I bought a book called Dorthea Lange book by Mark Durden. It's a photography book with some of her best work and a biography in the beginning. I chose a few of my favorite pictures--Ruby from Tennessee, Damaged Child, Tractored Out and Child and her Mother--and got them scanned and printed on thicker, higher quality paper at what is a store like Staples in the US. The book also has little analyses of the sort for every picture, and when it was taken, etc. Hope you can get some up on your walls, they don't exactly brighten up the mood, but there so wonderfully powerful, moving and beautiful !

Sounds like a great book. Methinks I need to go to a bookstore...

My favorites are Migrant Mother, Pledge of Allegiance, Filipinos Cutting Lettuce, and that famous one where she's on top of a car with her camera (that's not the official name of the photo...)

I thought I should start up a thread so we could share our favorite onscreen couples (including Office couples, BTW). You are very welcome to post picture--as long as they aren't explicit--and couple names (i.e. Jam, Brangelina, etc.--sorry I forgot what you call that !). Also please tell us from which movie or television series they are from/in. I'll start with mine:

Ben & Sofie (or Benofie) from HBO's Carnivale







(I have a feeling this will be a 'wub' filled thread !)

I don't just have one favourite onscreen couple. I mean, William Powell & Myrna Loy are my favourite onscreen couple & everything they did together was great. I adored them as the famous Nick & Nora Charles in "The Thin Man" series & loved them together in "Double Wedding". I think they were at their best in "Libeled Lady." I mean, how romantic & memorable was that scene where Connie proposed to Bill . Those two had better chemistry than William Powell & Jean Harlow, who were a couple at the time of the filming. No onscreen couple, with a few exceptions, will be able to showcase the love on camera the way William & Powell did .

The Office
Pam and Jim
Angela and Dwight
Jan and Michael
Kelly and Andy (KANDY!!) - okay, so this one isn't canon, but I can dream...

Alias
Sydney and Vaughn

Harry Potter
Ron and Hermione
Lily and Snape
Lupin and Tonks (affectionately called Wotcher Wolvie)

The Simpsons
Homer and Marge

Family Guy
Peter and Lois


Arrested Development
George Michael and Maeby
Michael and Rita (corny....)
Lucille and Uncle Brother Oscar

I'll just copy your post


Actually- I do have a few others

Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy


Robin and Marian from Robin Hood BBC

Alright, so, you know how I was pumped for Across the Universe? Well, I found out that it is only a limited release, in NY, LA, etc. Even though I saw many trailers for it on mainstream channels, so I thought it would released in Michigan. I am angry and these trailers aren't helping.

My favorite TV & Movie couples:

TV:
Pam & Jim - Office
Kate & Sawyer - Lost
Buffy & Angel & Spike - BTVS
Veronica & Logan - Veronica Mars
Mulder and Scully - X-Files
Sydney and Vaughn - Alias

Movie:
Meg Ryan & Tom Hanks - You've Got Mail
Doris Day & Rock Hudson - Pillow Talk
Cary Elwes and Robin Wright Penn - Princess Bride
Katherine Hepburn & Cary Grant - Philadelphia Story
Jimmy Stewart & Grace Kelly - Rear Window
Colin Firth & Jennifer Ehle - Pride & Prejudice
Ingrid Bergman & Humphrey Bogart - Casablanca

I just bought these from Amazon.com

Jane Austen BBC Collection
BerkleySquare
The Buccaneers
Jane Eyre-Masterpiece Theater
The Inheritance
Leave her to heaven

Hmm- I may have to do some netflixing That version of Jane Eyre is wonderful! You'll love it

I love those two, together or apart. I wish they were still alive today . Lovely picture.

HotGirl, your choices from the films are great. I also love Cary Grant & Katharine Hepburn in "Bringing Up Baby". One of my favourite scenes was that almost kiss in the woods & the times where she told him that he's more attractive without his glasses, which is true. They were great in that film.

Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert were superb together too in "It Happened One Night". That scene where she confesses her love to him in the motel room breaks my heart as all he can manage to do is send her away, even though he knows that he loves her too.

I love that movie so much! I just got it from the library to watch again (it's on my "to buy" list) I think I'm going to buy the Frank Capra collection- that movie is included in the set along with Mr Deeds Goes to Town, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, You Can't Take it with You- and 2 others

I just went and saw Balls of Fury. I can't express how much it sucked. Worst movie I can remember seeing in the past couple of years. It got a couple of mild chuckles and that's it.

$9.25 FOR THAT!!!!

I feel violated.

Horrible movie and I enjoy stupid humor.

EDIT: Sorry wrong thread.

Oh mods...

Okay so i am watching an Oldschool movie, Pearl Harbor, am I seriously an idiot for bawling like a baby????

It Happened One Night is one of my All-Time Favorites! I had never seen a Colbert movie before that one - her chemistry with Clark Gable is amazing (of course, Gable basically bled chemistry with any woman). I'm with BW - that one is going on the to-buy list!

So I am accidentally watching The Fugitive on cable right now. It is a really good movie. Like really, really, really, really good.

And all I can think about is how awesome it would be to be watching it with Jim!

HCT RULES!!!!!!! You've got the JAM attitude in every thread!!!

What can I say? I've got Jim on the brain.

Well, I finally watched "Blades of Glory." It was...unique.

RC -- I put this in the Celebrity Crush thread, but Jenna looked very pretty. She was Pam-like sometimes which took me out of the movie, but she still looked pretty.

I watched saturday night fever while cleaning. I love that movie

I watched Children of Men and Little Children over the past few days.

Excellent, but sad, movies. I highly recommend them!

Pay special attention to the awesomeness this is the camera work in Children of Men during the end "chase" scene. I was impressed. I do have to watch this movie again to really get some things that were going on (who certain groups were), but it was great.

And who just doesn't adore Kate Winslet?

It's probably one of my top five favourite films of all time. I can watch it when I'm feeling down & when it's done, I have a huge smile on my face. It's definitely not your typical romantic comedy, that's for sure. In fact, it's much better. I'll admit that I never heard of Claudette Colbert before the film, nor have I watched a film of hers. Despite that, I adored her & Clark Gable. That scene where they almost kissed in the fields(???) makes my heart flutter everytime . I loved how he wasn't afraid to stand up to her, whether it's telling her how to dunk a doughnut or what a real piggyback was. The scene where she feel asleep on him on the bus was adorable, just by the way he was smiling down on her . Ooh, and another memorable scene was that guy who kept going, "Oh, yeah!" . I could write an essay on how much I love this film, & that photo too. Who knew that The Walls of Jericho could be so brilliant?

yeah, after watching children of men it became one of my all-time favourite films. the street-battle scene lasts 8 minutes without a cut. Pretty awesome.

Another onscreen favourite couple of mine has to be Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr in "An Affair To Remember". I seriously cannot think about the final scene without tearing up. Deborah's delivery of that line " If you can paint I can walk- anything can happen, right?" was absolutely brilliant, considering the way it made me bawl. Another memorable line was "And all I could say was, "hello"." Heartbreaking, just heartbreaking. Another scene that tears on my heart was when Cary Grant's character realized that it was Deborah Kerr's character that bought the painting. My lord, that anguish on his face was remarkable. Who knew that a great film could be rich with drama & romance. I think I may have to watch it soon .


And, I feel like posting some memorable quotes from "It Happened One Night":

Alexander Andrews: Oh, er, do you mind if I ask you a question, frankly? Do you love my daughter?
Peter Warne: Any guy that'd fall in love with your daughter ought to have his head examined.
Alexander Andrews: Now that's an evasion!
Peter Warne: She picked herself a perfect running mate - King Westley - the pill of the century! What she needs is a guy that'd take a sock at her once a day, whether it's coming to her or not. If you had half the brains you're supposed to have, you'd done it yourself, long ago.
Alexander Andrews: Do you love her?
Peter Warne: A normal human being couldn't live under the same roof with her without going nutty! She's my idea of nothing!
Alexander Andrews: I asked you a simple question! Do you love her?
Peter Warne: YES! But don't hold that against me, I'm a little screwy myself!

[after Ellen stops a car by showing her leg]
Peter Warne: Why didn't you take off all your clothes? You could have stopped forty cars.
Ellie: Well, ooo, I'll remember that when we need forty cars.

Peter Warne: I never did like the idea of sitting on newspapers. I did it once, and all the headlines came off on my white pants. On the level! It actually happened. Nobody bought a paper that day. They just followed me around over town and read the news on the seat of my pants.

Ellie: Well, I proved once and for all that the limb is mightier than the thumb.

Alexander Andrews: [Alexander has figured out Ellie is in love with another man] Who is he?
Ellie: I don't know very much about him, except that I love him.
Alexander Andrews: Well, if it's as serious as all that, we'll move Heaven and Earth to...
Ellie: No, it's no use! He despises me.
Alexander Andrews: Oh, come now.
Ellie: Yes, he does! He despises everything about me. He says that I'm spoiled and selfish and pampered and thoroughly insincere.
Alexander Andrews: Oh, ho, ridiculous!
Ellie: He doesn't think so much of you, either.
Alexander Andrews: Well, I...
Ellie: And he blames you for everything that's wrong with me. He says you, you raised me stupidly.
Alexander Andrews: [sarcastically] Well now, that's a fine man to fall in love with.
Ellie: Oh, he's marvelous!

[Peter hangs a blanket between the twin beds in their room at the autocamp]
Ellie: That, I suppose, makes everything quite all right?
Peter Warne: Oh this? Well, I like privacy when I retire. Yes, I'm very delicate in that respect. Prying eyes annoy me. Behold the walls of Jericho! Uh, maybe not as thick as the ones that Joshua blew down with his trumpet, but a lot safer. You see, uh, I have no trumpet. Now just to show you my heart's in the right place, I'll give you my best pair of pajamas.
[he offers her the pajamas - she ignores them - so he tosses them at her]
Peter Warne: Uh, do you mind joining the Israelites?
[indicates he wants her to go on the other side of the blanket - she doesn't budge]
Peter Warne: You don't want to join the Israelites? Alright.
[he begins to undress]
Peter Warne: Perhaps you're interested in how a man undresses. You know, it's a funny thing about that. Quite a study in psychology. No two men do it alike. You know, I once knew a man who kept his hat on until he was completely undressed. Yeah, now he made a picture. Years later, his secret came out. He wore a toupee. Yeah. You know, I have a method all my own. If you notice, the coat came first, then the tie, then the shirt. Now, uh, according to Hoyle, after that, the, uh, pants should be next. There's where I'm different... I go for the shoes next. First the right, then the left. After that it's, uh, every man for himself.
[he starts to unbuckle his pants and she runs to the other side of the blanket]

[Peter makes a couple of "beds" from hay off of a haystack]
Peter Warne: All right, come on. Your bed's all ready.
Ellie: I'll get my clothes all wrinkled.
Peter Warne: Well, then take 'em off.
Ellie: What?
Peter Warne: All right, don't take 'em off. Do whatever you please, but shut up about it!

Ellie: Have you ever been in love, Peter?
Peter Warne: Me?
Ellie: Yes. Haven't you ever thought about it at all? It seems to me you, you could make some girl wonderfully happy.
Peter Warne: Sure I've thought about it. Who hasn't? If I could ever meet the right sort of girl. Aw, where you gonna find her? Somebody that's real. Somebody that's alive. They don't come that way anymore. Have I ever thought about it? I've even been sucker enough to make plans. You know, I saw an island in the Pacific once. I've never been able to forget it. That's where I'd like to take her. She'd have to be the sort of a girl who'd... well, who'd jump in the surf with me and love it as much as I did. You know, nights when you and the moon and the water all become one. You feel you're part of something big and marvelous. That's the only place to live... where the stars are so close over your head you feel you could reach up and stir them around. Certainly, I've been thinking about it. Boy, if I could ever find a girl who was hungry for those things...
[she comes around the blanket "Walls of Jericho" and kneels by his bed]
Ellie: Take me with you, Peter. Take me to your island. I want to do all those things you talked about.
Peter Warne: You'd better go back to your bed.
Ellie: I love you. Nothing else matters. We can run away. Everything will take care of itself. Please, Peter, I can't let you out of my life now. I couldn't live without you.
[she cries in his arms]
Peter Warne: [firmly] You'd better go back to your bed.
Ellie: I'm sorry.
[she returns to her bed still crying]

Naturally there are many more but those are the ones I found over on imdb. But wow, that scene where Clark was shirtless was something else .

Ooh, and last night I watched "The Big Sleep". Now Humphrey Bogart is what I call a real man . Seeing all those woman in the film fall at his feet certainly wasn't a strech as I imagine. Despite it, it was the perfect blend of drama, romance & suspense. Bogart & Bacall naturally had the best chemistry. They were marvelous together. Fantastic film!

This weekend I got to see both Scoop (amazing and completely hilarious) and Breach (also amazing and totally gripping). I highly recommend both to anyone.

I just finished watching The 39 Steps. Wow- awesome movie!

^^^Ooo, I'll rent it tomorrow then! I just watched After the Thin Man, and I loved it ! Fabulous, loved the ending too ! The relationships/romaces in old movies are so sweet and romantic in such a subtle way, I love it !

I agree 100%. In most romantic films today, whether it be comedy or drama, the two lead characters almost always have to sleep together to make it "work". Also, the build up to the romance was so boring & cliche. Like, the way the men wooed the woman they were attracted to was so sweet & so romantic. It's the kind that makes you sigh & believe in love again. Modern romantic films seem all the same to me. Also, the chemistry was much greater back than. Cary Grant just oozed charm with all his leading ladies, as did Clark Gable. No wonder Cary always got the girl. Than there's William Powell & Myrna Loy, who made it seem like they were off screen lovers with the way they were together. Honestly, I want to be courted & wooed the way the woman were back then were wooed. Most men in todays film seem agressive when they persue the girl while the ones in classic films were charming & showed that they truly cared, even if it took a long time. And those kisses . Ther fire & passion & romance was therw without the tongues being shoved down the throats & the groping of the hands. Oh, how those classic films bring out the ol' romantic in me . Ooh, and people back than were much more attractive. The men weren't pretty boys & the woman didn't look like plastic.

And all The Thin Man films are amazing. I found a place that sells the box set for $55.99, which is cheap compared to $74.99 elsewhere. Now I just need the $$$$...

Ooh, & I'll pm you a list of classic films to see. There are tons & I can't remember them all at the moment...

Fabulous! I'm glad you liked it!

If you want an older comedy, check out "Father Goose." It's hilarious and it has handsome Cary Grant to boot.

The Backyardigans Super Secret Super Spy Movie on Nick Jr is .... great.

I saw a promo for that and I feel your pain.

Ooo, thanks !

Ya, I like how clever they were. I know there was someone behind those lines, but it is very true that both men and women had to be clever and well spoken in social situations back in the day (not only in the 20s, 30s, and 40s but also in the 1800s and so on). And I know it's still kinda important but not as much, it seems. And I also love that they go out dancing, I'd kinda like to do that.

I got a gramophone and some records for it this summer and my grandfather is teaching me some dance moves (classic ones, he is very happy I'm into Steinbeck, old movies, dancing, etc ). It's a lot of fun, but men--and women too--today don't know how to dance like they used to. I really hate this modern dance stuff.

Any ways, cute on screen couples that work and ain't sappy are truly few and far between, but at least there are some .

This is so true. People ask me all the time why I prefer old movies- and these are probably some of the main reasons.

See- I'm finally glad to find some people that share my same view

Ya, it's nice to talk to people that like the same kinda stuff and share similar opinions !

ITA! I love old movies! The Thin Man films are so romantic! They are such a cute couple! I'd also love to be courted that way, as if women are goddesses, instead of s*x objects.

Its not that bad really. Tons better than Dora (devil) or Caillou (demon child).

I am so happy to find other people who, besides myself, are huge fans of classic films & classic film stars! I often get ridiculed in my choices of film, but I know that I don't need excess violence, s*x & foul language to be entertained. I don't choose films based on the year. I base them on the quality of plot, characters etc but I just happen to find myself a fan of the older films, as opposed to the modern ones released today. Am I ashamed? Definitely not. Sometimes I wish I lived around the time of Cary Grant, Myrna Loy & all those other stars. It's sad that the majority of them are dead but I like to live their legacy through the films they were in.

Whoever said that The Thin Man films were romantic was definitely right. It was the stolen kiss & banter that made Nick & Nora so loveable. I mean, could we find a modern couple, onscreen or off-screen, like them? Probably not. I loved watching them light up the screen together. The same went for Katharine & Cary, Clark & Claudette etc. Their passion & chemistry made them so enjoyable & unique.

It saddens me that the legacies of classic films are long gone with the 30's-50's but thankfully there are enough to keep me entertained. Speaking of which, I'll post an almost complete list of my favourite classic films:

It Happened One Night, On The Waterfront, Holiday, To Catch A Thief, An Affair To Remember, Charade, Breakfast At Tiffany's, The Philadelphia Story, To Have & Have Not, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Rear Window, Easter Parade, The Tender Trap, Roman Holiday, Sabrina, His Girl Friday, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, A Touch Of Mink, Casablanca, The Swan, The Thin Man Series, The Big Sleep, Bell, Book & Candle, Little Women, Cover Girl, Guys & Dolls, High Society, My Fair Lady, Bringing Up Baby, Pat & Mike, Without Love, Adam's Rib, Houseboat, North By Northwest, To Steal A Million, On The Town, Monkey Business, They Drive By Night, Funny Face, Meet Me In St. Louis, The Awful Truth, Arsenic & Old Lace, My Favourite Wife, Only Angels Have Wings, The Talk Of The Town, A Stolen Life, Love Crazy, I Love You Again, Double Wedding, Libeled Lady, A Shop Around The Corner, My Man Godfrey, Some Like It Hot, The Seven Year Itch

I love screwball comedies, comedies, dramas, suspense, musicals, film noirs & everything in between. Tonight AMC will be showing a lot of Alfred Hitchcock films & around 3:00, TCM will be airing Suspicion, with Cary Grant. I can't wait! I want to see all the Cary Grant films, & I watched about 30 of them so far.

ITA! And thanks for the list ! I've seen some of them, but some no, so I'll see how much I can watch this winter between Offices ! I just rented Another Thin Man, 39 Steps and Freaks (it was made in '32 and has freaks so that is awesome cause Carnivale was set in well a carnival in '34 ). And my mom got this documentary about the history of photography at the library that I have to watch.

BTW, I LOVE your sig HCT, awesome !

Yeah- the Alfred Hitchcock movie for the night is Vertigo. I just saw it not too long ago- so I probably won't watch it. Last night was Rear Window and The Birds. I've seen The Birds about 7 times and it freaks me out everytime I watch it!

When my nana had surgery 2 weeks ago, I spent the night at her house (just to make sure she was ok) I brought Double Wedding with me to watch and she absolutely loved it!

Hey prettyinpink, ITA with you! I don't know any young people who would like or even heard of these films. I'm so glad that we can all share our passion, CHBO, bubblewrap and prettyinpink!

I haven't seen a lot of movies with such a cute couple as in the Thin Man. They're banter is so adorable and lovable, it reminds me of Jim and Pam a little, flirting through jokes. Your right that movies of that era are so different from movies of today, where women need to be in skimpy outfits and lots of make up to get the guy.

I have to see those movies you listed too, I can't wait to see them all ( well, the ones I haven't seen yet)!

I noticed a few mentions of Hitchcock in this thread. I've seen all of the Hitchcock's movies and I like most of them even though I'm not much of a horror movie watcher.

Have any of you ever seen High Anxiety? It's a spoof on all of Hitchcock's movies. I'd reccomend it to anyone who is looking for a laugh and knows their Alfred Hitchcock.

Have you ever seen Notorious (have I asked you this before?). It's one of my all-time favorites - Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman are smoking hot. The cinematography is amazing. The plot draws you in before you even know it. And the ending, wow, the last 10 minutes of it are sexy and scary and thrilling.



That is so true. To me, one of the sexiest exchanges happens at the end of the first Thin Man when Nick and Nora are on the train back to California. I think both characters are in their robes the entire time, and there's very little physical contact, so all the heat is created because of the good writing and good acting. It's really amazing what good actors can do with a good script (and good direction too, of course).

Yeah- I saw it a few months ago. It was great!

I got this Hitchcock set for my birthday. It has quite a few of his lesser known movies in it (a lot of his early silent pictures and movies he made when he lived in England) It has 20 movies in the set so I'm trying to make my way through them all.

I'm getting ready to watch the Nancy Drew Collection again. These movies are really, really good! I've already seen them all once.

Yes, I loved it. There were so many good parts that I'm not sure I can pick a favorite scene (okay, I'd have to go with the airport scene going through security). I love just about everything Mel Brooks though. My brother got me a Robin Hood: Men in Tights / Spaceballs dvd set for my birthday.

Alfred Hitchcock is one of my all time favourite directors, along with Howard Hawks & Frank Capra. The great thing about Alfred was that he was able to scare his audience by messing with their minds, not showing blood & guts. Who could forget that suspenseful scene in Rear Window where Grace Kelly's character is investigating the murderer's room & all of a sudden he comes in & confronts her. My goodness, I almost felt my heart pounding. And than there was that classic scene with Cary Grant & the crop duster in North By Northwest. Alfred certainly produced a lot of fantastic films with an all star cast. Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman & the list goes on. What a brilliant man.

Another film that I recommend is Fast & Loose with Rosalind Russell & Robert Montgomery. They play Joel & Garda Stone who are like the poor mans Nora & Nick Charles. The film had some of the same elements that the Thin Man series contained but naturally it could never match up. When you think of legendry superslueths, the Charles come to mind, as least mine.

I tivoed three films today & they were Suspicion, Saboteur & Of Human Bondage. I can't wait to watch them all !

I love that scene too!

I love that I found other movie buffs to talk to about movies and stuff! This is great!

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I saw the cutest movie tonight called "Ensemble, C'est Tout". My mom saw it this summer, and it's no longer in the cinema, but we saw it at the theatre at the University of Montreal. It's so romantic! Audre Tautou (who played Amelie, in Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulin) plays in it. It's a french film, but I urge anyone and everyone to see it, even with sub-titles.

Ooh, thanks for the suggestion! I enjoy a good foreign film from time to time, especially if it's French or Italian. I'll see if my local Blockbusters carry it.

I too love the amount of classic film buffs here. It's nice to discuss films & stars from the 30's-50's & I love getting & giving recommendations. My passion for classic films all started in grade 12, where I took a film study class so I have my instructor to thank .

And yes, that scene where Nick & Nora are relaxing in the train carriage is one of my favourite scenes too. That scene where the dog shields its eyes at the end was so adorable . One of my favourite elements of the series was the banter that the two shared. It was witty, quick & intelligent all at the same time. The incorporation of crime & comedy & romance was absolutely perfect.

Has anyone seen The Maltese Falcon? Kind of a dumb question, I know, but I wanted to get people's opinions on it. Haven't seen it yet; it's in my queue, but I'm thinking of bumping it up.

I watched it a few weeks back. It didn't really excite me but Bogart was spectacular in it. It's film noir, which means it has elements crime-drama along with bits of suspence. A Bogart film that I would really recommend is "High Sierra" or any of the ones he did with Lauren Vacall, specifically "The Big Sleep" or "To Have & Have Not".

Last night I watched "Of Human Bondage" & my goodness, what a fantastic film it was. Bette Davis stood out like the first star in the evening sky. Her British accent was amazing & she was spectacular at playing such a callous villan. That scene where she gave that whole speech with "You cad, you dirty swine! I never cared for you, not once! I was always makin' a fool of ya! Ya bored me stiff; I hated ya! It made me SICK when I had to let ya kiss me. I only did it because ya begged me, ya hounded me and drove me crazy! And after ya kissed me, I always used to wipe my mouth! WIPE MY MOUTH!" was something else. I felt the venom in her voice & the anger in her eyes. She should've won an Oscar for her role as Mildred Rogers, the twisted character with a lack of morals & heart. The rest of cast was amazing too. I guess the critics were right when they said that it was Bette's best role. This is a definite must watch for all you classic film lovers out there!

Ensamble, C'est Tout isn't out yet. Also another nice, well shot, foreign film that stars the same actress is L'Auberge Espagnol and the 'sequel' (it isn't really a sequel) to it is Les Poupees Russes. They have both french and english (and german and italian).

There are so many great films out there just waiting to be seen. I wanted to go to the film festival here, but unfortunately never went. I love foreign and independent films. Some of them aren't as good, but sometimes you can find some that are works of art.

And ITA, I love it when Aster covers his eyes!