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Post by Sirenna on Feb 23, 2005 20:16:28 GMT -5
Yes, Doris Day! It was on the tip of my tongue. She was singing that song to her on-screen son. She was in a film on Bravo last weekend.
She's de-lovely!
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Post by Techguy on Feb 23, 2005 22:58:30 GMT -5
Sirenna, I'm not that familiar with Diana Krall, but I can say without reservation, I really enjoyed her take and the overall arrangement of "Just One of Those Things" in "De-Lovely." I will keep trying to get my hands on "Ray," probably for my next weekend off work.
MelTex, congratulations and best wishes on your upcoming autumn nuptials. BTW, great musical artist selections, they are sure to please and encourage a lot of tripping the light fantastic on the dance floor.
And somebody, anybody--What does ETA mean as used on this board? I've seen it several times lately but I can't figure it out. I know it can mean Estimated Time of Arrival but that translation doesn't make sense, at least for the posts I've seen.
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Post by MelTex on Feb 23, 2005 23:15:29 GMT -5
Hey! You're getting married this fall! Congratulations! Definately include those crooners. (You can break out the Abba and line/dances later! ) Mucho Thanks Sirenna and Nikki! Yea I grew up with 40s and 50 ballad singers like Frank, Deano, Tony Bennet and all those guys...so I knew I wanteded them in the reception music. Plus we are adding 50s, 60s and 70 rock classics...so there should be plenty of people on the floor. Hey Techguy, can you recommend any good movies on TCM this weekend? (and thank you very much for the well wishes on my wedding). Its gonna be nasty-rainy here, and I kinda wanted to stay in with some classics...
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Post by NikkiGreen on Feb 23, 2005 23:21:01 GMT -5
Techguy, ETA = Edited To Add.
Some forums want the posters to state what *they've* changed from or added to the original post.
ETA: Some forums are very strict about posters having two posts in a row, unless a reasonable time has elapsed between posts. They'd rather the original post be modified if errors need to be corrected or additional information needs to be added.
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Post by Techguy on Feb 23, 2005 23:48:05 GMT -5
Nikki, thanks for the explanation of ETA.
MelTex, do I have some TCM picks for you!
If you like musicals, TCM is showing "Fiddler on the Roof" on Saturday February 26 at 7:45AM Eastern, and "Oliver!" on Sunday February 27 at 9:15AM Eastern.
Also on Saturday: at 1:30PM Eastern there's the comedy "Moonstruck" with Cher and Nicolas Cage. If you like baseball and baseball movies, "Field of Dreams" with Kevin Costner will be on at 3:15PM Eastern.
On Sunday, "Around the World in 80 Days" with David Niven and Shirley Maclaine will be on at 11:45AM Eastern. After that, a movie that needs no introduction, "Casablanca" with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman will be on at 3PM Eastern. Then "Bridge on the River Kwai" with Alec Guinness and William Holden will be on at 5PM Eastern.
Here's the link to the TCM home page. If you want to know what's going to be on for a given day or an entire month, click on SCHEDULE and specify either the day or month you're interested in.
www.turnerclassicmovies.com/
I hope this helps.
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Post by janetcatbird on Feb 24, 2005 0:14:32 GMT -5
Mel, congrats on the wedding! My aunt is getting married in May, so our whole family is getting excited. Sounds like some great reception music! Keep us posted--and remember, if it gets too overwhelming, you and future-hubby can always take off to Elvis in Vegas, hee hee.
Oh yes, Techguy, I've got the TCM webpage bookmarked, I check several times a day! Unfortunately I have so many taped I haven't had a chance to watch them all, but I figure that's why the good Lord made weekends. Right now the timer is set for "An American in Paris", "Gigi", and "The Sundowners". Have not seen any of those before but the first two are classic musicals and I love Deborah Kerr, who stars in the third. Tomorrow night sometime is "My Fair Lady". I will also be taping "Ship of Fools" in the afternoon so I can see Michael Dunn as something other than Dr. Migeuelito Loveless menacing Jim West and Artie on "Wild Wild West".
Me and musicals are interesting--I like a few if the story is good and the music goes well. But they're hit and miss; I love "West Side Story" and most of "The King and I", and "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" was kind fo cool. "Sound of Music", though, is just too obnoxiously cheerful and I could not stand the stage shows of "Oklahoma" and "South Pacific" (even when I dearly know and love the casts, very long story). Robert Preston was a terrific performer but I did not care for "The Music Man". Normally I eat up culture clash stories, but "Fiddler on the Roof" just didn't do anything for me.
It's a huge joke in the family that my Mother starts to gag whenever people do that midsentence thing, and my 13 year old brother is acting like one. (I give him grief that had he not seen "West Side Story" he would not get the jokes from the ESPN Sportscenter commercials.) Dad used to do tech in high school, so his feeling is you watch the classics for cultural edification and then move on.
I have seen bits of "Seven Brides", actually taped that this morning cause what I had seen I liked. Taped "Guys and Dolls" and "Sweet Charity" (have not seen either), saw "Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" a long time ago and had I not been tired and hyper on Dr. Pepper I think I would have enjoyed it. Saw bits of "Singing in the Rain" but not all the way through.
I love the old black and whites, "Casablanca" is great, and I am very picky about my mushy stuff. (I keep hearing that it's one of the few romances guys get into, Mel, maybe your fiancee can plop down on the couch with you.) I got to see it in the movie theatre in November, wow. Of course Bogart is terrific, I love Peter Lorre but he's barely in the thing; Claude Rains absolutely steals the show, he's the one that makes me squeal like a schoolgirl. Oh that voice...sorry, normally I'm not so gushy, but Louis Renault has some wonderful lines.
So sorry to go off topic, are there any suggestions as to relatively cheap entertainment for a student in New York in the next couple weeks? I'd love to see a show, but nothing really jumps out at me. But I don't want to see a show every ngiht, I know there's a lot of other stuff as well. Museums, galleries, walkabout areas, etc. I remember Metella having this discussion last year, anyone care to share some tips/pointers/reccomendations?
Happy movies to all! Catbird
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Post by Techguy on Feb 24, 2005 1:04:53 GMT -5
Janetcatbird, I also have my timer set to record "An American in Paris."
As for Friday's offerings, one of my all-time favorites "Dr. Strangelove" is on, surprising since I'm no Peter Sellers fan. But this one and "Being There" just hit me in all the right funny spots. Later in the day, you can see Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn chew the scenery in "The Lion in Winter." After that, some scenery that needs no introduction in "Lawrence of Arabia" with O'Toole again.
After the 31 Days of Oscar ends, TCM will offer up goodies like Bogey in "The Big Sleep" in March, plus some Cary Grant and Judy Garland movies. Got to get more tapes.
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Post by Metella on Feb 24, 2005 8:08:56 GMT -5
I found walking in Central Park (free) to be a hoot, interesting, and cool. Most museums have a low entry fee & some only ask for donations. Go to the Gugenheim (sp?) if you can; I don't like all the stuff they have, but it is layed out well, and fully worth your time.
Then make sure you eat in a place with a counter & stools facing out so you can peer out the window at NYC & it's people as you refresh yourself.
I don't like the shows (I gave my ticket away) but I heard that in Times Square they have a place for reduced and ticket giveaways - you don't want to depend on that; but check it out.
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Post by Patcat on Feb 24, 2005 9:51:13 GMT -5
The NBC tour is $15 and fun--not much L&O stuff, but you do get to see the studios for SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and others. And you can see a lot of Rockefeller Center for free.
The New York Public Library main branch on 5th Avenue is very beautiful and you can visit some of the special collections if you sign in. The fee is nominal, if any.
And for the cost of a cup of tea or coffee (or something stronger, if you're in the mood) you can sit in the Algonquin Hotel Lobby. It's generally quiet and restful, you might get to meet Matilda, the Algonquin cat, and you MIGHT, might see some celebrities. The Algonquin is on West 44th street between 5th and 6th Avenues, and is a famous hotel that has been home to many literary and theatrical people. Dress is nice casual (jeans acceptable).
Near the Algonquin is a diner called the Red Flame. Very good dinerish food, not expensive. Excellent tuna melts and feta cheese omelets.
And I just like to walk around Times Square. Very cool place, and I've always felt very safe, even at 1 am on a Saturday.
Patcat
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Post by domenicaflor on Feb 24, 2005 16:30:32 GMT -5
I was recently in NY and very much enjoyed the Museum of Natural History. My friends and I spent the entire day there and saw all the IMAX movies and all the exhibits. The student price for a full day pass is about $20.00. We ate lunch and had coffee there as well.
If you need more indoor entertainment, I would always recommend going to the Museum of Television and Radio, which is not far from Rockefeller Center. For your admission, you get 2 hours in the listening booth and you can see all kinds of old television and radio shows. Or you can indulge in the various Law and Order seminar tapes that interview the actors and producers.
Have fun,
D.
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Post by Patcat on Feb 24, 2005 23:09:00 GMT -5
D.;
Oh, yes, the Museum of Natural History is awesome--dinosaurs are terrific!
Patcat
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Post by MelTex on Feb 25, 2005 13:19:50 GMT -5
D.; Oh, yes, the Museum of Natural History is awesome--dinosaurs are terrific! Patcat Oh That is where I'm going whenever I get back to NYC! UGh, I didn't get to go when Iw as there years ago, cause we went to too many Broadway plays. Oh yea Janet, I'll keep you guys posted! LOL! Actually me and the future hubby are going to Cancun for the honeymoon, but I plan to take him to Las Vegas sometime. He's never been, and he wants to go to New York too. So, yea, Mel will be traveling...when she can find the time ...can't wait to get back to NYC! Oh, BIG THANKIES to Techguy! I wrote down those musicals, because I haven't seen a couple of them in many moons! Can't wait! Also I bookmarked that TCM web site. I've heard about Niven in "Around the World in 80 Days" but I've never seen the movie. Also, sidenote about NYC: I was on an apartment finder website for NYC, and was just cruising to see what rent goes for in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and such. I looked up just one br, in Manhattan and Brooklyn and I'm just wondering.. LOL... how do you live in New York and still afford to eat! My LORD those are some freakin HIGH rents! And, if you were working on the CI set at Chelsie Pier, and lived in say Bay Ridge Brooklyn--the site I was on gave commute times into Manhatten--it was like at leased an Hour and half! OMG! You all up in NY must get paid big cost of living increases, to be able to pay those kinds of rents, gas bills, traveling expenses to and from work, and still be able to eat! *grin*Jeeze, I think I'd live Midtown East and get some good walking shoes, or a bike...lol. Wowsers! ;D
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Post by NikkiGreen on Feb 25, 2005 14:39:31 GMT -5
I've always enjoyed David Nivens as Phileas and Cantinflas as Passepartout a lot more than the mini-series version (except for Eric Idle's Passepartout) and the remake. Jackie Chan as Passepartout didn't quite hold my attention.
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Post by Patcat on Feb 25, 2005 14:46:38 GMT -5
I have cable TV for two reasons, really--to watch MONK and LOCI reruns on USA, and for Turner Classic Movies. I saw part of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA last night--wow--and what a mesmerizing performance by Peter O'Toole. To be that good, that young.
David Niven wrote two memoirs, THE MOON'S A BALLOON and BRING ON THE EMPTY HORSES. Both are funny, entertaining, wonderfully written, and at least half of what's in them is true.
Patcat
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Post by NikkiGreen on Feb 25, 2005 14:54:04 GMT -5
Peter O'Toole is quite mesmerising, isn't he! I can't even begin to count the number times I've seen Lawrence of Arabia. The sequel, A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia with Ralph Fiennes and Siddiq El Faddil (playing Lawrence and Feisal, respectively) was quite good too.
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