Topic: COIF THE DO (Read 24949 times)

Matt H. · « **Reply #30 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:27:21 AM »

#2. LI'L ABNER.

Just a lot of fun. The music is great, and the entire cartoon universe of Dogpatch is captured to perfection. A colorful transfer adds to the joy of this movie.

Up next - GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT.

TCB · « **Reply #31 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:28:09 AM »

Quote from: Charles Pogue on April 23, 2005, 09:33:38 AM

Just read that John Mills passed away at 97.

Sad.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #32 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:33:44 AM »

John Mills - isn't that the town in WAR OF THE WORLDS?

Jrand74 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:34:08 AM »

Rock Baby, Rock It! I am going to watch my new movie!

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #34 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:36:35 AM »

Matt H., How could I forget HOBSON'S CHOICE...which just the other day here I picked as one of my favourite British movies. And Mills is terrific in it!

The only really sad thing about Mills' death is that with him dies a generation of British actors who came up in the early part of the Twentieth Century and flourished through most of the mid-century and produced some of the finest theatre and performances of al time. Olivier, Gielgud, Richardson, Guinness, Mills, Ashcroft, Coward, Sybil Thorndyke, Edith Evans, Michael Redgrave...we shall not see their like again. Truly a Golden Age of Acting!

TCB · « **Reply #35 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:39:54 AM »

LI'L ABNER was a lot of fun. Was that really Jeff Goldblum in that film? Ms. Parrish was indeed a beauty, and so was Mr. Palmer. What surprised me most was that I saw the film once on television, when I was about fifteen or sixteen. I never saw the film again until last night, I never saw another production of the show, and I never owned the LP. However, watching it last night, I remembered the words to almost every song in the show. Amazing. The memory of those songs stayed with me for twenty years or so.

George · « **Reply #36 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:42:10 AM »

I'm at work (haven't actually started working, though), but the only songs that I can specifically think of that I would've wanted to write are:

Someone in a Tree and Please Hello from Pacific Overtures and The Road You Didn't Take and You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through from Follies.

I know that there are many, many, many (that three manys) more, but I can never think of them unless I happen to be listening to them. Oh, well.

George · « **Reply #37 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:44:00 AM »

Quote from: TCB on April 23, 2005, 10:39:54 AM

The memory of those songs stayed with me for twenty years or so.

Twenty??

TCB · « **Reply #38 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:46:38 AM »

My mind has been known to wander from time to time. Last night, watching LI'L ABNER, I started thinking about Stubby Kaye (not in that way). I started thinking what a truly amazing career he had, both on Broadway and film, and yet I know absolutely nothing about the man himself.

Have there ever been any biographies written about him? Does anyone know anything about Mr. Kaye as a person?

TCB · « **Reply #39 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:48:13 AM »

Quote from: George on April 23, 2005, 10:44:00 AM

Twenty??

Quiet, George.

Matt H. · « **Reply #40 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:48:42 AM »

It is amazing to me that Peter Palmer didn't have a BIG career on stage and screen. He was a wonderful singer, had great looks and that physique! Yes, he made his fame as Li'l Abner, but lots of people had a breakthrough role that they later were able to parlay into a healthy acting career. I think it's rotten he didn't.

Matt H. · « **Reply #41 on:** April 23, 2005, 10:50:32 AM »

Stubby Kaye:

I know he should have won TOnys for both of his big Broadway supporting turns, and didn't, and the year he could have been nominated with Vereen and Timothy Nolen as a lead actor in GRIND, they eliminated the category for lack of contenders. The three of them were ALL worthy of nominations.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #42 on:** April 23, 2005, 11:23:24 AM »

Good Morning! Good Afternoon!

I had another one of my Saturday mornings in bed listening to NPR: Weekend Edition, "Car Talk", "The Sound of Swing" (which was featuring Jazz Artists from the 20s and 30s in movie appearances, quite wonderful stuff!)... -All of which was interrupted now and then by pledge breaks, but that was actually OK. This time round, WCVE is focussing on the number of new members and renewals rather than money amounts. They just need another 80 or so to meet their goal for this drive, and once that goal is reached, they will return to regular program. So, to encourage more people to call this morning, they shortened the pledge breaks. Very nice. -However, I really like the on air personalities, so listening to them "beg" is not that bad. In any case...

At Noon, there was some interview with the head of the Virginia Funeral Directors Association.

Then the Met Broadcast of "Die Walkure" started. I stayed with it through Siegmund's profession of love for his twin sister, Sieglinde. -Hey, it's opera - I refer you to Anna Russell. Siegmund is being sung by Placido Domingo, and I really do have to say that he has taken wonderful care of his voice in these typically "sunset" years. He sounded youthful and energetic with no sign of strain. And the Sieglinde didn't sound too bad either...

Well, just as Siegmund was about to pull the sword out of the tree, I pulled myself out of bed...

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #43 on:** April 23, 2005, 11:37:47 AM »

What's worse than BK's reportage of someone saying about the death of John Mills, "Sad" is the one who wrote, "That's so sad. He was terrific in the CATS DVD!"

I mean if his CATS turn is what some are remembering as his significiant work then their education is "sadly" lacking.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #44 on:** April 23, 2005, 11:45:55 AM »

Songs I Wished I Had Written:

-Of course, this would assume that I would be capable of writing both the music and the lyrics (or the original poetry) to these selections.

Fauré - "Les Berceaux", "Notre Amour", "Après un Rêve"
Debussy - Fêtes Galantes I, Ariettes oubliées, "Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison" (his last mélodie, simple and heartbraking)
Ravel - Chansons Madecasses, Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, any of the folk song settings
Chausson - "Poème de l'amour et de la mer", "Chanson perpétuelle"
Poulenc - Le Bestiaire, Airs chantés, Fiançailles pour rire
Duparc - "L'Invitation du voyage"

Me, a francophile, moi?

Barber - "Knoxville: Summer of 1915", Hermit Songs, Dover Beach
Rorem - "As Adam Early in the Morning", "Early in the Morning"
Ives - "The Circus Band", "Two Memories: One Happy, One Sad"
Argento - Six Elizabethan Songs
Britten - Michelangelo Sonnets, Winter Words
Vaughan Williams - On Wenlock Edge

Etc., etc., etc...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #45 on:** April 23, 2005, 11:52:06 AM »

And now...

"Long Before I Knew You"
"Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry"
"The More I See You"
"Dear, Friend"
"The Man The Got Away"
"This Time the Dream's On Me"
"How Deep Is The Ocean"
"Some Other Time"
"Sometimes a Day Goes By"
"My Foolish Heart"
"How Long Has This Been Going On"

Etc., etc., etc...

The entire score to Sunday In the Park with George - especially "Lesson #8".

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #46 on:** April 23, 2005, 11:54:05 AM »

Well, the current plan is to head up to Fairfax in about an hour or so, but I'm also watching the skies and the Weather Channel since there's a severe line of storms due in any minute, so....

I'm just hoping I can actually be out of bed and functional tomorrow morning at 10:00 for my parents' anniversary activities... I'm sure I will!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #47 on:** April 23, 2005, 11:56:22 AM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on April 23, 2005, 09:19:24 AM

To day is "Get Rid of the Crap" Day here. I'm going through my house room-by-room looking for clutter and junk that I've been saving for some reason or another but that I have't touched in over a year.

Boxes! Why in heck do I save the box from just about everything I buy? A few quick slices of my handy utility knife has been reducing them to stacks of cardboard but it seems endless.

I am also making a potential eBay pile. Small things, like CDs and toys, that I think will be easy to ship. Any advice out there for a first time eBay seller?

Any chance you could help me out here in Richmond next week?

-And I keep all my boxes too. However, since I'm about to move and put stuff in storage... But, still.. I know...

I'm still investigating the e-Bay route too...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #48 on:** April 23, 2005, 12:01:38 PM »

From today's Notes:

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I must drink yard of Diet Coke

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Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire?

Sandra · « **Reply #49 on:** April 23, 2005, 01:11:13 PM »

I would get up and do my homework, but my furry brown meowing lump has fallen asleep on my lap. I could be here for hours.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #50 on:** April 23, 2005, 01:34:30 PM »

HI, JANE!!!!!!!

François de Paris · « **Reply #51 on:** April 23, 2005, 01:36:27 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on April 23, 2005, 12:01:38 PM

From today's Notes:[/size]

Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire?

Je ne sais pas! Ce n'est pas du Français!!

Even at 65 it's allowed to feel sad for being an orphan!
Sadness should not have anything to do with age...

stop me; I'm starting to sound too heavy!

Gesticulate!
Hummm Wrong day!!

Oh, thanks DR Jrand for the compliment, yesterday!

I've ALWAYS looked pretty in pink! (Think pink!)

Jane · « **Reply #52 on:** April 23, 2005, 01:36:37 PM »

I’m home and I’m tired. We had a wonderful time in Portland. More on my trip later.

Jose your new avatar is beautiful.

Danise good work vibes and congratulations on the bus stop.

Matt H. · « **Reply #53 on:** April 23, 2005, 01:37:13 PM »

I do my best to forget Sir John's participation in the CATS video.

I just saw him a week or so ago in the TV-movie version of Agatha Christie's THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS titled MURDER WITH MIRRORS. Eloquent.

François de Paris · « **Reply #54 on:** April 23, 2005, 01:40:00 PM »

Quote from: Sandra on April 23, 2005, 01:11:13 PM

I would get up and do my homework, but my furry brown meowing lump has fallen asleep on my lap. I could be here for hours.

Us humans always put the blame on animals! Cheap!

Matt H. · « **Reply #55 on:** April 23, 2005, 01:41:36 PM »

I've always admired GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT and disagree with those who think it's dated now. I think some of the messages it offers about prejudice are as vital and meaningful today as ever.

If anything fails to ring true, it's the happy ending forced on the story. Otherwise, it's entirely relevent today about prejudice of all kinds.

The transfer isn't up to the best of the Fox Studio Classics, however. Most of it looks grand, but there are some scratches that run for a bit too long on the print, and one or two scenes of graininess that become obtrusive. Most of it looks silky and quite beautiful, but I think MY DARLING CLEMENTINE and THE OX-BOW INCIDENT look better.

Matt H. · « **Reply #56 on:** April 23, 2005, 01:43:43 PM »

As for the next film in the marathon, I'm not quite sure at this point. I'm leaning toward THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN, but I might get sidetracked by something else. And I'm saving DODGE CITY until tomorrow.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #57 on:** April 23, 2005, 01:46:52 PM »

Quote from: Jane on April 23, 2005, 01:36:37 PM

I’m home and I’m tired. We had a wonderful time in Portland. More on my trip later.

Jose your new avatar is beautiful.

Danise good work vibes and congratulations on the bus stop.

We look forward to your recounting of your adventures! Get some rest.

And Thank You.

TCB · « **Reply #58 on:** April 23, 2005, 02:21:16 PM »

Jane! Welcome home!

TCB · « **Reply #59 on:** April 23, 2005, 02:23:07 PM »

Quote from: Charles Pogue on April 23, 2005, 11:37:47 AM

What's worse than BK's reportage of someone saying about the death of John Mills, "Sad" is the one who wrote, "That's so sad. He was terrific in the CATS DVD!"

I mean if his CATS turn is what some are remembering as his significiant work then their education is "sadly" lacking.

You are right, Charles, THAT is sad.

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