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Forum: General Movie Discussion 10 hours ago
Replies: 81,517
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By Captain Steel
Two For The Road (1967) ...

Two For The Road (1967)

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Okay, the thing about this movie is it's got a gimmick - it's non-sequential...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 11 hours ago
Replies: 10
Dexter (Showtime)
Posted By Captain Steel
He's more aware of that fact than anyone, except...

He's more aware of that fact than anyone, except for maybe his adopted father (who sometimes also seems to serve as a stand-in conscience - via memories - for the one Dexter lacks or has trouble...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 11 hours ago
Replies: 19
Franklin (Michael Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin)
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Franklin (Michael Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin)

I remember reading in one of their biographies (don't remember which) a story where Adams and Franklin had to share a room overnight.
They got into an argument about having the window open while...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 11 hours ago
Replies: 19
Franklin (Michael Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin)
Posted By Captain Steel
Of course, (thus the emoji). But as to...

Of course, (thus the emoji).

But as to Franklin's voice, I imagine to be a member of Congress (before there were any microphones) and an international diplomat, Franklin would have had to been...
Forum: Intermission: Miscellaneous Chat 11 hours ago
Replies: 7
TCL Phone
Posted By Captain Steel
I imagine the batteries catching fire is in cases...

I imagine the batteries catching fire is in cases where people put their phone on charge then forgot all about it. Probably takes many hours of over-charging for such a thing to occur (but then...
Forum: Games and Tabs 19 hours ago
Replies: 1,058
First movie to come to mind
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: First movie to come to mind

Picnic


Manipulative boss
Forum: Games and Tabs 1 day ago
Replies: 2,493
Like or dislike?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Like or dislike?

Like


Yoko Ono's singing
Forum: Games and Tabs 1 day ago
Replies: 2,493
Like or dislike?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Like or dislike?

Like (at least when I was a teenager!)


Queen (the band)
Replies: 7
TCL Phone
Posted By Captain Steel
I probably won't be much help, Stirch, but you...

I probably won't be much help, Stirch, but you can open the back and look at the battery to see if it looks okay. You could also take down the battery info and order a new one on Amazon or eBay as a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 402
Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?

That James Randi ("The Amazing Randi") was gay.

Randi (1928 - 2020) was famous for being a stage magician, scientific skeptic and a debunker.
He was also famous for his million dollar paranormal...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 2 days ago
Replies: 10
Dexter (Showtime)
Posted By Captain Steel
I was just joking. But there may be something to...

I was just joking. But there may be something to it - you may be seeing their (then) real-life mutual attraction showing through their performances even though they were supposed to be playing...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 2 days ago
Replies: 45
Gene Hackman, 94, being hounded by tabloid
Posted By Captain Steel
I know there are good reasons for doing this (as...

I know there are good reasons for doing this (as other replies indicate).
But I've never washed new clothes before wearing them.

A funny story along these lines: somehow this came up with my...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 402
Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?

I saw Cheap Trick live in 2004 - which is rare for me as I'm not a concert goer. It was at a place that was formerly a dance / night club.
Forum: Games and Tabs 3 days ago
Replies: 1,306
Give me three films about....
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Give me three films about....

The Thief of Baghdad
From Russia With Love
X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes



...with a life boat
Forum: Games and Tabs 3 days ago
Replies: 1,584
Alphabet Movie Characters
Posted By Captain Steel
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Tin Man (Jack Haley) in The Wizard of Oz.
Forum: Games and Tabs 3 days ago
Replies: 1,306
Give me three films about....
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Give me three films about....

The Music Man
Death of a Salesman
Glengarry Glen Ross


...with surfing
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 402
Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?

Famous science fiction writer Isaac Asimov died of AIDS / HIV!

Asimov was one of the rare cases where he contracted the disease via a blood transfusion during a heart surgery.
Asimov was married...
Replies: 19
Why do older people lose so much weight as they age?
Posted By Captain Steel
Hmmm.. I would say my opinion is based on what...

Hmmm.. I would say my opinion is based on what I've learned & observed about biology & aging.

I watched and helped 2 parents grow old and die, sat in on countless doctor consultations along the...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 4 days ago
Replies: 10
Dexter (Showtime)
Posted By Captain Steel
That's because they were married in real life! ;)

That's because they were married in real life! ;)
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 5 days ago
Replies: 45
Gene Hackman, 94, being hounded by tabloid
Posted By Captain Steel
At one job, I and another guy were discussing the...

At one job, I and another guy were discussing the wearing of pants with female co-workers.
We confessed that we usually wore the same pair of pants all week - it's not like they got dirty in an...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 5 days ago
Replies: 45
Gene Hackman, 94, being hounded by tabloid
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Gene Hackman, 94, being hounded by tabloid

I wear the same clothes for weeks. Of course I wash them (at which time I wear another set of same clothes).
I have this thing where I like to wear stuff out before wearing new stuff. Like socks -...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 5 days ago
Replies: 3
All Hail, Helmut Doork!
Posted By Captain Steel
I also read an interview with Werner Klemperer...

I also read an interview with Werner Klemperer and when asked on his playing Nazis in movies & TV (he also played one in Judgement At Nuremberg) he said it was kind of a goal for him to make Nazis...
Replies: 19
Why do older people lose so much weight as they age?
Posted By Captain Steel
First, everyone is different, with different...

First, everyone is different, with different eating habits, metabolisms, or potential disease processes which can effect how they gain or lose weight, so no rules apply to everyone equally.

But...
Forum: The Television & Music Forum 6 days ago
Replies: 19
Franklin (Michael Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin)
Posted By Captain Steel
Very good. Come to think of it, James Earl...

Very good.
Come to think of it, James Earl Jones would make an excellent Franklin! ;)
Replies: 19
Why do older people lose so much weight as they age?
Posted By Captain Steel
Re: Why do older people lose so much weight as they age?

Over time, the slower metabolism results in less appetite, a shrinking of the stomach and weight loss.

Unless, of course, if you keep eating like when you were 18 as you move into your geriatric...