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Well, you've read the notes, you haven't beat around the bush whilst reading the notes, and now you are ready to dive right in and post until the cows come home - they're currently beating around the bush and I must say, they are enjoying themselves immensely. Go know.
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And the word of the day is: EXEGESIS!
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I wonder why that's not exeJesus as it's usually used in relation to scripture!
I had to look this one up!
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Any information out there on the "Once Upon a Matress" DVD about to be released.
Also noticed the Barbara Cook DVD (Bell telephone hour) which looks far too expensive.
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According to amazon.com, it's not going to be released until December 20. I would assume that this is after it's aired on US TV. Here's a picture of the DVD cover:
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000ATQYVK.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
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That's all I know about the DVD. I'd never heard of Barbara Cook's Bell Telephone Hour DVD.
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But Tomovoz, you probably already knew at least that. ;)
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And on that note (F-flat...enharmonic of E-natural and D-double sharp), I must be going to bed so that I may sleep and get to work at a reasonable hour (my supervisor is flexible with the schedule). Goodnight (good evening...good day?), Tomovoz!
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True DR George. I'll have to wait until tomorrow for more news. I didn't know it the Matress had been aired or not. (sorry couldn't resist that)
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The site keeps throwing me out today... was it something I said?
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Jose when is Mr. Panaro leaving POTO? I know you said he was "in his last weeks" will he still be there the first week of October? Perhaps the Vixter and I can stop by the stage door when we are in NYC on 10/4 or 10/5. or maybe I can manage a pair of seats in the nosebleed section
(maybe we can sneak down to one of the box seats, I hear box five is usually left free :D)
I have to save my pennies before we can manage orchestra seats again
I am sure that she would love a phone call from Mr. Panaro, what a wonderful offer! I suspect she may be so awestruck he may found himself talking to "empty air" though! :D
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Sad to be all alone in the world.
Wwlll I am off to start my day, I hope you all have a good one!!
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And now I am all alone. Vixmom before 9am. What a surprise.
Time to wash the old oatmeal bowl and then off to work.
No questions yet.
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Good morning Indiana.
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Good morning, Australia! Oh, I took too long reading the posts.
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Kathie Lee Gifford as Aimee Semple McPherson.....I am speechless!
Rocky Jones.....Benjamin Kritzer visited that set - so perhaps that is the sci fi set that Bruce Kimmel visited as well. RJ featured the handsome Mr Richard Crane (later of Surfside Six) and the luscious-liscious Miss Sally Mansfield as Vena Ray.
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That DVD cover is scary! If Burnett is playing Aggravain, who is Ullman playing?
I think DRJOSE talked about seeing The Brown Bunny in the theatre, maybe it was when he was in LA doing WHAT IF?
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Did you get to wear the nifty helmet? ;D
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Did Rocky let you shoot the blaster? ;D
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I am listeningt to AccuRadio and they are playing one of my favorite songs in the entire universe, Someone in a Tree, from Pacific Overtures (OBC). Ahh, such genius!
My real reason for posting is to update our DRs on the status of DR Elmore (Larry Moore). He has been without Internet access for almost 24 hours. He wants everyone to know that he's fine and busy but Time-Warner Cable has failed him. When his Internet is back up he will post as soon as possible.
Back to work for me.
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Kathie Lee Gifford as Aimee Semple McPherson.....I am speechless!
Actually, Kathie Lee has written the book and lyrics of Hurricane Aimee, but is not starring in it. (though one could easily imagine the star having an opening night accident and Gifford announcing "I'll go on!" amid all the chaos.)
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Good Morning!
I'm up. I'm up. What to do? What to do?
Hmm...
I wonder if DR elmore's Time-Warner cable/internet problems are related to the cable/internet problems here further uptown. Hmmm....
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Yes, I did see "The Brown Bunny" whilst I was in L.A. last summer during What If?. -And I believe that my review sounded quite similar to BK's. ;)
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Actually, Kathie Lee has written the book and lyrics of Hurricane Aimee, but is not starring in it. (though one could easily imagine the star having an opening night accident and Gifford announcing "I'll go on!" amid all the chaos.)
Thanks, DtM. Somehow this doesn't make me feel any better.
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So.. My question for Ask BK Day...
Did you actually buy a copy of "The Brown Bunny"?
If so, WHY?!?!?
And, again, if so, have you already brought it back to Amoeba to get credit?
And, if so, just how many other copies of the DVD did Amoeba already have in their used pile?
;)
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I believe today will be a cleaning and organizing day for me. At least for a few hours. I may head out later this afternoon, but, then again, I may not.
Exciting, huh?
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Jose when is Mr. Panaro leaving POTO? I know you said he was "in his last weeks" will he still be there the first week of October? Perhaps the Vixter and I can stop by the stage door when we are in NYC on 10/4 or 10/5. or maybe I can manage a pair of seats in the nosebleed section
(maybe we can sneak down to one of the box seats, I hear box five is usually left free :D)
I have to save my pennies before we can manage orchestra seats again
I am sure that she would love a phone call from Mr. Panaro, what a wonderful offer! I suspect she may be so awestruck he may found himself talking to "empty air" though! :D
Hugh leaves October 2.
But I'll see what I can do about that phone call.
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Alright, I have an announcement to make:
I am now a checkerboard chick!
Er--no--wait a minute!--
What I meant to say was, I am now amongst the Tivo oriented!
Last week I purchased a Toshiba DVD recorder/Tivo unit. It has a 140 gb hard drive along with free basic Tivo (it also offers a free 45 day trial period of Tivo Plus, which I'm currently using--I'm sure I will sign up for it when the trial is complete.)
Anyway, I just love it! I set it up on Thursday night and been playing with it ever since. The first thing I had it record was Classic Arts Showcase, and then the Katrina Telethon on Friday night (which was also the first program I recorded to DVD.) Over night on Saturday I set it to record Gigi, The Pirate and Hans Christian Anderson.
What's strange--and what I haven't completely figured out yet--is why it chooses to record other programs on its own. I can understand why it went ahead and recorded Brigadoon and Follow The Fleet, but I have no idea why it has been choosing to also record such shows as The Fairy Oddparents, Designing For The Sexes and yesterday morning's Today Show. As I was leaving for work this morning, I saw the red recording light was on again. I have no idea what it could be recording.
Along with DVDs and CDs, the unit will also allow me to view photos that I have burned onto CDs or DVDs, along with playing MP3 files that I have likewise burned.
And the Tivo pause, rewind and fast forwarding functions of live TV are a definite plus, too. It truly is a new way of watching television. It's like everything is on DVD now.
Now comes a project that will most probably take the next year or so to complete--transforming my huge VHS library to DVD. I'll probably start with my Tony Awards ta pings.
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Thanks, DtM. Somehow this doesn't make me feel any better.
Support groups are already forming.
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The brown bunny jumps over the lazy dog.
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Actually, Kathie Lee has written the book and lyrics of Hurricane Aimee, but is not starring in it. (though one could easily imagine the star having an opening night accident and Gifford announcing "I'll go on!" amid all the chaos.)
Here's a link to one of the Playbill.com articles on the show:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/94534.html
...And as soon as Ms. Carmello is finished with Hurricane Aimee, she goes into rehearsals for Lestat. ;)
*And, in an interesting "twist", Michelle Pawk takes over the roll of Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! after Carolee leaves.
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The brown bunny jumps over the lazy dog.
And that's not all the brown bunny is doing to the dog!
:o
;D
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OK - Time to watch "Ellen"...
Laters...
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Yes, DR Dan (the Man), DVRs can be very addicting, but as for the specific problem of recording other stuff, there must be some setting you haven't attended to that is making TiVo record things it thinks you'd like.
My DVR is not TiVo so I can't advise you, but I'm sure others on here who have TiVo can.
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From the first three or four bk sentences about THE BROWN BUNNY, I knew it wouldn't be a movie that would interest me.
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Tracy Ullmann is playing Princess Winifred. I personally think she seems miscast, but I will withhold further opinions until I've actually seen the show.
I'm just hoping the entire stage score is being used (I understand there will be a new song or two). In neither of the Burnett TV versions were all of the songs from the stage score used.
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Hugh leaves October 2.
Dang. I may have to try and get us into the city on the 24th
But I'll see what I can do about that phone call.
:)
That would be wonderful but don't drive yourself crazy trying to arrange it, we're not home alot so it may not conveniently fit into his schedule.
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And a good morning to all!
We've reverted to mid-summer conditions. It's warm and slightly muggy out with highs to be at 90 today and tomorrow. My A/C, which hasn't run in over a week, has now come on and will no doubt be running all day today and tomorrow.
Supposedly we're going to get a break from this on Friday.
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I did take my walk this morning, but I didn't have much enthusiasm about it since it was not very cool outside. Fortunately, there was a breeze blowing which helped.
I got really hot when I got back home, however, and had to sit in front of a fan to cool down.
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I am really excited about the season finale of VERONICA MARS tonight to have the season-long mystery solved and a new chapter of her life begin. I understand there are other surprises in store such as Veronica leaning something about her parentage? Can't wait for that!
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As for a DVD or two to watch today, I think I will pull MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE back out and possibly QUEEN CHRISTINA, too.
I'd also like to finish ROMEO AND JULIET (1936) at some point today.
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Oh, I just remembered that I have SUPERNATURAL to watch today, too. Will probably watch that after the soap opera this afternoon.
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DR George mentioned SUPERNATURAL last night, and from reading about it, it sounds like an updated version of KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER (which is also coming back this season). Only we'll have two young hunks seeking out goblins instead of one stumbling news service reporter. I liked Jensen Ackles from his recurring role on SMALLVILLE last season (I understand he used to be on a soap), so it should be entertaining to watch him.
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Speaking of Ellen, has anyone caught Martha? I Tivoed (Ha! I can say "Tivoed" now!) her premier on Monday and watched the first half hour last night. I can't say that I was overwhelmed by her. She seems a bit uncomfortable with the live audience and the chat with Marcia Cross came across as strained. And I was becoming increasingly annoyed with the way she kept kidding about her time in prison as if it were some madcap adventure.
But anyway, it was just her first show and I wouldn't doubt that what I saw was mostly due to opening night jitters. I've seen her on Letterman and other talk shows and she is normally fine with being spontaneous. I'll be checking on her on Friday and see how she's doing then.
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Re. "Supernatural": I think there's more to it than just two guys looking for their dad and running across a few ghouls and goblins. I think there's something very significant about what's happened to both of the women in the lead boy's life. That's all I'll say so as to avoid any spoilers. Just suffice it to say that I think there's a major connection and THAT will probably become the primary story line - not the search for their father.
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DtM: My friends Ashley and Debbie were at the filming of MARTHA yesterday. Ashley said it was a lot of fun and they got a bunch of free stuff, though they were nearly turned away! Apparently a lot of people want to see Ms. Stewart...
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I'm up, I'm up. Apparently I forgot it was Wednesday, the day when the bush people are not beating around the bush - they're decimating the fershluganah bush. I was sleeping beautiful until they started making with the noise.
I got the Brown Bunny from my neighborhood store, very cheap. It's in the return pile.
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Carrot-stick girl is smacking her way through a HUGE bagel that is simply overflowing with some sort of creamed cheese concoction, the smell of which is making me feel a bit squeamish. Her hands are positively covered with the stuff and she's just smacking her lips from here to kingdom come while she chats on the phone with her friend. I don't think I've seen her actually process one application since she got here. She has two glasses of water and a cup of tea laid out like the Queen of Sheba is stopping by for a drink and now's she's picking creamed cheese out of her fingernails while licking remants of food off her wrist.
Attractive, huh?
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Well, after an exact 23 hours of no Time Warner Service, I now have television and Roadrunner. I whiled my time and mismanaged my anger with phone calls at 3 pm and 9 pm yesterday and 8 am today, all to various Time Warner personnel for whom English is a second or third language. Of course, nothing can be explained although one employee mentioned the UN today (Dubya is showing up) and traffic messes. Since this is the second time in three weeks for Time Warner connection problems, I suspect more than incompetence.
Thank you, DR Ben, for relaying my info.
Stephen Oliver, composer of BLONDEL and victim of AIDS, also wrote a well-received opera based on TOM JONES.
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I meant to comment on the new ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, which was due for broadcast last spring. I've heard rumors that it may go directly to sale and not get a commercial broadcast.
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I saw yesterday's Martha with David Spade. I thought it was pretty funny. He was dressed like her and did his imitation (plus they showed his whole SNL skit of her). I learned how to fold a t-shirt Martha style!
She was talking a lot about prison. And they made "easy" dishes that she used to make in prison. It was sort of interesting, since I"m not that familiar with prison. She would tell him what the inmates liked, and which foods/spices she could get.
I'm not sure how popular this show will be, but I love cooking and crafty shows.
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Brown Bunny is my favorite movie of all time. It os an absolute masterpiece and I am appalled that you didn't 'get' it
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Yes, Mattress was supposed to air long ago, in sweeps I believe. I'd heard it was unviewable then, and I don't see how anything would have changed. As talented as Miss Ullman is, she's close to my age and should not be playing Fred. Miss Marshall, whatever her talents may be, was hired because her name is "Marhsall" and her bro had just had a hit film. I'm certain Miss Marshall knew/knows nothing about the medium of film and had to rely on her cameraman and editor, and if they're not world class, you're sort of done as a director who knows nothing about the medium of film.
I've also heard it's going directly to DVD without being broadcast.
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I'm lying. I never heard of the thing.
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DtM: My friends Ashley and Debbie were at the filming of MARTHA yesterday. Ashley said it was a lot of fun and they got a bunch of free stuff, though they were nearly turned away! Apparently a lot of people want to see Ms. Stewart...
DR Jason, do you know where in the city she's taping? Is this an NBC show? The studio looks huge!
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I have no questions for "Ask BK Day", so here's some trivia about the HHW trivia contest of a few weeks back: One of the contests featured the flop play THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL, and among the answers about that play were Lehman Engel and Joey Heatherton. Well, today is the birth date of both Lehman Engel (who would have been 95 today) and Joey Heatherton.
It's also Kay Medford's birth date, I believe.
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Brown Bunny is my favorite movie of all time. It os an absolute masterpiece and I am appalled that you didn't 'get' it
I knew that you and the vixter loved this film and what it had to say about the human condition. I did love its theme - driving. Certainly I was driven completely insane. The bunny was cute, though.
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There has not been one count them one question for me or any dear reader. I'm sure someone has a question about the myriad things that are going on.
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Carrot-stick girl is smacking her way through a HUGE bagel that is simply overflowing with some sort of creamed cheese concoction, the smell of which is making me feel a bit squeamish. Her hands are positively covered with the stuff and she's just smacking her lips from here to kingdom come while she chats on the phone with her friend. I don't think I've seen her actually process one application since she got here. She has two glasses of water and a cup of tea laid out like the Queen of Sheba is stopping by for a drink and now's she's picking creamed cheese out of her fingernails while licking remants of food off her wrist.
Attractive, huh?
ROTFLMAO ;D
Maybe you can enroll her in the next "American Princess" show or "Who Wants to be a Hilton?"
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It's been very gray here in the City of Studio since last Friday.
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I knew that you and the vixter loved this film and what it had to say about the human condition. I did love its theme - driving. Certainly I was driven completely insane. The bunny was cute, though.
;D ;D
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Perhaps I'll write a musical version of The Brown Bunny.
I look barely alive
So I think I'll drive
I'll drive, then stop at a store
Buy a Coke - make out - then drive some more
You may think I'm lazy
But I just want to see my ex-girlfriend Daisy
Who's played by my ex-girlfriend Chloe
In a part that's quite showy
After I see her - I'll have to blow-y
Because I'm barely alive
And I've got to drive.
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Page Three dance!!!!!
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I've caught up, but I don't have any questions for anyone. I now have to take a shower and get me to my job on time (almost a My Fair Lady reference).
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5099...
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5100 Posts! Off to work! ;D
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Dear Friend BK, a question: do you subscribe to castrecl@mit.edu? You are subject today to comments from the ever-pompous John Esche who has things to say about the SHE LOVES ME recording. The fact that he's claiming a social life with one of our favorite producers is scary enough!
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Congratulations to George on your new posting record!
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Congratulations to dan the man on your new TIVO
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BK, Can you tell us what your new play is about?
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I have a question for Ask BK Day:
Can you name one or a couple of movies about which your opinions have changed drastically over the years?
I mentioned here before about my about face on NASHVILLE which I just didn't get when I first watched it and now consider masterful.
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It is lovely to see your face again dear elmore. I hope your posting issues are at an end.
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I'm asking this question because I just got invited to a critics' screening of Tim Burton's new CORPSE BRIDE tonight. It's another stop motion animation feature in the same league as THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
That movie (NIGHTMARE) is another that I was lukewarm toward when I first saw it and later liked it more on reviewings. (Still don't think it's great, however.)
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Since I'm going to that preview tonight, I'll have to DVR VERONICA MARS. I think the movie is relatively short (animated movies usually are 90 minutes or less), but not to take any chances, I'll record VERONICA and watch it when I get home.
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And COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER and PSYCHO II both did come in the mail today, so there are a couple of other movies to add to the to-watch pile.
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Perhaps I'll write a musical version of The Brown Bunny.
I look barely alive
So I think I'll drive
I'll drive, then stop at a store
Buy a Coke - make out - then drive some more
You may think I'm lazy
But I just want to see my ex-girlfriend Daisy
Who's played by my ex-girlfriend Chloe
In a part that's quite showy
After I see her - I'll have to blow-y
Because I'm barely alive
And I've got to drive.
From your precis this morning, I think that ninth line needs to be changed to "After I see her--she'll have to blow-y". ;D
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Hmmm...there hasn't been a really good brown bunny movie since I don't know when.
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I'm asking this question because I just got invited to a critics' screening of Tim Burton's new CORPSE BRIDE tonight. It's another stop motion animation feature in the same league as THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
That movie (NIGHTMARE) is another that I was lukewarm toward when I first saw it and later liked it more on reviewings. (Still don't think it's great, however.)
I have never seen The Nightmare Before Christmas. Edward Scissorhands is a movie that I initially didn't care for but after repeat viewings it grew on me. (there was a period of time when it seemed as if that was the only movie playing on cable) Although I wouldn't go out of my way to see it I must admit.
I am interested in what you think of The Corpse Bride. The Vixter has been pushing to go see it because of the voice talents of Mr. Depp, who is her new favorite movie actor
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Hmmm...there hasn't been a really good brown bunny movie since I don't know when.
Donnie Darko? ;)
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D-t-M asked in regard to Martha Stewart's new show:
Do you know where in the city she's taping? Is this an NBC show? The studio looks huge!
It's taped at the Chelsea Piers Studios, IIRC. The complex is at 23rd Street and the Hudson River. The various Law and Order shows also do their indoor work at those studios. The complex is very large so the studio is probably large as well.
I don't know if it's an NBC Show, although Mark Burnett, who produces both Martha's Apprentice and the Donald's Apprentice, also produces her daytime talker and he seems to have a relationship with NBC.
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MattH, how did you get invited to the critic's preview?
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I believe The Brown Bunny was either booed or laughed off the screen at Cannes...probably both.
I've never seen Rollover so I can't say whether Kris Kristofferson was miscast as a Wall Street Whiz, but I think in real life, he was a Rhodes scholar.
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Good Afternoon!
Well.. I sort of watched "Ellen" and then I sort of watched "Martha". I seem to have a case of the "drowsies" today. In any case...
"Martha"... Hmm... Today's main guest was Susan Lucci... Hmm... That's all I'll say for now, except... Hmm...
;)
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Ok, here is question for ask BK day. What are you favorite silent films and what are your favorite films of the 1930s.
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I wonder if that film was really what Laura Lee Hope had in mind
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RE: "The Brown Bunny" - I had to check out what all the fuss was about - beyond the x-rated scene - after I saw the movie, and checked out various reviews, both professional and amateur ones. In one of the "raves", the reviewer noted how Mr. Gallo captured the realism of driving cross country, even down to the detail of filming bugs hitting his windshield. As if Mr. Gallo had an "insect wrangler" on his production team. -Well, maybe Gallo is a certified insect wrangler too in addition to his credits as a writer, producer, director, camera man...
;)
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Ok, here is question for ask BK day. What are you favorite silent films and what are your favorite films of the 1930s.
the only two silent movies I can recall ever seeing are
Voyage dans la Lune, Le/A Trip to the Moon and Mel Brooke's film Silent Movie
Hmm, that is an area I should explore further, could be very interesting!
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RE: "The Brown Bunny" - I had to check out what all the fuss was about - beyond the x-rated scene - after I saw the movie, and checked out various reviews, both professional and amateur ones. In one of the "raves", the reviewer noted how Mr. Gallo captured the realism of driving cross country, even down to the detail of filming bugs hitting his windshield. As if Mr. Gallo had an "insect wrangler" on his production team. -Well, maybe Gallo is a certified insect wrangler too in addition to his credits as a writer, producer, director, camera man...
;)
Special effects!! Maybe he painstakingling built all the little insects from paper clips and pipe cleaners!
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Big Brother 6 Spoilage:
Phase 1 of the 3-phase HOH competition is over and the winner received the combination to the final Gold Bedroom safe. Ivette's prize was two motor scooters.
Sad to say that Ivette refuses to believe that Maggie actually lost her balance and stepped off the spinning dial this morning. She cannot accept even the slightest possibility that she won something fair and square. I think that girl is seriously messed up in re: self-image.
Phase II should be held sometime today. It will be Janelle vs. Maggie in some competition that will be other than endurance.
Whoever wins Phase II will meet Ivette in Phase III competition for HOH. Whoever wins earns the right to choose who goes to the final two with her.
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D-t-M asked in regard to Martha Stewart's new show:
Do you know where in the city she's taping? Is this an NBC show? The studio looks huge!
It's taped at the Chelsea Piers Studios, IIRC. The complex is at 23rd Street and the Hudson River. The various Law and Order shows also do their indoor work at those studios. The complex is very large so the studio is probably large as well.
I don't know if it's an NBC Show, although Mark Burnett, who produces both Martha's Apprentice and the Donald's Apprentice, also produces her daytime talker and he seems to have a relationship with NBC.
Thanks for the info, DR Ben.
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Dear Friend BK, a question: do you subscribe to castrecl@mit.edu? You are subject today to comments from the ever-pompous John Esche who has things to say about the SHE LOVES ME recording. The fact that he's claiming a social life with one of our favorite producers is scary enough!
No, I don't think I've ever subscribed to castrecl. I have written its members several times to set them straight. Esche is the worst of the lot, and he is very much Mr. Sher's "boy". What does he have to say about She Loves Me?
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BK, Can you tell us what your new play is about?
It is a thriller (with some laughs). It is called Deceit. It's has three roles, and one set, and takes place in an upper West Side apartment, during a thunderstorm (natch, Gloria, natch).
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Good Afternoon!
Well.. I sort of watched "Ellen" and then I sort of watched "Martha". I seem to have a case of the "drowsies" today. In any case...
"Martha"... Hmm... Today's main guest was Susan Lucci... Hmm... That's all I'll say for now, except... Hmm...
;)
"My guest in the kitchen today is Susan Lucci and we are going to make her famous All My Chilli. Susan, could you pass me the shiv--er, I mean, spoon. Ha! Ha!"
Actually, I like Martha. A Lot.
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Oh, yes Vixmom, there are many wonderful silent films!
My faves are from the silent era are:
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
KING OF KINGS
SPARROWS
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1910 version)
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I have a question for Ask BK Day:
Can you name one or a couple of movies about which your opinions have changed drastically over the years?
I mentioned here before about my about face on NASHVILLE which I just didn't get when I first watched it and now consider masterful.
My largest about face was with The Shining. When I first saw it the night it opened, I'm literally just finished the book, which I thought was a near-masterpiece. The film was so not the book that I hated every minute of it. I saw it again, three years later, after the book was but a dim memory, and I was surprised how much I liked it, and its style. Over the years, it has come to be one of my favorite Kubrick films and one of those films I can watch over and over.
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I believe The Brown Bunny was either booed or laughed off the screen at Cannes...probably both.
I've never seen Rollover so I can't say whether Kris Kristofferson was miscast as a Wall Street Whiz, but I think in real life, he was a Rhodes scholar.
A Rhodes scholar he may be, but he doesn't "read" as a Rhodes scholar - he reads as a down-home country boy who looks inane in evening clothes.
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Congratulations to George on your new posting record!
Thanks...and you, just hitting over 3000! ;D
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Favorite 1930's movies I can think of
Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
Pygmalion (or was this on the 1920's? No it must of been in the 30's cos it's a talkie)
Bringing Up Baby
It Happened One Night
Wizard Of Oz
Top Hat
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( or is this from the 40's ?)
I am sure there are more but I just can't thinkof them now....
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It is a thriller (with some laughs). It is called Deceit. It's has three roles, and one set, and takes place in an upper West Side apartment, during a thunderstorm (natch, Gloria, natch).
Is it set in the present time?
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Oh, yes Vixmom, there are many wonderful silent films!
My faves are from the silent era are:
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
KING OF KINGS
SPARROWS
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1910 version)
I shall have to start lookibnng at these. I think I will have toi join NetFlix, they have all that sort of stuff don't they? My local Blockbuster is getting to be useless
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Ok, here is question for ask BK day. What are you favorite silent films and what are your favorite films of the 1930s.
I like all the Chaplin silents, especially The Circus. Same with Keaton, especially Sherlock, Jr. and The General. I like the two von Sternberg silents, Docks of New York and can't remember the title of the other one.
The thirties isn't my favorite decade for film, but I sure like the Dietrich/von Sternberg films, most especially Morocco and Blonde Venus. I like Trouble in Paradise of Lubitsch and the other Lubitsch films of that era. I enjoy 42nd Street and The Wizard of Oz, and Stagecoach and The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes, and most of the other 30s Hitch.
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And some of my favorite 1930s films:
King Kong
Symphony of 6 Million
Jalna
March of The Wooden Soldiers
These Three
Flash Gordon (it is actually a serial)
International House
The Mummy
Conspiracy
The Penguin Pool Murder
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Yes, as plays of this sort are wont to say, the time is "now". And there is a big screen projection TV that's part of the set, since one of the characters makes an appearance on video.
Of course, Swing Time should be in my 30s list.
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Oh, I forgot 42nd Street!
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And Stand Up and Cheer starring Shirley Temple and Aunt Jemima!
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Big Brother Live Feed spoilers, including discussion of HOH comp:
DR RonP, I was disappointed that Janelle was not feeling well and got dizzy and fell. But I must say I was thrilled when Maggie fell off. I do think that she fell, since for some reason she did not want ivette to win.
I hated that Maggie was trying to make ivette jump off. I'm happy and sort of surprised that ivette stood up to her. For some reason maggie was trying to convince ivette that ivette could win a Q&A vs Janelle.
It's a tough call since Ivette/Maggie have both agreed that they will take each other to F2. I'm sure that HOH comp was difficult. But it's still better to be in control of your own destiny. So i'm glad Iv stayed.
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Thanks...and you, just hitting over 3000! ;D
chatty cathy that's me!
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BB6: I don't see Maggie having much support if she stands next to Ivette in the final 2. She may get April and Jennifer's votes, but I think everyone else would vote for Ivette.
Maggie's best bet is to be standing beside Janelle (and hoping that April is still "with her")
Janelle can win standing next to either of them, IMO. I think she will have both April's and James' vote no matter who she is with, but I'd rather see a Janelle-Ivette final two since I'd rather see either of them win over Maggie.
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TIVO!!!
We ARE the Jetsons! The only thing that is missing is the flying car!
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I am listening to the LATW production of the supremely silly J. Edgar! I must say it's made me laugh out loud several times, and I believe it was even intentional, unlike so many musicals these days.
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My question for ASK BK day.
What remnants of "Old Hollywood" are still around to be seen? I think I have seen photos of what is left of the RKO globe on that building on Gower - and some of the studio gates (Paramount) are still around....but what else?
Is the entrance to CBS Radford in the same place as the entrance to Republic? And what happened to Vera's ice rink?
I think Monogram/Allied Artists is now a television station.
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J. Edgar: Now let's see if we can get something on this Cole Porter character. He spends entirely too much time in a kimono for my taste.
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Also HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER was supposed to be filmed on the American-International lot, although it didn't exist! A sign was put up at a production facility on Santa Monica Blvd. Was this ZIV or the old Roland Reed television production studio?
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I am listening to the LATW production of the supremely silly J. Edgar! I must say it's made me laugh out loud several times, and I believe it was even intentional, unlike so many musicals these days.
Is this the one with Kelsey Grammer? I heard it on Harry Shearer's La Show once. It had me ROTCSLMAO. I had to pull over on the side of the road.
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BB6: I don't see Maggie having much support if she stands next to Ivette in the final 2. She may get April and Jennifer's votes, but I think everyone else would vote for Ivette.
It's so weird to me that we read a lot of the same stuff yet you think this and i think the opposite.
I believe that april would 100% vote for maggie. And so would janelle and rachel (remember how much she said she hated iv at sequester).
Beau would vote for ivette and so would james. Howie i am not sure about. And i think jen would vote for maggie but not positive.
I think mags would definitely win vs. Ivette.
Maggie's best bet is to be standing beside Janelle (and hoping that April is still "with her")
Janelle can win standing next to either of them, IMO. I think she will have both April's and James' vote no matter who she is with, but I'd rather see a Janelle-Ivette final two since I'd rather see either of them win over Maggie.
I don't think Janelle can win against Maggie. Because April/Beau/Ivette/Jen would guarantee her win. The only one who might be iffy is april. But she loves maggie and would vote for her.
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TIVO!!!
We ARE the Jetsons! The only thing that is missing is the flying car!
Yeah--where is my flying car? Where is my robot maid? Where is my job where all I do is push a button all day?
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Is this the one with Kelsey Grammer? I heard it on Harry Shearer's La Show once. It had me ROTCSLMAO. I had to pull over on the side of the road.
Exactly! I just got through the "intermission interview" with Shearer and (I'm guessing) Tom Leopold, both of whom don alternative identities (a la Spinal Tap) as the faux creators of the show. It was hilarious ("We started out musicalizing Herbert Hoover, but his life had no arc, no second act. Well it had an arc, but no second act"). Shearer did a riff on the "Puccini-ization of musical theater since Webber" that had me in hysterics. Music by Peter Matz! (Who also plays piano on the recording).
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Yeah--where is my flying car? Where is my robot maid? Where is my job where all I do is push a button all day?
This is not my house
This is not my wife
(Obscure Talking Heads reference). ;)
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I just recieved a bag of vocal selections from my pal, Mark, who is streamlining his library. There are a few things that there doesn't seem to be a recording for:
Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen
Your Own Thing
And hasn't Woman of the Year been issued on CD yet??
Anyone have any insight?
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My question for ASK BK day.
What remnants of "Old Hollywood" are still around to be seen? I think I have seen photos of what is left of the RKO globe on that building on Gower - and some of the studio gates (Paramount) are still around....but what else?
Is the entrance to CBS Radford in the same place as the entrance to Republic? And what happened to Vera's ice rink?
I think Monogram/Allied Artists is now a television station.
Radford's entrance is still the same as it was when I worked there in 1971. Whether it was different at Republic, I do not know. The entrance to Warners is exactly where it's always been. Musso and Frank has been in the same location since 1917. The Chaplin Studios are still where they were (they became A&M). Most studio gates are where they've always been, actually. Sadly, many of my most cherished Hollywood landmarks are gone - Wallich's Music City and NBC, the Carthay Circle Theater (not in Hollywood, but the home of many Hollywood premieres), Pickwick Books (viewable in many movies, including Harry and Tonto), and so many others. Lucy's El Adobe cafe is still there, across from Paramount, but Oblath's and Nickodell's are gone (but they live on in the short story I just finished).
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DR Matthew: I received a loverly package in the mail today. THANK YOU!!
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Damnitall!! I just read that Ms. Lynda "Wonder Woman" Carter will be playing Mama Morton in the LONDON production of CHICAGO. Why can't she do it on Broadway where I could actually see her!?
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I just recieved a bag of vocal selections from my pal, Mark, who is streamlining his library. There are a few things that there doesn't seem to be a recording for:
Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen
Your Own Thing
And hasn't Woman of the Year been issued on CD yet??
Anyone have any insight?
Ummm....I think someone named Kibble or something like that released Woman of the Year many an eon ago. ;)
And Your Own Thing has been out for a couple of years.
The "other" Bruce (Yeko) has been "announcing" a studio cast of Lovely Ladies for the past several millenia.
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Thanks for the answer MR BK. Oh well!
Off to study my script again for the performance tonight!
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Well, we are seeing Beauty and the Beast tomorrow courtesy of TDF. Anthony has never seen it and I haven't seen it since before I met him. It's being done at Mill Mountain Theatre next spring/summer (where he did Forum). We're seeing it so he can know what role he's "right" for when he auditions.
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JRand, I thought you knew all your lines ;)
Or is this so you know his lines too, and in case the pauses are too long you can jump in and help him out ;D
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This is not my house
This is not my wife
(Obscure Talking Heads reference). ;)
Not that obscure! ;D
Vixdad quotes this all the time, generally followed by
this is not my daughter, this is not my lawn that needs cutting....
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DR Ben: DP Anthony would make a great LeFou if his ankle is strong enough for it.
I didn't realize Mill Mountain was doing the show - and we license it! Do you know if they audition non-Eq?
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JRand, I thought you knew all your lines ;)
Or is this so you know his lines too, and in case the pauses are too long you can jump in and help him out ;D
Jack's gonna turn this into a one man show, which we hear will be an improvement!!
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Well, we are seeing Beauty and the Beast tomorrow courtesy of TDF. Anthony has never seen it and I haven't seen it since before I met him. It's being done at Mill Mountain Theatre next spring/summer (where he did Forum). We're seeing it so he can know what role he's "right" for when he auditions.
I could see him as Luminere
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Damnitall!! I just read that Ms. Lynda "Wonder Woman" Carter will be playing Mama Morton in the LONDON production of CHICAGO. Why can't she do it on Broadway where I could actually see her!?
DR Jason, is it Lynda Carter or Dixie Carter? I can't quite picture Lynda Carter having the "oomph!" to play Mama Morton.
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DR Jason, is it Lynda Carter or Dixie Carter? I can't quite picture Lynda Carter having the "oomph!" to play Mama Morton.
Well they say Wonder Woman, so DR Jason must be correct.
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Broadway.com says Lynda - not Dixie.
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BK, what? Not the great Von Sternberg/Dietrich Scarlet Empress...one of the great fevre dreams of the thirties?
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Yes, Jason, they use a mix of Equity and non-Equity at Mill Mountain. I think the auditions will be in the late Winter both in Virginia and here in the city. It's a nice place to work. The theatre is new and well maintained and the living space for the actors is very nice.
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I am listening to the LATW production of the supremely silly J. Edgar! I must say it's made me laugh out loud several times, and I believe it was even intentional, unlike so many musicals these days.
I have this, also! I recorded the LATW production of Falsettos off the Internet (Ben, check your mail in a few days!) and I wish I could buy that. It's not even listed on their website, www.latw.org.
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Broadway.com says Lynda - not Dixie.
Wow--I'm just not seeing her in that part.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/517745.jpg)
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I love ALL the Dietrich/von Sternbergs, including Scarlett Empress, but there's something about Morocco and Blonde Venus that make them a little more special for me. Blonde Venus, of course, has one of the most sublime musical numbers ever put on film - Hot Voodoo.
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I've never seen Rollover so I can't say whether Kris Kristofferson was miscast as a Wall Street Whiz, but I think in real life, he was a Rhodes scholar.
I always think he's miscast because he's a lousy actor, at least in the films that I've seen him in.
I concur about ROLLOVER. After a long string of hits starting with JULIA, this Jane Fonda movie was DOA. It was laughably bad as I recall.
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MattH, how did you get invited to the critic's preview?
Well, I was a film critic for 25 years and my name is still on a few lists.
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I have this, also! I recorded the LATW production of Falsettos off the Internet (Ben, check your mail in a few days!) and I wish I could buy that. It's not even listed on their website, www.latw.org.
See? That's why I love this site so much all the new stuff I learn. I shall have to see if I can get my hands on a copy of this.
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Hot Voodoo...that's my special name for those especially cleansing BMs.
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Just back from lunch.
Had a dim sum feast at Richie's, which is celebrating its anniversary this month and taking 30% off every check for dim sum.
I have leftovers that will feed two people. Should be enough for my supper!
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I have WOMAN OF THE YEAR on CD, but I suspect it's out of print now. It was issued early in the CD era.
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The day is cool and cloudy/grey here in Oakland today. Last night the weatherman said that tomorrow, for sure, there'd be sun.
I guess I'll just have to stick out my chin and grin.
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I have WOMAN OF THE YEAR on CD, but I suspect it's out of print now. It was issued early in the CD era.
You can find one via Amazon.com for $79.99
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002ZBL/qid=1126728381/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-4495702-9743307?v=glance&s=music (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002ZBL/qid=1126728381/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-4495702-9743307?v=glance&s=music)
Apparently it was issued on Razor & Tie label in June 1997.
EBay may be a bit price-friendlier if you look there.
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There are lots of 20s movies I love including THE CIRCUS (first and foremost), SHERLOCK, JR., SHOW PEOPLE, most of the Lon Chaney movies I've seen, BEN-HUR, THE BIG PARADE, FLESH AND THE DEVIL, THE SHEIK, THE COCOANUTS, BROADWAY MELODY, WINGS, SUNRISE, and on and on.
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You can find one via Amazon.com for $79.99
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002ZBL/qid=1126728381/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-4495702-9743307?v=glance&s=music (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002ZBL/qid=1126728381/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-4495702-9743307?v=glance&s=music)
I can make anyone here a better deal than that.
How about for free?
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Well, I was a film critic for 25 years and my name is still on a few lists.
I did not know that. I only knew about your former life as a teacher. How does one become film critic? For that matter how does one become a food critic? Or theatre critic?
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As for 1930s movies, I wouldn't want to take up all the bandwidth for the forum with my list.
Five off of the top of my head:
THE WIZARD OF OZ
THE LADY VANISHES
ANNA KARENINA
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
CITY LIGHTS
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It's so weird to me that we read a lot of the same stuff yet you think this and i think the opposite.
I believe that april would 100% vote for maggie. And so would janelle and rachel (remember how much she said she hated iv at sequester).
Beau would vote for ivette and so would james. Howie i am not sure about. And i think jen would vote for maggie but not positive.
I think mags would definitely win vs. Ivette.I don't think Janelle can win against Maggie. Because April/Beau/Ivette/Jen would guarantee her win. The only one who might be iffy is april. But she loves maggie and would vote for her.
Beau, James, Howie and Rachel would all pick Ivette over Maggie.
Maggie's only support base right now consists of Jennifer and April, in my opinion.
Howie, Rachel and James LOATHE Maggie.
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Of course, I COULD be wrong.
But that's the way I see it now.
April has said she won't vote for Ivette. And she has said her vote will go the person who has played the best game and played with her heart.
And that's Janelle more than any of the other two.
But I may be giving April too much credit for her turnabout in thinking that she wasn't playing her gut but doing what she was told to do. Both Ivette and Maggie were doing all the telling and checking-up-on and chastising. I'd think April would resent that and, despite "loving" Maggie, would vote for the better player (Ivette or Janelle).
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Someone just sent me this
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I did not know that. I only knew about your former life as a teacher. How does one become film critic? For that matter how does one become a food critic? Or theatre critic?
I can't answer for anyone else but in my case it was having a pretty wide range of knowledge about film and filmmakers, submitting samples to a local newspaper syndicate, and getting hired. I was there for 16 years - three columns a week. (I did this in addition to teaching full time AND doing the occasional part in a play. Ah, the joys of youth!). I was two years with a local free paper and then seven years with a news service.
When I got cast in FOREVER PLAID knowing we were going to be touring the show on weekends for a long time, I left that job and haven't written full-time since.
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See? That's why I love this site so much all the new stuff I learn. I shall have to see if I can get my hands on a copy of this.
Get your hands on which?? J. Edgar or Falsettos?
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Someone just sent me this
And "this" looks exactly like a person who might have crabs.
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I have WOMAN OF THE YEAR on CD, but I suspect it's out of print now. It was issued early in the CD era.
Shhh...don't tell anyone, but a friend of mine gave me a copy of the tour cast with Lauren. ::)
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can't answer for anyone else but in my case it was having a pretty wide range of knowledge about film and filmmakers, submitting samples to a local newspaper syndicate, and getting hired. I was there for 16 years - three columns a week. (I did this in addition to teaching full time AND doing the occasional part in a play. Ah, the joys of youth!). I was two years with a local free paper and then seven years with a news service.
When I got cast in FOREVER PLAID knowing we were going to be touring the show on weekends for a long time, I left that job and haven't written full-time since.
Have you considered doing it again?
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Have you considered doing it again?
I haven't actively pursued it. Retirement seems to suit me, but then, no one's been beating down my door with offers either!
:)
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Get your hands on which?? J. Edgar or Falsettos?
J Edgar is the one I had never heard of and I am now intrigued by. Falsettos I have heard of but have never heard.
So I guess both. But J. Edgar is the one I think I'll look for first.
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And "this" looks exactly like a person who might have crabs.
I thought it might be "carrot stick girl" from Jason's office!
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I watched SUPERNATURAL this afternoon. The two leads (but especially Jenson Ackles) were reason enough to keep my eyes glued to the screen.
Seeing it during daylight probably lessened the creepiness of the show a bit, but I was relieved that the violence was less graphic than I was expecting (and those two fire effects were eeriely beautiful in a weird sort of way.)
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I DVRed two early 1930s Garbo movies during the early morning hours that I've never seen before including one that brought her one of her Oscar nominations - ROMANCE.
Of course, when I'll get a chance to watch these, who knows?
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Shhh...don't tell anyone, but a friend of mine gave me a copy of the tour cast with Lauren. ::)
So yours would have the song changes made to the opening of the show and the title song especially?
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I always think he's miscast because he's a lousy actor, at least in the films that I've seen him in.
I concur about ROLLOVER. After a long string of hits starting with JULIA, this Jane Fonda movie was DOA. It was laughably bad as I recall.
I'm recalling ROLLOVER as a sort of CHINA SYNDROME with finance substituting for nuclear fuel. Aren't there scenes during the climax where sweaty-faced stock brokers and traders are running around in a panic shouting "Rollover! It's rolling over!"?
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I haven't actively pursued it. Retirement seems to suit me, but then, no one's been beating down my door with offers either!
:)
They may not know you're there!
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Hot Voodoo...that's my special name for those especially cleansing BMs.
Voodoo
The doo doo
You do do so well
Where Madeline Kahn when you need her?
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Voodoo
The doo doo
You do do so well
Where Madeline Kahn when you need her?
I'm tired
Tired of playing the game ....
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So yours would have the song changes made to the opening of the show and the title song especially?
Ummm...actually, I don't know. ::) I probably listened to it once when I first got it, but haven't listened to it since. I guess I'll listen to it again very soonly!
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I'm recalling ROLLOVER as a sort of CHINA SYNDROME with finance substituting for nuclear fuel. Aren't there scenes during the climax where sweaty-faced stock brokers and traders are running around in a panic shouting "Rollover! It's rolling over!"?
I haven't seen it since I reviewed it all those years ago, but seems like I remember guys committing suicide and the surroundings looking like LA at the end of EARTHQUAKE.
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Ummm...actually, I don't know. ::) I probably listened to it once when I first got it, but haven't listened to it since. I guess I'll listen to it again very soonly!
Well, I know the Samuel French script for WOMAN OF THE YEAR has an opening number that in no way resembles what's heard on the cast album, and I've read that changes were instituted on Broadway and on the road with the show after the original album was recorded.
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well I must toddle off and get a few more things done here before I head homewards ~~ Bye EEEEEEE
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I'm tired
Tired of playing the game ....
Let's face it. . .
I'm pooped!
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Wow--I'm just not seeing her in that part.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/517745.jpg)
Now, see, I am thinking she would be very good in the role!
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Poopy, poopy, poopy
poopy, poopy, poopy
poopy, poopy, poopy
Vo-di-oh-do and boop-boop-a-doop!
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BK, I am curious as to why the 1930s would be one of your less favorite film decades?
After the 1950s, I think the 1930s is my favorite.
For me the 1970s and 80s are my least favorite decades for films. I could probably count on one hand the films from those two decades combined that I like.
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Has anyone else noticed that NO ONE has mentioned "Gone With the Wind" as one of their favorite movies from the '30s?
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Has anyone else noticed that NO ONE has mentioned "Gone With the Wind" as one of their favorite movies from the '30s?
Not to mention Ride a Crooked Mile! (Inside joke for a few of us here). ;D
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Has anyone else noticed that NO ONE has mentioned "Gone With the Wind" as one of their favorite movies from the '30s?
It's one of mine, DRJason. Other films from the 30's I like include:
The Thin Man
The Hildegarde Withers mysteries with Edna Mae Oliver
David Copperfield
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A lull...
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Good Afternoon! Good Evening!
Nothing like a little jaunt down to midtown to get one's blood going. Or something like that. I was hoping to stop into Kinko's to get some stuff printed off, but, alas, all the computer stations were occupied, and all their printers were off-line again. Ah, well...
So, instead, I headed over to the Whole Foods in the Time Warner Center, and put together a dinner from the various food bars, mainly the Indian one. I almost walked out as soon as I started assembling my meal - when I went to grab one of the bowls (for eat-in eating), a couple of other bowls decided to jump ship and they went crashing to floor. Some of them even broke apart. People yelled, "HOPA!" I just stood there for a few seconds with a look of disbelief on my face, mumbling to myself, "I didn't do it... I didn't do it..." A couple of Whole Foods staffers came to my aid, and picked things up, and I went about picking and choosing my meal for the evening.
...And somewhere along the line, I set my tray down in "something". It wasn't something bad, just something oily. Maybe it was on one of the counters, maybe it was something at the cash register, or maybe it was something in the microwave. I dunno. But after the bowl-drop, the last thing I wanted to deal with was a slippery tray. Ah, well...
But the food was good, so I had that going for me.
;)
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After my trip to Whole Foods, I just walked around for a bit, and ended up running into a bunch of people. I caught a few people on break hanging out on the sidewalk outside 8th Ave/Shettler Studios on 8th. Ave. And there were a few others who I just happened to catch on the way to or from rehearsal.
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In any case...
I'm feeling better than I did earlier. I really did feel very run down the past 24-36 hours. I guess the auditions in Charlotte took more out of me than they usually do. However, I'm also detecting a bit of sinus stuff acting too, and my usual sympton for that stuff is a general sense of fatigue, so... But like I said, I'm feeling better now. Much, much better. And since I know for sure that Mr. Prince will be in the audition room tomorrow, that's a good thing. (ah, a Martha Stewart reference.)
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Evening greetings! I'm back to work today after my delightful 2-day vacation. Like Danise, I need a REAL vacation and can hardly wait to get on that plane for NYC on Oct. 3. Even though the end of that week is "work," at least being at a conference in Atlanta will be a change of pace.
So, I'm in the telephone reference center for my last hour tonight and hope to be able to chat here between calls.
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RE: Blondel - I came across the vocal selections in a clearance bin at a music store a couple of years ago. I bought the book, but I don't think I've ever played through it. Hmm...
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DR Jason - As DR Ben already mentioned, Mill Mountain does indeed hire non-Eqs. I sometimes get a call from them to play their auditions. If I hear anything before they post, I'll be sure to pass the word onto you.
I've never worked down there myself - their music staff has generally been in-house - but I've worked with many people who have spent some time down there, staff and actors. Everyone has had a wonderful time.
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Last night, DH Richard and I went to see The Constant Gardener. It was very hard to follow and did very little to cure the headache I had going in. We discovered that nobody goes to the movies in Centerville on Tuesday evening - we closed the place.
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Didn't know there was a movie of that DR Ginny.
I assume it is from the the Le Carré book. I'm a fan of his writing. His books always have so much that is not understood until near end. I have no probelm with credibility re the Drug companies and their aggresion.
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Must checked the NET. Sounds like my kind of movie.
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Surprising but true: most played Cd in the house for the last month is the soundtrack from "D'Lovely".
OzDerek loved it too. We were all so expecting to NOT like it.
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I shall continue with a flurry of posts. Not a flurry with a syringe on top.
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Todays' mail: Anthology - Jody Miller, and TV soundtrack from "A Christmas Carol" (Ahrens/Menken)
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Didn't know there was a movie of that DR Ginny.
I assume it is from the the Le Carré book. I'm a fan of his writing. His books always have so much that is not understood until near end. I have no probelm with credibility re the Drug companies and their aggresion.
Yes, DR Tomovoz, it is the LeCarre story. I might give the book a try - it is linear? My problem with the movie was that it jumped around, used a lot of flashbacks, and didn't fill in a lot of backstory.
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DR Matthew: I received a loverly package in the mail today. THANK YOU!!
Excellant - I was ready to send a search party out for that. Enjoy!
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Surprising but true: most played Cd in the house for the last month is the soundtrack from "D'Lovely".
OzDerek loved it too. We were all so expecting to NOT like it.
I started listening to that CD before the movie came out and liked it very much. I even liked the movie.
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Same style as all the other Le Carré books. A thinking person's Ludlum. An intelligent person's Brown.
I've not read it for a couple of years so linear???
May have been better as TV mini series like the excellent "Perfect Spy" etc.
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? 4 BK
Have you ever seen a ghost or experienced something supernatural?
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'bout time for me to leave work for the evening. Back when I get home.
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I started listening to that CD before the movie came out and liked it very much. I even liked the movie.
I enjoyed the movie too. I also enjoyed the not as well received "Beyond the Sea" (which is yet to have a DVD or theatrical release in oz). I am more likely to watch either before I would bother with ever watching "Moulin Rouge" again or even I suspect "Chicago" in the near future
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Big Brother Live Feed spoilers, including discussion of HOH comp:
DR RonP, I was disappointed that Janelle was not feeling well and got dizzy and fell. But I must say I was thrilled when Maggie fell off. I do think that she fell, since for some reason she did not want ivette to win.
I hated that Maggie was trying to make ivette jump off. I'm happy and sort of surprised that ivette stood up to her. For some reason maggie was trying to convince ivette that ivette could win a Q&A vs Janelle.
It's a tough call since Ivette/Maggie have both agreed that they will take each other to F2. I'm sure that HOH comp was difficult. But it's still better to be in control of your own destiny. So i'm glad Iv stayed.
I actually watched them for a long time last night - note to self....find a life - I was not surprised that Janelle fell off. She was standing in the goofiest position with her back bent a little and her legs bent and was gripping the key very tight. Ivette seemed the most relaxed and Maggie was doing this hopping thing. They went for hours. Looking at Janelle, I thought she is going to go first, you just can't keep your body in that position for that long.
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BB6: I don't see Maggie having much support if she stands next to Ivette in the final 2. She may get April and Jennifer's votes, but I think everyone else would vote for Ivette.
Maggie's best bet is to be standing beside Janelle (and hoping that April is still "with her")
Janelle can win standing next to either of them, IMO. I think she will have both April's and James' vote no matter who she is with, but I'd rather see a Janelle-Ivette final two since I'd rather see either of them win over Maggie.
I'm not so sure April would vote for Janelle, she did a big turn around once the cameras were on her and the sequester house is more catty than the BB house. I think she'll go back to the "friendship" and vote for whoever is left
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I would love one, MattH.
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BB6 Spoilers
Canoe says that Janelle won round 2 of the HOH competition
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Top of the evening, folks!
Still working on that shirt so I can’t stay long.
DR Dan (the Man), remember that I just got a Tivo in the last month and I LOVE it! I got mine for free. It was a hundred dollars with a hundred dollar rebate.
The problem your having is the same one I had. Mine was also recording things I didn’t ask it to and I thought it was broken. Then I found out that it makes and records “suggestions” for viewing. You need to go into your settings and turn that off like I did.
Push your Direct TV button at the top. You’ll be at the DirectTV Central Screen
You should see:
Now Playing List
Watch Live TV
Pikc Programs to Record
Read New Messages & Setup
Standby
Go into Read New Messages & Setup
You should see:
Read New Messages
Purchases
Settings
System Information
System Test
Troubleshooting
Restart or Reset system
Go into Settings
You should see:
Audio
Channels
Parental Controls
Phone
Remote Control
Satellite
Suggestions
Video
Go into Suggestions
You should see:
Yes, record when there’s space
No, don’t record suggestions
Pick No, don’t record suggestions
And there you have it! No more unwanted recordings. :)
Easy as pie.
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BK, I am curious as to why the 1930s would be one of your less favorite film decades?
After the 1950s, I think the 1930s is my favorite.
For me the 1970s and 80s are my least favorite decades for films. I could probably count on one hand the films from those two decades combined that I like.
Mr. Barnum, you could probably count on one hand the films from those two decades that you have seen.
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I also Tivoed Bones and Supernatural. I more or less listened to them while Mom watched them. She didn't like Bones either but I liked some of the actors. I bad with names. Angel and the Admiral from JAG.
I might watch a couple of shows because of them.
We both like Supernatural better. I put a season pass on it.
Looking forward to the new Night Stalker and Invasion.
Question for BK then I'm sorry but I have to get back to work.
What is the address of the theater your new play will be held?
BTW, Anyone seen the new Google Earth? That is one mighty fine program/web site. I highly recommend giving it a look/see.
Well, I've got a shirt design to work on.
Laters all!
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One more BB6 update.....
Ivette told Maggie that James said he would vote for Janelle in the finals!
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Buster Brown Bunny Slippers.
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Ask BK:
Did you ever watch THE RED TENT? You may have already mentioned it and I forgot it in one of my drunken stupors.
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BB6 Spoilage:
Yes, Ivette did say that James would vote for Janelle if she's in the finals. James likes Ivette, but he admires and respects Janelle.
Maggie is trying desperately to secure a friendship vote no matter what. Her constant reminders are a mantra for Ivette to take into sequester, should she not make the final two.
I am not at all convinced that the sequester house has the pressurized environment of the BB house. April did put on some smiley faces for the final evening in the house, but you could see in Ivette's farewell message that she was bitter. April's last-minute apology was not a retraction of things she said. It was only a soporific. April is a southern woman who can put on a good face. But I feel she has felt used/abused by Ivette, and possibly Maggie. She has expressed regret for things they did in the game and things they said about Janelle. And she has said Janelle has played with her heart during conversations in which even Ivette admitted Janelle really was playing a great game. ONLY Maggie has never conceded Janelle's worthiness in the game. Everything Janelle has accomplished in the game, according to Maggie, was rigged.
Rachel, Howie and James are most definite votes for Janelle. I believe April will vote for her, too, if she's standing beside Ivette.
I think there's a chance she'll get April's vote if she's standing by Maggie.
Note about Phase II competition: Maggie, true to form, and bad sportsmanship, has implied that the wording of one of the questions was wrong, but that -- OF COURSE -- the winner got it right. The implication is the same tired poor sport/loser lament -- I lost, therefore it was RIGGED.
So sick of that.
If Janelle wins HOH, she's taking Ivette to the finals. I'd give a PRETTY to see the faces of everyone in sequester house should Maggie come walking in as the last evicted houseguest.
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Hmm...
I guess the "traditional" fall slump has set in. I just happened to check the Broadway grosses for last week... Yikes!
And why, of why, is Lennon still open?!?!?
And why is All Shook Up doing some truly crappy business? I figured it would be a good show for group sales at least. -Although, maybe the lack of a star name on the marquee (except for Elvis) is keeping people away so to speak.
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Maybe folks aren't feeling all that "let's-go-to-NYC-and-see-a-show" with so much horror in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast.
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In ref to Mr. Kristofferson...
A Rhodes scholar he may be, but he doesn't "read" as a Rhodes scholar - he reads as a down-home country boy who looks inane in evening clothes.
So, you would prefer that he look like a Rhodes less travelled?
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More BB6 thoughts:
Another thing I feel like bringing up here is the consistent bad sportsmanship of "the friendship." Tonight, Maggie has soothed her troubled soul by telling Ivette that "the outcasts" never cried and they never loved, and therefore "the friendship" was the better alliance in the house and they had the better experience.
Deluded, detestable, destructive Maggie.
Please recall that every time Janelle won something, Ivette would implode and call her names (behind her back, of course) and say Janelle did not deserve winning anything. Maggie and April were right there agreeing with her (April has since recanted). Maggie continues to indicate Janelle did not merit her win today, although Ivette hasn't been vocal about it. Maggie is on the defensive and totally dependent now upon either Ivette or Janelle, who will go head-to-head in a live competition Friday evening for HOH. Winner picks immediately her choice to stay in the house and the other has to leave. They will all three pack.
I think "the friendship" has been devoid of any depth of character, of any depth of humanity and of any depth of self-awareness the entire run of BB6. They entered the house, pointed at a few people and declared them evil and unworthy. That has been Maggie's mantra ever since.
Many folks, including Ivette's girlfriend, have been puzzled as to what the frell Ivette is doing with "the friendship." Actually, she has far more in common with the alliance she reviled. She has had many flashes of likeability...and I've found myself rooting for her, and then hating her because words totally crass, mean and wrongheaded came out of her mouth.
When Ivette won her motor scooters, Janelle was happy for her. Maggie declared Ivette had won the best prize of all, and Janelle had winningly suggested she'd gladly swap her 42-inch plasma TV for them. That, to me, was her way of being complimentary to Ivette and affirming the worth of the prize (and Ivette cannot accept credit for it as she is convinced Maggie, who stood on that dial with her for 4 hours and 45 minutes, stepped off deliberately. I think she did, too, but only because she knew she couldn't continue. She had been suggesting to Ivette it would be okay for Ivette to step off, but Ivette stayed there. Ivette won. Period.).
I hate Maggie.
Have I ever said that here before?
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My BIG BROTHER thoughts:
How I long for the demise of supposed-reality television.
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I had kinda always wanted to see ROLLOVER, 'cause I like curios, but it just sounds blah.
Ebert really ripped on BROWN BUNNY when it came out, then Gallo cried to him, and Ebert softened his stance a bit.
PRETTY POISON, I've seen recently and it is quite a show. The ultimate double feature is PRETTY POISON and LORD LOVE A DUCK.
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Maybe folks aren't feeling all that "let's-go-to-NYC-and-see-a-show" with so much horror in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast.
That probably has something to do with it, but September - especially the week of/after Labor Day - is traditionally deadly for shows that were already doing poor business. Things don't really pick up again until around Thanksgiving.
DR Jose: Please do let me know if you hear anything down the line from Mill Mountain. I've heard great things about them, and I need to get out of MTI...
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From MBarnum a trove of 50s trash classix burned onto DVD arrived in today's mail: GHOST OF DRAGSTRIP HOLLOW, DON'T KNOCK THE TWIST, BLOOD FEAST, some Scopitones...
Movie delights!
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That probably has something to do with it, but September - especially the week of/after Labor Day - is traditionally deadly for shows that were already doing poor business. Things don't really pick up again almost Thanksgiving.
DR Jose: Please do let me know if you hear anything down the line from Mill Mountain. I've heard great things about them, and I need to get out of MTI...
And Jason, you would be wonderful as Chip!
:D :D :D :D :D
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I'm trying to think of a movie starring Kris Kristofferson that would not have been better with someone else in his role...
and I can't do it!
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TCB - Would that I looked that young (and thin). Thanks for the compliment! :)
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My BIG BROTHER thoughts:
How I long for the demise of supposed-reality television.
Engineered, voyeuristic and manipulative TV for the vicarious life people - not reality? Who'd have thought.
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I'm trying to think of a movie starring Kris Kristofferson that would not have been better with someone else in his role...
and I can't do it!
I thought he and Babs could have switched roles in "A Star is Born". Couldn't have made the show worse.
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TCB - Would that I looked that young (and thin). Thanks for the compliment! :)
Well, I still think you are cute, AND young! ::)
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My BIG BROTHER thoughts:
How I long for the demise of supposed-reality television.
Believe it or not, so do I! I never liked the thought or idea of it or the writers, actors etc who can not get shows on the air because of it, but
I have somehow become addicted to the damn stuff!
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I thought he and Babs could have switched roles in "A Star is Born". Couldn't have made the show worse.
Would he get her perm?
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With that in mind.....
Ron, were you listening the night Maggie said to Ivette "You said you would take me to the final two" and Ivette said "I never said that"
If Ivette is truly playing for her family and she thinks Maggie is so wonderful, she may just take Janelle.
I have a hard time believing she will really do that..the friendship is the friendship, but you just never know
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Danise, the El Portal is on Lankershim (don't have the exact address handy), just north of Magnolia, and a block south of the North Hollywood Metro station.
TCB: Haven't got around to The Red Tent yet, but will soon.
At four o'clock I went to look for some papers I needed to find. Two hours later and I still haven't located them - they're not in any of the places they should be. Whilst looking for them, I became so fed up with the mess that's accumulated in various closets and drawers that I began going through stuff and throwing out a ton of unnecessary crap. Thus far, I have filled one large trash container.
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I'm trying to think of a movie starring Kris Kristofferson that would not have been better with someone else in his role...
and I can't do it!
I would second that! Also, while my mind is thinking about it, I wish PRETTY POISON would get a nice DVD release. Or did it happen and I missed it?
Good night, all!
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I'm trying to think of a movie starring Kris Kristofferson that would not have been better with someone else in his role...
and I can't do it!
You never saw Convoy?
Kris was a perfect Rubber Duck.
Ali McGraw, on the other hand, was just wrong in that film.
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Has anyone else noticed that NO ONE has mentioned "Gone With the Wind" as one of their favorite movies from the '30s?
That's because I am an idiot and I thought it was from the early 1940's
I love that movie!
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Would he get her perm?
Would she get his beard?
::)
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My BIG BROTHER thoughts:
How I long for the demise of supposed-reality television.
Is this you saying you are tired of seeing our posts on them?
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With that in mind.....
Ron, were you listening the night Maggie said to Ivette "You said you would take me to the final two" and Ivette said "I never said that"
If Ivette is truly playing for her family and she thinks Maggie is so wonderful, she may just take Janelle.
I have a hard time believing she will really do that..the friendship is the friendship, but you just never know
I heard her say that. That was during one of Maggie's "hypnosis" sessions in which she was repeating her mantras of alliance, the friendship, voting only for a friendship member. She just threw it out there...and suddenly, Ivette denied it. Maggie didn't blink an eye and kept on talking about other things!
Maggie would dump Ivette in a heartbeat if she thought Ivette would beat her in the finals.
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Before heading off to wussburgerland, a short story to tell.
Today, in my checkout line, a young man had seventeen dollars to his name, as was trying to buy some necessary foodstuffs to last him until his next paycheck. His seventeen dollars wasn't enough to cover what he wanted to buy, so we were trying to take off his bill what he really didn't need...but this was really tough.
The woman behind him in line smiled, and covered the difference, which was about five dollars, and then insisted that he keep the change. He was very grateful, of course, not to mention surprised.
When I thanked her, as well, her smile got nostalgic. "I remember being just ten cents short once, and no one helped me."
Reason enough.
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Pretty Poison is out on region 2 DVD (which is what I wrote about in today's notes). That means it will most likely get a region 1 release sometime in the near future.
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Jasons question about the Mill being mixed equity and non equity made me wonder
How does one gain Equity status? Can you lose it once you have it? Are you foridden to do non-Equity productions as an Equity member?
Are there other professional unions you have to belong to in the theatrical/movie/television world to work in those mediums?
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DR Ron Pulliam. how is you co-worker doing? Did he have his procedure today?
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Maybe folks aren't feeling all that "let's-go-to-NYC-and-see-a-show" with so much horror in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast.
Don't most people buy their theatre tickets well in advance? Maybe its just a Long Island thing, most of the people I know here buy tickets weeks and even months in advance of when they are going to the show.
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Time to toddle off I think. Night all!!
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Before heading off to wussburgerland, a short story to tell.
Today, in my checkout line, a young man had seventeen dollars to his name, as was trying to buy some necessary foodstuffs to last him until his next paycheck. His seventeen dollars wasn't enough to cover what he wanted to buy, so we were trying to take off his bill what he really didn't need...but this was really tough.
The woman behind him in line smiled, and covered the difference, which was about five dollars, and then insisted that he keep the change. He was very grateful, of course, not to mention surprised.
When I thanked her, as well, her smile got nostalgic. "I remember being just ten cents short once, and no one helped me."
Reason enough.
That was a nice story. Thank you.
Remember those old bumper stickers?
Committ random acts of kindess and sudden beauty
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DR JoseSPiano
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for a great "Mr. Prince Day" tomorrow!!!
I can't wait to hear all about it!
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DR JoseSPiano
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for a great "Mr. Prince Day" tomorrow!!!
I can't wait to hear all about it!
Thank you. I just hope I recognize him this time... There was a gentleman in the hall the other day, and I just could not place a name to the face. Well, it wasn't until someone mentioned that "Hal was out in the hall" that it hit me... Doh! I guess I'm so used to seeing him via his press photo.
And if anyone needs Vibes, it would be the final candidates for Magaldi and Eva. I'll be sure to pass them on.
*I'm just looking forward to hearing that belted high-G(!!!) in "A New Argentina". -He supports you, for he loves you. Understands you, is one OF you... -Always thrilling!
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Easy as pie.
Mmmmm...pie...
DR Danise, thanks mucho for letting me know how to turn off the suggested recordings. I thought I had gotten around them by clicking on each one of the shows that I didn't request and giving it three "Thumbs Down". That worked for those particular shows (mostly Nickelodeon stuff), but I came home tonight to find about three hours of programs from the Golf Channel.
The Golf Channel!?!?
Have you tried searching for shows by entering bizarre keywords yet? I'm surprised by some of the stuff I've come up with playing that game.
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Buster Brown Bunny Slippers.
Ewwwwwww!
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I would love one, MattH.
I'll do it tomorrow, DR TCB. Expect it one day next week.
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Good evening! I got back from Tim Burton's CORPSE BRIDE about two minutes before VERONICA MARS started, so I canceled the recording and watched it live. I was totally floored by the identity of the murderer. It was not who I had thought was the killer, and the show had a terrific last 15 minutes, very exciting and suspenseful.
Can't wait now for the new season to begin next week.
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As for CORPSE BRIDE, I found it reasonably enjoyable. I think those who enjoyed THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS will like this, too. It has the same kind of vibe. Since NIGHTMARE came first, the originality of the look and tone of the first piece is missing; still, I found myself laughing a good bit (lots of clever small touches - the brand name of the piano is Harryhausen, for example) and the five tunes were pleasant without being instantly memorable. (Danny Elfman wrote the background score and the songs.)
This one is not total stop motion animation like NIGHTMARE was. This is a combination of stop motion and the more familiar CGI which co-exist in the same frame just fine.
And it's less than 80 minutes, so it doesn't wear out its welcome either.
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The President's speech tomorrow night is causing lots of shifts into the prime time TV schedule.
I noticed that the WB is repeating SUPERNATURAL tomorrow night at 9 for those who might be interested in seeing it if you didn't record it on Tuesday.
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I saw the ratings for last night's shows. BONES won its time period (against mostly reruns) with 10.5 million viewers.
HOUSE blew away the competition with almost 17 million viewers. (SUPERNATURAL only scored about 4 million viewers, but it retained 90 percent of its GILMORE GIRLS lead-in which was greatly pleasing to the WB.)
So, those shows at least are off to promising starts.
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And looking at next week's DVD release schedule, I didn't see anything I was remotely interested in buying. I saw most of the DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES episodes twice during the season trying to sort out everything and keep the storylines fresh in my mind, so no need to buy that. And I just didn't see any single releases that I liked enough to want to own.
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I'll do it tomorrow, DR TCB. Expect it one day next week.
Thanks Matt.
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Thanks Matt.
My pleasure.
And now, the eyelids are telling me it's time to call it a day (shades of Jule Styne!)
Good night, all.
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VixMom:
Actors Equity Association is the professional union for stage actors, singers, dancers and stage managers. There are many ways to get into the union - none of them overly easy. The "easiest" way to get in is to simply be hired into an Equity contract. Another way is to work your way through in Equity theatres in what's called the Equity Membership Candidacy program. As a non-Equity actor, an EMC has to work 50 weeks in an Equity theatre (usually in minor supporting or ensemble roles). After 50 weeks you can pay your dues and join up. After a certain period of time, members of "sister" unions may also join AEA.
Once you're a member of Equity, you're a member - just so long as you pay your dues. You're not permitted to perform in non-Equity roles, though many people scab if just to get some work. Sadly, approximately 98% of Equity stage actors are unemployed in their chosen field, and many choose to stay in the union even after giving up "the biz" because it's such an accomplishment to get in.
There are many other performance unions, including AFTRA (for film, radio and TV), AGVA (American Guild of Variety Artists [generally ballet, jazz & other professional dancers]), SAG (Screen Actors Guild [for TV & film]), AGMA (opera and orchestras), AFM (pit orchestras & recording musicians), SSDC (Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers), and IATSE (designers, crew, stagehands & front-of-house).
Loads of unions. And I'm not in any of them.
Yet. :)
DRs Ben, Jose, Elmore, and BK can certainly fill you in on the various unions. I think others on the board can, too, though I can't remember who's union and who isn't.
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I haven't taken a Jacuzzi in weeks and weeks, so I'm taking one this evening, damn it all.
I've just been lazing about like a gazelle biding its time.
Doing all that tossing away stuff earlier really made me tired.
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Do my eyes deceive me? With just another forty-something posts I will achieve my new plateau.
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I'm off tomorrow to go to my nephew's wedding. I think it will be a good time. It's in my home town which is 15 miles from the lake, so I'm staying at my parent's lake home with my sister's family. I haven't even started packing, but it's only a 2 hour drive from here and there are no festivities planned tomorrow, so I'll do all that in the morning.
I'll have some access to the internet but not much, so I'll be going through BB and HHW withdrawal!
I do have a friend there with high speed wireless internet, so I'll probably be visiting them a couple times just to catch up on things.
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Oh, I'll be back Sunday. The cat's have their regular sitter coming in. She's great. She has a business called Critter Sitters and not only takes care of the pets, but cleans the litter box, gets the mail, brings in the paper, checks the house etc. Since Callie is on meds, it's a real relief to have someone I know will take care of them.
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If only she did windows!
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Well, I'm off to sleep.
DR Elmore, BB6 news you'll be glad to hear......it ends next Tuesday!
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Must be nearly time for a West Coast revival meeting.
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Maybe I"m just here to give a time report.
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Tomovoz strikes the hour.
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My goodness, I smell WUSSBURGERS in the air. Not only WUSSBURGERS, but WUSSBURGERS WITH CHEESE.
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I'm not just sitting here doing nothing. I watched the season finale repeat of "Lost" and am also burning a CD for DR Jed. So, there. ;)
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A silent George and a silent Matthew. Why isn't Ann here catching up?
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Thank you DR George The silence at last is broken (A Camelot reference)
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One of the local Seattle evening news shows just announced that Robert Wise, director of the movies to "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music" has died. He was 91 years old.
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This evening's listening is "Ragtime" produced by the omnipresent Mr Kimmel.
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And just where IS Ann?