tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post1090841882854500742..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Tuesday Overlooked Films: ATHENA (1954) starring Jane Powell, Edmund Purdom and Debby Reynolds.Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-54413460359252103342011-10-05T17:24:35.760-04:002011-10-05T17:24:35.760-04:00Nah, it wasn't embarassing, Beck. Just a bunch...Nah, it wasn't embarassing, Beck. Just a bunch of fun. The scantily clad men weren't on screen all the time. And for me, Jane Powell can make anything work. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-21842093801109278422011-10-05T17:18:36.016-04:002011-10-05T17:18:36.016-04:00Yvette, this has to be the oddest musicals ever ma...Yvette, this has to be the oddest musicals ever made! All those muscle men running around in their underwear with Debbie and Jane -- kind of embarrassing actually! LOL! I've never seen this, and it doesn't actually sound like something the adult me would like -- but I can see why a young girl would think it was pretty cool!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-1375588548729639102011-10-05T15:47:57.688-04:002011-10-05T15:47:57.688-04:00Todd: When I was a kid my father was a weightlifte...Todd: When I was a kid my father was a weightlifter (even my mom did some though I never saw it). But I have a pix somehwere of her with dumbells. And not just me and my brother. :)<br /><br />So Strength and Health Magazine was always at our house. Even as a kid, I thought it was odd.<br /><br />I see your point about Playboy. I can say no more. Ha!<br /><br />We can't expect TCM to carry everything. I guess.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-33481782492905580442011-10-05T13:56:54.584-04:002011-10-05T13:56:54.584-04:00Currently, no US nor other North American nor Euro...Currently, no US nor other North American nor European station that we handle has informed us of scheduling ATHENA...TCM might have access to it, but they aren't currently using it. But it does sound as if Logo or Here! might be missing a trick...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-74415421596565842932011-10-05T13:53:07.868-04:002011-10-05T13:53:07.868-04:00And, turning to another magazine maverick, Bernarr...And, turning to another magazine maverick, Bernarr MacFadden, he was a major newsstand advocate of bodybuilding and dietary advances in the early decades of the last century, as well as publishing the trailblazing (not all trails are noble) tabloid THE NEW YORK GRAPHIC (and the movie magazine PHOTOPLAY)...and I suspect it had an astrology column, much as so many newspapers have had for some time...too much muscle these days is usually drug-driven, and might've been then, too (wonder if Steve Reeves was "juicing")...the notion of Debbie Reynolds as part of a body-building family is odd enough...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-82860569167470696782011-10-05T13:42:27.266-04:002011-10-05T13:42:27.266-04:00The mixture of fully-clothed people and naked ones...The mixture of fully-clothed people and naked ones is usually pretty odd. Part of what never really jibed with me as a kid about certain PLAYBOY shoots...why would a man Want to be in a tux in the presence of a playful nude woman?Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-9930127169580307902011-10-04T13:44:48.298-04:002011-10-04T13:44:48.298-04:00iluvcinema: Could be. :)
It is odd, no question. ...iluvcinema: Could be. :)<br /><br />It is odd, no question. Lots of fun and nonsense, but odd.<br /><br />Especially the bevy of near naked men hanging abour. <br /><br />There's always something so bizarre about men in skimpy bathing suits standing around with fully clothed men.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-10369369863355084102011-10-04T13:41:10.391-04:002011-10-04T13:41:10.391-04:00Ryan: You will love the beefy guys. Ha! Lots of th...Ryan: You will love the beefy guys. Ha! Lots of them milling around. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-68769653904884476142011-10-04T13:40:16.369-04:002011-10-04T13:40:16.369-04:00Prashant: I wonder if TCM has this. They just migh...Prashant: I wonder if TCM has this. They just might. <br /><br />This is an enjoyable movie. Fun to watch, if you can find it. :)<br /><br />I'll be doing weekly vintage monster films this month too.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-21212825479502134182011-10-04T12:32:48.959-04:002011-10-04T12:32:48.959-04:00Wow Yvette. this is a strange little movie indeed....Wow Yvette. this is a strange little movie indeed. It reads like someone was ingesting narcotics when they devised the 'plot' <br /><br />My first chuckle was the uncredited Esther Williams as a screenwriter. Funny enough when I read your first paragraph, I just as easily assumed that Esther Williams was involved in the project.iluvcinemahttp://iluvcinema.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-6660098927744252892011-10-04T12:14:39.761-04:002011-10-04T12:14:39.761-04:00Never heard of this one before, but I think I may ...Never heard of this one before, but I think I may want to watch it. Even if it's only for the muscle guys.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-82613711194813818922011-10-04T12:01:16.122-04:002011-10-04T12:01:16.122-04:00Lots of people includes me! This one with Jane Pow...Lots of people includes me! This one with Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds cast together sounds like a lot of fun. Beeping TCM... I look forward to your Overlooked Movies every Tuesday. Thanks!Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-38346156165977014732011-10-04T11:01:37.341-04:002011-10-04T11:01:37.341-04:00Patti, I was just over at your blog posting a comm...Patti, I was just over at your blog posting a comment and now here you are. :)<br /><br />Lots of people, I think, have never heard of this one. I was a musical movie freak when I was a kid. Saw every one I could manage.<br /><br />This was a silly bit of fluff, but I've always remembered it.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-76766966136195249362011-10-04T10:54:19.001-04:002011-10-04T10:54:19.001-04:00I have never even heard of this one. Wow and what ...I have never even heard of this one. Wow and what a thorough job you do here on bringing it to life.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com