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by sugarpuss
March 8th, 2008, 3:52 pm
Forum: Musicals
Topic: Rosie Clooney, could have been another Doris Day
Replies: 9
Views: 6741

I'm not sure if the book is available in the UK, but there's a whole section on Rosemary Clooney in a book called "The Star Machine" by Jeanine Basinger. She's under the section entitled, "Malfunctions" (which makes her sound like a robot!). It basically asks the same question th...
by sugarpuss
February 24th, 2008, 3:15 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: King Rat (1965)
Replies: 3
Views: 3662

Thank you so much for your insights and answer to my post, Mr. Arkadin! It's always good to get the opinion of someone who's more familiar with the film than I am. And even the info about the POW camps. I'm really unfamiliar with war history. I never paid attention in my history classes in high scho...
by sugarpuss
February 23rd, 2008, 3:02 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: King Rat (1965)
Replies: 3
Views: 3662

Mr. Arkadin, I mentioned on the other board how much I wanted to see this movie. I watched it the other night and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It really exceeded my expectations. I'm showing my age here, but the most I knew about George Segal was "Just Shoot Me" (Horrible show),...
by sugarpuss
September 28th, 2007, 10:22 am
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: ALL NIGHT LONG 1961 Jazz Noir on RetroPlex 9/28
Replies: 7
Views: 3893

Yes! Two more people that have seen this movie. I wound up accidentally finding it one night on the Encore Love Stories channel and I loved it as well. It really is Patrick McGoohan's movie though. The whole movie relies on how evil he can be and he does a great job being totally despicable in so ma...
by sugarpuss
September 27th, 2007, 1:42 am
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: The Best Marlowe
Replies: 50
Views: 50473

Thanks, Miss G! The funny thing is that when I first saw "The Long Goodbye", I had no idea who Robert Altman was. I was very, very new to classics. I only watched it because it was a Chandler/Marlowe movie. However, now that I've seen a few more, I have to agree that I'm not too hot on his...
by sugarpuss
September 26th, 2007, 9:28 am
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: Champion
Replies: 15
Views: 8632

I do like "Champion", but now that I've seen the other boxing movie of that year, I prefer "The Set-Up". However, "Champion" is one of those good movies to watch if you like seeing the rise and fall of someone--which I do. I never thought I'd be a person who would enjoy...
by sugarpuss
September 26th, 2007, 9:13 am
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
Replies: 9
Views: 4508

Thanks, Moria! And that poster is great. Towering over the city like that, she looks like she's ready to go on a smallpox spreading rampage! Evelyn Keyes at her worst looked better than I do when I'm feeling great. Her hair was always perfect and sure, she looked a bit pale at times, but there was n...
by sugarpuss
September 26th, 2007, 9:06 am
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: The Best Marlowe
Replies: 50
Views: 50473

I could never get into "The Long Goodbye", mainly because it deviated so much from the novel. I'm not too much of a stickler for how much the movie is faithful to the book, but the ending drove me nuts. I first read "The Long Goodbye" when I was 15--and then moved on to every oth...
by sugarpuss
September 24th, 2007, 2:00 pm
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: Killer That Stalked New York (1950)
Replies: 9
Views: 4508

I just got around to watching this the other night (it was fairly short and I was tired - a perfect match). I actually enjoyed it. It was a decent way to spend 80 minutes, although during movies like this, my mother and I tend to amuse ourselves by screaming things at the television. Like when Evely...
by sugarpuss
September 24th, 2007, 1:53 pm
Forum: Comedies
Topic: San Diego, I Love You
Replies: 3
Views: 3304

I taped this a few months back - I think February, mainly because of Edward Everett Horton. I love anything he does, even when he's in movies that aren't of the best quality. Eric Blore was another draw as well. And I agree with Chris, I liked it, but I wouldn't call it a rave. I'd recommend it only...
by sugarpuss
September 24th, 2007, 1:46 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO
Replies: 15
Views: 7165

I actually prefer "Vertigo" to "Rear Window" mainly because I like Kim Novak more than Grace Kelly (please don't stone me) - but they're two completely different movies, so I guess you can't compare. But I thought "Vertigo" was more beautifully shot and the final scene,...
by sugarpuss
September 24th, 2007, 1:31 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Coming Up on TCM
Replies: 850
Views: 261179

I wound up getting my Now Playing guide Friday, but since I have to complain about *something*, I do NOT enjoy the little sticky circle tabs they used to keep it closed. Grumble, grumble. It always seems like I'm in the last round of people who get them. I'm very excited about the December schedule,...
by sugarpuss
September 21st, 2007, 4:16 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Coming Up on TCM
Replies: 850
Views: 261179

All of those Andy Hardy films are MGM, aren't they? So it's not like Columbia didn't come thru with the goods or anything like has happened a couple of times this year. From what I gathered from the Programmer on the TCM board, they don't own the MGM films and even those have to be leased. There's ...
by sugarpuss
September 21st, 2007, 4:09 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Any Good Recipes On File?
Replies: 48
Views: 20118

John, I envy your ability to bake from memory! Do you mean like cakes, cookies - that sort of thing? I once made a regular vanilla cake and it was so dry. I used a substitute of corn starch and flour for cake flour (from the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook). Never again! I did make a mocha cake on...
by sugarpuss
September 21st, 2007, 3:59 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Let them eat cake!
Replies: 21
Views: 7418

Happy Belated Birthday, Christy! I'm glad that you had a fabulous day!