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| jenifer |
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I liked The Fog of War ... as a character study of an old man who is recounting his experiences, his slants, his excuses and his failures.
Well put, Ghulam. |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:22 pm |
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jenifer..
Good to hear. Things sound very busy for you there. Please let us know how you liked F 9/11. We are planning on seeing it this weekend. I plan on being out here soon after, giving my review of it.
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 9:02 pm |
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| censored-03 |
| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:27 pm |
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Lady W
Thanks for the sites. I'm looking forward to voting.
Hans Conried was a fave...he was great in Fractured Flickers and The Rocky and Bulwinkle Show stuff he did, but my favorite performance by him will always be in The 5000 Fingers Of Dr. T |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 11:33 pm |
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The Search is an option in that TCM voting and I expect every Third Eye Member to vote accordingly!  |
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| shannon |
| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:07 am |
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LOL@turd-face!
Man, do I love that little emoticon. |
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| shannon |
| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:07 am |
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LOL@turd-face!
Man, do I love that little emoticon. |
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| shannon |
| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:07 am |
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LOL@turd-face!
Man, do I love that little emoticon. |
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| Marilyn |
| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:16 am |
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| I caught a glimpse of Charley Bowers last night on the urging of Matt, who until a year ago, had never heard of him. Now he owns a DVD of this silent comedian rescued by the French from obscurity. I watched a short called "He Done His Best" and my, oh, my did he! This is one of the most ingenious and early films using stop-motion animation. Bowers is in love with a girl whose blustery father runs a restaurant. Bowers goes to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage, but is mistaken for an applicant for a dishwashing job. He's tossed into the kitchen, but because he is not a union member, causes the other staff to walk off the job. He is left alone to handle the entire restaurant, where his early experiments in assembly-line food service occur. Eventually, he builds a machine that completely automates the process, from table setting to growing cans of peas on a vine. It is an absolutely amazing and hilarious tour de force. I strongly suggest fans of silent film comedians to seek this DVD out. |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:02 am |
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I've seen Charley Bowers, although during a 4-day, 12-hr/day silent comedian filmfest. I think I remember maybe 2 films from that, and it wasn't any of Bowers. Not a reflection on him - 12 hrs/day is just a bit too much. Not doing that again this year.
BTW, Poker - I'm thinking of visiting your neck of the woods in mid-July. I'll email for suggestions (I'm thinking the Robie House, Oak Park, and some form of film activity right now). |
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| Marilyn |
| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:10 am |
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| No problem. The Robie House is terrific, right next to the University of Chicago. |
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| daffy |
| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:51 am |
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marilyn -
I've never heard of Charley Bowers before, but his stuff sounds fascinating. I did a quick look on the imdb and he led quite a life.
I need to see more of the silents. They used to show them fairly often on public TV back in the days before cable. I love Keaton, but I really don't know much else from that era aside from some Chaplin (for some reason I prefer his short films, though I'd never deny his genius), and the standard Birth Of a Nation, Great Train Robbery, Metropolis, and the one where they slice the eyeball (I can't believe I don't remember the name of that one!  ). |
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| daffy |
| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:53 am |
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Quote: They used to show them fairly often on public TV back in the days before cable.
Make that occasionally. Don't know what I was thinking.... |
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| Marilyn |
| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:57 am |
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| I got my love of the silent from public television back in the 60s and early 70s. My local station had a program called "The Toy that Grew Up" and showed all sorts of silent films. We have a few silent buffs around here, especially Lady Wakasa, so you can be sure of getting more info than you might want about them. |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 11:46 am |
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Silents used to be cheap programming in the early days of public television. But I can't really go on about them right now (lucky daffy) - I'm in the middle of crisis control. If someone had it in for me, just posting right now would be a fireable offense (sigh).
Bill Clinton's on Fresh Air right now, but I can't crank it up loud enough to hear properly. I'm sure this will be picked for the weekend version. |
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