traceyk65

> {quote:title=Swithin wrote:}{quote} > I love Kate -- her style, her films, her persona, her Yankee character, even her politics. She could be a bit mannered and annyoying in the occasional scene, but that was generally character driven. For me, she is one of the greats. She's kind of an acquired taste, like dark beer or coffee--you either love or hate her. And it is possible to develop a liking for her, with repeated exposure.

Listening to Bobby Darin's version of Mack the Knife, followed by Hazy Shade of Winter by the Bangles, These Boots Were Made for Walking by Nancy Sinatra and several songs by Green Day. My playlist is a little eclectic today.

*Birthdays* *March 25* *David Lean* Lawrence of Arabia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSlq1CNQwEc Brief Encounter *Simone Signoret* *March 26* *Tennesee Williams* Streetcar Named Desire The Glass Menagerie *Sterling Hayden* *Leonard Nimoy* Is NOT Spock (except he totally is) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sO1Kaka-gU&feature=related Sings? Actually, not too badly? *Alan Arkin*

I'm not 100% positive, but I think it's Carol Monda. She also narrated the TCM Film Festival: http://www.carolmondanyc.com/tcm.html

I never really liked Ginger in dramas. I hated Kitty Foyle--too melodramatic and boring. Maybe I missed something, but I don;t see how that performance earned her an Oscar--she was up against Bette Davis in The Letter, Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story (though maybe Hollywood wasn;t ready to forgive Hepburn just yet) and Joan Fontaine in Rebecca. I like Ginger best as a wise-cracking comedienne. She should have gone the Carole Lombard/Jean Arthur route and done screwball and romantic comedies. She was soo good in The Major and the Minor ! Edited by: traceyk65 on Mar 24, 2011 5:18 PM

*Birthdays Today* *Fatty Arbuckle* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STIYP2DE3P4&feature=related *Joseph Barbera* Jinkies! It?s Scooby Doo!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_VVpaCKiKE&feature=related *Steve McQueen* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIEyUqLbbJI *Bob Mackie* *Various renditions of "Puttin on the Ritz"* Billy Cotton and his Orchestra?tribute to the 30?s in general and Gable in particular Astaire taco Young Frankenstein http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH2nQHPs4aA&feature=related Gable Harry Richman Michael and the Jacksons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uXlsf3tvNo Judy Garland

> {quote:title=infinite1 wrote:}{quote} > Question, > > I know that Fred's specialty was his dancing, but he also did a great deal of singing in his films. Was Fred also recognized as a Crooner? Maybe not the caliber of a Bing Crosby, but were there any Fred Astaire records made during the 30s and 40s? Yes, quite a few. Found this list: The Whichness Of The Whatness George Byng & His Orch (With Adele) 10/18/23 Oh Gee! Oh Gosh! George Byng & His Orch (With Adele) 10/18/23 Hang On To Me George Gershwin, piano (With Adele) 4/19/26 Fascinatin' Rhythm George Gershwin, piano (With Adele) 4/19/26 I'd Rather Charleston! George Gershwin, piano (With Adele) 4/20/26 The Half Of It Dearie, Blues George Gershwin, piano 4/20/26 Swiss Miss The Empire Theatre Orch (With Adele) 4/27/26 My One And Only Julian Jones & His Orch 2/12/28 The Babbitt And The Bromide Julian Jones & His Orch (With Adele) 11/26/28 Funny Face Julian Jones & His Orch (With Adele) 11/26/28 High Hat Julian Jones & His Orch 11/29/28 Not My Girl Al Starita & His Boyfriends 4/5/29 Louisiana Al Starita & His Boyfriends 5/4/29 Crazy Feet! Columbia Studio Orch 3/26/30 Puttin' On the Ritz Columbia Studio Orch 4/26/30 New Sun In The Sky Russ Garica & His Orch 6/30/31 I Love Louisa Russ Garica & His Orch 6/30/31 White Heat Leo Reisman & His Orch 9/28/31 Gems From The Band Wagon (part 1) Leo Reisman & His Orch (With Adele) 10/5/31 Gems From The Band Wagon (part 2) Leo Reisman & His Orch 10/5/31 White Heat/Dancing In The Dark Leo Reisman & His Orch (Arthur Schwartz, piano) 10/5/31 Hoops Leo Reisman & His Orch (With Adele) 10/19/31 Night And Day Leo Reisman & His Orch 11/22/32 I've Got You On My Mind Leo Reisman & His Orch 11/22/32 Maybe I Love You Too Much Leo Reisman & His Orch 2/28/33 My Temptation Leo Reisman & His Orch 5/2/33 We're in The Money Leo Reisman & His Orch 5/2/33 Night And Day Studio Orchestra 5/23/33 After You- Who? Studio Orchestra 5/23/33 A Heart Of Stone Leo Reisman & His Orch 7/11/33 Flying Down To Rio Studio Orchestra 12/12/33 Music Makes Me Studio Orchestra 12/12/33 Cheek To Cheek Leo Reisman & His Orch 6/26/35 No Strings Leo Reisman & His Orch 6/26/35 Isn't This A Lovely Day Johnny Green & His Orch 6/27/35 Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails Johnny Green & His Orch 6/27/35 The Piccolino Johnny Green & His Orch 7/15/35 Let's Face The Music And Dance Leo Reisman & His Orch 1/30/36 I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket Johnny Green & His Orch 1/30/36 We Saw The Sea Johnny Green & His Orch 1/30/36 I'm Building Up To An Awful Let-Down Johnny Green & His Orch 1/30/36 Let Yourself Go Johnny Green & His Orch 1/30/36 I'd Rather Lead A Band Johnny Green & His Orch 1/30/36 The Way You Look Tonight Johnny Green & His Orch 7/26/36 Never Gonna Dance Johnny Green & His Orch 7/26/36 Pick Yourself Up Johnny Green & His Orch 7/26/36 A Fine Romance Johnny Green & His Orch 7/28/36 Bojangles Of Harlem Johnny Green & His Orch 7/28/36 They Can't Take That Away From Me Johnny Green & His Orch 3/14/37 They All Laughed Johnny Green & His Orch 3/18/37 Beginner's Luck Johnny Green & His Orch 3/19/37 Let's Call The Whole Thing Off Johnny Green & His Orch 3/19/37 Shall We Dance Johnny Green & His Orch 3/21/37 Slap That Bass Johnny Green & His Orch 3/21/37 A Foggy Day Ray Noble & His Orch 10/17/37 Things Are Looking Up Ray Noble & His Orch 10/17/37 Nice Work If You Can Get It Ray Noble & His Orch 10/19/37 I Can't Be Bothered Now Ray Noble & His Orch 10/19/37 Change Partners Ray Noble & His Orch 3/24/38 I Used To Be Colour Blind Ray Noble & His Orch 3/24/38 The Yam Ray Noble & His Orch 3/26/38 The Yam Step (explained) Ray Noble & His Orch (with Ray Noble, additional vocals) 3/26/38 Who Cares? Benny Goodman & His Orch 5/9/40 Just Like Taking Candy From A Baby Benny Goodman & His Orch 5/9/40 Love Of My Life Perry Botkin & His Orch 9/22/40 Poor Mr Chisholm Perry Botkin & His Orch 9/22/40 Me And The Ghost Upstairs Perry Botkin & His Orch 9/22/40 (I Ain't Hep To That Step But I'll) Dig It Perry Botkin & His Orch 9/22/40 Dream Dancing Henry Sonnick and his orchestra New York 10 September 1941 Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye Henry Sonnick and his orchestra New York (with The Delta Rhythm Boys) 10 September 1941 So Near And Yet So Far Away Henry Sonnick and his orchestra New York 10 September 1941 The Wedding Cakewalk Henry Sonnick and his orchestra New York (with The Delta Rhythm Boys) 10 September 1941 I'll Capture Your Heart Bob Crosby and his orchestra Los Angeles (with Bing Crosby and Margaret Lenhardt) 27 May 1942 You're Easy To Dance With Bob Crosby and his orchestra Los Angeles 27 May 1942 I Can't Tell A Lie Bob Crosby and his orchestra Los Angeles 27 May 1942 Dearly Beloved John Scott Trotter and his orchestra 26 July 1942 I'm Old Fashioned John Scott Trotter and his orchestra 26 July 1942 Wedding In The Spring John Scott Trotter and his orchestra 26 July 1942 On The Beam John Scott Trotter and his orchestra 26 July 1942 The Shorty George John Scott Trotter and his orchestra 27 July 1942 You Were Never Lovelier John Scott Trotter and his orchestra 27 July 1942 This Heart Of Mine Albert Sack and his orchestra 13 December 1944 If Swing Goes, I Go Too Albert Sack and his orchestra 13 December 1944

Love EEH! He's one of my favorite character actors. No one could do flustered like him. I like him unflustered too--his performance in Holiday as the wise-acre professor, bantering with Cary Grant, Hepburn and Jeanne Dixon is wonderful--funny and sharp.

A Fractured Fairy Tale...

And remembered by whom? I'd say most people would at least recognize the names Greta Garbo, Charlie Chaplin and Rudolph Valentino, even if they couldn't give any real details. But Swanson, Pickford, Lloyd, Gish and so forth? Not many people on the street could accurately identify them. Even Jean Harlow would draw a blank for most people--unless they were Madonna or Gwen Stefani fans. (Or they might say, "Harlow? Isn't Nicole Ritchie's baby?") Bette Davis is remembered, if mostly for "Bette Davis Eyes" (which thrilled her at the time--she was glad to have her name out there in another media) And Joan Crawford will be remembered, sadly, for "Mommie Dearest..."

Oh and I don't know if some of these are out, but Fox precodes, like Now I'll Tell, Broadway Bad and Born to be Bad.

> {quote:title=darrylfxanax wrote:}{quote} > Beyond the Forest YES!! and also Red Dust, The Duchess of Buffalo, Dulcey (silents featuring Constance Talmadge) and a Jean Gabin set (including Martin Roumagnac ) w/ English subtitles. {I realize I am almost as obsessed with that one as some people are w/ Mata Hari...}

*Birthdays Today* *Joan Crawford* *Akira Kurosawa* ?Dreams? Throne of Blood *RIP Elizabeth Taylor* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NKD6Lt6UP0&feature=related Who?s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxQAWQKVCRg&feature=related

*Birthdays Today* *William Shatner* ?is Capt James Tiberius Kirk: When he could still act? Rocket Man (must be seen to be believed) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQwXOCKNLY *Werner Klemperer* Colonel Klink http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycKtgZvyGVw *Karl Malden* *Lew Wasserman* Clients? James Stewart Bette Davis Ronald Reagan Judy Garland Gene Kelly Judy AND Gene Fred Astaire Fred AND Gene (The Babbit and the Bromide??? Did NOT know this existed!) Gregory Peck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkj_O5V-aM4&feature=fvwrel

I'd watched Bewitched for years--one of my favorites as a kid (my mom swears I looked just like Tabitha) and later watched Robt Montgomery movies without knowing they were related. I remember reading that her father's name was Robert Montgomery, but I didn;t make the connection. Then, I watched a Bewitched marathon with my sister and not long after watched Private Lives and BING! the light went on, based entirely on the smile and the funny faces they both make. Sardonic--is that the word I want for Robert? I think so. Possibly.

A couple of favorites: Clara Bow in Call Her Savage Tallulah!

I really like Robert Montgomery! His films in the 30's are wonderful, especially the precodes. He has an edge--not really mean, just enough of a jerk to be interesting. And he doesn't let his female co-stars get away with much typical female nonsense. A sort of modern day Rhett Butler, maybe? And, has anyone noticed how much Elizabeth Montgomery resembles her dad? Not so much in looks, but her expressions and gestures.

> {quote:title=jbh wrote:}{quote} > You all know he also "worked with" Loretta Young, right? He and Loretta have a child, which I only recently found out in watching a Gable bio. According to the child, she said she saw him only once when she was around l5, and he never admitted to her that he was her father. Loretta managed to hide the scandal, and later said she had adopted. However, when you see this woman in her youinger days, you can definitely see both her parents. She was quite beautiful. How sad she couldn't have known Gable.What happened to Gable's son by his fourth wife, who was born after Gable's death? Anyone know? He's still hanging around. Apparently he did a little acting, but never really made a career of it. No idea what he does for a living--maybe works for his father's estate?

*Birthdays Today* *W S Van Dyke* Thin Man Tarzan *Virginia Wiedler* Philadelphia Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjo_8sKRwQ4 Babes on Broadway (very tasteless, but who knew she could dance and sing for real?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4wJ4qd0-oM *Katharine Hepburn Dancing* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEH4aD6cjeE Holiday Adam?s Rib Summertime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYIPZ0cwePE&feature=related Little Women Woman of the Year

Alice in Wonderland (2010) has good end credits So does The Prisoner of Azkaban, but I couldn't find video of that one.

The Awful Truth has nifty opening credits: http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/186357/Awful-Truth-The-Movie-Clip-Opening-Credits.html And isn;t there a film with embroidered pillowcases or something as credits?

> {quote:title=Swithin wrote:}{quote} > I went to a kid's show a few years ago -- *Shockheaded Peter*, which has been a great hit around the world. It's based on a children's book and is VERY gory (as fairy tales tend to be). The kids in the audience loved it, the adults were kind of weirded out. One of the characters is the Scissor Man, who cuts off a little boy's thumbs because he disobeys his mother and sucks his thumb as soon as she leaves the house! Here's a version of the song ("Snip Snip"), beloved by kids and eschewed by parents: > > > > I don't want to get into too much psychology, but I have a few friends who tried to keep their kids from seeing depictions of evil and violence. Those kids are now on anti-depressents. Violence is part of life; we need to exercise discretion, but we can't pretend it doesn't exist. Oh wow, I've seen those tales before--Der Struwwelpeter stories. Pretty bizarre stuff. But it was Victorian Germany--what can you expect? LOL

I'd like to have seen him with Bette Davis or maybe Marlene Dietrich. Those two ladies rarely had a leading man who could match them on the screen--Spencer Tracy, Gary Cooper and John Wayne come closest for Dietrich and maybe Errol Flynn or Gary Merril for Davis.

> {quote:title=redriver wrote:}{quote} > The book is kind of lackluster too. I've never hated a Stephen King book. He's very imaginative. But that was about when he began to run out of steam. The story of PET SEMETARY is kind of flat. The same goes for CHRISTINE. His earlier work is exciting and personal. Very well written. Later stuff? I wouldn't know. I guess the thing Ive never really liked about his work is that he's a good writer--strings words together well, the phrases scan and flow, but he's so nasty. I don't mean nasty like dirty-minded, but he takes things too far. Much farther than he needs to to make his point. Kind of like Suddenly Last Summer, I always feel the need to rub myself with salt or maybe bleach my brain after readin/watching anything by him. (Unfortunately, my husband is a fan, so whenever there's a King film on TV, he's watching it)

*Birthdays Today* *Edmund Goulding* That Certain Woman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJj-OapRUSg&feature=related Grand Hotel *Michael Redgrave* The Lady Vanishes 1984 *Vera Lynn* *Carl Reiner* On The Smothers Brothers Show The Two Minute Hamlet