I Just Watched...

[DownGoesFrazier]

This weekend, the Decades Channel showed episodes of "77 Sunset Strip". I saw two episodes. One was eerily similar to STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. They must have paid royalties to Hitchcock . After watching this one and another, I realized what a lousy show it really was, and hit the "off" button.

[Hibi]

This weekend, the Decades Channel showed episodes of "77 Sunset Strip". I saw two episodes. One was eerily similar to STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. They must have paid royalties to Hitchcock . After watching this one and another, I realized what a lousy show it really was, and hit the "off" button.

 

LOL. You too? I tried to watch several, but the show hasnt held up well. I remember as a treat being allowed to stay up on Fridays to watch it, especially remembered the theme song. Not really that good.

[Hibi]

What part of Sunset Blvd. is considered "The Strip"??? How long is it?

[DownGoesFrazier]

LOL. You too? I tried to watch several, but the show hasnt held up well. I remember as a treat being allowed to stay up on Fridays to watch it, especially remembered the theme song. Not really that good.

All these years later, the EDD "Kookie" Byrnes character is especially cringeworthy...... The "strip" is a few blocks on Sunset, in West Hollywood, near Doheny, which has always had restaurants and clubs, the most famous of which was the Whiskey-a Go-Go.

[Hibi]

All these years later, the EDD "Kookie" Byrnes character is especially cringeworthy...... The "strip" is a few blocks on Sunset, in West Hollywood, near Doheny, which has always had restaurants and clubs, the most famous of which was the Whiskey-a Go-Go.

 

Yes, I remember the hit single, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb (LOL) Thanks for the geography lesson!

[Dargo]

All these years later, the EDD "Kookie" Byrnes character is especially cringeworthy...... The "strip" is a few blocks on Sunset, in West Hollywood, near Doheny, which has always had restaurants and clubs, the most famous of which was the Whiskey-a Go-Go.

 

And Hibi, IF you ever make it out that way, here's a word of advice.

 

You NEVER want to cross the street mid-block and outside a crosswalk along any part of it. And ESPECIALLY if you happen to spot some LAPD traffic officer looming nearby! 

 

Ain't that right, DGF?!

 

LOL

 

(...sorry ol' buddy, couldn't resist...now aren't you sorry you ever told me about that jaywalking ticket you got out there that one time...I'm like a dog with a bone sometimes, ain't I)

[Hibi]

Dont worry, I wont fall into that trap!

[film lover 293]

"The Mummy" (1959)--Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Yvonne Furneaux.

 

Plush Hammer version of the 1932 film.

 

Plot is similar; Cushing, his father and uncle discover the tomb of Princess Ananka (Furneaux), which is guarded by the mummy of the High Priest Kharis (Lee).  Dad finds and reads aloud the Scroll of Life, which brings Kharis to life.  This sight drives dad out of his mind.  The film goes on from there.

 

Cushing is good as Banning, the leader of the doomed expedition.  Lee is very good in a dual role, Kharis/the mummy--he gives the mummy human emotions.  Lee never really got due credit for this performance.  Furneaux is decorative as Princess Ananka/Isobel.

 

Film follows in its' predecessors' footsteps.  An enjoyable, but predictable watch.  2.7/4  

 

Source--archivedotorg.  Search "ThMmy1959".

[scsu1975]

"The Mummy" (1959)--Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Yvonne Furneaux.

 

 

Cushing is good as Banning, the leader of the doomed expedition.  Lee is very good in a dual role, Kharis/the mummy--he gives the mummy human emotions.  Lee never really got due credit for this performance.  Furneaux is decorative as Princess Ananka/Isobel.

 

 

And Lee is also very scary as the mummy. He is more spry than the mummy in the 1940s versions, which makes him more dangerous.

[Dargo]

And Lee is also very scary as the mummy. He is more spry than the mummy in the 1940s versions, which makes him more dangerous.

 

OH yeah! There's nothin' worse than a spry mummy, alright!

 

Well, except maybe a daddy who's suddenly feeling his oats, anyway.

 

(...thank you Bud and Lou, wherever you are)

[LawrenceA]

OH yeah! There's nothin' worse than a spry mummy, alight!

 

Did you see this trailer for next year's big tent-pole remake of The Mummy? Oy vey.

 

 

[Dargo]

Yeah, I caught it while watching one of the NFL games yesterday, Lawrence.

 

(...yep, that little Tommy boy Cruise just keeps crankin' out those big flashy movies filled with CGI effects, doesn't he)

[DownGoesFrazier]

And Hibi, IF you ever make it out that way, here's a word of advice.

 

You NEVER want to cross the street mid-block and outside a crosswalk along any part of it. And ESPECIALLY if you happen to spot some LAPD traffic officer looming nearby! 

 

Ain't that right, DGF?!

 

LOL

 

(...sorry ol' buddy, couldn't resist...now aren't you sorry you ever told me about that jaywalking ticket you got out there that one time...I'm like a dog with a bone sometimes, ain't I)

Gotcha. Any LAPD officer on the strip would be out of bounds, since that is in West Hollywood.

[LornaHansonForbes]

Yeah, I caught it while watching one of the NFL games yesterday, Lawrence.

 

(...yep, that little Tommy boy Cruise just keeps crankin' out those big flashy movies filled with CGI effects, doesn't he)

 

Hey, Xenu needs the cash.

[Sepiatone]

LOL. You too? I tried to watch several, but the show hasnt held up well. I remember as a treat being allowed to stay up on Fridays to watch it, especially remembered the theme song. Not really that good.

 

NONE of those old "classic" TV dramas "hold up" well, especially if you're one of those fools who insist on making comparisons to modern day dramas.  I watched several of the episodes( mostly for the "nostalgia jag" they gave me) and too, noticed how "swiss cheese" many of the plots were.  Made no difference.  For it's time, "77" was a pretty good program.  I WAS however, wondering if  "Love For Sale" was the only tune that trio in DINO'S knew. 

 

Both the "Kookie" and ROSCOE characters, while utilized for some invesigations, were there primarily for comic releief.  And, it seemed, EVERYbody "dug" Kookie.  I did too, but got a bigger kick out of Roscoe.  If you stuck it out, you may also have noticed, and probably due to the show's popularity, many "up and coming" future "stars" showing up in some episodes.  I caught sight of WILLIAM SHATNER,  ELLEN BURSTYN, ROBERT CONRAD,  ADAM WEST,  CHAD EVERETT,  DONNA DOUGLAS,  TUESDAY WELD and JAY NORTH in some of the episodes I tuned into.  As well as some old vets like NICK ADAMS( not really so "old"), BUDDY EBSEN, BILLIE BURKE, FAY WRAY, KEENAN WYNN and PETER LORRE in others. 

 

Heh...put THAT in your "appletini" at your next snootfest! 

 

Sepiatone

[JamesJazGuitar]

NONE of those old "classic" TV dramas "hold up" well, especially if you're one of those fools who insist on making comparisons to modern day dramas.  I watched several of the episodes( mostly for the "nostalgia jag" they gave me) and too, noticed how "swiss cheese" many of the plots were.  Made no difference.  For it's time, "77" was a pretty good program.  I WAS however, wondering if  "Love For Sale" was the only tune that trio in DINO'S knew. 

 

Both the "Kookie" and ROSCOE characters, while utilized for some invesigations, were there primarily for comic releief.  And, it seemed, EVERYbody "dug" Kookie.  I did too, but got a bigger kick out of Roscoe.  If you stuck it out, you may also have noticed, and probably due to the show's popularity, many "up and coming" future "stars" showing up in some episodes.  I caught sight of WILLIAM SHATNER,  ELLEN BURSTYN, ROBERT CONRAD,  ADAM WEST,  CHAD EVERETT,  DONNA DOUGLAS,  TUESDAY WELD and JAY NORTH in some of the episodes I tuned into.  As well as some old vets like NICK ADAMS( not really so "old"), BUDDY EBSEN, BILLIE BURKE, FAY WRAY, KEENAN WYNN and PETER LORRE in others. 

 

Heh...put THAT in your "appletini" at your next snootfest! 

 

Sepiatone

 

Yes,  you do have a great musical ear!    You noticed that Love For Sale was the song they played to death!    Now this is a song I just learned a few years ago and added to my 'set' (the 'B' part is rather difficult but I love Cole Porter).    So while it was great to hear it I wonder why the producer was too cheap to pay the right to another song.    

[LornaHansonForbes]

All these years later, the EDD "Kookie" Byrnes character is especially cringeworthy...... The "strip" is a few blocks on Sunset, in West Hollywood, near Doheny, which has always had restaurants and clubs, the most famous of which was the Whiskey-a Go-Go.

 

I remember one episode of MARRIED WITH CHILDREN where the family comes across Edd "Kookie" Byrnes and the kids want to adopt him, but Al puts the Kibosh on it because he knows no one will feed or walk or pay enough attention to Edd.

 

It was brutal, but pretty funny, and Edd seemed game to go along with it.

 

That's about the only thing I remember from MARRIED, WITH CHILDREN.

[Hibi]

NONE of those old "classic" TV dramas "hold up" well, especially if you're one of those fools who insist on making comparisons to modern day dramas.  I watched several of the episodes( mostly for the "nostalgia jag" they gave me) and too, noticed how "swiss cheese" many of the plots were.  Made no difference.  For it's time, "77" was a pretty good program.  I WAS however, wondering if  "Love For Sale" was the only tune that trio in DINO'S knew. 

 

Both the "Kookie" and ROSCOE characters, while utilized for some invesigations, were there primarily for comic releief.  And, it seemed, EVERYbody "dug" Kookie.  I did too, but got a bigger kick out of Roscoe.  If you stuck it out, you may also have noticed, and probably due to the show's popularity, many "up and coming" future "stars" showing up in some episodes.  I caught sight of WILLIAM SHATNER,  ELLEN BURSTYN, ROBERT CONRAD,  ADAM WEST,  CHAD EVERETT,  DONNA DOUGLAS,  TUESDAY WELD and JAY NORTH in some of the episodes I tuned into.  As well as some old vets like NICK ADAMS( not really so "old"), BUDDY EBSEN, BILLIE BURKE, FAY WRAY, KEENAN WYNN and PETER LORRE in others. 

 

Heh...put THAT in your "appletini" at your next snootfest! 

 

Sepiatone

 

No, I dont compare old shows to new shows (which I dont watch and havent watched in decades) I just found them boring. Some old shows hold up, others dont, depending on the viewer as well as the show itself.

[Hibi]

I remember one episode of MARRIED WITH CHILDREN where the family comes across Edd "Kookie" Byrnes and the kids want to adopt him, but Al puts the Kibosh on it because he knows no one will feed or walk or pay enough attention to Edd.

 

It was brutal, but pretty funny, and Edd seemed game to go along with it.

 

That's about the only thing I remember from MARRIED, WITH CHILDREN.

 

 

I remember Byrnes was in a couple of Murder She Wrotes..........

[NickAndNora34]

I went to the movie theater where I work with a friend to see Disney's Moana, as today is my birthday. It was very well done; the animation was naturally spectacular, the story was cute, and a tad bit deeper than some of Disney's previous animated features. I would definitely recommend this film for kids of any age. It was entertaining, and worth my time. 

[EricJ]

I went to the movie theater where I work with a friend to see Disney's Moana, as today is my birthday. It was very well done; the animation was naturally spectacular, the story was cute, and a tad bit deeper than some of Disney's previous animated features. I would definitely recommend this film for kids of any age. It was entertaining, and worth my time. 

 

I had just blogged about the fact that Moana's main directors, John Musker & Ron Clements, are not only the directors of arguably the best movie to come out of the 90's Disney Renaissance, Aladdin (I hated Beauty & the Beast decades before it was cool to hate Linda Woolverton after Tim Burton's Alice movies, and since I know the "real" story behind it, her script to The Lion King also gives me fits)--

 

But also directed four of the unfairly "forgotten" 90's-00's Disney movies that became unjust victims of audience torches-and-pitchforks studio hate at the time and were neglected, but...ALSO happen to be pretty darn good:

http://movieactivist.blogspot.com/2016/11/november-28-2016-four-disney-movies-to.html

[Dargo]

I had just blogged about the fact that Moana's main directors, John Musker & Ron Clements, are not only the directors of arguably the best movie to come out of the 90's Disney Renaissance, Aladdin (I hated Beauty & the Beast decades before it was cool to hate Linda Woolverton after Tim Burton's Alice movies, and since I know the "real" story behind it, her script to The Lion King also gives me fits)--

 

But also directed four of the unfairly "forgotten" 90's-00's Disney movies that became unjust victims of audience torches-and-pitchforks studio hate at the time and were neglected, but...ALSO happen to be pretty darn good:

http://movieactivist.blogspot.com/2016/11/november-28-2016-four-disney-movies-to.html

 

Just read your blog there, Eric. Some great observations over there about those Disney films, dude!

 

(...and I saw a pic of your visage there too...anybody ever tell ya that you resemble Vincent D'Onofio?...well, I think so anyway)

[EricJ]

Just read your blog there, Eric. Some great observations over there about those Disney films, dude!

 

(...and I saw a pic of your visage there too...anybody ever tell ya that you resemble Vincent D'Onofio?...well, I think so anyway)

 

You mean in the "Why movie posters all look alike" column?  Well, now you know why I don't use an avatar.     (Or why my associates never mention my name.)

[scsu1975]

The Cheat (1915) youtube

 

Incredible, over-the-top, entertainment from C. B. DeMille.

 

Fannie Ward stars as a woman who thinks money grows on trees, much to the consternation of her stockbroker husband. So she takes ten grand, belonging to the Red Cross (she is the treasurer) and invests it in the stock market. She loses it overnight, but a rich, young, handsome Burmese ivory trader (Sessue Hayakawa) offers to cover her loss … if she’ll just engage in a little “sheet music” now and then, if you get my drift.

 

Meanwhile, Ward’s husband wins big overnight in the stock market (that must have been one heck of a market) and generously gives her ten grand, which she claims she needs to pay off losses playing bridge (that must have been one heck of a bridge game). She offers the dough to Hayakawa, but … a deal is a deal. So he decides to take her by force. In the ensuing struggle, he “brands” her – no kidding. She fires a few bullets into him, but doesn’t kill him. She runs off, but her husband, who had followed her, figures out what happened and takes the rap.

 

The climactic courtroom trial turns into a riot – literally. But everything turns out just fine, and Hayakawa goes off to build a bridge somewhere.

 

Hayakawa is terrific as an icy villain. Ward was in her mid-forties when she made this. Kudos to her makeup crew – she looks much younger.

 

These early efforts by DeMille convince me he had a lot of talent. He should not be remembered just for all the ham acting in his sound films.

 

 

 

I don't think this is what is meant by "breast-pumping."

[Dargo]

The Cheat (1915) youtube

 

Incredible, over-the-top, entertainment from C. B. DeMille.

 

Fannie Ward stars as a woman who thinks money grows on trees, much to the consternation of her stockbroker husband. So she takes ten grand, belonging to the Red Cross (she is the treasurer) and invests it in the stock market. She loses it overnight, but a rich, young, handsome Burmese ivory trader (Sessue Hayakawa) offers to cover her loss … if she’ll just engage in a little “sheet music” now and then, if you get my drift.

 

Meanwhile, Ward’s husband wins big overnight in the stock market (that must have been one heck of a market) and generously gives her ten grand, which she claims she needs to pay off losses playing bridge (that must have been one heck of a bridge game). She offers the dough to Hayakawa, but … a deal is a deal. So he decides to take her by force. In the ensuing struggle, he “brands” her – no kidding. She fires a few bullets into him, but doesn’t kill him. She runs off, but her husband, who had followed her, figures out what happened and takes the rap.

 

The climactic courtroom trial turns into a riot – literally. But everything turns out just fine, and Hayakawa goes off to build a bridge somewhere.

 

Hayakawa is terrific as an icy villain. Ward was in her mid-forties when she made this. Kudos to her makeup crew – she looks much younger.

 

These early efforts by DeMille convince me he had a lot of talent. He should not be remembered just for all the ham acting in his sound films.

 

 

"Ham acting"???

 

 

"Why Rich, you stubborn, splendid, adorable fool you! Whatever do you mean by THAT comment, HUH?!"

 

(...loved the "off to build a bridge somewhere" comment too, dude...in fact, every one of your reviews are always entertaining as hell...keep up the good work)