Small world Walter! I grew up in upper Darby. Thanks, MD
> On Dec 23, 2014, at 9:00 PM, walter reuben <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, Michael, when I was 13, my family moved to Wynnewood, in the > suburbs of Philadelphia. And there were then a few movie theaters > that showed all kinds of older films. Within my first year of living > there, I had seen THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN, THE CABINET OF DR. > CALIGARI, CHILDREN OF PARADISE, Murnau's TARTUFFE, Bergman's THE > MAGICIAN, SHOULDER ARMS, THE GREAT DICTATOR, the Lon Chaney version of > PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and anything else that happened to be screened. > Mind you, in those early days, this was one of the few ways in which > one could see older films, and, as a kid, I saw everything that I > could. > >> On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Michael Danese <[email protected]> wrote: >> First, Kirby what an amazing question! Second, Walter I didn't know you grew >> up in suburban Philadelphia - so did I! >> But when I was in high school I stayed up late one night to see "the >> fighting 69th" with James Cagney. That did it for me. From that moment on I >> knew my future was in motion pictures and James Cagney was my favorite >> actor. I've collected Cagney for 40 years. And have been a producer for >> about the same. >> So great question and happy holidays to everyone in MOPO land! >> >> Thanks, >> Michael Danese >> >>> On Dec 23, 2014, at 10:06 AM, Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Mopolians, >>> >>> Is there a film that CHANGED YOUR LIFE? Maybe not in a big way, but >>> somehow affected a change in you permanently? >>> >>> This is not a “best-movie-you’ve-ever-seen” question, although the best >>> movie you’ve seen may in fact qualify. >>> >>> And you may have more than one - but just pick one that stands out in your >>> experience. >>> >>> It’s really hard to know. It’s easy to say that movies changed my life - I >>> think that collectively they help to shape us, but that’s >>> not what I’m fishing for here. >>> >>> I mean a film that SHIFTED something in you, maybe good, maybe not-so / >>> maybe big, maybe small. So that you could say “after I saw X, I never >>> liked this, or I loved this, or I never felt the same about thus and such.” >>> >>> Think about it. >>> >>> I’m not necessarily asking you to post your answer, either. This could be >>> something private for you. It’s just a question I thought about recently. >>> >>> >>> Kirby McDaniel >>> MovieArt Original Film Posters >>> P.O. Box 4419 >>> Austin TX 78765-4419 >>> 512 479 6680 mobile 512 589 5112 >>> www.movieart.com >>> https://www.facebook.com/movieart.austin.texas >>> http://www.pinterest.com/movieartaustin/ >>> >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>> >>> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >>> >>> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
