Random Movie Thoughts

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When I was a kid, my mom used to take me to the Palms Theater for the Saturday matinee. At night, they ran feature films, so they had an answering machine to tell what was being shown. The owner must have been a wanna be Borscht Belt comic. Here’s an example of one such announcement that I just found:

'Shalom, Bubala. This is the exotic Palms Theater on picturesque Motor Avenue in beautiful Culver City. This week, we are featuring "Plaza Suite," starring Walter Matthau and Lee Grant, Walter Matthau and Maureen Stapleton, and Walter Matthau and Barbara Barrie. We are also featuring "A New Leaf," starring Walter Matthau and Elaine May. In other words — Walter Matthau, ad nauseam. Here's your chance to get so sick of Walter Matthau you'll never have to see another Walter Matthau movie as long as you live.'

"'Drive up to the theater where our parking lot attendant, Walter Matthau, will show you where to park. Then buy a ticket from our box office attendant, Walter Matthau, and have it torn in half by our ticket taker, Walter Matthau. Visit our refreshment stand where our counterman Walter Matthau will gladly sell you a large, Walter Matthau-sized soft drink and a box of Jujubees, every one of them in the shape of Walter Matthau. You will be seated by our usher, Walter Matthau, and then our projectionist (Walter Matthau) will start the program, commencing with a Walter Matthau cartoon, a Walter Matthau newsreel, and coming attractions of more than seventeen thousand Walter Matthau films. Next week, we're featuring two more movies. We don't know what they are yet but we can guarantee you that they won't have Walter Matthau in them. In fact, we will give you a double-your-money-back No Walter Matthau guarantee.'

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When I was a kid, my mom used to take me to the Palms Theater for the Saturday matinee. At night, they ran feature films, so they had an answering machine to tell what was being shown. The owner must have been a wanna be Borscht Belt comic. Here’s an example of one such announcement that I just found:

'Shalom, Bubala. This is the exotic Palms Theater on picturesque Motor Avenue in beautiful Culver City. This week, we are featuring "Plaza Suite," starring Walter Matthau and Lee Grant, Walter Matthau and Maureen Stapleton, and Walter Matthau and Barbara Barrie. We are also featuring "A New Leaf," starring Walter Matthau and Elaine May. In other words — Walter Matthau, ad nauseam. Here's your chance to get so sick of Walter Matthau you'll never have to see another Walter Matthau movie as long as you live.'

"'Drive up to the theater where our parking lot attendant, Walter Matthau, will show you where to park. Then buy a ticket from our box office attendant, Walter Matthau, and have it torn in half by our ticket taker, Walter Matthau. Visit our refreshment stand where our counterman Walter Matthau will gladly sell you a large, Walter Matthau-sized soft drink and a box of Jujubees, every one of them in the shape of Walter Matthau. You will be seated by our usher, Walter Matthau, and then our projectionist (Walter Matthau) will start the program, commencing with a Walter Matthau cartoon, a Walter Matthau newsreel, and coming attractions of more than seventeen thousand Walter Matthau films. Next week, we're featuring two more movies. We don't know what they are yet but we can guarantee you that they won't have Walter Matthau in them. In fact, we will give you a double-your-money-back No Walter Matthau guarantee.'

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And Jack Lemmon is like, "what am I, chopped liver?"
 
One of my neighbors in L.A. has rented his home for filming to an outfit called "Cash Quick Productions". :meh:

This happens here once in a while. The notice seemed pretty standard until I got to the "scene description":

"There will be cameras, equipment and fake vomit on the property, sidewalk, in the street and across the street."

Sounds like a classy film. :vic:
 
Ojai Sam said:
One of my neighbors in L.A. has rented his home for filming to an outfit called "Cash Quick Productions". :meh:

This happens here once in a while. The notice seemed pretty standard until I got to the "scene description":

"There will be cameras, equipment and fake vomit on the property, sidewalk, in the street and across the street."

Sounds like a classy film. :vic:
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Time to walk SophieB somewhere else. :vic:
 
Ojai Sam said:
One of my neighbors in L.A. has rented his home for filming to an outfit called "Cash Quick Productions". :meh:

This happens here once in a while. The notice seemed pretty standard until I got to the "scene description":

"There will be cameras, equipment and fake vomit on the property, sidewalk, in the street and across the street."

Sounds like a classy film. :vic:
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Friends of ours live in a place out on a point in the bay here facing the ocean. Great location, and they get tons of requests from advertising firms asking to use the property for film shoots every year. Have you seen their property before in ads? Probably not here if you live in the US, but they have a binder full of magazine, newspaper, and stills from TV ads from foreign companies (mostly Japanese) of the place. Binders and binders full!
 
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