I finally got a decent night's sleep, but still feel under the weather. Whiiiiiiine.
Now, I thought I read that Mr. Bakalor had fixed the Edit Profile function, no? Let's be sure before I ask him.
Jennifer, the "new" button works fine for me and we would have heard if it hadn't been working for others.
JMK: You would not have been logged off were it not for the new server change. It won't happen again as long as you've checked the "always stay logged in" feature.
Fifty-five posts by nine o'clock on a Saturday is a new record for us - no other site has fifty-five posts by nine o'clock on a Saturday.
Anyone who was using the click smilies site able to get to it? I get a "forbidden" notice.
Loving your director choices. Keaton, of course, isn't always credited as the director of his films but it is obvious he is the auteur. It is clear that von Sternberg is the least known here, and I must tell you there has never been anyone else like him, ever. Whether you end up liking or "getting" his films, you must see a couple just to see what he's about. They are, each and every one of them, unique and unlike anything you've ever seen. My list:
von Sternberg: The sublime Blonde Venus, which includes one of the greatest musical numbers ever put on film: Hot Voodoo. I also love his two Shanghai movies - Shanghai Express and the supremely strange The Shanghai Gesture. There is a Criterion DVD of The Scarlet Empress which is very good - again, totally unique.
Hitchcock: The two I can watch again and again and never tire of are North by Northwest and Rear Window, two of the greatest movies ever made.
Capra: It's a Wonderful Life
Sturges: I like all his films but for me the one where everything works perfectly is Sullivan's Travels, plus it has two of my all-time favorite actors, Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake.
Polanski: Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown, both masterpieces. Rosemary's Baby, for me, remains the finest adaptation of a book ever made (it IS the book), and Chinatown is perfection on every level.
Keaton: Seven Chances and Sherlock, Jr.
Chaplin: City Lights, simply one of the greatest movies ever made. Limelight holds a special place in my heart, too.
And now, off to work. Keep up the loads of lovely posts, and please someone answer my two questions.