Yes. The remake was The Gift of Love with Lauren Bacall and Robert Stack in 1958, but I didn't see that one. There may even be more recent remakes than that one.
Saw Joaquin Phoenix in an interview - interesting guy.
I say a good movie the other night about a guy named Vivien T. Thomas - very good movie, it was called:
Something the Lord Made movielink
I didn't see that either, Raggedy.
aside:
Smooth Move is drivin me nuts.
Husker, it appears that Joaquin has a scar above his lip.
I'm not familiar with Joaquin.
edgar, did you see The Gladiator with Russell Crowe? Joaquin Phoenix played the sicko emperor. He and River Phoenix are brothers and Craven knows them from the cult of which they were all a part at one time.
River Phoenix played young Indiana Jones. He died after taking some weird stuff at Depp's Viper Club.
I saw Gladiator and part of Young Indiana Jones. So I've seen him, but can't put a face to it.
Here ya go, edgar:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Joaquin+Phoenix&btnG=Google+Search
One of these days, I'm going to learn to do a picture like Raggedy.
Right now on Turner Classic Movies "31 Days to Oscar" series is best actress nominee Debbie Reynolds in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"
Pardon me while I watch a star!
I just had to share this lineup. This is TCM's schedule for the next few days:
Wednesday, February 9
6:00 AM Dangerous (35)
7:30 AM Lili (53)
9:00 AM Butterfield 8 (60)
11:00 AM Suspicion (41)
1:00 PM The Unsinkable Molly Brown (64)
3:15 PM Madame Curie (43)
5:30 PM Sunrise at Campobello ('60)
8:00 PM Coal Miner?s Daughter ('80)
10:15 PM Magnificent Obsession ('54)
12:15 AM Long Day?s Journey Into Night ('62)
3:15 AM Anna Christie ('30)
4:45 AM Their Own Desire ('29)
Thursday, February 10
6:00 AM The Big House ('30)
7:30 AM A Free Soul ('31)
9:15 AM Mourning Becomes Electra ('?47)
12:00 PM Citizen Kane ('41)
2:00 PM Gaslight ('44)
4:00 PM Lust for Life ('56)
6:15 PM The Search ('48)
8:00 PM Random Harvest ('42)
10:15 PM Philadelphia ('93)
12:30 AM The China Syndrome ('79)
2:45 AM I Never Sang for My Father ('69)
4:30 AM Bad Day at Black Rock ('55)
Friday, February 11
6:00 AM The Front Page ('31)
7:45 AM Yankee Doodle Dandy ('42)
10:15 AM Goodbye Mr. Chips ('39)
12:15 PM The Yearling ('46)
2:30 PM The Human Comedy ('43)
4:30 PM The Sunshine Boys ('75)
6:30 PM The Lavender Hill Mob ('51)
8:00 PM Father of the Bride ('50)
10:00 PM Tootsie ('82)
12:00 AM The Buddy Holly Story ('78)
2:00 AM Network ('76)
4:15 AM Raging Bull ('80)
Saturday, Feb 12
6:30 AM The Bridge of San Luis Rey ('44)
8:00 AM The Lost Patrol ('34)
9:15 AM The Fall of the Roman Empire ('64)
12:30 PM To Kill a Mockingbird ('62)
2:45 PM The Magnificent Seven ('60)
5:00 PM The Big Country ('58)
8:00 PM Superman: The Movie ('78)
10:30 PM Jaws ('75)
12:45 AM Papillon ('73)
3:30 AM The Pink Panther ('64)
Quite a line-up. I can't get those. Molly Brown captivated me, with all the energy Debby put into it. I bought a DVD of it a while back.
Well, eoe and all, Magnificent Obsession was on last night, but I really didn't want to see it. Once was enough.
I sorta recall the lyrics to Molly's "Belly up to the Bar Boys, Belly up to the bar."
"Unsinkable" only suffers from length and Reynolds had already proven she was the consumate song and dance gal (as well as a great comedian) in "Singin' in the Rain." Her Vegas show is a great experience comparable to Streisand's special concerts (just saw the DVD of Bab's 1992 MGM Grand concert and, of all people, Mel Gibson was in the audience smiling and applauding -- makes one wonder if his politics are what people believe they are). "I Ain't Down Yet" is another showstopper but many songs which deserved more time and a better presentation drag on the movie.
Debby Reynolds had a recording career after Tammy and the Bacheler played. Her singing of the theme was one of the big hits of '57 and she went on to record a string of pretty good singles.
I did have that recording, edgarblythe. I guess I'll have to search for the DVD's of her albums. Haven't quite filled in all of the great 50's and 60's vocalist (there's a best of Dean Martin at Target right now for under $7.00!) Speaking of Target, if you like Michael Buble, his new album and a special short CD are on sale until the 12th at Target. The general release DVD is $9.95 and the exclusive Target add-on is $5.99. I had to get a rain check as it's already sold out at my Target (they are expecting new stock today).
I first saw 'Unsinkable..." when I was a little kid. Loved it then, love it now.
"Magnificent Obsession" was never a favorite of mine. I've seen it in bits and pieces but never all the way through. The Wyman/Hudson pairing had no sparks, to me.
No sparks is right, eoe.
Good grief, Mr. Wizard. Michael Buble--a reincarnation of Sinatra, right? Someone posted a thread about him and I listened to the music sample. The next thing I knew, the entire thread was deleted.
That's strange -- guess I might post another on his new album. He's been a guest on Ellen Degeneres and The Tonight Show. I think he is kind of a combination of Sinatra and Jack Jones. At least he's a great crooner and also can swing. I have the DVD of his European tour and he needs to do a full-on concert DVD.
I don't know what sparks didn't fly in "MO" but I think it was the methodical style of the director rather than Hudson or Wyman. Of course, it could be that Wyman suspected Hudson's sexual choice and Ronald Reagan, at least at that time, was notoriously homophobic. His character in "King's Row" was gay in the novel but he insisted he would not do the part unless that was played down. Played down? It was totally erased.
Watching "Unsinkable..." yesterday, the actress who played Mrs. McGraw stood out to me like never before. I'd seen her in something else, recently, but couldn't remember what. I looked her up on IMdb and lo' and behold, she played Natalie Wood's mother in "Splendor in the Grass", which I'd just watched the day before. What astounds me is the fact that I've seen both of these films about a million times apiece since the time I was a child, own them both on dvd and yet, I'd never tied this actress, Audrey Christie, to both.
Revisiting old films, I am continually surprised at the familiar faces in the supporting cast. That's one big reason I go out of my way to see them now.
test, edgar
http://www.nndb.com/people/898/000025823/autograph11.jpg
didn't work.
I will have to start over, I guess. I was trying to copy a picture of Joaquin Phoenix.
