Cemetery Film Screening - June 10 - The Philadelphia Story
 

My all-time FAVORITE film. -

Oh, we're going to talk about me again, are we? Goody.

Not quite an all-time favorite for me, but very solidly in the second tier. I want to be C.K. Dexter Haven when I grow up.

Cary Grant makes this film for me, although it is solidly cast throughout. Hepburn is a given since she created the role (and correct me if I'm wrong Philip Barry wrote it for her). Roland Young as Uncle Willie is a scream.

This is also one of the few cases where I actually like the musical remake as well. There are some good moments, and there is Cole Porter.

Cole Porter, Louis Armstrong and "Did You Evah" make the remake it enjoyable for me. Oh, and Bing, Frank and Grace are OK too.

I want Tracy's car.

Yeah, I thought it was a given. Bing can sing to me anytime that Frank isn't. :D Speaking of which, I just got some really cool early Bing, post Rhythm Boys, Pre-Hope/Crosby/Lamour, it's fab!

I want just about anyone's car from pre-1960 Hollywood, but Norma Desmond's Isotta-Fraschini will do me just fine, although it will be a gas
hog :(

What a great movie! Do I smell road trip? (depends on jury duty)...

ROD TRIP ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP!

Yep, this one's a must.

(And despite its charms, I distinctly dislike the musical remake)

Cole F'n Porter! Satchmo! High Society is the Bomb!

The songs are swell, but the performances so pathetically pale in comparison to the classic.

Such a shame to waste such good music on such a crap film. Alas, most musicals are great music matched with crap film. The few that are aces in both departments are among the best, most unusual films of all time.

Oooh, I must know. What is a rod trip? I don't believe I've had the pleasure.

I have. Mmmmmmm.

Y'know, High Society could have sucked (it didn't), but it would be redeemed forever by the perfect couplet:

"Have you heard that Mimsie Starr,
She got pinched in the Astor Bar"

Cracks me up every time.

Well did you evah!

What a swell party it is.

She was stoned!

Have you heard, among this clan,
I am called "The forgotten man"?
Well, did you evah?
What a swell party this is!
Have you heard the story of
Dexter boy being gypped by love?
Well, did you evah!
What a swell party this is!
What frails, what frocks!
What furs, what rocks!
What gaiety!
It's all too exquis!
That French champagne!
So good for the brain!
That band, it's the end!
Kindly don't fall down, my friend,
Have you heard? Professor Munch
Ate his wife and divorced his lunch.
Well, did you evah?
What a swell party this is!
Have you heard? The countess Krupp
Crossed the bridge when the bridge was up.
Well, did you evah?
What a swell party this is!

Have you heard that Mimsie Starr
Just got pinched in the Astor bar?
Well, did you evah?
What a swell party this is!
Have you heard that Uncle Newt
Forgot to open his parachute?
Well, did you evah?
What a swell party this is!
It's great, it's grand!
It's wonderland!
What soup, what fish!
That beef, what a dish!
That grouse, so rare!
That old camembert!
That baba au rhum!
Will you please move over, chum?
Have you heard the poor dear Blanche
Got run down by an avalanche?
Well, did you evah?
What a swell party this is!
Have you heard? It's in the stars
Next July we collide with Mars.
Well, did you evah?
What a swell party this is!

There is a fantastic album called "Red, Hot and Blue" which features all Cole Porter tunes done by contemporary (mostly) rock singers. "Well, Did you Evah" is done by Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop and it is SWELLEGANT!

I highly recommend this entire collection.

Act now and you can get it used for $.93! What a bargain!

I'm looking at the artist list wondering what happened to some of those people: Neneh Cherry, Jody Watley...

CINESPIA Presents:
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
Directed by George Cukor
Saturday, June 10th
Gates at 7:30 pm Film at 9:00 pm NEW TIME
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Boulevard at Gower
No reservation necessary.
$10 Donation Tickets available at gate.
As a courtesy to other movie-goers: NO TALL CHAIRS!!

Katherine Hepburn stars in one of the most sophisticated and hilarious romantic comedies of all time! A famous socialite’s impending marriage is interrupted by her dashing ex-husband (Cary Grant) and a wise-cracking reporter (Jimmy Stewart). Snappy dialogue and precarious situations abound in this Oscar winning screenplay, all delivered by one of the best casts from the era. Bring blankets, drinks and picnic dinner for this special screening below (and above) the stars. DJ Jun spins before and after the screening.

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The later time works just fine with my schedule for the evening.

We've even got new chairs to test out and, if all goes well, a little picnic table. We'll be styling!

We are so there.

My she was yar.

Ugh, the new time sux for me. I have to take Zapp home to OC after the screening. Hmmmm, this may be a dealbreaker.

Can someone give him ride?

You CAN'T miss this film!

Macaulay Connor: [drunk] You going my way miss?
Tracy Lord: [drunk] That's "Miss Goddess" to you
Macaulay Connor: Okay, Miss Goddess To Me.



Dinah Lord: Oh, it won't rain. Tracy won't have it.



C. K. Dexter Haven: The moon is also a goddess, chaste and virginal.
Tracy Lord: Stop using those foul words.

One more:

Tracy Lord: Only for the moment, I'm not interested in myself.
C. K. Dexter Haven: Not interested in yourself, Red, you're fascinated. You're far and away your favorite person in the world

YAY! It's tonight!

I'm excited.

We'll be there if we get enough of today's agenda accomplished. I don't know how likely that is, as we are getting our typical late start.


BTW, nice duck, Lisa. But, um, this is not micechat, and I would kindly suggest that you think twice about signature pictures that take up an entire screen. We don't want it to become as epidemic here as it is over there.

(And let's face it, hon .... once you do it, it's in tres chic style, baby)

It's NOT a Duck. It's a swan, baby.

And, yeah, I need to make it smaller. I couldn't remember what size what the max (great Admin am I) so I just went for it. Funny, being an admin gives me all sort of allowances to break the rules. :rolleyes:

I hate big sig pics. I turned off my sigs ot MC because I couldn't stand looking at big sig pics. Go figure.

Isn't that the funniest pic ever though? I hope it will be funny smaller.

Hey, Moderator! What size SHOULD my sig bic be?

Would this be better ? :

Well, It's supposed to be limiting it to 175 px high, but clearly it's not working (I even uninstalled an reinstalled the controls). Damnit.

As for the cemetary screening, we will be at the Ahmanson seeing The Black Rider. I'm excited!

I've come down with a nasty cold so we're conserving energy (so as to be well enough to go to the meet tomorrow.)

Really wanted to go tonight, but just too darned tuckered.

Instead, I stayed home on a Saturday night to get some work done. :sigh:

I went and picked up Monkey from her first day of work, then came home and watched "Stop Making Sense"

Ahhhhhhhhhh.......

It did not disappoint. What a great film and it was perfect fr a cemetery screening. One of the best I've seen there so far.