Topic: NOMINATIONS AND THRILLERS (Read 33928 times)

bk · « **on:** November 08, 2012, 12:07:44 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes spoke of nominations and thrillers, and now it is time for you to post until the nominated and thrilled cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** November 08, 2012, 12:08:52 AM »

And the word of the day is: PERVICACIOUS!

George · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2012, 12:26:51 AM »

The Topic of the Day will require some thought...but the first tag line that comes to mind is: Be afraid. Be very afraid.

George · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2012, 12:51:59 AM »

Today is going to be a busy day at work. They've finally finalized the three candidates for live interviews for the position of the library's executive director and today, the three will be touring the Service Center (where I work) and tonight there will be a public forum. The best part is that it can be on work time! Tomorrow, there will be public forums at a couple of the library branches. The audience won't get to ~~answer~~ ask* questions, like they did last go-around, but prearranged questions will be asked of them. I don't know when the actual interviews will take place (I think I'd heard Saturday), but this director search been a long time coming. Hopefully, this time we can get someone we like and who'll be good at the job.

*updated:

Ben · « **Reply #4 on:** November 08, 2012, 01:13:36 AM »

Morning all.

That is all.

Michael · « **Reply #5 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:32:23 AM »

Good morning to all

Michael · « **Reply #6 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:34:23 AM »

I miss lobby cards. Do they make them anymore? I always like them because sometimes they had a scene that was cut out of the final film.

Michael · « **Reply #7 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:35:05 AM »

PS I part of a lobby card once

Michael · « **Reply #8 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:35:54 AM »

TOD

THe Exorcist. The iconic scene of Father Merrin arriving at the house

Michael · « **Reply #9 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:36:31 AM »

For artwork I always liked EARTHQUAKE.

Michael · « **Reply #10 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:40:59 AM »

The French replicated the English version but it was called TREMBLEMENT DE TERRE. The title is longer do there was more artwork

English Version

French Version

Michael · « **Reply #11 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:46:14 AM »

I also liked the artwork used for the original THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE. I thought it replicated the climatic scene from the movie. I was a little disappointed when it wasn't. I thought it would have made a great scene.

John G. · « **Reply #12 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:49:28 AM »

Good morning, all.

Vibes for anyone affected by the storm.

John G. · « **Reply #13 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:50:04 AM »

Always loved this poster for "Phantom of the Liberty."

John G. · « **Reply #14 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:51:48 AM »

And this film noir great:

elmore3003 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:54:01 AM »

Good morning, all! Joshie needs help, have friends in from Dublin, and Roberta needs a face lift. It will be a busy day.

I will finish my coffee and head to Toyland.

John G. · « **Reply #16 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:55:20 AM »

One of my favorite silent movies.

John G. · « **Reply #17 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:56:47 AM »

John G. · « **Reply #18 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:57:25 AM »

Quote from: Mike on November 08, 2012, 04:35:05 AM

PS I part of a lobby card once

That's cool, DR Mike.

John G. · « **Reply #19 on:** November 08, 2012, 05:01:14 AM »

And one more.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #20 on:** November 08, 2012, 05:44:21 AM »

Good morning, all.

Went to bed a little earlier than usual, just needing the escape of sleep from the storm raging outside and from the nagging worry that power could be lost again. Enjoyed a blessedly solid sleep, and thankfully, there was no outage, no damage, nothing to speak of except the predictably annoying snow cleanup in the driveway today. And even that shouldn't be too horrible because in a typical mid-winter nor'easter we can get, easily, two or three times this amount of snow. From the window it only looks like a few inches. All in all, in the scheme of things in this here part of the world, I have plenty to be grateful for. Including...

coffee!!

Ben · « **Reply #21 on:** November 08, 2012, 05:50:32 AM »

It turned out to be a sloppy, wet evening. Manhattan had over 4 inches of snow but it will be gone by Sunday since the temperatures will be in the 50s from today on and maybe even 67 on Sunday.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #22 on:** November 08, 2012, 06:14:47 AM »

TOD

DR Mike nailed it with his mention of THE EXORCIST...and in an amazing coincidence, I very nearly mentioned this very thing not two days ago when DR Jane was reminiscing about working at the Bruin.

Yes, the Bruin. And no, THE EXORCIST didn't play the Bruin. But one night I was there with a few friends to see.....something (I've never remembered what it was), and the trailers were playing, when all of a sudden here was this quiet 30-second teaser with the shot of Merrin arriving at the house and a voice-over saying that something was happening to a girl in this house and (paraphrasing) this man has been called to help. "He is the Exorcist." It ended, and there was a moment of silence. I froze. Then I turned to my friends and said, never mind this movie...I want to see that one...right now. What is that???

It's hard to believe, but at that moment, I didn't yet know anything at all about the book or the film, and I didn't even know what the word "exorcist" meant. But that simple 30-second statement and iconic shot made it the most powerful word in the world, investing it with mystery, thrills, maybe a little horror (really, I didn't know), and invested yrs truly with an immediate, all-consuming anticipation for this movie...whatever it was to be about.

Doug R · « **Reply #23 on:** November 08, 2012, 06:24:52 AM »

TOD

The campaign which I remember so well was PSYCHO. It was brilliantly original in making use of the director to tell people they won't be admitted after the film has started. It was also revolutionary because at that time it was routine for audiences to wander in and out of theaters without regard to the timing of the film (my family and I did that all the time - "this is where we came in") and it did much to change audience habits.

TOD

ChasSmith · « **Reply #24 on:** November 08, 2012, 06:26:32 AM »

These aren't my pictures. My color Instamatic snapshot went missing years ago and I was very happy to find someone else's on the web. I absolutely treasured the bedroom window on the side of the building. And I still treasure my original one-sheet and full set of lobby cards purchased at Larry Edmund's after the movie had played for a few weeks.

The National, of course, one could write a book about the travesty of how that has been lost. I paid my own respects to the still-vacant lot a few weeks ago.

Kerry · « **Reply #25 on:** November 08, 2012, 06:28:14 AM »

It's Thursday. Yeehaw!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 08, 2012, 06:33:42 AM »

Greetings from Toyland!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #27 on:** November 08, 2012, 06:38:45 AM »

Quote from: Mike on November 08, 2012, 04:34:23 AM

I miss lobby cards. Do they make them anymore? I always like them because sometimes they had a scene that was cut out of the final film.

I really miss lobby cards! Not to mention black and white 8x10s, color 8x10s (I have a few Hitchcocks), and the various sizes and shapes of posters necessitating different but thematically similar layouts. And of course the artwork itself. That's all gone now. They all look alike, as though churned out of some great spewing machine, and there's no art anyway.

vixmom · « **Reply #28 on:** November 08, 2012, 06:41:01 AM »

well about four inches of heavy wet snow outside - the Vixter kindly cleared the driveway and car for Vixdad who had to brave the LIRR and attempt to go to work

vixmom · « **Reply #29 on:** November 08, 2012, 06:41:48 AM »

I called in sick again

News:

Author Topic: NOMINATIONS AND THRILLERS (Read 33928 times)

Ben

Ben