Mankiewicz would have been perfect and I'm sure there were times in 1963-4 where he wished he was making any film other than Cleopatra.

Direction would be an interesting problem with the film. There is very little movement during any of the songs (other than "Get Me to the Church on Time") but the sets could have been used so much more. Don't get me wrong, Cukor was a fantastic director but My Fair Lady doesn't have the same rhythm as Philadelphia…

I think he would have been very good. He's both charming and, unlike all the actor's we've discussed so far, we know he could sing.

I've actually seen A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as well. I do remember him in that! Although, I will admit that Buster Keaton is my favorite part of that film.

Higgins is not a particularly bad character, he's just indifferent and cranky.
David Niven could have played up the snottier aspects of Higgins. I could see him working in the role.

That is a tough one. I don't know who actually could have worked for that role. He'd have to be English, entering middle age (any younger and he'd be completely bratty), and famous enough to carry the film…AND on top of all that, he would need to sing. I feel like most of the well-known English actors at that point…

Yeah, it was just an all-around bad decision.

They probably couldn't find anyone else with a voice that sounded misogynist enough for the part.

Yeah, I never realized how much I disliked the movie version of My Fair Lady until I heard the original broadway cast recording. "On the Street Where You Live" is a show-stopper in the play and just boring in the film.

For this video to be truely accurate it should have included the entire "Debby Downer in Disney" sketch. It's a masterpiece of breaking, trying desperately to recover, and utterly failing in probably the funniest way possible.

As a twenty-something without children I'm only mildly ashamed to admit that I enjoy watching WordGirl.

Our book club was a little different in that the selections were pulled from books already on someone's shelf (the theory being that you wouldn't have to buy a new book every month). With that in mind, I think it changed a little bit of the books we ended up reading. As a group, everyone liked young adult,…

Loved "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep"

Seconded!

I really like Philbrick's book on Bunker Hill. I'll have to look into his Custer book.

That sounds interesting *added to Goodreads*

I really liked Yiddish Policemen's Union. It's pretty strong as far as "speculative fiction" goes. I'd agree, though, I loved Kavalier and Clay way more than Yiddish Policemen's Union.

Just finished: A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin

The correct answers are: Around the World in 80 Days, How Green Was My Valley, and Gentleman's Agreement.

He is the most watchable part of that film. I'm pretty sure the only reason I own that film is the "*stab* smile for me now, brother." scene.