Friday, April 17, 2009

Friday movie posting

Here we are again at Friday - on the verge of two days off - and Like Dear Vonna - some serious NBS (numb butt syndrome) is in my future!!!!!!! But, before that happens there are a few more hours of being chained to my work life.

Some more movie talk - Berit wrote a really nice comment yesterday about anime flicks - and although not one of the areas I know a great deal about - I was intrigued about her suggestion about seeing "Omohide Poro Poro" - 1991 - aka "Only Yesterday" and I will look for it at the Video Rental Place near my house in Noe Valley - NetFlix doesn't have it. I have seen Isao Takahata's "Hotaru no Haka" - 1988 - aka "Grave of the Fireflies" and really enjoyed that so I would be interested in another of his movies.

I think that is what I really enjoy most about this Blog stuff - the people I meet- if I wasn't Blog-a-babbling I would miss these opportunities. With that said - if you have a favorite movie you think I should see just let me know - although I have seen lots there are always some I haven't and I may not even know about - so let me know!! My list on netflix is only around 380 or so titles - there is always room for more!!

Last night on TCM was a super evening starting off with "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" -1954 - A great musical starring Jane Powell and Howard Keel. This was followed by "The Man Who Knew too Much" - 1956 - starring James Stewart and Doris Day and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. I had never seen this film and really enjoyed the whole thing. I have read that this is one of the Hitchcock's that people like the least or not at all, but I enjoyed it and would watch it again. Tonight ends the week long fan programming on TCM and the flicks are very good - at 5/8 pm the evening starts off with"The Maltese Falcon" - 1941 - a really great movie I would highly recommend. This is followed by "So Long at the Fair" - 1950 - starring Jean Simmons and Dick Bogard - I have never seen this film and am looking froward to seeing it, then the evening wraps up with "Silk Stockings" - 1957 a musical remake of Ninotchka that I have seen before - very entertaining with Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. I also want to mention that on HBO on Saturday they will be showing an original production based on the Documentary "Grey Gardens" - 1975 - the HBO Movie stars Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore as Big Edith Bouvier Beale and Little Edie Beale, it looks like a super picture!! It is a sort of prequel to the ladies past and what got them to where they ended up in '75 - all the talk on the Internet about the previews is that this flicker is just great !!


Thanks for stopping by - and - Have a great weekend!!

Take Care
edgar

18 comments:

  1. I reckon it must be about time for you to start watching some good Aussie movies, Edgar....Picnic At Hanging Rock; The Man From Snowy River; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert are just a few iconic Aussie movies! Aveagoodweekend!

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  2. Oh, I love Seven Brides for Seven Brothers! Great movie and I am always in the mood for a musical! I am ready sit and stitch all weekend! Have a great weekend!

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  3. I watched "The Man Who Knew Too Much", which is one of my all-time faves. Have you seen "Random Harvest"? It's a great one.

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  4. Love reading your blog, you are such a wonderful writer.

    Wish I could have stayed up to watch 'The Man Who Knew too Much'

    Love some of the old movies. My daughter is a big movie buff and knows just about anything there is - she has her degree in cinematography but works in insurance??!! ;o))

    Have a great weekend -- Roberta

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  5. Edgar, I hope our butts are so numb come Monday - that we could go get the flu shot and never even blink :)
    Stitch on brother...stitch on! :)

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  6. I love reading about the moves you have been watching. Many times I remember watching them ages ago.... and makes me go out and put them on my net-flix... or pull them out of my collection.

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  7. I love your NBS comment! I hope I have that this weekend...My all time favorite move is Madame X.

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  8. My movie pick "Burnt By The Sun" a Russian film with subtitles set in early 1950's Russia. About a WWII hero who is stalked by a KGB agent who is the former lover of the hero's much younger wife. Beautiful scenery at the dacha/summer house. Some creepy/symbolic scenes with a weather balloon with a huge Stalin portait on it. Interesting stuff.

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  9. I wish I had HBO! Would love to see Grey Gardens. Woody Allen movies have always been some of my favorites, especially Annie Hall, but they are not very old. I also love any Alfred Hitchcock movie.

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  10. How nice of you to mention my rambly comment in your blog!

    Well, as for recommending Only Yeserday, after reading here that Netflix doesn't have it, I had "DUH" moment, because I remembered that it was never released even direct to video stateside except for a single showing that TCM did a few years ago, and imdb shows that it is much in demand regarding petitions for it to be put out on DVD.

    Well, I do have a copy of it, and if you are willing to attempt a viewing, I'd be glad to send it over to you, if it's alright with you to give me your address. :D

    If it is, I can give you my email and you can let me know it that way.

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  11. gHi Edgar, thanks for my QFRR which arrived on Thursday.

    Have you seen the movie 'Veronica Guerin' with Cate Blanchett? It's one I would recommend :-)

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  12. Any evening that starts with "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" is going to be awesome. :D

    I am for sure going to catch Grey Gardens sometime this weekend!

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  13. Two of my favorites are To Sir With Love and the Ghost and Mrs. Muir.

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  14. I saw a beautiful movie when I was younger that I will never forget, and when I get the chance to see it I curl up on the lounge for a good cry fest. The name of the movie is "Where The Red Fern Grows" and it is about a young boy who's passion in life is to own two coon hounds. Oh its just glorious and I love it. I dont know many people who have seen it, have you?

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  15. oh!, I love "The Maltese Falcon".

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  16. Edgar, Could you please e/mail me as I lost my partners info from the stitching bloggers birthdayclub. Thanks. I had some major computerproblems.

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  17. I've been either totally swamped or sort of but not quite ill for several days and didn't do any blog hopping. It seems I haven't missed much in the stitching department as you're busy with "no-show" exchange stitching, as am I at the moment. Lo is really looking nice. This must be a really quick stitch because every one I've seen seems to be moving really fast. I dozed off during most of the movies but I did manage to see one of my favs. 7 Brides for 7 Brothers and I also made it all the way through The Name of the Rose, which is really one of my favorite Connery films and I really don't know why, maybe because it's not so James Bond-ish. Anyway it is nice to come here and see your little comments about the ones I missed. Did you know, you are actually a pretty good movie critic? Your crystal bowl find is awfully nice. I have a similar one but bought it retail so I know what a really good deal you got there, sometimes you are really lucky at those sales!

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  18. My favourite film of all time is the 1973 film 'Don't Look Now' with Julie Christie and a scrummy Donald Sutherland. It just so happens to be on again this week (in the UK) so I'll be getting my fix again.

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