looked and acted like an "old married couple" with a lot of history (both good and bad) between them.
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In the opposite comparison ( terrible book to not-quite-so-terrible movie) have to say that _Twilight_ was much better as a movie. This is mostly because the book is written in the voice of Bella Swan (could that name be anymore obvious? Gah.) who was a whiny, self-absorbed, passive-agressive, adorably klutzy idiot. The movie version stayed, more or less, out of Bella's pointy little head, which was a profound relief. (I read the books and saw the movie with/for my teenage daughter, who, much to my chagrin, was a fan for a couple of years.)
For similar reasons (ie, my daughter loved them) I read a series of books from a British author called The Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. The books were very funny, a little raunchy and as much as I can tell (not being British myself)100% British in tone. When the movie version came out, my daughter (and I) were very disappointed, because it had been converted into a quintessential American teen story with only a few laughs--the cute, spunky poor girl with goes up against the rich, mean, popular girl (in this case it was a birthday bash blowout that never existed in the book) and wins. She also gets the hot popular boy because she is just that awesome. (OK that part happened in the book, but then her parents announce they are moving to New Zealand.)
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It was still out yesterday, unfortunately, jimred. I tried to re-post it. Have to check again later...
Meanwhile...
Holy Ice Cream and Cake, Batman! It's Adam West's Birthday: