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Post by trailboss on Dec 8, 2019 9:08:00 GMT -5
A preview shows there is a segment where he is interviewed on CBS. Sunday Morning News.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 8, 2019 11:12:36 GMT -5
I sure enjoyed many of his movies. He has a wonderful sense of what humor is and how to earn a laugh. Timing is perfect. "Who would have thought you would love a play with a name like "Springtime for Hitler" ".
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Post by Darin on Dec 8, 2019 13:10:28 GMT -5
It's GOOD to be the KING!!  |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 8, 2019 13:40:01 GMT -5
 Saw part of the interview, he really misses his wife. Great sense of Humor,
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Post by trailboss on Dec 8, 2019 13:59:16 GMT -5
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 8, 2019 14:08:02 GMT -5
I was channel surfing one day and PBS had a documentary on Hedy Lamarr, taped it and was amazed at the scope of intelligence this woman had, still have the documentry.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 8, 2019 14:15:44 GMT -5
I was channel surfing one day and PBS had a documentary on Hedy Lamarr, taped it and was amazed at the scope of intelligence this woman had, still have the documentry. Blazing Saddles was really a break out movie for Hedley Lamar, Harvey Korman...he was a comic genius on Carol Burnett, but the FCC regs...were the FCC regs, and he did a great job of making risquee comments without hitting the trip wire....The Movie BS must have had a feeling of being unshackled. I could not agree more with Mel when he has asked about if the movie BS could be made today...as he said, it could not...while he regretted using the "N" word in retrospect, the political correctness is pretty stupid. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2019 14:28:03 GMT -5
A master at poking fun at things that are disapproved of by the general public. Life is supposed to be fun why so serious.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 8, 2019 17:45:55 GMT -5
I was channel surfing one day and PBS had a documentary on Hedy Lamarr, taped it and was amazed at the scope of intelligence this woman had, still have the documentry. It's "Hedley". |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 8, 2019 17:48:08 GMT -5
I was channel surfing one day and PBS had a documentary on Hedy Lamarr, taped it and was amazed at the scope of intelligence this woman had, still have the documentry. Blazing Saddles was really a break out movie for Hedley Lamar, Harvey Korman...he was a comic genius on Carol Burnett, but the FCC regs...were the FCC regs, and he did a great job of making risquee comments without hitting the trip wire....The Movie BS must have had a feeling of being unshackled. I could not agree more with Mel when he has asked about if the movie BS could be made today...as he said, it could not...while he regretted using the "N" word in retrospect, the political correctness is pretty stupid. The movie has to be viewed in the context of the times, the mid 1970s. I cannot imagine they way he used that word causing offense. |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 8, 2019 18:05:16 GMT -5
Blazing Saddles was really a break out movie for Hedley Lamar, Harvey Korman...he was a comic genius on Carol Burnett, but the FCC regs...were the FCC regs, and he did a great job of making risquee comments without hitting the trip wire....The Movie BS must have had a feeling of being unshackled. I could not agree more with Mel when he has asked about if the movie BS could be made today...as he said, it could not...while he regretted using the "N" word in retrospect, the political correctness is pretty stupid. The movie has to be viewed in the context of the times, the mid 1970s. I cannot imagine they way he used that word causing offense. Especially when the word is used in Rap music and comedy specials... it has really gotten stupid. |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 8, 2019 19:53:08 GMT -5
The movie has to be viewed in the context of the times, the mid 1970s. I cannot imagine they way he used that word causing offense. Especially when the word is used in Rap music and comedy specials... it has really gotten stupid. It takes me back to the early and mid 1970s. I went to an integrated school. Lots of Black kids. Some were my friends. I cannot overstate how much I hate that word and how it hurt the people I knew back then. |
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Post by monbla256 on Dec 8, 2019 20:53:16 GMT -5
The movie has to be viewed in the context of the times, the mid 1970s. I cannot imagine they way he used that word causing offense. Especially when the word is used in Rap music and comedy specials... it has really gotten stupid.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 8, 2019 21:18:02 GMT -5
It's GOOD to be the KING!! You should know, Pissboy! 😜😁🤠 |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 8, 2019 21:36:22 GMT -5
Especially when the word is used in Rap music and comedy specials... it has really gotten stupid. I am just saying if it is wrong for one person to use the word, others should not get a pass for any reason. If it is wrong, it is wrong for all. |
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Post by calabash on Dec 9, 2019 11:22:41 GMT -5
I was channel surfing one day and PBS had a documentary on Hedy Lamarr, taped it and was amazed at the scope of intelligence this woman had, still have the documentry. It's "Hedley". If you're joking, I apologize.
If you aren't, you should Google 'Hedy Lamarr.'
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Post by calabash on Dec 9, 2019 11:24:15 GMT -5
I was channel surfing one day and PBS had a documentary on Hedy Lamarr, taped it and was amazed at the scope of intelligence this woman had, still have the documentry. That was a great documentary. |
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Post by briarbuck on Dec 9, 2019 16:21:04 GMT -5
If you're joking, I apologize.
If you aren't, you should Google 'Hedy Lamarr.'
May want to Google Blazing Saddles. "It's Hedley" is a gag throughout the movie.  |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 9, 2019 17:28:11 GMT -5
If you're joking, I apologize.
If you aren't, you should Google 'Hedy Lamarr.'
May want to Google Blazing Saddles. "It's Hedley" is a gag throughout the movie. My second post in this thread with the examiner link explains the Heddy/ Hedley situation. |
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Post by blacksun on Dec 25, 2019 20:20:00 GMT -5
his son wrote World war Z.
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Post by briarpipenyc on Dec 29, 2019 9:33:35 GMT -5
I can't even imagine the comedy routines, and jokes ...especially the jokes that could never be shown on TV, or be made available for "public consumption". Can you image the the laughs at private gatherings, parties, dinners...that Brooks, Sid Caesar, and all the other comedy geniuses attended?
Many years ago, my uncle used to be the doorman/concierge for the apartment building in which Brooks and Bancroft lived. It was in mid-Manhattan, on the west side. Brooks would lovingly confide and complain about Ann, and Ann would moan about Mel. Ann was an Italian girl from The Bronx...and she'd use some real salty language and a few vulgar Italian expressions when it came to Mel. She'd make my uncle die laughing! Mel, and Ann, were very friendly, and my uncle said they were the nicest, considerate, and thoughtful couple.
God bless you Mel. Making people laugh is the best gift of all.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 29, 2019 13:06:33 GMT -5
I can't even imagine the comedy routines, and jokes ...especially the jokes that could never be shown on TV, or be made available for "public consumption". Can you image the the laughs at private gatherings, parties, dinners...that Brooks, Sid Caesar, and all the other comedy geniuses attended? Many years ago, my uncle used to be the doorman/concierge for the apartment building in which Brooks and Bancroft lived. It was in mid-Manhattan, on the west side. Brooks would lovingly confide and complain about Ann, and Ann would moan about Mel. Ann was an Italian girl from The Bronx...and she'd use some real salty language and a few vulgar Italian expressions when it came to Mel. She'd make my uncle die laughing! Mel, and Ann, were very friendly, and my uncle said they were the nicest, considerate, and thoughtful couple. God bless you Mel. Making people laugh is the best gift of all. That is great to read. I had a feeling they were both genuine people. What were those vulgar Italian expressions? I need to know. |
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Saw part of the interview, he really misses his wife. Great sense of Humor, 
