81. If the romance has gone out of travel, blame television and all those old movie travelogues. 82. I love afternoon television now with those old black-and-white movies. 83. Immediately before takeoff, several minutes of silly old scratchy movies were shown, giving ample time to ready aerial props. 84. Imagine TV mimics channel-surfing through late-night shows, with black-and-white clips made to look like old movies interspersed with situation-comedy-like vignettes. 85. In addition to Disney films, I liked to watch reruns of old classic movies starring Doris Day and Ann-Margret. 86. In old movies, the slip was the last stop before sex. 87. In the past, TNT and SuperStation TBS programming consisted largely of rerunning old movies and network sitcoms. 88. In old movies and some rose-tinted memories, rail travel in Britain is an idyll of charm and predictability. 89. In old movies, everyone used deep, boxy suitcases, named for their intended contents. 90. In the pre-video days, the world of old movies was mostly at the fingertips of film-school students. |