Well, dear readers, it is pouring rain outside. Yes, you heard it here, dear readers, it is pouring rain outside. The skies are gray, the streets are wet, but I am comfy and cozy sitting at my laptop watching it from inside. Interestingly, the house was not that cold this morning (normally it is – I can’t sleep with the heat on). My down comforter, in fact, was making it a bit too warm under the covers and I couldn’t sleep, as much as I wanted to. Perhaps I should get an up comforter rather than a down comforter.
Last night I watched a creepy motion picture entitled Dead Calm, with Mr. Sam Neill and a very young Nicole Kidman, along with Mr. Billy Zane. It’s a crisp little thriller directed by Philip Noyce. I didn’t love it, but it moved right along and the actors were very good. I don’t care for Billy Zane at all, but I suppose if he must appear in a film then playing a psycho is at least believable.
Have I mentioned that it is pouring rain outside. Yes, Virginia, here’s that rainy day I told you about, I can hear the rhythm of the rain, and when I am outside raindrops are falling on my head and that always makes me giggle and then I hear laughter in the rain. Did you know that rainy days and Mondays always get me down? But then Tuesday comes and I’m right as the rain. Of course, the rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain, which is why I prefer a rainy night in Georgia. Well, if I get too wet then I’ll come in from the rain and think about the rain, the park, and other things. For now, I just listen to the rain on the roof and ponder the old adage that it never rains in Southern California. Have I got rain on the brain, or what?
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below before I start singin’ in the rain.
As promised, today we have an Unseemly Trivia question for those who like such things. Here it is:
A virtually forgotten comedy from the 1950s that had a quite successful run of 251 performances. It starred a beloved female film star from the 30s and 40s. Also starring was a gentleman who would shortly go on to create the lead in one of the all-time classic musical comedies. After that, he would go on to star in several other musicals, all flops of one kind or another. When the movie star left the show, she was replaced by another beloved movie star, who was then replaced by a beloved television star.
Name the virtually forgotten comedy, the beloved film star and her two replacements and the gentleman who would shortly go on to create the lead in one of the all-time classic musical comedies.
Remember, DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS TO THE SITE. Send them to me at bruce@haineshisway.com. This one is fairly difficult but you’ve told me you like the hard ones.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must go outside because isn’t it a lovely day to be caught in the rain? Today’s topic of discussion: Back to our film composers and favorite scores – what are your five (or more) favorite scores of Mr. Dimitri Tiomkin? Mr. Tiomkin is somewhat ill thought of today, and some of his scores indeed do not wear well. But he’s also written some classics and his gift for melody was undeniable. I’ll start – High Noon, The High and the Mighty, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Friendly Persuasion and Rio Bravo. Your turn.