@slimfern posted:

Yes, I think I'd lean towards that version too, although I did like the old man

Gregory Ratoff and Anne Baxter had been together in a couple of films before. The major film was "All About Eve", he was the producer Max Fabian and she was Eve.

@El Loro posted:

Gregory Ratoff and Anne Baxter had been together in a couple of films before. The major film was "All About Eve", he was the producer Max Fabian and she was Eve.

deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film was ranked No. 16 on AFI's 1998 list of the 100 best American films.

It was a good film, and of course Bette Davis acted her socks off

@slimfern posted:

deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film was ranked No. 16 on AFI's 1998 list of the 100 best American films.

It was a good film, and of course Bette Davis acted her socks off

An outstanding film

The list of American films in that 1998 AFI list has "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) in 5th place.
The BFI (the British equivalent of the AFI) has a list of top British films - "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) is in 3rd place.

@El Loro posted:

The list of American films in that 1998 AFI list has "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) in 5th place.
The BFI (the British equivalent of the AFI) has a list of top British films - "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) is in 3rd place.

The BFI of all time has 'The Railway Children' at no:66
That must be a misprint surely

@slimfern posted:

The BFI of all time has 'The Railway Children' at no:66
That must be a misprint surely

The BFI carried out the survey on 1,000 people from the world of British films and television, not the general public. So although many people would choose "The Railway Children" as their favourite British film, those surveyed wouldn't be basing their choices on popularity.
For instance Joseph Losey's "The Servant" is in 22nd place. I doubt if many of the general public would have the same view. Losey didn't do popular films. The one you are most likely to have seen was his "The Go-Between"  (57th place) though I can't say I liked it. (No, I haven't seen "The Servant" as it's not a film I want to see).

night EL slim

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here, some sunny intervals forecast for later.

I hope everyone has a good day

Slim, I haven't spotted anything on the Talking Pictures tv channel which might be of interest to you which I haven't mentioned before. The film on Thursday at 15.10 (the timeslot where older films are being shown) is "Let's Be Famous" (1939) but unless you are a fan of Jimmy O'Dea an Irish comedian of that era it's unlikely to be of interest.

Film 4 has "Gideon of Scotland Yard" AKA "Gideon's Day) (1958) on Tuesday at 11.00. That's been shown before. A police procedural film starring Jack Hawkins and it was directed by John Ford. A good film.

Another film by Alice Guy made in 1907.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGj5CnPJ3QA&t=1s
The soundtrack was obviously added  - the main piece being Ray Charles' "What I'd Say" from 1959.

It's rather enjoyable

@El Loro posted:

Slim, I haven't spotted anything on the Talking Pictures tv channel which might be of interest to you which I haven't mentioned before. The film on Thursday at 15.10 (the timeslot where older films are being shown) is "Let's Be Famous" (1939) but unless you are a fan of Jimmy O'Dea an Irish comedian of that era it's unlikely to be of interest.

Film 4 has "Gideon of Scotland Yard" AKA "Gideon's Day) (1958) on Tuesday at 11.00. That's been shown before. A police procedural film starring Jack Hawkins and it was directed by John Ford. A good film.

Thanks El

@El Loro posted:

Another film by Alice Guy made in 1907.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGj5CnPJ3QA&t=1s
The soundtrack was obviously added  - the main piece being Ray Charles' "What I'd Say" from 1959.

It's rather enjoyable

Very good

night EL slim

Good morning everyone

Sunshine at times here today.

Ros, I hope you feel better soon
Moonie, I hope you feel better soon

I hope everyone has a good day

Rare type of cloud seen in parts of Scotland:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64450253

@El Loro posted:

Rare type of cloud seen in parts of Scotland:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64450253

They're quite picturesque but not anything like the clouds we would normally see in form are they El...
I think I prefer the softer fluffy looking ones

@slimfern posted:

They're quite picturesque but not anything like the clouds we would normally see in form are they El...
I think I prefer the softer fluffy looking ones

A week ago last Sunday I saw as was getting up a long strip of cloud stretching across the sky with red edges above and below. More picturesque than those clouds

@El Loro posted:

A week ago last Sunday I saw as was getting up a long strip of cloud stretching across the sky with red edges above and below. More picturesque than those clouds

Anything to do with the sunrise do you think El?

@slimfern posted:

Anything to do with the sunrise do you think El?

Definitely it was because of the sunrise and because it was sub zero so there would have been ice in the clouds. I have not found any images which look similar.

@El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

Sunshine at times here today.

Ros, I hope you feel better soon
Moonie, I hope you feel better soon

I hope everyone has a good day

awww thank you EL do feel slightly better today

@El Loro posted:

Rare type of cloud seen in parts of Scotland:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64450253

wow that is an amazing cloud EL never seen one like that but prefer softer fluffy clouds they are bit fierce

Good morning everyone

Very cloudy here though some sunny intervals are forecast.

I hope everyone has a good day

@Rocking Ros Rose posted:

awww thank you EL do feel slightly better today

I'm glad you are feeling slightly better, Ros

@Rocking Ros Rose posted:

wow that is an amazing cloud EL never seen one like that but prefer softer fluffy clouds they are bit fierce

BBC article today starts with a rather attractive photo of a red Cyril
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-64456455

@El Loro posted:

BBC article today starts with a rather attractive photo of a red Cyril
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-64456455

Gorgeous Hi El ….hope you are having a good day .

@Baz posted:

Gorgeous Hi El ….hope you are having a good day .

I thought you would like that picture, Baz
Day's been OK but rather busy with client work

@El Loro posted:

I thought you would like that picture, Baz
Day's been OK but rather busy with client work

Yes , I did …thanks El …I needed something to brighten the day .Yes, I guess it’s a very busy time of the year for you .

@Baz posted:

Yes , I did …thanks El …I needed something to brighten the day .Yes, I guess it’s a very busy time of the year for you .

If you haven't already seen it, have a look at the Youtube clip I did a link to the other day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGj5CnPJ3QA&t=1s
That should brighten up your day

@El Loro posted:

If you haven't already seen it, have a look at the Youtube clip I did a link to the other day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGj5CnPJ3QA&t=1s
That should brighten up your day

Very clever matching of the silent film to the soundtrack .

@Baz posted:

Very clever matching of the silent film to the soundtrack .

I thought the soundtrack was very cleverly chosen, almost as if it had been written for the film

@El Loro posted:

I thought the soundtrack was very cleverly chosen, almost as if it had been written for the film

Yes, initially I couldn’t work out what had been out with what .It wasn’t til I saw the film was made in 1905 that I realised that the film was the original bit.

@Baz posted:

Yes, initially I couldn’t work out what had been out with what .It wasn’t til I saw the film was made in 1905 that I realised that the film was the original bit.

and Ray Charles wrote the music used for most of the film in 1959

@El Loro posted:

and Ray Charles wrote the music used for most of the film in 1959

That should have been “put” …not “out”

@Baz posted:

That should have been “put” …not “out”

I hadn't spotted your tyop until you mentioned it

@El Loro posted:

BBC article today starts with a rather attractive photo of a red Cyril
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-64456455

thank you EL-super gorgeous love that photo-love squirrels

night EL slim bazzy

Good morning everyone

Some sunshine here at present, forecast to be a cloudy day.

I hope everyone has a good day

That green comet gets to the closest today but don't expect to see much unless you are in an area with low light pollution and have a clear sky tonight:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-64388483

@El Loro posted:

That green comet gets to the closest today but don't expect to see much unless you are in an area with low light pollution and have a clear sky tonight:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-64388483

Do I want to stay up late to maybe get the chance to see a green smudge ...nah...I don't think so.
How about you El?