Cornell in the Movies

[Trotsky]

Here's a few:

[upprdeck]

I was listening to XM radio and the radioclassic channel had a green hornet episode they were deciphering a clue of conrad and realized it wasnt a name but a phone number.  it was CO 6723.. the CO was  the exchange for CORNELL.. I think it was a mid 40s episode.

[David Harding]

A new film festival in Ithaca cerebrates silent movies.  https://ithacavoice.org/2023/10/celebrating-ithacas-silent-hollywood-past-with-a-new-film-festival/

[Dunc]

A new film festival in Ithaca cerebrates silent movies.  https://ithacavoice.org/2023/10/celebrating-ithacas-silent-hollywood-past-with-a-new-film-festival/

Silent City Film Festival for anyone interested:

https://www.silentcityfilmfestival.com/

Screening most films at Deep Dive along with a few features at Cinemapolis

[Trotsky]

I was listening to XM radio and the radioclassic channel had a green hornet episode they were deciphering a clue of conrad and realized it wasnt a name but a phone number.  it was CO 6723.. the CO was  the exchange for CORNELL.. I think it was a mid 40s episode.

One of a number of excellent series on XM Classic, along with Johnny Dollar, Escape, Suspense, Broadway is My Beat, Lights Out, X Minus One, Quiet Please.  God bless Greg Bell.

[George64]

The book, Boys in the Boat, was great, the documentary was great, the movie should be terrific, too.

https://fb.watch/nB7bPMIrcW/

As I recall, Cornell was prominently mentioned in the book, so we should get a mention in the movie.

[Trotsky]

https://www.theonion.com/university-installs-red-light-phones-for-conservative-s-1850907474

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

https://www.theonion.com/university-installs-red-light-phones-for-conservative-s-1850907474

Love it. Although when I was there, the biggest right-winger didn't wear bow-ties. He wore a monocolor double-knit shirt with monocolor slacks of exactly the same color (as in a kelly green shirt with kelly green slacks).  Think "Revenge of the Nerds."

[George64]

Not exactly Cornell in the Movies, but this morning I heard a song by the Chapin Brothers, Blood Water, that explicitly mentions Cornell.

[spoken intro]
In the Spring of 1964, at Cornell University
a young girl fell 98 feet to her death
in one of the gorges adjoining the campus
It is the custom at Spring Weekend
For the faternities to dye the gorges a color
And that year it happened to be red.

I don't know if Harry '64 wrote it, as I think he had "busted out" by then.  

I drove Harry to and from his home in the Bronx several times my sophomore year.  I suppose it was better riding with me than taking the bus through Scranton, PA. BTW, several of his other songs allude to Cornell, e.g., Old College Avenue.  I think that the "Sue" he mentions in Taxi is another Architecture student, but I'm not certain.

[Dunc]

Cornell is name dropped in the Holdovers a few times

Highly recommend The Holdovers, I Loved it

[upprdeck]

In the 3rd episode of the new Frasier they are at Harvard discussing careers and how if not for Frasier the lady would have ended up at a backwater community college "Cornell"

[upprdeck]

Cornell is name dropped in the Holdovers a few times

Highly recommend The Holdovers, I Loved it

Went and saw it yesterday. Nicely done, vintage filming, shows a nice story doesnt need a ton of action.

[George64]

The book, Boys in the Boat, was great, the documentary was great, the movie should be terrific, too.

https://fb.watch/nB7bPMIrcW/

As I recall, Cornell was prominently mentioned in the book, so we should get a mention in the movie.

The 1936 Poughkeepsie Regatta, in which Cornell finishes fifth, is depicted in the film.  Interestingly, according to Corey Earle, Cornell is the only school with more Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships than the University of Washington (26 to 19). In 1936, Cornell had 14 and Washington had only three.  Of course, it helped that early on only Cornell, Columbia and Penn competed. The very first IRA race was held in June 1895 and Cornell won with a time of 21:25.0.

[upprdeck]

Not a Cornell mention but the last episode of Reacher had a mention of Cortland.. You know that little town just north of Manhatten.

Is there another Cortland in ny?

[marty]

Not a Cornell mention but the last episode of Reacher had a mention of Cortland.. You know that little town just north of Manhatten.

Is there another Cortland in ny?

Yes! It's known to me because it's a stop on Metro North. The spelling is not the same.