Have you tried moving to East Bumfuck?Originally Posted by Jerjo
Seriously, tho, I don't know what part of ND you're in, but you could try to get a membership at a library in one of the larger cities like Bismark or Fargo.
Have you tried moving to East Bumfuck?
Seriously, tho, I don't know what part of ND you're in, but you could try to get a membership at a library in one of the larger cities like Bismark or Fargo.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
I just noticed that Frederic March is the artist of the month on TCM. Every Tuesday.
http://www.tcm.com/this-month/articl...-in-March.html
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Long way from either of those two - you have to be in the same county at least to pull it off. I'm trying again through the State Library - maybe that'll work.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
I just saw a picture of Lou Gehrig. I never knew how much he looked like Gary Cooper.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
Alright, so I watched Last Year at Marienbad earlier today. This movie is even stranger than I remembered it. Some of the things I'd forgotten was the bizarre organ soundtrack, the same dialogue (or a variation of it) practically runs through the whole movie, and that it gets even weirder in the third act.
I suspected the first time I saw it that it's allegorical. Of what I didn't know. I still think it might be allegorical but still have no fucking clue as to what. lol
So, if you like art house movies, I'd say see it, if only once. It's almost like a rite of passage. Otherwise, you're going to be left thinking it's an esoteric and pretentious French mindfuck. Indeed, if you've ever seen a parody of a French art house movie, that's exactly what this is like.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
He was great in, Hombre. Of course everyone knows him from, Inherit The Wind.
The older I get, the better I was.
Now stop it, this minuteI just saw a picture of Lou Gehrig. I never knew how much he looked like Gary Cooper.
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The older I get, the better I was.
Young Frankenstein, Village of the Damned and High Sierra are a few of the goodies on TCM this weekend.
The older I get, the better I was.
Tonight, not only do they have Young Frankenstein, but also Simon (with Alan Arkin - I'd pretty much forgotten about that movie; not sure I'd call it a classic) and What's Up Doc. Not really a classic either. But an interesting trio of movies for them to have in one night.
Saw What's Up Doc? when it came out. Love that movie.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
It might be better than I remember.
I saw Whats Up Doc in Radio City Music Hall when I was a kid. Recently saw it again , its good.
Westerns on tonight on TCM.
Broken Arrow (1950) James Stewart. I don't think I've ever seen this.
For Apache (1948) John Wayne, Henry Fonda
Maltin gives them each three stars.
Fort Apache is B&W, so we're still on-topic.
Bogey at midnight in High Sierra (1941)
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
No harm done, we do go off the reservation at times. Fort Apeche is one of the all time greats and Broken Arrow is one of the top Stewart westerns. For the record, at the moment, I'm watching, The Eiger Sanction.Westerns on tonight on TCM.
Broken Arrow (1950) James Stewart. I don't think I've ever seen this.
For Apache (1948) John Wayne, Henry Fonda
Maltin gives them each three stars.
Fort Apache is B&W, so we're still on-topic.
Bogey at midnight in High Sierra (1941)
The older I get, the better I was.
An underrated Eastwood movie, imo.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
I watched "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" last night. I really knew only the older Jimmy Stewart from his TV appearances like on Carson and the Dean Martin roasts etc. "Mr. Smith" and "Vertigo" which I had seen for the first time only a few weeks ago really revealed to me what a great actor he was. Although the story in "Mr. Smith" seemed a little hackneyed to me, Stewart and the remarkable Claude Raines are just so good. I'm a little angry with myself that at 62 I'm just now exploring all these great films of the 30's-60's.
Well, then, you need to see Harvey, The Philadelphia Story, It's a Wonderful Life, Anatomy of a Murder and Rear Window, imo Stewart's best movies. Some other really good ones: You Can't Take it With You, Rope, The Greatest Show on Earth (altho, he's not exactly the star in it), No Highway in the Sky (which, believe it or not, may be the first time you'll hear or see the phrase "old school" ever used), The Glen Miller Story, Bell, Book and Candle, and Flight of the Phoenix.
I know my dad & brother were fans of his westerns but I never really bought into him as a cowboy. YMMV. It is generally accepted that Destry Rides Again, Winchester '73 and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance are his best westerns.
His best roles, imo, are in Harvey and The Philadelphia Story. In fact, Harvey is in my top ten and was Stewart's favorite movie.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
If you have not yet seen Its A Wonderful Life , treat yourself. Also all five of the Anthony Mann / Stewwart westerns , Winchester 73 , Man From Laramie , Bend In The River , The Naked Spur , The Far Country. The best of those 5 IMO are The Naked Spur , and Bend In The River.
Great films from Stewart. Never cared much for, The Naked Spur. But, The Man from Laramie, Bend in the River and Winchester 73 are classic. Hal isn't convinced by Stewart in westerns but I think some of his even rival Wayne's.
The older I get, the better I was.
I think it's one of the three from his own production company along with, The Beguiled and The Gauntlet. I thought the Gauntlet was wild, over the top and fun.
The older I get, the better I was.
That's not saying much, IMHO. Wayne was pretty one-dimensional.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
^
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
Really?
Stage Coach
Red River
Hondo
The Searchers
Rio Bravo
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
The Sons Of Katie Elder
The War Wagon
True Grit
The Shootist
That's just the westerns of note.
Well, I was referring to only his westerns. And I'm referring more about his demeanor than specific roles. He stuck to his schtick pretty well, for the most part.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Well, I gotta admit partner, there's some mighty good Wayne in them there titles
The older I get, the better I was.
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