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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were both straightforward and crookedbackward, and now it is time for you to post until the meandering cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: LUCRE!
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New dear reader Adriana Patti is in the midst of finals but assures me she'll be introducing herself here in about two weeks.
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DakotaCelt: Eric Braedon's real name is Hans Gudegast, and that is how he is credited in films prior to Colossus: The Forbin Project.
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BK, I think bringing back the Unseemly Trivia Contest is a great idea! Of course, I've only ever been able to answer maybe one or two questions, but it's fun trying to find the answers...and completely frustrating, but in a good way. ;D
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I've just now caught up to page four of yesterday's posts.
That is all.
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I've caught up on all of yesterday's posts. And now...time for bed. But later this morning, I want to go in to work to make up some time for taking off yesterday. After that, I have to usher for the Masterworks Choral Ensemble's (http://www.mce.org/) (a very good local community choir) evening of Andrew Lloyd Webber music. I don't doubt that there will be a good crowd and it'll be a good show.
Good night, BK. :)
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TOTD:
1. Dirk Bogarde: Death in Venice
2. John Malkovich: Of Mice and Men
3. Kevin Spacey: Midnight in the Garden ....
4. Albert Finney: A Man Of No Importance
5. Paul Newman: Nobodys' Fool
6. Gregory Peck: To Kill A Mocking Bird
7. James Dean: East of Eden
8. Tom Courtenay: Billy Liar
9. Peter O'Toole: Lawrence Of Arabia
10. Dustin Hoffman: Midnight Cowboy
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Saturday! And I have to work. :(
Oh well.
No rain here yesterday, but I think we will make up for that today.
I remember seeing PATTON at the drive in and thinking George C. Scott was doing a pretty remarkable job - although I didn't care much for Karl Malden....EVER.....
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Filthy lucre....it's the only reason I work.
Hmmmm TOD:
I will have to take a couple of DR TOMovOZ's choices....
In no particular order:
Gregory Peck - To Kill a Mockingbird
Ronald Colman - Lost Horizon
Ray Milland - The Lost Weekend
Johnny Depp - Ed Wood
Clifton Webb - Titanic
Ryan O'Neal - What's Up Doc?
Laurence Harvey - The Manchurian Candidate
Clark Gable - Gone With The Wind
Dirk Bogarde - Darling & Tale of Two Cities
Kevin Coughlin - Wild in the Streets
These are the ones I can think of.....and I have to stop at ten!
As an addendum, I will put the actor who played the title role in MY BROTHER NIKHIL....
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Off to work, I guess.
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Oh, Darn and Dang! Next weekend's going to have a trivia contest and I'm going to miss it, or at least not be by a computer all weekend because of my trip to Washington.
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A very violent-sounding weekend of theater awaits me in Washington next weekend. A new play called LOVE LIES BLEEDING, the Signature Theatre's ASSASSINS, and of course MAIM. :)
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Saturday morning greetings! It's a work day for me and, since it's the 5th day of my work week, I'll be information-waitressing all day.
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Good morning, all! I slept very late this morning for no particular reason other than that I could. I need to examine holiday music today for smething to arrange for the December Men's Chorus concert, and my desk needs a good cleaning. I've also got to read this script for the musical theatre festival. Tonight I'm seeing a 15-minute musical by my friends Curtis and Tom, which is part of the Ensemble Studio Theatre's one-act marathon.
TOD:
Clark Gable - GWTW
Gregory Peck - To Kill a Mockingbird
John Wayne - The Searchers
Ian Mackellan - Gods and Monsters
Oy!
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Good TOD
No Particular Order
George C. Scott (Patton)
Rod Steiger (The Pawnbroker)
Peter Finch (Network)
Jack Lemmon (Some Light It Hot)
Marlon Brando ( A Streetcar Named Desire)
Montgomery Clift (Judgement at Nuremberg)
Sir John Gielgud (Arthur)
Sir Charles Chaplin (City Lights)
Peter O'Toole (The Ruling Class)
Richard Burton (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf)
Honorable Mention
Allakariallak (Nanook of the North)
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Good Morning!
I got up early(!) today thinking I was going to do something... Alas, I did not end up doing said something... Instead, I went to Whole Foods - it's amazing how empty and quiet(!) that place is at 8:10 on a Saturday morning... I breakfasted on croissants and cafe au lait... Well, not really - I really just love that poem/lyric... Instead, I gathered some food from the Breakfast Hot Bar - bacon, sausage, cheese grits, etc. - then settled down in the cafe seating area and watched everyone else doing their morning things... The gentleman behind me was marking up some music, well, at least writing in some new chord symbols for some transpositions... A woman was going over her aria for some audition or lesson she has later this morning - I believe it was Mozart from the looks of the patterns on the page... A gay couple (men) were doting over their baby girl... And the gentleman down a few tables from me just kept spinning his empty coffee cup and looking at the wall as if is he was trying to read it...
After I was done eating, I headed back to the bakery section where I picked up an assortment of bagels and some croissants, and those are now sitting in a pretty tray on the kitchen table waiting for the rest of the apartment to wake up. -I guess I should start the coffee brewing soon...
Other than that, it's been a good morning so far, and I suspect I'll be taking a nap sometime this afternoon.
And, now, I must catch up on the posts from last night, and today's Notes. -Yes, I posted before I read... bitch-slap me! ;)
Laters...
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Good morning all. For breakfast I am having Hello Kitty Face toast (the face worked this time!) with peanut butter. Soon we will be heading down to Brooklyn for the Renegade Craft fair and some brunch, but if I don't eat something now, I will get cranky.
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TOD:
James Cagney - Yankee Doodle Dandy
Michael Douglas - An American President
Robert Duvall - Tender Mercies
Richard Gere - An Officer and a Gentleman
Tom Hanks - Philadelphia and Toy Story (how's that for contrast?)
Kevin Kline - The Big Chill
Alfred Molina - Chocolat
Geoffrey Rush - Shakespeare in Love
Rod Steiger - Dr. Zhivago
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Good morning!
I didn't get nearly enough sleep. Was too warm in the bed, and even after getting up and turning on the ceiling fan, I couldn't go back to sleep. So, it's been a long morning.
Beautiful day out with clear blue skies, but it's going to be very hot again today with no rain in sight.
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It is supposed to be quite hot here today. Uncomfortably hot it's been said but I'm just glad it's not raining.
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Top male Performances in Films:
1. Richard Burton - WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
2. Rex Harrison - MY FAIR LADY
3. George C. Scott - PATTON
4. Robert DeNiro - RAGING BULL
5. Montgomery Clift - A PLACE IN THE SUN
6. Jack Lemmon - SOME LIKE IT HOT
7. Clark Gable - GONE WITH THE WIND
8. Gregory Peck - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
9. Marlon Brando - A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
10. Al Pacino - DOG DAY AFTERNOON
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Here is a link to more info about the Renegade Craft Fair if anyone is interested. I believe there is also going to be one in Chicago.
http://www.renegadecraft.com/brooklyn/index.php
I'm excited about all of the vendors- it looks like a lot of fun clothes, accessories, and crafty items. I am hoping to gather some inspiration to return to doing a lot of crafts and sewing myself. In honor of the day I am wearing a sundress that I just completed.
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I finshed that Hollywood Screen Test disc this morning. Interesting that JoAnne Worley and Peg Murray tested for Ernestina Semple in HELLO DOLLY, and Sandy Duncan tested for Minnie Faye, also. Ron Rifkin tested for Ambrose, too. I might have picked Sandy over E.J. Peaker as Minnie Faye. In the other cases, I think the folks they went with for those film roles were appropriate.
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After watching those DOLLY screen tests, it's made me want to revisit HELLO, DOLLY today which I'll probably do at some point. Certainly, apart from another new episode of THE EVIDENCE on ABC, there's nothing on TV for me to watch.
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Some favorite male performances:
Montgomery Clift- The Search
Robert De Niro- Taxi Driver
Scott Baio- Bugsy Malone
Johnny Depp- Finding Neverland, Edward Scissorhands
Kevin Kline- A Prairie Home Companion
William Macy- Fargo
David Strathairn- Good Night and Good Luck
Robert Downey Jr.- Home for the Holidays, Two Girls and a Guy
Tom Nondorf- The Alien Conspiracy: Grey Skies
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I'm up, I'm up. It's already hot here - it was 100 yesterday.
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Good Morning! -Once again...
Now I'm having croissants and cafe au lait.
:)
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Warren Oates-Two-Lane Blacktop
Warren Oates-92 in the Shade
James Stewart-It's a Wonderful Life
Nicolas Cage-Vampire's Kiss
Jerry Lewis-The Nutty Professor
Robert Mitchum-Night of the Hunter
Robert Mitchum-The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Montgomery Clift-From Here to Eternity
Robert Morse-How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
George Segal-Born to Win
Warren William-Skyscraper Souls
Oh, that's 11. I cheated.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Jacques Perrin - "Cinema Paradiso"
Leonardo DiCaprio - "Catch Me If You Can" - And I'm usually not a fan of Leo.
Kevin Spacey - "The Usual Suspects"
Gerard Depardieu - "Tous les matins du monde"
Phillippe Noiret - "Il Postino"
Dustin Hoffman - "Tootsie"
...And that's about all for now... We'll see what happens once my café au lait kicks in.
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Ah, yes... "The Moustache" hit his head a few weeks ago... And seems to be behaving erratically right now... Which in the case of Victor Newman, means he is acting nice and compassionate. In fact, he just bought a new puppy for Nikki. -And the dog's name is "Sapato" - since he likes to chew up shoes...
;)
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Ah.. Page Two Dance...
Pick a dance, any dance... Just not something too fast since the temp is starting to rise outside.
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Off to start lunch preparation.
WBBL.
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I'm going to jog as soon as she of the Evil Eye is in the house, because if I don't do it now, I won't do it when it's 100 degrees later.
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And continuing my list for the Topic of the Day...
Campbell Scott - "Longtime Companion"
Colin Farrell - "A Home At the End of the World"
Gene Wilder - "Willy Wonka & and The Chocolate Factory"
Henry Thomas - "E.T. the Extraterrestrial"
...I think that makes 10... And quite an eclectic it is... Isn't it?
-Maybe I need more coffee... and/or maybe I need my nap.
;)
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Just had a lovely lunch of half a pork tenderloin sandwich (leftover from last night's dinner) and an apple. I'm going for a little walk, before my afternoon of information-waitressing.
Bye for now.
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Back from my jog, and shall return when she of the Evil Eye is gone.
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Hmm... I guess the editorial staff is off on the weekends over at Playbill.com... This morning's main headline (at least of 12:57pm here in NYC):
Bight Lights, Big City Gets Another Chance to Shine With Revised Mounting in Philly
Proofreader?
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It was totally HOT here yesterday and my house was baking when I arrived home. Turned on the A/C and kept it on until my bedtime six hours later.
I had the fans going and it was tolerable...but I was fretful until about 2:30 a.m. or 3 a.m....when it finally cooled down.
Forecast is for hotter day today.
Sigh.
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Top male performances in film --
I like many of those which have been named already, to which I'd ad:
Russell Crowe -- Gladiator
Philip Seymour Hoffman -- Capote
Viggo Mortensen -- Lord of the Rings trilogy
Sir Anthony Hopkins -- Silence of the Lambs
Robert Redford -- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Paul Newman -- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Matt Damon -- The Talented Mr. Ripley
Jeff Bridges -- Starman
And a slightly different take on:
Gene Wilder -- Young Frankenstein
Peter O'Toole -- The Ruling Class
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Re: Patton. As some here may know (can't remember if I've mentioned it before), my father was a battalion commander under Patton and his adjutant during the North Africa campaign. My dad was a consultant (uncredited) on the film and was invited to the Seattle premiere as an honored guest (he was Senior Officer at Ft. Lewis at the time), and he brought me as his semi-honored guest :). This was a big deal--krieg lights, red carpet, even an opening act of patriotic tunes on the big organ that rose up out of the pit. In fact, if you watch the film, one of Patton's adjutants in the film is named "Coughlin" and we've wondered if that was a slight reworking of my Dad. Anyhoo, two things--my Dad was in the battalion that Patton had to apologize to after slapping the shell-shocked soldier (try saying that three times fast). My Dad snuck a camera in and took pics of Patton apologizing. It's been driving me crazy since I inherited my Dad's stuff because I can't find those particular snapshots--I think my Dad, in his idiocy of what these would be worth on eBay today :o, sent them to a friend of his. I found a letter to that effect in my Dad's effects and I actually called the guy, who was a semi-senile old fart (sorry) who was extremely confused as to who I was and who my Dad was.
But in terms of the film itself, yes, it's brilliant--but I'll never forget my Dad's whispered comment to me as the film started with Scott's monologue. "Well, he may look like Patton, but he sure as hell doesn't sound like him--Patton had a high, squeaky voice like a little girl's." ;) Maybe that could be the obstacle the young Patton strives to overcome in the remake.
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TOD:
1. Ken Clark - ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES
2. Hugh Trevor - CONSPIRACY
3. Rajesh Khanna - ANAND
4. W. C. Fields - INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
5. Roy Chiao - AIR HOSTES
6. John Saxon - THE UNGUARDED MOMENT
7. Marlon Brando - SAYONARA
8. Duane Jones - NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
9. William Holden - SUNSET BLVD.
10. Arthur Lake - BLONDIE
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TOD:
1. Ken Clark - ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES
2. Hugh Trevor - CONSPIRACY
3. Rajesh Khanna - ANAND
4. W. C. Fields - INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
5. Roy Chiao - AIR HOSTES
6. John Saxon - THE UNGUARDED MOMENT
7. Marlon Brando - SAYONARA
8. Duane Jones - NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
9. William Holden - SUNSET BLVD.
10. Arthur Lake - BLONDIE
Only one Bollywood actor?
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TOD:
1. Ken Clark - ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES
2. Hugh Trevor - CONSPIRACY
3. Rajesh Khanna - ANAND
4. W. C. Fields - INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
5. Roy Chiao - AIR HOSTES
6. John Saxon - THE UNGUARDED MOMENT
7. Marlon Brando - SAYONARA
8. Duane Jones - NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
9. William Holden - SUNSET BLVD.
10. Arthur Lake - BLONDIE
I feel quite certain in stating we could only see these 10 people in a list here at HHW. :)
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1. Richard Burton -- WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
2. Jack Lemmon -- SAVE THE TIGER
3. Bruce Davison -- LONGTIME COMPANION
4. Robert Preston -- VICTOR VICTORIA / DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS
5. Kevin Kline -- THE BIG CHILL
6. Peter O’Toole – THE LION IN WINTER / LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
7. Robert Redford -- THE WAY WE WERE
8. James Dean – REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
9. James Caan – BRIAN’S SONG
10. James Stewart -- VERTIGO
**All choices subject to changed after I have coffee.
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...It's a laaaaa-zy afternoon...
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Back from my morning drive-bys. Shipped everything, picked up a package (one package is still due - overdue by now), and now I am home. I though I had the whole afternoon to myself, but Kevin wants to come here to watch the video and make notes, because where he's staying they don't have a VHS machine (unbelievable).
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Back from my morning drive-bys. Shipped everything, picked up a package (one package is still due - overdue by now), and now I am home. I though I had the whole afternoon to myself, but Kevin wants to come here to watch the video and make notes, because where he's staying they don't have a VHS machine (unbelievable).
Well, not that quite unbelievable... Been to Best Buy, Tower Records and Video, Circuit City lately... Nary a VHS tape in sight... And stand alone VCRs are also getting hard to come by now - I see more of those VCR/DVD combos on the shelves lately. -And when I do come across a VCR, they're usually more expensive than the DVD player on the next shelf.
..Just an observation...
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bk - Be sure to tell Kevin that Nick and Chandra say HI!
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I shall indeed, whenever he arrives. It's really hot outside. I actually had to turn the air conditioning on for a while. I reallllly want pizza, but I think I'll try to hold off until tomorrow. In the meantime, I have to eat now because I won't have time later. So, what to eat. Pizza would be so easy, wouldn't it? Just a couple of slices from Wolgang Puck. So easy.
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TOD:
James Cagney - Yankee Doodle Dandy
Michael Douglas - An American President
Robert Duvall - Tender Mercies
Richard Gere - An Officer and a Gentleman
Tom Hanks - Philadelphia and Toy Story (how's that for contrast?)
Kevin Kline - The Big Chill
Alfred Molina - Chocolat
Geoffrey Rush - Shakespeare in Love
Rod Steiger - Dr. Zhivago
No offense BUT Mr Molina in Chocolat????
That has to be one of the most embarrassing parts to be played by an actor! And I was embarrassed for him!
I hope the pay was good!
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Jacques Perrin - "Cinema Paradiso"
Leonardo DiCaprio - "Catch Me If You Can" - And I'm usually not a fan of Leo.
Kevin Spacey - "The Usual Suspects"
Gerard Depardieu - "Tous les matins du monde"
Phillippe Noiret - "Il Postino"
Dustin Hoffman - "Tootsie"
...And that's about all for now... We'll see what happens once my café au lait kicks in.
No offense BUT if you select Mr Noiret for Il Postino, what about Massimo Troisi for same film!?
He IS the film!
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TOTD
Johnny Depp for ED WOOD.
Leo DiCaprio for What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
Matthew Modine AND Nicolas Cage for Birdy.
Richard Gere for Blood Brothers. (LOVE that film!
Older brother Chubby (Paul Sorvino) is a combative, booze-swilling, rough-edged construction worker, following in the footsteps of his brother Tommy (Tony Lo Bianco). Macho in the extreme, these fellows have no time for the sensitive moral quandaries which are at the heart of the two younger brothers' lives. Stony (Richard Gere), has worked with his father in the construction business, but longs to work with children. Albert (Michael Hershewe), the youngest, is a sensitive lad, the butt of his father and oldest brother's rough manner, and is constantly being harassed by his stressed-out mother (Lelia Goldoni). After a few attempts to communicate with his insensitive older brother and his parents, Stony must decide for himself if the rejection he will experience from his family on leaving the construction business is worth it; and if it is, what can be done to protect his younger brother from the rest of the family? ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide)
George Clooney in...... anything!
Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins! (I'm joking!!)
etc etc etc......
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No offense BUT if you select Mr Noiret for Il Postino, what about Massimo Troisi for same film!?
He IS the film!
Ooh... My mal... You are correct, I meant to list Signor Troisi.
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More recently:
Jake Gyllenhaal for.... you guessed it.... B.M.
(The Hilles Are Alive With The Sound Of Beans!)
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Ooh... My mal... You are correct, I meant to list Signor Troisi.
My mal?!! :D
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TOTD
You're gonna laugh but
I was very impressed by Christian Bale in EMPIRE OF THE SUN and
Bobby Driscoll in TREASURE ISLAND.
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TOTD
Performance of a lifetime by Coluche in Tchao Pantin.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086420/
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Ten of my favourite male performances of the top of my head:
John Wayne - THE SEARCHERS
Errol Flynn - THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
Peter O' Toole - GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS
Donald Crisp - HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY
Humphrey Bogart - THE MALTESE FALCON
Robert Mitchum - NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
Cary Grant - PENNY SERENADE
John Barrymore - GRAND HOTEL
Kirk Douglas - SPARTACUS
Ronald Colman - THE LIGHT THAT FAILED
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Well, not that quite unbelievable... Been to Best Buy, Tower Records and Video, Circuit City lately... Nary a VHS tape in sight... And stand alone VCRs are also getting hard to come by now - I see more of those VCR/DVD combos on the shelves lately. -And when I do come across a VCR, they're usually more expensive than the DVD player on the next shelf.
..Just an observation...
In a store near my place, video tapes sell now for..... one euro!!
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I gave in to the pizza urge and had two slices - one cheese, one pepperoni - from Wolgang Puck. I must say, a bit disappointing, but now I have it out of my system. I can't imagine two slices would be over a 1000 calories, so I'm fine and quite full, plus I ran really briskly today. I also found a pair of running shoes in my closet that I think I've only worn twice.
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I also went to Tumi and bought a new wallet - same one I had before.
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Now, where in tarnation IS everyone?
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Including Kevin. If he waits much longer he won't be able to watch the video here.
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Off to dinner, and then to see the final performance of PAJAMA GAME, where I'm sitting so far to the side that I'm thinking someone will have to tell me what's going on onstage. Well, at least I'll hear the final perf of PAJAMA GAME. :)
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Welcome thirteen GUESTS! THIRTEEN GUESTS - one person on the discussion board - what's wrong with this photograph?
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Yep, I finally got a VCR/DVD recorder with a hard drive just to simplfy my equipment stack. The separate VCR still works fine and will be used in case of equipment emergencies, but a stand alone VCR is pretty much passe now at least in electronics stores.
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I watched HELLO, DOLLY! this afternoon. Well, I got to the middle of the "Hello, Dolly" number before I made some phone calls and cleared up lunch dishes.
Will finish it when I go back to the den. Next will come THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH which is the one DVD from that Marilyn Monroe boxed set that I haven't watched. I've just seen this movie so many times that I had put off watching the DVD, but I think it's time for it now. I'd like something light and fun tonight.
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And if there is time before THE EVIDENCE comes on tonight, I'll put in LEGALLY BLONDE.
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"Empire Of The Son". I wanted to put the kid out of his misery. Can't remember his acting, I just loathed the film so much.
Of course I didn't think much of E.T. either.
It may say more about me than the films.. LOL.
But then I thought Haley Joel Osment was wonderful in the Sixth Sense, "A.I." and "Pay It Forward",
I even liked Helen Hunt's performance in "Pay It Forward". Much better than "As Good As It Gets" in which she was IMHO very much her TV persona.
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Off to watch more films.
WBBL.
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I was planning to drive up to Portland this afternoon to see the new John Abraham Bollywood movie WATER, but have been too tired today to do a lot of driving around. So instead I am flopped on the couch like so much fish watching Alan Steel in HERCULES AND THE MASKED RIDER wherein Hercules somehow or other is in the days of the Three Musketeers??!!
Well it is fun anyhow, although I suspect a nap will be happening for me quite soon.
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I was planning to drive up to Portland this afternoon to see the new John Abraham Bollywood movie WATER, but have been too tired today to do a lot of driving around. So instead I am flopped on the couch like so much fish watching Alan Steel in HERCULES AND THE MASKED RIDER wherein Hercules somehow or other is in the days of the Three Musketeers??!!
I can't see how that would puzzle you at all, DR MBarnum! ;)
I am now off to see the Ensemble Studio Theatre Marathon. The state of my allergies makes me want to stay in, but I have no other option. I do look forward to seeing what my friends wrote.
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Well, we're certainly on our way to a new all-time low.
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It's a Gloomy Sunday here.
Sunday Bloody Sunday.
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Well, we're certainly on our way to a new all-time low.
No, dammit, no!!! We will not have an all-time low.
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I watched HELLO, DOLLY! this afternoon. Well, I got to the middle of the "Hello, Dolly" number before I made some phone calls and cleared up lunch dishes.
Will finish it when I go back to the den. Next will come THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH which is the one DVD from that Marilyn Monroe boxed set that I haven't watched. I've just seen this movie so many times that I had put off watching the DVD, but I think it's time for it now. I'd like something light and fun tonight.
I would rather be tied to a chair and forced to watch EVITA (even with Patti Lupone), over and over again; than have to sit through one showing of THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH. That movie makes my skin crawl.
Ah yes, that is horse racing!
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Well, Mr. Oz, it looks like it is just you and me.
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This evening, my friends are coming down from the north to drive me out to dinner. It will be a nice change to get away from the house, and they have a huge car, which will make it easier to get in and out.
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LOL TCB.
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This has been a bad week for me. My incision has become quite infected, and the pain makes it impossible to even roll over on to my left side. Naturally, I always sleep on my left side.
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LOL TCB.
Come along, Thomas, we have posting to do.
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I can't believe that everyone from this board is busy watching the Stanley Cup. In fact, I can't believe that anyone from this board (with the exception of our Canadian friends) is watching the Stanley Cup.
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I've mentioned the films over the past few weeks but I've now seen Richard Lester's "It's Trad Dad", "Just For Fun" and "The Knack and How to Get It".
I've enjoyed the three of them but still do not see what is so wonderful about "A Hard Day's Night" which I find laboured. I think the film score is terrific and is certainly has some of the best melodies written by Lennon and McCartney..
Horses and courses indeed.
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I did my part today, watching the United States play their match in the World Cup. I still find soccer boring, but I did watch the whole game.
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Too many incisive comments have been made DR TCB.
I don't even know Stanley.
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Well, actually, I kept switching back and forth between the World Cup and the Mariners game against the San Francisco Giants. Thank God, I understand baseball.
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Hmm... I guess the editorial staff is off on the weekends over at Playbill.com... This morning's main headline (at least of 12:57pm here in NYC):
Bight Lights, Big City Gets Another Chance to Shine With Revised Mounting in Philly
Proofreader?
I'll have to make fun of somebody about that!
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No offense BUT Mr Molina in Chocolat????
That has to be one of the most embarrassing parts to be played by an actor! And I was embarrassed for him!
I hope the pay was good!
Well, I was going to say Alfred Molina in Frida, but I figured I'd really get nailed for that ;)
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Speaking of not getting a movie, the other night I watched THE PRINCESS BRIDE for the first time. Every actor I know can quote whole passages of the dialogue in that movie, but I had just never seen it.
Well............... it was cute and funny; but I can't imagine watching it again.
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DR TCB - my predecessor in my job, who retired 3 years ago, was hovering over my desk this week. The good thing was that I was able to talk him out of some Annie Oakley ephemera that will soon be on its way to you. Watch your mailbox!
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Well, I was going to say Alfred Molina in Frida, but I figured I'd really get nailed for that ;)
Well, you could have said Alfred Molina in FIDDLER and everyone would have laughed.
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DR TCB - my predecessor in my job, who retired 3 years ago, was hovering over my desk this week. The good thing was that I was able to talk him out of some Annie Oakley ephemera that will soon be on its way to you. Watch your mailbox!
Oh Ginny, you are a love!
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Today's listening: Joe Brown & the Bruvvers. I doubt that Mr Bown is known in North America. He was in "Charlie Girl" in the West End, was in the movie "Mona lisa" and directed "Pump Poys and Dinnettes" in London.
Joe Brown has that "charm" that made Tommy Steele, Freddie Garrity and Peter Noone successful pop stars.
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Woody! What's for dinner?
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Well, you could have said Alfred Molina in FIDDLER and everyone would have laughed.
LOL - I tried to get a ticket to see that in October 2004, but the guy at TKTS talked me out of it (actually, he told me that AM was not in the show that night). I saw Brooke Shields in Wonderful Town instead and enjoyed it very much.
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One of those things, I guess. I can't stop watching THE PRINCESS BRIDE if ever it is on. Probably one of the movies I've seen the most. So many people named other great performances that I enjoy.
Gene Wilder as WW, for instance.
I agree with TCB about ITCH. Can't stand that Tom Ewell.
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What's to understand about baseball. First you peel an onion...
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One of those things, I guess. I can't stop watching THE PRINCESS BRIDE if ever it is on. Probably one of the movies I've seen the most. So many people named other great performances that I enjoy.
Gene Wilder as WW, for instance.
I agree with TCB about ITCH. Can't stand that Tom Ewell.
Yep, I find him smarmy!
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Where is Jane this weekend?
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What's to understand about baseball. First you peel an onion...
"There's NO CRYING in baseball!"
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Well, at least we made it to 100.
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"Frida" was a disappointment. All style and no heart IMHO.
I prefered the representation of the artists in "Cradle Will Rock" But then I'm always going to prefer Ruben Blades.
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I will be leaving in a few minutes for dinner. Please keep up the good work!
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Is it because I'm a lesbian?
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"There's NO CRYING in baseball!"
There would be If I were forced to watch.
Then again - the chair and the Patti Lupone would be a worse option.
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Well, BK, did Kevin ever arrive?
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There would be If I were forced to watch.
Then again - the chair and the Patti Lupone would be a worse option.
Actually, I think it was Susan Hayward that got the chair. Whoops, I think that was the gas chamber.
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I prefered the representation of the artists in "Cradle Will Rock" But then I'm always going to prefer Ruben Blades.
DR Tomovoz - Cradle Will Rock is one of my favorite movies.
I could add to the TOD, several of John Turturro's performances - in CWR, Quiz Show, and O, Brother, Where Art Thou?. And, speaking of Quiz Show, I liked Ralph Fiennes and Rob Morrow in that.
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Pretty sure nobody's watching the Stanley Cup. The ratings have been lower than dirt.
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I did think that Patti was nicely subdued in that mishmash scene from SWEENEY that was on the Tony Awards.
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Today's TOD could have actually been a Top 20 pretty easily.
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So, DR Rodzinski, how was the craft fair?
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Today's TOD could have actually been a Top 20 pretty easily.
Good grief, Rodzinski, I had trouble coming up with 10. Not that there aren't hundreds of good choices, I just couldn't remember any names this morning.
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At first I had trouble too, then I saw other people's the floodgates opened!
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I hope your hospital is giving good after sales service DR TCB. That infection is a worry.
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The craft fair was kinda nice. A lot of homemade "hipster" kind of clothing and jewelry and such. TPunk bought some hair clips she liked. Then we ate and walked around a bit in Williamsburg which is really kind of like the East Village used to be. A lot of young folks live there and cool shops and whatnot. But alas, TPunk got a migraine on the way home and is wiped out for the night, costing HHW some serious posting power.
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Yes, TCB. Antibiotic vibes to you!
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I'm now listening Josh Groban. I wonder if "You Raised Me Up" has replaced "Wind Beneath My Wings" in the top ten songs to be sung at funerals.
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Any interest in the world cup, Tomovoz? With your team doing pretty well so far? I don't really ever follow soccer, but I can follow it once every four years. I like the different nations competing. Like how often do you even hear Ghana mentioned for any reason?
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Compassionate and sympathetic anti migraine vibes to TPunk. Only fellow suffereres can ever understand the feeling. Headaches they are NOT.
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Oz is going overboard with the world Cup!
Ghana - I'm sure I have emails from some of the residents who see me as a kindly, trusting soul to be trusted with investment monies etc.
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Australia and Brazil play next in the world Cup. - a reality check! Still the Oz guys may well make it to the next round.
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My God those lights are bight!
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DR François is missing! He had trouble with HHW yesterday I think and also problems with his email carrier. Perhaps he is watching "Empire of The Sun".
A French Frenzy is called for.
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Incisive vibes for DR TCB.
DR MATTH - how could I forget Mr Burton in WHO'S AFRAID OF V.W.?
And so many others mentioned by astute DR's here at HHW.
Of course one of my favorites is MR BK as John Smithee in THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL....especially when he demonstrates his own brand of choreography....
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Isn't Denise Darcel a French frenzy?
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All of this jogging talk is making me hungry!
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Keep your eyeball on the highball in your hand!
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Yes un-installing Grisoft/AVG virus protection software FIXED my computer...no problems...knock wood. I am now running MacAfee.....
And I feel SOOOOOOOOOOOOo protected.
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In honour of DR François and Mr Piano, Josh Groban is now singing Mi Mancherai (il postino).
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DR Jane is doing the family thing with her son this weekend, actually I think both of them...
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An Indiana Frenzy.
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Compassionate and sympathetic anti migraine vibes to TPunk. Only fellow suffereres can ever understand the feeling. Headaches they are NOT.
I will forward those on, Tom. Much appreciated as this one seems pretty bad.
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How about a refinement in which we relay our favorite lines from some of our favorite actors' performances?
"Fill your hands, you son of a bitch!" John Wayne, TRUE GRIT.
"Then some gentleman should be prepared to be very kind to me." Ronald Colman LOST HORIZON.
"Just be careful that you don't shoot the nag instead of the Yankee." Clark Gable GONE WITH THE WIND.
"I'm not trying to brag, but I do allright with girls my own age." John Saxon THE UNGUARDED MOMENT.
"We created Jean Harlow and we are responsible for her care and feeding. The kind of nourishment she needs exists only on paper. She'll starve." Martin Balsam HARLOW.
"The day I take you is when you have everything to lose and nothing to gain." George Peppard in THE CARPETBAGGERS.
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An Indiana Frenzy.
C'est moi! ;D
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I fell asleep during HERCULES AND THE MASKED RIDER...not that it is a bad movie or anything...I was just sleepy.
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Migraines.....ugh
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Oz is going overboard with the world Cup!
Ghana - I'm sure I have emails from some of the residents who see me as a kindly, trusting soul to be trusted with investment monies etc.
Haha! Well, it is nice to help strangers from overseas with their banking troubles when you get a chance.
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I fell asleep during HERCULES AND THE MASKED RIDER...not that it is a bad movie or anything...I was just sleepy.
Same thing happened to me during THE SON OF CLEOPATRA....and Mark Damon was in it! :P
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Kevin finally dropped by at four. I gave him the DVD to watch, and he'll return it tomorrow. He did call when he got a quarter of the way through and said he loved it so far. That was nice to hear.
I'm all showered and shaved and ready for whatever tonight's musical is. I've already been warned it's two-and-a-half hours long. But, it's got Sara Rue, French Stewart, and Gregg Henry, so the actors are good.
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Gina Lollobrigida was the mystery guest on WHAT'S MY LINE today and that made me in the mood for an Italian film festival...but after this Hercules movie I think I will have had my fill...not that it is a bad movie or anything.
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I had a strange thing happen. I was cleaning up from pruning the bushes outside my house and up walked this cat crying and crying. It looks exactly like the cat I was thinking of adopting (socks). I think it's a she, had on a collar that looked brand new and was rolling around on my sidewalk trying to get it off. She followed me everywhere and wouldn't leave. So, I finally put some food and water outside on the front stoop. She was starving! I know I probably shouldn't have fed her, but she was crying and crying. I left her outside. I am hoping that the owners find her. Callie is transfixed looking out the window. So she may still be there.
If it starts raining and she's still out there, I'm going to let her into my entryway, but I am hoping her new "parents" come looking for her. Or she decides to go home.
My neighbor fosters cats from the shelter, so if the cat sticks around, I'll find out if it's a foster cat and still possible to adopt her. Callie isn't hissing and upset, she's really quite curious
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I fell asleep during HERCULES AND THE MASKED RIDER...not that it is a bad movie or anything...I was just sleepy.
Sometimes it happens. Side topic: Movies you've fallen asleep during at the movie theater (as an adult, let's say. Napping at the drive-in during BAMBI doesn't count).
Me:
BABE, the pig movie
12 MONKEYS
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Smash Up on Interstate 5....sure would like to see that tv movie again.
Been watching some of FAME the first season on DVD. Debbie Allen - different music, same goddamned dance....but the kids were well cast!.
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I'm lucky if I can remember a line of dialogue from any movie DR JRand. I'm likely to confuse "All About Eve and "The Wizard of Oz". .
"Toto fasten your seat belt, I'm melting".
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The underrated Gregg Henry.
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Kevin finally dropped by at four. I gave him the DVD to watch, and he'll return it tomorrow. He did call when he got a quarter of the way through and said he loved it so far. That was nice to hear.
I'm all showered and shaved and ready for whatever tonight's musical is. I've already been warned it's two-and-a-half hours long. But, it's got Sara Rue, French Stewart, and Gregg Henry, so the actors are good.
Gregg Henry was SOOOOOOOOO good in the television series RICH MAN POOR MAN....not the miniseries....the series that followed! 8)
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I'm lucky if I can remember a line of dialogue from any movie DR JRand. I'm likely to confuse "All About Eve and "The Wizard of Oz". .
"Toto fasten your seat belt, I'm melting".
Wasn't Lauren Bacall in that? ???
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It wouldn't take much for "Smash Up" to be better than "Crash".
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Always fall asleep during FANTASIA...always! Original or 2000...doesn't matter.
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Page Six King Tut Reading Room Dance. ;D
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Wasn't Lauren Bacall in that? ???
I think she was named "woman of the year" for her performance as the Wicked Witch who made clothing from the drapes.
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The posts are not only flying now, they are flying funny.
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Come to think of it, I may have dozed off during part of FANTASIA 2000 at the IMAX.
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It's 10:40 pm and still 80 degrees here.
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"Empire Of The Son". I wanted to put the kid out of his misery. Can't remember his acting, I just loathed the film so much.
Of course I didn't think much of E.T. either.
It may say more about me than the films.. LOL.
But then I thought Haley Joel Osment was wonderful in the Sixth Sense, "A.I." and "Pay It Forward",
I even liked Helen Hunt's performance in "Pay It Forward". Much better than "As Good As It Gets" in which she was IMHO very much her TV persona.
No, no! Empire of the Sun!
Empire of the Son.... I don't like either!! ;) :D
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A neighbor is blasting Billy Joel music. I'm not a fan, as those who know me can attest. And yet, I find it more odd than annoying that someone would choose to blast "Keeping the Faith" and "An Innocent Man." Beats reggaeton, I guess.
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I think she was named "woman of the year" for her performance as the Wicked Witch who made clothing from the drapes.
That's right! I keep forgetting that part. And didn't Lisa Kirk do her singing for her? 8)
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This evening, my friends are COMING down... It will be a nice change to get away from the house, and they have a HUGE car, which will make it easier to get IN and OUT of the car.
You can't help talking dirty, can you!! ;) ;) ;D
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Gregg Henry brings a nice sense of menace to his roles. I wonder if he has ever played a good guy.
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That's where my pal Penny Peyser and Gregg met - on Rich Man, Poor Man - she was a regular, as was her then-husband James Carroll Jordan.
Only twenty-five copies of the signed Deceit left.
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Was Lisa Kirk the voice in "Tipsy"? Or was that the film with Lee Remmick and Jack Lemmon.
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Thunder and lightning....had to let Blue inside the house.
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Was Lisa Kirk the voice in "Tipsy"? Or was that the film with Lee Remmick and Jack Lemmon.
I know a trivia question about that....sort of.
What did Topsy do at the end of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN? :)
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Since I am not seeing the Bollywood movie in Portland my Bollywood DVD will be...
SHARAFAT (1970) starring Dharmendra as a handsome college professor who falls in love with a dance hall girl played by Hema Melina. Scandal and songs ensue.
(http://66.223.111.68/dvdImages/b8480.jpg)
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Any interest in the world cup, Tomovoz? With your team doing pretty well so far? I don't really ever follow soccer, but I can follow it once every four years. I like the different nations competing. Like how often do you even hear Ghana mentioned for any reason?
Even more since Shirley Temple is not ambassador there anymore!
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James Carroll Jordan... :) ..easy on the eyes.
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Josh Groban.
When you've said Budweiser, you've said it all.
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Since I am not seeing the Bollywood movie in Portland my Bollywood DVD will be...
SHARAFAT (1970) starring Dharmendra as a handsome college professor who falls in love with a dance hall girl played by Hema Melina. Scandal and songs ensue.
(http://66.223.111.68/dvdImages/b8480.jpg)
I think it was the hat that did it....what educated man could resist? ;D
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*taps foot - waits for answer to trivia question*
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Chop the nuts
Pound the dough
Bake it up
Nice a slow.
Then you've got a Toledo.
Toledo Surprise!!
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A neighbor is blasting Billy Joel music.
Well, that won't help DR TPunk's migraine at all! Feel better vibes to her.
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I fell asleep at one of the new Star Wars movies...can't remember which one...it had that stupid goofy creature in it and some battles scenes...I missed about 20 minutes of the movie...but I don't think I really missed anything.
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DR François is missing! He had trouble with HHW yesterday I think and also problems with his email carrier. Perhaps he is watching "Empire of The Sun".
A French Frenzy is called for.
No, I was just jabbing along with friendly guests at the hotel and we were trying to, as we say in French, "redo the World"!!
Does anyone remember that TV show of the 70's: 3, Girls,3?
I don't know why I am just thinking about it!
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At first I thought DR RODZINSKI said "blasting Billy Goat music!"
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DR GINNY what's the BEST question you've had today?
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I don't know from Topsy, JRand55 !
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*still waiting*
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Incisive vibes for DR TCB.
DR MATTH - how could I forget Mr Burton in WHO'S AFRAID OF V.W.?
And so many others mentioned by astute DR's here at HHW.
Of course one of my favorites is MR BK as John Smithee in THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL....especially when he demonstrates his own brand of choreography....
First Nudie what????
NEVER heard about it! :o :D 8)
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Did Topsy stow something? Did she sing "Shall We Dance"?
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I also have a German musical from the early 1930s to watch...maybe I had better berore it has to go back to Netflix.
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I don't know from Topsy, JRand55 !
A answer at last.... 8)
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Did Topsy stow something? Did she sing "Shall We Dance"?
No.
What did Topsy do at the end of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN?
She took off her makeup and went back to the hotel.
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So close to 200.
MR BK - Mr Adam Long will be calling you one day late next week. Let him buy you lunch someplace nice!
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The ranks are thinning....like my hair.
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Can't stop with my posting number with the DEVIL in it!!! It's an OMEN.
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Maybe I will watch a DVD now. There are many choices.
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DR GINNY what's the BEST question you've had today?
The elderly woman who called wanting to know the meaning of "freaking me out."
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Wasn't Lauren Bacall in that? ???
Yes, she played the Wicked Witch of the Eve! :D
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The elderly woman who called wanting to know the meaning of "freaking me out."
Did someone accuse her of doing that, I wonder? ;D
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Was Lisa Kirk the voice in "Tipsy"? Or was that the film with Lee Remmick and Jack Lemmon.
Second choice and the film's title was Rose's Turn!
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As lovely a movie as PRINCESS BRIDE is, it is not a patch on the book...which is exquisite! As I read the book years before the movie ever came out, I've always preferred it. If you like the movie, read the book, much funnier and more moving.
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DR FRANCOIS I thought it was about an antacid...and it was called Rose's Tum.
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Devil Number is GONE!!!
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I fell asleep at one of the new Star Wars movies...can't remember which one...it had that stupid goofy creature in it and some battles scenes...I missed about 20 minutes of the movie...but I don't think I really missed anything.
Actually, "you" version might have been even better! ;)
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DR CP do you and DW want to take a run up to Greencastle and see DEATH BY CHOCOLATE in July? It won't be any great shakes....but the drive will be nice! And I will introduce you in my curtain speech.
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If DR GINNY and DH RICHARD can come as well, we can have a mini HHW Midwest Meeting!
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Did someone accuse her of doing that, I wonder? ;D
No, she read it in "Dear Abby."
Then, there was another lady who called to extend the due date of the books her husband has checked out. He's in the hospital and she felt compelled to tell me why they aren't releasing him in time to return his library books. You don't want to know.
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The Billy Joel music is gone, but now some madman is walking up the street screaming obscenities at the top of his lungs. I'm hoping poor TPunk can sleep through that #&$*%.
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Death By Chocolate..... was not Alfred Molina in that one too???!
Now, I remember!!
Barbara hershey played his wife! ;)
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If DR GINNY and DH RICHARD can come as well, we can have a mini HHW Midwest Meeting!
DR JRand - what are the dates in July?
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I know a trivia question about that....sort of.
What did Topsy do at the end of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN? :)
I always liked her friend TURVY better!
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DR JRand - what are the dates in July?
Different from the figs in August I'm sure!!
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I dated a fig once and we made quite a pear!
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DS Rob just came home from his company's "Once a Year Day." Now that I don't have to worry about his being on the road, I'm going to sleep.
'night!
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Oh...missed the question while playing with my doggie.
Well....when you get to read this DRGINNY
July 13-15 & 19-22.
www.putnamcountyplayhouse.com
NOW SHOWING link!
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off to watch a DVD to be named later
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My e-mail tells me that I just won a copy of MRS WIGGS OF CABBAGE PATCH on Ebay!
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I have a steak on the broiler and I am getting ready to watch an old German musical...I do not know what to expect.
JRand55 have you watched all of your 50 Drive-in classics yet?
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Apologies to all, but I love THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH; I've never found Tom Ewell anything but rather peculiar looking. I also adore Patti Lupone, who was wonderful in EVITA, miscast in ANYTHING GOES, fantastic in CAN-CAN and everything else I've seen her do. I can't stand the generally inept, constantly overrated and undervoiced, Bernadette Peters, from whom I've seen one good performance in 20 years (SUNDAY IN THE PARK).
I've just returned from the Series C evening of one-acts at the Ensemble Studio Theatre Marathon 2006. The last one-act on the program was a 15-minute musical, THE BUS TO BUENOS AIRES, by Curtis Moore and Thomas Mizer. I found it a beautiful, poetic piece for 3 women, one man, and a guitarist. The cast was quite good: the man was played by Sebastian LaCause, and the three ladies, all with lovely voices, sang in beautiful harmony. The guitarist memorized the score and his wonderful playing fit the piece beautifully.
The other four one-acts ran from good to dreadful, but there were familiar faces on and offstage:
My friend Lou Jacob directed a too-long, too-wordy, too-actory piece with two wonderful actors who deserved better.
Actor Andrew McCarthy directed an absurdist piece "The Night That Roger Went to Visit the Parents of an Old High School Girlfriend," which featured actor Daniel Geroll, whose work I've always liked.
Will Janowitz, who plays Finn (Meadow's boyfriend) on THE SOPRANOS, was in a strange comedy "Lila On the Wall."
It was an interesting evening, overall, but THE BUS TO BUENOS AIRES was the best of the lot. If you'd like to hear some of my friends' work, here is the website:
http://www.trickybox.com/weblog/
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Finished HELLO, DOLLY! Over the years, I've kind of warmed to Barbra Streisand in the film. I still can't stand Michael Crawford in it, and feel he ruins the whole thing. He and Marianne McAndrew make the most ridiculous couple ever.
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I put in THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH which is probably as good as the film can look now. The Restoration Comparison special feature detailed that ITCH was in the worst shape of any of the films in the Marilyn Diamond Collection #1 boxed set. Certainly there were moments when the film seemed softer than other scenes. I'm guessing this was the reel that was so damaged.
I also watched the AMC Backstory which detailed the toning down of the source material due to the Breen Office, and the end of Marilyn's marriage to Joe Dimaggio which was going on during the filming of the movie.
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Tom Ewell has never been a favorite of mine, but I'm amazed he scored a 7 year Fox contract when he signed to do this film. I would have thought his screen presence would have been too limiting to see him be able o work that much, but I guess Fox managed to find projects to put him in during those 7 years.
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Gregg Henry was one of the most frequent guests on MURDER SHE WROTE. He must have had a great friend in Angela Lansbury to keep coming back year after year, sometimes as a suspect, sometimes as the killer, and sometimes as the victim.
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Ended the evening watching a new episode of THE EVIDENCE, this time involving a bottle of wine stolen from a rare wine vault. As usual, an interesting episode with good byplay between Orlando Jones and Rob Estes.
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Will be seeing two musicals tomorrow on the opposite sides of the spectrum. Of course, I'm most lookig forward to THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA which I'll see at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon.
The other musical comes on TCM tmorrow morning - THE KISSING BANDIT. One of the most infamous bad musicals ever made, I've never seen the whole movie (just the "Dance of Fury" excerpted in THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT III), so my interest is definitely heightened by the opportunity to finally see this film.
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Heading off to bed now.
Good night, all!
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Hello all, I am actually very excited that I get to go back to work on Monday. (Notice I said "get" to go back instead of "have" to go back) I have an idea that would make things much better for me and would mean that I would put plans to leave on the shelf. Hopefully my boss agrees that it's a good idea. I should find out Monday
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most of my TOD have already been mentioned.
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Back from the PAJAMA GAME final perfromance. The seats, while all the way to the audience left side, turned out to be quite excellent, with the only missed moment being when Mr. Connick was standing all the way stage right during the Act II duet reprise of "Hey There."
After the show, to benefit Hurricane Katrina and other charities, Mr. Connick auctioned off dinner with himself and got I think $30,000 for that.
Got to see my former boss Tom Bissell, son of PAJAMA GAME co-author Richard Bissell, before the show after not having seen Tom in over ten years (although we've emailed and spoken quite a few times). Lovely seeing him again, and he seemed surprised that I was seeing the show again and that my friend Julie was actually seeing the show a third time.
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DakotaCelt: Eric Braedon's real name is Hans Gudegast, and that is how he is credited in films prior to Colossus: The Forbin Project.
I could not remember the last name!! THanks!!
I remember him in Rat Patrol.
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BK, I think bringing back the Unseemly Trivia Contest is a great idea! Of course, I've only ever been able to answer maybe one or two questions, but it's fun trying to find the answers...and completely frustrating, but in a good way. ;D
Now that would be fun... I will most definitely have to brush up!
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Good Evening!
Well.. Since I did not end up taking a nap this past afternoon... And since I've been up since 6:25am this morning... Here's the "list" as it were...
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My friend, Jeff, and I ended up heading out to a great Indian place on the East Side called "Chola". The food was quite excellent, and the portions were very generous. So generous, in fact, that neither of us could finish our entrees. We ordered one of their appetizer assortment platters, and when it came to the table we both went into a sort of shock. The platter was brimming with goodies: iddly, pakora, samosas, kulcha, etc., etc., etc. Very, very tasty. And then came our entrees, both of which were served in deceptively big bowls. I had some special spicy lamb dish, and Jeff ordered a wonderful chicken in a mango curry sauce. Again, truly wonderful food. And the accompanying sauces and chutneys, breads, papad and rice were all thoughtfully prepared and not treated like mere accompaniments.
We were so full that we both just opted for some chai tea for dessert.
I will most definitely be making a return trip or two there in the near future.
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OH!...
The menu at Chola had a most interesting layout. On one side of the page there was the listing of the food. On the other side was a picture and then a small paragraph about Indian culture - and those that were influenced by Indian religious practices. Thus, right below the picture of Ravi Shankar, was a picture of the Beatles.
:)
Additionally, besides the usual markings for "spicy", and "very spicy", there were dishes marked, "Must Try". And then there were dishes marked, "Martha Stewart's Favorite". -Ah! That's right - the chef from Chola has appeared on Martha Stewart's cooking show a couple of times. So...
Jeff and I started joking... "Should we have a whole meal of "Must Try's"? or should we have a whole meal of "Martha Stewart's Favorites"?"
;)
....I guess you had to be there. ;D
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Then after dinner, Jeff headed back to Brooklyn, and I headed over the Apple store - it is open 24 hours, ya' know - to buy some software I've been looking at the past couple of weeks. Then I met James, and we walked around for a bit before heading back uptown.
-And, boy, did the humidity set in as the sun went down. It's a bit sticky outside right now. -And, of course, it's probably a good indicator of how it's going to be tomorrow/later today... Ah, summertime, summertime, sum-, sum-, summertime....
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favorite actors...
Fred MacMurray -- Double Indemnity [eagerly hoping that the new release will be a clearer transfer]
Jeff Bridges - Starman
Christopher Reeve - Somewhere in Time {loved this movie untll the VCR got hungry!}
Marlon Brando - Streetcar named Desire
Richard DReyfuss - American Graffitti
Liam Neeson - Michael Collins / Ethan Frome
Sidney Poitier - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner / Separate but Equal
Jimmy STewart - Rear Window
Cary Grant - Vertigo
Clark Gable - Gone with the Wind
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DR MBarnum - Is there another movie called "Water" out right now? The one I'm familiar is sort of controversial since it deals with certain cultural practices in India, in particular the Hindu religion. The movie is based on events taking placing during India's Colonial period. In fact, the filmmaker, Deepa Mehta, met with strong(!) opposition - death threats - in trying to get this film made.
Yes, John Abraham, is in the movie, but I do not believe it is a Bollywood movie. There are songs by A. R. Rahman in the movie, but they are supposedly in the background and not "performed". For more info, here's the website for the movie:
http://water.mahiram.com/
There is info on the Production page, and lots of links to various articled on the Press page. The whole story of how the movie eventually got made is quite a good read. A bit scary, but good.
*The movie is currently showing here in New York City at the Paris which is behind The Plaza, and I may be seeing it this week myself.
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OK.. I've been up for 20 hours...
Goodnight.
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A neighbor is blasting Billy Joel music. I'm not a fan, as those who know me can attest. And yet, I find it more odd than annoying that someone would choose to blast "Keeping the Faith" and "An Innocent Man." Beats reggaeton, I guess.
You could always confiscate it...
I like Billy Joel
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OK.. I've been up for 20 hours...
Goodnight.
Pleasant dreams Jose!
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Back from a long musical entitled Little Egypt, about which more later.
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That's where my pal Penny Peyser and Gregg met - on Rich Man, Poor Man - she was a regular, as was her then-husband James Carroll Jordan.
Only twenty-five copies of the signed Deceit left.
I posted more notes...
The graphic is on two sites promoting it and we have be emailing, posting and posting again like mad...
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Sometimes it happens. Side topic: Movies you've fallen asleep during at the movie theater (as an adult, let's say. Napping at the drive-in during BAMBI doesn't count).
Me:
BABE, the pig movie
12 MONKEYS
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
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I finshed that Hollywood Screen Test disc this morning. Interesting that JoAnne Worley and Peg Murray tested for Ernestina Semple in HELLO DOLLY, and Sandy Duncan tested for Minnie Faye, also. Ron Rifkin tested for Ambrose, too. I might have picked Sandy over E.J. Peaker as Minnie Faye. In the other cases, I think the folks they went with for those film roles were appropriate.
Does anyone know who sang for Irene Malloy? It most definitely is not the voice of the actress who acted the part, but I've never been able to find out who it was. :-\
Someone on IMDb.com's message board wrote "I once read that she was dubbed by different people on different songs." Any info??
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TOTD
You're gonna laugh but
I was very impressed by Christian Bale in EMPIRE OF THE SUN and
Christian Bale in "The Machinist." Other TOTD performances (most have already been mentioned):
Robert Duvall - Tender Mercies
Laurence Harvey - The Manchurian Candidate
Tom Hanks - A League of Their Own and Philadelphia
Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady
Dustin Hoffman - Tootsie
Jack Lemmon - Some Light It Hot
William H. Macy- Fargo
Ryan O'Neal - What's Up Doc?
Gregory Peck - To Kill A Mocking Bird
James Stewart - It's a Wonderful Life
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favorite actors...
Fred MacMurray -- Double Indemnity [eagerly hoping that the new release will be a clearer transfer]
Jeff Bridges - Starman
Christopher Reeve - Somewhere in Time {loved this movie untll the VCR got hungry!}
Marlon Brando - Streetcar named Desire
Richard DReyfuss - American Graffitti
Liam Neeson - Michael Collins / Ethan Frome
Sidney Poitier - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner / Separate but Equal
Jimmy STewart - Rear Window
Cary Grant Jimmy Stewart - Vertigo
Clark Gable - Gone with the Wind
Shhh, it was Stewart, not Grant.
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I know it's so close to the new topic, but I literally can't keep my eyes open. The choral concert was not bad...not great, but not bad. It was all Andrew Lloyd Webber stuff, but nothing really new. Most of the arrangements sounded like the choral arrangements that high school choirs use.
Otherwise, I'm very tired and must get to bed before I fall asleep and bonk my head on my computer desk. :o That wouldn't be a good thing. ;)
So, good night, all!