I stopped on a movie on TCM and I said, "huh, that looks like Gene Kelly."
Well, wouldn't you know, it was. The movie? "On the Town." Never have seen this movie before.
Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.
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le nubian - Jun 22, 2014 2:07:08 pm PDT #27171 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
kat perez - Jun 22, 2014 7:05:17 pm PDT #27172 of 30000
"We have trust issues." Mylar
Oh, On the Town! Gene Kelly and a young Frank Sinatra. I adore that movie. I know I'm late to the party, but I do really have great fondness for On the Town.
The Bronx is up and the Battery's down :-)
le nubian - Jun 22, 2014 7:19:28 pm PDT #27173 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I loved the movie too! I can't believe I haven't see it before.
I also am slightly ashamed that I found Gene Kelly very sexy. Rowr.
Burrell - Jun 22, 2014 7:29:26 pm PDT #27174 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
There is no shame in that le n. Rowr is right.
Burrell - Jun 22, 2014 7:37:07 pm PDT #27175 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
BTW Dragon report: three thumbs up (saw it with the kids).
EpicTangent - Jun 22, 2014 9:31:04 pm PDT #27176 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I found Gene Kelly very sexy.
As is right and proper, IMHO.
Fred Pete - Jun 23, 2014 5:36:54 am PDT #27177 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Fourthing the sexiness of Gene Kelly.
I saw an interesting oldie yesterday -- Lightning Strikes Twice . "Trev" Trevelyan (Richard Todd) is accused of murdering his wife, Lorraine (who doesn't appear in the movie). After a hung jury (largely because one juror insisted on Not Guilty), the DA dismisses the charges. But the town (Texas desert and nearby ranches) believes he's guilty, even though they believe that Lorraine was no good. So Trev disappears. Then along comes Shelley (Ruth Roman), an actress who's come out to a dude ranch for her health. Shelley runs into Trev by accident. Shelley falls in love. And eventually we find out how Lorraine really died.
There isn't anything new here. At times, this movie feels like Rebecca as done by the junior varsity. And yet, it has so many of the virtues of the post-WW2 B picture. It doesn't try to be a bigger deal than it is. Todd and Roman make a fine pair of romantic leads. Some names among the supporting cast -- Zachary Scott as Harvey, Trev's competition for Shelley, Mercedes McCambridge and Darryl Hickman as Liza and "String," the operators of the dude ranch.
Not great, but satisfying in its own way.
Zenkitty - Jun 23, 2014 6:31:33 am PDT #27178 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Dammit, I just realized the end to Edge of Tomorrow, though satisfying, doesn't work. I can handwave it to work, but it really doesn't work.
Steph L. - Jun 23, 2014 6:38:36 am PDT #27179 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Which part, Zen? The reset to him on the helicopter? Or something else?
Polter-Cow - Jun 23, 2014 6:54:20 am PDT #27180 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Dammit, I just realized the end to Edge of Tomorrow, though satisfying, doesn't work. I can handwave it to work, but it really doesn't work.
Pretty much, yeah.