I didn't mention another very good Hitchcock spy movie, SABOTEUR. I like it quite a bit.
Here is some interesting Star tidbits:
The intermission music (missing from the DVD) is simply a short instrumental version of the title song.
The exit music, which everyone is complaining about not being there, was apparently NEVER there - it was added for the laser disc so they could do their restoration credits. Can someone with the laser confirm that (apparently there is a freeze frame on the curtain that ends the film proper). Now that that information has been posted, the complainers, who were apparently wrong, are nowhere to be found.
Re: Vanessa from American Idol appearing as Tracy in Toronto's HAIRSPRAY.
I'm not sure how good she'll be. But I do remember her from AI. She was quirky and had painted hair. I think she was one of the first ones voted out of the Top !2.
Re: Vanessa from American Idol appearing as Tracy in Toronto's HAIRSPRAY.
I think the musical numbers are pretty sensational (although I'm apparently one of few who doesn't care for the "Jenny" staging).
Waiting for Mr. Pest Control Man to come remove what is now very clearly a Dead Rodent.
...This year's shows will be "Annie Get your Gun" which has not been produced here since the 1950's...Starring Dame Edna? That would be a sell-out production!
Does Casablanca count?Normally a spy film has spies in it. However, since Casablanca involves hidden documents and international affairs, I'm willing to include it in our discussion.
I don't really know what makes a film a spy film
I love all the Hitchcocks mentioned so far, although I haven't seen Torn Curtain or Foreign CorrespondantTorn Curtain is a necessity for some of the humor in Mel Brooks' High Anxiety to be understood. Howard Morris' character, Professor Lilloman, is based on the Professor that Paul Newman's character is trying to meet in East Germany. A dead-on impersonation by Morris.
Michael Shayne I have to go to L.A. but why anyone would want to spend their vacation there is beyond me, unless it is to see people. On that note, who wants to meet us for breakfast at Du-Par’s? :)
DR RLP, I too loathe the "Jenny" number, which has nothing to do with LADY IN THE DARK and almost nothing to do with Gertrude Lawrence, Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin, or Moss Hart!Well, the whole movie really has nothing to do with Gertrude Lawrence! I mean, really, where is Bea Lillie? ? ? Where is her most famous American stage role? Where is her limited voice?
How could I forget THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH - 1956, and SABATUER.....
Well yes, people keeping saying they are so and so in STAR! and I never believe it. But then I didn't believe Carroll Baker was Jean Harlow either, but I still like that movie.
My copy arrived today and I will watch it tonight.....
One nice thing about living in the country, on a beautiful day like today you can skip down the road without anyone there to laugh at you. :DIs Keith skipping as well? ;)
Is Keith skipping as well? ;)
Is Keith skipping as well? ;)
I may as well mention it first, maybe I'm in the minority here, but my favorite James Bond spy film is:
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
I've always thought that George Lazenby was a terrific Bond, too. So there.
Countdown to 40,000 posts.
Speaking of Bond, I quite enjoyed the James Bond parody they did on Deep Space Nine--"Bashir--Julian Bashir." In fact, I think Malcom McDowell's nephew Alexander Siddig (aka Siddig El Fadil) would make a quite credible Bond, although they would have to explain his Sudanese ancestry. For those of you who are not Star-Trek-obsessed like me, I will add that this episode involved all of the main characters trapped in a holodeck simulation of a Bond story, and after fighting the megalomaniac villain at every turn, Bashir realized that the one way to escape was simply to give up and let him destroy the (virtual) world.
RLP, singing all one's life is well and fine. It still doesn't necessarily prepare a singer for the rigours of Boradway or theatre singing where one has to sustain his voice through eight shows a week.
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In Michigan we had live Red Squirrels in our attic.
It's in the wall,
Update: Nothing in the attic, including toys. He's back under the house.
Estee Lauder passed away at the amazing age of 97.
Emily summer vacation already! When does school end for you?
Michael Shayne I have to go to L.A. but why anyone would want to spend their vacation there is beyond me, unless it is to see people. On that note, who wants to meet us for breakfast at Du-Par’s? :)
Italy and Germany are wonderful and closer than Australia and New Zealand, which I hope to visit one day.
I would love Europe but Wouldn;t want to watch over my shoulder all the time
It is currently 70 degrees in Tacoma, and absolutely gorgeous!
In Pennsylvania we lived next to a corn field...
Me = kid in candy store
What to watch next; what to watch next? ;D
In your dreams, tdNO. in my dreams it's YOU who's doing the skipping. :)
Jane -- Sorry to hear you were busted as a shoplifter.
Me = kid in candy store
What to watch next; what to watch next? ;D
77 degrees, bright blue skies, and not a mouse in sight.Not even the one used to control the computer?
I had to cancel my Universal monsters DVD set and then reorder. I checked Amazon.com to see if my order had shipped but I had forgotten that I ordered that set along with the Ma and Pa Kettle and Francis the Talking Mule sets! Well the Kettles don't release until May and the Mule doesn't come out until June...so the whole entire order was scheduled to ship in June!
Is that a Henson Cargill reference td?
Radio is currently playing my least favourite song and performance of all time: Wayne Newton singing "Daddy Don't you Walk so Fast". Off button here I come.
No, she was just playing "The Sheila Green Memorial Game."
Ummm. . . the Kettle set has been out in stores for a while, DR MBarnum.
It's hard to keep all these Universal DVD franchise sets clear. I hadn't heard Warners was doing a Hammer box, but I already have Curse, Horror and The Mummy - so what am I getting that I need to have that I don't already have, and will they be available separately?
Michael Shayne I have to go to L.A. but why anyone would want to spend their vacation there is beyond me, unless it is to see people. On that note, who wants to meet us for breakfast at Du-Par’s? :)
DR WEL: Update: Annie Get Your Gun is the 1999 version. Our promotion/booking booklet arrived in today's mail.
No, STAR! is about Julie singing and dancing, Gertie sure as hell didn't have the sustained high note in "The Saga of Jenny!"