haines his way

02/06/2003:
"EATING OUR CURDS AND WHEY"

Well, dear readers, I must hurry along because I ended up having a late meeting last night regarding our upcoming benefit, and I didn’t get to your excellent questions until this morning, hence it is getting late and I must get these here notes up and posted, because I have a morning meeting shortly. My goodness, that was a long sentence, wasn’t it? How can one hurry along and write short notes with long sentences?
Last night, prior to and after my meeting, I watched two count them two DVDs – Send Me No Flowers with our very own Doris Day, and The Countess from Hong Kong, the final film of Mr. Charles Chaplin. I’ll start with the latter. When I saw the film on its release, I was actually a fan of it. I knew it was old-fashioned and corny, but despite it’s failings as a film, I just liked it and saw it a few times. Unfortunately, it really is quite awful. Oh, it has occasional moments where it comes to life, but Brando is really not suited to this sort of thing. Miss Sophia Loren, on the other hand, does quite well. And if you’ve ever wanted to see Mr. Sydney Chaplin, the star of the stage versions of Bells are Ringing and Funny Girl, well, here’s your chance. Every single shot in the film could be trimmed by a few frames and that would help the pace immeasurably. Still, it was fun to see it again.
Send Me No Flowers is a lovely comedy, with Miss Day, Rock Hudson and Tony Randall, and, of course, Edward Andrews, who I believe appears in every comedy made in the 1960s. The DVD looks gorgeous, as does Miss Day. In a small role is Mr. David Willock, one of my favorite character actors, and the father of my friend Margaret Willock Jones, who is the person who keeps me on track when I am writing those novels. There is a little dance sequence in the film which is choreographed by Mr. David Winters, who I would later work with on The Donny and Marie Show and in his film, Racquet. And the perky title song is by none other than Bacharach and David.
What am I, Ebert and Roeper all of a sudden? Don’t I have excellent questions to answer? I say we all click on the Unseemly Button below whilst eating some curds and whey.

Curds and whey? Has anyone here ever had curds and whey? I personally have never had curds and whey, nor have I ever had whey and curds. Oh, let us get on to your excellent questions, shall we?
Jrand52 asks which organization will come to its senses and honor Miss Doris Day for her body of work – AFI or the Academy. I think they’ve tried and I think she’s said no.
William E. Lurie asks if the Leona Helmsley trial is getting as much coverage on this coast as it is on the East coast. Do I think the jury was right in finding her guilty and do I think the eleven million dollars they awarded the man she fired was justified? What older actress should play Leona in the inevitable movie of the week. I don’t know from Leona Helmsley – I haven’t seen a newscast in months, and the coverage on this coast, at least in papers and the Internet hasn’t been all that much. How about Suzanne Pleshette as Leona Helmsley? I have no idea if that’s good or bad casting.
Ben asks if I’ve ever had a surprise birthday party. Yes, many and I was always surprised – they always ‘got’ me. Did I do anything special for my 50th birthday? I believe my friend Nick threw me a big bash at the Beverly Garland Hotel. It was quite festive.
Michael Shayne asked for a bunch of the Vinnie quotes, but since that will take some time to cull together, I’ll merely answer his last two questions: What would Vinnie’s quote have been if I hadn’t been precluded from thanking people on the Beyond Therapy album? Most likely Vinnie “after all this I NEED therapy” Cirilli. Where does Bacharach: The Instrumental Side fall into my producing cycle? Oh, I suppose with the instrumental albums of show music and film music and such. It’s really good, too. Grant Geissman, who did all the arrangements has played guitar for Mr. Bacharach quite often.
S. Woody White asks of the films I’ve seen in the last year (not many) are there any that I think could be made into interesting musicals? If so, who would I want to write them? Well, of the few films I’ve seen I can’t imagine any of them as musicals, except Chicago which is, of course, already a musical.
William F. Orr asks how Molly is. I wrote about my Molly decision earlier – she’s a great dog and we had a blast but I decided not to keep her because I realized how much I was going to be out of town this year and I didn’t think it would be fair to either of us.
Jason asks if I were to hear auditions for the role of Mary Sunshine in Chicago, what would I want to hear them sing. Only one song – the title song from Little Mary Sunshine. Actually, the best song to sing would be hers from the show, because they will want to know that you can handle it.
Td asks what magazines I read on a regular basis (besides Scarlet Street, of course) – I only read genre magazines – Video Watchdog, Outre, Filmfax and the like.
Jose asks do I watch late-night talk shows. Oh, I occasionally watch a bit of Letterman, but that’s it. In the old days, I used to watch Johnny Carson every night without fail. And I used to be quite fond of Merv and Mike, too. What TV show from the past or the present would I have liked to have been a regular on? Well, given the salaries they pay today – Friends. I’ve only seen the show once, but they all make over a million dollars an episode so I should think that would be a fine show to be a regular on. There were several series where I came close to getting the lead, and one that I would have enjoyed doing was called Richie Brockleman, Private Detective. I think Dennis Dugan played it. And I would have loved to guest on any The Name of the Game episode or any Twilight Zone episode or any Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode. And any of the great variety shows, especially Jack Benny. Do I have any lucky numbers? Yes. Ten and five.
KT asks when I will tell all about the upcoming film project. Is it a musical, since I already mentioned hiring a choreographer? Is it for TV, video or theaters? Am I the writer and/or the director? Within the week I will have complete film details, but for now I can answer your questions – it is sort of a musical in that there are many songs. The intention is for a theatrical release first (after hopefully doing some festivals around the country). I am the director, and I have culled together the material.
What is my favorite color to wear and to look at? Oh, I tend to like beiges and browns and greens to wear, and I like to look at any saturated color, such as bright red. I also like the color of autumn leaves (I like the song, too).
Stephen asks how I chose the songs for the Sherman Brothers Album? Did I review all of their output or just stick to the ones I was familiar with? Did the Shermans have any part in the prep work for the album? Dick Sherman gave me several LPs and songbooks, although I was pretty familiar with their output. I definitely chose some songs I’d not been familiar with before. But I went through everything and then made my choices. He loved every choice I made and felt it was a good sampling of their work. My delight, of course, came in the two long medleys I did – one of their teen love songs, and one of all their nonsense word songs. Of course, I get no credit for those arrangements, but I think anyone who knows my work at all will know from whence they came. Dick was at the sessions in LA, too, and had a ball – he loved all my casting choices and he was like a little kid when he heard our wonderful orchestra and the great charts of David Siegel. I’m fairly certain they consulted him on the finished product, probably enlisted his help I would imagine. I have no idea if they mixed the tracks from scratch (doubtful) or if they used the rough orchestra mixes that I used to record the vocals to.
Matthew asks if I’ve ever seen a production of Sunset Blvd. and if so with whom. I saw it when it premiered here prior to Broadway, with Glenn Close. I enjoyed it very much. If there is a screen version, who would I like to see cast? Oh, Glenn could certainly do it, so could Meryl Streep. And I’ll bet Babs would be awfully good, too.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must have meetings and make phone calls and finish doing the corrections to the book. Today’s topic of discussion: Well, it’s time – what are your favorite films of the 90s? This is when I began to think cinema was going in the toilet, so I am very interested to hear your choices. I will withhold mine until later. Now, you people, post away, post often and definitely have some curds and whey whilst doing so.

Replies: 43 Unseemly Comments

I think Miss Day's reluctance was touched upon yesterday, so I will just grin and bear it...as she did when we touched her reluctance.
OMG you mentioned some lovely names. Dave Willock was in QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE of course, but he also played the vivacious Cynthia Pepper's father in the tv series MARGIE which was ever so much fun...for one season anyway.
And the lovely David Winters did a great routine with Ann-Margret in STATE FAIR that was a highlight!
And Beverly Garland, hotelier, costarred with the lovely Allison Hayes in GUNSLINGER which I just got on DVD. The picture quality is no better than the VHS and the story is just the same, but those gals can sure fuss and fight!
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/06/2003 09:16 AM PST

First post. Huzzah!
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/06/2003 09:16 AM PST

Beverly Garland seems like she would be such a cool person to know. I'm certainly a fan of her work (she always comes out smelling like a rose, even when she's made to do things like angrily confront a giant Space Pickle, as in Corman's epic "It Conquered the World"), but it's more than that. She just comes across as very down to earth, with a good sense of humor and a generous helping of self confidence. A regular-joe, salt-of-the-earth type who I'd like to grab a cuppa joe with.
If anyone has knowledge to the contrary, I would appreciate it if you would kindly not disabuse me of my notions.
BTW, BK, were you aware that Suzanne Pleshette already played Leona Helmsley around '89 in the TV movie "The Queen of Mean?" That film was based upon her earlier trial.
Fave '90s flicks:
American Beauty
Fargo
Ed Wood
Zentropa
The Crying Game
Howards End
The Silence of the Lambs
Goodfellas
The Remains of the Day
I'm sure there are more, but the pickin's certainly are slimmer here (for me) than are, say, the '30s through the '50s.
Posted by Lulu @ 02/06/2003 09:59 AM PST

Beverly Garland seems like she would be such a cool person to know. I'm certainly a fan of her work (she always comes out smelling like a rose, even when she's made to do things like angrily confront a giant Space Pickle, as in Corman's epic "It Conquered the World"), but it's more than that. She just comes across as very down to earth, with a good sense of humor and a generous helping of self confidence. A regular-joe, salt-of-the-earth type who I'd like to grab a cuppa joe with.
If anyone has knowledge to the contrary, I would appreciate it if you would kindly not disabuse me of my notions.
BTW, BK, were you aware that Suzanne Pleshette already played Leona Helmsley around '89 in the TV movie "The Queen of Mean?" That film was based upon her earlier trial.
Fave '90s flicks:
American Beauty
Fargo
Ed Wood
Zentropa
The Crying Game
Howards End
The Silence of the Lambs
Goodfellas
The Remains of the Day
I'm sure there are more, but the pickin's certainly are slimmer here (for me) than are, say, the '30s through the '50s.
Posted by Lulu @ 02/06/2003 10:02 AM PST

Curds and whey is just a fancy name for cottage cheese.
I'm glad NYC is the only place where the media is obsessed with the latest Leona trial. She fired the manager of one of her hotels because (1) his resume was a total falsehood and (2) he through S&M/B&D parties in empty suites and had the hotel maids clean up the mess. He claimed she fired him because she was anti-gay and he won a large settlement. This sounds like an episode of "The Practice". I'm no fan of Leona, but in this case I was on her side.
I know that Ms. Pleshetted did the movie about ten years ago, but this trial is not going to be ignored by the networks. I'd love to see Ann Miller in the role but I doubt if she'd do it.
Posted by William E. Lurie @ 02/06/2003 10:12 AM PST

Suzanne wore that weird mouth appliance when she played THE QUEEN OF MEAN, and I couldn't watch it.
I love my Suzanne in ROME ADVENTURE and YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE. I know one evening many years ago on The Tonight Show with Mr Johnny Carson, he asked her if she ever watched her old movies on television. She replied that sometimes she did, but that in those WB films her breasts were pulled up so high she felt as though she were wearing an extra pair of earrings. 8-D
Beverly Garland certainly can play a variety of roles - although she nearly single handedly killed off MY THREE SON (with help from Dodie). I guess I wish she didn't diss my dear Allison now and then.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/06/2003 10:19 AM PST

Hmmmmm....for all those people who know, here is a question.
The soundtrack for THE FIVE PENNIES featuring dear reader Miss Susan Gordon, was released on the DOT label, I think.
Who owns that catalog now? If we were to want request a CD release, who would get the request?
Posted by Curious @ 02/06/2003 10:38 AM PST

Sorry about the double postings. Having trouble on my end. :)
Posted by Lulu @ 02/06/2003 10:49 AM PST

hecky durn
Posted by the Hawk @ 02/06/2003 10:53 AM PST

WEL: Apparently, Leona failed to prove her case to the jury. From what I read, her witnesses contradicted one another, changed their stories, etc. The bottom line was, the jury simply didn't buy the story about the S & M parties. Who knows, maybe it actually happened. But in the end, her witnesses apparently didn't come across as truthful...and the S & M story made it seem like Leona was trying to use old stereotypes ("homosexuality = constant, depraved sex parties") which was probably a bit of a turn-off for the more enlightened folk on the jury.
Plus, let's face it -- any trial like this, Leona has a huge handicap just by being Mrs. Helmsley.
Ya gotta hand it to her, the lady is made of steel (or perhaps some other, flintier metal). When asked if she thought all of the bad press of the past 20 years might have influenced the jury, she didn't bat an eyelash as she replied, "What bad press?"
Posted by Lulu @ 02/06/2003 10:56 AM PST

I meant "threw" instead of "through" above.
Patty Duke had an interesting story in her autobiography about Suzanne Pleshette. It seems that when SP replaced Anne Bancroft in MIRACLE WORKER Patty requested SP cut her nails but she refused so that Patty ended up with a lot of cuts on her hands from all the sign language!
90s films? Well "That's Entertainment 3" was interesting mostly for some of the out-takes, particularly Judy doing "Mr. Monotony". I loved "Strictly Ballroom". Of the Eisner animated films I enjoyed "Beauty and the Beast" (although I'd never bother seeing it on Broadway) and the Pixar "Toy Story". I felt "Lion King" had a brilliant first ten minutes that quickly went down hill after that and that "Alladin" (in an opinion not shared by many) was ruined by Robin Williams. I thought "Forrest Gump" was an excellent ninety minute film stretched out into 2-and-a-half-hours. Another favorite was "The Hudsucker Proxy". I'm not into action films or kung fu films, so off-hand I can't think of much else I really liked.
Posted by William E Lurie @ 02/06/2003 11:04 AM PST

Great story, lulu.
In the late 1950's Bette Davis was out on tour with some show. A man approached her and said that Warner Bros was getting ready to film 'The Helen Morgan Story' and wanted Bette to play the mother part.
Davis eventually was convinced that it was a genuine offer, and sent a telegram to Jack Warner to ask him about it.
Warner cabled back: No, Bette, we never even thought of you.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/06/2003 11:04 AM PST

If I remember what Patty wrote, WEL, the fight scene was brutal with Pleshette's long nails, and eventually Patty prevailed and Susan had to cut her nails very short.
Patty wrote....of course now she understood that Suzanne wanted to be in the fashion of the day with long nails, and apologized for complaining..but it still hurt. She also admitted that most of her pique came about because she had lost Anne Bancroft as a co-star and was taking it out on Suzanne.
Patty's book is very good - if anyone hasn't read it.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/06/2003 11:09 AM PST

Thanks for your comment on Leona, Lulu. I didn't read every detail (although I did love the part when Tom Cruise was on television and she announced "he's a homo) and maybe she didn't totally prove her case, but even if she was guilty I think the fine was excessive. A year's salary or something maybe, but millions of dollars? If he ends up with the money he'll probably buy his own hotel in competition.
Posted by William E. Lurie @ 02/06/2003 11:11 AM PST

Jr: That Jack Warner was a heckuva guy, wasn't he? Do you suppose he really put La Davis in Beyond the Forest in order to goad her into quitting the studio?
WEL: Both I and "the tubby" (as you referred to him in the last chat...typo, or...? ;) )agreed when we saw Aladdin that Williams was horrendous. I really do not see the appeal of his hyper, lame, creatively-dehydrated schtick. I know improv. I like improv. Robin Williams is not improv.
Posted by Lulu @ 02/06/2003 11:11 AM PST

Favorite 90's movies:
Foreign Films (at least to some of us):
Like Water for Chocolate
Un Coeur En Hiver
La Lectrice (actually from the 80's - oops)
The Music Teacher (also from the 80's - Jose van Damn is wonderful)
Shine
Longtime Companion
Madame Souzatska (yeah.. I know, from the 80's too..)
Trick
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
Billy Elliot (from 2000)
Waiting for Guffman
The Usual Suspects
-Sheesh, all the music-related movies... I guess I am a fig! ;-)
Time for me to pack for Memphis! BBQ - and UPTAs - here I come!
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 02/06/2003 11:15 AM PST

I agree with you that 11 mill was excessive. His job paid 100 grand a year, so he would have had to have worked for Leona for more than 100 years to have earned that much. Hardly a likely scenario.
The idea apparently was that Leona should lose enough money for it to "hurt." I don't think this is terrific logic. It certainly makes wealthy people targets for lawsuits galore, and I don't really think our legal system was conceived as a means for rich people to be continually dragged into court by anyone and everyone looking to hit the jackpot.
Posted by Lulu @ 02/06/2003 11:17 AM PST

Oh - and Shawshank Redemption too..
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 02/06/2003 11:18 AM PST

OMG, Jose, thank you!
Gotta include Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show.
And I'll jump the gun and announce the next Guest/Levy collaboration as one of my favorites of the "noughties."
Lulu, who really is shutting up now. Really.
Posted by Lulu @ 02/06/2003 11:19 AM PST

The Dot catalog is not currently under license, at least insofar as I'm aware. Several individual Dot releases have been remastered for CD by the Collector's Choice label, which specializes in re-releasing long-forgotten LPs. So I'd write to them.
Posted by JMK @ 02/06/2003 11:27 AM PST

Lulu---
I hope you realize that Lulu and Tubby were pals in the classic comic book series "Little Lulu". It was supposedly a comic for girls, but I liked it a lot even though it did get a little predictable. If they can bring back the classic Disney comics (starting this June)then maybe there's hope for LL reprints too.
Regarding Collector's Choice, it's a great label. A lot of their stuff is only sold direct from them, but by all means log on to their website and request a catalogue. They have many LPs from the 50s and 60s on CD and most of them are two LPs on one CD (most "pop" LPs were short enough to do this). They have, just for starters, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Bobby Short, Percy Faith, etc. Their prices are reasonable and their service is excellent.
Posted by William E. Lurie @ 02/06/2003 12:09 PM PST

Thanks, JMK....that's right...I get a CC catalog every six weeks or so.
I agree WEL - they have great stuff. I think I got my Polly Bergen cd there.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/06/2003 12:17 PM PST

The Dot catalogue is owned by Universal. We did quite a few Dot reiussues at Varese - pop albums of the fifties and sixties. I tried to do The Five Pennies, even had it approved, but the owner didn't think it would make any money (we'd reissued The Court Jester/Hans Christian Andersen and the sales had been disappointing).
Posted by bk @ 02/06/2003 12:52 PM PST

Thanks, BK. 8-(
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/06/2003 12:55 PM PST

As before, starting with the Oscars:
Goodfellas
Dances with Wolves
Beauty & the Beast
JFK
A Few Good Men
Pulp Fiction
Quiz Show
Jerry Maguire (but only because it introduced me to Renee Zellweiger, who I think is fabulous)
Good Will Hunting
Shakespeare in Love
American Beauty
(Wow, looking at the list of '90s nominated films makes me realize how few of them I have seen.)
Also much to enjoy in:
Glengarry Glen Ross
Toy Story
Waiting for Guffman
Twelve Monkeys
Usual Suspects
Fargo
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Jude Law is perhaps the most beautiful man I have ever seen in my life...and I'm the straight guy around here, remember....)
Heavenly Creatures
I also have to say that if one were to look for the *worst* films of the decade, it is easier to find really bad films in the 90's than in the 70's. That says nothing about how movies are made, but much about how they are distributed and marketed.
P.S. You can count me in as one who also feels that Robin Williams has stayed too long at the party.
Posted by Dave @ 02/06/2003 01:17 PM PST

1990s
Beauty And The Beast
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Aladdin
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert
Tea With Musselini
Being John Malcovich
Strictly Ballroom
Priest
Sleepless In Seattle
Nobody’s Fool
Gods And Monsters
Babe
Brassed Off
The Full Monty
Remains Of The Day
James & The Giant Peach
My Father’s Glory
My Mother’s Castle
Goodwill Hunting
Casino
The Shawshank Redemption
Pleasantville
Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
Toy Story
A Bug’s Life
Jurassic Park
Pret-A-Porter
Secrets And Lies
Fargo
Miss Smilla’s Feeling For Snow (or something similar!)
Posted by Tom from OZ @ 02/06/2003 01:28 PM PST

Computers-----AAAAAUUUGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Kerry @ 02/06/2003 01:36 PM PST

Tom: Smilla's Sense of Snow (iirc)
:)
-Lulu
Posted by Lulu @ 02/06/2003 01:36 PM PST

BK---
For what it's worth, I think the
"Hans Christian Anderson/Court Jester" reissue is a definite must and belongs in any serious collection of showtunes/musical soundtracks.
Does Susan Must Use Middle Name Gordon appear on "The Five Pennies" soundtrack or just in the film?
Posted by William E. Lurie @ 02/06/2003 01:39 PM PST

Thanks Lulu. Knew they had changed the book title but could not remember to what.One of the joys of living down under is that I have neard of Leona H.
Posted by Tom from OZ @ 02/06/2003 02:25 PM PST

WEL: Did I feel stoo-pid for not getting the Little Lulu reference! I thought you mis-typed "hubby" (as if you write for the National Enquirer or Star magazine!).
I did indeed read Little Lulu. Well, one issue, anyway. But that one was my faithful companion for a family road trip from Indiana to Florida, circa '82, so believe me...I bonded with that baby by the time we got there (sidenote: John Belushi died while we were in transit).
Tubby convinced Lulu that her dad was "a splitsophrenic." "Which one is he today, Vanilla Pudding or Bad Fish?" he would greet Our Miss Lu. I seem to remember him donning a deerstalker cap, capelet and smoking a bubble pipe, too. Good stuff.
Posted by Lulu @ 02/06/2003 02:31 PM PST

Miss Susan Gordon appears on two tracks, I think - I just won the LP on EBAY!
Nine count them 9 - people are waiting on AMAZON for someone to sell them the Court Jester/Hans Christian Anderson CD. I would make it 10 - but I think I will try the used CD stores first.
Here's hoping that Universal will release a few of the Billy Vaughn DOT albums - he rocks.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/06/2003 02:39 PM PST

EMI Australia released "The Best Of Billy Vaughn" on Cd back in 1994. If there is nothing else available, maybe this will do! (Yes! I do have it in my collection).I still have all my old Vaughn 45 rpm discs too.
Posted by Tom from OZ @ 02/06/2003 04:45 PM PST

Tom - just found it on EBAY! Might win the bid....thanks.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/06/2003 05:49 PM PST

Just had to mention my favorite '90s filmic trend -- the rediscovery of Jane Austen. From Emma to Sense and Sensibility to Persuasion to Pride and Prejudice, there was a veritable embarassment of riches for Janeites everywhere.
My favorite, though, was the one made by A&E and the BBC as a TV miniseries (so I suppose it doesn't, strictly speaking, count as cinema): Pride and Prejudice.
OMG, Colin Firth is TO DIE FOR in it!
Posted by Lulu @ 02/06/2003 06:01 PM PST

Jrand52: Let me know. Suspect it's always cheaper to check the Kimlet network first! (In my experience anyway - that's what friends are for).
I watched "Carry On Loving" the other night. Checked in my Maltin's guide and it was not listed. Neither were "Carry On Jack" and "Carry On Up The Jungle" (which is on TV this week). Maybe they were not released in the USA or are under different titles!
Posted by Tom from OZ @ 02/06/2003 06:27 PM PST

I think you all listed my faves from the 90's. I'd forgotten there WERE any good movies from then. What a nice surprise.
Posted by Kerry @ 02/06/2003 08:20 PM PST

Just checking in. Things are going just superdidooperly well. (I think I just made up a word!)
I was able to listen to a bit of the master copy of MOBY DICK today, and I have to say it sounds pretty darn good, even though it hasn't been mixed yet. There is one entrance that I made where I pulled an Elaine Stritch (on the My Favorite B'way: Leading Ladies thing)--literally searching for my pitch before I settled on one--and even now I'm not certain it was the right one. I think they got two takes on that track, so I hope they'll fix it. Normally, I really hate hearing myself sing, but I have to say that I sounded really, really good on my Moby/Michael Crawford lines. I wish I could go into the studio again and just get some practice. Anyway, the recording sounds great, and I think once the percussion and bass are added in, it will be LOVERLY. And, of course, I'm warming up my CD burner so that any of you Hainesie/Kimlets out there who want a copy may have one. :-)
Well, I have a really long day at the Met tomorrow, so I'm gonna head to bed. Hasta luego!!
Posted by Jason @ 02/06/2003 09:53 PM PST

Here are some of my favorite 1990s movies:
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert
Beauty & the Beast
The Big Tease
A Bug's Life
The Crying Game
Fargo
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
The Nightmare Before Christmas
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
Strictly Ballroom
I tend towards the comedies and as always, there are many, many (that's two manys) more...too many to mention.
Posted by George @ 02/06/2003 11:46 PM PST

Jeux sans frontieres
Posted by . @ 02/07/2003 03:53 AM PST

Lulu - yup I think Beyond the Forest was supposed to be a contract breaker.
I guess Bette had had enough of King Vidor on the set and marched into JL's office and said something like: This director is terrible, Jack, I have to tell you, one of us has to go. It's him or me.
And Jack Warner didn't bat an eyelash when he replied: All right, Bette, it's you.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/07/2003 04:33 AM PST

OH AND of course, I was having trouble finding Billy Vaughn on Cd because I was searching for him and spelling his name wrong.
When I got out the LP and when JMK pointed it out....there is no second 'a' in his name.
DUH! Amazon & CD NOW and Cheap-CDS.com all have BV available...including the fastest tap dancing routine I EVER did - Hawaiian War Chant. Picture that if you will.
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/07/2003 04:47 AM PST

Tom from OZ - I just put the minimum bid on the EBAY auction, so I doubt it will hold for six days -then I can get my BV CD on Amazon. Thanks!
Posted by Jrand52 @ 02/07/2003 05:06 AM PST

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