Hello from Ottawa Canada

[jamesjazzguitar]

Welcome from Southern California; note that your avatar looks like Troy Johnson from the Food Network.

[jimimac71]

A greeting from Northern California!

[CanuckNoir]

Welcome from Southern California; note that your avatar looks like Troy Johnson from the Food Network.

Thanks. Don't know this Troy fella so I can't comment on the similarity or not. I had an artist do a caricature of me years ago and have adopted it as my profile pic.

Jealous that you are in SoCal and close to the movie action so to speak. Hoping to get to visit Hollywood sometime next year as a dream vacation. Been to LA once but was stuck in Anaheim the whole time there and did not get to see the good stuff.

[Cinemaspeak59]

Welcome to this great film forum.

[HoldenIsHere]

Welcome!

My paternal grandfather was from Ontario but he's lived for the most of his life in the US, specifically Chicago.

[ElCid]

Hello everyone,

Just discovered this forum as I was doing 'research' (Google) on the annual TCM filmfest which I'm thinking of attending next year.
A Montrealer by birth (which I still visit at least once a month) but now living in Ottawa, our nation's capital just a few hours away.

I've got too many hobbies to mention but a lifelong cinephile of just about all film genres. Grew up as a geeky Science Fiction "Monster" kid but my tastes have expanded tremendously since then. My emphasis of the last few years have been mostly gritty Film Noir but I can just as easily watch a cheesy flick on occasion to just wind down.

I don't subscribe to any TV channels but I got a vast 6000+ DVD/BR collection that I can choose from and watch at least 5-6 films a week.
I have also been writing movie reviews since 2009 on a WordPress site where I'm nearing 600 reviews, something that I just do for the fun of it. (https://lazaruslair.wordpress.com/ for those interested).

I hope to learn about movies that have escaped my radar so far to add to my movie enjoyment.

Thanks to the Admins for creating this forum.

Welcome from Upstate South Carolina. We visited Montreal area several years ago for about a week. Very nice place and had a good time. We took Amtrak to Washington and switched to the Montrealer. Nice train, but gone now.

[jamesjazzguitar]

Welcome from Southern California; note that your avatar looks like Troy Johnson from the Food Network.

Thanks. Don't know this Troy fella so I can't comment on the similarity or not. I had an artist do a caricature of me years ago and have adopted it as my profile pic.

Jealous that you are in SoCal and close to the movie action so to speak. Hoping to get to visit Hollywood sometime next year as a dream vacation. Been to LA once but was stuck in Anaheim the whole time there and did not get to see the good stuff.

If you are in the Hollywood area make sure you visit Edmunds Bookshop. The shop opened in 1938 and has the best collection of classic Hollywood 'stuff'.

[CanuckNoir]

If you are in the Hollywood area make sure you visit Edmunds Bookshop. The shop opened in 1938 and has the best collection of classic Hollywood 'stuff'.

Thanks for the tip.

I used to be a voracious reader (Mostly novels including novel later adapted to movies as well as 'novels' that were adaptions of original movie screenplays) but now only read sporadically. I have read a number of Cinema/Hollywood books over the years (yes, including both Hollywood Babylon books ) and a few bios. The most recent was a book on Vincent Price which was a fun and informative read. I do hope to read more books later filmed as some of the classic Film Noir. Got a bunch sitting on a shelf waiting for me to pick up but finding the time is always the issue, right?

I'll have to wait a while like Burgess Meredith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAxARJyaTEA

[jimimac71]

Burgess Meredith was a pain in the butt judge on the TV show In The Heat of the Night.
But as The Penguin on Batman in the 60s, he was great.
Not sure how much television from down here you have access to.

[Detective Jim McLeod]

" I like Jimmy in just about anything except maybe ROPE. That was unfortunate miscasting in my opinion and I don't think Stewart knew just what to do with that character.

I am not a big fan of Rope either. Stewart is OK but not the best choice for the role. Maybe Clifton Webb would have been better?

[Swithin]

Burgess Meredith was a pain in the butt judge on the TV show In The Heat of the Night.
But as The Penguin on Batman in the 60s, he was great.
Not sure how much television from down here you have access to.

Burgess Meredith helped me with a professional project many years ago. He was an extremely kind and responsive artist. When I thanked him, he sent me a present: a recording he had made of Gold Rush songs.


This is a photo of the LP; Burgess sent me the CD.

[jimimac71]

Gosh, I don't imagine him as a singer.
Kind of resembles Andy Griffith, who was actually good at singing.
You have to get past Mama Guitar from A Face in the Crowd.

[NoShear]

CanuckNoir, my favorite actress is Norma Shearer. Also a Montrealer by birth, she eventually reached the San Fernando Valley:



You presumably will want to visit near where The Tower of Lies scene was shot when you take that dream vacation of yours...

[Bronxgirl48]

I'll have to take another look at LIFEBOAT. I remember Robert Osborne comparing John Hodiak to Marlon Brando. Not so sure about that, lol. I like Bernard Hermann's "rustic" score for THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY. Still trying to process MR. AND MRS. SMITH but it does deal with a familiar Hitch theme of marriage as being essentially problematical. I like Jimmy in just about anything except maybe ROPE. That was unfortunate miscasting in my opinion and I don't think Stewart knew just what to do with that character. Haven't seen SHENANDOAH and only remember bits and pieces of FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX.

You know, I don't think I've ever seen Hitch's MR. AND MRS. SMITH. Going to have to remedy that.
I have watched ROPE but that was so long ago I don't remember much aside from that it was filmed as one long contiguous scene. The fact that I can't remember much belies that it was not high on my Hitch list.

As far as Stewart being miscast, I think THE SPIRIT OF ST-LOUIS wins hands down. Not too often a 50ish actor is cast to play a 20ish role. Stewart did his best but it was clear he was not the spring chicken the role demanded. I enjoy that film as a historical (such as it is) and technical movie rather than an outright drama.

Question: Is it the norm to CAPITALIZE movie titles on this forum? Did not look to see if there was a post or FAQ on how things are done here.

I too am a "Monster Kid" (and frequent a certain horror film message board -- you probably know the one I mean) and have never outgrown my love for that genre.

I don't know what message board you are talking about as this is the only message board I'm actually using at the moment and the first one in years.
I used to participate in a number of them (recycled SF BBS forums, a local B-Movie forum as well as forums for some of my other hobbies), but one by one they disappeared over the years and these days most of my info and interaction is via Facebook and YouTube. It was on a whim of a Google search that led me to this forum and I was pleasantly surprised to see that board like this are still active. Good on you folks.

I almost forgot about THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS -- you're right, lol.

MR. AND MRS. SMITH is an interesting Hitch oddity. But you can't go wrong with Carole Lombard or Robert Montgomery.

Not sure if it's "correct" to name another message board so I'll refrain for now. This site been around for over twenty years and is quite fun and informative. The posters have extensive knowledge of horror movies and all its sub-genres.

Except for Stewart, I find ROPE moderately entertaining, especially the macabre double-entendre wordplay. ("I write for a beauty magazine, with a column on the body beautiful", etc.)

[jimimac71]

I like "The Spirit of St. Louis" and for the same reason.
Don't believe we have any solid protocol for movie titles and how you display them.
I use either quotes or bold most of the time, but not all caps.
Guess I am not detail oriented as thinking of Jimmy Stewart as an old-timer playing a younger role didn't come to mind.
My favorite line is "Switch to a tank with some gas in it."
The idea of someone talking to themselves lends itself to being old.
I believe "Rope" was shot one reel at a time, in real time, which is fascinating.
I'm a bigger fan of "Rear Window."
CanuckNoir: You may have an award-winning avatar!