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For those that like this sort of thing....
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| I just noticed that *The Fountainhead* (1949) is on Turner Classic Movies at
midnight.
Uncut.
I'm doing an all niter so I'll check it out now and then.
I like Coop's monologue in the court scene.
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| RicodJour 2005-09-13, 3:23 pm |
| Don wrote:
> I just noticed that *The Fountainhead* (1949) is on Turner Classic Movies at
> midnight.
> Uncut.
> I'm doing an all niter so I'll check it out now and then.
> I like Coop's monologue in the court scene.
That's the worst scene. He's so damn stiff in that scene. It's like
he's reading the book.
I like the scene where he blows up the building where they screwed up
his design. That and the "I can fix your fireplace, lady." scene.
Come to think of it, has anyone ever made an "adult" version of the
movie? C'mon, with a title like The FountainHEAD you know it would
sell. ;)
R
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| Adam Weiss 2005-09-13, 3:23 pm |
| Don wrote:
> I just noticed that *The Fountainhead* (1949) is on Turner Classic Movies at
> midnight.
> Uncut.
> I'm doing an all niter so I'll check it out now and then.
> I like Coop's monologue in the court scene.
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Will check it out.
Thanks for the heads up.
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| "RicodJour"> wrote
> Don wrote:
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> That's the worst scene. He's so damn stiff in that scene. It's like
> he's reading the book.
Its the fact that he does a *lengthy* monologue that spanks my monkey.
That is so unusual for the past forever it seems.
My favorite is Edward G Robinson in *Double Indemnity* where he's talking
about the various types of insurance claims for suicide.
They don't make em like that anymore.
> I like the scene where he blows up the building where they screwed up
> his design. That and the "I can fix your fireplace, lady." scene.
LOL
> Come to think of it, has anyone ever made an "adult" version of the
> movie? C'mon, with a title like The FountainHEAD you know it would
> sell. ;)
HA HA HA HAAAAAA....... Indeed it would.
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Don wrote:
> I just noticed that *The Fountainhead* (1949) is on Turner Classic Movies at
> midnight.
> Uncut.
> I'm doing an all niter so I'll check it out now and then.
> I like Coop's monologue in the court scene.
I would like to 'thank' you very much for this post. Last night I was
working away on the laptop and decided to check ol alt.architecture and
saw your post. I thought, "what the hell" I'll listen to it with half
an ear while I was working. Needless to say, the melodramatic music
and wooden dialogue eventually distracted me enough to quit working and
watch that damn movie.
Don, you "owe" me about and hour and a half worth of work last night.
I expect a check in the mail. ;-)
BTW, couple of points I noticed since I hadn't seen it in a LONG time.
-The Enright Building wasnt too bad IMHO. It looked a bit unfinished
in the movie, more like a school project, but kind of interesting in a
minimal sort of way.
-The scene where some other architects were admiring the spiral stair
in the main space of said building. "Although it could use some Greek
accents." Yeah, that'd jazz it up nicely. <g> Damn Playa Haytas.
-The monologue at the end was more anticlimatic than I remembered it.
Not sure if I would have acquitted him on that speech alone. Next time
Howard, try and work in some nice little catchphrase like, "If it
doesn't fit, you must acquit". That's how you get a jury's attention.
Thanks again. ;-)
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| "Cato"> wrote
> Don wrote:
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> I would like to 'thank' you very much for this post. Last night I was
> working away on the laptop and decided to check ol alt.architecture and
> saw your post. I thought, "what the hell" I'll listen to it with half
> an ear while I was working. Needless to say, the melodramatic music
> and wooden dialogue eventually distracted me enough to quit working and
> watch that damn movie.
>
> Don, you "owe" me about and hour and a half worth of work last night.
> I expect a check in the mail. ;-)
>
> BTW, couple of points I noticed since I hadn't seen it in a LONG time.
> -The Enright Building wasnt too bad IMHO. It looked a bit unfinished
> in the movie, more like a school project, but kind of interesting in a
> minimal sort of way.
> -The scene where some other architects were admiring the spiral stair
> in the main space of said building. "Although it could use some Greek
> accents." Yeah, that'd jazz it up nicely. <g> Damn Playa Haytas.
> -The monologue at the end was more anticlimatic than I remembered it.
> Not sure if I would have acquitted him on that speech alone. Next time
> Howard, try and work in some nice little catchphrase like, "If it
> doesn't fit, you must acquit". That's how you get a jury's attention.
>
> Thanks again. ;-)
It had been quite awhile since I had seen it too.
It changed during that period. LOL
It was like Rico said, and I found it rather annoying, that wooden sort of
dialogue.
Also, I've never been able to stand that Patricia Neal.
The little intro at the front said Barbra Stanwyck was supposed to play her
part but got cut at the last minute. I like Stanwyck, she would have added
some energy to that film, but she would have outclassed Cooper.
I like Cooper best in Sgt York as he plays the hick very well.
(Yesterday was Gary Cooper day on TMC, maybe it was his birthday or
something, I don't know)
And he inappropriately wore the hick suit in Fountainhead. Like I said, I
found it annoying.
I also think he was too old for the role.
(Neal was 22, I think, in Fountainhead and Coop looked to be about 45).
Just checked IMDB and he was 48.
Maybe the time is right for a remake of that flick.
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| RicodJour 2005-09-13, 3:24 pm |
| Don wrote:
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> It had been quite awhile since I had seen it too.
> It changed during that period. LOL
> It was like Rico said, and I found it rather annoying, that wooden sort of
> dialogue.
> Also, I've never been able to stand that Patricia Neal.
> The little intro at the front said Barbra Stanwyck was supposed to play her
> part but got cut at the last minute. I like Stanwyck, she would have added
> some energy to that film, but she would have outclassed Cooper.
I like his Mr. Smith Goes To Washington type-of-stuff, meself.
I was in a dive diner in Manhattan eons ago. The sort of place that
even _I_ don't like to go, and I love dive diners. The cook named
"Greasy Ed" - you know the type of place. Took the one empty stool at
the counter, ordered whatever, and heard this unbelievably gravelly
voice emanating from the woman next to me. My mouth was dropping and
my eyes bugging out as I was turning my head - I knew that voice! It
was decades older, but still unmistakable. Patricia Neal. I couldn't
believe she was in that dump. The years hadn't been kind to her, but
she was nice enough. Not sure how the food stayed in my mouth as it
was hanging open the whole time in disbelief.
R
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| "RicodJour"> wrote
> Don wrote:
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> I like his Mr. Smith Goes To Washington type-of-stuff, meself.
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> I was in a dive diner in Manhattan eons ago. The sort of place that
> even _I_ don't like to go, and I love dive diners. The cook named
> "Greasy Ed" - you know the type of place. Took the one empty stool at
> the counter, ordered whatever, and heard this unbelievably gravelly
> voice emanating from the woman next to me. My mouth was dropping and
> my eyes bugging out as I was turning my head - I knew that voice! It
> was decades older, but still unmistakable. Patricia Neal. I couldn't
> believe she was in that dump. The years hadn't been kind to her, but
> she was nice enough. Not sure how the food stayed in my mouth as it
> was hanging open the whole time in disbelief.
LOL
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| RicodJour 2005-09-13, 3:24 pm |
| And speaking of favorite videos and liking this sort of thing, I ran
across some old video footage of Don's favorite form of exercise. We
don't actually get to see him finish his workout, but you can just
imagine. http://tinyurl.com/cbm2n
R
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| "RicodJour"> wrote
> And speaking of favorite videos and liking this sort of thing, I ran
> across some old video footage of Don's favorite form of exercise. We
> don't actually get to see him finish his workout, but you can just
> imagine. http://tinyurl.com/cbm2n
Jeezis, 14" plumbers crack.
For some reason I kept thinking of Deliverance.
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| 3D Peruna 2005-09-13, 3:24 pm |
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"RicodJour" <ricodjour@worldemail.com> wrote in message
news:1126564022.818802.204690@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> And speaking of favorite videos and liking this sort of thing, I ran
> across some old video footage of Don's favorite form of exercise. We
> don't actually get to see him finish his workout, but you can just
> imagine. http://tinyurl.com/cbm2n
>
> R
From the same site:
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-...hodunnit-p1.php
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| RicodJour 2005-09-13, 3:24 pm |
| 3D Peruna (s) wrote:
> "RicodJour" <ricodjour@worldemail.com> wrote in message
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> From the same site:
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> http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-...hodunnit-p1.php
Fun read, but a little tough to swallow. I'll save you the reading and
just hit the synopsis from urbanlegends.com:
As you might imagine, Dr. Mills has been queried thoroughly and
frequently regarding the Opus case since the story broke on the
Internet in 1994. In 1997 he came clean to the press about it:
"I made up the story in 1987 to present at the meeting," he told the
London Daily Telegraph on March 2, "for entertainment and to illustrate
how if you alter a few small facts you greatly alter the legal
consequences."
R
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