Chris Marquette Message Board

:rofl:  I don't mind being a horndog, Laura.  (And, indeed, we're all horndogs under the skin).  I was just embarrassed because at the precise moment I became one, I was getting all hot under the collar for a man I figured had to be around 75.

I just looked him up, though.  Alan Bates isn't 75.  He's dead.:crying:  He was a wonderful actor and, back in the day, he was beautiful.  I even loved him in "The Rose" and he played a total jerk in that.  And in "Women in Love" and "An Unmarried Woman" be was wonderful.:applause:

Obscure Alan Bates trivia:  (for those of you who occasionally write about badminton ) He was in a movie in 1991 called "Shuttlecock".  Apparently it was never released theatrically, and was only shown on UK television.  The rewiew on IMDB sounds good, though.

I'll get H&M in the mail sometime this week.

I loooove "Harold and Maude".  So funny and touching.  Just wonderful.  I still laugh hysterically when Harold's uncle pulls that string so that his starched sleeve where his arm used to be snaps into a salute.  I play Cat Stevens' "Don't Be Shy" on Rhapsody all the time because it takes me back to H&M.

I remember a scene in "Six Feet Under" when Claire is touring that art college.  She's already looked the place over and kind of likes it.  Then, as she goes to get into her car to leave, she sees another hearse in the parking lot.  It was like, "Awww!  Claire's found her people.  Who knew Claire had people?"  I always wondered if Bud Cort was going to LAC Arts.:lol:

My most recent DVD purchases haven't been new movies, I'm afraid.  I bought "Coming Home", "Body Heat", and "The Big Chill".  CH didn't have many extras, but it was a bargain.  I guess everything is if you can wait 30 years.;)  Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, and Bruce Dern were fantastic in this movie.  Probably the best work of their careers.  Also turning in great performances were Penelope Milford (who I haven't seen in anything since she played the dippy, new-agey guidance counselor in "Heathers") and Robert (Revenge of the Nerds) Carradine.  Oy.  Don't get me wrong.  I love crazy, goofy comedies.  But this guy has real range.  I wish he'd gotten a chance to show it off more.

I'm kinda disappointed in "The Big Chill", even though I love this movie.  This was an anniversary edition and, though there were a lot of great extras, there was one I wanted that they didn't have.  If you don't know the story, it's about 7 college friends who come together 15 years later for the funeral of a friend, who has committed suicide.  Initially, they had shot nearly an hour of scenes with all of them together in college.  The college scenes were cut, probably for length.  The movie doesn't need them, but I would've liked to see them.  Kevin Costner played the dead friend and his part is completely cut, except for flashes of his wrists and hairline as his body is prepared for burial.  I'd really liked to have seen the early scenes.  Not only for Costner's work, but to see if Mary Kay Place, Glenn Close, and Jobeth Williams could successfully play 20-somethings.

Don't miss 'em, Laura.  They're fantastic!

No worries!  I'm supposed to be moving by the end of the month and I don't think I'm gonna make it.  I need to turn my computer off.  It's not gonna happen, though.

Thanks so much, Laura!

Thank you, ladies!  My email is running veeery slowly and I didn't get my password until late yesterday.  I've been lurking for quite awhile and was really wanting to participate is some of your conversations.  (I wouldn't call them crazy, merely eccentric. )

Thanks for the really nice welcome.  I appreciate it.