Mary-kate have you ever watched David Starkey? I've enjoyed all the programmes he made on the Tudors and on the monarchy, his books are quite interesting too but he does have a slight bias. I'm familiar with the name, but I don't tend to watch a lot of modern documentaries. To me, they often seem h...

Thank you all for your information. I think I may be giving ClassicFlix a try before too long. They have an incredible catalog of titles; I wish Netflix would start carrying MOD DVD's.

Mary-Kate, If there is one negative to Classic-Flix, it is the slowness of delivery. I can't argue with that and it can be frustrating. Netflix has it all over the competition in that regard. Right now I'm not spending as much time watching movies so I'm fine with the slow flow, but it's not for ev...

I think that it depends on whether you've updated your computer recently. I have that happen all the time, sometimes it just comes up and says 'image' but then when I update my computer, whatever app that is in charge of reading photos kicks in and lets me see it again. Thanks for explaining that t...

It's worked out nicely in that what ClassicFlix doesn't have, Netflix often will, and vice-versa. I have a 9.99 a month plan at ClassicFlix, for one DVD at a time, unlimited.[/color] Miss G, I hope you don't mind my asking, but how satisfied are you with ClassicFlix's delivery speed? I'm seriously ...

Thanks very much for explaining that to me! Actually, the York line wasn't very direct either. You're quite welcome; glad to help. Yes, by the time the smoke cleared, there just weren't many claimants left. Madness, madness. My friends all know I'm a bit of a geek, perhaps the condition is catching...

The Warner Archive Collection just posted a bunch of new titles to the "pre-order" section of their webpage, including a bunch of Monogram and Allied Artists Westerns... but sadly, Wild Stallion was not one of them. So I asked again on their Facebook page the status as they had said last ...

I loved your music video using Simple Gifts with highlights from the film. Aw, thanks. :D Always glad to hear that. By any chance, was Saint Louis a cardinal? I hope not! We're in Peabody and Sherman territory here. :wink: Actually, he was a King of France. He managed to be an exemplary man and a d...

I'm inclined to think that assessment of Henry VII is a little biased in his favour, history is like reading film biographies, it depends on the biographer/historian but then I might have read the material biased in the other direction. People are so self-effacingly polite here, it's a real pleasur...

Thank you Moira, and thanks for sharing your memories as well... I've always associated the term "walking papers" with military dismissal ... but I guess it can apply anywhere! That Dmytryk called The Reluctant Saint one of his favorites suggests to me that he might have had a preference f...

Henry VIII started out well, but sadly became (in the words to Charles Dickens) a disgraceful "blot of blood and grease upon the History of England." Henry VII seems to have been a pretty thorough "cold fish", chock full of avarice and a several other character defects, but after...

Oops, my apologies, Mary-Kate. Don`t know how that slipped by me. :oops: Think nothing of it, there's no harm done! :) There is a book by that title. The third-edition paperback from my shelves, well-worn and very well-loved: http://www.cgerr.com/sso/asides-TheyHadFacesThen.jpg If they don't show i...

Thank you for calling our attention to a film I had never heard of. This is just the sort of film that falls through the cracks. Dmytryk's THE JUGGLER is another obscure but worthwhile film. You're welcome; thanks for returning the favor by telling me about a film that I had never heard of before. ...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xGzC-KWxFk[/youtube] But we all know who the referee is here... Oh man, Wendy -- a total gem! Interesting, isn`t it, how cartoon caricatures of today`s so-called stars lack the animation magic. But then those celebs had character. Um --- last I checked, my n...

TIM HOLT ! :shock: What? Where? Will they show "The Arizona Ranger" ? If they don't show it, I have a copy I transferred from VHS. It's one of Tim's all time best, and I'd be happy to share it. Great stuff, Wendy! Thanks for the link. Nice to have a remembrance of Jack Holt, who, as activ...