night EL slim moonsiee bazzy
Slim, there's a Laurel and Hardy feature film on the Talking Pictures tv channel on Friday at 16.45 - "The Flying Deuces" (1939) which was their first after leaving the Hal Roach Studios. The ending is one of their more unusual ones 
Also on the channel are two films both called "The Chase".
There's the 1946 film noir with Robert Cummings and Michele Morgan. Apparently it's rather surreal and dream-like. Also features Peter Lorre. On this afternoon at 15.00 and again on Friday morning at 11.10.
There's the 1966 one on Wednesday at 23.10. Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford. Apparently, the director Arthur Penn, the producer Sam Spiegel, and the writer Lillian Hellman didn't get on with each other and it shows in the finished film.
I think you would prefer the 1946 one to the 1966 one.
night EL slim moonsieee
@El Loro posted:Slim, there's a Laurel and Hardy feature film on the Talking Pictures tv channel on Friday at 16.45 - "The Flying Deuces" (1939) which was their first after leaving the Hal Roach Studios. The ending is one of their more unusual ones
Went on you tube to see the trailer to this to check if I'd already seen it...ended up watching it all the way through 
I had seen it before...but it was fun watching it again 
Thanks El
@slimfern posted:Went on you tube to see the trailer to this to check if I'd already seen it...ended up watching it all the way through
I had seen it before...but it was fun watching it again
Thanks El
Thanks Slim
I have seen that film before sometime in the last few years and checked it on Youtube to make sure it was the one I was thinking of.
One bit of trivia which might surprise you. The airport hangar facade seen is the same as seen in "Casablanca". It became known as the Casablanca hangar and was at Van Nuys airport in California.
The famous final scene of "Casablanca". At 4 minutes 12 seconds you can see that hangar in the fog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swsnzzZvSlw
@El Loro posted:Thanks Slim
I have seen that film before sometime in the last few years and checked it on Youtube to make sure it was the one I was thinking of.
One bit of trivia which might surprise you. The airport hangar facade seen is the same as seen in "Casablanca". It became known as the Casablanca hangar and was at Van Nuys airport in California.
@El Loro posted:The famous final scene of "Casablanca". At 4 minutes 12 seconds you can see that hangar in the fog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swsnzzZvSlw
Yes, I can see it 
@slimfern posted:Yes, I can see it
Although not specified in "The Flying Deuces", it's reasonable to assume that the French Foreign Legion for the latter part of the film would be in Algeria as that's where historically is where it was based,
Casablanca is in Morocco.
And Algeria is next to Morocco. Just another vague connection with the two films.
@El Loro posted:A rendition of a Middle English song composed in the first half of the 13th century. The title means "Merry it is while summer lasts":
absolutely gorgeous EL -thank you
night EL slim moonsiee bazzy
A BBC collection of photos in this year's Bird Photographer of the Year:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-66706149
@El Loro posted:A BBC collection of photos in this year's Bird Photographer of the Year:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-66706149
I love them all El but the first one is truly remarkable. Once again thank you
@El Loro posted:A BBC collection of photos in this year's Bird Photographer of the Year:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-66706149
Fantastic pictures....
I especially like the 'Green Tanager' with the peacock complex 
and the pelican with eyes bigger than it's stomach
Cheers El
@El Loro posted:A BBC collection of photos in this year's Bird Photographer of the Year:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-66706149
I liked the owl , and the penguin ones
@El Loro posted:For those who watch "Only Connect", I did get the answer to the question in the second round of last night's episode which started with "4 UK Property" within a second without needing to see the later clues.
For me, that was a very easy question as you would expect
Well done El 
I got a couple on the second clues, but they were quite easy....The 'Bee Gees' and the '-ing-ong' ones
@slimfern posted:Well done El
I got a couple on the second clues, but they were quite easy....The 'Bee Gees' and the '-ing-ong' ones
Considering I do people's tax returns I would be very familiar with the order of schedules on tax returns
I got the ing-ong one as well. Also the one based on the number of letters in numbers. I though Victoria was a bit lenient with giving the team who eventually gave the complete answer
@El Loro posted:Considering I do people's tax returns I would be very familiar with the order of schedules on tax returns
I got the ing-ong one as well. Also the one based on the number of letters in numbers. I though Victoria was a bit lenient with giving the team who eventually gave the complete answer
Yes she was a bit ....that was one of those questions when on hearing the answer one goes ''OH Yes of course'' 
@slimfern posted:Yes she was a bit ....that was one of those questions when on hearing the answer one goes ''OH Yes of course''
Four, of course, is a unique number in the English language as it's the only number which has the same letters as its value.
That's ignoring minus numbers though, there are a few. For instance MINUS NINE has 9 letters, MINUS ELEVEN has 11 letters and MINUS THIRTEEN has 13 letters.
El love the bird photos but particularly liked the owls, penguins and the Blackbird silhouetted in the moon -all stunning thank you EL
night EL slim moonsieee bazzy
A BBC news item about Claude the koala:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-66713980
Article ends on the concerns that koalas are becoming an endangered species.
@El Loro posted:A BBC news item about Claude the koala:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-66713980
Article ends on the concerns that koalas are becoming an endangered species.
Sneaky little beastie
Such a shame they on the decline....the elements seem to be against them 