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Oh. I am so sorry to read about this. I always enjoyed his posts and all the cool posters and pictures he used to share with us. My thoughts and condolences go out to his family.

As for movies hypnotizing us, I don't think they do, exactly. I think they are designed to play on our emotions. If you are the right type of person, you squirm with the main character when they are being humiliated or doing something uncomfortable, your heartrate goes up during thrillers and horror movies when the killer is stalking a victim, you tear up when something really sad or touching happens, etc...The dialogue, the actors expressions, and especially the music all work together to manipulate our emotions. (I HATE when a movie makes me cry. Stupid faulty tear ducts...) I have to say, though that food commercials showing people having little foodgasms over peppermint patties or potato chips or whatever don't make me hungry. I just think, "How sad. That girl needs to get out more..."

> {quote:title=TikiSoo wrote:}{quote} > What's really scary is when I have to drive long term on a highway. The idea of DVD players in cars is particularly terrifying. > > > > Yikes! I do that ALL the time! I will get in the car to go to work or my parents' house or some other familiar destination and when I arrive, I have no memory whatsoever of the trip. Scares me a little, really.

The late 40's up to the mid 50's are nice. I like everyone looking all "chic" in their Dior New Look gowns and suits... Bette and company in JUNE BRIDE: Dietrich (and daughter) in Dior:

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF "{font:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif}You know what I feel like? I feel all the time like a cat on a hot tin roof."{font}

Wow. I have never seen this movie, but it looks great. Ginger plays a great tough cookie, like in her precodes...only this time she's serious!

Kate the Great...

I'll probably get to it this weekend sometime. Meanwhile, this is kind of interesting. It's from the movie A SHOWGIL IN HOLLYWOOD and shows the filming of the number, even the cameras in the soundproof boxes and so forth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zif0mSEgld8

Can anyone identify the clip at 2:07 in this movie? It looks like a silent, but I have NO idea what it is and it's bugging me. ?:| Thanks!

Screwballs! The women of screwballs and a cute little song, too:

So glad you enjoyed it, crazyblonde! And feel free to post your favorites, too...

{size:medium}"Imagine the audacity it takes to steal {size:medium}anything{size:medium} off a dead person, especially while the body is still warm. And Glinda doesn't just steal her shoes, she somehow magics the WWotE's feet so that they curl into those curly party horns you blew at birthday parties when you were a kid. Nevermind that those feet were the only means the munchkins had of dragging a witch corpse out from under the house so they wouldn't have to smell her decomposing body for forever. Glinda just doesn't give a f**k." LOL. Literally. The dog is just staring at me like I have lost my mind... .{size:medium}

> {quote:title=twinkeee wrote:}{quote}I have not seen DRACULA (1931), but thanks for the 'heads up' as I have a HUGE aversion to rats or anything that even remotely resembles them. Well, don;t skip the movie because of it--it's worth watching, especially for Dwight Frye's Renfield and the three wives... Renfield:

Sort of on the same topic...something that's bugged me since the first time I saw the movie DRACULA (1931): Does anyone know why they used possums instead of rats in Dracula's castle? I looked for a video clip of the scene and couldn;t find one, but there is a scene that just cries out for rats and instead we get possums! Why??

Birthday boy James Cagney: Tribute to Gangster movies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcSsP-xZgqA

{font:Arial}I like modern (ish) movies about the making of classic movies, like THE AVIATOR, MY WEEKEND WITH MARILYN and THE SCARLETT O'HARA WARS. Even when they aren't entirely factual, they are still a lot of fun to watch. Back in the winter, I went to see HITCHCOCK. As it was in limited release, I had to drive quite a ways, but it was, for me, worth it. I'm not the best reviewer here, but here's my take on it:{font}{font:Arial} The film (if you haven’t seen it) is a backstage story of the making of PSYCHO--discovering the story, announcing the intent to make the movie, fighting with the studio to get it financed (the movie shows him taking a mortgage on his house, but that part was probably just made up--what bank would do that, even for Hitchcock? He probably just made a deal on profits), battles with the censors, generating word of mouth for the film etc. A lot of the conflict was exaggerated (or plain invented) and the Hitchcock marriage was somewhat “****” up (not with actual sex—but Hitchcock and Alma are both portrayed as being jealous—she of his blondes and he of her friendship with a writer.) For the most part, it’s very well done, with nice little character touches threaded all through the film. There's a scene towards the end, at the premiere of PSYCHO, where Hitchcock leaves his seat and goes out to the lobby to wait for the screams to start. Who knows if it really happened, but it just seemed like something Hitch would do. Witty dialogue (which is an essential for me) and a lot of fun to watch (even the made up parts. LOL) {font:Arial}One thing that really impressed me about it was the way the actors captured the personalities of the people they were playing. Scarlett Johannson (who up to this point I would have called much more than set decoration, except for, possibly, LOST IN TRANSLATION) did an excellent Janet Leigh. She caught the way Janet would smile and how she walked with her arms crossed under her breasts, instead of letting them swing freely, for example (her arms, not her breasts LOL). Anthony Hopkin's Hitchcock was a bit of a caricature, but then, so was the real Hitchcock by that time. I don't know what Alma Hitchcock was like, though I know she collaborated with him on most of his movies, though probably not to the extent portrayed in the movie, but Helen Mirren can do no wrong in my eyes, so I was good with it {font:Arial} Here are a couple of clips: The Press Lunch (watch for “Hedda Hopper”) {font:Arial} {font} {font:Arial} {font}{font:Arial}The Oath of Secrecy ;{font} {font:Arial} {font}{font:Arial} {font} {font}

> {quote:title=gummball wrote:}{quote}I read the Cukor bio it was good but short on dirt. One episode he was involved with if I remember correctly he was at the beach with a bunch of his pals and one of them came on to a minor. The mother flipped out. Happened in the thirties. OR was it William Haines and his crew? Anybody know the sordid details? Also ya think Gable really had him fired from GWTW beacause Cukor knew he hustled early on in his career? I don;t know about Gable "playing for pay" (though it was reported in the David Brett biography that he did), but Aldo Ray claimed that he (Aldo) slept with Cukor for movie roles.

It's Ginger Roger's and Barbara Stanwyck's birthday today. So here's to Barbara--a video tribute on her pre-code 101 film, BABY FACE: And one for Ginger, in comedy mode:

> {quote:title=Leigh86 wrote:}{quote}Glad you like! > > That was a very nice video! I love 'Sing, Sing, Sing'!! I admit to not being very familiar with Robert Montgomery yet, but that video has made me want to see some of his movies. He looks very likable! He is, usually. There's a quality of...I don't know, rascally-ness (maybe?) about him. You like him even when he's not entirely nice, if that makes sense. It always amazes me how much his daughter Elizabeth, looked like him, especially when she mugs for the camera. Watch a couple of old "Bewitched" episodes, then watch that video and you'll see what I mean.

Happy Birthday Ginger Rogers! She's my Diva for today.

Figures. Fox doesn't seem to want to release anything good! I bookmarked those links to watch when I get a chance. Thanks!

> {quote:title=SansFin wrote:}{quote}This is one of my favorite movies! > It is sad to say it will never air on TCM. > > Why? Is it owned by Universal or Fox? It looks like it would be a good movie!

> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}Hey, everyone throws things once in a while when they're steamed up (perhaps like the coffee Sepia was drinking.) > Once, upon finishing a book I realized I loathed, I threw it across the room. > > (It was "The Story of O", and I had to read it for some university course. Truely. > > > > Ummm...okay. LOL >

A fun scene from one of my favorite movies, HOLIDAY (1938) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eKBdR_1GY0