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[Dec. 31st, 2008|09:51 am] |
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| Happy Birthday Claude Rains! |
[Nov. 10th, 2007|10:51 am] |
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It's Claude Rains' birthday! Happy happy birthday! The man would have been 118 today. Wow.
So, for the occassion, I have a Claude Rains marathon planned out. Unfortunately, I left quite a few of my movies at home. My line up today shall be:
1) Invisible Man
2) Robin Hood
3) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
4) The Wolf Man
5) Phantom of the Opera
6) The Unsuspected
I'm watching them in chronological order.
The movies I left at home are:
*Casablanca
*Mr. Skeffington
*Notorious
*The Sea Hawk
*Now, Voyager
I'm particularly sad about forgetting Casablanca. Oh well. I'm happy with what I have.
Here's to the b-day boy! *raises a toast* The world won't see your like again, and it's the world's loss. We miss you, so today we'll celebrate the awesomeness of you!
So, I'm off to pop popcorn and stuff and let the party begin!!! Too bad I don't have cake....*shrug*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLAUDE RAINS!!!!
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| 'Casablanca' clip on the Simpsons .. |
[Nov. 21st, 2006|01:14 am] |
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I never noticed this 'Simpsons' version of Casablanca with Claude Rains in character as Renault.
Check it out at www.youtube.com for a gaff or two - type in 'Casablanca Alternate Ending - Simpsons'. |
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| Happy B-Day |
[Nov. 10th, 2006|07:51 am] |
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Happy birthday, Claude Rains!!
Celebrate with a movie starring the birthday boy! |
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| Ace Ventura |
[Jul. 13th, 2006|10:59 pm] |
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Has anyone else ever noticed the Claude reference in "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective"? I never noticed it until today.
EINHORN: So where is Finkle, now?
ACE: He broke out of a mental hospital.
Did a Claude Rains.
Unfortunately, as seems to happen often, Claude's name was spelled "Raines" in the script :\ |
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| This amused me |
[May. 5th, 2006|10:15 am] |
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I was watching M*A*S*H yesterday and there was a line I thought I'd share ^_^
Klinger had gotten grazed with a bullet. It was just a scratch but the way he was acting you'd think he would keel over at any given moment. Hawkeye was patching him up.
Klinger: I've lost my sense of touch! Maybe I have that thing that Betty Davis had in Mr. Skeffington!
Hawkeye Hang on I'll get Claude Rains.
I laughed out loud when I heard that. Made my morning for sure. |
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| Clairvoyant |
[Feb. 25th, 2006|07:26 pm] |
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Back on Claude's birthday I had asked my aunt to tape some of the movies on TCM for me. She forgot, but to make it up to me she bought me "The Clairvoyant" for my birthday recently. Boy, was I excited when I saw that! I've watched it a bunch of times, and I highly recommend it to any Claude fans who haven't seen it. |
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[Feb. 2nd, 2006|10:03 am] |
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My mom said she was watching Jeopardy the other day and there was the category "Classic Monster Movies" or some such thing.
The clue was the year and a hint as to what the movie was.
There was this clue:
1933
Claude Rains
Now, we all now what that is right? I yelled out in less than a second "INVISIBLE MAN!!"
I couldn't believe my ears when my mom said none of the contestants knew the answer!!! That's horrible! |
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| Technicolor CR Pic .. |
[Jan. 29th, 2006|11:03 am] |
I didn't know Sons of Liberty was in technicolor! *does happy dance*
Claude would have been great in 'The Patriot' methinks. Love that dashing ponytail.
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| Funny how things work out.. |
[Jan. 8th, 2006|11:38 am] |
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Hey gang!
Ok, two ways to acquire rarer Claude stuff....
1. apple's i-tunes music store is now selling for 1.99 episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" for the video ipod. Among the episodes? "And So Died Riabouchinska". Even if you don't have the video ipod, you can still download it to you itunes music library and watch it on your PC. DSL line or better to download with ease.
2. Warner Bros. Errol Flynn collection..You can buy as a boxset or individual. The Flynn flick "Dodge City" has among its "Night at the Movies" bonus feature selection the Claude Rains technicolor short subject, "Sons of Liberty".
Ladies, Claude with a ponytail........... ; )
Two words: hubba hubba |
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| My Hangover cure ... |
[Jan. 2nd, 2006|09:20 am] |
Happy New Year's Day and all the best in 2006 folks.
Yowza!
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| Phantom of the Opera Icons |
[Dec. 19th, 2005|10:19 pm] |
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Just some Icons I made... >< Of the 1942 version of Phantom of the Opera Starring Claude Rains as the Phantom, it is also my favourite Phantom of all time.
Teasers
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( the rest )
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| Degrees of Separation |
[Nov. 23rd, 2005|04:12 pm] |
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Does anyone remember that game show "Degrees of Separation", where you had to link people together by a certain number of degrees? Well, my mom is always playing that, saying "I've met this actress, and she's worked with this actor, so I'm connected to that actor!" Well, I found out today that my great grandfather on my mother's side used to hang out with Eddie Fisher, who was in "All About Eve" with Bette Davis, and Bette Davis was in "Now, Voyager" with Claude Rains. So that's 4 degrees!
Anyone else wanna give the game a try? |
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| Edwin Drood on Ebay .. |
[Nov. 22nd, 2005|09:53 am] |
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Ok, I'm a junkie for Ebay anyway - BUT has anyone seen the 8 Lobby Cards posted on Ebay for 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'? And how MUCH they're being bid for?!!
I'm really choked up as,
A. I LOVE John Jasper and the whole darn movie
B. He looks so cute (and tortured) in all of these cards. What a collectors item!!
I wish I had money. Like a truckload of it. I'd make wax effigys of all my heroes, including Claude in my own theatre house.
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[Nov. 10th, 2005|09:46 am] |
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It's a special day boys and girls! Why? Because it's CLAUDE RAINS' BIRTHDAY!!!! *wild cheers and screams* So...here is a tribute to everyone's favorite guy!
Info on the birthday boy
Our friend was born this day in 1889. For more info, see the link above. ^_^
The Invisible Man
QUOTES
**The Invisible Man : The whole world's my hiding place!
**The Invisible Man : Would you mind getting the car? It's a bit cold outside, when you have to go about naked.
**The Invisible Man : The fools wouldn't let me work in peace. I had to teach them a lesson.
**The Invisible Man : [to Kemp] I shall kill you even if you hide in the deepest cave of the Earth. At ten o'clock tomorrow night, I will kill you!
**The Invisible Man : Power - to make the multitudes run squealing in terror!
TRIVIA
Boris Karloff had been the studio's original choice for the role of the Invisible Man, but James Whale wanted someone with more of an "intellectual" voice. Claude Rains was Whale's first and only choice.
In order to achieve the effect that Claude Rains wasn't there when his character took off the bandages, the director had Rains dressed completely in black velvet and filmed him in front of a black velvet background.
The Wolf-Man
QUOTES
**Sir John Talbot : Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.
**Sir John Talbot : All astronomers are amateurs. When it comes to the heavens, there's only one professional.
**Sir John Talbot : You policemen are always in such a hurry. As if dead men didn't have all eternity.
**Sir John Talbot : You can't run away.
Larry Talbot : That's it! That's what she said.
Sir John Talbot : Who?
Larry Talbot : The gypsy woman.
Sir John Talbot : Gypsy woman? Now we're getting down to it. She's been filling your mind with this gibberish. This talk of werewolves and pentagrams. You're not a child Larry, you're a grown man and you believe in the superstitions of a Gypsy woman!
Phantom of the Opera
QUOTES
**Enrique Claudin : They've poisoned your mind against me. That's why you're afraid. Look at your lake, Christine. You'll love it here when you get used to the dark. And you'll love the dark, too. It's friendly and peaceful. It brings rest and relief from pain. It's right under the Opera. The music comes down and the darkness distills it, cleanses it of the suffering that made it. Then it's all beauty. And life here is like a resurrection.
**Enrique Claudin : Forgive me, but I have been a part of the Opera for so long. Everybody, everything connected with it, I feel it is so much a part of my life.
So.... Sing a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday, pop some popcorn and raise a glass to the birthday boy! Oh, and don't forget to watch a film staring your best buddy!
Oh! And don't forget to leave a comment and sign this cyber birthday card!
Later peeps!
BugdomQueen
"If you think I'm going to cut Claude Rains...you are sorely mistaken."
~Me: an early reply to why I didn't LJ-Cut~ |
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| Happy B-day to the Claude-meister... |
[Nov. 10th, 2005|09:02 am] |
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Yeah, well I figure someone would post a b-day greeting today for CR - this is what happens when you're at work, bored out of your skull :))
For such a festive occasion I attempted to mix around Claude Rains name and got 'Clad in Areas' (minus the u). I don't think he would have been amused :)
Scorpios rock. |
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| The TCM Schedule |
[Nov. 5th, 2005|01:00 pm] |
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Here are the list of films TCM is playing on November 10th. Nothing spectacular. But, at least they acknowledged it. So kudos to TCM, anyhoo.
9:45 am
Four Daughters (1938)
A small-town family's peaceful life is shattered when one daughter falls for a rebellious musician. Claude Rains, John Garfield, Priscilla Lane. Director: Michael Curtiz. BW-90m, TV-G
11:15 am
They Made Me A Criminal (1939)
A young boxer flees to farming country when he thinks he's killed an opponent in the ring. John Garfield, Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson. Director: Busby Berkeley. BW-92m, TV-PG
1:00 pm
Now, Voyager (1942)
A repressed spinster is transformed by psychiatry and her love for a married man. Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains. Director: Irving Rapper. BW-118m, TV-G
3:00 pm
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
A flighty beauty marries a stockbroker for convenience and almost ruins both their lives. Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel. Director: Vincent Sherman. BW-146m, TV-G
5:30 pm
Deception (1946)
A woman tries to protect her refugee husband from her rich and powerful ex-lover. Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains. Director: Irving Rapper. BW-112m, TV-PG |
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| Don't forget |
[Nov. 4th, 2005|07:14 pm] |
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Claude Rains' birthday is on November 10th!
Just a little reminder ^_^ |
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| Animating a short film - which Claude do I use?! |
[Nov. 4th, 2005|01:44 pm] |
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A few my animation alumni grad friends and I are putting together several short films (most likely in clay stop motion)and for one 'Hollywood' type short - I've conned them into throw Claude Rains for kicks.
But I really don't feel like doing the most 'recognizable' characters like Louis Renault or the Invisible Man. I'm trying to hint to design at least Alexander Hollenius cuz he's a hoot or John Jasper, but again, I love all his characters and my buddies aren't going to waste time on designing a character they're not familiar with.
Anyone have suggestions? |
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