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- October 10th, 2008, 9:45 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
- Replies: 3714
- Views: 1079837
traceyk, :o I must respectfully disagree. I thought Billie Dove was amazingly good in A NOTORIOUS AFFAIR (1930), and had a very lovely speaking voice. I was enchanted with her voice graceful movements and gestures. In-fact the the film left me screaming for more Billie Dove, and several people on t...
- October 6th, 2008, 9:00 pm
- Forum: General TV and Media
- Topic: Least favorite TV Series
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17356
- October 6th, 2008, 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: WHAT FILMS HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
- Replies: 8122
- Views: 1820026
Saw two modern movies recently-- The Other Bolelyn Girl and The Women. Natalie Portman gives a very intense performance (and surprisingly good) as Anne Bolelyn in a movie that's basically about sex. And power. And really nice dresses. Not sure how historically accurate it was--but it was pretty ente...
- October 6th, 2008, 8:12 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Roles that kick started flagging careers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5669
- October 6th, 2008, 8:02 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
- Replies: 3714
- Views: 1079837
Finally got around to watching all the movies I'd DVR'd. A couple of them made me go Hmmm, though: A Notorious Affair and Secrets . I watched the first for Kay Francis, who was amazingly butch in her role as the Countess and the second because I'd never seen PIckford in a talkie. Neither film worked...
- October 6th, 2008, 7:25 pm
- Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
- Topic: Carole Lombard October Star of the Month
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11945
Everybody seems to have sung Carole's praises quite thoroughly, so I'll just say I'm looking forward to seeing Lady By Choice and No Man Of Her Own especially. Someone mentioned Garson Kanin earlier. He wrote a book (several in fact) but this book is called Hollywood and is a fictionalized (maybe) a...
- September 19th, 2008, 7:51 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Robert Donat
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10303
I forgot to mention Knight Without Armour, a film Donat made with Marlene Dietrich During the making of this movie, he was having serious asthma trouble and the producers wanted to ditch him, but Dietrich wouldn't let them. According to her daughter, she helped him practice a technique that allowed...
- September 19th, 2008, 7:47 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Sean Connery, Scotland's finest actor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2332
I really can't be objective about Sean Connery. He rates as probably my top sexiest man ever. He can do more with one raised eyebrow than all the current Hollywood toy boys put together. I agree that he is terrific in his 80's and 90's films. One of my favorite performances is in a kind of silly mov...
- September 6th, 2008, 1:17 pm
- Forum: General TV and Media
- Topic: ENOUGH!!!
- Replies: 614
- Views: 133545
Re: speeches
I am a Canadian but I have always had an interest in American politic's. I watched the convention.I liked Michelle's speech and his on the Thursday was very powerful . I liked what he had to say and he seems very refreshing after seeing George Bush talk over the years .I am in no position to judge ...
- September 6th, 2008, 1:09 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: ghosts
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7212
That does sound like it was a lovely house, the style of architecture from that time is truly beautiful Synnove, it was a lovely house. It was run down when we bought it, but we did a lot of work--re-finished floors, gutted (down to the latticework) the kitchen and bathrooms and so on. Unfortunatel...
- September 6th, 2008, 12:52 pm
- Forum: Classic Film Literature
- Topic: Pauline Kael.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18742
I have 5001 Nights and refer to it quite often, because Kael was (at least for me) pretty well on the mark for most films. The fact that she hated The Lion in Winter (one of my faves) almost made me toss the book aside, though. :) And even if you don't agree with her, you;re right--she is an interes...
- September 1st, 2008, 1:26 pm
- Forum: General TV and Media
- Topic: ENOUGH!!!
- Replies: 614
- Views: 133545
One thing I find interesting about this election is that regardless of who wins, it will make history. If the Republicans win, we have our first woman VP and if the Dems win, we'll have the first (partially) Black President. I wonderif that was in the back of McCain's mind when he picked Palin, beca...
- September 1st, 2008, 1:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: WHAT FILMS HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
- Replies: 8122
- Views: 1820026
- September 1st, 2008, 12:58 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Bob Dylan
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8030
- September 1st, 2008, 12:51 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Would you like to have seen a sequel to some of your favs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3453