Ted Weems & his Orchestra. The best part...his stuff can be found in MP3 format on Amazon. This song is guaranteed to get stuck in your head for the next hour.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Blogger Block
I'm in the midst of a bad case of writer's block. In an effort to get my creative blood flowing again, below are some random thoughts from the past week - nothing of substance.
Whatever happened to Victor Jory? Someone get me a book, please.
Related to the above, I'm watching both Party Wire and The Devil and Miss Jones at the same time - also known as Jean Arthurpalooza. Last week it was Too Many Husbands. Didn't care for the end but the thought of Fred MacMurray and Melvyn Douglas as dual husbands was sure thought provoking.
Will there ever be an HD TCM? Is it even possible?
Liam Neeson as an a** kicker? As someone who really doesn't care for today's movies, I was surprised to find Taken as one of the few new films that kept my attention span in check. It's the "feel good movie of the year" - Neeson's character turns the bad guys inside out. Please don't get this confused with the Taken television mini-series, where space aliens mingle with Lockheed tech reps and screw with the Air Force et. al.
Aside from his marriage to Arlene Francis, why was Martin Gabel a guest panelist on What's My Line so often?
On this date in history: Experimental TV sets installed in homes
Television sets are installed in three homes in Schenectady, New York. RCA and General Electric installed the sets, which displayed a 1.5-inch-square picture. However, televisions did not become common household appliances until the late 1940s.
The picture size sounds a bit like today's iPod. We're going full circle!
Whatever happened to Victor Jory? Someone get me a book, please.
Related to the above, I'm watching both Party Wire and The Devil and Miss Jones at the same time - also known as Jean Arthurpalooza. Last week it was Too Many Husbands. Didn't care for the end but the thought of Fred MacMurray and Melvyn Douglas as dual husbands was sure thought provoking.
Will there ever be an HD TCM? Is it even possible?
Liam Neeson as an a** kicker? As someone who really doesn't care for today's movies, I was surprised to find Taken as one of the few new films that kept my attention span in check. It's the "feel good movie of the year" - Neeson's character turns the bad guys inside out. Please don't get this confused with the Taken television mini-series, where space aliens mingle with Lockheed tech reps and screw with the Air Force et. al.
Aside from his marriage to Arlene Francis, why was Martin Gabel a guest panelist on What's My Line so often?
On this date in history: Experimental TV sets installed in homes
Television sets are installed in three homes in Schenectady, New York. RCA and General Electric installed the sets, which displayed a 1.5-inch-square picture. However, televisions did not become common household appliances until the late 1940s.
The picture size sounds a bit like today's iPod. We're going full circle!
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
More Forbidden in March
Just learned from the TCM Web site that Forbidden Hollywood Vol. 3 is coming out Mar. 24. I'm doing my little dance of joy on this end because Midnight Mary will be one of the films. Sorry, no Robert Montgomery films in this batch.
- Other Men's Women (1931)
- The Purchase Price (1932)
- Frisco Jenny (1932)
- Midnight Mary (1933)
- Heroes for Sale (1933)
- Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
- Bonus Disc: Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Happy Birthday, Reggie
Ray, we're still looking for a photo of that tattoo of yours . . . until then, picspam!
Easy Living - It should be in your film collection. Buy it on DVD and watch for my fav. scenes: the Autotmat and the bath.
The Major and the Minor - Fun movie, but the whole "little girl" thing creeps me out. Do check M/M out on DVD.
Easy Living - It should be in your film collection. Buy it on DVD and watch for my fav. scenes: the Autotmat and the bath.
The Major and the Minor - Fun movie, but the whole "little girl" thing creeps me out. Do check M/M out on DVD.
Arise My Love, x 2 - I just adore the photography. It's either the work of a large fan or they hoisted Ray & Claudette up by their ankles.
Thursday, January 01, 2009
If Men Played Cards as Women Do
Hollywood has played out this theoretical scenario twice. First in the 1929 short film of the same name and in a scene in 1942's Star Spangled Rhythm. Star Spangled Rhythm is one of those films you start watching and realize, "Holy Cow, everyone's in this thing." In this case, it's the Paramount crowd.
Let me fast forward you into Rhythm to the main scene: a benefit for servicemen, made up of a number of musical scenes and skits, including If Men Played Cards as Women Do. Ray Milland, Franchot Tone, Fred MacMurray & Lynn Overman gather for a friendly card game - hilarious:
Check it out the DVD. Technically a Bob Hope & Bing Crosby vehicle, it also includes Betty Hutton, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Preston Sturges, CB Demille, and many, many more.
Let me fast forward you into Rhythm to the main scene: a benefit for servicemen, made up of a number of musical scenes and skits, including If Men Played Cards as Women Do. Ray Milland, Franchot Tone, Fred MacMurray & Lynn Overman gather for a friendly card game - hilarious:
Check it out the DVD. Technically a Bob Hope & Bing Crosby vehicle, it also includes Betty Hutton, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Preston Sturges, CB Demille, and many, many more.
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