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#BOTD Jack Carson and Teresa Wright What an adorable team they could have made in a movie together! #tcmparty

My sleep pattern has been totally messed up lately. I woke up around 4 am, fell back asleep around 8 am and had a deep dream about living in a lovely apartment with a terrace and a male roommate. He was a stranger who made my life a living hell. My subconscious is kicking & screaming at me!

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Why are People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” winners less sexy with each passing year? I mean… c’mon! #IsaidwhatIsaid #Idontcarewhatyouthink #leavemealone

Why “alive” who are the super hot corpses that had to be banned from competing for fear they might win?

RIP, Susan Saint James. If her passing puts you in the mood for a ‘Kate & Allie’ rewatch, I wrote up my ‘10 Best Episodes’ in 2020, with special note of how Saint James’ acting style quietly yet defiantly expanded the boundaries of the traditional sitcom: thatsallsiknow.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-...

Raccoon dogs are not raccoons, and not related to raccoons. They are part of the canid family. Genetically they are more closely related to foxes than other canidae. IG: @keeleyrvn

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hidden away in the closet, his portrait slowly becomes gayer and gayer

“Jealous Lover” is the piece of music played by a restaurant pianist upon Fran’s entrance. The melody was renamed as “Theme from The Apartment” and became a hit tune under that title. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Pl...

This soundtrack marked the feature debut of Neal Hefti, best-known today for his memorable TV themes to Batman and The Odd Couple. Hefti made a lasting mark in the Mancini with this chock-full of delightful pop confections and irresistible melodies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIe4...

Miklós Rózsa's music for the main titles and opening scene irradiates tension in terms not of volume but of complex, agitated rhythms. All around those mean and desolate streets, the music tells us, a world is waiting to pounce. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irmi...

Essential is composer John Dankworth, whose cool jazz score sets the appropriate mood. He appears uncredited in a nightclub as part of a jazz band. His soundtrack helps anchor the piece in the early sixties. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtOM...

Exotic instruments such as three Ondes Martenot and a cithera were integrated into the traditional orchestra to provide this unique soundscape. The Desert Theme underpins its narrative and speaks of the vast desert vistas with a sweeping romanticism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP8Z...

Max Steiner conceived it as a molto tragico repeating triplet phrase, for which she cannot assuage or escape. Vibraphone, celeste, bells, flute, harp, flute, muted gongs and twinkling chimes were beautifully blended to create the perfect ambiance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD08...

Waxman believed that it was essential to capture its mood through the tapestry and colors of his orchestrations. His lushly romantic and melodramatic score filling the room with well-modulated tones, and a wide dynamic scale allows it to fully breathe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6jt...

Steiner’s compositional style may be described as melodramatic; unabashedly forthright emotional expression. There was never ambiguity to be found in the notes, as the audience was quick to understand the characters, the setting and the circumstances. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv5Z...

Franz Waxman in the Opening Credits offers a saxophone led frenetic jazz piece with dazzling orchestration. We close the credits on a freeform trilling flute dancing over drum strikes crowned with horns dramatico. Lisa offers a romanza cantabile. youtu.be/xBgwp95aM1c

Leonard Rosenman insisted on working the way Russian composers had worked. This involves being constantly on location. "Main Title" offers a score highlight, where he introduces the two primary Themes, which perfectly establish the tone of the film. youtu.be/RZaZRUoziyQ

George Duning was an American musician and film composer. The quality of his work remains consistently and remarkably high. The score opens with “Love Theme”, which offers a concert piece presentation of Duning’s gorgeous theme. youtu.be/YzJ5OqLyx98

I fell asleep for a few hours and dreamt that I was happy. Then I woke up.

This almost made me cry. Look at that sweet face.

Posters for “The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog” (1927) from The United Kingdom, Germany, France and The USA #TCMParty #TheLodger #AStoryOfTheLondonFog #AlfredHitchcock #SilentFilm

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We remember life before the internet.

This reads like the weekend of hell to me. One trick after another. No treats.

This is hilarious!

We should never forget how Dr. Oz got his start. He’s been lying to Americans and making us dumber for years. He doesn’t get a free pass from this just because it was a long time ago. He’s always been Americas quack as @gorskon.bsky.social put it.

Clifton Webb started out as a dancer on stage & in Broadway Revues. #tcmparty #Cheaperbythedozen

This movie is awash in the color Blue. #tcmparty #Cheaperbythedozen

My mother flirted with every boy I dated in HS. When I went steadily with one guy for a couple of years, he’d wait in the car. #tcmparty #Cheaperbythedozen

Myrna & Jeanne Crain are a good match as mother-daughter. #tcmparty #Cheaperbythedozen

Webb is doing his best imitation of William Powell in Life with Father. Which begs the question, why didn’t they cast Powell? #tcmparty #Cheaperbythedozen

I’m old enough to remember whooping cough & the mumps. I never had them, but it was a big deal when a classmate came down with them. Quarantines!! #tcmparty #Cheaperbythedozen

He passed over the most important “parts” that need to be bathed. #tcmparty #Cheaperbytgedozen

I hate the “fat” phobic crap they throw at the one daughter who looks perfectly fine. #tcmparty #Cheaperbythedozen

Well they made it to MGM! ! #tcmparty #Cheaperbythedozen

I want the hat that Myrna is wearing. #tcmparty #Cheaperbythedozen

Even though this is a 20th Century Fox film, the family will move into the Smith House (facade) over on the MGM Lot as the movie proceeds. #tcmparty #CheaperbytheDozen