Topic: THE ESTATE SALE (Read 21545 times)

bk · « **on:** April 10, 2005, 12:00:33 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, you've understood their deepest meanings, you're going to the Estate Sale vicariously, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home from the Estate Sale, although I personally won't be bidding on them. I may not be doing anything, since I just noticed there's a two hundred dollar (refundable) registration fee. Refundable or not, I don't like that one bit.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:06:05 AM »

And the word of the day is: TESSITURA!

bk · « **Reply #2 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:06:29 AM »

Rodzinski, I believe the name tag says "Assitant Trainee".

Rodzinski · « **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:13:53 AM »

Okay, didn't know if there was more to it than that.

Leslie Nielsen's longer Captain's Log reading at the Talent Show and G. Graham's reactions are mucho hilarioso.

bk · « **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:16:19 AM »

Not to mention the uncut Hold Me, Touch Me, Thrill Me.

bk · « **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:17:51 AM »

Of course, all the character build up at the beginning was intentional, and makes everything that follows funnier, at least I think so. Getting to the planet faster means all the character bits come in the middle of the film, where they don't really belong.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:25:04 AM »

Uncut and featuring Gerrit snapping photos as well. "Who took that picture? I want that film!"

Your way was much more subtle. Even just the series of shots that show the hallways, giving a clearer sense of the ship and the rooms within. One can imagine they thought they had to quicken the pace, get right into the middle of things, and they do achieve a certain momentum, but they lost something that way too. What holds, either way you slice it, (pun intended) is the characters and interactions.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #7 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:33:22 AM »

I almost forgot I saw most of a Maurice Chevalier film this morning, until someone called and interrupted. It was called FOLIES BERGERE. Quite funny with MC in dual roles and Ann Sothern and Merle Oberon lookin' good. Also, some crazy musical numbers. I love how in 30s musicals, the numbers that take place on stage would be A. impossible to stage on any Broadway-type stage and, B. Difficult for any live audience to even see.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #8 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:34:04 AM »

BK, thought you'd enjoy The Violent Men!

Rodzinski, Rancho Deluxe...very funny.

bk · « **Reply #9 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:34:35 AM »

As I've said before, it was the era of Airplane. That's what they wanted the film to be, but that's not the film we made. Audiences weren't buying ANY other kinds of comedy in 1982, so we failed. Their attempts to MAKE it like Airplane failed because the film doesn't have those kinds of gags. We're quite literally a musical version of Alien or It! The Terror from Beyond Space. The narrative is in that classic style - and interestingly, for me anyway, that's why the film in its original version, seems to play better now than it did then. As I've also said, I needed another four to eight weeks with a different editor.

bk · « **Reply #10 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:35:12 AM »

I sat way too long in a VERY hot Jacuzzi. I'm still feeling a bit wonky from it.

bk · « **Reply #11 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:35:42 AM »

TESSITURA!

What will tomorrow's word be - MAZEPPA?

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #12 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:39:49 AM »

Rodzinski where did you see the director's cut of THE MONSTER WASN'T NICE?

Rodzinski · « **Reply #13 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:40:23 AM »

Quote from: Charles Pogue on April 10, 2005, 12:34:04 AM

BK, thought you'd enjoy The Violent Men!

Rodzinski, Rancho Deluxe...very funny.

Tom McGuane is responsible for two of my all-time faves, RANCHO DELUXE and 92 IN THE SHADE. 92 features the great Warren Oates.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #14 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:43:44 AM »

I've always wanted to see a production of Mazeppa.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #15 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:47:26 AM »

The Director fired one my way, CP.

Here's a topic for fun and fascination. What actor would you say you have watched the most films featuring him or her?

For me, it would be either George Segal or Warren Oates.

Then, someone like Ward Bond, who just shows up in a lot of stuff, he could be right up there.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #16 on:** April 10, 2005, 12:49:15 AM »

The most films of a particular actor that I've seen are probably Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, or Errol Flynn.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #17 on:** April 10, 2005, 01:01:02 AM »

Grant is probably in my top 5 or so. Flynn, they've been showing a little bio movie about on Turner this week, and it made me realize how few of his films I've really seen.

The clips from GENTLEMAN JIM look really good.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #18 on:** April 10, 2005, 01:40:00 AM »

Der B and I had a busy day.

First, we were off to take more pictures. The woman has two dogs she can't care for, a chocolate lab that is desperate for attention and a husky puppy who...well, he's a puppy. But she'd rather pay attention to her exotic pets than take care of the dogs. Sad.

We had Peggy with us, both to give her some special time and to give the other dogs a chance to enjoy the back yard. Peggy still wants to jump the fence, and we either have to watch her or close the doggy door. The other dogs are getting tired of having to cross their legs all the time. $:-\$

Later, home again, we went out for dinner. Der Brucer had a hankering for chicken pot pie, which they do very well at Partners (and I don't do nearly as well). But in the middle of dinner I was hit by chronic depression, totally spoiling my appetite and the evening. Bleh. The only recourse was to come back home and get to bed for a few hours.

Such a thrilling day.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 10, 2005, 05:05:10 AM »

Good morning, all! DRDan(the Man), good to see you!

In catching up with the posts from page 5 on, I realized that one of my favorite westerns was OLD YELLER. It is a western?

So, I'm off to do some BABES IN TOYLAND edits. Tomorrow I may be E&T; I see the new surgeon in the morning and I'm still unsure if he's redoing the surgery with me as an outpatient or doing a really thorough exam. My pre-arrival instructions seem very intense for a look. It's nine months now, so I just want the damned thing taken care of.

I hope everyone has a good day, especially the Indianapoils-bound MAMA MIA delegation.

Joey · « **Reply #20 on:** April 10, 2005, 05:41:23 AM »

Good Morning! I'm up getting ready to leave for Indianapolis. I'll be heading home in about 20 minutes or so. Now if I could just find a matching pair of black socks! ;-)

Jrand74 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 10, 2005, 06:09:28 AM »

We have to wear MATCHING socks? Oh my, well it will take me a bit longer to get ready then!

Tessitura is so much more demurer than all them other ladies because.....

Mazeppa is, of course, a schleppa.....

Jrand74 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 10, 2005, 06:10:51 AM »

Sending good vibes to DRELMORE for tomorrow! ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hisaka · « **Reply #23 on:** April 10, 2005, 06:14:48 AM »

I meant to post this yesterday…
I’m not a big fan of Western Movie, but Clint Eastwood and Giuliano Gemma were my favorites in that kind movies. And I was a fan of TV series “Rawhide”
My Italian teacher said they say Spaghetti Western Movie, in Italy, instead, we, in Japan, call it Macaroni Western Movie. It’s funny, isn’t it? I’m very curious to know how you DRs call it in the US/ Australia/France.

Hisaka · « **Reply #24 on:** April 10, 2005, 06:18:04 AM »

DR JOSE: Didn’t know that your family has enjoyed to go out to see the Cherry Blossoms annually… I see cherry blossoms on the banks of the Potomac every year, and saw them just yesterday too, on TV and there was very crowded viewing people.

Hisaka · « **Reply #25 on:** April 10, 2005, 06:19:26 AM »

Good Vibes to you, DR ELMORE.

Ginny · « **Reply #26 on:** April 10, 2005, 06:26:30 AM »

...'bout ready to leave for Indianapolis! It's a beautiful day for the trip. See you soon, Jose, JRand, and Joey. And I'll be back later tonight with photos for all.

Matt H. · « **Reply #27 on:** April 10, 2005, 07:49:34 AM »

Last night, DR JRand wrote and asked me:

"DRMATTH what a great photo of your TV! That is something else that is on my "buy" list when I start working again. Wow! Are commercials broadcast in HD?"

No, they are almost always photographed in standard definition video, so when commercials come on with a HD program, the video is shown in the center of the screen with black bars on the sides. When the program resumes, the screen opens up and the entire TV window is filled with picture again.

It's much the same thing as in FANTASIA 2001 if you're watching it on a widescreen TV. The movie fills the entire frame until "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" comes on which is then shown in the center of the screen with black bars on the sides as it wasn't filmed in a widescreen aspect ratio.

Matt H. · « **Reply #28 on:** April 10, 2005, 07:55:57 AM »

GENTLEMAN JIM is a very entertaining movie.

One thing I found fascinating about Errol Flynn when I read Charles Higham's biography about him was that in real life he was not much of an athlete, and in movies like GENTLEMAN JIM where he played a boxer, the sports scenes had to be filmed in small bursts because he simply didn't have the stamina for long takes.

Watching him perform derring-do in ROBIN HOOD and THE SEA HAWK gives us esactly the opposite impression. that he's in fantastic shape, but such was not actually the truth.

Matt H. · « **Reply #29 on:** April 10, 2005, 07:58:29 AM »

Yes, I meant to watch or record THE ADVENTURES OF ERROL FLYNN off TCM last week, but I missed both opportunities. It is scheduled to be shown a couple of more times this month as it's Errol Flynn month at TCM.

The documentary is also going to be included in the Errol Flynn boxed DVD set coming out soon.

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