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I didn't like The Devil Rides Out the first time I saw it, but it grew on me, and I liked it better the second time around. Not a great film, but one of those interesting cults- in-rural-England movies that I enjoy. The film has Dame Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies in a small role (she became a "Dame" at the age of 100)! She was nearly 80 when she made the film. In earlier days, she was Juliet to John Gielgud's Romeo on stage in London in 1924 and Lady Macbeth to Gielgud's Macbeth in 1942. She also premiered the role of Mary Tyrone in London, in 1958. It was nice to see a venerable lady playing a cult member, in old age. She lived to 101. Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies in The Devil Rides Out

Were She, Still With Us In Person; This Vivacious Songbird would be One Hundred and One. Born Oct 27, 1920. San Diego California. Happy Birthday Madam. You Lovely Corny Spunky Artist. May You Still Be Lighting Up Rooms and People with that One-of-aKind Unique Smile, Twinkly Wit, and Lovely Voice of Yours Madam.

Val Lewton’s I WAKED WITH A ZOMBIE MST3K’s ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE Monk episode “Mr Monk and the voodoo curse” LILO AND STITCH

Thanks for the movie refs. I was going to start patching some pics into the thread to keep up the TCM relevance. Hey! I'm going to do it right now!:

The Victors (1963) Khartoum (1966) Five for Hell (1969) Breaker Morant (1980) The Tenth Man (1988) Argo (2012)

Quote I came up with that I have to share: "Be a Fedora in a world of Baseball Caps." They stand out in a crowd for sure.😉

After reading posts on this thread, I thought I'd 'take a dip in the pool', so to speak. I have a total of 16 hats, but I had none until about 2004. I have 3 ball caps that I would only wear to cover up my 'bed head' if I ran out of gas or cigarettes and had to go to the convenience store early in the morning. Since I quit smoking in 2019, I seldom wear those anymore. I have 2 bucket hats and 1 broad-brimmed sun hat. Two of these 3 hats were gifts from other people, but I don't hardly wear them when I'm doing yard work, because they make my head too hot. If I'm mowing my yard, I most always tie a bandana into a doo-rag on intensely sunny days. If it's not too hot, I go hatless, but use sun screen on the exposed skin. I used to always wear a shirt when mowing too, but since I've been working out, I don't mind 'popping the top' when I mow. It's better for me in that, I tend to sweat a lot whether I'm doing intense work (like mowing, which takes a little over 90 minutes for me to do with a push mower), or lifting weights during my home workouts. Fortunately, the neighbors haven't called the cops on me for indecent exposure! But, I digress... I also have a stocking hat that I only wear on days when I have to get out and shovel snow. Here, I laid out the other 9 hats in my 'collection' on my dining room table. I have a man's body, but a child's head, so it's hard for me to find something that fits just right!

voodoo doll in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Major League (1989) -- Cerrano uses voodoo to get hits and curse the opposing team

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Although, I'd like to know where I could get a good Fedora for only $70! That wouldn't even get you the BAND for a Borsalino. It seems that berets for men have the same status as turbans do for women. Meaning: "Old man walking!" Most flat caps are known as IVY'S. I have a few too which are the only caps I wear backwards. Which scared my daughter who at first thought I was wearing a BERET! But wearing them frontways gives me the impression I'm trying to look "sporty". Like the only thing missing is my Morgan sports car. Especially that group of good lookin' fedoras. But back in the "day" Fedoras were as commonplace as ballcaps are now. And even worn when otherwise dressed casually. I have an old photo(taken in the early '30's) of all my great Uncles(my Grandmother's brothers) gathered on the farm, each dressed in old slacks and "dungarees", tieless shirts with sleeves rolled up and each one of them sporting a sassy tilted fedora hat. Much like the one Jimmy's wearing up there. Sepiatone

For me, the most frightening part of WILLY WONKA... was seeing the entire Bucket family sleeping in the same bed because that was all they could afford. I remember being very upset by that, and I worried about the Buckets for the rest of the film. Those scenes in the Factory didn't faze me at all.

Idonee - Claire Trevor in Man Without a Star

I think the trend in fashion over the years has headed in the direction of more comfortable and practical clothing. People today are dressing in a more casual way. It's startling to see older movies when everyone dressed up. They wore suits, ties, hats, etc. just to do something like taking a trip on a bus or to go out of the house. I'm glad I live in a time when women no longer have to always wear stockings, heels, gloves, girdles, etc. but it's too bad that hats are no longer very popular. They're so much fun and I think men look really handsome in a great hat. Here's a few of my movie favorites in hats.

I've worn hats for as long as I remember. I wear hats all the time, day or night, when I'm diving, taking a leisure walk, going out, etc. I have several types of hats, and I prefer medium to wide-brimmed styles; they are excellent as protection against heat and sunlight. I even have two rice hats that I always wear when I'm doing yard work or going to the farm. I also have a fair collection of berets and flat caps of different styles that I alternate with the hats depending on the weather or occasion. I'm one of the very few men who wear hats in public were I live, other than cowboy hats, I mean. I understand that fashion changes, but I hope that more people realize that hats are not only fine accessories, but they can also be very useful to protect ourselves in hot and cold climates.

Ninotchka (1939) -- well, not REALLY.....

My parents took me (age 9) and my sisters (age 11 and 12) to see THE CONVERSATION for Sunday family day. Talk about questionable parenting! 😄 The toilet scene had my mom scurrying to try and cover our eyes. I gasped, my oldest sister screeched "Ewwww" and my middle sister started to cry. We still tease my dad about taking us to see it!

it's so sad what the once greatest channel has become....the "new tcm"....could easily be named "stab loyal viewers in the back" channel...the line-up of movies is not "classic" and very weak...yes you folks are the bartender but to serve your customers rot-gut is criminal....have you lost your good taste in great classic movies?..why are you trying to appeal to a younger generation with no taste,little character and who were weaned on MTV and cell phones....As Lauren Bacall has said "if you've seen a good movie---you've seen an old move"...not 60s,70s,80s,90s junk your showing..please go back to the OLD TCM--these newer movies are unwatchable!!!!

I LOVED Yellow Submarine when I was a kid. Surprsingly, I did not find the Blue Meanie scary; I found this guy scary instead:

An extra dose of Excedrin.

The Black Doll (1938) The House That Dripped Blood (1971) Voodoo Island (1957) Creepshow

I think as a seasoned actor and as a producer, Baldwin should've seen the obvious red flags. For example, supposedly it was the AD that handed Baldwin the firearm and told him it was a cold weapon. The AD should never be handing a firearm over to talent and should never be touching it period and they are not qualified to call a weapon hot or cold. Baldwin should never have received a weapon from the AD and he should've known better. but sounds like this production was a mess.

Thanks for including Bette's hat in Now, Voyager. That's one of the great hat moments in movies.

All this talk on murder and 'vhat, no vaccine discossions?'

Blades is a fictional gentlemen's club where M enjoys bridge and wine - a cheap, specially-set-aside brand, I think. As a personal favor for M, James Bond sits in on a bridge game there to observe Sir Hugo Drax.

Wow I don't remember that scene at ALL, thanks for including it. What the the explanation of blood overflowing? An entire body stuffed in the water line? Same with the parenting, though. My Mom & Grandmother took me with them to see THE GODFATHER at the drive-in. Thankfully, I was around 11-12 & slept through most of it in the back seat. But I remember their panic trying to protect me from the horse scene.

Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

1944

My Six Loves (1963)

80 STEPS TO JONAH (1969)

The Desert Song (1953)

5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)

I have seen first run on a double bill-I think.It was terrific especially with the angel of death segment i could never see it again,nowhere,finally 20 years later I watched it on video and it was good but not as scary but on the big screen it was impressive.

I rediscovered this great Reader's Digest album when going through stuff in my closet the other day. There is something so calming about 1960's orchestral and easy listening music.

You do seem to have an appreciation for music of that era, but LOVE were kind of a West Coast secret and only really listened to by record junkies (like me-and I'm too young). By the mid 70s, all of LOVE was out of print OOP except Forever Changes... I think they did have a bit of a Top 40 presence, but not much and probably '66. ...And speaking of the Whiskey-A-Go-Go, that was the only venue LOVE routinely played and they probably never toured! Oh! I wrote a review of Forever Changes : https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2AE39PRXAD95P?ref=pf_ov_at_pdctrvw_srp

Love that sound! And love the cover art, clearly inspired by the influential Pop Art of Peter Max.

Thanks, Bunny! Brosnan was busy in 1999 with four movies, including a Bond installment. Next: What is Blades? It first makes an appearance in the novel Moonraker.

My dermatologist insists that I wear a hat. A baseball cap doesn't cover your ears, leaving them vulnerable to melanoma. Fedoras are great. The first time I tried on a fedora, I thought it was my dad in the mirror, and that wasn't a bad thing at all. As cars get smaller and smaller, wearing a hat in the car becomes more difficult.

Years ago I met a stunningly beautiful blonde when I was on vacation. We talked for a while and she was a very gracious individual. I kept trying to place her, though, as if I had seen her before. It finally hit me and I told her she looked like Candice Bergen. She was not pleased with the comment. "People tell me that all the time," she said, "But I'm a lot younger than her." We should all have such problems.

you know what? Watch some of those MURPHY BROWN episodes again, that show HAS NOT AGED WELL. She is ALWAYS YELLING. (Kinda like SOMEONE always USING ALL CAPS FOR EMPHASIS FREQUENTLY IN THEIR WRITING.) But really, YELLING does not automatically equal FUNNY. SHE'S VERY STIFF. **But I did enjoy her, oddly enough, in MISS CONGENIALITY...not that I liked much else in that one, WOOF!)

also, after BETTE DAVIS'S CHARACTER dies, THE CONSERVATORY, once full of LONG DEAD SPECIMENS becomes a GROOVY SPREAD IN BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REPLETE WITH SPIDER FERNS AND GIANT POM-POM CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND ORCHIDS. Personally, I would think BETTE'S SPIRIT would make the place erupt in AGGRESSIVE TOBACCO PLANTS, JUNIPERS (the berries are where you get GIN) AND POISON IVY, and I say that with love... EDIT, OR THIS: "Oh reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaalllllly!"

This may all change in a few hours but the story at this moment is that Baldwin was practicing cross drawing (reaching across his body to draw from a holster on the opposite side ) and accidentally fired the gun. He had every reason to trust that the gun was not loaded because the assistant director shouted out "cold gun" when he handed it to him. Like him or not, hot temper or not, Alex is probably not at any fault here. The fault lies with the armorer who shouldn't have loaded any of the guns and with the assistant director who should have known what he was talking about and who had already made some gun related mistakes on the "Rust" set. If I was that young woman's family I'd have those two in court.

With your "...very personal relationship..." and the Whisky a Go Go in mind, SweetSue:

I thought of a few more... Johnny Got His Gun (didn't read the Trumbo book but heard about it years before) The Deer Hunter (Russian Roulette)

Stone was my favorite director as a high schooler, but now there's only a few of his films i can tolerate. his abuse of history and re-writing it in his films borders on negligence. I liked JFK but after learning about the true story of Garrison, it just wasn't something than needed a film dedicated to it.

Not sure what you mean by "horrible" in this context, but Them! is a very good, classic SciFi movie. I think it has a 90+ rating. Of course, it is classic 1950's type scifi.

And then there's "Hans Christian Andersen", where even at the start of the film they straight up went, "We made it up, okay?" I'm inclined to agree about Oswald, and there was a recent study that supported that. From what I can tell, people have been gunning for the president for almost as long as the Republic has been around, and it still continues. Unfortunately, a few are bound to get through.

I have seen Plague also first run at the same theatre..there was only one in town ! I remember walking back home it was pitch black in the winter,in late afternoon. When my friend and I split to go back to each other house,I was very young and a bit nervous ( I was living near a train station on top of a hill), I was scared ! But I still prefered The Devil Rides Out it was more stimulating for me as I was starting to read books about black magic whatever it was. I enjoyed both, but The Devil's Rides Out is my prefered one,I agree to disagree.

A FEATHER IN HER HAT