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« Reply #1260 on: May 06, 2018, 01:37:13 PM »

From my last post.

What I dislike. What I found interesting. What I dislike that I found interesting.

What I dislike
CGI
pre-CGI
While some were actually dummies, each one was an individualized individual, for the most part, and for whom I feel empathy.
post-CGI
Oft times, the individualized individual becomes a not individualized individual in a group, and for whom I do not feel empathy.

And this includes . . .
the allies -- the French -- the posse members -- the riders -- the whites, etc.

What I found interesting.
The short time span that the films cover. As an example, the Top 10 Charges in Films, which covers an expanse of less than 40 years. That may seem long, but if you look at the list I previously posted, there is over a century of filmmaking there, and some of the films are so old, they were made even ere any of us were born.

What I dislike that I found interesting.
Again taking the Top 10 Charges in Films, I have not seen 6 of them, of the 4, I have seen, I dislike 3 of them, not only the scene, but the entire film, and of the 1 I liked or Gettysburg, I do not think it compares to Glory.

Next time: back to famous persons who served in the military, when they were famous.
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« Reply #1261 on: May 15, 2018, 02:11:27 PM »

Continuing previous post.
Famous people who served in the military, when they were famous.

Clark Gable
actor
WWII
U.S. Army Air Force


Henri Gaudier
sculptor
WWI
French army
Killed in 1915


Samuel "Sam" Hawkins
writer


Howard Hawks
director
WWI
Signal Corps then the Army Air Corps


William Holden
actor
WWII
United States Army Air Force
rising to the rank of 2nd lieutenant


John Huston
director/actor
WWII
Signal Corps
rising to the rank of lieutenant


To be continued . . .
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« Reply #1262 on: May 21, 2018, 03:32:41 PM »

Continuing previous post
Famous people who served in the military, when they were famous.

Tommy "Tom Sawyer" Kelly
actor
WWII
U.S. Army


Joyce Kilmer
poet
WWI
U.S. Army
killed in 1918


Robert Mitchum
actor
U.S. Army


H. H, "Saki" Munro
writer
WWI
British Army
Killed in 1916


Jay "Dennis the Menace" North
actor
U.S. Navy


George Orwell
writer
Spanish Civil War
Fought for the POUM against Franco's Nationalists
Wounded and almost killed when shot thru the throat in 1 battle


To be continued . . . but next time:
Is it a film? Is it a play? It is both
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« Reply #1263 on: May 29, 2018, 03:21:05 PM »

Look! Is it a play? Is it a film? It is both.

Yesterday
I don't know a successful Broadway play or musical or off-Broadway or off-off Broadway that was not made into a film.

Today
While I am still waiting to hear someone is making a film version of Hamilton, today is the opposite of yesterday, with films being adapted for the stage. Here are some that were turned into plays or musicals. There are more. These are just the ones off the top of my head.

Carrie. Despite the talent involved, including Betty Buckley, a local gal, this is best known as one of the greatest critical and commercial failures ever seen on Broadway.
The Full Monty.
The Graduate.
Heathers.
Spider-man. Another Broadway failure. Maybe because the SFX were not up to what was called for in the script.
Wicked. Finally. Release date is December 20, 2019.
and Harry Potter. Now that he has grown and is an adult, he is appearing on Broadway.

Of course, they were not the 1st to come up with the idea of turning a film into a play or musical, but they have probably done more with the idea than any others. Including . . .

Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast (seen)
Freaky Friday -- Frozen
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Lion King (seen) -- The Littlest Mermaid
Mary Poppins
Newsies
Shakespeare in Love (in London, U.K.)
Tarzan

Tomorrow
Just another one 'round the river's bend. Since some of these have played for so long, played in so many places, played for so many people, that the box office gross exceeds the box office gross of the film. No wonder people are always looking for another film to turn into a play or musical. My guess, is the next film to be turned into a play or musical is Tangled.

Next time: back to famous people who served in the military, while they were famous.

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« Reply #1264 on: June 05, 2018, 10:48:32 AM »

Continuing . . .
Famous people who served in the military, when they were famous

Elvis Presley
singer/actor
U.S. Army
rising to the rank of sergeant


Mickey Rooney
actor
WWII
U.S. Army


Robert Ryan
actor
WWII
U.S. Marines
drill sergeant


William Saroyan
writer
WWII
U.S. Army


Jimmy Stewart
actor
WWII
U.S. Air Force
rising to the rank of brigadier general


Torin Thatcher
actor
WWII
Royal Artillery
rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel

Next time: we'll finish up with famous people who served in the military ere they were famous
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« Reply #1265 on: June 11, 2018, 02:56:30 PM »

And we'll finish with . . .
famous people who served in the military, ere they were famous.


Bea Arthur
actress
WWII
U.S. Women Marines


Johnny Cash
singer/actor
U.S. Air Force


Lonnie Donegan
singer
British army


Willie Nelson
musician/actor
U.S. Air Force


Carl Sandburg
jack-of-all-trades
Spanish American War
U.S. Army


Ed Wood, Jr.
filmmaker/author
WWII
U.S. Marines
rising to the rank of corporal
legend has it, that when he landed on bloody Tarawa, he wore women's underwear under his uniform.

Next time: nothing like this has been seen since Romulus and Remus came to Rome.
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« Reply #1266 on: June 16, 2018, 12:03:13 PM »

Nothing like this has been seen since Romulus and Remus came to Rome.

While this has been compared with The Emoji Movie, a film, I must admit, I have never seen, but, of which I have heard little that is good. Thus, being the old git that I am, I think a better comparison is with 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit? A film that had 70 to 80 retro cartoon characters (75% Disney, 25% non-Disney) with cartoon characters from . . .

Max Fleischer -- MGM -- Nicktoons -- Paramount --- Walter Lantz -- and Warner.

The filmmakers wanted to add more non-Disney characters, but they couldn't get the rights to the characters.

While we yet to know how many cartoon characters will be in this one, and now many will be Disney and non-Disney, we do know that they seem to have no trouble obtaining the rights to the characters they want to appear in the film.  Characters . . .

from their partners . . .
Lucas Film -- Marvel -- Pixar

from their future partners . . .
Blue Sky Studios -- 20th Century Fox

and even from their competitors . . .
Aardman -- Comedy Central -- DC Comics -- DreamWorks -- Hanna Barbera -- MGM -- TriStar -- and Warner.

Ralph Breaks the Internet : Wreck-it-Ralph 2 (release date November 21, 2018)

Next time: if you can't beat 'em, eat 'em!
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« Reply #1267 on: June 17, 2018, 11:05:09 AM »

Nixon,
responsible for women's rights as we know them,
responsible for environmental regulations as we know them,
responsible for gun control as we know it,
and for pulling our boys outa Nam'.
Happy Watergate Day!

Also, the first national conention of The Republican Party,
Bunker Hill Day, and uh, the day we lost Rodney King, And Charleston day, and uh, Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day... So, I'm not a crook & don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes & can't we all get along... https://open.spotify.com/…/12123460900/playlist/2TclL0YtSnZ…
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« Reply #1268 on: June 19, 2018, 08:40:35 AM »

Let me solve an age old mystery for you. 

The Marcels put the bomp in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp in their version of "Blue Moon."  In that same song, they put the dip in the dip da dip da dip.   

The Edsels put the Ram in the Rama-Lama-Ding-Dong. 

And Chubby Checker did the "boogidy shoo" in the song "Pony Time."

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« Reply #1269 on: June 21, 2018, 02:29:38 PM »

If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em. These invasive species are now winding up on the menus of some of the finest dining establishments in the U.S.

1. Asian carp
2. Axis deer
3. European green crab
4. Haioe Koi
5. Silver carp
6. Wild boar

Next time: what do these 10 people have in common?
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« Reply #1270 on: June 21, 2018, 07:02:56 PM »

Nixon,
responsible for women's rights as we know them,
responsible for environmental regulations as we know them,
responsible for gun control as we know it,
and for pulling our boys outa Nam'.
Happy Watergate Day!

Also, the first national conention of The Republican Party,
Bunker Hill Day, and uh, the day we lost Rodney King, And Charleston day, and uh, Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day... So, I'm not a crook & don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes & can't we all get along... https://open.spotify.com/…/12123460900/playlist/2TclL0YtSnZ…

All right, no matter what nixon did that may have been good, he tried to sabotage democracy and that outweighs anything good he might have done. Unfortunately the republican party has made sabotaging democracy a standard part of their party's MO.
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« Reply #1271 on: June 22, 2018, 07:09:38 AM »

All right, no matter what nixon did that may have been good, he tried to sabotage democracy and that outweighs anything good he might have done. Unfortunately the republican party has made sabotaging democracy a standard part of their party's MO.


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« Reply #1272 on: June 27, 2018, 12:23:15 PM »

What do these 10 people have in common?

01. Dolly Parton
02. Dr. Roberto Ortiz Brenes
03. Jamie Duque Geri Sala
04. John F. Kennedy
05. John Paulet
06. Maksim Gorky
07. Walter Elias Disney
08. Walter Knott
09. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
10. and Donald J. Trump

Next time: the answer and "And then there was Alpha"
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« Reply #1273 on: July 01, 2018, 07:56:57 PM »

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What do these 10 people have in common?
None of them have ever bought me a pizza.
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« Reply #1274 on: July 02, 2018, 08:40:55 AM »

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None of them have ever bought me a pizza.

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