(maybe it could have worked with Gene Kelly, who was about 12 years younger than Fred)

Guys, I know I'm going to incur wrath here but....can I just say that I have never cottoned to FUNNY FACE? In fact, it has taken me more than a few times to actually get through the whole movie. And I am someone who loves Astaire, Audrey, and Stanley Donen! I've been trying to analyze why I'm not a ...

HoldenIsHere wrote: ↑Today, 12:12 pm

Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑May 18th, 2024, 9:29 pm I guess I mean no.

One could never that you're "just a girl who cain't say no."

Yes, me and Gloria Grahame.

Cinemaspeak59 wrote: ↑Today, 6:52 am Nothing much to quibble about. Maybe replace Guys and Dolls with Kiss Me Kate. Kathryn Grayson had her best role, and Ann Miller was equally good.

Agree about KISS ME KATE.

Looking forward to Robert Taylor in QUO VADIS. I like him (and his Nebraska accent) in these kinds of roles, lol.

They should have had SAMSON AND DELILAH on this Mediterrean ticket. Hedy Lamarr's best (i.e. most animated) performance of her entire wooden career.

Maybe someone keeps spilling celery tonic in the control room.

Hibi wrote: ↑Today, 2:05 pm And Paul Newman's illustrious debut follows: The Silver Chalice! (or as I dub it, The Silver Phallus!)

Another turkey.

Hibi wrote: ↑Today, 2:04 pm Isn't that the Joan Collins one? Have always wanted to see it but its seldom shown on TCM and I never seem to catch it when it is shown.

Yes. But even Joan's machinations and evil schemings are ho-hum if you can believe it.

LAND OF THE PHAROAHS -- I guess every great director is entitled to make at least one bad picture in their career. "Bring the snake in a strong basket" "The gods of Egypt have spoken!" I still love the ending though. So deliciously ironic. William Faulkner worked on the script! ...

So I suppose Joan Collins is supposed to be one of those Hawks' strong women, lol.

LAND OF THE PHAROAHS -- I guess every great director is entitled to make at least one bad picture in their career.

"Bring the snake in a strong basket"

"The gods of Egypt have spoken!"

Is Jewel Robbery on right now on TCM on anyone else's TV in the East instead of Forty Guns? Ben was with Spielberg introducing Forty Guns then the screen went black for a few minutes then Jewel Robbery showed up. Anyone else experiencing the same ? YEP! SAME! No 40 Guns! LOL. Dunno what's going on ...

Annie is a favorite of mine but nobody could out-act Lotte Lenya in that role! Wunderbar!

I did, Holden! Much racier of course. And I agree about Oliver.

But there is nobody to equal Lotte Lenya as the predatory Countess/pimp. Man, that is a performance!

Yeah, which is no mean feat in a Cecil B. DeMille extravaganza.