Topic: A LITTLE BEHIND (Read 25243 times)

elmore3003 · « **Reply #120 on:** February 13, 2006, 12:34:20 PM »

Well, today the idiocy of PASSIONS was quite interesting: a character mentioned that today was Valentine's Day, but New Year's Eve lasted two weeks on the moronic show. I love soap opera time frames. Who writes this crap? Actually, I once knew a really bad playwright from Princeton, now dead of AIDS complications, who wrote crap, and I mean really bad pseudo-Edward Albee Virginia Woolf disasters, and ended up on the staff of ALL MY CHILDREN or ONE LIFE TO LIVE, as I recall. What was that idiot's name? Never liked him. Or his putrid plays, which the Princeton Players actually staged. I'll never forgive him for having to sit through a dreadful Happy Deathday play (I'm not making this up!).

Jrand73 · « **Reply #121 on:** February 13, 2006, 12:42:47 PM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on February 13, 2006, 12:21:03 PM

Atragon, take me away...

Ancient Chinese secret - huh?

Tomovoz · « **Reply #122 on:** February 13, 2006, 12:43:26 PM »

It was indeed . (and IS) thank you Michael.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #123 on:** February 13, 2006, 12:43:48 PM »

Wow - DRTOMovOZ - do you think the Palace ever played ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN?

Jrand73 · « **Reply #124 on:** February 13, 2006, 12:46:01 PM »

Ya know, DRELMORE sometimes I think the writers don't even WATCH the shows.

I will say however, that from what passes as acting by SOME of the "stars" that whoever types the scripts...types everything in CAPITAL LETTERS!!!

Tomovoz · « **Reply #125 on:** February 13, 2006, 12:48:55 PM »

Regent.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #126 on:** February 13, 2006, 12:51:37 PM »

Quote from: JRand55 on February 13, 2006, 12:43:48 PM

Wow - DRTOMovOZ - do you think the Palace ever played ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN?

The cinema underneath the Regent was the Plaza - Our "Cinerama" movie palace. A Fifty Foot Woman would have been more at home there.

I suspect the movie would really have been show at "The Majestic" Cinema in Melbourne.

bk · « **Reply #127 on:** February 13, 2006, 12:53:33 PM »

Dakota Celt did you have any luck searching the newspapers?

Rodzinski, I can't seem to download anything from that site (including whatever you linked to last week) - I just keep getting asked to be a premium member or to wait some amount of time - I wait, but the amount of time never changes.

bk · « **Reply #128 on:** February 13, 2006, 12:54:08 PM »

Now, will we achieve our new plateau by the end of this evening, I wonder? About ninety posts to go.

TPunk · « **Reply #129 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:04:08 PM »

I am at work and I am hungry.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #130 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:05:54 PM »

Ah yes....she would have loved the Plaza, DR TOMovOZ...she was sort of a mezzanine soprano.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #131 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:06:20 PM »

Any BK envelopes coming to Indiana?

Jrand73 · « **Reply #132 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:06:45 PM »

Quote from: TPunk on February 13, 2006, 01:04:08 PM

I am at work and I am hungry.

Try a Snickers bar, I heard that they satisfy!

Matt H. · « **Reply #133 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:08:36 PM »

Good afternoon!

Lunch ran long, and I only had time for a few TV episodes on DVD.

First up was a CSI episode involving infantalism. Very bizarre episode.

Matt H. · « **Reply #134 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:12:02 PM »

Next was an episode about a convention in Las Vegas of obese people. CSI does manage to plot its mysteries around circumstances that are anything but mundane.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #135 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:12:34 PM »

Quote from: JRand55 on February 13, 2006, 01:05:54 PM

Ah yes....she would have loved the Plaza, DR TOMovOZ...she was sort of a mezzanine soprano.

LOL

And The Plaza did house "Seven Wonders Of The World". She would have felt right at home with Lowell Thomas

Matt H. · « **Reply #136 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:14:07 PM »

Having just gotten my Jacques Tati comedies last week from Criterion, I thought I'd like to see a widescreen color extravaganza before delving into these older masterful comedies.

So, I plucked INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE off the shelf and started watching it. Got to "'X' marks the spot" before closing it down to get on-line. Will continue more with it later tonight.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #137 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:15:31 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on February 13, 2006, 01:12:34 PM

LOL

And The Plaza did house "Seven Wonders Of The World". She would have felt right at home with Lowell Thomas

Ain't it the truth!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #138 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:17:30 PM »

Ya know, DR MATTH - I know that Mr BK and others have said that Tati is a favorite....but I just don't like his movies. I don't GET his comedy - and the visuals don't seem funny to me, at all.

Of course I have only seen his movies on regular commercial TV and in P/S - is there one that you recommend that might be best for me to start a re-evaluation.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #139 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:18:55 PM »

The other favourite cinema of my childhood was The State (Later called the Forum). I love the Greco/Roman statues used in the decor and the stars on the ceiling - which twinkled as the lights were dimmed.

Ginny · « **Reply #140 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:19:47 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on February 13, 2006, 01:14:07 PM

So, I plucked INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE off the shelf and started watching it. Got to "'X' marks the spot" before closing it down to get on-line. Will continue more with it later tonight.

DR MattH - that movie has one of my all-time favorite library sequences in it - when the librarian is stamping the books and Indiana Jones is banging on the marble floor.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #141 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:25:03 PM »

TOD:

I'm having trouble placing my earliest movie house. I could swear that it was the Stanley Theatre in Camden, NJ. But according to all reports, it was demolished in 1965 and I'm sure of my memories of going to see movies with my parents beyond that date. I'll have to check this out with my mom and sisters.

The next movie house I regularly attended was the Crescent Theatre, which has had a sad little history. Movie house, porn parlor, auto tire repair. This theatre was a bit of a hike for ten year olds--about two miles--so we were generally dropped off and given bus fare to get back home. Of course, we would pocket the bus money and walk and stop off at our favorite corner store, Stems, and buy candy and comics instead.

When we moved to Pennsauken in 1971, I began attending the Walt Whitman Theatre with my new chums. By then, it was just a $1.00 movie slum, but what did we care! We could go see THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE and MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS every night of the week if we wanted. And then, there was the very special night on which the Walt Whitman played host to "An Evening With Moe Howard" (which turned out to be a fun evening, at that!)

As I got older and began making trips into Philly on my own, there were a ton of theatres that surrounded the Market and Chestnut Streets area. All but two are gone. The survivors are the Midway (now the Prince Musical Theatre) and the Boyd, which just last year was saved from certain demolition and is slated to be renovated as a legit theatre that will house touring musicals. Some stories do have a happy ending.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #142 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:29:16 PM »

I think we are all bogging down the Cinematreasures web site. The administrators are probably wondering what is going on.

MBarnum · « **Reply #143 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:34:47 PM »

When you try to download the album click the "free" download...you will then have to wait about 20 or 30 seconds and then it will give you a password. Type in the password and proceed.

I had trouble at first also, but then suddenly noticed the seconds counting down...it isn't easy to see and you might have to scroll down a bit...but it is there.

DakotaCelt · « **Reply #144 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:37:44 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on February 13, 2006, 12:34:20 PM

Well, today the idiocy of PASSIONS was quite interesting: a character mentioned that today was Valentine's Day, but New Year's Eve lasted two weeks on the moronic show. I love soap opera time frames. Who writes this crap? Actually, I once knew a really bad playwright from Princeton, now dead of AIDS complications, who wrote crap, and I mean really bad pseudo-Edward Albee Virginia Woolf disasters, and ended up on the staff of ALL MY CHILDREN or ONE LIFE TO LIVE, as I recall. What was that idiot's name? Never liked him. Or his putrid plays, which the Princeton Players actually staged. I'll never forgive him for having to sit through a dreadful Happy Deathday play (I'm not making this up!).

Elmore, some one needs to take the computer away from the the people doing Passions and DAys!!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #145 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:46:09 PM »

What a great theatre, DR TOMovOZ....the poor little Mooresville Ritz seems like a hovel now!!

Matt H. · « **Reply #146 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:56:37 PM »

Quote from: JRand55 on February 13, 2006, 01:17:30 PM

Ya know, DR MATTH - I know that Mr BK and others have said that Tati is a favorite....but I just don't like his movies. I don't GET his comedy - and the visuals don't seem funny to me, at all.

Of course I have only seen his movies on regular commercial TV and in P/S - is there one that you recommend that might be best for me to start a re-evaluation.

I haven't seen the two I bought in quite a few years, so my impressions may also have changed.

I can understand that the comedy might be an acquired taste. No need to second guess your feelings. But I'll get to M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY in the next day or two and tell you what I think. BTW, it's 1.33:1 so not a widescreen effort.

Matt H. · « **Reply #147 on:** February 13, 2006, 01:57:48 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on February 13, 2006, 01:19:47 PM

DR MattH - that movie has one of my all-time favorite library sequences in it - when the librarian is stamping the books and Indiana Jones is banging on the marble floor.

The movie is filled with hilarious moments (which make the Indy Jones action features so accessible to a very wide audience), and this certainly ranks high among them!

Matt H. · « **Reply #148 on:** February 13, 2006, 02:01:03 PM »

I should also be able to finally get to last Thursday's CSI episode which I've been saving for an hour slot to watch instead of a network TV rerun. If all goes well, tonight at 8 should be my time to finally get to see this.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #149 on:** February 13, 2006, 02:03:17 PM »

For views of the Melbourne of my childhood check out the beginning of "The Road To Bali".

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