Movie Rambles

[MissGoddess]

Molo, you are such a darling. Your Mom is really fortunate. I loved reading your words.

 

And I know just what you mean about the salutory effects of those gorgeously gaudy

musicals Carmen appeared in! I was watching *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* the other

night and remember how much pleasure its garish nonsense gave me since I was a kid.

My favorite with Carmen is *Springtime in the Rockies* -- I love that movie!

 

I say, encourage your Mom to continue flirting---it has a most amazing healing affect, I

promise you though there is not yet a clinical study to support my claim.

 

I can't wait to read your thoughts on Ida and *Road House*.

 

And I totally agree about Johnny's show being the end of an era.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt9D3-O2jrw

[Film_Fatale]

And I know just what you mean about the salutory effects of those gorgeously gaudy

musicals Carmen appeared in! I was watching Gentlemen Prefer Blondes the other

night and remember how much pleasure its garish nonsense gave me since I was a kid.

My favorite with Carmen is Springtime in the Rockies -- I love that movie!

 

I haven't seen *Springtime in the Rockies* yet, April, but I totally look forward to it, especially if you think so highly of it!

 

I'm still in awe of this one:

 

[MissGoddess]

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> What I like is that Roslyn doesn't say, "it's either me or your job." She lets him make

> his own decision. This does make him still his "own man," as you say. He is the one

> choosing Roslyn; she is not forcing him to do anything. But I do believe it was important

> of her to show herself to Gay. He needed to see her honest feelings. Gay was very

> ugly to Roslyn while roping the stallions. He was like **** with her, and I think he realized

> how ugly he was.

>

 

I think he does, too. And Roslyn was wise---she didn't give him an ultimatum as you said.

Men hate that.

 

 

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> As I was saying before, the "ugly" character performances can sometimes be overlooked

> because the audience ends up disliking the character so much because the

> performance is so very good. I always believe such performances are very important

> because they help illuminate the "pretty" character. A dual-purpose role.

>

 

I think Eli understood that and he often seemed to gravitate to such parts in his career.

 

 

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> This is true. This is why I come away from the movie sympathizing with all the

> characters depite their flaws.

>

 

Yes, just like in Night of the Iguana. These two films are so much alike in

that respect. It's hard for me to see any personality in Huston's direction, but

these two movies come closest, for me, to showing what he could do best.

 

 

> Roslyn is very sensitive to ****'s reaction to what she and Gay have done to the

> house, to what its become. She even doesn't know how to refer to it at one point:

> "It's our house...I mean it's ****'s...well, it's a house anyway."

>

> That made me laugh!

>

 

That line is almost a throw away there's so much going on as she says it but

it always breaks me up.

[Film_Fatale]

I think he does, too. And Roslyn was wise---she didn't give him an ultimatum as you said.

Men hate that.

 

They do at that, don't they? Wonder why...

 

Yes, just like in Night of the Iguana. These two films are so much alike in

that respect. It's hard for me to see any personality in Huston's direction, but

these two movies come closest, for me, to showing what he could do best.

 

It's actually a great idea for a double feature! B-)

[MissGoddess]

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> It's been a while since I viewed it but I seem to remember that ****** (yes it's **** I don't know why I kept writing Gido!?!) had a picture of his wife in the bedroom. When Roslyn is redecorating she moves it into the main room and shows it to him. I thought that was interesting.

 

Hi again, Molo!

 

Yes, I think that indicates her sensitivity to **** and that she wants to reassure him this

is still his house. She also has that belief in love, that ****'s dead wife is still

very much a part of his life. It's doubly interesting that he constantly resists her efforts to

bring back his wife. He's focused on Roslyn, now.

[Film_Fatale]

Yes, I think that indicates her sensitivity to **** and that she wants to reassure him this

is still his house. She also has that belief in love, that ****'s dead wife is still

very much a part of his life. It's doubly interesting that he constantly resists her efforts to

bring back his wife. He's focused on Roslyn, now.

 

Can't say I really blame him, hee hee

[Bronxgirl48]

molo, your "jabber" is so eloquent! Please feel free to bless us with your thoughts in this challenging time for your mom and yourself.

 

Did the German doctor look like Conrad Veidt? I didn't appreciate my opthamologist when I was a kid, because he looked just like him and I was scared! But now I'm (ostensibly) grown-up, I not only love Connie, but think he's sexy as the dickens

 

Carmen, Ida and Bela -- sounds terrific to me! Would you believe I've NEVER seen a Carmen Miranda film?? I know, I'm deprived! I think I saw her in one of those later Marx Bros. movies, and she was shakin' it up with Groucho. Also WEEKEND IN HAVANA I've missed.

 

And I haven't seen ROAD HOUSE either. I really have a lot of catching up to do, don't I?

 

I share your thoughts about the end of an era with Johnny Carson, and I really love Bette Midler too. Johnny was never one to expose his feelings, but when he could barely hold back the tears on that last show, I cried too, not just for him, but for all of us who wouldn't see his like again. Yes, where are all the standards? (not just in song) Sometimes I think I'm almost curmudgeonly because I can't get used to this 21st century. For example, I was at my bank this morning (they're open on Saturday) and they've got FIVE televison sets all over the place, and one was blaring very loudly. Why do we need this? I couldn't hear myself think! One flat screen panel was over the "seating" area near the magazine rack, the other four were above the teller stations, just in case we need to hear the latest gossip about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. In this 24/7 news cycle, it's just too much communication. Sure, we live in a more dangerous world than ever, and need to have the news at our fingertips I suppose, but this is going overboard!

 

I was at Home Depot with my mother this morning, helping her pick out a carpet color, because she's getting her place redecorated. Now that she has the Belgian Waffle color on her walls, she needs to get rid of her old hideous looking gray carpet; also I'm going to help her pick out a new sofa bed for the den. She's 87, just one year older than your mom, and walking much slower these days. I'm anxious about her because she's having all these cumulative problems -- back pain from arthritis, swollen legs, high blood pressure, etc. About 6 years ago she needed to have a heart valve replacement, and went in for surgery, Outwardly I was calm and "adult", but inwardly I was bawling like a baby and filled with dread. But she came out of it all right.

 

I don't know if this will help, and I hope this doesn't sound too New Age-y, but I find it's very comforting to connect with nature (as well as losing oneself in the joy and "escape" of movies) in very simple ways:

take long walks and observe the changing seasonal landscape, pet doggies walking with their masters, literally smell the roses (well, not this time of year), taking a Zen-like approach to, say, unloading the trash or doing the laundry (although in my case the latter is easier said than done, because I've got a 90 year old Lothario who routinely tries to corner me in there) will calm your nerves and get them into a more relaxed rhythm.

 

My thoughts will be with you and your mom on Thursday.

 

 

Barb

 

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[Film_Fatale]

Hiya Bronxie! B-)

 

D'you watch the Underground movies last night?

[MissGoddess]

I was at Home Depot with my mother this morning, helping her pick out a carpet color, because she's getting her place redecorated. Now that she has the Belgian Waffle color on her walls, she needs to get rid of her old hideous looking gray carpet; also I'm going to help her pick out a new sofa bed for the den.

 

Barbara, I'd love to here more...what color carpet did you two decide on?

[Film_Fatale]

Yes, what colour did you pick? B-)

[Bronxgirl48]

Well we brought home four samples -- Soft gold; Coconut (creamy white); Greenish-cream; Rawhide (!) (a medium tannish beige)

 

I actually like them all, but she'll be the final arbiter of course. We forgot to take the Belgian Waffle samples with us to Home Depot, though...

[Film_Fatale]

Has anyone else watched the recently-released Criterion DVD of Sam Fuller's *White Dog* ? The transfer of the movie is excellent, and there's a very nice 45 minute round of interviews with people who were close to Fuller during the making and release of the movie. It's a very good DVD.

[Film_Fatale]

Well we brought home four samples -- Soft gold; Coconut (creamy white); Greenish-cream; Rawhide (!) (a medium tannish beige)

 

I actually like them all, but she'll be the final arbiter of course. We forgot to take the Belgian Waffle samples with us to Home Depot, though...

 

Sounds like any of those colours would look lovely... if we were decorating my place I'd lean towards soft gold, I guess. B-)

[Bronxgirl48]

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> Hiya Bronxie! B-)

>

> D'you watch the Underground movies last night?

 

I've already seen ALL NIGHT LONG -- there was a thread on it but don't recall the Forum) but didn't catch THE KNACK. I settled in contentedly with SCROOGE because I've never seen this Albert Finney musical, but wouldn't you know it, after a cup of coffee, and after about 20 minutes into the film......I fell asleep unfortunately. (I enjoyed what I saw, and liked the Leslie Bricusse songs)

 

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[Film_Fatale]

I've already seen ALL NIGHT LONG -- there was a thread on it but don't recall the Forum) but didn't catch THE KNACK. I settled in contentedly with SCROOGE because I've never seen this Albert Finney musical, but wouldn't you know it, after my first cup of coffee, and after about 20 minutes into the film......I fell asleep.

 

If you still want to try to catch it, I think it's fairly easy to buy/rent on DVD... Finney's always such a charismatic ol' chap, even when he's playing bad guys, imho.

[MissGoddess]

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> Well we brought home four samples -- Soft gold; Coconut (creamy white); Greenish-cream; Rawhide (!) (a medium tannish beige)

>

> I actually like them all, but she'll be the final arbiter of course. We forgot to take the Belgian Waffle samples with us to Home Depot, though...

 

I like the sound of all those, especially "Rawhide" (perfect!). I tend to like that familiy of colors for flooring, it works with almost anything you might do with the furnishings or with different types of wood. I bet your Mom is so excited.

[Film_Fatale]

I like the sound of all those, especially "Rawhide" (perfect!). I tend to like that familiy of colors for flooring, it works with almost anything you might do with the furnishings or with different types of wood. I bet your Mom is so excited.

 

Why am I not surprised you'd like "Rawhide"?

[Bronxgirl48]

"Keep them dogies moving!"

 

Now green is a favorite color with me (all shades of it) but it's not my mother's, so I was surprised she was willing to at least entertain the thought of it for a carpet.

 

I have a feeling she'll opt for the Coconut because it's a nice cream and won't look washed out against the golden tones of the Belgian Waffle walls. Conversly, I believe the soft gold wouldn't compete with the wall coloring and could also be flattering, but not overpowering. So, we'll see!

[Film_Fatale]

I have a feeling she'll opt for the Coconut because it's a nice cream and won't look washed out against the golden tones of the Belgian Waffle walls. Conversly, I believe the soft gold wouldn't compete with the wall coloring and could also be flattering, but not overpowering. So, we'll see!

 

Are you going to try to have all of this done before Christmas?

[MissGoddess]

I'd actually love to have carpet in my flat. The feel of it under my bare feet, plus it's quieter when you're living in an apartment building. But the expense for a place I don't own puts me off.

[Bronxgirl48]

"Hell bent for leather!"

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBOawlJ3C0

[Film_Fatale]

I'd actually love to have carpet in my flat. The feel of it under my bare feet, plus it's quieter when you're living in an apartment building. But the expense for a place I don't own puts me off.

 

I hear ya. But it's not that hard to get used to hardwood floors, I guess.

[Film_Fatale]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBOawlJ3C0

 

Yee-haw!! B-)

[rohanaka]

my mom ramble. Thanks for letting me jabber on

 

Hello Molo.

 

Thanks for the Mom Ramble. It really made my day to hear how well you two are getting along in the face of such a rotten time. I hope things go well as you wait for Thursday.

 

Thinking about you getting a favorite tune stuck in your head made me remember how much music can really help when we are stressed out or just need to train our mind to think on something esle for a while. I am " nervous hummer" when I need to distract myself, so I totally get what you were talking about.

 

Here is a little story told only to maybe (I hope) make you smile: Think of it as a little "musical" ramble w/ an oral surgery twist.... :-)

 

Several years ago, I had two wisdom teeth removed that were horribly impacted and I had a lot of nervousness about the whole thing. The oral surgeon advised putting me to sleep for the procedure, but being a bit of a control freak at times, I told him I would feel better if I stayed awake. I wanted to know what was going on the whole time. Well, he finally at least talked me into having a little of that nitrous oxide stuff along w/ the Novocain shots and so they had me all hooked up to that for the whole process.

 

It took FOREVER because although the first tooth came out easily, the second one broke into a lot of fragments...and I will skip any more gruesome details. But my point in telling you all this is that through out the whole thing I was "humming" in the back of my throat as a sort of "tension breaker" . (It's hard to really 'hum" when you have a bunch of tubes and tools in your mouth, so it was kind of a funny sound.

 

I was in that chair for over an hour and a half, and I must have hummed every song in the Southern Baptist Hymnal. After the first few songs, the Dr. asked me...."Is that music coming from you? " And I had to confess it was and he just sort of cracked up and kept on working. I think he got a big kick out of it, because I just sat there gripping the arm of the chair and kept on humming the whole time. By the time he was almost finished, he looked at me as he was stitching me up and said...."I think you forgot one:" and then he started singing Amazing Grace and the nurse joined in with him and then I started humming along too. It was both hilarious and very sweet all at the same time.

 

Music is a great tension breaker so enjoy that little tune bouncing around in your brain, especially if it helps. And one other thing...If you will permit me one more personal reflection, my Grandma (94) was very ill and was in the final stages of a long battle w/ congestive heart failure several years ago. I knew she could hear us though she was totally unresponsive to anyone when they would talk to her, so I got behind the head of her bed and just leaned down and sang some of her favorite songs to her every so often. Before you know it, the nurses and other folks that came in and out of the room would join in and sing too from time to time. It is a very special memory.

 

So the next time you are "brain singing" share a tune w/ your mom as well. I bet it will make her smile and might help take the tension off when she starts to get a little restless. And you never know....since it's almost Christmas time, maybe if you sing O Tannenbaum the German Doctor will join in too!

 

I hope things go well and will keep praying for you both. Take care and keep in touch.

 

Kathy

[Film_Fatale]

So the next time you are "brain singing" share a tune w/ your mom as well. I bet it will make her smile and might help take the tension off when she starts to get a little restless. And you never know....since it's almost Christmas time, maybe if you sing O Tannenbaum the German Doctor will join in too!

 

Awww... that would be so cool... good idea, Kathy! B-)