Finally on TCM. I don't have TCM anymore so I had to purchase it, but it's the only time I've ever seen it available.
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ZolotoyRetriever — 6 years ago(November 10, 2019 04:02 AM)
Glad you found it, Lilith. I've seen it a bunch of times, thanks to TCM airing it several times a year for the past many years. It seems to be one of the staples of their lineup. Good film, but I don't think I'll be watching it again anytime soon.
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spiderwort — 6 years ago(November 11, 2019 05:48 PM)
I've been traveling, Lilith, and still am, but thought I'd poke my head in for a moment. Should be back in a month or so. Glad to see activity here.
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Lilith — 6 years ago(November 11, 2019 07:23 PM)
Happy travels, Spiderwort. Stay safe and have fun.
I was so excited to find Mr. Blandings since I've been looking for this movie for so many years but it was only available to rent.
I think it's also pretty nifty that it can take something this simple to make me very happy!
Looking forward to your return!
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spiderwort — 6 years ago(January 19, 2020 04:40 PM)
Thanks, Lilith. And hope to be back soon. Have a pretty full plate right now with this, that, and the other. Btw, hope you've seen the new version of LITTLE WOMEN. I think it's a beauty (though the 1994 version is still my favorite). And for my money Greta Gerwig is a directorial force to contend with, female or male. She should have gotten both Oscar and DGA noms for it. I don't even want to vote this year.
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Lilith — 6 years ago(January 19, 2020 11:27 PM)
Spider! We've missed you around here. How nice to see you checking in. Looking forward to when you're able to return.
Good luck with your this, that, and everything else on your full table.
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(January 19, 2020 11:40 PM)
I have this one in my collection! I absolutely LOVE Cary Grant and Myrna Loy in this movie!
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
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Lilith — 6 years ago(January 20, 2020 12:45 AM)
I always thought their chemistry was great. I also thought, who else but Cary Grant can you watch for 3 minutes in the bathroom doing nothing but brush his teeth and not be bored and enjoy the whole thing?
I loved it when Myrna was picking out paint colours.
This is one of my favourite movies. I've been searching for it for ages so I had to get it.
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(January 20, 2020 05:49 PM)
I loved it when Myrna was picking out paint colours.
That scene is priceless!
Do you remember that Sherwin Williams commercial from the 80s?
I believe I saw that before the movie.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
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Lilith — 6 years ago(January 20, 2020 06:00 PM)
I don't think I recall that commercial. I just tried to do a search for it, can't find it. I'd love to see it and see the correlations. That scene was too cute for words.
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(January 20, 2020 06:04 PM)
I can't locate it on YouTube either. It was basically that scene, and then a short Sherwin Williams plug at the end.
It really was a cute scene.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night! -
telegonus — 4 years ago(January 06, 2022 09:28 AM)
The entire movie is priceless, Miss Margo. Like great wine, it's aged beautifully. The movie sparkles; and it's blessedly free from politics, (but for the line about the Republicans not having been elected yet), which is about as far as it goes. I doubt any home purchase has been so light and lively as the one in this movie, and yet it feels just right for the entirety of its running time; and the final scene, about the product Grant has fashioned a brilliantly prosaic sales pitch, sells the film. I haven't seen
Mr. Blandings
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MissMargoChanning — 4 years ago(January 06, 2022 01:23 PM)
Hi telegonus!
Long time, no hear from! How is this big bad world treating you?
I trust that you are safe and alright.
I haven't seen Mr. Blandings in a dog's age, and I'd watch it in a heartbeat.
Nimda/Filmboards has granted your wish!
You may watch the movie in it's entirety right here!
Happy New Year!
https://www.filmboards.com/board/10040613/
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night! -
telegonus — 4 years ago(January 07, 2022 10:56 AM)
Thanks so much, Miss Margo. I'll be watching
Mr. Blandings
fairly soon.
Life is up and down for. It's not so much cruel to me as heartbreaking; and I mean that regarding others less fortunate than I am; people on-line and on the streets; friends and neighbors. Not just Covid.
Yes, I'm pretty safe, albeit more isolated than I'd care to be. Booster shot was a piece of cake. No pain. Gout makes going places difficult; sometimes the pain is more worry, and in the head; and then alive and kicking, in my feet and thighs.
All things together, life is bearable, occasionally a chore; often many chores. Yet there are many good things along the way, and much beauty as well. -
telegonus — 4 years ago(January 08, 2022 07:49 AM)
Thanks so much, Miss Margo. I remember that commercial. A nice use of a classic film to sell a product. Now if only there had been a kitchen product called Wham! Or did someone invent one already? After all, even before
Blandings
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MissMargoChanning — 4 years ago(January 09, 2022 04:31 PM)
I'm so glad that someone else remembers that commercial! I was beginning to think I had dreamed it!
Wham?
Yup!
There was and still is
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
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— 4 years ago(January 06, 2022 01:42 PM)I just put it in my queue at
Netflix
and moved it to the top. When it arrives and I've watched it…if I want to I can make a copy of it on my hard-drive and put it on a flash-drive. Then watch it on my BIG SCREEN tv!
“Call a SPADE, a SPADE; and a TRANNY, a TRANNY, or an IT!!!”.
"THAT'S SOME BAD
SHIT
,
HARRY
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