tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post8893031634118980986..comments2024-03-29T09:54:57.650+00:00Comments on Going Gently: The Bishop's WifeJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89147255173121358742016-12-21T19:17:39.695+00:002016-12-21T19:17:39.695+00:00My husband and I love The Bishop's Wife along ...My husband and I love The Bishop's Wife along with Christmas in Connecticut, A Christmas Story, Holiday Inn, and A Child's Christmas in Wales with Denholm Elliot. Also Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, John, Chris, Winnie (love her), Albert, Mary, George, William and the regal Camilla!Mamacoochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055354156321845302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-28432575962662014812016-12-21T18:45:42.186+00:002016-12-21T18:45:42.186+00:00Monty made it for me too! Monty made it for me too! John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76882297197452783132016-12-21T16:43:29.149+00:002016-12-21T16:43:29.149+00:00I LOVE this movie. We just watched it last night....I LOVE this movie. We just watched it last night. It's on my "must view for Christmas short list" along with most versions of A Christmas Carol during which I cry at exactly the same scene every time...When Scrooge asks Marley's ghost "Jacob, why are you laden down with chains?" Marley responds "I wear the chains I forged in life. I made them link by link. Gladly I made them and gladly I put them on". It sends a shiver down my spine every time and makes me wonder how heavy and ponderous my chains are, and I have labored on them since. What great writing to make me cry every time and for those words to haunt my life. <br />So, here's our "must watch" list: <br />The Bishop's Wife<br />Pee Wee's Christmas Special<br />Judy Garland's Christmas Special<br />A Christmas Story<br />A Christmas Carol - the older the better<br />Babes in Toyland (Laurel and Hardy)<br />I can take or leave It's a Wonderful Life and this year it's leave. <br />Holiday Inn - 1942 version with the black face scenes that make us squirm in embarrassment<br /><br />I also enjoy vintage holiday cartoons from Warner Bros, Fleischer Studios (Betty Boop, Popeye)Disney etc. <br /><br />Something about Monty Woolley who played the cranky, old professor. He was Cole Porter's lover in real life. Cary Grant played Cole Porter in a biographical film that ofcourse touched on nothing about this side of Cole Porter (and possibly Cary Grant it is said).<br />carlnepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840845700615739547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88265138146943557582016-12-21T16:29:52.123+00:002016-12-21T16:29:52.123+00:00now there's a coincidence ~ I caught most of t...now there's a coincidence ~ I caught most of this very film the other day on TV (can't remember the channel now). I missed the beginning so had to work out what was going on but I really enjoyed it :-)SharonLarkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656369681782524281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-3724983648039790472016-12-21T16:16:37.719+00:002016-12-21T16:16:37.719+00:00You win :)You win :)Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-86559599445797952462016-12-21T16:15:21.928+00:002016-12-21T16:15:21.928+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50376143563402861112016-12-21T16:03:40.850+00:002016-12-21T16:03:40.850+00:00I don't know if I'd consider it propaganda...I don't know if I'd consider it propaganda. The movie actually takes a sly dig at organized religion. Remember, the bishop of the title is concerned only with building a cathedral, something the angel finds rather unimportant. I thinks the film's kind of subversive more than anything else (a films of that era often had to be, due to the onerous Hay's Code.)Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31919436074822000452016-12-21T14:51:38.464+00:002016-12-21T14:51:38.464+00:00With a cast like that, what's not to love?With a cast like that, what's not to love?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-2353557086560038782016-12-21T14:21:42.202+00:002016-12-21T14:21:42.202+00:00This sounds like my kind of movie and I totally lo...This sounds like my kind of movie and I totally love David Niven, a whole lot :DYarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662236319781194283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22675805195019830932016-12-21T13:39:23.844+00:002016-12-21T13:39:23.844+00:00Absolutely one of my top 10 films of all time. Ye...Absolutely one of my top 10 films of all time. Yes, there are many more movies that are better... but none that make me feel what this one does.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394981363342736577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78316839356819282172016-12-21T11:41:41.236+00:002016-12-21T11:41:41.236+00:00I will have to seek this one out. My sister alway...I will have to seek this one out. My sister always used to 'accuse' me of fancying David Niven - not sure why even now! Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17001715172781265082016-12-21T11:29:27.005+00:002016-12-21T11:29:27.005+00:00I've never seen the film, but in real life I&#...I've never seen the film, but in real life I've polished off a bottle of scotch with the help of a bishop and a night club owner. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87963569987206559812016-12-21T11:05:10.444+00:002016-12-21T11:05:10.444+00:00Cary Grant is the angel - well that's enough t...Cary Grant is the angel - well that's enough to make me watch it!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22378434410417655422016-12-21T06:19:49.963+00:002016-12-21T06:19:49.963+00:00I adore 'It's a wonderful life'. Will...I adore 'It's a wonderful life'. Will I like this one just as much? xxlovelygreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864666054403517265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55153687313035259282016-12-21T06:12:58.493+00:002016-12-21T06:12:58.493+00:00Actually it was designed as a propaganda movie...!...Actually it was designed as a propaganda movie...! Family values, the Christian way, altruistic, all American ! <br />I still loved it thoughJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-19775117350227308612016-12-21T04:52:57.517+00:002016-12-21T04:52:57.517+00:00p.s. I missed your yesterday's post. Back in t...p.s. I missed your yesterday's post. Back in the early 60's I heard someone on the radio referring to 'a 16 year old man'. I was 16 at the time and hadn't previously considered myself a 'MAN'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75908075411451467452016-12-21T04:34:04.770+00:002016-12-21T04:34:04.770+00:00I have this on DVD and have watched it every Chris...I have this on DVD and have watched it every Christmas for at least ten years, if not more. I can probably recite the dialogue from memory. Cary Grant is the ultimate.TexasTrailerParkTrashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299289643138589897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-79101842688251992962016-12-21T04:32:47.400+00:002016-12-21T04:32:47.400+00:00I know the film well. Heartwarming and Christmasy....I know the film well. Heartwarming and Christmasy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83609432027973230232016-12-21T03:12:50.712+00:002016-12-21T03:12:50.712+00:00Holiday Inn, child's Christmas in Wales, bisho...Holiday Inn, child's Christmas in Wales, bishop's Wife, White Christmas, and Holiday Affair are on DVD and I watch them every Christmas. MaryAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720942306084208839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14158486045648969242016-12-21T02:25:58.262+00:002016-12-21T02:25:58.262+00:00good god, I can not spell tomight!!good god, I can not spell tomight!!livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50563233302549560292016-12-21T02:24:59.352+00:002016-12-21T02:24:59.352+00:00That is my second favorite Christmas film, the fir...That is my second favorite Christmas film, the first being, A Child's Christmas in Wale.<br />Denholm Elliot's voice is one of them most beautiful I ever heard and that of Mathonwy Reeves as the little boy with his charming lisp is about as cute as it get.<br />Thanks for reminding me of both of them!livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-63968442941958950582016-12-21T01:56:55.918+00:002016-12-21T01:56:55.918+00:00Propaganda Movie??? Really? Major stars, story lin...Propaganda Movie??? Really? Major stars, story line timeless, typical of the time, drama and humor and happy ending?<br />Surely you are not that cynical.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30493089618398629932016-12-21T01:12:36.337+00:002016-12-21T01:12:36.337+00:00My earliest movie memories were my mom taking me t...My earliest movie memories were my mom taking me to an afternoon cinema with her sisters. I learned to be "quiet as a mouse" and saw a lot of movies over the years. Lucky me, my husband loved the cinema .. he was older than I so he introduced me to actors and films that I never knew about.<br />Loretta Young was one of my favorite film stars.Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-41385241876865959742016-12-21T00:05:26.260+00:002016-12-21T00:05:26.260+00:00My favorite Christmas movie is A Holiday Affair wi...My favorite Christmas movie is A Holiday Affair with Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh and the most adorable little boy actor.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183553318309692138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84482568889945973472016-12-20T23:51:53.315+00:002016-12-20T23:51:53.315+00:00All we have to do is check in on your blog for our...All we have to do is check in on your blog for our daily dose of adorable and sweet. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.com