Yes, Michael, when I was 13, my family moved to Wynnewood, in the suburbs of Philadelphia. And there were then a few movie theaters that showed all kinds of older films. Within my first year of living there, I had seen THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN, THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, CHILDREN OF PARADISE, Murnau's TARTUFFE, Bergman's THE MAGICIAN, SHOULDER ARMS, THE GREAT DICTATOR, the Lon Chaney version of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and anything else that happened to be screened. Mind you, in those early days, this was one of the few ways in which one could see older films, and, as a kid, I saw everything that I could.
On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Michael Danese <danes...@ptd.net> wrote: > First, Kirby what an amazing question! Second, Walter I didn't know you grew > up in suburban Philadelphia - so did I! > But when I was in high school I stayed up late one night to see "the > fighting 69th" with James Cagney. That did it for me. From that moment on I > knew my future was in motion pictures and James Cagney was my favorite actor. > I've collected Cagney for 40 years. And have been a producer for about the > same. > So great question and happy holidays to everyone in MOPO land! > > Thanks, > Michael Danese > >> On Dec 23, 2014, at 10:06 AM, Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.com> wrote: >> >> Mopolians, >> >> Is there a film that CHANGED YOUR LIFE? Maybe not in a big way, but somehow >> affected a change in you permanently? >> >> This is not a “best-movie-you’ve-ever-seen” question, although the best >> movie you’ve seen may in fact qualify. >> >> And you may have more than one - but just pick one that stands out in your >> experience. >> >> It’s really hard to know. It’s easy to say that movies changed my life - I >> think that collectively they help to shape us, but that’s >> not what I’m fishing for here. >> >> I mean a film that SHIFTED something in you, maybe good, maybe not-so / >> maybe big, maybe small. So that you could say “after I saw X, I never >> liked this, or I loved this, or I never felt the same about thus and such.” >> >> Think about it. >> >> I’m not necessarily asking you to post your answer, either. This could be >> something private for you. It’s just a question I thought about recently. >> >> >> Kirby McDaniel >> MovieArt Original Film Posters >> P.O. Box 4419 >> Austin TX 78765-4419 >> 512 479 6680 mobile 512 589 5112 >> www.movieart.com >> https://www.facebook.com/movieart.austin.texas >> http://www.pinterest.com/movieartaustin/ >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
