traceyk65
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> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}
> tracey, I too love Peter Jackson's *Lord of the Rings* movies, all three of them. He captures the spirit of the books while keeping the films "cinematic". Everything you said in praise of these films, I agree with.
> And I don't usually like movies over two hours in lenght - but with the LOTR movies, I don't even notice how long they are.
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> (ps - I like Sean Bean as Boromir better than Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, even though he's only in the first of the three films. But that's a quibble...Mortensen is great, too.
Sean Bean was a great Boromir. He's probably the most tragic character in the book. He had such potential to be great, and blew it. Then, he's given an opportunity to redeem himself and gives it his all and they take the hobbits to Isengard anyway. Very sad.
I have to complain a little about the length of the movies though--Peter Jackson should have taken the words of Hitchcock to heart: "The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder." Especially if you have a large Diet Coke with your popcorn...
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> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote}
> Sean Bean and Viggo Mortensen?? LOL.
No worse than Mickey Rooney or Rock Hudson (which has to be one of the worst screen names ever, except for possibly Englebert Humperdinck)
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*Birthdays today:*
*Ann Sheridan*
*Lucille Bremer*
Jazzing it up with Fred Astaire in Yolanda and the thief:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj4_jxy7zKU
Playing a little b**chy with Judy Garland in Meet Me in St Louis:
*Pin up Girls of Old Hollywood:*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBrEssE5hQQ&feature=related
Swimsuits:
*Dance Hollywood Dance!*
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> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote}
> > {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote}
> > Remember, the more money TCM is somehow able to get, the more money they have in their budget to get classic old films not currently on TCM.
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> They should have taken the money they spent on Lord of the Rings and Gladiator and paid it on the rental of The Story of Temple Drake.
You can watch that on youtube, you know...
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There are many good reasons to watch the LOTR films. They are beautifully photographed, with lovely,painstakingly detailed sets (I want to live in Rivendell), beautiful costumes, gorgeous natural scenery (I must visit New Zealand before I die) fun (if a little over-the-top) action sequences, even quotable dialogue--what's not to like? They even follow the storyline of the books closely enough that most fans of the books were pretty happy with them and how many movies can say that? But here's possibly the best reason to watch LOTR:
(Yeah, he's just that cool
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So you liked it then? LOL It is a fun movie--the first film of the trilogy is less,,,exciting--no big battles, etc--but every bit as good, in a kinder gentler way. Made me certain I was a hobbit in another life
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Um, not to be picky, but at least get the facts right--none of the LOTR movies was a "summer blockbuster." They were all released in December, which I suppose might make them Christmas blockbusters? Is there such a thing?
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*Birthdays Today:*
*Sidney Poitier is 84 today:*
The Defiant Ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSaIuXdZiqs
In the Heat of the Night:
Guess Who?s Coming to Dinner:
Porgy and Bess:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZsVMQSCXyk&feature=related
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Showboat:
Cabin in the Sky:
Carmen Jones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD5yVszQSd8&feature=related
The Duke is Tops:
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A vintage clothing store? ebay? Or if you can find someone in your area who sews, they might even be able to make one for you.
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> {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote}
> Fred, I now you love digging back for things...so here, take a moment to look at this link:
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> http://www.tcm.com/2009/15thAnniversary/index.jsp
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> And then:
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> 1. When the years appear down at the bottom, click on 1994.
> 2. You will be taken to an image of a storefront saying "1994".
> 3. Click on the left side window, on the TCM logo.
> 4. It will then load a video
> 5. In the bottom right of the screen, you will see it says 1 of 7
> 6. Move your cursor up the right side to the arrow marked "NEXT"
> 7. Clcik on it until you get to the 3 of 7 screen.
> 8. Watch it.
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> It is Robert Osborne's first movie intro on TCM, and within the VERY FIRST MINUTE he says:
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> "...so, come join us and see not only great films and stars from the past *but also films from recent years featuring some of our newest and most watchable stars*."
Ok. That is a nifty page. Thanks for posting it!
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Grand Hotel (though since was only nominated for 1 award, Best Picture, which it won, I don't think it should count.
)Edited by: traceyk65 on Feb 19, 2011 10:38 PM
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> {quote:title=kingrat wrote:}{quote}
> Great schedule, Lonesome Polecat. Much of this should be scooped up by the TCM staffers, including both of the Freedom tributes. Totally agree that a month-long tribute to those who escaped the Nazis and had great careers in Hollywood. Glad you included Fred Zinnemann, whose parents died in concentration camps.
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> Love the idea of showing the Carol Burnett parodies after the original movies. This would be a great month-long theme.
I agree, plus I love Walter Mathau as SOTM. I just wish we really were going to get A New Leaf. Ive wanted to see that one for years.
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> > There is a 1978 animated version of "The Lord of the Rings". Its not Oscar material but it did told the whole story in one movie.
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> Actually, as I said in the post just before yours, which you may have missed as you may have been typing your post while I was entering mine, Return of the King was not included in the Ralph Bakshi version, so it didn't tell the whole story. They did not have the rights to film the third book when they made it, so that was left to Rankin Bass. So the version you listed does not tell the whole story in one movie.
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> Rankin Bass did The Hobbit and the third part of the LOTR trilogy, Return of the King. I thought the Ralph Bakshi production was far superior to the Rankin Bass productions, even though I do love a lot of the Rankin Bass productions, especially the Christmas ones.
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> Bakshi represented hobbits more as little people the way they were characterized in the books, while Rankin Bass tried to represent them more as comical round little troll-like creatures like something out of one of their Christmas specials.
Thr Bakshi version is much better--the animation is more Disney-like and realistic instead of the Staurday morning kid show cartoons of the Rankin Bass version.
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Interesting. Obviously there's a lot more to the Scopes Trial than Inherit the Wind covers. I was raised in a very religious home, and one of the things that caused me to drift away from organized religion was evolution vs creationism (there were other things, but that was a biggie). I don;t want to start anything here, but calling creationism a valid scientific explanation is one of my pet peeves, so this movie hit a sore spot for me.
It's interestng--we react with disgust and horror to the idea of eugenics, but I was surprised to discover that it was a popular idea among intellectual circles for a while in the early part of the 20th century. Institutions routinely sterilized mental patients and most people thought this was a good idea, at least until the Nazis got a hold of it. So I wonder how much of the Scopes trail focused on the eugenics angle and how much on the evolution angle? I'll have to find a copy of the book you refernced and read for myself, I guess.
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Silvia Scarlett is a "gay" film that comes to mind. I think the only completely straight characters are the father and Cary Grant's cockney con man...
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> {quote:title=FilmAficionado wrote:}{quote}
> Just F.Y.I. there is another, newer book in addition to "Celluloid Closet." Try this (if you can find it): "Behind the Screen- How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywod- 1910-1969), ISBN 0-14-200114-7. It is very complete and well-written. I very much enjoyed reading it.
Excellent book! I was going to suggest it. It's a different look at gays in Hollywood--it focusses more on the backstage people--designers, decorators, etc who had the most influence on the "look" of Hollywood films of the studio period, rather than gay content of said films or a list of which big stars were possibly gay or bisexual.
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> {quote:title=katsong wrote:}{quote}
> Thank you for the corrections. My initial hearing of the Hillsboro High School in the movie made me think of the Westboro church in Topeka. (yes, they are based in Topeka)
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> The fanaticism relayed in this movie does border on hate such as what is shown by Phelps and co. I think the scene towards the end when the reverend was giving his sermon of Genesis shows it best as he was building the crowd into quite a frenzy until his daughter stopped him. There was also the townspeople marching through town singing about hanging the science teacher.
What's sad is that the Scopes Trials took place in the 20's and things don;t seem to have changed a whole lot. People are still intolerant and closed-minded (and still think people and dinosaurs existed at the same time and that Creationism is a valid scientific explanation--really??)
Great movie though, with excellent performances all around.
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> {quote:title=JonnyGeetar wrote:}{quote}
> Ah, the Marie Osmond jokes. Knew they were coming soon as I saw the title.
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> Only beef I got with TCM showing Return of the King is that without the previous two LOTR films on before it, it will be (even) hard(er) to follow. It's not a bad movie, interminable yes, but not bad, and post-1990 films represent a very, very tiny portion of what airs on TCM per year.
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> I'm more annoyed that Gigi is on AGAIN, and PRIME TIME and a Saturday.
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> Snoozeville, baby, snoozzzzzzzzeville.
Gigi is just plain creepy.
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> See, Tracey, people actually DO do spit-takes in real life.
Guess so, if the provocation is great enough
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> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}
> I have another complaint about complaining. Why do so many people think Ben Mankiewicz is "smug" and "sarcastic" and worst of all, doesn't even like the very films he introduces. I've never gotten that impression about him, and I've watched him hosting the afternoon movies many times. Sure seems to me that he likes what he's talking about. Nor did I ever think he "looked like a slob". Why should someone introducing "classic" movies on a television station wear a suit and tie? Many university professors dress fairly casually, and as long as they come through with good information and background on the film, who cares how they're dressed? Besides, he dressed in, I believe the term is, "business casual".
If you want to see Mankiewicz smug and sarcastic, check him out on The Young Turks. (I won't post a link because of political content, but you can find him on youtube)
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*Birthdays today and yesterday:*
*Adolphe Menjou*
Stage Door:
An Infamous Performance:
*Merle Oberon*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kupqNYF09Fk&feature=related
*Jack Palance*
One-armed Pushups:
*Edward Arnold*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWEk0iZwr0c
Daniel Webster:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDWDzngxmtM
*February 19*
*Louis Calhern*
The Asphalt Jungle:
Executive Suite:
*Lee Marvin*
Cat Ballou:
Point Blank:
*Sir Cedric Hardwicke*
The Hunchback of Notre Dame:
?Busy Doin? Nothin??
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I have mixed feelings about cell phones. It bugs me when people are rude about their cell phones, talking loudly in the waiting room at the dr's office or behind you in line. Or when they cut you off in mid-conversation to take a call and it's NOT an emergency. But it does make it easier to keep track of the kids. I'm not sure I'd let my daughter out of my sight if she didn't have one and it eases my mind when my son goes back and forth to school--if he has a breakdown he can call for help instead of having to walk or hitch a ride to the nearest phone like I did. I don't know how my parents stood it, letting me drive alone all over the country when I was in college!
I can't bear the thought of giving up my books. And the day is coming when you wont be able to get a paper and ink book. Everything will be electronic. I will hang onto my books unto they rot or until I die and my children throw them all away, whichever comes first. No, I'll have them buried with me...
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> {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote}
> > {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}
> > Kinokima, I suspect that if and when my VCR finally breaks down, that will be the day I get a DVD recorder. Except of course by then DVD recorders will also be out-of-date. In fact, aren't they already? And what's the difference between a DVD player/recorder and a DVR? (I told you I was a low -tech dunce.)
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> > tracey, since I'm baring all here, I don't know what "R1" and "R2" mean.
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> A DVDR is a DVD recorder. A DVR is a digital video recorder, like a TIVO, or a cable or satellite supplied box with a hard disc drive, aka "HDD."
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> DVDRs are indeed a dying breed, due to DVRs, and people not being interested in archiving films. If you really think you'll want one, you should get one soon. The best available in the US, probably you can get it in Canada too, is the Maganvox 515, from Walmart online. It has a 500GB HDD. You can record about 200 hours to the HDD, and only burn to disc what you want to save. You can pad recording times, so that you never miss the beginning, or ending, of a film. And, you never run out of tape.
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> R1 is region 1, that is DVDs made for US and Canada. R2 is region 2, which includes the UK. R1 discs are NTSC, and R2 discs are PAL. Region coding is designed to keep people from one region from buying DVDs from another region, since they won't play on their DVD player, unless they have a region-free one, or can make theirs region-free, usually by entering a code with the remote.
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> I don't have a cell phone either, and won't, until land lines are no longer available.
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> Edited by: ValentineXavier on Feb 15, 2011 10:54 PM
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> Edited by: ValentineXavier on Feb 15, 2011 11:00 PM
Thanks! I didn't manage to get back on here in time...
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> {quote:title=hlywdkjk wrote:}{quote}
> *"What I want to know is why they dropped the original format? It was, to me anyway, more interesting: ..."* - traceyk65
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> Hi tracey!
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> I don't know the answer to that. Perhaps it was because another film director wasn't willing to tackle the job after Pollack, Reiner and Bogdanovich completed their stints. Or someone else equally well-rounded and literate in film history as the three of them.
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> And I don't think your links will work. There is no clip ID on the end of the link - like this one for *Force Of Evil* with Sydney Pollack's intro -
> http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index?cid=32009
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> Kyle In Hollywood
You're right. It takes you to the TCM media room, but the wrong video pops up.
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Classic Films that have gay subtext or appreciation among gay community?
in General Discussions
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> According to Richard Barrios, the word "gay" in our sense was first used in the movies several years prior to Bringing Up Baby in a song called "I Am a Gay Caballero" sung by, appropriately, Franklin Pangborn.
Seriously? Wow, that is perfect! He is one of the actors mentioned specifically by Breen in some of his memos about "pansy" characters.