Movies Watched -- Odd Man Out (1947)

116 minute running time so at least 20 minutes too long … kind of interesting, but got talky and super heavy on morality, allegorical, and filled with Christian symbolism so I wasn’t that thrilled … unusual ending, didn’t see it coming … this was a John Farr reco. This guy bothered to identify all the semi-Biblical characters of Odd Man Out .

“… the film is telling me to give Johnny’s situation a more abstract significance. And, finally, that significance comes through loud and clear when Johnny shouts out the agape verses from 1 Corinthians, and Lukey and the doctor discuss his soul. This is not your usual heist movie.” That’s an understatement!

Mister, give us a penny

Movies Watched -- The Small Back Room (1949)

106 minute running time … David Farrar gorgeous enough to be James Bond, except he has a wooden leg in this picture … somewhat unusual since he drinks and pops pills and grouses … I wasn’t that thrilled with it, but John Farr liked it…

Shut up you little B… (drumshot!)

Movies Watched -- The Phantom Carriage (1921)

107 minute running time which is fairly long for a silent movie … heavy-handed morality tale about the dangers of demon liquor and what it does to marriages and families, etc. Made use of double exposure (see screencap) to good effect … I wasn’t super thrilled with it, but Ingmar Bergman apparently watched it at least a hundred times. This was a John Farr reco.

Porsche 911 Through the Years

All pictures link to original BaT listing….

1965 Porsche 911

1966 Porsche 911

1967 Porsche 911S

1968 Porsche 911T

1969 Porsche 911S

1970 Porsche 911E

1971 Porsche 911S Targa

1972 Porsche 911T Targa

1973 Porsche 911T Targa

1988 Porsche 930 Turbo

Tell Her That I'm Gay

Jackie Shane, a transvestite from way back before it was fashionable … I love his/her song, Any Other Way:

Top Clearing Brokers

A list of the top 30 clearing brokers, ranked by the number of executing brokers they serve:

1. RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

2. PERSHING LLC

3. ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION CLEARING, INC.

4. BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

5. APEX CLEARING CORPORATION

6. GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

7. NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

8. WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.

9. AXOS CLEARING LLC

10. HILLTOP SECURITIES INC.

11. ABN AMRO CLEARING CHICAGO LLC

12. INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC/RETAIL

13. WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC

14. VELOCITY CLEARING, LLC

15. STONEX FINANCIAL INC.

16. MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP (no website)

17. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

18. VIRTU AMERICAS LLC

19. J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC/JPMC

20. VISION FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC

21. VELOX CLEARING LLC

22. MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

23. COWEN AND COMPANY LLC

24. MIRAE ASSET SECURITIES (USA), INC.

25. DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

26. INSTINET, LLC

27. BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC./LE

28. CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

29. CITADEL SECURITIES LLC

30. BGC FINANCIAL, L.P.

Can't Be Bought, Can't Be Taught

Frazey Ford gets political, which I don’t mind… love her voice:

Publicly Disclosed Losses in ILAG Short Squeeze

Just a handful here, I will post more as I come across them:

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Movies Watched -- Topsy-Turvy (1999)

160 minute running time so at least an hour too long … I like Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, especially The Mikado, but I wasn’t too interested in this historical re-creation, mainly because of its extreme length. Theater people will like it, Farr no doubt loved it (he did), but I say you can give it a miss.

Quelle fromage

Movies Watched -- My Own Private Idaho (1991)

105 minute running time but felt like an eternity, this was a terrible movie … just pretty boys (River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves) pretending to my young male prostitutes … how grim and depressing can you get? Gus Van Sant may have thought he was making capital A.R.T. art but it’s just crap.

Dick Schickel the rare honest critic back in the day: “There's more drama, and comedy, in the reviews of critics who committed themselves to Van Sant's anti-Establishment genius after Cowboy and | are trying to justify their enthusiasm now.“

Chiara Caselli a rare bright spot