Mommie Dearest In a message dated 2/23/2012 11:19:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
How about Faye Dunaway when she said "Don't fuck with me, fellas." They just don't make movies like that anymore. Do they? K. On Feb 23, 2012, at 4:07 AM, [email protected] wrote: > My favorite is Gene Wilder smoking weed and talking in a high voice also the Waco kid's steady hand but he shoots with the other one that cannot stop moving and I love the rendition of I get a kick out of You. Lastly we cannot forget the bean scene...they don't make movies like this anymore. > > This never happened to the other fella. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: peter contarino <[email protected]> > To: MoPo-L <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 8:01 > Subject: Re: [MOPO] How did he do such great stunts, with such little feet? > > My favorite: Slim Pickins at the toll booth- Anybody got any dimes? Someone go back to camp and get a shitload a’ dimes… From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOPO] How did he do such great stunts, with such little feet? > > What, no one cares about Hed-ley Lamarr? > > > "How did he do such great stunts, with such little feet?" > > Lamarr's (Harvey Korman) final words after he gets shot by Sheriff Bart (Cleavon Little) outside of Grauman's Chinese, gazing at Douglas Fairbanks' footprints (Blazing Saddles, 1974). > > My favorite scene in that picture is when Bart holds a gun to his own neck, playing a stooge hostage who cries out "Help me, somebody help me!" - in front of the clueless and racist townsfolk, who all have the same last name, "Johnson."> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:18:02 -0500 > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: OT: DiCaprio Helps AMPAS Acquire Best Condition Ruby Slippers from "Oz." > > To: [email protected] > > > > "How did he do such great stunts, with such little feet?" > > > > OK, that's a softball tossed up there for all to knock out of the park. > > > > Regards > > > > DBT > > Profile > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Freeman > > Fisher > > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 7:10 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT: DiCaprio Helps AMPAS Acquire Best Condition Ruby > > Slippers from "Oz." > > > > Well I think its swell Leo pitched in on the shoes, but I just don't think > > their his size. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 22, 2012, at 2:27 PM, David Kusumoto wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > February 22, 2012 > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > > > > > "Oz" Ruby Slippers Find Their Way Home. > > > MAJOR ACQUISITION FOR THE ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES. > > > Leonardo DiCaprio spearheads effort with help from Steven Spielberg, Terry > > Semel. > > > > > > Beverly Hills, CA - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has > > acquired a pair of the iconic ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" for the > > Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. > > > > > > Actor Leonardo DiCaprio led a group of "angel donors" whose gifts to the > > Academy Foundation enabled the purchase. > > > > > > In addition to the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation - a component fund of CCF > > Environmental and Humanitarian Causes - donations came from > > producer-director Steven Spielberg and Terry Semel, co-chair of Los Angeles > > County Museum of Art and the former chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. and > > Yahoo! - along with other donors. > > > > > > "The ruby slippers occupy an extraordinary place in the hearts of movie > > audiences the world over," said Bob Iger, president and CEO of the Walt > > Disney Co. and chair of the capital campaign for the Academy Museum of > > Motion Pictures. "This is a transformative acquisition for our collection." > > > > > > "Leo's passionate leadership has helped us bring home this legendary piece > > of movie history," added Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. "It's a wonderful gift to > > the Academy museum project, and a perfect representation of the work we do > > year-round to preserve and share our film heritage." > > > > > > These slippers, known as the "Witch's Shoes," are in the most pristine > > condition of the four pairs of ruby slippers known to exist. It is widely > > believed that these are the slippers Judy Garland wore in close-ups and > > insert shots, most famously when Dorothy clicks her heels three times to > > return to Kansas. They are called the "Witch's Shoes" because they are > > likely the pair seen on the feet of the Wicked Witch of the East after > > Dorothy's house falls on the witch. > > > > > > After production of the film ended in 1939, the ruby slippers were stored > > on MGM's Culver City lot for the next three decades. Several pairs of > > slippers were discovered in 1970 by costumer Kent Warner while he was > > preparing for that year's historic auction of MGM costumes, props and other > > production-related items. One pair of slippers was sold at the auction and > > was donated anonymously to the Smithsonian in 1979. > > > > > > Warner kept the finest pair - the "Witch's Shoes" - in his private > > collection for more than a decade before selling them at auction in 1981. > > They were sold again in 1988 to another private collector, and have been > > displayed publicly only a handful of times in the years since, most notably > > at the National Portrait Gallery and the Library of Congress. > > > > > > The 2012 sale to the Academy was handled by auction house Profiles in > > History. > > > > > > Last October, the Academy and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art > > announced plans to establish the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures inside > > the historic May Company building, currently known as LACMA West. The > > building has been a Los Angeles landmark since its opening in 1939, the same > > year "The Wizard of Oz" premiered. > > > > > > ABOUT THE ACADEMY > > > The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent > > movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most > > accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual > > Academy Awards-in which the members vote to select the nominees and > > winners--the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, > > exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other > > movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the > > advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick > > Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides > > access to movies and items related to their history. 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