Red Sox (Tolle) vs White Sox (Schultz): 7/7/26, 7:40pm

[JoeBrady]

44 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I have watched Casablanca about 20 times. My all-time favorite film.

IMO, it is a flawless movie.  A lot of times, I wonder what I'd do differently in a movie.  There is nothing I would change after watching it 20 times.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

I forget which one, but I love the "Now, if you boys will just apologize to my mule, like I know you will, everything will be aright"

A Fistful Of Dollars.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

IMO, it is a flawless movie.  A lot of times, I wonder what I'd do differently in a movie.  There is nothing I would change after watching it 20 times.

It's usually picked second to Citizens Kane as the greatest film ever.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

IMO, it is a flawless movie.  A lot of times, I wonder what I'd do differently in a movie.  There is nothing I would change after watching it 20 times.

I would have put more than one bullet into that German officer.

[JoeBrady]

36 minutes ago, notin said:

Plus any movie is better when you don’t kill Peter Lorre…

Arsenic and Old Lace.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

5 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

It's usually picked second to Citizens Kane as the greatest film ever.

And how excellent was Claude Rains.

[JoeBrady]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

And how excellent was Claude Rains.

There was no one in there that wasn't excellent.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

And how excellent was Claude Rains.

One last thing about Casablanca. The actor the studio wanted to play Rick Blain was Ronald Reagan. He was unavailable at the time. THANK GOD!

 

2 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

There was no one in there that wasn't excellent.

Very true.

[JoeBrady]

5 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

One last thing about Casablanca. The actor the studio wanted to play Rick Blain was Ronald Reagan. He was unavailable at the time. THANK GOD!

 

Very true.

It's really funny to look at movies where alternate actors were taken.  Sometimes they aren't available, but sometimes the takes are so bad after a few weeks, that they just have to change the actor.

[moonslav59]

Call me weird, but the 7 walks impressed me most, tonight.

[moonslav59]

3 hours ago, vegasbob said:

SSS. He chased and left bases loaded in a key situation.

Let's see what he does the rest of the game.  

Yes, very SSS, but Romy did have some rehab games.

[notin]

51 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

Arsenic and Old Lace.

Absolutely.

Best Peter Lorre movie

Best Cary Grant movie 

Best Raymond Massey movie

Best Priscilla Lane movie (did she make any others?)

Best Charles Lane movie. (Which means something because he was in like 400 movies, unlike his slacker kinfolk Priscilla)

Best John Alexander movie (which also means something because he was in Casablanca for nearly 3 seconds)

Best Edward Everett Horton movie.  (Including his fine work on Bullwinkle)

Yes I do love that movie…

[notin]

58 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

One last thing about Casablanca. The actor the studio wanted to play Rick Blain was Ronald Reagan. He was unavailable at the time. THANK GOD!

 

Very true.

Actually I have heard George Raft was nearly cast as Rick Blaine, but he turned it down along with several other major roles that went to Bogart, including Roy Earle in High Sierra.

I have heard Reagan was nearly cast as Victor Laszlo instead of Paul Henried. But I can’t believe a B-movie player like Reagan would have gotten a lead in a major motion picture like Casablanca.  That would have been like giving the role of young Vito Corleone to Eric Roberts instead of DeNiro.

As this is a Red Sox forum, I’m sure you’re aware Casablanca was co-written by the grandfather and great uncle of Theo Epstein…

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

9 minutes ago, notin said:

Actually I have heard George Raft was nearly cast as Rick Blaine, but he turned it down along with several other major roles that went to Bogart, including Roy Earle in High Sierra.

I have heard Reagan was nearly cast as Victor Laszlo instead of Paul Henried. But I can’t believe a B-movie player like Reagan would have gotten a lead in a major motion picture like Casablanca.  That would have been like giving the role of young Vito Corleone to Eric Roberts instead of DeNiro.

As this is a Red Sox forum, I’m sure you’re aware Casablanca was co-written by the grandfather and great uncle of Theo Epstein…

According to AI, Bogey was the intended choice to play Rick Blaine. It was a publicity stunt by WB to release to the press that Reagan was the first choice.

I should have looked that up before I made my original post. 

Interesting information regarding Theo's grandfather.

[moonslav59]

We passed BAL and the A's tonight. DET caught the A's, too. The Tigers are playing well, now.

Things are getting interesting, despite being 7 games under .500.

47-45 CLE (2nd WC and 1 GB CWS 47-43)

46-45 TEX (3rd WC)

-1.5 HOU 46-48

-1.5 MIN 45-47 (have won 8 of 10)

-3.5 TOR 43-49

-4.0 BOS 41-48 (Have won 9 of 11)

-4.5 BAL 42-50

-5.0 DET & A's at 41-50

[jad]

7 hours ago, JoeBrady said:

Arsenic and Old Lace.

I watched that with a former gf.  She didn't laugh.  I knew immediately it was over.

[Bellhorn04]

12 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Call me weird, but the 7 walks impressed me most, tonight.

Maybe the approach is improving?

[mvp 78]

12 hours ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

It's usually picked second to Citizens Kane as the greatest film ever.

Muriel's Wedding.

[mvp 78]

5 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

Maybe the approach is improving?

CHW pitching is 27th in BB/9. Last night's starter is 150 out of 152 in bb rate for starters over 40 innings. 

[Bellhorn04]

12 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Muriel's Wedding.

2001: A Space Odyssey.  I'm more into cult movies and really weird movies.

[mvp 78]

4 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

2001: A Space Odyssey.  I'm more into cult movies and really weird movies.

Chatterbox or Rolling Vengeance? 

[Old Red]

52 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

Maybe the approach is improving?

I think the pitching in this case was just that bad.

[mvp 78]

1 hour ago, Old Red said:

I think the pitching in this case was just that bad.

I hope it's a least a little bit of column A and column B.

[notin]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

Chatterbox or Rolling Vengeance? 

So your DVD collection includes Chatterbox alongside the entire Air Bud franchise?  Can I safely assume Rubber and Tusk are also amongst your titles?

[mvp 78]

18 minutes ago, notin said:

So your DVD collection includes Chatterbox alongside the entire Air Bud franchise?  Can I safely assume Rubber and Tusk are also amongst your titles?

I don't know if I have Chatterbox anymore. That was on VHS. That movie is ridiculous for sure. I'm 99% sure I no longer have it as I don't have many VHS tapes left. 

[JoeBrady]

14 hours ago, notin said:

Absolutely.

I saw Arsenic and Old Lace as a kid.  B&W, 100 years old, it couldn't possibly interest me.  I was literally laughing at loud almost the entire time.

[JoeBrady]

8 hours ago, jad said:

I watched that with a former gf.  She didn't laugh.  I knew immediately it was over.

Smart move.

[JoeBrady]

2 hours ago, Bellhorn04 said:

2001: A Space Odyssey.  I'm more into cult movies and really weird movies.

I didn't get any part of 2001.  The only part that stood out was a bunch of apes beating up another ape for some reason.  Then I think they created a second sun, which would've wiped out the earth in about 15 minutes.

[notin]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

I don't know if I have Chatterbox anymore. That was on VHS. That movie is ridiculous for sure. I'm 99% sure I no longer have it as I don't have many VHS tapes left. 

Well, since you actually did own Chatterbox, go watch Rubber.  Trust me.  Not that they’re similar in any way beyond both being so stupid you cannot help but wonder how they were pitched…

[mvp 78]

4 minutes ago, notin said:

Well, since you actually did own Chatterbox, go watch Rubber.  Trust me.  Not that they’re similar in any way beyond both being so stupid you cannot help but wonder how they were pitched…

1. French

2. Budget under $1M

3. Talking inanimate objects

I'm in.