Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 1 => Topic started by: bk on November 29, 2003, 12:08:25 AM
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Well, you've read the notes so now all there is to do is post until the cows come home, not necessarily in that order.
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I tend to forget so many names of French Films but will always list the following in my favourites" Manon De Source, Jen De Florette, My Mother's Castle, My Father's Glory, Le Bonheur Est Dans Le Pre, Stavisky (I wonder why? -Italian/French), Indochine (beautiful star and beautifully filmed), Tante Tati and Madame Rosa. (Apologies to François for the spelling). I think it is the pacing of French films that I really love. I really did not like Amelie as much as I had anticipated - just too cute! The "new" version of Les Miserables - 20th Century setting was wonderful. Ou est les vaches? (I hope that my memory of high school french lessons has not led me to ask something unseemly).
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Lord, Mabel. Go away a day and all hell busts loose!
It was like a Republic serial reading yesterday's notes, and I am glad glad glad that things are now worked out! :P
DR Noel - I think Lorenz Hart did a show with a composer named Emmerich Kalman.....but I will have to check! ;D I am not sure where it fell in the time line.
French films? La cinema? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm:
8 Women
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Breathless (original)
Contempt
I am sure there are a few others....but these are my favorites!
Bonjour Tristesse - yes, I think Jay is correct, this is about a brassiere factory, and I think it is a musical because I certainly remember the title song!
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2.. 2 more karma points! (oh, a count from sesame street reference!)
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DR Noel - I think Lorenz Hart did a show with a composer named Emmerich Kalman.....but I will have to check! ;D I am not sure where it fell in the time line.
Ding ding ding: We have a winner.
And now, hopefully, Jennifer understands why she'd have an easier time than most answering it. (If not, look up my original phrasing of the question.) Kalman is the answer.
I'll go with Children of Paradise for my favorite French film.
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Sooooooooooo glad that Bruce mentioned The Red Balloon. Saw it as a child and what a glorius film it was especially the finale.
Which immediatly makes me think of two classic French films of all time la Grande Illusion and La Belle et la bette and Un chien andalou which is a short film that I studied in school.
Here is a partial list as I am sure I will remember some more later but these immediately come to mind.
Les Adventure de Rabbi Jacob with great French comic Louis De Funes which unfortunatley I believe is his only film ever to receive a main stream release in the USA.
Les Uns et Les Autres which they renamed stupidly Bolero in the USA after the music the play in the final scene. (It was released after the American film 10 which used the music brilliantly and should not be confused with the awful Bo Derek film of the same name) It played over three years in Montreal and was able to see the director's original theatrical version unlike in the USA which was edited. There is also a six hour mini series version for TV that used footage left out of the theatrical release.
Trafic with great Jacques Tati in the persona of his great film creation Monsieur Hulot. Other films that I have seen with the character are Mon Oncle and Playtime.
Les Miserables Claude Lelouch reimaging of the story during WW2 with Jean-Paul Belamondo.
Jesus de Montreal, Le Déclin de l'empire américain two films by Quebecois director Denys Arcand.
Kamarouska, Mon Oncle Antoine. Both films by Quebecois director Claude Jutras. The first one starred Genevieve Bujold.
Le Roi du Couer the Phillipe de Broca film a great anti war comedy.
and of course La Cage Aux Folles (but not any of the sequels)
oh I almost forgot La Nuit Amercaine Francois Truffault film about film making. And also Le Dernier Metro
and another film I just remembered DIVA directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix one of my top five favorite Fench films.
Then I reminded of Catherine Deneuve films Indochine, Belle du Jour, Repulsion (Roman Polanski directed and not sure if was originally shot in French or not but have only seen it that way) Tristana
The great documentary Chagrin et la pitié, Le (The Sorrow and the Pity which lost the oscar to The Hellstrom Chronicle about bugs taking over the world)
I am sure there are alot more films that I have seen but they don't come to mind right away.
BTW I don't count Emmanuelle as one of the great French films
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Hmmm. When I clicked on the unseemly button on today's column, I got that annoying "Page not Found" message. Tried it several times, too. I've deduced the topic of the day, however, from today's early posts. I'd have to say that my favorite French film is The Rules of the Game.
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You guyzzzzz!!!!! You're making it hard for me to read all the notes. I'm not around much this weekend and I thought the day after Thanksgiving would be light! No such luck:-)
Oh, well, it's just more for me to read when I get back in the city. No thoughts on French films yet. Maybe if I get a chance later to pop in, I'll have a choice or two.
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DR Noel this is not fair. I knew the answer as soon as I logged off last night. And I was coming here to tell you. :(
When you said "say your name OR answer this" it didn't hit me that my name WAS THE ANSWER.
And the show was called MISS UNDERGROUND.
My my I can't believe that clue didn't hit me right away. I think it was only when you said, "I thought Jennifer would have the best chance to answer it" that the answer started to sink in. My first guess was cause I was Canadian. But then I remembered there was a composer with my last name.
Good question.
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DR Craig do you really need 50 karma points to re-appoint Mark? :)
btw, I tried to give you karma, but it wouldn't let me. I must have already given you some within 3 days :(
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Yes, DR Jennifer. To re-instate (and country) Mark, My account must have 50 karma points. It's similar to a sacrifice to the hungry g-ds of the internet...
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I think that did it Craig! And Mark!
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Oh, so that's how it works!?!? -I wondered what the "applaud" and "boo" thingies were for....
Good morning.
Well, I woke up myself up around 7:30 with a coughing fit - damn post-nasal drip. So, I got up, got a drink of water and took my meds... And then found myself very much awake, so...
It's been a nice morning of web-surfing.. Just catching up on things and chatting with some friends.
And it's sooo nice to be "home" again here on HHW! :)
As for French films:
The Red Balloon - We would watch this every year in grade school around Christmas. I haven't seen it in ages... Is it available on DVD?
Diva - I investigateded the "rest" of the Catalani opera, La Wally - interesting. "Ebben..." really is the best thing in it. And what an interesting title for an Italian opera?!?!? But the movie was a favorite video rental of mine.
Un Coeur Un Hiver - Heck, it's about musicians, so....
The Music Teacher - Technically, I think this is Belgian, but en francais, so... And Jose van Dam does a nice acting job.
La Lectrice - What a great, quirky movie. Who knew Lewis Carroll could be so erotic. ;)
Amelie - A great film to watch with a room of Francophiles.
And many more I can't recall right now... I have a bunch on VHS, but since my VHS collection is not in sight right now...
WOW - Didn't realize I had dawdled so long this morning... gotta run... See you later!
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Thanks to all who provided me with the Mario Lanza information I requested yesterday. I had NO idea that CD had been done so long ago. Naturally, it's out of print now.
Favorite French films. Some have already been named: RULES OF THE GAME and THE GRAND ILLUSION are both masterpieces. I also adore Truffaut's THE 400 BLOWS, DAY FOR NIGHT, and especially THE LAST METRO. (Never been a fan of his JULES AND JIM though I know others consider it a masterpiece.)
I like THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG but I've never seen the semi-sequel with Gene Kelly in a supporting role. One of the days, I'm sure.
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Oy. Another paper. Does anyone happen to know the theme of a short story called "Neighbors?"
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Anything by Resnais or Cocteau would make my list, so, Last Year in Marienbad, Hiroshima, Mon Amour, the Orphic Trilogy, etc.
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French Films or French Toast? I can tell you my favorite type of French Toast, well, I actually haven't had it yet, but Mom promised this caramel-cinnamon French Toast cassarole thing for Christmas Brunch this year, I don't see how anything could beat that. But French Films, I know nothing.
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That was my 50th post, what happens at 51? Let's see and find out.
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Wow, Jr. Member. I'm touched.
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I like my French toast with butter and cinnamon sugar. Mmmmm...
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OMG, thank you for mentioning Cocteau, DR JMK! I completely forgot about BEAUTY AND THE BEAST or ORPHEE, two masterworks. I wouldn't give anything for my original Criterion issue of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Contained on that disc is an SCETV production called "Cinematic Eye" with a former professor of mine, USC film professor Bernie Dunlap, lecturing on the film. This program was on the Criterion laserdisc, too, but when Criterion reissued B&TB on DVD, the program was missing.
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Sandra, who wrote "Neighbors"?
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"Neighbors" was written by Raymond Carver.
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I going out to lunch now, but I'll look through some of my old textbooks when I return and see if I can find anything.
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Where is everybody today?
Btw for DR Emily: if you go to http://www.visasavings.ca you will see there are a number of places that have discounts if you use your Canadian visa card. The amazon.ca one is good till dec 25th.
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Thank you so much, Matt!
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Yes, DR Jennifer. To re-instate (and country) Mark, My account must have 50 karma points. It's similar to a sacrifice to the hungry g-ds of the internet...
Okay I believe you :)
It just seems so weird! When you made the offer last night wasn't there another option you gave people (other than the karma?).
Btw, since you have 50 now GET TO WORK :)
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I agree...the karma blackmail is done! Now change partners and dance with me!
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Ah yes, I forgot INDOCHINE.
So many wonderful films, but it looks as if I am in the CONTEMPT corner all alone..... ???
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DR MATTH - CC Music has two soundtracks on one CD!
http://www.ccmusic.com/item.cfm?itemid=SOU41042
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I strongly admire Fellini, and I'm particularly fond of "Amarcord" and "La Strada."
JRand: "Contempt," for all its style, leaves me cold.
Other foreign films I love: "Black Narcissus," "Life and Death of Colonel Blimp," "The Red Shoes," "A Matter of Life and Death" (aka "Stairway to Heaven").
And "Plein Soleil" ("Purple Noon") is a masterpiece of style, color, story, acting, directing, editing. It takes my breath away!
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French films, French films, not foreign films, foreign films.
Did anyone else have a prob with the second page of the notes?
She of the Evil Eye is actually a bit late today.
Michael Shayne - I love Repulsion, too, but it was an English production, shot in England. Some others: The Bride Wore Black of Mr. Truffaut, L'Homme de Rio of Mr. de Broca (a wonderful movie), several of Mr. Jean Pierre Melville's films including Bob Le Flambeur, Le Samourai, and Le Circle Rouge, and how could I not mention Riffifi. I also like the very talky Claire's Knee by Eric Rohmer. And Wages of Fear by Mr. Clouzot, and Judex by Mr. Franju. It's amazing how many French films I've seen, really, but I was very enamored of them in from the early sixties on.
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Good morning everyone!
I hope you all realise what comes from allowing people karma - they can eventually use it to hold us all hostage ;)
Jennifer: those VISA savings look veeeeerrrryyyy interesting. I also got your e-mail re: NY and I will most definitely be inquiring about the hotel situation
I am spending today and tomorrow turning an old paper about the Crimean War from CEGEP into a brand spanking new paper for my God awful Conflict, Crisis and War class. I know it's not "right" on some level to recycle papers, but it fits so nicely! :)
After this, I have NO MORE PAPERS LEFT!!!! The celebration can begin (until, that is, I realise I have five exams starting next Friday and continuing on until December 17th!)
My favorite French language films:
Le dîner des cons
Le déclin de l'empire Américain and Les invasions babares (IB being the sequel to deA)
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (aka Amelie to you Yanks)
Jésus de Montréal
and last but not least...
La guerre des tuques (only because it is one of the first French films I can remember seeing and it is on tv here every winter like clockwork)
I'm off to write a paper, the wonderful paper of Oz! :D
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I just tried again and this time had no problem getting to the second page of notes. I guess the unseemly button had a brief hissy earlier, but all seems OK now.
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Whew! She of the Evil Eye has arrived and I must now beat it, daddy-o. I'll be back and can't wait to catch up on all your excellent posts in about four hours.
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I haven't seen many French films and the ones that I like the most have all been mentioned, but I'll mention them again:
Amelie
La Cage Aux Folles
Diva
Stavisky
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
I am spending today and tomorrow turning an old paper about the Crimean War from CEGEP into a brand spanking new paper for my God awful Conflict, Crisis and War class. I know it's not "right" on some level to recycle papers, but it fits so nicely! :)
Emily, what do you mean it's "not right" to recycle papers? I used to do it all the time when I was in school (lo, these 20 years ago). There was one term paper I wrote in high school about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II that I rewrote for my English 102 class in college. I got an A on both versions. I say go for it without guilt! ;D
...unless "on some level" there really is an ethical/moral reason that it's not right. If there is, someone please enlighten me so that I can feel appropriately guilty (even though it's too late to do anything about it)! ;)
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Good afternoon all. I was up very late so I slept very late. The birds are singing, the sun is shining, I’m freezing my butt off. We had a cold front come through last night and it’s only 54 degrees at 12:12 PM here. It’s very hard to go from in the 80's down 30 degrees in a 12 hour period and NOT be freezing your butt off. Your body doesn’t have time to adjust.
So nice to learn that cooler heads have prevailed and after due consideration I can honestly say:
I HATE my hair this short! And right when I need the most! That’s my final (sob!) word on the subject.
Quote from: Danise on Yesterday at 06:19:34pm
I hear the brown bag over head look is popular in some areas.
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Quote From: TCB:
Yes, usually in my bedroom.
So you had a bad trim as well?? ;-)
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You're all still alive! You didn't kill each other! I got onto HHW today! Good job, guys :).
I went to the mall, and I bought new sweatpants, jeans, a gift I have to give to a local retirement center for Class Council, new Pumas, the Finding Nemo soundtrack, and a little Cinderella snowglobe.
The Nemo soundtrack is so much fun. The music is just so perfect for the movie, it combines the beauty of the film and the sorrow of the story seamlessly...I'm listening to it again.
I don't know a single French film. At least I THINK I don't. I've never even sen Chocolat or Amelie. But I LOVE that I can read these titles and understand what they mean! Love, love, love it. Francais est la langue de l'amour, n'est-ce pas? (Pardon all missing accents, I haven't got a clue how you do them.)
I watched The Exorcist for the first time last night. I thought it was kind of boring. My parents kept telling me that back in the seventies, that was the scariest thing anyone had ever seen. I guess movies have gotten scarier over the years...? The only good parts were when she was completely possessed and going crazy, in the room, and those were too far apart for me.
Sandra: www.pinkmonkey.com has everything you want to know about book summaries. If it isn't there, it's probably at www.sparknotes.com too.
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Jay said:
I guess the unseemly button had a brief hissy earlier, but all seems OK now.
I'm not surprised. That's just the boards way of saying she misses her Daddy.
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I can assure you, Sarah, that at the time, THE EXORCIST was unlike ANY mainstream horror movie ever made, and I left the theater feeling utterly disturbed, destroyed emotionally, and overall just plain creepy. My stomach and psyche felt like they would never recover. It had a profound psychological effect on me - yes, just a movie. But I have stated here before on many occasions, I am a GREAT audience for films and theater. I believe it ALL; I can't ever sit there and tell myself it's only a movie. Linda Blair's makeup, the gritty, ugly look and sound of the film, and that demonic voice dubbed by Mercedes McCambridge all worked their "evil" on me.
This was long before the stream of HALLOWEENs, FRIDAY THE 13ths, and every possible slasher, possession, and creepfest film had been put out there and when horrendous language can find its way into PG-13 films. So, it may seem tame now, but I can assure it it was the stuff of nightmares in its day. (Of course, so was FRANKENSTEIN in 1931 and it's almost funny now.) It's all in the perspective.
Sorry, DR Sandra. I looked through all my old school textbooks, and that story wasn't in any of them. I haven't checked my own college texts. They're in another part of the house, but I can look for them later. I truly am not familiar with the title or author of the story.
Forgot all about "D'obolique," another French chlller that gave me nightmares.
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I agree...the karma blackmail is done! Now change partners and dance with me!
DR Ron. I am not the one that programmed failsafes into this fershluganah system. Blackmail it is not. It's not even bluemail or redmail.
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THank you, DR JRand, for finding those and giving me the addy, but I'm suspicious that those are not actually soundtracks but instead RCA Victor studio recordings of his songs from the films, and that's not really what I want.
That Rhino release was definitely MGM soundtrack recordings, and was selections from his first five films, not just those first two.
I REALLY appreciate your finding this for me, however.
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A French film most people probably haven't heard of is the comedy Un elephant ca trompe enorment (An elephant can be extremely deceptive). Originally released in 1976, it told of a happily married man (Jean Rochefort) who spots a woman in a red dress, and in spite of all the trouble he knows will follow he also knows he must know more about her. Of course his buddies try to cover for him. Of course his wife certainly acts like she knows what's going on. Of course he's caught with his pants down...on television.
It was released in the USA as Pardon Mon Affaire, one of the many films released here after the unexpected success of La Cage aux Folles. Personally, I think it is a much funnier film, with funnier situations and characters, mainly because they are truer to life (including the buddy who is gay, which none of the others suspected but then accept because he is, after all, their friend). I also enjoyed the sequel, Nous irons tous au paradis (We will all meet in paradise), which was released here as Pardon Mon Affaire, Aussi. And, as happened a lot in those days, an American version was made in 1984, under the title The Woman in Red, with Gene Wilder in the Rochefort role.
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The only French film that I can think of that I have seen is ALPHAVILLE. I was just a kid and I don't recall much about it. I have seen several Italian sword and sandal films that were French co-productions, but other then that I am very French film ignorant.
I do like French actor Jacques Bergerac if that counts for anything! LOL!
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DR Ron. I am not the one that programmed failsafes into this fershluganah system. Blackmail it is not. It's not even bluemail or redmail.
DR Craig, I think I can tell you why everyone here is confused.
Last night you wrote:
ATTENTION:
When Mark removed himself as the Administrator, he made it impossible for him to regain administrator access unless I (as the new administrator) granted it back. So I will now need all the Hainesies and Kimlets to clap their hands and say I do believe in Mark Bakalor to bring him back.
Should my Karma hit 50, the deed shall be done....
Do you see how it sounds like you are able to make Mark Administrator without the karma. When I read this, I thought you could do it, but you just wanted the karma.
It's all in the wording.
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By the way Emily, did I ever tell you that your picture always makes me smile?
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By the way Emily, did I ever tell you that your picture always makes me smile?
MBarnum, what do you think if I change my picture to this to be more representative of today's blizzardy weather:
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Jennifer: those VISA savings look veeeeerrrryyyy interesting. I also got your e-mail re: NY and I will most definitely be inquiring about the hotel situation
Re: the Canada Visa savings
It is cool. Although I don't think I will use any of them besides amazon.ca.
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DR Danise - as bad as things are, just remember there are those without ANY hair who would be glad to share your problem.
DRMATTH - now that I look at the description a bit closer, I think you are right, they are described at RCA Victor soundtrack albums, strange.
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Ha ha very funny Emily. But hopefully the snow that is now falling will MELT. I don't think there will be much accumulation. There is very little right now where I am.
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Jennifer: the HIGH for next Tuesday according to Environment Canada is going to be -9C
The snow won't melt if we keep having days like that!
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And btw, DR Emily: your pic makes me smile too. It's my favorite. But I think the snow flakes would make me dizzy.
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Just a short note to say hello...
I won't be posting as much for the next few days, but I will be on reading.
Emily can explain the situation.
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Jennifer: the HIGH for next Tuesday according to Environment Canada is going to be -9C
The snow won't melt if we keep having days like that!
Yeah it is supposed to get very cold. But I don't think there is supposed to be snow except for today.
We have been lucky so far. No real snow yet.
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Sooooooooooo glad that Bruce mentioned The Red Balloon. Saw it as a child and what a glorius film it was especially the finale.
Which immediatly makes me think of two classic French films of all time la Grande Illusion and La Belle et la bette and Un chien andalou which is a short film that I studied in school.
Here is a partial list as I am sure I will remember some more later but these immediately come to mind.
Les Adventure de Rabbi Jacob with great French comic Louis De Funes which unfortunatley I believe is his only film ever to receive a main stream release in the USA.
Les Uns et Les Autres which they renamed stupidly Bolero in the USA after the music the play in the final scene. (It was released after the American film 10 which used the music brilliantly and should not be confused with the awful Bo Derek film of the same name) It played over three years in Montreal and was able to see the director's original theatrical version unlike in the USA which was edited. There is also a six hour mini series version for TV that used footage left out of the theatrical release.
Trafic with great Jacques Tati in the persona of his great film creation Monsieur Hulot. Other films that I have seen with the character are Mon Oncle and Playtime.
Les Miserables Claude Lelouch reimaging of the story during WW2 with Jean-Paul Belamondo.
Jesus de Montreal, Le Déclin de l'empire américain two films by Quebecois director Denys Arcand.
Kamarouska, Mon Oncle Antoine. Both films by Quebecois director Claude Jutras. The first one starred Genevieve Bujold.
Le Roi du Couer the Phillipe de Broca film a great anti war comedy.
and of course La Cage Aux Folles (but not any of the sequels)
oh I almost forgot La Nuit Amercaine Francois Truffault film about film making. And also Le Dernier Metro
and another film I just remembered DIVA directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix one of my top five favorite Fench films.
Then I reminded of Catherine Deneuve films Indochine, Belle du Jour, Repulsion (Roman Polanski directed and not sure if was originally shot in French or not but have only seen it that way) Tristana
The great documentary Chagrin et la pitié, Le (The Sorrow and the Pity which lost the oscar to The Hellstrom Chronicle about bugs taking over the world)
I am sure there are alot more films that I have seen but they don't come to mind right away.
BTW I don't count Emmanuelle as one of the great French films
I would like to add Salaire de la peur, Le directed by Clouzot remade as inferior Sorceror directed by William Friedkin.
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Dear esteemed, gaelic, sinewy, and re-settled BK --
You get a big hug from the desert, for letting the air clear, and realizing that a lot of us humble H/Ks would really hate to see the door to the Living Room locked from the inside. We have to look in and make sure that you don't run out of diet coke....we have to make sure that you eat enough varied and sundried foodstuffs..... we have to watch you plan arrangements and make sure that you don't leave out the harp parts and the French Horn counter-melodies...and we have to quickly wipe up, if ocassionly someone mistakenly pees on the floor a little bit.
Even though you might relish (or mustard) the peace and quiet, you are saddled with a crazed band of H/Ks who must circle your house and chant in Hindi !
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DR Mark -- A hug from the desert for you as well.....karma points were sent out, to reinstate your good self.
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Well DRs, and esteemed BK -- I will show how badly I can bend the topic of the day:
My favorite "French Film" is "A Little Romance" with a very young Diane Ladd, and a very old Laurence Olivier. It is (for me) a real charmer, and I love to re-watch it with DR Kerry.
My second favorite "French Film" .... Funny Face !!!
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Is the theme of NEIGHBORS "(How Can I Ignore) The Boy Next Store" by Martin and Blaine?
So many French films... most have already been mentioned like "Umbrellas...", "Young Girls...", "King of Hearts" and most "8 Women" but two fairly recent French comedies I loved were "The Dinner Game" and "The Closet".
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And finally,
what a very nice and rewarding feeling to read DR Laura's post, and find that she has one of my CDs in her player to listen to.
It is a proven scientific fact that DR Laura has the most impeccable taste and discerning ear when it comes to CD selections!!!
::) :D 8)
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DR Craig, I think I can tell you why everyone here is confused.
Who would be "everyone" in this scenario - now I am confused :)
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I am not confused, I love it here at www.broadwayworld.com
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right.. Now we are all on the same page.. which is page #168 according to Danise
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Jennifer was correctamundo. Your post made it sound like you could turn administrative responsibilities back over to Mark, but that you wouldn't do it until you had 50 karmas.
Of course, we have to think now that Mark, in his "fixing" it so you couldn't turn administrative responsibilities back over to him UNLESS you got 50 karmas makes me believe he didn't think you'd ever get them! :)
Whatever! I'm glad you have the karmas. I'm glad the rift has been undone.
Now...dance with me, anyway!
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No.. if Mark wanted to never come back, he could have reset everyone's karma and post # to zero and thereby making it take WEEKS for me to get to 50. Mark did no such thinking...
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Who would be "everyone" in this scenario - now I am confused :)
That would be those of us who were somewhat traumatized by yesterday's goings-on...the ones that weren't talking about leaving...the ones who post here day in and day out...you know....the "little people" out here in the dark! ;)
We may not be reading between the lines....but we must take at face value what we see in black and white (or black and light blue).
Granted, there was another post where you indicated Mark had fixed things. But there were so many posts, that it seemed the story was changing before our very eyes...
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traumatized?
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I hate cleaning. Weekends are for relaxing, NOT cleaning. Ehhhhh.
And everyone send good vibes to Andrea in the form of Starbucks and the gift of effortless writing.
And, EMILY, as fiance Craig pointed out, you are more than welcome to try your proposal again. You must gush, you must be sweet, and you must make them swoooooon. And you have to say swooooooooon out loud like that, because you'll laugh, then your cheeks will be rosy, and who can resist that, I ask?
Time for some JRB and some Ave. Q to keep me awake and happy :).
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Posted by: JRand53 Posted on: Today at 02:15:02pm
I am not confused, I love it here at www.broadwayworld.com
I'm pretty fond of BOTH places myself.
And we're on page 170 today. 168 was yesterday. :D
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Yes, Craig.
Many of us look forward to coming here each day.
Suddenly, it looked as if it was going to go away.
That has a trauma value.
It may not be the same as seeing someone get shot, or have life-threatening implications, but it bothered some of us a great deal. A bunch of us work very hard at being members here...at being Hainsies and Kimlets.
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Craig, you crack me up.
A little poem to keep everyone happy:
I wish I were a glow worm
A glow worm's never glum
For how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum?
;D
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Sarah, that's a real cute poem. ;D Here's another poem :D :
Pretty Mary donned her skates
Upon the ice to frisk
Wasn't she a silly girl
Her little * ?
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Yes, Craig.
Many of us look forward to coming here each day.
Suddenly, it looked as if it was going to go away.
That has a trauma value.
It may not be the same as seeing someone get shot, or have life-threatening implications, but it bothered some of us a great deal. A bunch of us work very hard at being members here...at being Hainsies and Kimlets.
Ron - I don't wish to be contrary with you - or protrary. Bothered, upset and confused I can certainly understand - but I don't think even BRUCE was traumatized. That's an extreme word that would imply it's an event that would forever alter your world and something you would never forget.
I was being very tongue in cheek with Jennifer regarding her posts and I am sorry if you (or she) didn't "get it" since tone is so hard here on the net. It's all about lightening the mood here at HHW which, yesterday was quite bleek.
I don't think this is a place you have to "work" hard to be a member. I see this site as very welcoming and encouraging of those that want to participate. I'm sure you meant that you have a lot of time and energy invested here. And that cannot be argued. No one has had more time and energy invested here than Mark and Bruce - so I get where you are coming from. I, myself have had tremendous amounts of time and energy invested here.
again - not trying to be contrary - just trying to explain why tongue-in-cheek "Traumatized" post.
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Ok.. who's the wiseguy that boo'd me? Now I only have 49 posts and can't bring Mark out of the dark (that rhymes AND sounds so Harry Potter)
Was it you or you or you? (a Mary Rodgers reference)
Oy...
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We, too, listened to Avenue Q, as I made DW Joy some macaroni and cheese to ease her tummy ache. Now, she's asleep, but hopes to be up in time for the party tonight.
Me, I turned down another emergency call for my services from that improv group in New York (that, confusingly, uses another city's name in its title). They wanted me to play the two mainstage shows tonight for laughably little money. Odd thing is, it said in the papers many weeks ago that they'd be shutting their doors after 23 years in operation. So why are they still doing shows?
And if they're paying such a pittance, why can't they make their nut?
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Not I said the fly.
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I go along with Noel on this...LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS...a film everyone in theatre and anyone who loves theatre should see.
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I just went out to get the mail, and I noticed that this week's PEOPLE magazine had come. I pull it out of the pile and look down, and guess who they plastered on the cover?
A huge, frightening, awful picture of MJ's face. Now, THE EXORCIST wasn't scary. THAT was scary.
No lulls! Post!
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My Musical Theatre Proposal for Craig:
Craig, "You are the Light of my World" and "Without You" I am nothing. Quite frankly, "I Got You Under My Skin" and "I Can't Help Lovin' dat Man [i.e. YOU]". Won't you come "Climb 'Evry Mountain" with me and be my "Someone to Fall Back On"? I'm sure our lives would be one "Wild, Wild Party" because "I Can't Do it Alone". "I Never Wanted to Love You" but now, "Not a Day Goes By" when I don't think of you. In short, will you spend your life with me "For the Next Ten Minutes" and beyond? :-*
Swooooooooooooooooonnnnn....
(Swishy how's THAT for non-belligerance? ;) )
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That, my dear, was perfect.
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Emily - I have no choice but to have you Marry Me A Little. I am sure that I will soon be singing I know I chose right as we spread a little sunshine together, wherever we go!
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Scary news story:
Woman Knocked Unconscious While Shopping
1 hour, 44 minutes ago Add Top Stories - AP to My Yahoo!
ORANGE CITY, Fla. - A mob of shoppers rushing for a sale on DVD players trampled the first woman in line and knocked her unconscious as they scrambled for the shelves at a Wal-Mart Supercenter.
AP Photo
Patricia VanLester had her eye on a $29 DVD player, but when the siren blared at 6 a.m. Friday announcing the start to the post-Thanksgiving sale, the 41-year-old was knocked to the ground by the frenzy of shoppers behind her.
"She got pushed down, and they walked over her like a herd of elephants," said VanLester's sister, Linda Ellzey. "I told them, `Stop stepping on my sister! She's on the ground!'"
Ellzey said some shoppers tried to help VanLester, and one employee helped Ellzey reach her sister, but most people just continued their rush for deals.
"All they cared about was a stupid DVD player," she said Saturday.
Paramedics called to the store found VanLester unconscious on top of a DVD player, surrounded by shoppers seemingly oblivious to her, said Mark O'Keefe, a spokesman for EVAC Ambulance.
She was flown to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, where doctors told the family VanLester had a seizure after she was knocked down and would likely remain hospitalized through the weekend, Ellzey said. Hospital officials said Saturday they did not have any information on her condition.
"She's all black and blue," Ellzey said. "Patty doesn't remember anything. She still can't believe it all happened."
Ellzey said Wal-Mart officials called later Friday to ask about her sister, and the store apologized and offered to put a DVD player on hold for her.
Wal-Mart Stores spokeswoman Karen Burk said she had never heard of a such a melee during a sale.
"We are very disappointed this happened," Burk said. "We want her to come back as a shopper."
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Emily - I have no choice but to have you Marry Me A Little. I am sure that I will soon be singing I know I chose right as we spread a little sunshine together, wherever we go!
Woo hoo! So where are we going to register? Hopefully some place that does not seel gourmet pepper (as Noel and Joy can attest is NOT A GOOD WEDDING PRESENT!) :D
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we should register at HHW, BroadwayWorld.com, TicketMaster, Telecharge, and so on.. And we should definitely have a very broadway wedding... Noel - how's about a sequel?
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p.s. before we register, we need to have someone buy you a digital camera or a scanner ;)
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DR Michael, I have had the Criterion THE WAGES OF FEAR on my to-watch DVD shelf for months now, and I never seem to get to it. Yep, I saw Friedkin's SORCERER many years ago and liked it, but it was missing something, and I'm hoping that something can be found in this French original. Looking forward to ONE DAY getting to it. So many DVDs, so little time.
Maybe if the studios would stop RELEASING DVDs weekly, and if I stopped BUYING DVDs weekly, I might have a chance to catch up.
[sigh] I guess there are worse problems in the world to have to deal with.
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isn't it bad luck to see the bride before the wedding? ;)
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Emily - oh dear sweet Emily.
No.
How do you think the photographer gets all the GOOD couple and family shots at the wedding.. Once that sucker starts, there's no coralling groups like that efficiently...
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I recorded the two Hildegarde Withers mysteries from TCM earlier this week, and am about 50 minutes in MURDER ON THE BLACKBOARD now. I saw this so long ago that I can't even remember who the murderer is, so it's been fun trying to examine the clues and figure out the murderer. Looking forward to seeing if I got it right.
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Hello, hello there! (Oh, a Bells Are Ringing reference!)
I am home again after a quiet Thanksgiving back home. More later, but I have 3 days worth of posts to catch up on!
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Welcome back Jane and Jed. Just skip yesterday's notes and post about the delights of your last few days. (There is not an assumption that you were away together - Keith is probably reading this too!)
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I’m back from Portland where I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It didn’t rain and the sun was shining at times. Hope you all had a nice holiday.
I was not on last night. You might have seen my name as if I was lurking but I wasn’t. We purchased a new keyboard and Keith was programming a direct link for me. Now I just press a button and here I am. After reading the posts today, maybe I should pass on reading yesterday’s posts.
Now that I’m home I have lots of work to do before I leave for L.A. again. I need to get the work done at my father’s condo so we can sell it. I might be reading more than posting but shall try to keep up.
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Hello, fellow dear readers. I don't know from French movies.
One of my favorite things about Christmas is the tacky decorations. Here's one I found yesterday: an inflatable snowman.
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isn't it bad luck to see the bride before the wedding? ;)
I don’t think it gave me bad luck :) -still happily married after 34 years. Not only did we have the photographs taken before the ceremony (so true Craig) but Keith picked me up and drove me to our wedding.
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Welcome back Jane and Jed. Just skip yesterday's notes and post about the delights of your last few days. (There is not an assumption that you were away together - Keith is probably reading this too!)
You posted while I was typing.
LOL Nope, Keith just returned from the gym so I will now have to turn the computer over to him. I'll return later.
It's raining and Echo still can't walk. I think we can start taking her for walks in a couple of days. She keeps begging to go but we need her shoulder to completely heal before we risk it.
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Fosca and Magnus send the best of shoulder vibes to Echo. Fosca will soon be in hiding as a thunder storm approaches! I guess that means I should turn off the computer soon too.
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Hey can someone please tell us why DR Andrea will not be posting for a while? I hope it's not because of that CYCLOPS guy. :)
Good vibes to you! And be careful in the snow. It doesn't seem slippery. But my car went sliding down the street (luckily there were no other cars). But it was scary.
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I read today that Judy Garland is going to get some attention on DVD during 2004. Among her films that will see DVD releases next year are MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME, ZIEGFELD GIRL, FOR ME AND MY GAL, and I COULD GO ON SINGING. Looking forward to all of those. Still no word on EASTER PARADE or THE PIRATE (imagine how fantastic those are going to look on DVD), but those five are still good news indeed.
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DR Craig wrote:
Ok.. who's the wiseguy that boo'd me? Now I only have 49 posts and can't bring Mark out of the dark (that rhymes AND sounds so Harry Potter)
Was it you or you or you? (a Mary Rodgers reference)
Oy...
Okay am I the only one who finds this just a bit amusing :)
Hey, it wasn't me because I couldn't.
But you know I wouldn't have even if I could've done it!
Well you seem to have 50 again.
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I karmaed Craig last night when I first read he needed 50, so I couldn't do it again. Glad someone else made up the difference.
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isn't it bad luck to see the bride before the wedding? ;)
Ha ha. Yes, this is true.But I think the groom is supposed to have seen you at least once! :)
Btw, what a terrible story about that woman at Walmart. I can see how people standing in line for hours would be obsessed with getting the item that they came for. But to trample a woman knocking her unconscious is crazy.
But to me the worst part was Walmart called her to offer to hold one of the dvds for her. Huh? They should have brought her a whole case of dvd players since it happened on their property. She could sue them.
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Speaking of DVD players, I have really been astonished at DVD player prices I've seen this season. I saw one advertised for $29. There would really seem to be no reason any longer for someone who wanted a DVD player not to have one.
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S. Woody - I not only know of the Jean Rochefort film, I have its delightful soundtrack by Vladimir Cosma, a wonderful French composer. I believe it's an Yves Robert film, the same guy (unless I'm totally mistaken) that did The Tall Blonde Man with One Red Shoe and Salut l'Artiste.
I see fifty karma points for Craig. I see dead people. But I do NOT see Mr. Mark Bakalor.
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Woo hoo! So where are we going to register? Hopefully some place that does not sell gourmet pepper (as Noel and Joy can attest is NOT A GOOD WEDDING PRESENT!) :D
Just I attest. Joy thinks that was a perfectly fine wedding present. From one of our bridesmaids, in fact.
She's up for the party, so I must join her now.
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Oh, and I picked up a barrel-full of new DVDs, even though they hadn't gotten in all of the ones I wanted (like Ship of Fools, The Great Gatsby and Alias, second season). But, I did get Hud, This Property is Condemned, Odds Against Tomorrow, He Walks by Night (great noir), Crime of Passion (low budget Babs Stanwyck, directed by the great Gerd Oswald), To Live and Die in LA, a very early copy of Mr. Donen's Kiss them For Me, and most importantly, Mr. George Axelrod's totally surreal Lord Love a Duck.
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Speaking of BELLS ARE RINGING, with the release of IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU coming up soon, that's only going to leave BELLS ARE RINGING as the only Judy Holliday film not released on DVD. (Wasn't PFFFFFFT! released a year or so ago? I never got it.)
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bk, I think I read that SHIP OF FOOLS was going to be a fullframe edition only which made me angry. I think it was filmed at 1.66:1, so even that minimal distortion of the aspect ratio is going to make me mad. GGGGGGGGRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I see fifty karma points for Craig. I see dead people. But I do NOT see Mr. Mark Bakalor.
I dunno, maybe he's waiting for someone else to take another point away so he can whine some more!
just kidding :)
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Nah, I just looked it up. Judy Holliday's 1956 comedy FULL OF LIFE hasn't been released yet either. I always forget that one. I'm not sure I've ever seen the whole thing.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/29/arts/theater/29DISN.html
Interesting article in the NY Times today about Disney and Broadway. They have 3 new shows: Mary Poppins, Tarzan and Little Mermaid.
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Here is the New Year's Eve/ New Year's Day Broadway schedule for DR Emily:
http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/82799.html
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thanks Jen!
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Well, I answered another of my own questions. PFFT, Judy Holliday's second comedy with Jack Lemmon, has not yet had a DVD release. So that will leave three of her films not available on DVD once IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU comes out. I has been announced for early next year (I want to say February, but I may have mixed up the dates. I read a lot of upcoming announcements this morning.)
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Hey DR Emily: I want to order something from amazon.fr. Do you know how I could get a $5 off coupon from them? :)
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Hey everybody look! It's NewYorkMayaPapaya!
Hi Maya!
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Hey, everyone! Here I am at the EasyInternetCafe on 42nd Street after having seen Wonderful Town and fulfilling a long-time dream of mine...eating at SARDI'S (which was too cool for words, if not easy on my mom's wallet)! There were tentative plans to meet up with Emily's fiancee, but he had to work later than he thought he would, so I will be demanding a raincheck, Craig, next time I am up here!
Hmm....I want to wait on giving my Wonderful Town review until I've seen Nine (which will happen in about an hour and a half now), so I can comment on both!
I've scanned through the last few day's posts, and am just very grateful that things were resolved and that Mark is still an Administrator after all. Conflicts do happen between people, but being able to resolve them in a mature manner is not always the easiest thing. I love this site and I love the people here, even if we don't always agree on every little thing. I really do hope that things are okay now, and that we can not only return to the status quo, but forge better bonds than ever before.
Hmmm...favorite French films...Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, Amélie, Jules et Jim, Pierre le Fou, Les Enfants du Paradis, La Belle et le Bete, 8 Femmes, La Cage aux Folles and probably many that I'm forgetting!!
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Hi to you too, Jennifer! :D
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SwishySarah–I LOVED your bug poem. I used to love the fire flies but then we got the stupid love bugs (if you don’t know what they are, believe me, you don’t want to know) so they started spraying for them. Did it kill the love bugs? No. Did it kill the fire flies? Yes. Breaks my heart.
I would like to offer my services as photographer for the upcoming wedding. I have a digital camera and work for cheep, cheep, cheep. Price of plane ticket, room & board–I’ll even sleep in the closet.
DearReaderLaura:
Your so right about those new blow up lawn ornaments. I think they look so horrible. I give kuddos to those who can come up with something ORIGINAL.
I heard about that poor lady and the DVD player on the news. I'm showing my age here but does anyone remember when some other woman got her arm broke trying to get a cabbage patch doll for her kid's Christmas? I wonder if it was worth it.
I also want to make a small correction to something I said --Craig, I hope you weren't offended when I said the board misses her Daddy. I meant no slight to you, your doing a fine job of it.
Thanks again for the discount code. If you only knew. I had the DVD's I ordered in my hand at Best Buy and something made me put them back. I'm so glad I did.
D
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My mom and I are off to the Eugene O'Neill Theatre...(only 7 blocks filled with impenetrable swarms of people to walk!)
I just wanted to say goodnight to everyone!
I should be home by tomorrow evening to post!
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Well, I'm now totally caught up post-wise. I'm kinda glad I wasn't around for yesterday's drama... much nicer to read its beginnings and its happy ending within 15 minutes. :D
As I mentioned, Thanksgiving was rather low-key for my family this year. Due to state high school football playoffs, and also due to medical problems in another branch of the family, our usual Thanksgiving dinner for 15 ended up being only 6 of us (my mother, sister, grandparents, and one uncle, along with my very own self). But all was quite pleasant, and my cousin won his football game, so all is good. Also, since my grandmother had prepared for 15, I got to bring home a sizable chunk of leftover turkey. :)
French films... Haven't seen all that many, but of those I have seen, I've greatly enjoyed 8 Women and Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
To DR Andrea... Never to fear, your HHW paramour has no women who drape all over him to provoke your wrath. Not that I'd object if I did, but... wait... never mind... ;D Hope whatever is preventing you from providing a plethora of posts passes quickly so you can rejoin us in full force!
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Bk...I love LORD LOVE A DUCK. What a wonderfully wacky film!
Just for Francois a recent French Film I loved was entitled En Garde over here. I believe it's original title was Le Bossou (feel free to correct my spelling) or, translated, The Hunchback, a wonderful period swashbuckler. I also loved Queen Margot.
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I should be listing my favorite French movies-I’m just soooooo sleepy. For the most part I believe they have already been named. I see a selection of new movies to watch.
Off to feed the pets.
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It has taken me 14 hours but I have been trying to remember the name of a French movie we really enjoyed this year. WW II drama mostly set in and around a nursing home for people with TB - I think the film was in fact "Lisa" Almost an anagram for "asile" which I thought rather clever. WEL also listed two more recent films which I also found enjoyable. "Delicatessen" is also worth a mention.
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Thanks for the link François - brought back some memories of my brief visit to Angouleme twenty years ago. (when you were but a small child).
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Thanks. Francois - what a lovely site and sight! ;D
I am looking for a nice holiday picture to replace Mr Gordon Scott, so do not be surprised what may turn up later. I am watching The Pink Panther on TCM....and thinking of lovely Maya watching Nine! How exciting it must be to be sitting in a Broadway theatre at this very minute!!! :o
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DR Jennifer: Well, I totally understood that you were asking about a coupon from the Amazon.fr site and not about using a .Ca coupon or .us coupon.
But we have to make allowances for François, you know.....
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DR MattH: Busy, busy boy!
Be grateful you aren't "into" film scores! I have a pile of those I may get to in another year if I am lucky and if they don't issue many more "must haves"!
I think someone ought to invent a "piles organizer" for DVDs and CDs! Something that would allow us to put things away in a special place until we get around to experiencing them. All I have is a floor, and that's because every other square inch of space is overflowing with CDs and vids.
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DR Tom from Oz: Nothing like a summer storm! Ahhhhh......
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Aughghghghghgh! I have done so very little over the past three days that I feel terribly guilty.
I haven't addressed my Christmas cards.
I haven't packaged my early Christmas gifts to family!
Aughghghghghghghgh!
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Here's an interesting item being auctioned on eBay! It's up to $41. It's an "EP", which I think is another way of saying 45 rpm.
(http://i9.ebayimg.com/01/i/00/f3/80/ff_1.JPG)
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EP Extended Play 45 rpm disc with 4 tracks instead of the usual 2. There were often film scores and the "hit" tracks from musicals released in that format in thew late 1950s in particular.
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DR HHW Sr. Member François: Are you into film soundtracks without songs?
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EP (extended play) have more cuts than the standard two on 45s. Usually four, but sometimes up to six. At one time I had the largest collection of foreign soundtrack EPs (for many films it was the only release - no LP) of anyone in the US - I had virtually everything, including Plein Soleil above, but also including everyone's two holy grails - La Notti di Cabiria and Mr. Herrmann's The Bride Wore Black. I made tapes of all of them when I finally got rid of everything - of course, now I wish I'd waited because it would have been nice to burn them directly on to CD.
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Pogue: I am watching Lord Love a Duck, enhanced for widescreen TVs (what MGM chooses to do enhanced is so arbitrary as to be totally annoying - Odds Against Tomorrow is not only not enhanced, it's full-frame. Crime of Passion from the same year is 1:66, but not enhanced. Totally nuts. Unfortunately, the LLAD transfer is also a bit soft, out of focus more than I think I've ever seen any other DVD - maybe it will get better after the first reel change.
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Oh, and the good news about the majority of the discs I got today were that they cost under 12.00.
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Who wants to go get pancakes?
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Possibly the oldest EP in my collection:
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I read today that Judy Garland is going to get some attention on DVD during 2004. Among her films that will see DVD releases next year are MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME, ZIEGFELD GIRL, FOR ME AND MY GAL, and I COULD GO ON SINGING. Looking forward to all of those. Still no word on EASTER PARADE or THE PIRATE (imagine how fantastic those are going to look on DVD), but those five are still good news indeed.
Great News! I have the remastered soundtrack CD of EASTER PARADE that includes (as a bonus track) Judy's "Mr. Monotony," that was cut from the movie...and a couple of other projects. Debbie (then Shapiro) Gravitte also sang it in her Tony winning performance of Jerome Robbins' Broadway.
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I'd love to join you for pancakes, BK, but unfortunately I must be off. Off to see a production of On Golden Pond, that is. Hope it's a good one, but if not, at least my ticket is free. :)
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Dear esteemed, elfin-like, deep, and frivolous BK,
Ah'd luv tuh go git pancakes, but Ah jest washed mah hair!
Actually, I just put a home-made casserole of elbow macaroni, 2 cheeses, and ham chunks sauteed in Port into the oven....can you be over here in 45 minutes??
We have Diet Coke also.
A Bien Tot, mah little pretty.
:o
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DR Tom )of Oz fame) --
Please know that DR Kerry and I both send you the very best and healthy vibes to pass on to Colin. We will hold all good and positive thoughts.
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Ham chunks - now we're talkin'. I had a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich for lunch. Not sure about dinner. Doesn't ANYONE want to go get pancakes?
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I love EP's! ;D
I have a few....this is one I like the most....from Australia....still with the title of the book Lovers Must Learn, but with the scene still and music from US version titled Rome Adventure.
Al Di La!!!!!!!!!!
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Chatty, chatty, chatty (that's three chattys) you've all been today. How delightful! How delicious! (Oh, never mind.)
I saw an interesting film today, called 21 Grams. All of the major characters in the film are rather anti-heroic, and I found it somewhat difficult to become engaged with them. I caught myself checking my watch a couple of times, which is never a good sign. Still, the film's story is told in a non-linear jig-saw puzzle sort of way, and I must give credit to the writers and director for their success in making that approach work.
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And for today's trivia: "Al Di La" was an entrant in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest. (It came 5th). Emilio of course managed to make a hit out of the song in the USA as did the Ray Charles Singers. The song was a total 'bomb" in Australia as was "Lovers Must Learn" (despite the presence of td. No sorry, TD)
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AH yes, DR TOM - but it is a HIT with me! I also have the WB LP of the soundtrack and score! And of course the video. I hope soon that all the Delmer Daves 1960's WB films will be on WIDESCREEN DVD!
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Tom - is it just my eyes acting up on me or is one of the artists on the KISMET album listed as having the first name "Chimp"? Hmm... what was HIS mother on when she named him...
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Mmmm, pancakes. I can be there in 28 days.
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Champ Butler - he had a few successful discs in the early 50s: "I Apologize", "Down Yonder" and "Be Anything".(all songs recorded more successfully by other artists)
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Damn you all! ;D Because Bruce asked for pancake buddies and all the pictures of pancakes that have been posted, I went to www.ihop.com looking for more pictures to post. What did I find? Very small pictures not really worth posting...but on the homepage, a new slogan:
The stuff dreams are made of. New Stuffed Crepes (available for a limited time only!)
and the description that really got my attention:
Bacon and Cheddar :
Two light, golden crepes stuffed with scrambled eggs, crisp bacon and Cheddar cheese. Topped with sour cream and served with two buttermilk pancakes or hash browns.
Pancakes AND crepes! I must consume! There's an IHOP less than a mile from where I live so I'm off...and I was planning on staying in tonight. ;)
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Well I just "cashed" in on the deepdiscountdvd promotion with some dvds.. the most I ever bought at one time... anywhere...
all that jazz, matrix 2, west side story, xanadu, evita, fiddler on the roof, seven brides for seven brothers, the court jester, the wiz, the sure thing, sleeping beauty and a few others...
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Tony Dale by Proxy
Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs favorite French Films
and then the Umbrellas of Cherbourg and the Young Girls of Rochfort
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I just spent an awful evening ironing out wrinkles in my old history paper to make it into a brand spanking new political science one.
My thesis: the causes of the Crimean War can best be explained using the realist approach to international relations and conflict study
Sometimes my papers bore me... and I'm the one writing them!
After my big familial breakfast (two poached eggs, toast and fruit) and then a mid-afternoon snack (bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon) I was feeling mighty mighty full and so declined my sisters' invitation to go out for dinner. A half hour ago the hunger pangs started up again but there was *gasp* absolutely nothing to eat in the house. Well nothing except for half a frozen package of mini egg rolls that my mother served at KULINPALOOZA in September. So I made my dinner out of them. Not very healthy and I'm fairly sure that Jared would not approve. Does plum sauce count as a vegetable/fruit? ;)
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Craig - what? - no FINDING NEMO?
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Oh and Craig, when is the official switchover going to happen now that you have your 50 karma points?
Not that we are desperate to have things back to normal or anything... :)
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already have Finding Nemo
Also left out "Alice at the Palace" - Love that Swados musical... glad it's on DVD!
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Work was interesting. I got there at 5, and from 5-9, there were exactly 2 tables. I got $5.77 in tips, which is now gone, because I was thirsty, and I bought a caramel frap at Starbucks. Ah well, you can't blame people for not going out to eat Thanksgiving weekend. I just hope that tomorrow is busier, because I NEED money!
Pancakes sound excellent right now. Perhaps next Saturday, BK, it's a little late at the moment.
I am loooooving the NEMO soundtrack.
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I never even noticed that I'm now a full member. Kind of a nice little surprise.
#28 on the NEMO soundtrack is my new favorite. And numbers 1-27, 29-40 are good too :).
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Dear reader Jennifer!
If you are ordering from Amazon.fr you can't use a discount coupon that is only good for Amazon.ca!
You see, you use CAN.$ while we use euros!
No, I don't want to use an amazon.ca coupon. I want to use an amazon.fr coupon!
The amazon canada people are constantly emailing us discount codes. I'm sure there must be those same codes for france, right? Probably after I order something from there I will start receiving them.
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crap
I just realised I need a passport to enter the US
bureaucracy here I come :(
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Fosca and Magnus send the best of shoulder vibes to Echo. Fosca will soon be in hiding as a thunder storm approaches! I guess that means I should turn off the computer soon too.
Did Fosca and Manus survive the storm? Fortunately Echo isn't bothered by storms or fireworks. Feathers on the other hand do scare her. It is very strange and funny.
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DR Jennifer: Well, I totally understood that you were asking about a coupon from the Amazon.fr site and not about using a .Ca coupon or .us coupon.
But we have to make allowances for François, you know.....
Hee hee.
Well be nice to Francois. He is trying to help me with my order. So all is forgiven.
Believe me, if I could use the amazon.ca coupon in France I would :)
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Finished Lord Love a Duck - Lord, what a totally weird film - a completely one-off wacko black comedy that is so all over the map that one can only wonder what its writer/director (George Axelrod) was on at the time of its making.
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Thanks Jane. Fosca is the only one who is stressed (other than US). Lightning at night is what she really hates. Magnus only seems to become agitated because she is seeking attention. Strange world. The storm passed quickly but we did lose power three times for short periods of time.
DeepDiscounts! I want too much. It would have been all worthwhile IF they had extended free shipping this way!(I was hoping for "Castle in The Sky" which is still not available here and "1776" ). Oh well! Maybe I'll save enough money by about March to import a few DVDs.
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DR George, you know some of us have that video footage of Garland's MISTER MONOTONY, and I tell you now it was criminal that it was cut from EASTER PARADE.
I guess they figured since she got "Better Luck Next Time" later in the film, it was two solos for her too late in the movie, but as EASTER PARADE stands now, the only number we see her do in her big hit show is "A Couple of Swells" with Astaire. It's cute and charming, of course, but hardly something that would make someone an overnight star.
If you've never seen it, keep your eyes peeled for "Last Night When We WEre Young" as an outtake on the SUMMERTIME DVD once it finally happens. It's another of her greatest performances both visually and through her singing.
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crap
I just realised I need a passport to enter the US
bureaucracy here I come :(
You should double check on that. I know for a while they were strongly suggesting Canadians use a passport.
But I think there is a chance that you could go with just your birth certificate and a picture id.
If you do need a passport then you will not like the trouble it takes to get one. The passport office is not pleasant. I go to the one opposite Cote Vertu. You take a number and wait for like 2 hours.
But the best part is this. They are being VERY PICKY about what birth certificates are accepted for id for your passport. I've had 2 passports. When I got the first one (10 or whatever years ago) I used my regular little blue Quebec birth certificate. But when I went to get my new passport last year. They said those birth certificates are no longer valid. And I had to go downtown to get a new birth certificate made. And then I had to go back to the passport office.
The one good thing was when I went back they give you a special code so you don't wait. And then they mailed my passport by special delivery.
They can do the passports rush if you need them.
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I'll have to go along with "The Red Balloon" as well as "The Last Metro." I also liked "Get Out you Handke4rchiefs" as odd as it was. And the the Cocteau "Beauty and the Beast" is such a classic. There are others, but today was a tough at work, and my brain is not working.
Ward, are the boys getting along now? You know how I worry about the Beav.
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DearReaderLaura:
Your so right about those new blow up lawn ornaments. I think they look so horrible. I give kuddos to those who can come up with something ORIGINAL.
I'm going to go back and reread DR Laura's original comments. But here we have these blow up lawn snowmen. And I actually think they are so cute (probably cause I've only seen one house with them).
Me, I am sick of the icicles. Yuck.
But the snowmen are so cute. Yesterday it was windy and rainy and the snowmen broke (or popped or blew over). And I actually felt so bad. The people who live there must have been so upset when they realized what happened.
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I just finished X-2 tonight, and it was loads of fun. Great picture and the dts sound had the house shaking on a couple of occasions. Nicely developing characters and some interesting new ones made for a fascinating science fiction adventure.
I never reported on the other SHERLOCK HOLMES in that second boxed set either. I mentioned how astonishingly sharp and clear THE PEARL OF DEATH was. It remained the best of the four in terms of image quality, but THE SPIDER WOMAN was a very close second. I'd say THE HOUSE OF FEAR was a tick back in quality (still excellent), and THE SCARLET CLAW probably the worst of the four, but certainly looking far better than I've ever seen it anywhere else.
Darn! Have to wait until January to get the third boxed set of these. But for this quality, they're worth the wait.
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Running out to get something to nibble on, then I'll watch another DVD and also post until the cows come home.
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Thanks to the many wellwishers who have sent cheerful messages of support for a speedy recovery from my recent operation. Surviving the operation is of course only the first step in the rehabilitation process. I now need to survive Tom's cooking until I am well enough to get back into the kitchen!Both Magnus and Fosca have been less than happy over the past few days as "Daddy" has not been able to give them the attention that they consider they deserve. Hopefully though, all will be back to normal within a few weeks.
Thanks again for your kind thoughts,
regards
Colin
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Forgot to mention that I saw Haunted Mansion tonight. Not as inventive as Pirates. Afterall there is so much one can with a haunted house story and keep it PG which after seeing it I wonder how it was able to get that. There are some good scares and images that I would think be nightmare studd for younger children. Also they hit you over the head with a few plot points early in the film that you just know will come back later in the film. Eddie Murphy is now playing himself on film. Absolutely no characterization at all was attempted. The kid actors were annoying, but Terrence Stamp was good in his role as the butler. Unlike Pirates I don't think this is a keeperfor me on DVD. And oh if you do go to see the film stay to the end of the credits. There is another short scene.
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Now, what to pick for tomorrow to watch. Probably THE MARRYING KIND since I've been talking about Judy Holliday for most of the day, and that Aldo Ray was also such a cutie back then.
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I don't know Dear Reader Jennifer.... I might have eaten too many pancakes but it seemed to me that you were asking Emily how to get a $5 off coupon from amazon.fr.... hence my silly answer... and the remark by Dieu Ron that WE won't comment!
Now, from what I saw on Amazon.fr, they do offer a 5 EURO coupon for FIRST BUYERS EVER ....
But THEN.... I might be completely wrong!
Sorry!
I should mind my own business since you were asking Emily and NOT me!
And please, inspite of Dieu Ron's invitation, NO TOLERANCE -- allowance" HE said! -- with me; i'm not worth it! ;)
That "said": I'm rushing to finish my.... pancakes i got with a 5 peso discount coupon! :D
Hey, I don't mind anyone's answers. The reason I was asking DR Emily (and maybe this will make more sense after I explain it) is because we both buy from amazon.ca a lot. And we are both obsessed with discount promotions. She posted when she received one in the mail. And I told her about a Visa one I got.
I knew she couldn't help me find a discount for amazon france. But I thought she would probably be the only one amused by my request.
I'll have to check about the $5 off euro coupon. I think it is for something else. I'll go check now.
And any help is appreciated. You are not bothering me in the least. And I didn't find your original comment silly either.
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Hey, did anyone else see the commercial with Hildy for next week's Trading Spaces? Too funny. She said something like, "if you saw me put records all over the walls ... and if you saw me put flowers ... then what will you think about feathers?"
OMG, feathers! Yuck! This looks like a must see next weekend at 9pm!
Btw, I saw the pic DR Laura posted of the snowman. The ones I mentioned don't look anything like that. There are actually 2 of the them and they are bigger, much bigger. Maybe DR Emily has seen the ones I'm talking about.
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Thanks for that review, DR Michael. When I first saw this advertised, I immediately thought that Eddie Murphy was now doing the same thing Bob Hope, Abbott & Costello, and Martin & Lewis did - doing a horror comedy. I know it was based on the Disney theme ride, but the idea of putting a funny man in a terrifying environment and watching his reaction seemed exactly the same to me.
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And now I want pancakes too! Good thing I am getting to eat blueberry pancakes for breakfast tomorrow. Otherwise I would be thinking about them for the next week.
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Now, what to pick for tomorrow to watch. Probably THE MARRYING KIND since I've been talking about Judy Holliday for most of the day, and that Aldo Ray was also such a cutie back then.
Boy DR Matth, you and I do have the same taste in men! WE'RE NO ANGELS was always my favorite Aldo Ray film!
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I AM looking forward to getting PIRATES on Tuesday.
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Thank you for that pic, DR MBarnum. George Cukor started Aldo's career off in two showy parts: THE MARRYING KIND and PAT AND MIKE in support of Tracy and Hepburn. How difficult to start at the top like that!
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Oh DR Francois: The 5$ off at amazon.fr is for "vendeurs seulement". Only if you sell something there, your first sale gets $5 off.
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WE'RE NO ANGELS: I did the play version of that movie last year - MY THREE ANGELS, it's called. I played the Leo G,. Carroll role in the stage play.
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If you think inflatable snowmen aren't tacky enough, wait until you see what I found today that I'll post tomorrow.
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François -- I will continue to make "allowances" even if you are in denial. although I thought you were supposed to be working and not frolicking through Egypt!
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If you think inflatable snowmen aren't tacky enough, wait until you see what I found today that I'll post tomorrow.
Well, WHEW! Do you know what a relief it is to find out that folks who buy and display these things actually realize the items are tacky????!!!!
It gives one pause to think...and reflect as to "why"!
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The PBS "Oklahoma!" showings continue tonight. We have about 5 local PBS stations that I get on cable.
Listening from my bedroom, I have to say that some of the singing is quite "pitchy"!
On another PBS tonight, Charlotte Church is desecrating Rodgers and Hammerstein. Has no one ever told her that singing in a monotone is totally unattractive?
She needs to retire for a few years and study voice...and hopefully, she might find one.
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LOL re Charlotte CHurch, DR Ron.
Among the DVDs I'll be buying and applying the savings to from DeepDiscount will be OKLAHOMA. But I have quite a few more. I'm compiling a list now and will order tomorrow.
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Do you have the Angel issue of the original soundtrack to "Oklahoma!" with more music than had previously been issued? This was a special treat for me!
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DR (Dieu) Ron, no, I didn't buy the movie soundtrack reissue on CD though I do think it's a wonderfully sung version of OKLAHOMA (probably my favorite of all OKLAHOMAs). I did get the Decca Broadway reissue which also has some outtakes, etc. but is in mono, of course.
Here's a picture of Aldo clothed. I have to admit, MBarnum's is more titillating. This one is a little more up close and personal. It's from PAT AND MIKE.
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I must confess that I have very little viewing experience with French films. Sadly when I was a child, I was diagnosed with a rare disease. The Latin name for it is subtitleidleitis, it isn't fatal, but it does make it extremely difficult for me to understand the plot of any film while simultaneously reading the translation on the bottom of the screen.
I have made an attempt to overcome my affliction by occasionally forcing myself to see a foreign film. I, of course, saw The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (released in Great Britain as The Bumpershoots of Berlin). I also went and saw The 400 Blows, but I was disappointed because it wasn’t about what I thought it would be about.
So, I guess I would have to say that my favorite French film was the original, Diabolique, not only because it is a great thriller, but because itt contained an incredible performance by the fantastic Simone Signoret.
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Welcome "home" TCB. How was the undertaking business etc today?
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DR TCB: With comments like those I know why I miss you when you are not on board the board writing to amuse the bored. Can you ride a bicycle and chew gum at the same time?
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Well, I must call it a night, good folks. Hope to see everyone back here tomorrow. Good night.
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DR George, you know some of us have that video footage of Garland's MISTER MONOTONY, and I tell you now it was criminal that it was cut from EASTER PARADE.
I guess they figured since she got "Better Luck Next Time" later in the film, it was two solos for her too late in the movie, but as EASTER PARADE stands now, the only number we see her do in her big hit show is "A Couple of Swells" with Astaire. It's cute and charming, of course, but hardly something that would make someone an overnight star.
If you've never seen it, keep your eyes peeled for "Last Night When We WEre Young" as an outtake on the SUMMERTIME DVD once it finally happens. It's another of her greatest performances both visually and through her singing.
I think I've seen the footage of Judy's "Mr. Monotony." Do you know if it was on one of the "That's Entertainment" movies? A friend of mine loaned me his laserdiscs of all three installments and I taped them. If it's on one of those, then I have it.
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Oh, and I picked up a barrel-full of new DVDs, even though they hadn't gotten in all of the ones I wanted (like Ship of Fools, The Great Gatsby and Alias, second season).
I love Ship of Fools It is one of my five favorite films of all times. Mr. Kramer was at the top of his game with that one.
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Watching To Live and Die in LA. Didn't love this when I saw it originally, but I'm enjoying it now.
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Sounds like TCB is a Simone Signoret fan! And you missed "Madame Rosa"?
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I went to IHOP and had the crepes and pancakes and they weren't too bad. Not incredibly wonderful, but worth what I paid for them (and the drink)...less than $7...but I they weren't so fabulous that I need to have them again any time soon. I probably will try them again (they're available for a limited time only), but not too soon.
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Friends and I have an ongoing debate about the worst Irving Berlin song ever...Mr. Monotony is right up there with Will Follow the Old Man and What Do You Do With A General When He Stops Being a General? I myself have also had a particular distaste for Always.
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TCB you are hysterical! You had me going until you named your rare disease.
George, next time try and find and Original House of Pancakes, then your pancakes would be great.
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Goodnight. :)
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Charles, I've always liked "Mr. Monotony" especially sung by Debbie (Shapiro) Gravitte, and I think Sarah Brightman's version is pretty good, too. Why don't you like it?
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No, no, no. I do not buy these tacky things. I merely enjoy them when other folks buy them.
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George: Yes, "Mr. Monotony" was featured in one of the "That's Entertainment" films.
Speaking of Irving Berlin, "White Christmas" was airing on some station tonight, and I channel surfed onto Rosemary Clooney singing "Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me," supported dancewise by a young George Chakiris and three chorus boys.
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No, no, no. I do not buy these tacky things. I merely enjoy them when other folks buy them.
I'm sorry...you didn't buy that inflatable snowman? I thought that when you said you "found it yesterday," it was while you were out shopping. And I presumed you brought it home, inflated it and took its picture to share with us!
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Funny, I've never really loved Always either. But I do love Mr. Berlin in general and I must tell you that being one of the first people to be allowed to go through his trunk was one of the biggest thrills of my life.
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Gee, i never knew Mr Berlin was an elephant!
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Actually, François, we call them "Republicans."
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Good evening!
Boy does it take me a bit of time to read through a day's worth of notes... And a nice day's worth it is.
Both shows went well today, and the lightboard behaved during both performances. Whew!
Between shows, the conductor and I headed to Chinatown to get some dinner. Originally, we had planned to check out a new wood-fired-oven pizza place - yes, in Chinatown - but ended getting sidetracked on the way there by an old favorite of mine that had reopened in a new location, Eat First. It's one of those bare bones, no decor places, but the food is amazing! And the food was amazing - except that our hot and sour soups arrived not so hot, more like lukewarm... but the main dishes were great. I got my usual, which is Fried Bean Curd Stuffed with Shrimp Paste. It was like an old friend - not that I would eat an old friend... oh, nevermind. Such a great dish - and a lot more tasty than the title of it sounds. On the way back, we stopped into an asian supermarket and picked up some treats for later. He got green tea ice cream, and I picked up a four pack of taro and coconut popsicles. YUM! And I also picked up a container of those lychee "gels", but in the new "safer" version since the original "design" was actually a choking hazard for small children. *I know this will be amazingly confusing to a lot of you, but if it's not, you know what I mean. ;)
So....
Two more shows tomorrow, and then another glorious day off. And this time, I won't have to wake up early on Tuesday morning to head back up to DC since we don't have a noon matinee this Tuesday. YEAH!!!! -This will also give me more time to bake... and I plan to quite a bit this time round - have to make up for last week. Of course, if I end up heading out to dinner with the same person I had dinner with last week.... We'll see... ;D
Well, it's late, and I've been up since 7:30... so... Goodnight.
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Oh, and DR Sarah...
The Exorcist still freaks me out, and I can honestly say I've never sat through the whole movie. And I'm kind of afraid to do so even at the ripe old age of 35. I was most defnitely not old enough to get into a theatre to see it when it originally came out, but I remember the "adults" talking about it in hushed tones around the dinner table. Coming from a devout Catholic family, the movie was a cause for "concern". And my Catholic upbringing has/had always made me sensitive to "things" dealing with Satan, the Devil, etc. "Horror movies" - at least the guts and gore types never truly scared me - grossed me out, yes, scared, no. However, movies dealing with possession or hauntings did and still do some times. *I remember not wanting to close my bedroom windows after seeing Amityville Horror for fear that I would see two red eyes looking back at me... And then there was that night I woke up and looked at my clock radio and it was 3:15.. !!!! Oh, and The Omen series - at least the first one - was also particularly freaky.
And to make matters "worse"... I went to a Catholic grade school, and one day in seventh grade, one of my classmates asked our teacher, a nun, if the "Exorcist" was a real thing. -I think this was around the time that it was being shown on network television for the first and/or second time, and that's why it came up. Well, we were told the basics of the story. That it was based on a real incident. That it did occur in DC, in Georgetown. How God allows someone to be possessed. That there are priests trained as exorcists... And that it had happened not to a little girl, but to a little boy. Needless to say, that little nugget of info stuck in my mind... I didn't have nightmares or sleepless nights, but it did make me think. I don't recall getting any real specifics, but Sr. Gregory did say that the movie made up a lot of the events. Then some of the "big kids" started talking about the steps in Georgetown... And how the blood is supposedly still on the sidewalk... How they had all these problems on the set of the picture... The original set burned down... etc., etc., etc... *Wow, I even remember being "scared" of the copy of the book that my aunt had - the cover image was very spooky (to an 11-year old boy).
In other words, The Exorcist is a scary movie.
In happier news.. I think I'm no longer a Newbie!
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Well.. Maybe now I'm not....
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Funny, I've never really loved Always either. But I do love Mr. Berlin in general and I must tell you that being one of the first people to be allowed to go through his trunk was one of the biggest thrills of my life.
Bruce, that's pretty damn cool! I just got "The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin" from the no-longer-in-existence Stage and Screen Book Club (formerly The Fireside Theater Book Club). The list price is $65 ($100 Canadian) and they had it on sale for only $9.95! I should have gotten two!
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George...I never cared for Mr. Monotony because I found it...er...rather monotonous. I actually dislike Always more. What was that Berlin song that Groucho used to sing about the Devil telling his son to stay down where he belongs because he'll find more Hell on earth than he would down below?
BK, I would love to hear some tales of the trunk sometime, particularly how you got to be one of the chosen firsts to go through it.
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I always thought if you had taken the gore out of THE EXORCIST and shot it in black and white, it would be a 40's Universal "B" horror film. The scariest thing in it to me was the spinal tap.
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I watched the Exorcist when it was first released and walked out during the spinal tap segment. I returned. I thought the rest was just a mixture of funny and silly. I am not a Catholic! I thought the book was scarier than the film. I thought the end of "Rosemary's Baby" with the comments about the tail and the upside down cross was a joke too! I know there are fans here but the whole movie was ruined by the last scenes IMHO.
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Good night guys. Have a beautiful Sunday.
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Home from a very enjoyable production of On Golden Pond. Mostly good performances (the daughter role was a bit forced, IMO), with a real standout from the gentleman playing Norman. A truly wonderful delivery of the role that made the show well worth seeing.
After they strike their set in the morning, we spend the rest of the day building our A Christmas Carol set. Could be a loooooooong day.
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Well... I guess I'll have to The Exorcist a mature, grown up chance/viewing. I'm pretty sure I'd be laughing at a lot of it - especially the low-techiness of the effects. We'll see...