That is interesting (about Ossie Davis).
The only singing group with a fruity name that I've been able to think of is Peaches and Herb, but they're not fictional and they never made any movies. So I'll make three guesses in the hope of getting another clue:
Tom Cruise (magazine publisher in Vanilla Sky)
Woody Harrelson (magazine publisher in The People vs. Larry Flynt)
Hugh Marlowe (fictional playwright in All About Eve)
I think the magazine publisher might be the most difficult to guess. (I didn't see the movie)
Singing Group - think
The tree is very pretty and the flower is sweet but the fruit is impossible to eat.
and everytime I think of the teacher movie, I think of candy.
Aside: Candy just made me think of "Candide". Did anyone here watch it? I thought the singers were very good.
I watched the first act of Candide, and taped the rest of it to watch later. I agree about the singers. Would I be reading too much into your comment (and mine) if I interpreted it as meaning that you didn't think so highly of the production itself? I thought the humor was way too broad, to the point where I almost turned it off a few times, but didn't because every time I was about to do so, they started a song I like.
I should be able to come up with the answer to your movie question, given those broad hints. Now all I have to do is find the time to work on them...
I'm still lost. Your clue seems to be a reference to the song "Lemon Tree", but the only singing group I think of when I think of that song is Peter, Paul, and Mary, and they're not fictional. And the only movie I can find with a soundtrack that includes "Lemon Tree" is Apollo 13, and that doesn't lead anywhere. I think we need mac or lois to come along and crack this one.
Yes. You've got the right tree. But it's not the "tree" I'm after.
Yes, you interpreted correctly. I also taped Candide, and it was on while I was doing other things, but I really don't care to watch it. I loved what I heard though. I had never seen it before so it came as a surprise. (lol)
I think we're the only ones playing this game today Bree, so:
Teacher - Movie title always makes me think of candy.
Fictional playwright - Johnny Mercer song
Magazine publisher - What you'd most likely see me do each time a solicitor calls.
Member of fictional singing group - Fruity group and --you've got the right tree.
I've been reading the clues, but I'm still clueless.
(the one on the left)
Teacher - Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Fictional playwright - Something's Gotta Give
Magazine publisher - Hanging Up
Member of fictional singing group - The Lemon Sisters
I may not be around A2K much tomorrow -- I'll be home waiting for the cable guy to come and install a high-speed internet connection (which my employer is paying for, since they want me to be able to work at home in the event of a blizzard, blackout, etc., which is kind of a mixed blessing), and I won't be able to get online until he shows up since I want to keep the telephone free in case the cable company calls. But (assuming I'm right about this question, and how could I not be after practically being spoon-fed the answer?), I'll be back with a new question when I get a chance.
Yes Bree. Love the picture.
I was just getting ready to type "when an irresistable force such as you meets an old immovable object such as me", when I saw your answer.
One of my favorite song lyrics! Followed closely by, "When an irresistible smile such as yours warms an old implacable heart such as mine." Who uses words like "implacable" in song lyrics these days?
I wouldn't know because I don't know what they're saying half the time.
Isn't it nice that you might be able to work at home, blizzards aside. You could always use the "threat" of one as an excuse. And, you'll love cable internet. You can play the game and still talk on the phone. (lol)
Before I post the next question, I wanted to mention a CD I took out of the library recently and am enjoying a lot: a song recital by the countertenor David Daniels (accompanied on the guitar by Craig Ogden) called a Quiet Thing. I usually find the countertenor voice a little offputting to listen to, but I'm really enjoying this, partly because of Daniels's artistry, and partly because the music on the CD -- which is a mix of popular, folk, and classical -- is so gorgeous. The title song, by Fred Ebb (of Kander and Ebb) is an absolutely lovely song that I had never heard before. Other popular or folk songs on the CD are My Shining Hour, Shenandoah, and Beautiful Dreamer. On the classical side, he sings two songs by Dowland, three by Bellini, and two versions of Ave Maria (the Bach/Gounod and the Schubert). All in all, a pleasant surprise.
Now back to movies. Our next actor has played:
Newspaper reporter
Fictional prince
Fictional novelist
Fictional painter
I can't find a sample of David Daniels' voice on the net. I'm not familiar with him, and yet his name is so familiar. I did find Streisand's "A Quiet Thing" and the lyrics are entirely different from the sample of A Quiet Thing from the soundtrack of Flora, the Red Menace, at Amazon.
Streisand quote:
A "standard" song is one that stands the test of time... like "God Bless the Child", which Billie Holiday sang with such anguished eloquence. It was a favourite of Jon Peters, who suggested that I do it.
I thought putting together "A Quiet Thing", from the Kander and Ebb Score for FLORA, THE RED MENACE, and "There Won't Be Trumpets", a song dropped from the Stephen Sondheim show ANYONE CAN WHISTLE, would complement each other. Both tell a dramatic story, like most of my favourite songs.
No one at the record company, however, shared my enthusiasm. They thought the songs didn't belong on a "contemporary" album like BUTTERFLY. I agreed... partially, because I knew that one day I woudl release them. Recording that medley is what first got me thinking about doing a Broadway album.
Lyrics:
When it all comes true
Just the way you planned
It's funny but the bells don't ring
It's a quiet thing
When you hold the world
In your trembling hand
You think you'd hear a choir singing
But it's a quiet thing
There are no exploding fireworks
Where's the boring of the crowds
Maybe it's the strange new atmosphere
Way up here among the clouds
There won't be trumpets or balls of fire
To say he's coming,
No roman candles, no angel's choir
No sound of distant drumming,
He may not be the cavalier
Tall and graceful, fair and strong,
Doesn't matter just as long as he
Comes along
But not with trumpets or lightning flashing
Or shining armor,
He may be daring, he may be dashing
Or maybe he's a farmer,
I can wait, what's another day?
He has lots of hills to climb
And a hero doesn't come till
The nick of time
Don't look for trumpets or whistles tooting
To guarantee him,
There won't be trumpets, but sure as shooting
You'll know him when you see him
Don't know when, don't know where,
I can't even say that I care
All I know is the minute you turn
And he's suddenly there
There won't be trumpets
There are no trumpets
Who needs trumpets?
Happiness comes in on tiptoe
Well what d'ya know
It's a quiet thing
A very quiet thing
And then I read: David Daniels's A Quiet Thing, named one of the Top 10 Classical Vocal Recordings of 2003 by Amazon.Com.
I'm familiar with "There Won't Be Trumpets" from Dawn Upshaw's version of it on her CD, I Wish It So, which I also highly recommend. It was one of those CDs that I played to death when I first bought it, and then I put it aside and haven't listened to it in ages -- thanks for reminding me of it! The combination of the two songs is a great idea.
Amazon has the Daniels recording of A Quiet Thing, with samples you can listen to. (I'm not surprised you couldn't find it -- I had to dig around a bit to find it. I don't think Amazon has a good method of indexing their music selections, because I've always had trouble finding CDs on Amazon, even when I know they have them.) It's at:
Amazon listing for A Quiet Thing
I just thought of a funny coincidence: another song on the Dawn Upshaw CD is "Stay Well", which you just mentioned a few days ago in connection with Andrea Marcovicci's recording of it. (I guess we should be used to this sort of thing by now.)
I think we're on some sort of undiscovered wave length, Bree. Just so we don't start hearing voices.
Thank you for the link, Bree. I don't know how I overlooked it. I can't believe that man's voice. Really. I've listened to all the samples. "So Pretty" has piqued my curiosity. I think I'll add him to my collection. Have you ever seen Daniels perform?
Just before I saw your question, I was making a list of movies I'd like to see on TCM for recording purposes and put a question mark before The Sun Also Rises. I did list The Razor's Edge, though. I didn't reply right away because I was checking out Mr. Daniels. Are we on the same wave length? (lol)
I've never seen David Daniels perform live. He got very good reviews in a Handel opera called Rodelinda, which the Met did earlier this season, but I didn't move quickly enough to get a ticket.
Tyrone Power would have been a good choice, but he isn't who I'm thinking of. The actor I have in mind wasn't born until several years after Tyrone Power died. Since his movies are all so recent, a hint or two is probably in order:
The movie in which he played a fictional artist has the same title as a classic novel on which it is very loosely based. However, the character in the novel was not an artist (so don't go looking for novels about artists).
The movie in which he played a fictional novelist was actually the second movie in which he played the same character. I didn't say he had played a novelist twice because, in the first movie, his character wasn't a novelist yet, but only dreamed of becoming one. In the second movie, his character has written a novel based on his experiences in the first movie.
Oh darn. I thought I had it for sure. I'm logging off now, but I'll be thinking about it in my dreams.
I hope you're enjoying your high speed cable (I think that's what they call it.)
I'm having trouble getting the high speed cable to work on my personal laptop (as distinguished from the laptop the office provided for when I work at home) because AOL still looks for a telephone line when I try to connect, and then tells me it can't find a dial tone. I think it's just a question of changing my AOL set-up, but I didn't know how to do that until I e-mailed a computer-savvy friend today, and she made a suggestion. I haven't tried her suggestion yet (too busy doing more fun things, like A2K), but I'll give it a try tomorrow.
I'll be logging off shortly too, to sleep perchance to dream.
I was going to post Ethan Hawke, but the clue "several years after Power died " made me change my mind.(Hawke was born in 1970.) So I went upstairs, but then I thought --"perchance to dream" -- that's got to be Hamlet. So here I am again.
Ethan Hawke
Newspaper reporter - Snow Falling on Cedars
Fictional Prince - Hamlet
Fictional novelist - Before Sunset
Fictional painter - Great Expectations
And now I'm out of here.
You're exactly right. Sorry if the "several years" part was misleading: I didn't want to be too specific, and I thought "several" was an appropriate way of describing 12 years (Power died in 1958).
I thought of Ethan Hawke because I'm making up my personal 10-best list for 2004 (even though I still haven't seen all the 2004 releases I intend to see, like The Aviator), and Before Sunset will definitely have a place on the list.
