Replies: 69 Unseemly Comments
You're very welcome BK. I knew your fondness for the piece was the same as mine and when I came across it in a catalogue I immediately ordered one for each of us. Perhaps some time soon ABT will again do the ballet it was written for. One can only do SWAN LAKE so many times.
As for Gregory Peck, I agree with MOCKINGBIRD and ROMAN HOLIDAY. And something I don't think was mentioned in any of the obits I saw" he recorded the voice of Ziegfeld for THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES.
And speaking of Will Rogers, I will never forget the time Ray and I went to a movie (at the Ziegfeld Theatre no less) and were asked if we would like to make a donation to the ROY Rogers Motion Picture Home!!!
Posted by William E. Lurie @ 06/14/2003 09:10 AM PST
By the way: HAPPY FLAG DAY.
Posted by William E. Lurie @ 06/14/2003 09:13 AM PST
I would have been the first to post if my computer had not frozen, once again.
Favorite movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Roman Holliday
Gentlemen's Agreement
Posted by Jane @ 06/14/2003 09:17 AM PST
As I mentioned, Spellbound is a favorite, but I have a strong affinity for The Omen. When I was a very little girl, I had a babysitter who was very "into" devils and antichrists and whatnot, so under her supervision, I saw a whole series of possession-themed movies and read a whole string of such books...and so I have, however weird it sounds, early childhood associations with The Omen. It freaked me out enough to convince me that everyone I saw was the antichrist at that point...I thought perhaps I was for a while (in The Omen II, Damien copes with the discovery, so it didn't seem impossible that I could be the devil and not know it) and then I thought it was my teacher, Mrs. Holland, and assorted others. The fact that I'm Jewish didn't really enter in.
But aside from whatever memories it triggers, The Omen really is a wonderful film, expertly done and beaaaaaautifully acted by Mr. Peck -- he's so strong and subtle. I think the horror movie is a great medium, but the genre is generally so shoddy. When executed well, like The Omen, there's nothing else quite like it.
BK -- what kind of frozen yogurt did you have? I'm a huuuuuge fan of tasti-d-lite.
Posted by Anna @ 06/14/2003 09:19 AM PST
It's a frozen yogurt place near me - don't know the name off-hand. I had peanut butter flavor. If you like well-done horror movies (rather than rare or medium horror movies) check out Mario Bava's brilliantly atmospheric Black Sunday from 1960 (it's on DVD), and if somehow you've missed Rosemary's Baby, it doesn't get better than that (although given your baby sitter, I'm sure you've seen it).
Posted by bk @ 06/14/2003 09:28 AM PST
Gregory Peck movies I like:
The Boys from Brazil
The Omen
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Yearling
Posted by George @ 06/14/2003 10:32 AM PST
I do love Roman Holiday and it has not only the wonderful Mr. Peck, it has the luminous Ms. Hebpurn.
I, like many others, find TKAM a great film.
I also enjoy On the Beach, the 1959 epic about life after a global nuclear war.
BTW (by the way in Internet lingo), TCB, your package is in the mail as of this morning. It should be there by the middle of this coming week. From coast to coast for Miss Pearly Mae. Enjoy!
Posted by Ben @ 06/14/2003 10:32 AM PST
When I see the moon in June
I simply swoon!
Posted by a loon @ 06/14/2003 11:15 AM PST
I don't think I've ever seen a Gregory Peck movie. Ok. I'll be quiet now, since I have nothing to add to today's discussion.
PS -- is there a Dear Reader among us who is a lawyer familiar with US Bankruptcy law?
Posted by Laura @ 06/14/2003 11:34 AM PST
Favorite films starring Gregory Peck:
To Kill A Mockingbird
Gentleman's Agreement
Duel in the Sun
The Gunfighter
Designing Woman
The Big Country
Twelve O'Clock High
The Bravados
Roman Holiday
More on what's on my CD: For the past couple of days, I've immersed myself in BK's various Sondheim albums, plus "Merrily We Roll Along." Last night, I added Jason Graae's "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile" when I remembered a song I'd heard him sing on another album that I wanted to listen to again. But I couldn't find the album. I was searching through all the Unsung Broadway's and couldn't find the album. I thought, "Well! I must have another Graae solo album but I'm danged if I can find it!"
This morning, I sat straight up in bed (no mean feat) and remembered the album: "Drat the Cat", produced by BK. The song is "She Touched Me"!
I'm enjoying a beautiful, sunny-with-a-bay-breeze Oakland morning. Everything seems right with the world, and I have things to do before I can stop and smell any roses, unless there are roses thrust in front of me!
I'll drop in later when things have been accomplished.
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/14/2003 11:46 AM PST
Gregory Peck films:
THE STALKING MOON is my favorite of his latter day films.
THE OMEN
OLD GRINGO
TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH
MOBY DICK
GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD(to state the obvious)...and not a film, but appropriate here at HHW:
Flo Zeigfeld in WILL ROGERS' FOLLIES. . .
Posted by td @ 06/14/2003 11:51 AM PST
DR Ben Thank you so much. I hope I can return the favor.
OTT (On The Topic) - I love Spellbound, The Omen, and Roman Holiday, but I think my faovrites are Guns of Navaronne and Cape Fear.
I remember the first time I saw On The Beach, I was so disappointed that when the submarine came back to America to investigate the "tapping sound" they changed the location in the book from Seattle and Edmunds, Washington to the Bay Area. At the time, I had seen very few films that were set in the Pacific Northwest, so when my cousin told me about the book, I was thrilled. It was one of my very first disappointments with Hollywood (I was only ten or eleven when I saw the film), but certainly not my last.
Posted by TCB @ 06/14/2003 12:01 PM PST
She of the Evil Eye is gone. Laura, dear, you know you can talk about anything you like - it doesn't have to be about Gregory Peck. And I find all your "I've never seen a movie" comments rather hard to believe. My bet is you HAVE seen more movies than you let on about, and my bet is you have indeed seen at least part of a Gregory Peck movie at some point in your young life.
Posted by bk @ 06/14/2003 01:09 PM PST
Der Brucer and I were discussing the works of Mr. Peck, in particular one of his films that has only been mentioned once here, a film in which he was so brilliant because he as always appeared to be so normal, and yet he was so awesomely evil, something Mr. Peck rarely played.
We (der Brucer and I) were speaking of THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL, of course.
DR Laura, you have so many wonderful films to discover! Happy times await you!
Posted by S. Woody White @ 06/14/2003 01:22 PM PST
DR Laura: Get thee to a video store, lady, and rent "To Kill A Mockingbird."
It's one of the seminal movie experiences for most folks who have seen it.
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/14/2003 01:31 PM PST
Greg Peck films
I remember a strange little film called Billy Two Hats that also starred Desi Arnez Jr which was a western that was actually shot in Israel. It was also called The Lady and the Outlaw when it was aired on TV for the first time. This film reminder me of Blake Edwards' The Wild Rovers with Ryan O'Neal and William Holden. (Always wanted to see the directors cut which is 3O minutes longer)
Also liked the Guns of Navarone.
Another movie I liked was McKenna's Gold. But have only seen the US version has anyone seen the UK version which is 11 minutes longer? It supposed to make the film make more sense.
Posted by Michael Shayne @ 06/14/2003 01:39 PM PST
Lots of Gregory Peck favorites. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD can make me cry just thinking about that moment after the trial is over, and the reverend says, "Get up, Miss Scout. Your daddy is passin'." Oh, what a memorable moment in a film filled with them.
I love ROMAN HOLIDAY and THE GUNFIGHTER and SPELLBOUND, too.
And I think I may the only person on Earth who likes and champions THE PARADINE CASE.
Posted by Matt H. @ 06/14/2003 01:57 PM PST
Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh dear (that is three oh dears) this will not do at all. Where in tarnation IS everyone? We simply cannot have this weekend errant and truant behavior. It is unseemly and it really hurts our stats and our stats don't deserve to be hurt, now do they? So, let's get some postin' goin' on, shall we?
Posted by bk @ 06/14/2003 03:04 PM PST
To bk's long ago reccomendation of Rosemary's Baby...yes indeed, doesn't get any better. And yes indeed I have seen it, but I am eager to try out your other reccomended well done horror film.
Have you seen Absolution? That was another one of my/my babysitter's favorites. It has some actor of note in it that I can't recall...very few people seem to know of it.
Alright...I am off to see the Swedish Ghosts...I've read some sensational reviews, so am hoping for the best. At any rate, as Bergman's "last play", it should be an event.
Posted by Anna @ 06/14/2003 03:28 PM PST
Favorite Gregory Peck movie...Cape Fear. That movie always gives me goosebumps!
Posted by MBarnum @ 06/14/2003 03:56 PM PST
"Spellbound" is my favourite Gregory Peck movie followed very closely by "To Kill A Mocking Bird". All I can remember about MacKenna's Gold is the Jose Feliciano song.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/14/2003 04:04 PM PST
...almost forgot to mention HOW THE WEST WAS WON for Gregory Peck performances. . .
Dear Reader Michael: Blake Edwards' cut of THE WILD ROVERS is/was available on laserdisc.
Dear Reader Tom from Oz: the only thing that I can remember of MCKENNA'S GOLD (which I haven't seen) is the Playboy pictoral on the Girls of MCKENNA'S GOLD, or some such thing.
Dear Reader Anna: I'm gonna go out on a limb here, and suggest SESSION 9 for an interesting little horror/suspense/thriller. It's one of those films that has divided its viewers strongly, and I'm one of the ones stronly in favor of it.
I would also like to suggest John Frankeheimer's SECONDS, which, I'm sure BK will also endorse.
Posted by td @ 06/14/2003 04:33 PM PST
BK: I'm afraid that most forums/messageboards/newsgroups suffer a lag on the weekends.
Folks are E&T 'cause they're out shopping, getting things done they can't do on weekdays, or, in case anyone's have as GORGEOUS a day as we're having in the Bay Area, they're simply out playing or walking in a park or boating or doing other "hooky" activities.
Still, you'd think they could post "in between" doing those things, wouldn't you!
How do the "stats" help the website? Or do they?
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/14/2003 04:34 PM PST
Ron is rigth, BK. I'm actually on my way out to Borders. . .just for the fun of it. . .
Posted by td @ 06/14/2003 04:36 PM PST
I think there are some DRs who only post from work too. To some of us, every day is a holiday so HHW is more important than reading the daily news.
Posted by Tom from Oz @ 06/14/2003 04:41 PM PST
I do know that most other sites have weekend lags, but we don't want to be like most other sites, we want no lags. We want to be sans lags.
I do recommend Seconds, and I suppose it is a horror film of sorts. I saw it at a sneak preview in Westwood and I can tell you the audience (or what was left of it) was NOT happy (they booed Rock Hudson's name during the credits). I, however, loved it instantly and championed it to everyone I knew and I think everyone I knew (all six people) all went to see it. I felt similarly about The Swimmer. Another film that got booed during its sneak preview opening credits was Bonnie and Clyde. There was, however, no booing by the end of the film, just stunned silence.
Posted by bk @ 06/14/2003 04:45 PM PST
I have odd taste in films - but - favorite Gregory Peck movies -
Gentlemens agreement
Beloved Infidel
Keys of the Kingdom
Paradine case
Man in the Grey Flannel Suit
David and Bathsheba
Finally listened to the commentary track on the new dvd of Passion.
Just before I did I got an email asking me what I thought of the commentary on Sunday in the Park with George.
Surprise - I never realised it had one! So I listened to both of them back to back. Spent four and a half hours with Sondheim and the gang. What a great time. Going throuh my videotapes found a Sondheim on Inside the qactors Studio that I had tapesd some time ago and never watched - so I spent two more hours with Sondheim. What a day!
Posted by joe caporiccio @ 06/14/2003 05:25 PM PST
You ever have a string of days where you just don't want to do anything? And I mean anything? Ah, well...
It's hot here in Richmond. In the place of my run today, I took a nice two mile walk this afternoon, and still ended up working up quite a sweat - as well as getting some more "summer color" in my skin. It has cooled a little bit now that the sun is setting, and, if anything, the rain held off today! -I think the weather people said it was the first Saturday in eight to ten weeks with no rain!
I just got in from a 50th Wedding Anniversary party for the parents of my ex - too bad "ex" sounds so negative, it's not in our case. What a wonderful celebration! And since they are a good ole Southern family, there was LOTS of food, and the cake was wonderful - three beautiful tiers of pound cake with a white buttercream icing. And it was great catching up with various and sundried family members, especially the guests of honor. The tributes from the children on both sides of the family were very touching and inspiring. "Love is a many splendored thing!"
As for Greogory Peck movies, I don't actually think I've seen one all the way through. I probably did when I was younger, but just don't remember them right now - and most likely didn't appreciate them at the time. I have seen snippets of all the movies mentioned so far, and one of these days I'll finally make it all the way through The Omen. -All those "devil movies" scared me - and continue to scare me. -I still remember when my seventh grade nun told the class about the real Exorcist case - still gives me the creeps if I think about it too much.
Oh, and two grocery store discoveries:
-In the continuing line of "Limited Editions" - I came across the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in their White Chocolate and Dark Chocolate variations. The White Chocolate ones are amazingly - almost sickeningly - sweet, but the Dark Chocolate ones are quite good. -I also love the Dark Chocolate KitKats.
And I indgulged in a pint of Ben & Jerry's Oatmeal Cookie Chunk. WOW! Cinnamon ice cream, oatmeal cookie chunks and fudge chips. Wonderful combination. I may have to stock up while they're still on sale.
Now the remainder of my evening - and weekend - will be spent trying to figure out my schedule for the next few days. At least my score for I Love You... finally came in the mail this morning, so that should help me when I start Tuesday morning... Of course, since I seem to be in the middle of a string of days of low motivation...
But the Byrd is showing The Princess Bride as the midnight movie tonight! Complete with the old-fashioned organ "show" before the main feature!
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 06/14/2003 05:28 PM PST
Oh! Since I can't seem to find the write search string in order to access the correct archive...
What's the URL for that "translation" engine that was posted a few weeks ago? I meant to bookmark it, but forgot.
Thanks in advance.
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 06/14/2003 05:30 PM PST
It was very very very (that is three verys) warm today, close to ninety degrees. Now, where in tarnation IS everyone, especially Dear Reader Laura with her favorite Gregory Peck films?
I forgot about Cape Fear, most excellent. And Arabesque is a bit of a guilty pleasure.
Posted by bk @ 06/14/2003 06:33 PM PST
Ummm??? BK?????
DR Laura posted earlier in the day that she didn't think she had ever SEEN a Gregory Peck film!
Posted by Ron Pulliam @ 06/14/2003 06:57 PM PST
Ever since I saw -- at a very
tender age -- The Yearling... I
have been traumatized by what
the Gregory Peck character
does to that poor deer... and
have come to "hate" the
actor!!!!! -- You can say that I've
always been a sensitive guy!
I'm sure that Greg must have
something to do with the death
of Bambi's mother!.. I would
not be surprised!...
No, I've hardly seen any of his
films and wish I knew "To Kill
A Mockingbird", which
soundtrack I do have though....
Jose's favorite song must be:
"You, the Food and the
Music"... :- )
Well, joe c., if you saw Mr
Lipton interview Mr Sondheim
THEN you SAW and HEARD
our very own talented Liz
Callaway!!!!!
Posted by François @ 06/14/2003 07:23 PM PST
Hainsies and Kimlets not
posting tonight?
We might have to blame the
Moon again?!?
Posted by François @ 06/14/2003 07:25 PM PST
Well, I bet Jason is not
missing us a bit!
You know how today's young
folks are?!?!
Hey, kiddo? We hope you're
doing well in PA!...
What is that address already?
Buck County Jailhouse?
Oops, PLAYhouse, I mean....
Break a leg!
Posted by François @ 06/14/2003 07:41 PM PST
Well, then....
time for a commercial...
but... stay tuned!
It's Official . . .
www.julieandrewsedwardsbo
oks.com
Posted by François @ 06/14/2003 07:47 PM PST
Okay. I'm back from Borders, and it is my bounden duty to post my purchases, isn't it?
Well, I finally broke down and got the Vocal Selections for HAIRSPRAY, with those divine pictures of our very own Kerry Butler.
But, just as importantly, I bought three simply fabulous dvds! I haven't even watched them yet, but I can assure you, that they are simply faboo. Why? Well, one, they are all from MGM; a usually reliable source of dvd quality. Two, they are each and every one anamorphically encoded. Three, each of them was under $15. (So, I'm a bargain hunter). Four, they are three simply heavenly films, released by MGM to celebrate Gay Pride. Five, the titles which I bought were (in alphabetical order):
BENT - Clive Owen, Ian McKellan, Mick Jagger et al, in a stunning adaptation of Martin Sherman's intense Holocaust play.
IT'S MY PARTY - well, who knew that Randal Kleiser (GREASE) could be a moving, compassionate director?!?!? An all-star cast, featuring two Academy Award winning actresses,a nd an end title theme song which should be more popular: "Don't Cut Me Down." Also features many, many bonus features.
JEFFREY: All-Star AIDS comedy which mostly hits the mark. Michael T. Weiss is superb. The musical score is by Stephen Endelman (and saw a cd release from Varese Sarabande) and Miss Nancy LaMott can be heard singing "On the Way to the Sky."
I didn't buy any Gregory Peck movies. . .
Posted by td @ 06/14/2003 07:48 PM PST
I'm not sure I like Peck's "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," although it does stand out in my memory. I find it very cynical and sad. Does that necessarily mean that it's more "real"?
The fun part of that movie for me is to spot young DeForest Kelley as an Army medic in one of the war flashbacks. Ten years before he made the line his trademark on "Star Trek," he turns to Gregory Peck and says, "This man is dead, Captain!"
Posted by Sigerson Holmes @ 06/14/2003 07:58 PM PST
Thank you for your visit, td...
and come back soon...
Posted by Borders @ 06/14/2003 07:58 PM PST
Dear Readers, your well wishes and good vibes must be helping, for dear daughter's friend, Wendy, seemed to be doing a bit better today. The doctors are trying to dissolve the clot with blood thinners, but it's a slow process. At least the pain killers seem to be helping some, for she was slightly more alert today. Please, keep Wendy in your prayers tonight.
Posted by Susan @ 06/14/2003 08:01 PM PST
BENT!
Yeah! I was in the Broadway
production and nobody
thought about me for the film...
Rats!
Posted by Richard Gere @ 06/14/2003 08:02 PM PST
Wendy's ALWAYS in my
prayers! Honest!
Posted by Peter Pan @ 06/14/2003 08:03 PM PST
Francois,
Place the blame elsewhere!
Posted by Moon @ 06/14/2003 08:06 PM PST
Susan -- I'm so glad she's doing better. More vibes ~~~~~~~~~~
DR Jose -- Ooooohhhh, the Oatmeal Cookie Chunk is killer stuff! Have you tried Uncanny Cashew? Oy.
I think the whole limited edition thing is very upsetting, because I become immensely fond of said "limited editions" knowing all the while they're only limited and so trying not to get attached BUT unable to help myself...and then when they go off the shelves, I'm just at a loss. Like Haagen-Dazs's lemon pie frozen yogurt, for instance. I'm still in mourning for that stuff. I realize that they replace old limited editions with new ones, but goshdarnit, NOTHING beats lemon pie. Let's make it a permanent addition.
And thanks to all for the horror movie suggestions, I've written them down on my movies-to-see list.
Posted by Anna @ 06/14/2003 08:17 PM PST
Sorry I have been errant and truant in not posting earlier today! But I have a good excuse--I was at work. It wasn't like we had a beautiful day here in Virginia or anything--for the latter half of the day, it rained buckets and there were no cute little birds around singing show tunes in the sunshine.
BK--received my copy of Benjamin Kritzer today--I will probably start on it later tonight! (there's a fantasy novel I want to finish first so I can give your book my undivided attention!)
DR Joe--Sondheim appeared on Inside the Actor's Studio??!! And I was never informed of this?? I wish I could get a hold of a copy somehow!!
DR Susan--I hadn't heard about Wendy before, but I am sending warm thoughts in her direction! Hope she gets better soon!
Oh yes--Gregory Peck movies. Well, unfortunately, the only movie I ever saw him in is "To Kill a Mockingbird" so that would have to be my favorite! Didn't Atticus Finch just make #1 in the AFI Heroes list? And I loved him too as the voice of Ziegfeld in Will Rogers' Follies!
Posted by Maya @ 06/14/2003 08:29 PM PST
Nope, I'm afraid I haven't seen a single Gregory Peck movie. None that have been listed, anyway.
I didn't say I have never seen any movies. I said I never go to see movies. The last time I was in a movie theater was to see Aladdin ever so many years ago. On the rare occasions that we've rented movies for the kids, I'm usually too busy to sit and watch one. A couple months ago when Sandra had her cinema class, I watched "Brigadoon" (fell asleep) and "Strangers on a Train" (also fell asleep). I did watch TFNM (in small increments of time) and "Attack of the Puppet People" back about January.
Posted by Laura @ 06/14/2003 08:40 PM PST
Laura,
You might want to try "Sleeping
Beauty".... it might keep you
awake.
Posted by François @ 06/14/2003 09:07 PM PST
Ah, Dear Reader Richard Gere, I don't know if the public could have survived YOU and Mick Jagger (in drag, no less) in the same film! Hearts would have stood still all over the world!
Dear Borders, You need to give your salesclerk (Jeff) a big raise! He's simply faboo, too.
Posted by td @ 06/14/2003 09:17 PM PST
Forgot all about HOW THE WEST WAS ONE, one of my all-time favorite films. I was lucky enough to actually see it in Cinerama, and it was quite something. All the Cinerama movies were real special occasions. I remember dressing up in my Sunday clothes to go to the theater where the Cinerama movies were shown. BIG deals back in the day.
Posted by Matt H. @ 06/14/2003 09:27 PM PST
Argh! How embarrassing! HOW THE WEST WAS WON! is what I meant to type.
Posted by Matt H. @ 06/14/2003 09:28 PM PST
td, thank you so much....
Hope to see you soon.... and
bring along Richard Gere!
Posted by Jeff from Borders @ 06/14/2003 09:30 PM PST
Matt H.,
Don't worry: welcome to the
club!!!
Posted by François @ 06/14/2003 09:31 PM PST
.... and I must cheaper than
Mick at the time!!!
.... and I could sing too.... then!!
Posted by Richard Gere @ 06/14/2003 09:32 PM PST
Put the blame on Matt H.!
.. I was MUCH cheaper........
Posted by Richard Gere @ 06/14/2003 09:33 PM PST
Ah, my divine Richard Gere, who offered to take me to dinner with his costar, David Dukes. Ah, my divine Richard Gere, you did such magnificent work onstage in BENT; really. Your "Max" was one of the highlights of my theater-going! Your kindness after the performance was immeasurable (and I thought that your hands were rather LARGE, too).
As far as Mick is concerned, HIS film performances (get it?) are few and far between. . .did anyone actually see NED KELLY?!?! For that matter, was BENT ever released in the U.S.? (I first saw it on video in Myrtle Beach, SC, of all places)!
And as for you, Jeff. . .I do believe that Richard is quite busy with the former star of LAW AND ORDER, Jerry Orbach, oops, I mean Carey Lowell and their tykes. I'm sure that IF he were available, though, you'd find him as charming as I did.
What is this?! A late-night posting frenzy!?!?!?
Posted by td @ 06/14/2003 09:49 PM PST
I'm back, and very jiggy to see such posting going on. Lovely. Warms the cockles of my heart.
Laura - you can tell me until you're blue in the face, but I will continue to not believe you have never seen a Gregory Peck movie or at least part of one. Next you'll be telling us you've never seen a John Wayne movie.
Posted by bk @ 06/14/2003 10:25 PM PST
Fave Gregory Peck pics: TKAM and On the Beach.
Bruce: I saw a concert this afternoon at the Tigard Pops headed by our very own Jeffrey Kauffman.
While introducing a song by Schmidt and Jones, Jeff kindly mentioned the fact that Harvey Schmidt designed the covers for "Bruce Kimmel's "Benjamin Kritzer" and "Kritzerland".
Thought you would enjoy hearing this.
Posted by Dennis Clancy @ 06/14/2003 10:28 PM PST
DR Anna - I know the Limited Editions can be "frustrating", however, I have seen some Limited Editions on the market for quite a while. I guess it depends on sales. And I still sorely miss the Ben & Jerry's Mandarin Orange Chocolate! And the Maine Blueberry seems to come back in cycles.
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 06/14/2003 10:33 PM PST
My all-time favorite Ben and Jerry ice cream is the one with coconut, fudge chips and nuts - but I never remember the name of it. I used to go through a pint of that quite easily.
Posted by bk @ 06/14/2003 10:40 PM PST
Well; td, if you thought my
hands were large.......
Posted by Richard Gere @ 06/14/2003 10:41 PM PST
Laura,
If you ever want to see the
sea... join the Navy!
Posted by Fred Astaire @ 06/14/2003 10:44 PM PST
Oh, TKAM!!
That's one of those Japanese
movies Gregory did a few
years ago, right?
Posted by François @ 06/14/2003 10:46 PM PST
The only Gregory Peck movie I have ever seen was To Kill A Mockingbird. My evil, evil, evil (that is three evils) eighth grade Humanities teacher showed it to us after we read the book, wrote a report on each chapter, and otherwise analyzed it to death. Just like we did for each and every assignment in that class. But that's another story.
Posted by Sandra @ 06/15/2003 12:01 AM PST
Jose, I don't know about a few weeks ago, but just yesterday I posted a site that translates, http://world.altavista.com/ . I hope it helps.
Posted by George @ 06/15/2003 02:10 AM PST
GREGORY PECK, one of my all-time favorite actors. He was always good...so natural, yet thoughtful (you could see the wheels spinning). He had "gravitas." A few of my favorites...
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Big Country
Gentleman's Agreement
Roman Holiday
Designing Woman
Captain Newman, M.D. - A 5-star movie in my book AND in some of Amazon's reviewers (who can't understand why this film isn't on DVD). This is an immensely entertaining film with wonderful performances by the supporting cast which includes Eddie Albert, Tony Curtis, Bobby Darin and Angie Dickinson.
Posted by Donna - Cabaret West @ 06/15/2003 03:46 AM PST
DR Maya --
Sondheim was indeed on Inside the Actors' Studio -- he was an earlier interview, but they do reruns of it with some frequency, so if you're on the lookout, you should be able to catch it. I believe it was a special, long episode (someone correct me if I'm wrong -- haven't watched it in a while) and it is also released on video and not too difficult to come by there either.
Posted by Anna @ 06/15/2003 04:45 AM PST
Gregory Peck made movies with so many memories for me. All of the famous ones mentioned TKAM, Designing Woman, Arabesque (was Sophia EVER more beautiful?), The Big Country (Carroll Baker lovely as ever, and playing a MEAN girl), Man in the Gray Flannel Suit!
But I have to agree with the other DR that CAPE FEAR is right up there with the best of them. Great help from Miss Polly Bergen and Miss Lori Martin and steps ABOVE the remake!
SOUTH PACIFIC closed last night - sold out houses and a pleasant experience! We bought a set of costumes from Dallas Summer Musicals for $1000, and last night sold them to a theatre in Lafayette Indiana for $600!! My budget is well UNDER.
Thanks to DR Jose for the great hat and poster, etc from the Arena Stage production he played in last January!
I also remember a BIOGRAPHY (I think) that was broadcast less than a year ago that had Gregory Peck and his French wife traveling back to France where they had met and visiting places from her childhood. He was always surrounded by people who would approach and talk to him and he always talked to them as though he had ALL the time in the world, listening to their comments and responding in kind.
If I had to pick a moment in TKAM that stands out, for me it might be the moment when he shoots the rabid dog - and his kids realize that their father might be more than they think he is.... And his death in THE GUNFIGHTER when he tells young Skip Homeier - who just fired the fatal shot....now it's your turn, everyone will be gunning for you.
Class act! Farewell, Mr Peck.
Oh, and Richard - how is the duct tape holding out?
Posted by Jrand52 @ 06/15/2003 06:58 AM PST
Thanks for the info, Anna!
Posted by Maya @ 06/15/2003 07:18 AM PST
OMG, another Peck movie performance that I love and completely forgot about: THE BIG COUNTRY. You MUST see this is you haven't already. His character is every bit as admirable as Atticus Finch in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. A terrific performance. And you get to see Charlton Heston play less than heroic for much of the movie.
There is a terrific DVD of THE BIG COUNTRY available and I heartily recommend a rental.
Posted by Matt H. @ 06/15/2003 07:31 AM PST
I was doing my monthly google search to see if there was anythin I could add to the site. Came across the transcript for chat on the other site. First it seemed that the host and the guest sandy duncan were doing all the chatting and the people asking the questions seemed to be the same three people. But what was interesting was the following exchange
[RobertArmin] Bruce Kimmel did record Marcia Kramer's song from your production, but why weren't you on that Peter Pan album? Were you asked?
[SandyDuncan] I think the man hates me.
[RobertArmin] I won't respond to that!
BOO HISS!!
Posted by Michael Shayne @ 06/15/2003 09:08 AM PST
