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Wide awake.
Just sittin' here drinking Manhattan's, watching Seven Samurai. Bonzai! nb |
In article >,
notbob > wrote: > Just sittin' here drinking Manhattan's, watching Seven Samurai. > > Bonzai! > > nb I was watching "I Robot" but I'm no longer wide awake... ;-) The Manhattan's should take care of your problem like the Burgundy did mine...... Nighty night! -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote:
> The Manhattan's should take care of your problem like the Burgundy did > mine...... > > Nighty night! I wish. I've switched channels to The Scars of Dracula, while sticking to the Manhattans. Wish I had some vodka for Bloody Mary's. nb |
On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 05:07:42 -0500, notbob > wrote:
>On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: > >> The Manhattan's should take care of your problem like the Burgundy did >> mine...... >> >> Nighty night! > >I wish. I've switched channels to The Scars of Dracula, while sticking to the >Manhattans. Wish I had some vodka for Bloody Mary's. > >nb you chose scars of dracula over the classic seven samurai?? |
On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 05:07:42 -0500, notbob > wrote:
>On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: > >> The Manhattan's should take care of your problem like the Burgundy did >> mine...... >> >> Nighty night! > >I wish. I've switched channels to The Scars of Dracula, while sticking to the >Manhattans. Wish I had some vodka for Bloody Mary's. > >nb interesting vampire title and Lee was one of the top vamps second only to bela legosi :) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067713/ |
gman wrote: > On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 05:07:42 -0500, notbob > wrote: > > >On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: > > > >> The Manhattan's should take care of your problem like the Burgundy did > >> mine...... > >> > >> Nighty night! > > > >I wish. I've switched channels to The Scars of Dracula, while sticking to the > >Manhattans. Wish I had some vodka for Bloody Mary's. > > > >nb > > interesting vampire title and Lee was one of the top vamps second only > to bela legosi :) Actually the all time top "vamp" AND "vampire" was Theda Bara... but what would yoose infantile whippersnappers know. And it's Bela Lugosi. Bio: http://silentgents.com/BBara.html A young Barb Schaller: http://silentladies.com/PBara.html Sheldon |
Sheldon wrote:
> gman wrote: >> On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 05:07:42 -0500, notbob > >> wrote: >> >>> On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: >>> >>>> The Manhattan's should take care of your problem like the Burgundy >>>> did mine...... >>>> >>>> Nighty night! >>> >>> I wish. I've switched channels to The Scars of Dracula, while >>> sticking to the Manhattans. Wish I had some vodka for Bloody >>> Mary's. >>> >>> nb >> >> interesting vampire title and Lee was one of the top vamps second >> only >> to bela legosi :) > > Actually the all time top "vamp" AND "vampire" was Theda Bara... but > what would yoose infantile whippersnappers know. And it's Bela > Lugosi. > > Bio: http://silentgents.com/BBara.html > > A young Barb Schaller: http://silentladies.com/PBara.html > > Sheldon Sheldon, stop pretending you're 100 years old :) As a teen a friend and I would watch silent films and other "oldies" at the main library some Saturdays. They had a small theatre and didn't charge admission. They have since closed that lovely old branch (the building itself was circa 1920's) and opened a shiny new glass and chrome-like monstrosity to take its place. Jill |
Sheldon wrote on 11 Jun 2005 in rec.food.cooking
> A young Barb Schaller: http://silentladies.com/PBara.html > > Sheldon > Looks just like her...right down to the pickle hat. -- It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut. |
Sheldon wrote: > > gman wrote: > >>On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 05:07:42 -0500, notbob > wrote: >> >> >>>On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: >>> >>> >>>>The Manhattan's should take care of your problem like the Burgundy did >>>>mine...... >>>> >>>>Nighty night! >>> >>>I wish. I've switched channels to The Scars of Dracula, while sticking to the >>>Manhattans. Wish I had some vodka for Bloody Mary's. >>> >>>nb >> >>interesting vampire title and Lee was one of the top vamps second only >>to bela legosi :) > > > Actually the all time top "vamp" AND "vampire" was Theda Bara... but > what would yoose infantile whippersnappers know. And it's Bela Lugosi. > > Bio: http://silentgents.com/BBara.html > > A young Barb Schaller: http://silentladies.com/PBara.html > > Sheldon > And before Lugosi, Max Shreck in Nosferatu, 1923, a silent German film. |
notbob wrote:
> Just sittin' here drinking Manhattan's, watching Seven Samurai. > Not a bad combination. But if you had had those Manhattans before dinner like I did, and some wine with dinner. You would have been sound asleep by midnight like I was :-) I trust those Manhattans are being made with good Canadian rye whiskey. I had one in the US once made with some kind of bourbon or something . Yech. |
On Sat 11 Jun 2005 06:45:11a, Margaret Suran wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > > Sheldon wrote: >> >> gman wrote: >> >>>On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 05:07:42 -0500, notbob > wrote: >>> >>> >>>>On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>The Manhattan's should take care of your problem like the Burgundy >>>>>did mine...... >>>>> >>>>>Nighty night! >>>> >>>>I wish. I've switched channels to The Scars of Dracula, while >>>>sticking to the Manhattans. Wish I had some vodka for Bloody Mary's. >>>> >>>>nb >>> >>>interesting vampire title and Lee was one of the top vamps second only >>>to bela legosi :) >> >> >> Actually the all time top "vamp" AND "vampire" was Theda Bara... but >> what would yoose infantile whippersnappers know. And it's Bela Lugosi. >> >> Bio: http://silentgents.com/BBara.html >> >> A young Barb Schaller: http://silentladies.com/PBara.html >> >> Sheldon >> > And before Lugosi, Max Shreck in Nosferatu, 1923, a silent German film. Ah, I have a videotape of Nosferatu. Max Shreck was carier than Bela Lugosi, I think. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974 |
Wayne Boatwright wrote: >>> >> >>And before Lugosi, Max Shreck in Nosferatu, 1923, a silent German film. > > > Ah, I have a videotape of Nosferatu. Max Shreck was scarier than Bela > Lugosi, I think. > That was the era of really scary films. The Cabinet Of Dr. Mabuse and the first Waxworks (Wachsfigurenkabinett) comes to mind. Freaks was another one, but that was already a sound film. The first Phantom Of The Opera, the first Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Invisible Man (a sound film), all were real horror films. Actually, I shouldn't even talk about this, as I never went to see one. I do not like horror films and didn't go to any of them. :o( Shirley Temple, Nelson Eddy & Jeanette McDonald and Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire were more my speed. Still are and I watch the same old films on TCM and other such stations, whenever they are aired. :o) Most of these films had scenes of elaborate meals and at least one man or woman character who had indulged in too much alcohol. Everybody drank and smoked, which was considered very cool. Remember The Man Who Came To Dinner? |
I had hairy navels, and watched Final Fantasy (which is one of the best
animated films I've ever seen--too bad it bombed at the box office). Fell asleep before the end, though...... |
On Sat 11 Jun 2005 08:57:16a, Margaret Suran wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > > Wayne Boatwright wrote: > >>>> >>> >>>And before Lugosi, Max Shreck in Nosferatu, 1923, a silent German film. >> >> >> Ah, I have a videotape of Nosferatu. Max Shreck was scarier than Bela >> Lugosi, I think. >> > > That was the era of really scary films. The Cabinet Of Dr. Mabuse and > the first Waxworks (Wachsfigurenkabinett) comes to mind. Freaks was > another one, but that was already a sound film. The first Phantom Of > The Opera, the first Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Invisible Man (a > sound film), all were real horror films. Actually, I shouldn't even > talk about this, as I never went to see one. I do not like horror > films and didn't go to any of them. :o( I've actually seen all of these except for The Cabinet Of Dr. Mabuse and the first Waxworks. I used to really love the old horror movies. I still occasionally watch them when they come on television. > Shirley Temple, Nelson Eddy & Jeanette McDonald and Ginger Rogers & > Fred Astaire were more my speed. Still are and I watch the same old > films on TCM and other such stations, whenever they are aired. :o) I watch those, too! > Most of these films had scenes of elaborate meals and at least one man > or woman character who had indulged in too much alcohol. Everybody > drank and smoked, which was considered very cool. Remember The Man > Who Came To Dinner? Yes, with Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, and Monty Woolley. A very funny picture! Yes, drinking and smoking evoked an air of great sophistication. :-) -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974 |
Margaret Suran > wrote:
> > >Wayne Boatwright wrote: > >>>> >>> >>>And before Lugosi, Max Shreck in Nosferatu, 1923, a silent German film. >> >> >> Ah, I have a videotape of Nosferatu. Max Shreck was scarier than Bela >> Lugosi, I think. >> > >That was the era of really scary films. The Cabinet Of Dr. Mabuse and >the first Waxworks (Wachsfigurenkabinett) comes to mind. Freaks was >another one, but that was already a sound film. The first Phantom Of >The Opera, the first Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Invisible Man (a >sound film), all were real horror films. Actually, I shouldn't even >talk about this, as I never went to see one. I do not like horror >films and didn't go to any of them. :o( > >Shirley Temple, Nelson Eddy & Jeanette McDonald and Ginger Rogers & >Fred Astaire were more my speed. Still are and I watch the same old >films on TCM and other such stations, whenever they are aired. :o) > >Most of these films had scenes of elaborate meals and at least one man >or woman character who had indulged in too much alcohol. Everybody >drank and smoked, which was considered very cool. Remember The Man >Who Came To Dinner? We put on The Man Who Came to Dinner as the senior class play a couple of generations ago. -- Susan N. "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy." Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974) |
On Sat 11 Jun 2005 09:56:29a, The Cook wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>Most of these films had scenes of elaborate meals and at least one man >>or woman character who had indulged in too much alcohol. Everybody >>drank and smoked, which was considered very cool. Remember The Man >>Who Came To Dinner? > > > We put on The Man Who Came to Dinner as the senior class play a couple > of generations ago. > It's a very funny play. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974 |
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>On Sat 11 Jun 2005 09:56:29a, The Cook wrote in rec.food.cooking: > >>>Most of these films had scenes of elaborate meals and at least one man >>>or woman character who had indulged in too much alcohol. Everybody >>>drank and smoked, which was considered very cool. Remember The Man >>>Who Came To Dinner? >> >> >> We put on The Man Who Came to Dinner as the senior class play a couple >> of generations ago. >> > >It's a very funny play. I would probably appreciate it more now than I did then. -- Susan N. "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy." Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974) |
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"Sheldon" > wrote: (snippage) > > interesting vampire title and Lee was one of the top vamps second only > > to bela legosi :) > > Actually the all time top "vamp" AND "vampire" was Theda Bara... but > what would yoose infantile whippersnappers know. And it's Bela Lugosi. > > Bio: http://silentgents.com/BBara.html > > A young Barb Schaller: http://silentladies.com/PBara.html > > Sheldon > He-e-e-e-y, I represent that remark! <grin> -- -Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 6/6/05 Sam I Am! June 25, 1945: Me and Carly Simon. I wonder if she makes jam. (It's not too early to shop -- good chocolate and cheap gin. Or is it cheap chocolate and good gin? I never remember. No jam--coal to Newcastle and all that. "-) |
On 2005-06-11, gman > wrote:
> you chose scars of dracula over the classic seven samurai?? NOt till SS was over, silly! nb |
On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 04:56:01 -0500, Katra wrote:
> I was watching "I Robot" but I'm no longer wide awake... ;-) That's an "interesting" movie. Just saw it for the first time last weekend - thanks to NetFlix. :) |
In article >,
notbob > wrote: > On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: > > > The Manhattan's should take care of your problem like the Burgundy did > > mine...... > > > > Nighty night! > > I wish. I've switched channels to The Scars of Dracula, while sticking to the > Manhattans. Wish I had some vodka for Bloody Mary's. > > nb > I went right to sleep and slept for a solid 7 hours. ;-) 'course I took some melatonin too! -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
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"tsr3" > wrote: > I had hairy navels, and watched Final Fantasy (which is one of the best > animated films I've ever seen--too bad it bombed at the box office). > > Fell asleep before the end, though...... > I fall asleep during that one too..... I have a copy that my sister bought me, just not my favorite flick. I don't get it. -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
In article >,
Margaret Suran > wrote: > Wayne Boatwright wrote: > > >>> > >> > >>And before Lugosi, Max Shreck in Nosferatu, 1923, a silent German film. > > > > > > Ah, I have a videotape of Nosferatu. Max Shreck was scarier than Bela > > Lugosi, I think. > > > > That was the era of really scary films. The Cabinet Of Dr. Mabuse and > the first Waxworks (Wachsfigurenkabinett) comes to mind. Freaks was > another one, but that was already a sound film. The first Phantom Of > The Opera, the first Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Invisible Man (a > sound film), all were real horror films. Actually, I shouldn't even > talk about this, as I never went to see one. I do not like horror > films and didn't go to any of them. :o( > > Shirley Temple, Nelson Eddy & Jeanette McDonald and Ginger Rogers & > Fred Astaire were more my speed. Still are and I watch the same old > films on TCM and other such stations, whenever they are aired. :o) > > Most of these films had scenes of elaborate meals and at least one man > or woman character who had indulged in too much alcohol. Everybody > drank and smoked, which was considered very cool. Remember The Man > Who Came To Dinner? My favorite "Oldie" film is still "Auntie Mame" starring Rosalind Russell. I understand they made a new one called just "Mame" starring Lucille Ball. Never had the nerve to watch it as I just _detest_ Lucille Ball in that series "I Love Lucy". <shiver> Bad acting. :-P -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell--you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote:
> My favorite "Oldie" film is still "Auntie Mame" starring Rosalind > Russell. I understand they made a new one called just "Mame" starring > Lucille Ball. Never had the nerve to watch it as I just _detest_ > Lucille Ball in that series "I Love Lucy". <shiver> Bad acting. :-P Well, trust your instincts! I also treasure RR's Auntie Mame. I never fail to mist up during the Christmas episode. But, LB's Mame is a travesty beyond belief, completely unwatchable. Avoid it like the plague. nb |
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notbob > wrote: > On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: > > > My favorite "Oldie" film is still "Auntie Mame" starring Rosalind > > Russell. I understand they made a new one called just "Mame" starring > > Lucille Ball. Never had the nerve to watch it as I just _detest_ > > Lucille Ball in that series "I Love Lucy". <shiver> Bad acting. :-P > > Well, trust your instincts! > > I also treasure RR's Auntie Mame. I never fail to mist up during the > Christmas episode. But, LB's Mame is a travesty beyond belief, > completely unwatchable. Avoid it like the plague. > > nb Heh, thanks for the advice! ;-) I appreciate it... RR's "Auntie Mame" just makes me want to BE her if you know what I mean??? ;-D I don't really consider this "off topic" as good old films and snack foods go together! ;-) I've discovered "Blue Bunny" brand ice cream bars which are highly compatible with low carbing! -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 01:51:39 -0500, Katra >
wrote: >In article >, > notbob > wrote: > >> On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: >> >> > My favorite "Oldie" film is still "Auntie Mame" starring Rosalind >> > Russell. I understand they made a new one called just "Mame" starring >> > Lucille Ball. Never had the nerve to watch it as I just _detest_ >> > Lucille Ball in that series "I Love Lucy". <shiver> Bad acting. :-P >> >> Well, trust your instincts! >> >> I also treasure RR's Auntie Mame. I never fail to mist up during the >> Christmas episode. But, LB's Mame is a travesty beyond belief, >> completely unwatchable. Avoid it like the plague. Well, it's a musical version, and not a good one, but I wouldn't call it unwatchable. Lucille Ball was considered a great actress, she was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the late 40s early 50s, but as far as I can tell her broad, low humor is an acquired taste, like the Three Stooges. She doesn't play Mame Dennis with as much of the sophistication that Rosiland Russel brought to the role. A lot of who people would find Russel's portrayal too high brow, and would likely feel Ball's was more accessible. It's just a show for a slightly different crowd of people. :) -- Siobhan Perricone "You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair; then I thought, 'Wouldn't it be much worse if life *were* fair, and all the terrible things that happened to us come because we actually deserved them?' So now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." - Marcus, Babylon 5, "A Late Delivery from Avalon" |
On Sun 12 Jun 2005 06:10:07a, Siobhan Perricone wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 01:51:39 -0500, Katra > > wrote: > >>In article >, notbob > wrote: >> >>> On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: >>> >>> > My favorite "Oldie" film is still "Auntie Mame" starring Rosalind >>> > Russell. I understand they made a new one called just "Mame" >>> > starring Lucille Ball. Never had the nerve to watch it as I just >>> > _detest_ Lucille Ball in that series "I Love Lucy". <shiver> Bad >>> > acting. :-P >>> >>> Well, trust your instincts! >>> >>> I also treasure RR's Auntie Mame. I never fail to mist up during the >>> Christmas episode. But, LB's Mame is a travesty beyond belief, >>> completely unwatchable. Avoid it like the plague. > > Well, it's a musical version, and not a good one, but I wouldn't call it > unwatchable. Lucille Ball was considered a great actress, she was one of > Hollywood's biggest stars in the late 40s early 50s, but as far as I can > tell her broad, low humor is an acquired taste, like the Three Stooges. > She doesn't play Mame Dennis with as much of the sophistication that > Rosiland Russel brought to the role. A lot of who people would find > Russel's portrayal too high brow, and would likely feel Ball's was more > accessible. It's just a show for a slightly different crowd of people. > :) A very good assessment, Siobhan. I liked them both. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974 |
In article >,
Siobhan Perricone > wrote: > On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 01:51:39 -0500, Katra > > wrote: > > >In article >, > > notbob > wrote: > > > >> On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: > >> > >> > My favorite "Oldie" film is still "Auntie Mame" starring Rosalind > >> > Russell. I understand they made a new one called just "Mame" starring > >> > Lucille Ball. Never had the nerve to watch it as I just _detest_ > >> > Lucille Ball in that series "I Love Lucy". <shiver> Bad acting. :-P > >> > >> Well, trust your instincts! > >> > >> I also treasure RR's Auntie Mame. I never fail to mist up during the > >> Christmas episode. But, LB's Mame is a travesty beyond belief, > >> completely unwatchable. Avoid it like the plague. > > Well, it's a musical version, and not a good one, but I wouldn't call it > unwatchable. Lucille Ball was considered a great actress, she was one of > Hollywood's biggest stars in the late 40s early 50s, but as far as I can > tell her broad, low humor is an acquired taste, like the Three Stooges. She > doesn't play Mame Dennis with as much of the sophistication that Rosiland > Russel brought to the role. A lot of who people would find Russel's > portrayal too high brow, and would likely feel Ball's was more accessible. > It's just a show for a slightly different crowd of people. :) Are you saying that Ms. Ball is for lowbrows? <snicker> Just kidding...... Her sophisticated acting is what I liked about Russel in that role so I see what you mean. And no, I don't particularly care for The Three Stooges much either. Those seem to be appreciated more by guys. <lol> Funny, when I was a kid, I just ADORED Jerry Lewis! Made me almost pee myself laughing in his movie "The Disorderly Orderly". But now I can't stand JL movies. :-( Odd how our tastes in films change with age? -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell--you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
On Sun 12 Jun 2005 08:59:21a, Katra wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> In article >, > Siobhan Perricone > wrote: > >> On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 01:51:39 -0500, Katra >> > wrote: >> >> >In article >, notbob >> > wrote: >> > >> >> On 2005-06-11, Katra > wrote: >> >> >> >> > My favorite "Oldie" film is still "Auntie Mame" starring Rosalind >> >> > Russell. I understand they made a new one called just "Mame" >> >> > starring Lucille Ball. Never had the nerve to watch it as I just >> >> > _detest_ Lucille Ball in that series "I Love Lucy". <shiver> Bad >> >> > acting. :-P >> >> >> >> Well, trust your instincts! >> >> >> >> I also treasure RR's Auntie Mame. I never fail to mist up during >> >> the Christmas episode. But, LB's Mame is a travesty beyond belief, >> >> completely unwatchable. Avoid it like the plague. >> >> Well, it's a musical version, and not a good one, but I wouldn't call >> it unwatchable. Lucille Ball was considered a great actress, she was >> one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the late 40s early 50s, but as far >> as I can tell her broad, low humor is an acquired taste, like the Three >> Stooges. She doesn't play Mame Dennis with as much of the >> sophistication that Rosiland Russel brought to the role. A lot of who >> people would find Russel's portrayal too high brow, and would likely >> feel Ball's was more accessible. It's just a show for a slightly >> different crowd of people. :) > > Are you saying that Ms. Ball is for lowbrows? <snicker> > > Just kidding...... > > Her sophisticated acting is what I liked about Russel in that role so I > see what you mean. > > And no, I don't particularly care for The Three Stooges much either. > Those seem to be appreciated more by guys. <lol> > > Funny, when I was a kid, I just ADORED Jerry Lewis! Made me almost pee > myself laughing in his movie "The Disorderly Orderly". > > But now I can't stand JL movies. :-( > > Odd how our tastes in films change with age? But change it does. When I was a young kid I loved both The Three Stooges and Jerry Lewis. Now I can't stand any of them. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* ____________________________________________ Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974 |
On 2005-06-12, Siobhan Perricone > wrote:
> unwatchable. Lucille Ball was considered a great actress, she was one of > Hollywood's biggest stars in the late 40s early 50s, but as far as I can > tell her broad, low humor is an acquired taste, like the Three Stooges. She > doesn't play Mame Dennis with as much of the sophistication that Rosiland > Russel brought to the role.... By the time she did Mame, LB had shed all her early sophistication and was left with nothing but cliched Lucy mannerisms. Having already reached toxic levels of Lucy saturation, I just couldn't take any more. nb |
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notbob > wrote: > On 2005-06-12, Siobhan Perricone > wrote: > > > unwatchable. Lucille Ball was considered a great actress, she was one of > > Hollywood's biggest stars in the late 40s early 50s, but as far as I can > > tell her broad, low humor is an acquired taste, like the Three Stooges. She > > doesn't play Mame Dennis with as much of the sophistication that Rosiland > > Russel brought to the role.... > > By the time she did Mame, LB had shed all her early sophistication > and was left with nothing but cliched Lucy mannerisms. Having already > reached toxic levels of Lucy saturation, I just couldn't take any more. > > nb That's what I was afraid of... Once an actor gets a particular style of acting and sets a habit, some tend to keep it. William Shatner did that, so that's probably why he did not land many jobs after Star Trek. I think, at this point, two of the more versatile actors that I REALLY like are Val Kilmer (Real Genius, Willow, Batman to name three totally different kinds of movies that he starred in) and Dustin Hoffman. His rolls in "Tootsie" and "Hook" were total opposites! He is very flexible. :-) -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
Katra wrote: >.... and Dustin Hoffman. His > rolls in "Tootsie" and "Hook" were total opposites! He is very flexible. > :-) Don't forget Rain Man... that was really good. Cathy |
"notbob" > wrote in message ... > > Just sittin' here drinking Manhattan's, watching Seven Samurai. > > Bonzai! > > nb You woke me up just to tell me THAT? Feh, cabron! :D Jack Sominex |
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"cathyxyz" > wrote: > Katra wrote: > > >.... and Dustin Hoffman. His > > rolls in "Tootsie" and "Hook" were total opposites! He is very flexible. > > :-) > > > Don't forget Rain Man... that was really good. > Cathy > Ooh, I've not seen that one yet! I'll have to rent it. Thanks! -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 13:59:44 -0500, Katra >
wrote: >Once an actor gets a particular style of acting and sets a habit, some >tend to keep it. William Shatner did that, so that's probably why he did >not land many jobs after Star Trek. I don't think Shatner really has the depth of acting ability to stretch much. Lucille Ball was a really great dramatic actress earlier in her career, and she was also good as a witty foil (like Stage Door) to the seriousness of other actresses. I think it's a shame she went with all the physical, wacky humour but it worked for her, and from what little I've heard she did enjoy it. So good for her she was able to do a job that she liked. :) >I think, at this point, two of the more versatile actors that I REALLY >like are Val Kilmer (Real Genius, Willow, Batman to name three totally >different kinds of movies that he starred in) and Dustin Hoffman. His >rolls in "Tootsie" and "Hook" were total opposites! He is very flexible. >:-) Nicole Kidman is an AMAZING actress with great ability to stretch. If you have any doubt, watch The Hours. I knew she was in it, but I never figured out which character she was playing until I saw it go by in the credits, and I was astounded. :) She's the only reason I'm considering watching "Bewitched" when it becomes available on DVD. :) -- Siobhan Perricone "You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair; then I thought, 'Wouldn't it be much worse if life *were* fair, and all the terrible things that happened to us come because we actually deserved them?' So now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." - Marcus, Babylon 5, "A Late Delivery from Avalon" |
Katra > wrote:
>In article >, > notbob > wrote: > >> On 2005-06-12, Siobhan Perricone > wrote: >> >> > unwatchable. Lucille Ball was considered a great actress, she was one of >> > Hollywood's biggest stars in the late 40s early 50s, but as far as I can >> > tell her broad, low humor is an acquired taste, like the Three Stooges. She >> > doesn't play Mame Dennis with as much of the sophistication that Rosiland >> > Russel brought to the role.... >> >> By the time she did Mame, LB had shed all her early sophistication >> and was left with nothing but cliched Lucy mannerisms. Having already >> reached toxic levels of Lucy saturation, I just couldn't take any more. >> >> nb > >That's what I was afraid of... > >Once an actor gets a particular style of acting and sets a habit, some >tend to keep it. William Shatner did that, so that's probably why he did >not land many jobs after Star Trek. > >I think, at this point, two of the more versatile actors that I REALLY >like are Val Kilmer (Real Genius, Willow, Batman to name three totally >different kinds of movies that he starred in) and Dustin Hoffman. His >rolls in "Tootsie" and "Hook" were total opposites! He is very flexible. >:-) And of course to very different characters for Hoffman are in "The Graduate" and "Midnight Cowboy." -- Susan N. "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy." Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974) |
LynneA wrote: > "Katra" > wrote in message > ... > > In article .com>, > > "cathyxyz" > wrote: > > > >> Katra wrote: > >> > >> >.... and Dustin Hoffman. His > >> > rolls in "Tootsie" and "Hook" were total opposites! He is very > >> > flexible. > >> > :-) > >> > >> > >> Don't forget Rain Man... that was really good. > >> Cathy > >> > > > > Ooh, I've not seen that one yet! > > I'll have to rent it. Thanks! > > -- > > K. > > > > Sprout the MungBean to reply > > > > "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell > see, I have friends > > in both places." --Mark Twain > > Definitely do, Katra, it's an amazing movie! > > Lynne A > Definitely. Definitely have to see Rainman. Definitely (twitch twitch) definitely. Greg Zywicki "Kmart Sucks." |
On 2005-06-13, Siobhan Perricone > wrote:
> Nicole Kidman is an AMAZING actress with great ability to stretch. If you > have any doubt, watch The Hours. I tried, for what seemed like hours, but I kept falling asleep. > .......until I saw it go by in the credits, > and I was astounded. :) I was delirious with joy! ;) nb |
Siobhan Perricone wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 13:59:44 -0500, Katra > > wrote: > > Nicole Kidman is an AMAZING actress with great ability to stretch. If > you have any doubt, watch The Hours. I knew she was in it, but I > never figured out which character she was playing until I saw it go > by in the credits, and I was astounded. :) > > She's the only reason I'm considering watching "Bewitched" when it > becomes available on DVD. :) Nichole is great! Did you ever see 'Dead Calm'? Creepy film. No one has mentioned Tom Hanks. His ability to morph into different characters, whether it's comedy or something as serious as 'Philadelphia' or 'The Road to Perdition' puts him right up there as a great actor. IMHO. Jill |
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