Quote from: Marilyne on October 14, 2018, 11:59:07 AM
Movies I watched this week, that I think you all would enjoy:

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Other old movies I've watched recently are:  Lost in Yonkers, 1993, a Neil Simon Broadway play, that was made into this wonderful film.  Lots of Oscar nominations here, and all well deserved.  It takes place in Yonkers, during the War Years. The two lead women in the movie, also starred in the Tony Award winning play . . .  the stern mother, and the semi-retarded adult daughter.  The two young teen boys were marvelous. And Richard Dreyfuss was very good. Highly recommended!

"It takes place in Yonkers"  My home town, but the film was not made here. Probably too many changes since the story line date.  In recent years there have been some movies shot here.

This afternoon we watched one we have watched several times before.  "The Best Years Of Our Lives".

Rick - The Best Years of Lives, is a masterpiece.  A powerful movie that I never tire of watching.  Don't you wish that the ideals, values and morals of that era, still existed today?

I remember you saying that Yonkers, was your home town. Do you remember how it looked in 1942?  I'm wondering if it looked anything at all like it did in, Lost in Yonkers?  I turned eight years old in '42, and I do have a pretty good memory of the small town I grew up in, and what it looked like then.  Unrecognizable now, from what it was then.

I also was that age in 1942.  I concluded a long time ago that we were the same age. While I recall a lot about Yonkers during those "war years" I can't sat that the movie had a likeness.  I never watched "Lost In Yonkers". Don't know why, but maybe because I live here and see the real thing.  I recall the producer saying the City he chose looked more like his perceived image.

A funny thought is that my dad worked in and managed a local theater.  I had access but never an enthusiastic movie watcher. However, my brother (older) would sit through a two feature movie more than once.

Quote from: Marilyne on October 15, 2018, 12:29:23 AM
Rick - The Best Years of Lives, is a masterpiece.  A powerful movie that I never tire of watching.  Don't you wish that the ideals, values and morals of that era, still existed today?

I remember you saying that Yonkers, was your home town. Do you remember how it looked in 1942?  I'm wondering if it looked anything at all like it did in, Lost in Yonkers?  I turned eight years old in '42, and I do have a pretty good memory of the small town I grew up in, and what it looked like then.  Unrecognizable now, from what it was then.

Maryline, I am a little older the you, I was married in 1945.

Every Saturday we would go to the candy store, next to the theater and buy 5cents worth of candy. Go to the movie for 10 cents see News of the Day, comedy, being Sat. we saw a serial and a double feature.
The theater was called the Garnarda. it was Spanish style inside. I saw my first talkie there, Ramona with Dolores Del Rio and most times I cannot remember yesterday

Gloria de - I remember that our movie theater, (we called it the "picture show"), also showed the newsreel, a cartoon, a double feature, and Previews of Coming Attractions. I loved those previews!  We also had a serial at the Saturday matinee.  The serial was usually a Western, but I can also remember Prince Valiant.

Rick - I would have been in blissful Heaven, if my dad had been manager of a  theater! I loved the movies then, and I love them still!  I do like the oldies much more than I do the new stuff.  It's been a long time since I've seen a brand new move, that I felt was anywhere near as good as, "The Best Years of Our Lives", or "The Third Man" or "GWTW".  I think you'll like "Lost in Yonkers".  Next time I see it playing on TCM, I'll let you know ahead of time, and you can record it on your DVR. 

Hi again, I remember Flash Gordon, but most were westerns

When I was a young girl in St. Albans, WVa, the Saturday matinee was geared toward children.  I had 2 younger sisters and for 10 cents each, I took them to the Saturday matinees.  We also had 15 cents extra to get an ice cream cone at the local pharmacy next door to the theater.  The cones there were 5 cents each and were very large scoops.  I'll never forget being kicked out of the theater with my youngest sister during the Pinocchio movie.  When Pinocchio was swallowed by the whale, she started to cry (in very loud wails) and the usher came to our seats and made me take her outside where we sat on the curb until the movie was over and our middle sister came out.  Then I took both of the sisters to the drug store for our ice cream.  Not a fun time for me!

Sue

Sue...
...is that St Albans in Hertfordshire UK? if so we could have been neighbours...I grew up in Watford, next town...Ok, just noticed there is one in Vermont too...

Sue, I have a similar story we took Dennis for the first time to a movie, it was Snow White, when the witch came on. He took off running up the aisle with his father after him. I guess he was about 4

Vanilla-Jackie, my St. Albans is a 15,000 residential bedroom community about 12 miles southwest of Charleston, West Virginia.  It was named by one of the founding fathers who moved there from St. Albans, Vermont, in the early 1800's.  And I'm assuming the people there probably came from England first!

I was traveling in several Latin America countries in the late 80's.  I wore my SAHS (St. Albans High School) billed hat to keep the sun off my face.  One of the couples was from England.  She asked me if I'd graduated from St. Albans High School--and I had to explain to her that MY St. Albans was just a small town in West Virginia.  I think I dropped down her list of people she wanted to know!

I no longer am able to travel alone, so I guess I'll miss visiting the St. Albans in Hertfordshire.

Sue

Sue,  I had a similar experience on a tour of France.   My married name is the same as that of a former president of Duke University.  One of the tour group was a stereotypical older Southern Lady and, at one point, she said,  "Honey, who were your people?"    When I said my husband was not related to the president of Duke, she didn't say  "Well, bless your heart" but her reply of "Oh...." came close.   

re:  t.v. shows....    Trying to "keep up with the times"   I've started watching "This Is Us" and "A Million Little Things".   <sigh>  I'm just not geared to these sorts of story lines.  I keep wanting to say,  "Oh, for heaven's sakes......grow up!!!!!"

Callie - I only watched the first episode, season #1, of This Is Us.  It's the one where the young couple has triplets, and only two survive, so they adopt a third baby.  Then the story fast forwards to when they are all adults.  I thought it was an interesting concept, and I intended to watch more episodes, but I never did. Too many shows to choose from!  What with regular network shows, Premium channels, Netflix and Amazon, it's truly overwhelming.  I tend to turn to TCM, where I know can relax and relate.   I record a lot of those movies, so I always have a couple that I can watch. Also, the mind numbing, HGTV shows are always there.  Yes, they're all alike, but there's something about them that keeps me watching?  I complain a lot, when a young millennial couple wants to tear down, ("gut job"), a perfectly decent kitchen or bathroom!

Marilyne,  I only started watching "This Is Us" in the middle of last season so I don't know the entire back story of each couple.  This week's episode was "How Jack Became Jack"  (character died in a house fire at the end of last season but has been in flashbacks of every episode this Fall) and was all about his time in Vietnam.  I didn't stick with it.
Too many e-books to read.

I haven't found anything interesting on Netflix this Fall.  Tried "Ozark", "The Ranch" and "Longmire" and just couldn't stay interested.   Getting picky in my old age??  Nahhhh.   

I had a delightful evening last night as TCM had another repeat of one of my favorite movies.  "Singin' in the Rain" is one of my favorite feel good movies.  The nice girl gets the guy and the witchy starlet gets the shaft!  I love the music, the dancing, singing, etc.  What's not to like--except the yucky starlet! (who actually did a really good job of being a B***h!)

Sue

Sue - I didn't check TCM yesterday, or I would have recorded Singin' In the Rain, on my DVR!  You're right, that's it's a happy and energetic musical, that is such fun to watch!  Definitely a classic, that I never get tired of.  Another musical that I've watched over and over through the years, is the original State Fair.  Music by Rogers and Hammerstein, and starring Jeanne Crain, Dick Haymes and Dana Andrews.  Great songs, and a happy ending.

Yesterday watched “Message in a Bottle” with Robin Wright, Kevin Costner and Paul Newman.  I just didn’t really enjoy the movie.  The main thing, I guess, is I never felt a connection to the characters and the ending was sad.  I do like a good ending in that type of movie.

Sue, I also enjoyed Singing IN The Rain

Jean, with all that's going on in the world, I like to lose myself in happy movies and good endings

I was glad to watch "Singing in the Rain" again.  Today, however, is football, football, football!  Our Auburn Tigers are in a slump and not doing well, but I will watch most of the game which will start on ESPN at 11:00. 

Enjoy your Saturday activities, my friends!
Sue

Last night we watched the movie, Chappaquiddick, now playing on Netflix.  I thought it was excellent, and that it presented the facts as we remember them, plus a lot of other things that were kept secret, that we didn’t know about back then.

For anyone who likes to watch a true story, about a famous person, you will enjoy this as much as we did.  It doesn’t matter what your political party is, watch this, and you will see how politicians, their aids, and their close friends, handle and cover up a serious incident.  This story makes you realize how people in power, can twist a situation in their favor, be forgiven, and continue on in their elected position for the rest of their lives.

It made me stop and think about how long ago it was that this occurred . . . 1969.  I was in my early 30's at the time, so the only ones who actually remember it now, are those of us born in the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's.  That's a small percentage of the population!

Anyway, it's an excellent film, and I highly recommend it - playing on Netflix and probably other streaming channels.

Marilyne, I watched Chappaquidick also.  I also thought it was done pretty well. 

At the end of my f2f book club meetings, someone usually recommends something from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu or even regular TV.  Our fearless leader said he and his wife had totally enjoyed watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.  I told him I had tried, but couldn't get into it.  Last night, after having gotten tired of watching my UK/Ireland/Scotland detective stories, I decided to go back and give MMM another try.  Was I ever glad I did!  Aside from the too "salty/dirty" language, it was a total riot.  The clothes of the era, backgrounded by wonderful music  and the terrific Jewish humor, all wrapped up in a stellar ensemble cast was ( I can only think "awesome").  The Mrs. Maisel actress certainly deserved her Emmy. And I think all the other cast members deserved an Emmy too.  Especially "susie" and Tony Shaloub. I remember some of you talking about this show earlier.  Now I'm on your side about it!

I enjoy "Acorn TV" 
"800 words",   
"A Place to call home",   
"Rake "
"Janet King", 
"East of Everything" ...
for just a few. 

I particularly love the series and shows
from Australia.      I can understand them better,
as they seem to speak "English" with an accent that
is similar ( via my ears) to American English.

Acorn TV comes pretty cheap to at less the $6
a month for me  here on Roku.   

I loved " Mrs. Maisel"   and might watch it again,
soon.    I have a habit of repeating shows that I enjoy
and seem to enjoy them again the second or third
time around.    (Funny) 

"Chappaquiddick"  always brings sadness to my eyes.. 

It is such a stark reminder of all of the things
that we do not know,  and even if we do know,
choose not to remember  when making our
political choices..    But I also believe
that it is not only in Politics that we
might choose to forgive and forget,
or choose sometimes to remember and never
forgive or forget especially in  in our own
personal lives. 

I guess that is very much a part of our
very human nature.   

And so it goes, here in the land of Denial...
(Not a river in Egypt!!)

Sandy

 

Sandy -  Thank you for your thoughtful comments on my post about  Chappaquiddick. Very well said!  Interesting how most incidents from so long ago, both personal and political, are still there, stored away in our memory banks, just waiting to be dredged up.  The old song, The Way We Were, says so much about all those, "misty water colored memories", from so long ago.   
Ah yes, the land of denial and regret . . . I know it well.

Tome -  Happy to hear that you took another look at Mrs. Maisel, and now you're liking it!   It's so refreshing to have a comedy to enjoy on TV.  Most of the series shows are so dark/. Those dramas, along with the actual news stories, can really be depressing.   

Watched this tv interview this morning...I just wanted to give this lady a hug...she taught me much more about life in such a short few minutes...A truly Inspirational and wonderful lady...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8MttWAj9bg

Jackie thanks for posting the lady was very interesting

Gloria - deAngel...wasn't she just...didn't she have a wonderful attitude...She is now a psychologist...

Jackie - I just watched and listened to the interview, and as you said, it was extremely inspirational.  It always amazes when I hear people speak who were in Auschwitz, and the other camps . . . that they never gave up hope.  As she said, it was her spirit that could not be broken.

Just shows that she is a far better person than all those that were behind those terrible atrocities will ever be...I cant for the life of me imagine what those people ( The Jews ) must have went through at their mercy...they were just monsters...

And yet very few of the people that were involved running the camps were brought to trial. It took thousand of people working in them all during the war. Most said were forced to do it. All together over 14 million died . But prior to that time millions died the same way during the Armenian Holocaust by Turkey. Not much done about that also. Most people never heard about that one. Wonder what will come next.

I've seen an article that some of the top Nazi's went to South American countries and were granted asylum.  I can't remember which, but think Brazil was one.

Sue

Sue - hundreds of Nazi officers went to Argentina, at the end of WWII, and remained until they died there, many years later of natural causes.  A few were found by Jewish authorities, and arrested and brought back to Israel to stand trial for War Crimes.  The most famous one who was captured in Argentina, and was tried in Israel, was Adolph Eichmann.  He was found guilty, and was executed by hanging.