As I was working on this last night, I recalled that when I was a kid in the 60’s, I knew Fred MacMurray from My Three Sons and Barbara Stanwyck from The Big Valley (that Alexi posted below in the comments). When I watched Double Indemnity as a teenager, it was hard to reconcile that these two actors could have portrayed characters other than the wholesome Victoria Barkley and Steven Douglas.
I’ve liked “Rhapsody in Blue” from the first time I heard it.
Quoting from (this is the entire article):
The World Book Encyclopedia Volume 15 Q-R
Field Enterprises Educational Corporation
Merchandise Mart Plaza
Chicago 54, Illinois
Library of Congress Catalog Number 63-7006
Page: 272
RHAPSODYRap soh dih is the name given to
certain musical compositions and poetic works. Such
works are usually emotional, somewhat disconnected,
and ecstatic in nature. A rhapsody in music may be
irregular in form. In ancient Greece, an epic poem
intended to be recited was called a rhapsody.
Oh boy, a brand new poster! The human version is a favorite of mine, but I have never seen the original basset version. Will it be at the bassetplex anytime soon?
Who could blame Freddy Mac Mutty for falling under Barbara Stanhound’s spell! So aloof and smelling so good, even through the smoke. Even without purplie eye shadow, she is one hot b…ch!
Before I placed the glasses on, I made sure she sat in the make-up chair to get the requisite purplie eyeshadow applied. She said it helped her get into character.
(Check with the Scaredy Cat Row ladies for dates and times at the BassetPlex.)
Love the three musical pieces accompanying the poster. I wonder why we don’t have horns in pop music anymore. They were common in the 60s in soul and other music.
And for “Double Dog Indemnity”… which set the standard for doggy noir films.
I saw it when I was quite young… a very complicated, convoluted film, confusing in its rather adult themes.
…
I didn’t know that it had challenged the prewar production codes still in effect… just as the depression-era Hays Code had stemmed what it considered the moral excesses of the 1920’s.
It almost didn’t get made due to its theme of multiple adulteries inciting murder.
…
I agree with Dennis… Barbara Stanhound is one cool customer…
beautiful, sleek…
She’s not the kind of dog you nickname “Babs” without permission…. or try to roughhouse with, or tease by playing keep-away with her favorite toy.
You’re likely to be met with as cold a stare as a basset can manage…
she’s no greyhound in that department, but much better than any sight-hound at biting an overly familiar finger.
…
The film won many awards, and Billy WildDog, its director, considered it one of his best, if not his VERY best, film…
even though it was one of his first, and he went on to direct SO many Howlywood classics, from noir thrillers to hysterical canine comedy,
…
I later saw the pallid human imitation… look, they were embarrassed to even list the so called “stars”.
I never did understand the casting of the female human… or especially why the males were willing to murder for her…
Sorry, but I just couldn’t see the glamor.
..
Another viewing of “Double Dog Indemnity”as an adult confirmed its vast superiority.
“I never did understand the casting of the female human… or especially why the males were willing to murder for her…
Sorry, but I just couldn’t see the glamor.”
I never could either.
Her weekly performances in the human version of “The Big Dog Park” were the equivalent of an un-thrown stick.
BTW, You are right, of course….Cleo is the only one allowed to address Miss Stanhound as “Babs”. I tried it once and it got so cold, I had to put on a sweater!
Thanks again for reviewing yet another poster AND, being the tough movie and theater critic that you are, thanks for not panning it!!! Much appreciated!
DryandDusty
Guest
3 years ago
Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan!
My short review of John Grisham’s “Camino Winds” and a surmise about James Patterson.
I got thirteen and one half pages in, skipped to the last few pages to see if there was anything I wanted to find in the middle; there wasn’t.
Not only was the pot at full boil, it was boiled dry (evidence of that dry-up: all the completely superfluous obscenities given to the characters’ dialogue).
Virtually everything “written” by James Patterson in the last few years.
“Heres my signature, where’s my cheque.”
This is my day for bad reviews it seems.
While searching the ‘net for William Shatner’s character name (Brett) in “The Big Valley,” I came upon “The Tomorrow War” “an Amazon original.”
I got a little over five minutes in (I wouldn’t have gone that far except it’s a time travel movie and I like those and will give them a longer viewing time even if they’re bad) and shut it off.
“The Tomorrow War” is not bad; it’s terrible.
saw the previews of that movie and since life is so short, I’ll take your
word for that particular time travel film (I too, love time travel stories and
films)and take a pass on it……the previews alone made it suspect for me
A new philm poster from our Stel-lar artist! Wow. Noir at its best…. I can’t find out who did the human version, whose initials are on the tattoo, but they would approve. ?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&w=640
Leave the hand roll. Take the chicken
Y’all have a wonderful day. (((((HuGz!)))))
Ooh… I’ll take the hand rolls, pretty please… with fresh raw fish, hopefully maguro, and some nice roe. Thanks.
Yes, if I can have otoro, even better…. but I’d eat it plain, as sashimi.
Putting otoro in a sushi roll is like making a sandwich with a great steak… I suppose it’s ok if you’re rich, and get it every day, but for most of us it’s a rare treat.
If you don’t like raw fish, I’ll have yours too, please! 😁
…
Sorry, not fried chicken.
I mean, I love fried chicken, but not in my sushi (or gimbap) if I can have real sushi fish instead.
Wow! What a great new poster! Stel, you are amazing. I remember the human version. Quite good suspense. Maybe we’ll all meet at the BassetPlex to see this one. I’ll bet Susan and I won’t need to sit in the back row. I’ll bring the Doggie Treats..
What great music you chose for today’s poster, Stel. Finger snapping jive. Loved the Nicholas Brothers! And my earworm for the day is In The Mood……. loved all the brass.
[original human version]
Love the glasses reflections. Kudos again, StelBel!!!
Would have guessed the right (from this point of view) reflection is Bogart; I tend to forget MacMurray had a career before My Three Sons on TV.
As I was working on this last night, I recalled that when I was a kid in the 60’s, I knew Fred MacMurray from My Three Sons and Barbara Stanwyck from The Big Valley (that Alexi posted below in the comments). When I watched Double Indemnity as a teenager, it was hard to reconcile that these two actors could have portrayed characters other than the wholesome Victoria Barkley and Steven Douglas.
Thanks for the kind words, mabrndt!!
I like them all, but i really like this one.
You are too nice, Happy!! Thanks!
needs more cowbell…..;-)
The Nicholas Brothers piece was all done in one take. One.
They’re almost superhuman.
After one take of that I imagine they needed a week before they could even walk again, LOL.
They could actually be in the running for greatest dancers of all time!
I’ve liked “Rhapsody in Blue” from the first time I heard it.
Quoting from (this is the entire article):
The World Book Encyclopedia Volume 15 Q-R
Field Enterprises Educational Corporation
Merchandise Mart Plaza
Chicago 54, Illinois
Library of Congress Catalog Number 63-7006
Page: 272
RHAPSODY Rap soh dih is the name given to
certain musical compositions and poetic works. Such
works are usually emotional, somewhat disconnected,
and ecstatic in nature. A rhapsody in music may be
irregular in form. In ancient Greece, an epic poem
intended to be recited was called a rhapsody.
It’s a favorite of mine, as well.
Oh boy, a brand new poster! The human version is a favorite of mine, but I have never seen the original basset version. Will it be at the bassetplex anytime soon?
Who could blame Freddy Mac Mutty for falling under Barbara Stanhound’s spell! So aloof and smelling so good, even through the smoke. Even without purplie eye shadow, she is one hot b…ch!
Before I placed the glasses on, I made sure she sat in the make-up chair to get the requisite purplie eyeshadow applied. She said it helped her get into character.
(Check with the Scaredy Cat Row ladies for dates and times at the BassetPlex.)
Love the three musical pieces accompanying the poster. I wonder why we don’t have horns in pop music anymore. They were common in the 60s in soul and other music.
These two come to mind….
(Dennis: Of course, you were probably thinking of more current music. I tend to forget that a half century has gone by since these bands’ heyday!)
“Spinning Wheel”! – One of my all-time favorites!
50+ years old, still touring, still recording.
for Stel’s new poster!
Vincent Price, not scary:
Love it! He was truly a great actor! Too bad he made so many horror films. He was really a gentle man.
I highly recommend “The Raven” with him, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and – very young (hubba! hubba!) Jack Nicholson…
I understand that he was a gardener.
So was Karloff. My Dad used to ride the train into London with him.
I applaud it, also. Great poster and so well done. Love the glasses and the touches of red.
Thank you, PC! I appreciate it!
Thank you!
.
What’re you doin’ with MY post-it???
Fried Chicken Day
Oooh… a new poster!
And for “Double Dog Indemnity”… which set the standard for doggy noir films.
I saw it when I was quite young… a very complicated, convoluted film, confusing in its rather adult themes.
…
I didn’t know that it had challenged the prewar production codes still in effect… just as the depression-era Hays Code had stemmed what it considered the moral excesses of the 1920’s.
It almost didn’t get made due to its theme of multiple adulteries inciting murder.
…
I agree with Dennis… Barbara Stanhound is one cool customer…
beautiful, sleek…
She’s not the kind of dog you nickname “Babs” without permission…. or try to roughhouse with, or tease by playing keep-away with her favorite toy.
You’re likely to be met with as cold a stare as a basset can manage…
she’s no greyhound in that department, but much better than any sight-hound at biting an overly familiar finger.
…
The film won many awards, and Billy WildDog, its director, considered it one of his best, if not his VERY best, film…
even though it was one of his first, and he went on to direct SO many Howlywood classics, from noir thrillers to hysterical canine comedy,
…
I later saw the pallid human imitation… look, they were embarrassed to even list the so called “stars”.
I never did understand the casting of the female human… or especially why the males were willing to murder for her…
Sorry, but I just couldn’t see the glamor.
..
Another viewing of “Double Dog Indemnity”as an adult confirmed its vast superiority.
“I never did understand the casting of the female human… or especially why the males were willing to murder for her…
Sorry, but I just couldn’t see the glamor.”
I never could either.
Her weekly performances in the human version of “The Big Dog Park” were the equivalent of an un-thrown stick.
I, for one, enjoyed that ol’ clip from The Big Dog Park! Of course, it brought back memories of having a HUGE crush on Lee Majors way back when….
Thanks for posting it!
BTW, You are right, of course….Cleo is the only one allowed to address Miss Stanhound as “Babs”. I tried it once and it got so cold, I had to put on a sweater!
Thanks again for reviewing yet another poster AND, being the tough movie and theater critic that you are, thanks for not panning it!!! Much appreciated!
Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan!
Apropos of nothing here:
My short review of John Grisham’s “Camino Winds” and a surmise about James Patterson.
I got thirteen and one half pages in, skipped to the last few pages to see if there was anything I wanted to find in the middle; there wasn’t.
Not only was the pot at full boil, it was boiled dry (evidence of that dry-up: all the completely superfluous obscenities given to the characters’ dialogue).
Virtually everything “written” by James Patterson in the last few years.
“Heres my signature, where’s my cheque.”
This is my day for bad reviews it seems.
While searching the ‘net for William Shatner’s character name (Brett) in “The Big Valley,” I came upon “The Tomorrow War” “an Amazon original.”
I got a little over five minutes in (I wouldn’t have gone that far except it’s a time travel movie and I like those and will give them a longer viewing time even if they’re bad) and shut it off.
“The Tomorrow War” is not bad; it’s terrible.
saw the previews of that movie and since life is so short, I’ll take your
word for that particular time travel film (I too, love time travel stories and
films)and take a pass on it……the previews alone made it suspect for me
So it’s kinda like Cruise’s Ground Hog Day with Aliens? Edge of Tomorrow?
Good morning, Cleophans and poster put-er uppers!
A new philm poster from our Stel-lar artist! Wow. Noir at its best…. I can’t find out who did the human version, whose initials are on the tattoo, but they would approve.
?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&w=640
Leave the hand roll. Take the chicken
Y’all have a wonderful day. (((((HuGz!)))))
Best of both worlds?
That’s not a “hand-roll”, these are “hand-rolls.”
Bad paraphrase, I know.
yeah, if you’re going to hand roll something…….
XD
Ooh… I’ll take the hand rolls, pretty please… with fresh raw fish, hopefully maguro, and some nice roe. Thanks.
Yes, if I can have otoro, even better…. but I’d eat it plain, as sashimi.
Putting otoro in a sushi roll is like making a sandwich with a great steak… I suppose it’s ok if you’re rich, and get it every day, but for most of us it’s a rare treat.
If you don’t like raw fish, I’ll have yours too, please! 😁
…
Sorry, not fried chicken.
I mean, I love fried chicken, but not in my sushi (or gimbap) if I can have real sushi fish instead.
We love hoe (raw fish sashimi-style)! And with what we get from our fish monger it’s actually safe!
Wow! What a great new poster! Stel, you are amazing. I remember the human version. Quite good suspense. Maybe we’ll all meet at the BassetPlex to see this one. I’ll bet Susan and I won’t need to sit in the back row. I’ll bring the Doggie Treats..
Thank you, thank you, ML!!!!! I’m glad you enjoyed it! See you at the movies!!
What great music you chose for today’s poster, Stel. Finger snapping jive. Loved the Nicholas Brothers! And my earworm for the day is In The Mood……. loved all the brass.
It was a challenge to come up with some music for the movie, so I thought why not some 30’s-40’s music? Rhapsody in Blue seemed perfect, especially!
In The Mood is timeless!
And, who can’t enjoy the Nicholas Brothers….just the greatest dancers….EVER!!
I’m so glad that you and the others enjoyed them all!! Thanks!
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