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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 9, 2018 18:50:13 GMT
Post by Lebowskidoo FINALLY saw this for the first time last night! It's so cool watching your reaction to the discovery of the really GREAT "old movies". !
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 9, 2018 21:22:51 GMT
Post by Lebowskidoo FINALLY saw this for the first time last night! It's so cool watching your reaction to the discovery of the really GREAT "old movies". ! This was a good one, at last I get all those old Carol Burnett skits!
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jan 9, 2018 23:01:46 GMT
"We didn't need words. We had faces then."
Hi, Gub! Do you recall I'm an inveterate but well meaning nitpicker? "We didn't need dialogue; we had faces."It got to be a little like "Play it again, Sam." I've got a coffee table book from the '70s full of Hollywood glamour portraiture from the '30s called, "They Had Faces Then."
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Post by Gubbio on Jan 9, 2018 23:31:10 GMT
"We didn't need words. We had faces then."
Hi, Gub! Do you recall I'm an inveterate but well meaning nitpicker? "We didn't need dialogue; we had faces."It got to be a little like "Play it again, Sam." I've got a coffee table book from the '70s full of Hollywood glamour portraiture from the '30s called, "They Had Faces Then." Yes, Doghouse, I thought yours was the EXACT quote... I was just going by what had already been written. By the way, I have the same book! Weird, aren't we ?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 9, 2018 23:39:55 GMT
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Post by Gubbio on Jan 9, 2018 23:48:33 GMT
Gubbio .....it's required to be on the bookshelf and show signs of being read or they take away yer "Old-foggie-movie-watching" Badge. BATouttaheckGod forbid! I wouldn't want that to happen ! I'm an Old Foggie in good standing !
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Post by Gubbio on Jan 10, 2018 0:01:39 GMT
"Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up"
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jan 10, 2018 0:09:20 GMT
By the way, I have the same book!* Weird, aren't we ? I prefer to take a page from Norma's book: "We aren't weird; it's the world that got weird." *Do you also have "Four Fabulous Faces?" Put some legs on it, and that one could actually be a coffee table!
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Post by Gubbio on Jan 10, 2018 0:21:30 GMT
By the way, I have the same book!* Weird, aren't we ? I prefer to take a page from Norma's book: "We aren't weird; it's the world that got weird." *Do you also have "Four Fabulous Faces?" Put some legs on it, and that one could actually be a coffee table! "Four Fabulous Faces"... How did you guess? Hmm... Birds of a feather, as they say..... As for the size of that book, I'm almost too old to pick it up!
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 10, 2018 1:02:36 GMT
and the sequel
Fortunately not required for the OFMW Badge as I have neither book
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jan 10, 2018 20:20:13 GMT
"Four Fabulous Faces"... How did you guess? Hmm... Birds of a feather, as they say..... As for the size of that book, I'm almost too old to pick it up! That's why I keep my copy on the lowest shelf of the bookcase. So much for "light reading."
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jan 10, 2018 20:22:17 GMT
and the sequel
Fortunately not required for the OFMW Badge as I have neither book Got the "sequel" too...and I give even money Gubbio has as well.
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Post by Gubbio on Jan 10, 2018 22:41:30 GMT
and the sequel
Fortunately not required for the OFMW Badge as I have neither book Got the "sequel" too...and I give even money Gubbio has as well.Nope... This is the first I've heard of it. Does this mean I have to turn in my OLD FOGGIE badge ? !
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 10, 2018 23:13:33 GMT
Gubbio inquired: Does this mean I have to turn in my OLD FOGGIE badge ? ! Nopers ! Fortunately not required for the OFMW Badge ...I have neither book.
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Post by bess1971s on Jan 11, 2018 17:19:47 GMT
Hi, Gub! Do you recall I'm an inveterate but well meaning nitpicker? "We didn't need dialogue; we had faces."It got to be a little like "Play it again, Sam." I've got a coffee table book from the '70s full of Hollywood glamour portraiture from the '30s called, "They Had Faces Then." Yes, Doghouse, I thought yours was the EXACT quote... I was just going by what had already been written. By the way, I have the same book! Weird, aren't we ? I bought this book on the sale table years ago. I remember I didn't pay much for it and it became one of my favorite books. It still sits front and center in my bookcase. If this makes me weird, I'm happy to join the club!
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jan 11, 2018 17:40:25 GMT
Got the "sequel" too...and I give even money Gubbio has as well.Nope... This is the first I've heard of it. Does this mean I have to turn in my OLD FOGGIE badge ? ! That's pretty much representative of my betting history. I've left a lot more money at places like Las Vegas, Reno and Santa Anita than I've ever brought home.
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Post by Gubbio on Jan 11, 2018 22:51:16 GMT
bess1971s said: I bought this book on the sale table years ago. I remember I didn't pay much for it and it became one of my favorite books. It still sits front and center in my bookcase. If this makes me weird, I'm happy to join the club!
Welcome to the Club !!!
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Post by tresix on Jan 11, 2018 23:02:08 GMT
I don't know about you guys, but I'm completely fascinated by Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard, released in 1950. Starring a young William Holden--in one of his best roles--and silent screen siren, Gloria Swanson, in the part she was "born for," Sunset Boulevard oozes class from the first frame onward. Swanson gives an INCREDIBLE performance as silent superstar, Norma Desmond, slipping slowly into insanity as she plans a return to the big screen. Why she didn't win the Oscar is beyond me. I've heard that it was due to Bette Davis being nominated for All About Eve, and that their performances cancelled one another out. That's why Judy Holliday won for "Born Yesterday." I don't buy that. While it's true that Davis delivered an iconic role in Margo Channing, she paled in comparison to Swanson's Norma Desmond. There simply isn't any comparison. As for Judy Holliday, don't get me wrong. I love her as an actress, but she didn't deserve to win for that part. And I think she knew it. Swanson was robbed. Really, how many famous lines have come from this film? Here are just a few: "You're Norma Desmond. Used to be big!" "I am big. It's the pictures that got small." "Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up, now." "And all those lovely people out there in the dark." "We didn't need words. We had faces then." I could go on and on. Anybody else have love for Sunset Boulevard? Have you seen it on the big screen? I have, twice. The final shot really does send a chill down your spine when you see at 30 feet!
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 11, 2018 23:32:58 GMT
Doghouse6 re: the 9 faces .. does it say anywhere in the books (which I, btw, do not have ) how the author came to choose those particular lovely ladies to feature ? It might be an interesting thing to know, with all the many incredible faces of the time period, how /why those ?
Since this thread is a resurrection of a February Thread, not going to worry too much about being pummelled by an irate OP for wandering a bit off course !
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