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    Looking for hat information?

    The Stetson Temple appeared in the early 90s when Stetson lost the license for official Indiana Jones hats they'd had since Temple of Doom. They took their Indy hat, changed it just slightly, and gave it a name that left very little question about what style it was supposed to reflect. (Of...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    It's also worth mentioning that during Keaton's period as an M-G-M gagwriter, when Skelton was there with him inventing gags (for Skelton and other's films, and sometimes just for fun) there was often a third person present in this powerhouse comedy laboratory: Lucille Ball. So if you've ever...
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    Schott A2, size 44. Currently $73 shipped, ending soon!

    That's not an A-2, it's a Schott 674. There were two versions of this jacket made back in the 80s: with a faux-fur collar and acrylic white pile lining (I had that style); and with a plain leather collar and quilted lining (like this one). They were made in both in black and brown naked...
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    in old movies they always dress up for dinner at home?

    Lizzie, you should cut The Best Year of Our Lives some slack, it was shot and released in 1946... before the full extent of the unvarnished truth was even clear. My parents had both been in the service, and they met when my dad and his army-buddy partner had just opened their photography...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I also watched Sully last week and was really impressed. Not surprised, because Eastwood's a dependably solid director and Hanks is always excellent. But it was better than I was expecting. And there's really outstanding effects work on the landing sequences, they have tremendous impact...
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    The latest episodes of American Gods, which continues to be brilliant, and Silicon Valley, which is always a hoot.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    We've discussed this before, Worf. I'm not trying to convert anybody here. Nor am I going to defend the Dead's shortcomings, which became much more obvious in their last few years as Garcia faded: I stopped going to shows well before the end, because they were generally playing FAR below their...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Long Strange Trip, the new four-hour documentary about the Grateful Dead, on Netflix. Not sure how much interest there is here for this (apart from BluesForChallah!), but I'm gonna give it a quick review anyway... First off, my credentials: I am a reformed Deadhead. I went to lots of shows...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Great film, a longtime favorite. But along with Harrison and Tierney, two key figures haven't been mentioned: director Joseph L. Mankiewicz and composer Bernard Herrmann. Anyone remember the sixties TV series based on the film with Edward Mulhare (who always seemed to be the poor man's Rex...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    The Dressmaker, Australian "revenge comedy" with Kate Winslet. It was well reviewed, but I thought it was a mess. It didn't work for me at all.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Eh, I didn't think much of it. And Rachel McAdams should stop doing movies about time travel-challenged romances: you'd think she'd have passed on this one after The Time Traveler's Wife and Midnight in Paris.
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    Best superhero?

    I don't have a favorite. When you've been avidly consuming pop culture for sixty years, you realize that naming favorites and assembling best-of lists are pointless exercises. If not downright impossible. But I remain completely fascinated by superheroes, because as I've often said here, I...
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Thanks, but I'm too buried in endless stuff to watch to even consider it at this point.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Well, I don't think the 50s version was anywhere near as good as The Letter. Like the 50s remake of The Prisoner of Zenda, it's more opulent and in color... but it probably doesn't have the zing of the earlier film. Keep in mind that the movie industry changed dramatically in the 50s. The...
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    My family watched The Saint throughout its American run. (Also Secret Agent, The Prisoner, The Forsyte Saga - we loved English shows.) But honestly, that was so long ago that I don't remember much beyond the little fanfare and animated halo that appeared over Moore's head leading into the...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I haven't seen the 1939 version yet, so I can't compare. Someday! I was pretty unimpressed with the later version. And ultra-Brit Richard Burton playing the Indian doctor is kind of hard to take these days.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Check out The Rains of Ranchipur - the same story remade in the fifties with Lana Turner, Richard Burton, Michael Rennie, etc.
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    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    This is so brutal. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/arts/music/gregg-allman-dead-allman-brothers-band.html
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Two strange recent films on Amazon last night: Wiener-Dog - Follows the titular dog through four owners and their stories. Very uneven (like Julie Delpy's attempt at an American accent in the first story!), but it has its moments. I don't know what message/feeling you're supposed to take away...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Guess I should state for the record again that I don't grovel before the book as THE GREATEST AMERICAN NOVEL either. I'm more of a Sinclair Lewis guy. So let's say I have far less passionate feelings about how the story is adapted. Agreed that the '13 version is insanely overwrought... but I...

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