[MOPO] De Mille

2011-06-28 Thread Kirby McDaniel
My respect for DeMille has increased since I have been reading Scott Eyman's great bio, EMPIRE OF DREAMS. DeMille gets too little credit, I think. As far THE TEN COMMANDMENTS goes, how can anyone not like it! Moses, Moses! 1.Thou shalt not watch too many Lubitsch movies 2. Thou shalt not

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2011-06-28 Thread jimepisale3
://www.unshreddednostalgia.com http://www.unshreddednostalgia.com Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby McDaniel Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 2:58 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] De Mille My respect

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2011-06-28 Thread Wim Jansen
Amen! Though I have to interpret too many in the Lubitsch rule Wim Op 28 jun 2011, om 20:57 heeft Kirby McDaniel het volgende geschreven: My respect for DeMille has increased since I have been reading Scott Eyman's great bio, EMPIRE OF DREAMS. DeMille gets too little credit, I think. As

Re: [MOPO] De Mille

2011-06-28 Thread Kirby McDaniel
But who cares? What is a classic other than someone's idea of what a classic is. Good acting it is not, but I would rather watch it than THE WILD ONE which is alleged to have good acting (from roughly the same period, I can name a hundred other examples if you wish!) K. On Jun 28, 2011,

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2011-06-28 Thread Franc
I'm an adult now so I guess I care. We agree on one thing: THE WILD ONE is awful all around including the acting. FRANC -Original Message- From: Kirby McDaniel [mailto:ki...@movieart.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 4:23 PM To: Franc; MOPO Subject: Re: De Mille But who cares? What is

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2011-06-28 Thread Richard Del Belso
Princess, Princess! the raven has dropped a black feather at your door!! Richard Del Belso Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:13:37 -0400 From: fdav...@verizon.net Subject: Re: [MOPO] De Mille To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Message I used to love the Ten Commandments as a kid and even today