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narfstar:
Speaking of Jimmy Stewart makes me think of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Lets us all know how, unfortunately things really have not changed. R of D does not matter. The system is completely corrupted. A good man can make little headway.

josemas:

--- Quote from: Yoc on February 10, 2012, 07:15:56 PM ---I like your taste Lady.
I'll drop anything if there's a Blondell or Cagney (or both if I'm lucky) on TCM.
The others on your list were pretty cool too.


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In addition to Blondell and Stanwyck Warner Brother's also had the always delightful Glenda Farrell.  Some tough dames who could hold their own with the tough guys at that studio.

Best

Joe

bminor:
Jeeves & Wooster, broadcast back in the early 1990's on PBS.
Introduced me to the very dry and wonderfully witty world of P.G. Wodehouse.
It doesn't hurt at all the Stephen Frye portrayed the imitable Jeeves and the addle headed Berty Wooster was portrayed by Hugh Laurie.
For many years after it was broadcast we would check out the VHS tapes of the series from our library. Five years ago the family chipped in and bought the entire series on DVD for my birthday, or so they say. They enjoy it as much as I. We watch it still.
It is fantastically funny send up of the British upper class.
Here is some dialogue between the Wooster and his valet Jeeves.

Bertie Wooster: Ah, Jeeves, how was the little chap this morning?
Reginald Jeeves: Distressingly willful, sir.
Bertie Wooster: Ah well, we must look on the bright side, Jeeves. We must think of the untold goose we have done ourselves by nannying the beast until Aunt Agatha has finished her inspection of the continent.
Reginald Jeeves: True, sir. Um, pardon me for asking, sir, but are you proposing to appear in public in those garments?
Bertie Wooster: What? Certainly, Jeeves. What, a bit vivid do you think?
Reginald Jeeves: Not necessarily, sir. I am told that Mr Freddy 'He's a Riot' Flowerdew often appears on the music-hall stage in comparable attire, but...
Bertie Wooster: No, no, no. No, no, no. No buts, Jeeves. I happen to think very highly of them."

If you have not heard of the gems I envy you on your first viewing of them.
Well, I must tottle off the Drones now a play a bit of indoor rugby with the blokes....

paw broon:
Most films we watch are old(er) and often b&w.  And British.  Doesn't stop us digging out the Bourne trilogy regularly.  I recently bought the re-release of an old British comedy thriller, The Black Rider, which had been cleaned up and re-issued.  Stars Jimmy Hanley, Kenneth Connor, Lionel Jeffries and a number of other well known British bit part players. Smugglers, Eastern spies, Haunted Abbey and '50's Britain.  I could act it by now.
A couple of others we enjoy re-watching are, Jigsaw, a police procedural, with Jack Warner (of Dixon of Dock Green fame) and Dry Rot, a film version of a stage farce which stars, Ronald Shiner, Brian Rix and Sid James.  Still makes us laugh.
Jeeves and Wooster are regularly re-shown on cable and satellite here but as far as the books are concerned, I prefer, the Blandings Castle series - giant marrows, prize wining pigs, intrigue, misunderstandings, fearsome aunts, impersonations and wonderful language.

Greekcarrot:
 My top 5 movies of all time:

1)  Frank Capra's "it's a wonderfull life". James Stuart's so brilliant there, and the whole film is captivating.
2) "Dancer in the dark". Very powerfull film and such a great surprise for me because Lars von Trier's not normally my cup of tea.
3) "Head on" (or Gegen die Wand). Very harsh but also sentimental movie about Turkish people living in Germany.
4) "Broken Embraces". A bold movie that works well on so many levels. You just have to watch it unfold
5) "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Awesome film way ahead of it's time.   

I used to watch a movie per week at least but nowadays I have become more selective. If it's a movie by certain directors (Almodovar, Eastwood, Woody Allen and David Cronenberg are the most shining examples) I will attend the screening immediately. For the rest will  I simply go for the dvds (with some exceptions made when dealing with comic book movies then again not always)

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