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- February 4th, 2008, 2:37 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Most Obnoxious Star of the Classic Era
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8688
How can anyone not like Gene Kelly . He was genius and made some of the happiest films out there. I can understand Chaplin as a person not being to everyone's taste. I would like to try and make anyone who doesn't like him watch a Mutual comedy though. 20 minutes and you'd be convinced of his lastin...
I watched this only last week. I had watched it once before but I enjoyed it more this time around. Garbo is peerless. She is a brilliant Camille. I thought this was her best talkie along with Queen Christina. It's difficult to judge Robert Taylor. Armand isn't a flattering character but he does lea...
- February 3rd, 2008, 5:10 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Most Obnoxious Star of the Classic Era
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8688
- February 3rd, 2008, 2:51 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
- Replies: 3714
- Views: 1061694
- February 3rd, 2008, 11:04 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
- Replies: 3714
- Views: 1061694
I've watched The Red Lily . This film was restored for TCM and a new soundtrack added. The restorers did a sterling job. The colouring and clarity of the picture is a joy to see. The films stars Ramon Navarro and Enid Bennett as lovers who escape to Paris only to be seperated. For a year they toil a...
- February 3rd, 2008, 10:24 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: Was Edna Purviance robbed of stardom
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12585
I'm not an expert on Charlie's personal life but I do know that he and Edna were 'going together' to use the quaint term. In his autobiography he attests to her being clingy with him and them two timing him with Thomas Meighan, she couldn't make her mind up. The fact she was dallying with another ma...
- February 2nd, 2008, 5:07 pm
- Forum: Comedies
- Topic: Holiday (1930) vs. Holiday (1938)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7353
- February 2nd, 2008, 4:22 pm
- Forum: Musicals
- Topic: Cover Girl
- Replies: 72
- Views: 71901
Wow, this thread is really interesting regarding Cover Girl. I love the film, although I wouldn't put it as one of Kelly's best I like the cameraderie between Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth and Phil Silvers. I always have to rewind the musical number were Gene Kelly dances with his own reflection. He's j...
- February 2nd, 2008, 2:21 pm
- Forum: Dramas
- Topic: Wuthering Heights and All The Fine Young Canibals
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2657
- February 2nd, 2008, 2:15 pm
- Forum: Comedies
- Topic: Holiday (1930) vs. Holiday (1938)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7353
I've only seen the Cary Grant version and I do like to see him paired with KAtharine Hepburn although I can understand the point that she is too zany sometimes. Any viewer who doesn't like her in this is going to struggle with her in Bringing up Baby. I would love to see the original though, especia...
- February 2nd, 2008, 2:11 pm
- Forum: Comedies
- Topic: Silent Laughs: Chaplin, Keaton or Lloyd?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18042
Hmm, it's a difficult one. The given view is that the tramp made his last appearance walking off hand in hand with Paulette Goddard in Modern Times. A fitting end to the tramp, this time he's not alone and they'll get by together. Anyone who has seen The Great Dictator's opening scenes on the battle...
- February 2nd, 2008, 10:06 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: The River (1928) on DVD!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12040
I watched the documentary Murnau and Borzage at Fox this morning. It is an extra worth having. I love the way their careers mirrored each other and in the speace of 2 years made some American classics like Sunrise, Seventh Heaven, The River, City Girl etc. There is a lovely shot of the Fox backlot s...
- February 1st, 2008, 5:54 pm
- Forum: The People of Film
- Topic: Celia Johnson, a great Dame
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5759
- February 1st, 2008, 5:51 pm
- Forum: Dramas
- Topic: British Kitchen Sink Dramas
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6988
I admit I'm a big Alan Bates fan and I've never had chance to see the TV series but this generation is my parents generation and I know a few couples who weren't matched but made their way through for the sake of the children. Today it wouldn't happened, was it a more innocent age or did we take our...
- February 1st, 2008, 2:48 pm
- Forum: Film Preservation
- Topic: The Magic Flame (1927) Henry King
- Replies: 50
- Views: 60711