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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #90 on: April 04, 2004, 05:53:38 PM »
Chat in a mere seven minutes.
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« Reply #91 on: April 04, 2004, 05:53:45 PM »
That's right MS hit 1000!
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« Reply #92 on: April 04, 2004, 05:55:33 PM »
I saw the last 15 minutes or so of Field of Dreams and I said to myself that someone should try to do a musical version of this. There hasn't been a successful baseball musical since Damn Yankees/
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« Reply #93 on: April 04, 2004, 05:56:31 PM »
Quote from: Tomovoz on April 04, 2004, 02:20:28 PM
DRs Jane and td - I found the film "Lawrence After Arabia" gave me considerable insight into not only Lawrence but the whole Middle East situation and many of the problems there today. A very dialogue heavy film but worth the effort.
RLP: I would of course have accepted any accent by Mr Spacey - he doesn't need to talk at all!

Dialogue heavy? ? ?  Robert Bolt's screenplay is quite short on words, leaving director Lean to fill in the gaps with eye-opening cinematography; one of the few non-silent films wherein the actions truly do speak louder than words.  
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« Reply #94 on: April 04, 2004, 05:57:36 PM »
DR Panni, I'd suggest the song sequence of "We Don't Want to Lose You" by the girls followed by Maggie Smith's "I'll Make AMan of Any One of You" in OH, WHAT A LOVELY WAR!  It's a music hall sequence recruiting soldiers for WWI in Brighton, and any boy enlisting is promised a kiss by Miss smith.  She's glamorous, keeping an eye on any chorine upstaging he, and we see the sequence from the audience with the Smith family, our guide through the history of World War I.  One of the boys in the family runs up to enlist and get a kiss.  When he gets close to her, she's a painted old tart, the perfect metaphor for a film about jingoism and the stupidity of young men and women sacrificed by old politicians.
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #95 on: April 04, 2004, 05:57:45 PM »
Chat in a mere three minutes.  And let's keep the posts coming - it does this old heart good.
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #96 on: April 04, 2004, 05:57:58 PM »
Just got back from WEIRD ROMANCE.  Someone asked me to report on how they did the special effects.  There were none and none were needed.  One thing that came up in the discussion group afterwards was that the original production concentrated too much on the sci fi and not enough on the human elements.

This was one show that definitely comes off better on stage than on CD.  The score really needs the book to be appreciated.  And the announced two new songs were both cut in rehearsal since they really didn't work.  

This is really two one act musicals.  The first one --- about celebrity prodsuct placements --- is more timely today than when it was first done.  The second is a beautiful love story with sci fi influences.

I have attended 36 of the 45 Muftis to date, and I have never seen a solo number given the ovation that Karen Ziemba was given for her first song.  Karen was as wonderful as always and I look forward to seeing her twice more over the next few weeks in BROADWAY BY THE YEAR 1949 and BYE BYE BIRDIE.  In addition she has just taped a "Law and Order" episode.  The rest of the cast was one of the most uniformly good ones Mufti has had in a while.  I didn't recognize Batboy Deven May at first with long hair (and normal ears) but he was excellent as was the whole cast.

With good material and a great cast, who needs special effects?  It's been a great season for Mufti.  
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #97 on: April 04, 2004, 05:58:12 PM »
Chat in a mere two minutes.
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #98 on: April 04, 2004, 05:58:32 PM »
Quote from: bk on April 04, 2004, 05:53:38 PM
Chat in a mere seven minutes.

Chat?  Chat, you say. . .but, but, but, Mbarnum's chat returned already!  Freddie, it seems, was in the garage.  (accent on the second syllable).
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #99 on: April 04, 2004, 05:59:24 PM »
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #100 on: April 04, 2004, 05:59:59 PM »
Chat now - get your butt cheeks in there.  
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #101 on: April 04, 2004, 06:06:18 PM »
PSYCHO! Music by Hinky Meltz Lyrics by Ernest Ernest

EVERYBODY GOES A LITTLE CRAZY SOMETIMES
EVERYBODY GOES A LITTLE BATS.
EVERYBODY'S DRIVEN ROUND THE BEND, MY FRIEND,
FOR EXAMPLE - HAVE YOU EVER SAT THROUGH CATS?

EVERYBODY'S GOT A TOUCH OF MADNESS IN THEM,
LET IT OUT AND PEOPLE START TO DIE
THEY CALL YOU A PSYCHO!
THEY TELL YOU YOU'RE PSYCHO!
THEY TELL YOU YOU'RE SICK - THEY TELL YOU YOU'RE NUTS
THEY CALL YOU A LOON - NO IFS ANDS OR BUTS
THEY WILL LOCK YOU UP AND THROW AWAY THE KEY
IF YOU'RE A PSYCHO - LIKE ME!

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ALL YOUR MARBLES
IF YOUR DECK'S A LITTLE SHORT
IF YOUR FAVORITE GAME IS CRAZY EIGHTS
I'M SORRY TO REPORT
YOU'LL BE SHUNNED AND YOU'LL BE FEARED
THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE WEIRD
THEY WILL TELL YOU YOU'RE NOT FIT FOR COMPANY
WHEN YOU'RE A PSYCHO - LIKE ME...

EVERYBODY GOES A LITTLE BONKERS SOMETIMES
IF YOU DO THEN PEOPLE STAY AWAY
THEY CALL YOU A PSYCHO!
THEY TELL YOU YOU'RE PSYCHO!
THEY TELL YOU YOU'RE STRANGE - THEY CALL YOU INSANE
THEY PUT YOU AWAY - AND WORK ON YOUR BRAIN
THEY WILL SEND YOU INTO ENDLESS THERAPY
IF YOU'RE A PSYCHO - LIKE ME!

IF YOU'RE A PSYCHO!
LIKE
ME!

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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #102 on: April 04, 2004, 06:09:44 PM »
SHOWERING MY TROUBLES AWAY Music by Hinky Meltz Lyrics by Ernest Ernest

IT WAS WRONG TO STEAL THE MONEY,
IT'S NOT HARD TO CATCH A THIEF
BUT TOMORROW WILL BE SUNNY
AND MY SOUL WILL FEEL RELIEF
CAUSE I'M GONNA GIVE THAT MONEY BACK
LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY
YOU CAN'T BUY OFF UNHAPPINESS
SO I'M GONNA FACE THE DAY
AND I'M

SHOWERING MY TROUBLES AWAY
CLEANSING THE DIRT AND GRIME
THE SOAP IS MAKING LITTLE BUBBLES
THAT ARE WASHING AWAY MY CRIME
AND I'M FEELING TRUER, FEELING CLEANER
AND THE SKY WILL BE BLUER AND THE GRASS WILL BE GREENER
CAUSE I'M SHOWERING AWAY MY TROUBLES
WATCH THE TROUBLES GO DOWN THE DRAIN.

I'LL CLOSE MY EYES
AND LET THE WATER WASH OVER ME
CASCADING DOWN AND MAKING ME
FEEL FANCY FREE
THE WATER'S NICE AND HOT
AND I LIKE THIS SHOWER QUITE A LOT...

WAIT A MINUTE!
WHO'S THAT OLD LADY WHO JUST RIPPED ASIDE
THE SHOWER CURTAIN???
SHE'S HOLDING A REALLY BIG KNIFE,
THAT'S THE ONE THING I KNOW
FOR CERTAIN!
OH, MY LORD! SHE'S GOING TO STAB ME
JAB ME
AND POKE ME FULL OF HOLES.
FROM THE TOP OF MY TORSO
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MY SOLES!

SLASH! SLASH!
LADY, I'M BLEEDING!
SLASH! SLASH!
LADY, I'M PLEADING
DON'T END MY LIFE
WHAT'S WITH THE KNIFE?
STOP WITH THE SLASHING
OR I'LL BE CASHING OUT!

I CAN FEEL MY LIFE EBBING
AND I'M GOING UNDER
SHE JUST KEEPS SLASHING
AND I AM WONDER-
ING WHY???
I SHOWERED AWAY MY TROUBLES
BUT THE TROUBLE IS - I'M GOING TO DIE!
NO LIE!
IT'S CRAZY, IT'S INSANE
BUT I'M LYING IN THE TUB
AND MY TROUBLES AND MY LIFE
ARE GOING DOWN THE DRAIN!
I REALLY MEAN IT!
MY TROUBLES AND MY LIFE
ARE GOING DOWN THE DRAIN!

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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #103 on: April 04, 2004, 06:21:57 PM »
Quote from: Dan-in-Toronto on April 04, 2004, 02:14:22 PM
DR Jennifer,

Do you have the feather out yet?


What does that mean?
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #104 on: April 04, 2004, 06:28:07 PM »
Robin I hope you stayed until the credits for HELLBOY had finished. :D
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #105 on: April 04, 2004, 06:31:47 PM »
Jennifer, don't feel bad I had to look this up.  I have never cleaned my house for Passover either.

"On the evening before Pesach, upon nightfall of the fourteenth day of Nisan, (Sunday evening, April 4th, 2004), a thorough search of the house is made to ensure that no chametz remains. There is a tradition of distributing ten pieces of bread throughout the house, so that the searchers will have something to look for. The family gathers together with a candle for lighting the way, a feather for brushing-up the chametz, and a wooden spoon onto which the chametz is brushed. "

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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #106 on: April 04, 2004, 06:32:57 PM »
« Last Edit: April 04, 2004, 06:37:55 PM by Jane »
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #107 on: April 04, 2004, 06:53:54 PM »
Quote from: ArnoldMBrockman on April 04, 2004, 04:21:26 PM
Why wait two years..it works for a long time as follows

05-05-05
06-06-06
07-07-07
08-08-08
09-09-09
10-10-10
11-11-11
12-12-12
Try dropping the zeros, if you can't get it the first time.
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #108 on: April 04, 2004, 06:56:30 PM »
Chat is amazing.  Still going strong.  Many dishes of dirt and revelations.
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« Reply #109 on: April 04, 2004, 07:32:14 PM »
Dishes of dirt?  Bleh!  We had dishes of Chinese food.  General Tsao Chicken and Shrimp, Beef with Snow Peas, and Hot and Sour Soup, which my sinuses appreciated.

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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #110 on: April 04, 2004, 07:37:08 PM »
Quote from: td on April 04, 2004, 05:56:31 PM
Dialogue heavy? ? ?  Robert Bolt's screenplay is quite short on words, leaving director Lean to fill in the gaps with eye-opening cinematography; one of the few non-silent films wherein the actions truly do speak louder than words.  
Those speed reading courses don't work Anthony Dale. "Lawrence AFTER Arabia".
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #111 on: April 04, 2004, 07:38:14 PM »
I want to apologize to all the Chatsters tonight for my erratic popping in and out as I did.  But whenever I would join the room, I would see a few lines of chat and then nothing more.  Frozen, I was.  Like Maureen O'Hara's crossbred bull in tonight's TCM showing of The Rare Breed.  

But the chat looked like fun, so I'll do a little R&D this week and hopefully be there and non-lagging next week.
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #112 on: April 04, 2004, 07:39:34 PM »
Quote from: elmore3003 on April 04, 2004, 05:57:36 PM
DR Panni, I'd suggest the song sequence of "We Don't Want to Lose You" by the girls followed by Maggie Smith's "I'll Make AMan of Any One of You" in OH, WHAT A LOVELY WAR!  It's a music hall sequence recruiting soldiers for WWI in Brighton, and any boy enlisting is promised a kiss by Miss smith.  She's glamorous, keeping an eye on any chorine upstaging he, and we see the sequence from the audience with the Smith family, our guide through the history of World War I.  One of the boys in the family runs up to enlist and get a kiss.  When he gets close to her, she's a painted old tart, the perfect metaphor for a film about jingoism and the stupidity of young men and women sacrificed by old politicians.
What a wonderful scene with the amazing Dame Maggie. The final shots of the movie with that sea of crosses is so emotive too.  
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #113 on: April 04, 2004, 07:47:28 PM »
Uncle Woody, can you believe that my dad has eagerly anticipated today for the past two or three years? See, his little brother (my Uncle Dan) turned 40 today on 04-04-04. My dad had brought that fact to our family's attention in the past, and it has finally come to pass. The funny thing is, when today arrived, he didn't make a huge deal out of it.

Haha, that probably isn't all that funny in any dear reader's opinion, but it's amusing to me! I guess you have to know my dad! :)

DR MBarnum, so glad to hear Freddy is back!

DR Panni, sorry to hear about Rachel's disappointment. :(
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« Reply #114 on: April 04, 2004, 08:06:49 PM »
After OF ARABIA, there's nothing. . . . . .now, about those speed-reading courses, can i get a refund?
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« Reply #115 on: April 04, 2004, 08:13:27 PM »
Certainly enjoyed THE SOPRANOS tonight. With ALIAS not on, I was able to watch THE SOPRANOS in high definition. Not as vital to enjoying it as I feel it is to ALIAS, but still in high def every black, blue, and blood red mark stood out quite clearly. (Those who saw the show know what I'm talking about.)

There was a moment there tonight where I truly thought we were going to lose one of the Emmy nominated-co-stars of the show.
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #116 on: April 04, 2004, 08:18:22 PM »
Quote from: Michael Shayne on April 04, 2004, 05:55:33 PM
I saw the last 15 minutes or so of Field of Dreams and I said to myself that someone should try to do a musical version of this. There hasn't been a successful baseball musical since Damn Yankees/

Did anyone else hear that they are going to remake Damn Yankees as a hip-hop movie musical?
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« Reply #117 on: April 04, 2004, 08:27:03 PM »
Laura--LOL, I do find that amusing!

Fun chat tonight!  It was great to go to one again.  Towards the end, we started talking about various cast recordings, and I talked about how enchanted by "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" I was.  (A friend recently sent me the CD).  I had no idea that the reissue (which I apparently have) was supervised by BK!  

Well, off to do homework!
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« Reply #118 on: April 04, 2004, 08:27:06 PM »
Yes, I did read that last year after CHICAGO won the Best Picture Oscar, but there has been nothing else about it. I suspect if THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is a big hit, MAYBE we'll get some of the other plethora of musicals that were announced last year after the Oscars. It's still not a genre than just anyone can pull off successfully.
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Re:THE LOST HOUR
« Reply #119 on: April 04, 2004, 08:30:18 PM »
Quote from: TCB on April 04, 2004, 08:18:22 PM
Did anyone else hear that they are going to remake Damn Yankees as a hip-hop movie musical?

That's absolutely terrifying.   :o
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