GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933

                                                           JACK'S BACK and this time, it's personal

 DATE AND STATUS:                     Friday, August 31st, 2012 and I've lost it! 

I don't know if I've lost it because: I'm fifty-seven years young,  the Turner Classic Movie (TCM) channel switched it's lineup, or if I've had a slight cerebral disturbance, WHATEVER!, the movie timetable I've given you is once again, inaccurate!

Now it's not all that bad.  I did have this movie scheduled for review, tomorrow, but today I'm supposed to be writing about the film, "Romance on the High Sea's,"  which is kind of impossible as this movie will not be shown on TCM until Sunday, and I do not have a copy of it, yet.  However, if you do want to see Doris Day in the aforementioned romance movie, it is on TCM on Sunday, honestly.

I think it would be a better idea if I just give the titles of the movies that I'll be watching in the upcoming week, and not tell you the exact day that I'll be viewing it, that is apt to keep me from being wrong all the time. Yeah, we'll try doing it that way.

I have an announcement, of kinds.  For those of you who still like going out to the movie house/cinema to watch movies, and not watching films on television, like I'm forced to, Alfred Hitchcock's terrifying film of "The Birds" will be on the big screen for one day only, September 19th, 2012!

I wish I could go, alas, it is much too difficult for me to get around, and I am at our summer home, which also happens to be on an island, so attending the screening of "The Birds", is a no go for me, but you can go, and I'm sure that if you do, it will be a worthwhile experience! 

Right now, however, because I'm in such alot of pain, and also because I can't be sure how long I'll be able to work at this computer, I better get on with  "Gold Diggers of 1933," a truly magical movie!

This is actually the second talkie version of Avery Hopwood's play, " The Gold Diggers." "The Golddiggers of Broadway," was first made in 1929, and our version, directed by Mervyn LeRoy. was made in 1933, hence the title of the movie.

The very basic plot of our story is that four aspiring actresses, which include, Polly, the ingenue, (Ruby Keeler) Carol, a torch singer, (Joan Blondell,) Trixie, the comedienne, (Aline MacMahon) and Fay, the glamour puss, (Ginger Rogers,!) fight to keep their show going, and in so doing, find very rich husbands, which makes the actresses,  the gold diggers!  

Too simple, for you, sorry, but that is exactly our movie.  There is nothing complicated about "Gold Diggers of 1933," and we, the audience, benefit from that.  There are no surprises generated so nothing will shock you.  There is, however, the most amazing musical numbers staged from the genius of Busby Berkeley, and some very snappy dialogue, which even the most talented of screenwriters would envy.  A happy ending is de rigeur in this genre of film, and we get what we expect. 

A great honour for our film is that in 2003, "Gold Diggers of 1933" was selected for preservation in the United States Film Registry (USFR) by the Library of Congress.  How about that archivists of the world?, (Are you paying attention,Evelyn?) pretty darn impressive for even we, who aren't in the record-keeping business, hehe.

This doesn't mean that there are no flaws in the film. 

Costumes worn in the opening number of the film, are scantily-clad, and one questions, where is the propriety?, perhaps, one concludes, that the very happy and bouncy song of   "We're in the money" is a little too bouncy.  (Also, it took me awhile to decipher, but eventually I was able to identify that Ginger was singing one verse in Pig Latin, why?)  

Another failing of the film, and this I have to say is the oddest aspect of "Gold Diggers of 1933"  is the fact that the mood of the songs is wildly at variance with the plot. 

As mentioned above, the film begins with a show that is in rehearsal, three of our four aspiring actresses, and dozens of chorus girls, led by Ginger Rogers, happily chirp "We're In the Money."

Conversely, at the end of the film, when everyone is "in the money" the actors sing "Brother, can you spare a dime?"    Didn't quite get that!  But, I did get, that films like "Gold Diggers of 1933" are too sadly, not being made anymore.

                                             WEEKLY UPCOMING MOVIES TO BE REVIEWED:

"Rachel Getting Married." Anne Hathaway managed to get a Best Actress Oscar nomination for this movie, but I'm really anxious to see Debra Winger in it. Miss Winger plays Ms. Hathaway's mother. I'm glad I have pay television so I can see the film for free, well, sort of.


: "Strangers on a Train." I don't know if I want to see this movie because I enjoy mysteries of if it's because I like train travel, regardless, I'll be travelling on TCM, first class of course.

"Elmer Gantry" Both Burt Lancaster and Shirley Jones received academy award nominations for their work here. I want to see if they deserved them, you know how the Academy can be.

"Romance on the High Seas"  This is Doris Day's first movie, which, I have to confess, I'm kinda curious as to how she'll make out, regardless of Ms. Day, I always enjoy romance, whether it's on the high sea or the low sea.  And yes, I'll be watching it on TCM where I enjoy many, many great movies.

"Adam Had Four Sons." This movie stars Ingrid Bergman and Susan Hayward, two of my favourites, and that is reason enough for me to watch this movie. But I bet I end up liking this movie for all sorts of reasons, and not just because of Miss Bergman and Miss Hayward.

"Blow Dry." For no other reason that when I saw the title of this movie in the television guide, it intrigued me.

"The Band Wagon."  This film showcases the talents of Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse, and they both have been described as being brilliant in this movie, after I watch it on TCM, I'll decide.

FILMS COMING SOON:  Exodus, The Sand Pebbles, An American in Paris, The Jack E. Taylor story.

CASABLANCA

                                                                JACK'S BACK and this time it's personal

DATE AND STATUS:                       Thursday, August 30th, and I'm in alot of pain

I had a bad fall early this morning which has put me in severe pain.   It also forced me to go to the hospital as I required stitches to my knee.  After the doctor had sewen in over fifty stitches, he stopped counting.  It really was quite a painful nasty gash, still is, but at least they didn't have to amputate! 

In order for my knee to heal properly, and to avoid breaking open all those stitches, (I'm already dreading the day that they have to be removed,) the doctor advised me that I need to keep my leg as straight as possible, and to facilitate this, I am wearing a brace that runs from my thigh to my ankle.

The problem I have is with the brace:  it makes walking, sitting and using my computer very awkward!  Consequently, I am jumping right into a mini review of that romantic drama film, "Casablanca!"  I apologize now for it's brevity, it just can't be helped.

If you don't know already, "Casablanca" stars Humphrey Bogart, as Rick, a man torn between love and virtue.  

Set during World War II, the movie focuses on Rick who must choose between his love for a woman, Ilsa Lund, played by gorgeous Ingrid Bergman, and helping her Czech Resistance leader husband, Laszlo, played by Paul Henreid, escape from the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis.

The plot involves two letters of passage that will allow people to leave Casablanca for Portugal and freedom.  Rick has obtained these letters from the wheedling little black-marketeer Ugarte, Peter Lorre, who is  always fun to see and is rather wonderful in this small, albeit important part, isn't he always?

The sudden reappearance of Ilsa at Rick's Cafe Americain, reopens all of Rick's old wounds, (didn't I mention that they were previously involved with each other when they lived in Paris?,) and breaks his carefully cultivated veneer of neutrality and indifference.

That night, Ilsa confronts and threatens Rick with a gun,  and then confesses her love for him.  Ilsa explains to Rick that when they first met, and fell in love in Paris, she believed that her husband had been killed attempting to escape from a concentration camp.  Later, while preparing to flee with Rick from Paris, Ilsa learned that Laszlo was in fact alive and in hiding.   Consequently, she left Rick without explanation to care for ill husband.

The lovers are now reconciled, (totally Hollywood, ) and Rick wants to use the letters to escape with Ilsa.  In a sustained sequence that combines intrigue and romance (as they have rarely been brought together on the screen,) Rick contrives a situation in which Ilsa and Laszlo escape together, while he and his friend the homosexual police chief, Claude Rains, get away with murder.

Confused?  So was I the first six or seven times I attempted to watch Casablanca, but when you do experience the complete movie, everything makes sense!   No wonder that  "Casablanca'' is one of the most popular films ever made.  It is about a man and a woman who are in love, and who sacrifice love for a higher purpose.  

 I especially enjoyed the dialogue throughout the entire movie which combines the cynical with the weary; there are wisecracks with epigrams.  For example,  Rick moves easily in a corrupt world. "What is your nationality?'' a German Strasser asks him, and Rick replies, "I'm a drunkard.''  His personal motto: "I stick my neck out for nobody.''

Another intriguing feature of the movie is that none of the major characters is bad.  Some are cynical, some lie, some kill, but all are redeemed.  Through Bogie's bravery and heroism, the audience get to feel those features;  it doesn't matter a whit that it is only vicarious.

From a modern perspective, the film reveals interesting assumptions.  Ilsa Lund's role is basically that of a lover and helpmate to a great man; the movie's real question is,which great man should she be sleeping with?  Laszlo or Rick?, therein we have the dichotomy of Casablanca!

I loved Casablanca for subjective reasons, it was my first delightful, appealing primer in a problem that is, to me,endlessly fascinating, never fully resolved, the one of balancing the demands of the heart and the dictates of belief.   Bless "Casablanca" for its sincere, and slightly kitschy heart, and for undertaking a sobering task with wit and style, and grace under commercial pressure, for somehow transcending the conventions of its cinematic moment at the same time it seemed to summarize them!  Well, what do you know, it wasn't such a mini review after all!

                                                                      MOVIE TIMETABLE

Friday: "Romance on the High Seas." This is Doris Day's first movie which I have to confess, I'm kinda curious as to how she'll make out, regardless of Ms. Day, I always enjoy romance movies, whether it's on the high sea or low sea. And yes, I'll be watching it on the Turner Classic Movie (TCM) channel, where I enjoy many, many great movies.

Saturday: "Gold Diggers of 1933." Because gathering new tips on building wealth is always motivational, but somehow I think there may just be another element here. Otherwise, why is TCM running it and not some financial channel?

Sunday: "Rachel Getting Married." Anne Hathaway managed to get a Best Actress Oscar nomination for this movie, but I'm really anxious to see Debra Winger in it. Miss Winger plays Ms. Hathaway's mother. I'm glad I have pay television so I can see the film for free, well, sort of.

Monday: "Strangers on a Train." I don't know if I want to see this movie because I enjoy mysteries of if it's because I like train travel, regardless, I'll be travelling on TCM, first class of course.
Tuesday: "Elmer Gantry"  Both Burt Lancaster and Shirley Jones received academy award nominations for their work here.  I want to see if they deserved them, you know how the Academy can be.

Wednesday:  "Four Sons." This movie stars Ingrid Bergman and Susan Hayward, two of my favourites, and that is reason enough for me to watch this movie. But I bet I end up liking this movie for all sorts of reasons, and not just because of Miss Bergman and Miss Hayward.

Thursday:  "Blow Dry."  For no other reason that when I saw the title of this movie in the television guide, it intrigued me.

Films Coming Soon: Exodus, The Sand Pebbles, An American in Paris, The Jack E. Taylor Story. What a lineup!

THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA

                                                        
                                                                     JACK'S BACK and this time it's personal


DATE AND STATUS:                               Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 and I've got it!


Just what the "it" is, I will let you know, later!

So I'm right back in the scheme of things, and I'm still making mistakes. 

If you check your timetable, today I was supposed to review "Rachel Getting Married," but have instead written about "The Night of the Iguana,"  it's gotta be the drugs that induce this confusion of mine, but still this is no big mistake, just substitute this review for the one I do on "Rachel Getting Married" next Sunday.  Okay, where was I?

I've let you know that I've restarted "blogging," I'm still very excited about pursuing this endeavour, again.   My health is what it is.  I haven't lost any weight, much to my doctor's and my distress, but I'm exercising regularly, and I have to tell you that Cruella really gives me a workout, (it seems so much harder than it used to! )  At least I still have movies, and they remain the constant for me.

My love of movies goes way back to when I was a small boy of four years old, when to get out of my mother's way, I went to the show every Saturday for the next forty-five years of my life.  Yes, I know, that's quite a long time, but this is an honest and accurate statistic, except for the last thirty-five years I didn't go to the show to get out of my mother's way, I went, essentially, to learn.

My going to the show, and watching films all these years has been like going to school.   Each time I see a film,  I pay attention to: the tone of the movie, the performances, the cinematography, the casting, the art direction, the acting, music, costumes, production design, direction, absolutely everything,  I was a good student!

Time to let you in on something quite unique about me.   I can tell you the name of every  cinema/show/movie house where I saw a movie and paid patronage, it's true, and kind of fun, that is when I get tested on it.  Okay, I am trying to get back to the business of film, but each time I look out at this fabulous view, I get distracted.

The day is still very new. I love being up at sunrise when everything is so quiet and still, so much of life is just awakening, and for a little while longer, I'll have the world to myself, which puts me in the proper place and mindset for "THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA!"

 Now, before I get into the meat and potatoes of "THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA," I have to first confess that after reviewing my write up  of "ROSE MARIE" I feel I may have truncated that review.  What do you think?  Do you feel shortchanged?  Would you have liked it to include more details?  I can't decide these matters, which is why I put these questions to you, won't you please help me?  Okay, on with "THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA."

WHEW!  While Tennessee Williams could never be called a comic, he is rather genius at putting together flawed people, in unusual circumstances, at probably their most vulnerable time of their lives. But, talk about drama, Tennessee Williams makes Webster's dictionary reconsider their definition of serious, so will you.  First, you have to realize something about the plays and movies of Tennessee Williams.

One time after seeing the play of "The Glass Menagerie" at Stratford, and starring the late Sada Thompson.  I commented to a friend that, two days later, I was still depressed.  My friend, Mike Czetyrbok chuckled a bit, and then responded to me "Well, if you're not depressed after seeing that play, then they didn't do a good job, count yourself lucky!" 

This truly was an interesting paradox for me, but Mike was right, and that is what is key to understanding and appreciating most of Tennessee Williams' plays and movies, you're not going to the beach, but you are investing a good two hours of introspection, which is what we all need.

So what is THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA about?, shall I give you the bus and truck stop short of it?  Well, there's this ex-clergyman, played by droll Richard Burton, working as a tour guide in Mexico who gets involved with a spinster, played by the fabulous Deborah Kerr, a seductive teen, not me, but it was played by Lolita-like Sue Lyon, and a hotel owner, acted magnificently by the stunning Ava Gardner.  Too bus and truck for you, you're not satisfied, okay, let's see if I can elaborate.

At the preface of THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA we see Reverend Dr. T. Shannon having a nervous breakdown, after being ostracised by his congregation for having an inappropriate relationship with a very young Sunday school teacher.  And that's before the opening credits!  I told you, Tennessee doesn't take things too lightly.  But, I digress.

Two years later, after being institutionalized for his breakdown, and after the opening credits, we find the ex-clergyman, Dr. Shannon, now working for a bottom-of-the-barrel, Texas-run-tour company of Blake tours.

 The current tour group that Dr. Shannon is desperately trying to please is a group of Baptist school teachers, led by a leader named Judith Fellows, and I gotta tell you, Miss Fellows is both butch and bitchy, and played to the hilt by Grayson Hall who deservedly got an Oscar nomination for her performance. 

Miss Fellow's niece, Charlotte, the seductive teen already mentioned, is also on the tour, being sent on this trip by her parents to help her get over a love affair.  Miss Fellows feels she has a strong obligation to look after her niece, so when Charlotte makes a play for Dr. Shannon, the aunt, quite naturally blames Dr. Shannon, and sets out to destroy him!

Perfectly understandable, and perfectly prompting Dr. Sullivan to start taking desperate measures, and in an attempt to stop Miss Fellows from having him fired, he Shanghai's the bus of baptist school teachers to a hotel run by an old friend.  The friend, of course, is now deceased, but his widow, Maxine, thankfully is still around.  Maxine, how do I put this delicately?, is a nymphomaniac, and in this role, step aside Miss Streep, Ava Gardner showed her acting chomps.  She was first-rate!

Okay, so we are all now at this hotel, and this is where we get introduced to two more guests, a sketch artist of sorts named Hannah, and her poet, Grandfather, who is about 97 years old!  Now, Hannah has no money but she is not looking for a freebie.  During the dinner hour, Hannah could do sketches of the guests at the hotel, and her Grandfather could give resuscitation's of his poetry.  These services surely are enough to pay for their accommodations, Maxine doesn't think so, but is convinced into allowing it by Dr. Sullivan.  What a nice guy eh?  True, Dr. Sullivan is weakened by flesh and alcohol, but then none of us are perfect.

We learn more about human imperfections during the night at the hotel, far too many to blog here, but the end result is that Dr. Shannon is at the end of his rope, and is much like the Iguana that has been tied up for fattening and slaughter.

The film ends on a downer, (gosh, surprise of all surprise) but there remains an attempt to try and give us hope.  Ultimately, however, the film fails, because it doesn't generate any sympathy or  personal compassion for the suffering of the characters, but still, there is much to like about this movie.

This is probably one of the better attempts to turn one of Tennessee William's plays into a movie, it leaves the senses reeling, and Deborah Kerr, as always, plays Hannah with style and grace.  And let me tell you, grace is not easily portrayed, but Deborah Kerr has it, which is probably why Ms. Kerr was hired by Rowntrees to do all those Black Magic chocolate commercials in the seventies! 

                                                                   MOVIE TIMETABLE
 
Thursday:  "Casablanca."  Courtesy of the Turner Classic Movie (TCM) channel.  I am finally going to settle down and watch this movie.  All of it.  I have only seen bits of this movie before, and it has never grabbed my interest, now I want to see what all the fuss has been about.

Friday:  "Romance on the High Seas."  This is Doris Day's first movie which I have to confess, I'm kinda curious as to how she'll make out, regardless of Ms. Day, I always enjoy romance movies, whether it's on the high sea or low sea.  And yes, I'll be watching it on TCM where I enjoy many, many great movies.

Saturday:  "Gold Diggers of 1933."  Because gathering new tips on building wealth is always motivational, but somehow I think there may just be another element here.  Otherwise, why is TCM running it and not some financial channel?

Sunday:  "Rachel Getting Married."  Anne Hathaway managed to get a Best Actress Oscar nomination for this movie, but I'm really anxious to see Debra Winger in it.  Miss Winger plays Ms. Hathaway's mother.  I'm glad I have pay television so I can see the film for free, well, sort of.


Monday:  "Strangers on a Train."  I don't know if I want to see this movie because I enjoy mysteries of if it's because I like train travel, regardless, I'll be travelling on TCM, first class of course.

Tuesday:  "Adam Had Four Sons."  This movie stars Ingrid Bergman and Susan Hayward, two of my favourites, and that is reason enough for me to watch this movie.  But I bet I end up liking this movie for all sorts of reasons, and not just because of Miss Bergman and Miss Hayward.

Films Coming Soon:  Exodus, The Sand Pebbles, An American in Paris, The Jack E. Taylor Story.  What a lineup!

ROSE MARIE

                                                            JACK'S BACK and this time it's personal


DATE AND STATUS:                      Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 and I'm still atwitter.


Okay, okay, okay.  I'm back to Blogger.  I really did want to make a brand new start, and if you visited the blog hosting site of simplesite.com/-Jack-E-Taylor, yesterday, or today, you can see that I made a valiant effort in this endeavour.   (If you're curious as to my first return post, it will be available to you on the website of: Simplesite.com/Jack-E-Taylor for the next 29 days.)

Alas, Simplesite.com was limited in executing posts, at least for me.  Now, maybe I'm just not savy enough with computer blogs, but I found that with the simplesite host, I could only do one main post, and then just add pages to it.  And adding pages was no day at the beach because if it were, I would still be using Simplesite!  Honestly, that host would not allow me to create new posts, which is what I want my blog to do, consequently, Simplesite's loss is BLOGGER's gain.

Remember, you can find this blog by googling my old blog name of: thisthatandhim and be sure to tell your friends to give this blog a chance, as they say, popularity garners success!

One day, when I know what I'm doing, I plan to update the name of this blog to something more topical, or would you like it to stay the same, please advise.

For those of you who want a quick update of what I blogged yesterday, was that, yes I was away, but today I'm back, and this blog will now cater specifically to discussing movies.  The key point is that I will be reviewing and watching movies that I have never seen before, or have alas,forgotten them. 

Watching a new crop of films, will be a novel experience for me, and I hope will encourage audience participation by also watching the films, and by providing comments on what I reviewed.

In yesterday's post,  I did kind of strongly say that if you can take the time to read a posting, you can take a quick moment more to say something such as: saw the movie, loved it, I've always wanted to see that movie, your review will now make it a priority for me to see it!  Making such a comment should take you a whole thirty seconds!

Anyway, you get the general idea and how hard is that?  I'm asking you to provide comments because if the blog is to be successful, it will require both of our input.

I will also be hosting my very own academy award show, with films and actors nominated for what I think should win.  The award will aptly be named 'The Taylor.'    Doesn't that have a nice ring? Also, for your convenience, I'm giving a weekly timetable of the movies I will be viewing on a daily basis, that way, you too can share in watching the movies when I view them, how cool is that!

Okay, so today we discuss that babe of the Mounties, ROSE MARIE , (hence the title of today's blog,)  played by the wonderfully talented Jeanette MacDonald!  Here goes:

Well, I have to confess I was a little nervous for the first half-hour of the movie, to me, it seemed to drag, but then, I am always anxious for things to get rolling, and while the film is setting up the story, the phrase "Get on with it," frequently enters my mind! 

The basic story of Rose Marie is that a famous singer, quite a diva I have to say,has a brother that was wrongfully imprisoned who escapes from the prison, and while escaping, kills a Mountie, imagine that!

People, it is quite true that one bad deed often leads to another, please remember that, you too Savannah,  and I know you haven't done anything bad, but this is to encourage you to stay on the good side.

Back to the movie,  Rose Marie then sets off to the Canadian Rockies, although to me it looked alot like Lake Tahoe, to track down her brother, and help him out as Rose Marie has also heard that her brother got injured in the escape.  Okay, so the guy that is guiding Rose Marie in the Rockies runs off with her money and she has to get a job singing for tips. 

Now, while Rose Marie is singing, our good old Mountie, Sergeant Bruce, played by Nelson Eddie, befriends her, they fall in love, and then sing the famous  "Indian Love Song," which I absolutely adored, and have since ordered the soundtrack of Rose Marie so I can hear it again and again.

Eventually, Jeanette's and Nelson Eddie's love is severely crippled, for the simple fact that the Mountie always gets his man,  which also makes me think of all the possibilities of taking that story in a different direction, but then that's me!

Of course I have left out lots of little side-plots, and probably some important features of the movie, but I do this to encourage you to see this movie which was just wonderful.  I loved it!  It broke my heart, and I cried a few times!  Why the hell Jeanette MacDonald wasn't nominated for an Oscar is beyond me!  Gosh that girl could sing, and her superior operettic singing made me long to hear my dear friend Diane Sanci singing, now Diane could rival Miss Jeanette!

Be aware guys that there is a fair amount of operettic singing in the movie, but the surprising presence of Jimmy Stewart and David Niven (listed in the credits as David Nivens) make it all worthwhile, not to mention a scene that has a singing rivalry between Jeanette MacDonald and Gilda Gray which was just hilarious, and I do love to laugh, don't you!

                                                                    Movie TimeTable:

Wednesday:  "Rachel Getting Married."  Anne Hathaway managed to get a best actress Oscar nomination for this movie, but I'm really anxious to see Debra Winger, (who I adore,) in it.  I'm glad I have pay television so I can see the film for free, well, sort of.

Thursday:  "Casablanca."  Courtesy of the Turner Classic Movie (TCM)  channel, I am finally going to settle down and watch this movie.  All of it.  I have only seen bits of this movie before as it never really grabbed my interest, now I'm determined to see what all the fuss has been about!

Friday:  "Romance on the High Seas."  This is Doris Day's first movie which I have to confess, I'm kinda curious to see how she'll make out, regardless of Ms. Day, I always enjoy romance, whether it's on the high sea or low sea.  And yes, I'll be watching it on TCM (where else?,) where I enjoy many, many great movies.  So should you.

Saturday: "Gold Diggers of 1933."  Because gathering new tips on building one's wealth is always motivational,and beneficial,  but somehow I think there just may be another element here.  Otherwise, why is TCM running it and not some financial channel?

Sunday: "Night of the Iguana."  This film stars the gorgeous Ava Gardner and the always luminescent Deborah Kerr, do I really have to add anything else.  Yes, it's on TCM, don't make me nuts!

Monday: "Strangers on a Train."  I don't know if I want to see this movie because I enjoy mysteries or if it's because I like train travel, regardless, I'll be travelling on TCM, first class of course.

Tuesday:  "Elmer Gantry."  Both Burt Lancaster and Shirley Jones received academy awards for their work here, and I want to see if they truly deserved them, you know how that Academy can be, don't you!

Films Coming Soon:  Exodus, The Sand Pebbles, An American in Paris, The Jack E. Taylor Story! What a lineup,WOW!

Footnote:  For those of you who contributed comments, some of which were quite funny, I thank you.