The Official Greg Jbara Love Thread PART 2!!!! — Page 597

Thats just what they want you to think I think...

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Pfft...As we all know Thursdays has now been officially changed to The O.C day, therefore all original Wednesday related regulations are now defunct.

And you didn't say Happy Birthday to Gav so we might have to kick you off the island.

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Happy Birthday Tomorrow Gav!

We're now the same age :)

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Hello Dre. Thanks for the comments re the avatar change. (I'm actually thinking of changing it again. But that's always easy to do!)

I don't know what the original thought processes were behind filming "To Kill a Mockingbird" in black and white. I do know that both the director and producer are very, very happy that it was done that way. The producer (Alan Pakula) mentioned that it captured the moment to moment honesty of the characters - the simplicity of the whole story. Director Robert Mulligan said that it would be absolutely heartbreaking if they tried to do it today, because they couldn't afford to do it in b&w! Apparently they don't get as much from the rights for showing b&w films on TV. Neither man could imagine how awful it would be if they tried to film it in color today.

I found a couple of other mentions - all done after the fact - that talk about the black and white film:

"One of the most notable aspects of the film—aside from the writing, acting, directing, etc.—is that it was shot in black and white at a time when most movies were being filmed in color. Visually, the film is stunning, as it literally and metaphorically deals entirely in shades of grey."

and this one:

"The cinematography by Russell Harlan and the set decoration by Oliver Emert carry us back through the courtesy of black and white to a depiction seen only in old photographs and clouding memories of those who lived in those precarious times. Black and white films seem to have had a curse thrust upon them by the younger generation today, as boring and tedious, but through the courtesies extended by Harlan and Emert, we are richer for those perceptions that would harken back throughout the pages of history."

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Hey Dre, when does the Bway radio show start up again? I miss it dearly.

dre - oh, just in two weeks, I thought I could enjoy it next week...wow, I miss it too apparently...

mamie - there is a cupple of movies I believe are far more superior just because the B&W color: I could not watch color-movies like: Sweet smell of success, Casablanca, From here to eternity

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morning

yeah, and All about Eve should not be missed from that list...I saw some color photos about Bette Davis's famous dress (I was laughing for two hours). NO COLORS PLEASE!

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Psycho is my all time favorite b/w movie. It was actually on today but I didn't watch it dut to the fact I was kicking my friends' butts at Hary Potter SceneIt.

Happy Birthday Gav!!

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Happy Birthday, Gav!

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It's 5AM...I should be sleeping...yet I'm wide awake. I need a new schedule...

Well, had some good/bad timing tonight. Got down a bit early b/c I decided I wanted to lotto Hairspray--now I was a little disappointed the first time I saw Hairspray, felt it didn't live up to the hype, but got the CR, fell in love w/ it, went back a couple months ago and though I still don't think it's the best thing ever, I had fun, and now that the lotto's for the front row, it's very easy to win, and they got a new Link(I was very unhappy w/ the previous one, think he was a reason the show disappointed me). Got there at 5:30 to see...nobody. Asked if there was a lotto, they said the show's at 7 so it was at 4:30 but they still might have some for me if I go in and ask, so I did and they had one aisle seat left, so I got it. So that was good timing, between street parking and grabbing a bite, it was time for the show.

I guess I would now call it a guilty pleasure. It is a lot of fun and very enjoyable. And it really is awesome from the front, I've heard this from others but the pit is inside the stage so at times the actors were dancing so close to me I thought they were gonna fall on me. Did make for some lovely views though Very very close seats, that was cool. The current Edna and Wilbur are great, Edna always makes Wilbur laugh, but it was great to see his expression and him turn around to stop laughing and such, and then he/she had him laughing about carrying him/her up the stage and he/she looked down at all of us in the front row and pointed and said they'll help carry. It was great. And being on the aisle, most of the characters, run from the back up the stairs, someone's bobby pin fell right near my foot. So yeah, it really has become a guilty pleasure, though this Link is a big improvement.

What was bad is I had to entertain myself for 2 hours. Oh well. Oh, and not that this is awfully important, but the producers didn't want both Norbert and John to be out of any show, so that's why at least Norbert did the Sat matinee last week.

Oh and not that interesting but will mention anyway that I drove a close friend home who goes to college in the city who I don't see that often so it was nice, we went to the diner here till like 4, nice to know I'm not the only one in the county awake then

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OMG...go to bed everyone immediately!

Hah...it's almost noon here and I am working more than 2 hours now. Who will talk to me when I get home in the evening, eh? All of you will be sleeping when I will be waiting in front of my computer!!

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Ha, you may have gotten sleep and I haven't, but you're killing kittens!

I woke up at 3 today...what is that your time Annie? Are you usually getting ready for bed?

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!