I Just Watched...

[HoldenIsHere]

AND if you were a child of the 80s or 90s, you also ran the risk of HAVING YOUR DAD TAPE OVER IT WITH GOLF OR NASCAR.

Also, there was a risk of accidentally recording something in the middle of something else you wanted to keep because you quickly grabbed a VHS tape without a label.

So that Nada Surf's video for "Popular" video becomes a permanent part of your recording of an episode of 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN.

[CinemaInternational]

I remember this scene! Made me laugh.

In a similar Edsel vein, I had to laugh at one of the later episodes of the (all-too-short-lived) early 1990s series Brooklyn Bridge, which was set in 1956 and 1957. One supporting character was a cynical middle-aged bachelor who ran a candy store, and in the one episode, he bought an Edsel to impress the ladies.

[Lorna]

Some of you may find this interesting.



(I know massive, boneheaded, corporate mistakes usually peak my interest)

[Hibi]

Who would name their son EDSEL???? He was cursed from birth!

[Allhallowsday]

I love this movie. I own the soundtrack. I love KATHLEEN TURNER. I saw her on Broadway... you might be surprised how much!

[cmovieviewer]

I just watched The Young Lions.

About the ending...

Do you just shoot someone coming out of the woods before you see if they are armed or not? And after you kill them, do you just leave the body there without checking for identification? These guys are just walking along the road, so it's not like they are under fire. Did Han Solo shoot first?

[Andree]

Yes. Never liked Hazel, even as a kid! Perry needed that extra power to move him along.

Especially in the later seasons when he had put on quit a few pounds.

[Lorna]

Yes. Never liked Hazel, even as a kid! Perry needed that extra power to move him along.

Especially in the later seasons when he had put on quit a few pounds.

THIS FRIDAY, DELLA IS ACCUSED OF HELPING AN OLD SORORITY SISTER KILL HER HUSBAND, AND PERRY IS ON THE CASE:

[Lorna]

a very dear friend sent me a buttload of incredible DVDs, among them is 1978's DEATH ON THE NILE, which includes a MAKING OF FEATURETTE that I had NEVER seen and did not know existed (which surprises me as this film has been a minor obsession of mine)

it's always weird for me to see PETER USTINOV talking in a BRITISH ACCENT as I grew up watching his HERCULE POIROT FILMS a lot on HBO.

my mind was BLOWN to discover that THE PRODUCTION DESIGNER CONSTRUCTED AN ENTIRE REPLICA OF THE KARNAK ON A SOUNDSTAGE AT PINEWOOD STUDIOS WHICH HAD A TANK THAT WAS FLOODED (!!!!!!!!) AND ARTIFICIAL ROCKS!!!!!!!!!

I thought almost the entirety of the film- save possibly the scenes set strictly in THE SALON were filmed ON LOCATION on THE ACTUAL KARNAK (and some were)- but apparently THE EXTERIOR NIGHT SCENES WERE FILMED AT PINEWOOD because LIGHTING THEM ON LOCATION was too difficult!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!

here is the featurette on youtube, don't worry, the first 30-40 seconds have no sound, the video is not muted.

[Lorna]

i admit the chief reason i thought DEATH ON THE NILE was filmed 96% on location was because BETTE DAVIS gave an interview where she (of course) b!tched about the heat and so on and said something along the lines of "in the old days, they would have brought THE NILE to HOLLYWOOD" (meaning they'd've built it all on a set.)

now that I've seen the above featurette, I bet you anything that when THE PRODUCTION DESIGNER of DEATH ON THE NILE read that quote of BETTE'S, he had to have been like:

[Hibi]

Yes. Never liked Hazel, even as a kid! Perry needed that extra power to move him along.

Especially in the later seasons when he had put on quit a few pounds.

His weight really fluctuated during the series.

[Lorna]

Yes. Never liked Hazel, even as a kid! Perry needed that extra power to move him along.

Especially in the later seasons when he had put on quit a few pounds.

His weight really fluctuated during the series.

I'd bet you anything RAYMOND BURR was depressed.

If you only know hIM from PERRY MASON, it's WILD to come across some of his film roles in the 40's and 50's where he really got to DIG IN and play some sadistic weirdoes (HIS KIND OF WOMAN comes to mind)

PERRY MASON provided stability and visibility and a TON of money, but I imagine an actor of his abilities had to have felt BOXED IN playing things so DEADPAN for EVERY SCENE in EVERY EPISODE (I think he expected to have more A PLACE IN THE SUN moments as PERRY)

He even pokes fun at his EMOTIONLESS DEMEANOR when he plays THE JUDGE in AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL

[Lorna]

[txfilmfan]

Especially in the later seasons when he had put on quit a few pounds.

His weight really fluctuated during the series.

I'd bet you anything RAYMOND BURR was depressed.

If you only know hIM from PERRY MASON, it's WILD to come across some of his film roles in the 40's and 50's where he really got to DIG IN and play some sadistic weirdoes (HIS KIND OF WOMAN comes to mind)

PERRY MASON provided stability and visibility and a TON of money, but I imagine an actor of his abilities had to have felt BOXED IN playing things so DEADPAN for EVERY SCENE in EVERY EPISODE (I think he expected to have more A PLACE IN THE SUN moments as PERRY)

He even pokes fun at his EMOTIONLESS DEMEANOR when he plays THE JUDGE in AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL

He always had a weight issue and yo-yoed throughout his life. He supposedly dropped 100 lbs before PM started. From what I read he was originally called for the Hamilton Burger role. He almost always was the heavy in earlier roles (see Rear Window) But Gardner was convinced he was the embodiment of Mason, even though some thought the against-type casting was a risk for a relatively expensive show (for the times).

I wasn't old enough to see PM in its original run, and when it first went into syndication in the early 70s, I had no interest (what 7 or 8 year old would?). I've only started watching them in the last few years in the late night MeTV timeslot, where they've padded the runtime to 65 minutes, I suppose to air them uncut.

One thing I've noticed is that Burr has really dark circles around the eyes in most episodes/scenes. I mean really dark, as if a makeup artist went to town. I don't know why they didn't try to cover that up a bit more. Perhaps they thought people wouldn't notice while watching on their 19 inch B&W Philcos...

[Hibi]

Especially in the later seasons when he had put on quit a few pounds.

His weight really fluctuated during the series.

I'd bet you anything RAYMOND BURR was depressed.

If you only know hIM from PERRY MASON, it's WILD to come across some of his film roles in the 40's and 50's where he really got to DIG IN and play some sadistic weirdoes (HIS KIND OF WOMAN comes to mind)

PERRY MASON provided stability and visibility and a TON of money, but I imagine an actor of his abilities had to have felt BOXED IN playing things so DEADPAN for EVERY SCENE in EVERY EPISODE (I think he expected to have more A PLACE IN THE SUN moments as PERRY)

He even pokes fun at his EMOTIONLESS DEMEANOR when he plays THE JUDGE in AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL

I only knew him as Perry Mason when I was young and was shocked and surprised to see (when I got older) him playing scary heavies in earlier films (and being great in them). What a career turnaround. But also a straight jacket of sorts. Originally he tried out for the part of Burger in the series. LOL I just can't picture him playing that role now (though I'm sure he would've been ok in it).