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I've always known the 'Sweet Smell of Success' actress as Susan Harrison.

Here is her entry in Wikipedia:

Susan Harrison

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Actress Susan Harrison (born August 26, 1938 in Leesburg, Florida) appeared in the film noir classic Sweet Smell of Success as the sister for whom Burt Lancaster has an unhealthy affection, as well as in the Twilight Zone episode Five Characters in Search of an Exit.

She is the mother of Darva Conger, the bride in "Who Wants to Marry A Multi-Millionaire", a controversial Fox "reality-TV" program that aired in February 2000, and mercifully never was repeated. She lives with her daughter in Thousand Oaks, California.

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I've always known the 'Sweet Smell of Success' actress as Susan Harrison.

Here is her entry in Wikipedia:

Susan Harrison

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Actress Susan Harrison (born August 26, 1938 in Leesburg, Florida) appeared in the film noir classic Sweet Smell of Success as the sister for whom Burt Lancaster has an unhealthy affection, as well as in the Twilight Zone episode Five Characters in Search of an Exit.

She is the mother of Darva Conger, the bride in "Who Wants to Marry A Multi-Millionaire", a controversial Fox "reality-TV" program that aired in February 2000, and mercifully never was repeated. She lives with her daughter in Thousand Oaks, California.

You're right. It's Susan Harrison. Joan Harrison was a pioneering female producer who often worked with Alfred Hitchcock.

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But the young chick in Sweet Smell, Hunsecker's sister, never would have gone for Jim Hall!

She was fine! I don't think she appeared in any other films.

Are you saying that chicks don't dig bald, bespectacled guitarists?

As a bald, bespectacled guitarist, I resemble that.

I mean resent that.

Let me amend that: If she had good musical taste she would have gone for Jim Hall.

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This summer I picked up a couple favorites that came out in a "deluxe" version (as opposed to the bare-bones initial release). Hoosiers and A League of Their Own both have some great extras, and if you happen to like either of these, I'd recommend this latest version. Borders wanted 30 bucks for Hoosiers, but I got on Amazon and got it new from an independant seller for 11 bucks including shipping.

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Just a reminder that the Dabney Coleman series Buffalo Bill is up for preordering, available September 6, 2005.

Deep Discount DVD price = $18.58  :tup

Geena Davis!

A man after my own heart.

I'm playing for a Bob Newhart show in a local casino next month. I'm curious to see what role the music/musicians will play. Also very interested to hear him do some of his stand-up. I think it will be a good time.

Cool!

Let us know how it was.

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Just rented disc #1 of Undeclared, Judd Apatow's college follow-up to Freaks and Geeks. Paul Feig had nothing to do with this series, apparently, and it was a half-hour show, which cuts way down on the amount of characterization that can be sqeezed in, but it's pretty good. One thing I didn't realize---the main character's dad is played by Louden Wainwright. Also, Seth Rogen is in it, and the Nick Andopolus guy here plays the needy boyfriend-left-behind character, and is hilarious.

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The first two parts of John Ford's cavalry trilogy, ' Fort Apache' and ' She Wore A Yellow Ribbon'. 'Fort Apache' has been released here as a $4.50 version and I naturally snatched it off the shelf. the picture quality is not so good but far better than the VHS. 'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon' is a Korean version and surprisingly the picture quality is very good with clear colour separation and quite crisp detail. Seems this is the one to go for, rather than the US version which garnered very poor reviews. Along with 'Rio Grande', which I got a few weeks ago, this now completes the cavalry trilogy. My personal favourite is ' Rio Grande'. The photography and interplay between John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara is quite wonderful.

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Just rented disc #1 of Undeclared, Judd Apatow's college follow-up to Freaks and Geeks.  Paul Feig had nothing to do with this series, apparently, and it was a half-hour show, which cuts way down on the amount of characterization that can be sqeezed in, but it's pretty good.  One thing I didn't realize---the main character's dad is played by Louden Wainwright.  Also, Seth Rogen is in it, and the Nick Andopolus guy here plays the needy boyfriend-left-behind character, and is hilarious.

I have to check this out. Even if it's only half as good as F&G, that would still make it better than most of what's ever been on television.

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anyone pick up the new 2 disc set?

i like this movie

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Damn, I haven't seen that move in years. Used to love it. How does it hold up?

I have the old one disc one, and while I realize that it isn't exactly a "critics dream", I love this movie! As far as I'm concerned, it's as good as any of Cagney's gangster flicks. (Gasp!)

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Has anyone picked up the new 10th Anniversary edition of "Mallrats"? I've got all the other Jay & Silent Bob DVDs, but have been missing this one, as it's been OOP for a while now....

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Kevin Smith sells autographed versions of his flicks on his website, I just discovered.

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Also, I just made it through the 8th dvd of The prisoner. "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling" and "Living in Harmony" really threw me for a loop (especially the second one) though on second thought I think that if I watched them again I'd conclude they are two of the best episodes in the series. Only 3 more episodes to go!

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