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Classic Movies Every Ghey Should Know Okay, I'm hoping for a little help on this one. johnart and I have had our own little, "Oh, my gawd - that movie's so faaaaabulous" club going for quite a while now. So I thought I should get out the and spill the contents.
Here we go, in no particular order: Imitation of Life - both the 1934 version (Claudette Colbert) and the Douglas Sirk from the 50s. Pretty much anything by Douglas Sirk, actually - The aforementioned Imitation of Life, plus Magnificent Obsession and All That Heaven Allows, for starters. (Rock Hudson - need I say more?) All That Heaven Allows is the movie that Far From Heaven (Julianne Moore) is based on. Elizabeth Taylor films - Butterfield 8, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and The Last Time I Saw Paris. Suddenly Last Summer and A Place in the Sun (both with Montgomery Clift). Bringing Up Baby. Cary Grant in a maribou-trimmed peignoir, yelling, "I just suddenly went GAY all of a sudden." Whatever Happened to Baby Jane - Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Ask johnart about this one - it's one of his faves. Grey Gardens - the documentary. Although the HBO movie is pretty fab, too. That's just a start. Feel free to add - but remember, we're talking classic films. And there must be an element of fab. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Beautiful Thing
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Women Some Like It Hot Torch Song Red River Sunset Boulevard The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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I rewatched A Streetcar Named Desire the other day. What a fantastic film and what a wonderful character Blanche Dubois is.
I think Vivien Leigh overacts a bit but I still love her performance. And Marlon Brando, who makes a loathsome character like Stanley seem less so due to his incredible hotness. | |
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Genesia said: Okay, I'm hoping for a little help on this one. johnart and I have had our own little, "Oh, my gawd - that movie's so faaaaabulous" club going for quite a while now. So I thought I should get out the and spill the contents.
Here we go, in no particular order: Imitation of Life - both the 1934 version (Claudette Colbert) and the Douglas Sirk from the 50s. Pretty much anything by Douglas Sirk, actually - The aforementioned Imitation of Life, plus Magnificent Obsession and All That Heaven Allows, for starters. (Rock Hudson - need I say more?) All That Heaven Allows is the movie that Far From Heaven (Julianne Moore) is based on. Elizabeth Taylor films - Butterfield 8, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and The Last Time I Saw Paris. Suddenly Last Summer and A Place in the Sun (both with Montgomery Clift). Bringing Up Baby. Cary Grant in a maribou-trimmed peignoir, yelling, "I just suddenly went GAY all of a sudden." Whatever Happened to Baby Jane - Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Ask johnart about this one - it's one of his faves. Grey Gardens - the documentary. Although the HBO movie is pretty fab, too. That's just a start. Feel free to add - but remember, we're talking classic films. And there must be an element of fab. Was this inspired also by Casablanca? I agree esp. with Whatever Happened to Baby Jane and omg Cat on a Hot Tin Roof... Also, All About Eve -> Todo Sobre Mi Madre + other Almodóvar like ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!! (not def. classics yes.. ) Allow me to introduce: Ms. Onder and Mrs. Donk! (o)(o)
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lazycrockett said: Beautiful Thing
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Women Some Like It Hot Torch Song Red River Sunset Boulevard Excellent adds! Oh! Dinner at Eight - Jean Harlow and pretty much every big star signed to MGM at the time. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Mushanga said: Genesia said: Okay, I'm hoping for a little help on this one. johnart and I have had our own little, "Oh, my gawd - that movie's so faaaaabulous" club going for quite a while now. So I thought I should get out the and spill the contents.
Here we go, in no particular order: Imitation of Life - both the 1934 version (Claudette Colbert) and the Douglas Sirk from the 50s. Pretty much anything by Douglas Sirk, actually - The aforementioned Imitation of Life, plus Magnificent Obsession and All That Heaven Allows, for starters. (Rock Hudson - need I say more?) All That Heaven Allows is the movie that Far From Heaven (Julianne Moore) is based on. Elizabeth Taylor films - Butterfield 8, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and The Last Time I Saw Paris. Suddenly Last Summer and A Place in the Sun (both with Montgomery Clift). Bringing Up Baby. Cary Grant in a maribou-trimmed peignoir, yelling, "I just suddenly went GAY all of a sudden." Whatever Happened to Baby Jane - Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Ask johnart about this one - it's one of his faves. Grey Gardens - the documentary. Although the HBO movie is pretty fab, too. That's just a start. Feel free to add - but remember, we're talking classic films. And there must be an element of fab. Was this inspired also by Casablanca? I agree esp. with Whatever Happened to Baby Jane and omg Cat on a Hot Tin Roof... Also, All About Eve -> Todo Sobre Mi Madre + other Almodóvar like ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!! (not def. classics yes.. ) Ooh! And Ms Audrey Hepburn. Allow me to introduce: Ms. Onder and Mrs. Donk! (o)(o)
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garganta said: I rewatched A Streetcar Named Desire the other day. What a fantastic film and what a wonderful character Blanche Dubois is.
I think Vivien Leigh overacts a bit but I still love her performance. And Marlon Brando, who makes a loathsome character like Stanley seem less so due to his incredible hotness. One of my FAVS!! ~~~~~ Oh that voice...incredible....there should be a musical instrument called George Michael... ~~~~~ | |
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Mushanga said: Genesia said: Okay, I'm hoping for a little help on this one. johnart and I have had our own little, "Oh, my gawd - that movie's so faaaaabulous" club going for quite a while now. So I thought I should get out the and spill the contents.
Here we go, in no particular order: Imitation of Life - both the 1934 version (Claudette Colbert) and the Douglas Sirk from the 50s. Pretty much anything by Douglas Sirk, actually - The aforementioned Imitation of Life, plus Magnificent Obsession and All That Heaven Allows, for starters. (Rock Hudson - need I say more?) All That Heaven Allows is the movie that Far From Heaven (Julianne Moore) is based on. Elizabeth Taylor films - Butterfield 8, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and The Last Time I Saw Paris. Suddenly Last Summer and A Place in the Sun (both with Montgomery Clift). Bringing Up Baby. Cary Grant in a maribou-trimmed peignoir, yelling, "I just suddenly went GAY all of a sudden." Whatever Happened to Baby Jane - Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Ask johnart about this one - it's one of his faves. Grey Gardens - the documentary. Although the HBO movie is pretty fab, too. That's just a start. Feel free to add - but remember, we're talking classic films. And there must be an element of fab. Was this inspired also by Casablanca? I agree esp. with Whatever Happened to Baby Jane and omg Cat on a Hot Tin Roof... Also, All About Eve -> Todo Sobre Mi Madre + other Almodóvar like ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!! (not def. classics yes.. ) Yeah, we were kind of wandering on that thread. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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lazycrockett said: Beautiful Thing
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Women Some Like It Hot Torch Song Red River Sunset Boulevard You read my mind. [Edited 5/11/10 14:56pm] Allow me to introduce: Ms. Onder and Mrs. Donk! (o)(o)
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whats the one where the crazy woman lives with her mom? ~~~~~ Oh that voice...incredible....there should be a musical instrument called George Michael... ~~~~~ | |
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garganta said: I rewatched A Streetcar Named Desire the other day. What a fantastic film and what a wonderful character Blanche Dubois is.
I think Vivien Leigh overacts a bit but I still love her performance. And Marlon Brando, who makes a loathsome character like Stanley seem less so due to his incredible hotness. If you want incredible Brando hotness, be sure to check out The Wild One and On the Waterfront, too. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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A Star is Born - both the 1954 with Judy Garland and the 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.
Of Human Bondage - Bette Davis kicking the crap out of that wuss Leslie Howard. Mildred Pierce - Joan Crawford in one of her best. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: garganta said: I rewatched A Streetcar Named Desire the other day. What a fantastic film and what a wonderful character Blanche Dubois is.
I think Vivien Leigh overacts a bit but I still love her performance. And Marlon Brando, who makes a loathsome character like Stanley seem less so due to his incredible hotness. If you want incredible Brando hotness, be sure to check out The Wild One and On the Waterfront, too. oh, i do know both films, hehe. brando, in his heyday of course, was just too hot for words. | |
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Johnny Guitar
Bring It On Clueless [Edited 5/11/10 15:12pm] The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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garganta said: Genesia said: If you want incredible Brando hotness, be sure to check out The Wild One and On the Waterfront, too. oh, i do know both films, hehe. brando, in his heyday of course, was just too hot for words. So true! Okay, this is from a different genre altogether, but I'm going to say My Fair Lady. As Will Truman said of Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering, "Two confirmed bachelors in their late fifties whose idea of a good time is dressing Audrey Hepburn in fabulous Edith Head outfits? Oh, they were gay, my friend. They were gay." We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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lazycrockett said: Johnny Guitar
Bring It On Spirit fingers! We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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What? No All About Eve?
Snappy, sassy, witty and some of the most dramatic entrances/exits happend in that film Ok, my list: Morroco I'm No Angel 42nd Street(And damn eeeeevery Busby Berkeley film) Carmen Jones Camille Designing Woman Almodóvar's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ANY George Cukor film, I don't care take your pick. | |
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"But Darling I'm Your Auntie Mame." The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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Ziegfeld Girl
Lana Turner (who glamorously dies down a grand staircase of what appears to be just a bad case of drunkassness ), Judy Garland and Hedy Lamarr . Need I say anything else??? [Edited 5/11/10 15:36pm] [Edited 5/11/10 15:38pm] | |
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Harlepolis said: What? No All About Eve?
Snappy, sassy, witty and some of the most dramatic entrances/exits happend in that film I beat ya!! Allow me to introduce: Ms. Onder and Mrs. Donk! (o)(o)
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Suddenly Last Summer, and anything else with Katharine Hepburn
12 Angry Men, the original with Henry Fonda I've seen just over 1000 movies (short by some standards). I'm slowly adding old movies to my list. --- I finally watched, for the first time ever, Lawrence of Arabia. Checked that off my list. Thanks for the suggestion about Drums Along The Mohawk. I live in upstate New York. The Mohawk river runs through the city, and the local quick trip chain, Stewarts (which is also a dairy) has an ice cream flavor called Crumbs Along The Mohawk. SO good! I hope the movie matches that. hahaha [Edited 5/11/10 15:54pm] | |
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johnart said: Ziegfeld Girl
Lana Turner (who glamorously dies down a grand staircase of what appears to be just a bad case of drunkassness ), Judy Garland and Hedy Lamarr . [Edited 5/11/10 15:36pm] [Edited 5/11/10 15:38pm] How pre-Sue Ellen of her, omg... That sounds like something I should do before I die. Allow me to introduce: Ms. Onder and Mrs. Donk! (o)(o)
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lazycrockett said: "But Darling I'm Your Auntie Mame."
That's the one I was thinking about. The one with Rosalind Russell. MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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Genesia said: Okay, I'm hoping for a little help on this one. johnart and I have had our own little, "Oh, my gawd - that movie's so faaaaabulous" club going for quite a while now. So I thought I should get out the and spill the contents.
Here we go, in no particular order: Imitation of Life - both the 1934 version (Claudette Colbert) and the Douglas Sirk from the 50s. Pretty much anything by Douglas Sirk, actually - The aforementioned Imitation of Life, plus Magnificent Obsession and All That Heaven Allows, for starters. (Rock Hudson - need I say more?) All That Heaven Allows is the movie that Far From Heaven (Julianne Moore) is based on. Elizabeth Taylor films - Butterfield 8, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and The Last Time I Saw Paris. Suddenly Last Summer and A Place in the Sun (both with Montgomery Clift). Bringing Up Baby. Cary Grant in a maribou-trimmed peignoir, yelling, "I just suddenly went GAY all of a sudden." Whatever Happened to Baby Jane - Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Ask johnart about this one - it's one of his faves. Grey Gardens - the documentary. Although the HBO movie is pretty fab, too. That's just a start. Feel free to add - but remember, we're talking classic films. And there must be an element of fab. I'm not good at this. I've only seen 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' and 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane.' I tend toward the testosterone set - action films, crime drama etc I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. | |
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Genesia said: garganta said: I rewatched A Streetcar Named Desire the other day. What a fantastic film and what a wonderful character Blanche Dubois is.
I think Vivien Leigh overacts a bit but I still love her performance. And Marlon Brando, who makes a loathsome character like Stanley seem less so due to his incredible hotness. If you want incredible Brando hotness, be sure to check out The Wild One and On the Waterfront, too. Hotter in 'The Wild One.' 'On the Waterfront' he's hot but not overtly. That' a good not great movie. I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. | |
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lazycrockett said: Johnny Guitar
Bring It On Clueless [Edited 5/11/10 15:12pm] Saw the last two. Own the last one, I'll admit. I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. | |
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johnart said: Ziegfeld Girl
Lana Turner (who glamorously dies down a grand staircase of what appears to be just a bad case of drunkassness ), Judy Garland and Hedy Lamarr . Need I say anything else??? Oh, my gawd - yes! Heddy Lamarr... Funny Face...Audrey Hepburn in the original ANTM. johnny...it's fashion... And let's not forget Breakfast at Tiffany's. Audrey, gorgeous George Peppard...from a book by Truman Capote...with faaaaabulous wardrobe by Givenchy and Pauline Trigére. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: Grey Gardens - the documentary. Although the HBO movie is pretty fab, too.
That is amazingly weird. I started to hear about Grey Gardens through Rosie O'Donnell going on about it. I knew it was a play, then almost immediately found out it was based on a true story. Then I found out about the documentary, and downloaded it. I watched the HBO movie within a few days. AMAZING performances in the HBO movie by Drew and Jessica. Just amazing. They're a couple of staunch women. S-T-A-U-N-C-H. Staunch! | |
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SUPRMAN said: Genesia said: If you want incredible Brando hotness, be sure to check out The Wild One and On the Waterfront, too. Hotter in 'The Wild One.' 'On the Waterfront' he's hot but not overtly. That' a good not great movie. On the Waterfront - not great? Yeah, they always give eight Oscars (including Best Picture) to the "not great" films. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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