October 2011
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“Don’t feel bad about losing your virtue. I sort of knew you would....”
– Bree Daniel, ‘Klute’, 1971
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'Obsessed', 2009
An interracial aspect of the film was originally planned, according to the director. However, this idea was scrapped, presumably because of similarities to screenwriter David Loughery’s previous film, ‘Lakeview Terrace’.
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Film Index #093
‘Heidi’, 1937
Starring Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt and Mary Nash
Written by Walter Ferris, Julien Josephson and Johanna Spyri
Directed by Allan Dwan
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“Do you think you could have fun without an audience in front of you?”
– Director, ‘Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop’, 2011
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'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory', 1971
Peter Ostrum, who plays Charlie Bucket, made no other films. He later became a veterinarian. In fact, of all the Wonka kids, Julie Dawn Cole who played Veruca Salt is the only one still acting.
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'The Lion Has Wings', 1939
Because it was started and completed so soon after the declaration of war and was seen to show how useful films could be in wartime, this film is considered to have done a lot toward allowing the British film industry to remain active throughout WWII, unlike in WWI when all cinemas were closed and filming effectively stopped for the duration.
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Cinematically Speaking
That Novemberist: If you could open your own gay bar, what would you call it?
This Novemberist: Dragtime.
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Film Index #092
’Quiz Show’, 1994
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rob Morrow, Paul Scofield, David Paymer and John Turturro
Written by Paul Attanasio and Richard N Goodwin
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“A king’s time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the...”
– Mufasa, ‘The Lion King’, 1994
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'Once Upon a Honeymoon', 1942
The question of top billing was resolved by having half of the prints with Cary Grant listed first, and the other half with Ginger Rogers listed first. The TCM print lists Cary Grant first, but the programs distributed for the world premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York City listed Ginger Rogers first.
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“A wed wose. How womantic.”
– Lili Von Shtupp, ‘Blazing Saddles’, 1974
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'Avatar', 2009
James Cameron was convinced that CGI effects had progressed enough to make this film when he saw Gollum in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.’
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Film Index #091
‘Young@Heart’, 2007
Starring Bob Cilman, Stan Goldman, Eileen Hall and Joe Benoit
Narrated by Stephen Walker
Directed by Stephen Walker and Sally George
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“Why piece together the tatters of your life - the vague memories, the faces...”
– Writer, ‘81/2’, 1963
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Cinematically Speaking
That Novemberist: If you could open your own dog grooming store, what would you call it?
This Novemberist: Yankee Poodle Dandy.
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'Moneyball', 2011
When Steven Soderbergh was still set to direct, he cast Brad Pitt and Demetri Martin in the lead roles and had already shot interview scenes with baseball players Lenny Dykstra, Mookie Wilson and Darryl Strawberry to be included in the film. Demetri Martin went on to co-star in Soderbergh’s ‘Contagion’.
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Film Index #090
’The Conversation’, 1974
Starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale and Allen Garfield
Written by Francis Ford Coppola
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
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“I’d sooner be though a successful crook than a destitute monarch.”
– King Shahdov, ‘A King in New York’, 1957
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'Catch Me If You Can', 2002
The real Frank Abagnale Jr arrests Leonardo DiCaprio in France. He is the man in the coat and hat who pins Leonardo against the police car.
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“If I drive for you, you give me a time and a place. I give you a five minute...”
– Driver, ‘Drive’, 2011
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Film Index #089
’The Red Shoes’, 1948
Starring Moira Shearer, Marius Goring and Anton Walbrook
Written by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell and Hans Christian Anderson
Directed by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
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'The Jungle Book', 1967
The Vultures were originally going to be voiced by The Beatles. The band’s manager, Brian Epstein, approached the Disney studios about having The Beatles appear in the film, and Walt Disney had his animators create the Vultures specifically to be voiced by the band. But when Epstein took the idea to The Beatles, John Lennon vetoed the idea, and told Epstein to tell Disney that he should hire...
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“When I heard Normans were approaching, I ran to lock up my wife. But,...”
– Wamba, ‘Ivanhoe’, 1952
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'Die Hard', 1988
Alan Rickman’s feature film debut.
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“Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.”
– Don Lucchesi, ‘The Godfather: Part III’, 1990
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Film Index #088
’The Hours’, 2002
Starring Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep
Written by David Hare and Michael Cunningham
Directed by Stephen Daldry
