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  1. vintage68

    Calling all fans of the Great Depression

    Yeah, somehow homeless people in camo cargo shorts and flip-flops doesn't have as much appeal...:p
  2. vintage68

    Calling all fans of the Great Depression

    Interesting story about the depression today: http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/10/13/depression.irpt/index.html Reminds people of the difference between fantasy and reality of tough times.
  3. vintage68

    Calling all fans of the Great Depression

    I was reading a column a while back, and while the topic was actually about producing movies, I think it has a lot to say about our "modern" society in general. Basically the idea was that you could solve a lot more problems with ingenuity and creativity than you could by turning on the...
  4. vintage68

    Appaloosa (2008)

    Yep, saw both, own both. I try to support westerns as much as I can. Appaloosa was much better in writing and attention to detail than either, though Range was very good. You're right, Mortensen's hat was the best, while Iron's was just plain bad. It reminded me of a hat you'd pick up at the...
  5. vintage68

    Appaloosa (2008)

    I went to see it again today and it holds up to repeated viewings. I'll probably see it one more time before it leaves theaters. You're right, this is one to own on dvd when it comes out.
  7. vintage68

    Appaloosa (2008)

    Just got home from watching the first showing of Appaloosa in my town.:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap Excellent film. As one reviewer wrote, this is a film made for grown-ups. Ed Harris, who directed and also starred, was smart enough to leave Robert Parker's work the way it is...
  8. vintage68

    Calling all fans of the Great Depression

    Thanks, I'll look for Murder in the First. How good of a job did they do bringing the book Ironweed to the screen? Did you like one more than the other? I hear that there were several Oscar nominations, one each for Nicholson and Streep.
  9. vintage68

    Calling all fans of the Great Depression

    Yeah, I obviously don't want to make this a political thread. For one, there's too much out there that we don't need to bring it in here, and for another I'm more interested in the culture of the time period and not so much the politics. Did anyone ever read Ironweed, by William Kennedy, or see...
  10. vintage68

    Calling all fans of the Great Depression

    So let's move this discussion along. Does anyone have favorite movies about the Great Depression? Or books? I read a book a while back called Water for Elephants, a novel by Sara Gruen, about a guy who joins the circus during the depression. Excellent reading. Anyone else?
  11. vintage68

    Calling all fans of the Great Depression

    From CNBC this morning: "The U.S. government should take stakes in banks in order to recapitalize them rather than instituting a $700 billion bailout package, as the economy is one step away from depression, Hugh Hendry, chief investment officer and Partner at Eclectica Fund, told CNBC on...
  13. vintage68

    Calling all fans of the Great Depression

    I heard this discussed by a talking head on TV recently, so take it for what it's worth, but the guy said that if we do have a depression it would be worse than the first one. He said that today we as a country don't really produce anything (we have a so called "knowledge economy"), our national...
  14. vintage68

    Calling all fans of the Great Depression

    Okay, I have a secret to share with my peoples. I've always had a guilty pleasure: I have a lot of nostalgia for the Great Depression. Period movies, novels, works of non-fiction, I just can't get enough. I'm flying my freak flag high in the hopes of attracting others to my banner, particularly...
  15. vintage68

    30's~40's Work Boots

    I just bought a pair of these yesterday: http://www.redwingshoes.com/productdetails.aspx?prodid=1156 A very classic looking boot. A little scuffing up and they'll be as good as new in a few years!
  16. vintage68

    Miracle at St. Anna

    I'm not usually a fan of Spike Lee's films either, but I might give this one a shot.
  17. vintage68

    Appaloosa (2008)

    From what I've read, Costner's next western, titled "A Little War of Our Own", is already in pre-production, and set in the 1930's. Hollywood accounting is a mysterious thing, but obviously they wouldn't make westerns if they didn't return a profit. It is the movie business...
  19. vintage68

    Appaloosa (2008)

    I agree. There's a perception in Hollywood that westerns don't make money, but they all make modest profits, just not huge profits, and are well received by the public.
  20. vintage68

    Appaloosa (2008)

    You do realize that Appaloosa is the first book in a trilogy? The second book, Resolution, came out a couple months ago. The third installment, named Brimstone, comes out next spring.
  21. vintage68

    Appaloosa (2008)

    I was very excited to see this movie today. Unfortunately it opened only in limited release in New York and LA.:rage: The reviews on the film are very positive, which is heartening. I'm a HUGE fan of R.B. Parker, having read all his stuff, and enjoy westerns as well. So when I heard that a...
  22. vintage68

    Suits are out for professionals?

    All things being equal, I'd rather be overdressed than underdressed for a job interview.
  23. vintage68

    Adventurebilt order - slipped through the cracks?

    I never thought that Adventurebilt operated very professionally. This is not personal mind you, but in my view it is simply not professional to take an order for a hat (they don't tell you when you order what the current wait time is), then not respond to multiple emails, phone calls, or to...

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