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by ken123
December 22nd, 2010, 3:10 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Senate Passes first responders Bill
Replies: 0
Views: 1540

Senate Passes first responders Bill

The good news can be found at http:/huffingtonpost.com/ - Chicago lost two firefighters today due to an collapsed roof at a South Shore adandoned warehouse where the men were fighting a fire and looking for homeless people who may have been using the warehouse as a shelter.
by ken123
December 22nd, 2010, 3:00 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Gone With or Without fanfare
Replies: 2721
Views: 790367

Re: Gone With or Without fanfare

JackFavell wrote:It seems to be about the wrong Steve Landesberg.
Could be, but IMHO it makes for interesting reading, especially the Village Voice article from December 1963.

Take a peek at the Wikipedia arctice on Mr. Landesberg.
by ken123
December 22nd, 2010, 2:51 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Gone With or Without fanfare
Replies: 2721
Views: 790367

Re: Gone With or Without fanfare

The Eductional Forum as an interesting thread on a Steve Landesberg http://eductionforum.ipbhost.com/index.php? to acess this index page, this thread has just started with the announcement of Mr Landesberg death
by ken123
December 20th, 2010, 7:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Tea Party Leader Wants Methodist Church to Disband
Replies: 0
Views: 1533

Tea Party Leader Wants Methodist Church to Disband

Well you should never talk politics or religion if you want to have any firends, but some things at least need to be given the light of day so people know what is going on . Judson Phillips, a leader in the tea party movement, says that the Methodist Church should disband because, in his words, &quo...
by ken123
December 20th, 2010, 2:01 am
Forum: Musicals
Topic: Love At Last
Replies: 22
Views: 8916

Re: Love At Last

On my first date with my late wife I was t6hinking about having more dates, on our second date I was sure that I was going to marry here, about 6 weeks later I did. :D
by ken123
December 19th, 2010, 2:57 am
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: Create Your Own Noir Nightmare
Replies: 35
Views: 15812

Re: Create Your Own Noir Nightmare

The Case of Phantom Floozie A Warner Bros Motion Picture A Hal Wallis Production Director:William Wellman Screenplay:Ben Hecht - Adopted for the Earle Stanley Gardner novel The Case of the Missing Moll Directer of Photography:Sol Polito Art Director:Jack Okey Running time 77 minutes Released January...
by ken123
December 18th, 2010, 11:28 pm
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: Create Your Own Noir Nightmare
Replies: 35
Views: 15812

Re: Create Your Own Noir Nightmare

A Purposeful Life ( aka Montana Under the Stars ) An RKO Picture Producer:Edmund Granger Director:Jacques Tourneur Screenplay:Borden Chase Director of Photography:Russell Harlan - Who replaced Nicholas Musuraca Musical Score:George Duning & Roy Webb Art Direction:Albert D' Agostino & Jack Ok...
by ken123
December 18th, 2010, 8:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Christians Flee Iraq
Replies: 1
Views: 1485

Christians Flee Iraq

Since the October bombing of Our Lady of Salvation Catholioc Church in Bagdad the Christian community has has been in a state of panic and are leaving in massive numbers, according to an article in today HuffingtonPost, online news. :(
by ken123
December 18th, 2010, 7:00 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Fascists in High Places
Replies: 0
Views: 1263

Fascists in High Places

Tonight on The Essentials TCM is showing Meet John Doe where the character played by Edward Arnold is an extremely wealthy businessman who takes over a failing newspaper in order to brainwash the American people into believing what is false is actually true.* The Keeper of the Flame starring Tracy &...
by ken123
December 18th, 2010, 6:19 pm
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: House of Strangers
Replies: 6
Views: 3341

Re: House of Strangers

I believe that this film is sadly unknown today. :(
by ken123
December 18th, 2010, 4:03 pm
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Who Are Your Screen Parents?
Replies: 49
Views: 12336

Re: Who Are Your Screen Parents?

Mongo,
Thanks a ton. Seeing Ms Harris always makes for a great day ! :D
by ken123
December 18th, 2010, 2:19 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: TCM Remembers
Replies: 20
Views: 6936

Re: TCM Remembers

I see, on the TCM boards, that Neva Patterson died the same day as Blake Edwards. I've always liked her. Desk Set with Tracey & Hepburn was one of her better known films. RIP :(
by ken123
December 18th, 2010, 2:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: WHAT FILMS HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
Replies: 8122
Views: 1771234

Re: WHAT FILMS HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?

The book " Deep Politics and the Death of JFK " by Peter Dale Scott has some information about Lait & Mortimer in reguard to the Chicago - New York mobs that may be of interest, in the same book the Chicago mob and the racing wire cover several chapters, Drew Pearson tells you who actu...
by ken123
December 18th, 2010, 2:05 pm
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: What About Betty Grable?
Replies: 8
Views: 2824

Re: What About Betty Grable?

IMHO Betty Grable needed a stong supporting cast in order to have an enjoyable film, her looks ( Im sure that I am in a minority here ) were ok and while I am a great admirerer of female legs hers were just a bit above average not as good as Marlenas, Cyds, or Ann Dvoraks, as shown a while back in t...
by ken123
December 18th, 2010, 1:49 pm
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Who Are Your Screen Parents?
Replies: 49
Views: 12336

Re: Who Are Your Screen Parents?

Ruth Hussey and Laraine Day...two sensible sisters there Jackaaaaa a aaaaay. Ken...I'm loving your family. Barbara McNair??? T h eresa Harris??? Phyllis Coates? Malone as a brunette? In a word... WOW!! CineMaven, In the early 1960's local channell 5 ran late Sunday night a chat show fronted by Jack...