theogift
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Oops, didn't see that it referred to specific years and I included Bergman in "the cactus flower" where she plays a dentist's (Matthau) secretary (1969)
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Jean Harlow in Wife vs Secretary
and if the term includes receptionists, Ingrid Bergman in The Cactus Flower
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Thanks Fred, Mongo and Larry for the encouragement. Pktrekgirl I may follow your advice....
Although this does not comply with the thread?s title, I feel compelled to answer a couple of your questions :
Born in Athens, Greece but living in Ireland in the past two decades. Currently in Ireland, but since last year I usually spend 8 months in Greece and the remainder in the western coast of Ireland.
As far as I can remember, I probably started seriously going to the pictures from the age of seven - at least three times a week. I liked everything that excited the imagination of a child, action, historical, sword and shield, westerns, comedies etc. You may bear in mind that some productions took some time to reach Greece back then, plus the fact that it was up to the Greek distributors? opinion as to what film they should get that was going to bring the desired box office results.
The first real classic I watched as a kid was Ivan the Terrible. I was actually speechless from the impression that film made on me.
Despite that, any other than current films of that time was out of the question for us ?fashionable? youngsters. Whoever went to old movies was considered to be a bore (!) and definitely not keeping up with the times?
Back then, there were a lot of European films making their way into Greece, mainly French and Italian and the loyalty of fans was divided between American and French-Italian stars. I suspect that back in the 60?s not many people in America had heard of : Fernadel or Jean Gabin, Capucine, Jean Moreau, Alain Delon, Jean Paul Belmondo, Maurice Chevalier, Jean Marais, Marcel Marceau, Simone Signoret, Jean Luis Trintignant, Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Lino Ventura, Leslie Caron, Luis de Funes, Michel Piccoli, Michele Morgan (all French), or even
Marcello Mastroianni, Gina Lollobrigita, Claudia Cardinale, Adriano Celentano, Ugo Tognazzi, Sylvana Mangano, Rosana Sciaffino (sp), Alberto Sordi, Virna Lisi, Vittorio Gassman, Giancarlo Giannini, Gian Maria Volonte, just to mention a few, without touching the subject of some great directors who made their mark in Europe and later were discovered by the rest of the world. (I consider myself lucky to have watched most of their films).
At the same time there were a few special cinema halls for children (free of charge !) where I first saw laurel & hardy, trio stoodges, the 5 devilish boys (of whom I don?t remember the names), cartoons, Marx Bros, Danny Kaye (still trying to this day to find out the name of a film of his where a horse talks to him ? giving him race winners I think).
However, for sometime now, recent productions do not enthuse me much, and I have made a u-turn to the past enjoying the atmosphere and innocence of the b/w films or anything that is pre-eighties. It may be that most of those films bring me back to such enjoyable and innocent childhood days and I?m not ashamed to admit that even though I?m particular about having or watching quality films, at the same time, I have become a ?forward to the past? (to paraphrase a well-known title) person, as far as movies are concerned. That is, that despite the fact that I have a modest collection of about 230 b/w films and an equal number of old films in color, I still look out to acquire some childish films like ?the court jester?, ?scaramouche?, ?the knights of the round table?, ?the crimson pirate?, ?the arrow and the flame?, the buccaneer?, ?zorro and his legion? etc., etc.
As you can gather, I am not a ?serious person ! I have seen an great number of movies but to use Manuel?s (of Faulty Towers fame) phrase ? I know noothing?
But enough about me. This thread was created for a different reason.
PS From the few of Path?s posts I was able to read so far I have to agree with you Mongo
Theo
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I'm like Metry Road !! Do I qualify?
I'm only joking of course, unless one was prepared to read some of those teenage years ...upside down and inside out !! (The smaller numbers I mean you smartie !)
On a serious note : there is nothing more refreshing than discovering young people interested in the old classic movies. Keep it up girls and boys !
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Well, all newbies to this forum, do you somehow feel overawed by the ?experience?, knoweledge and the number of posts some of the older (not in age) members have contributed to this boards ?
I?ve just noticed someone having over 900 posts and without having to search, I?d say probably that that?s nothing in comparison to someone else?.
I FEEL INTIMIDATED !!!!
How long would it take me to reach those magical numbers while discussing our common love for films ? What could possibly, we new people to the forum, add to the subject matter that hasn?t already been talked over before? Should we .. pack up and shut up?
As I mentioned in a previous post about getting lazy in my old age, would someone be prepared to give me (us) a list of the ten best contributors (of posts) to this boards of ?all time ?
As I write this, Mongo?s thread (Ask Mongo) came to mind, so would anyone be prepared in a friendly manner ?. vote for the most knowledgeable film buff partaking in these discussions?
Am I giving you a difficult one here or what?
Thanking you for your time - my new friends,
Theo
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I know what you mean Vallo, sometime ago I also thought that the film's title was "4 for Texas" and went out and bought it without checking !!! But it was not it. I'll try sgt's 2 and hopefully that's it.
Thanks for the tip Izcutter, let's see if you're right
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A few days ago BBC2 showed "Vera Cruz" with Burt Lancaster, Gary Cooper and a very young Sarita Montiel. Not a bad effort, but probabably that wouldn't make the top ten....
You're right Normandie about High Noon.
I'm surprised that none of the "spaghetties" is mentioned here. There are a couple of those that are considered to be cult westerns at least in Europe .
Now on a lesser subject, could someone tell me the name of a funny western starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr where the son of the Indian chief is a coward? Remeber seeing this one as a kid and had a lot of laughs
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Thanks Path, I should have done the obvious by using the search option. Well it seems that I'm getting lazy in my old age....
I do not recall seeing either Shane or Yellow Sky, although I have watched quite a number of westerns. I'd love to see Yellow Sky as if I'm not mistaken Gregory Peck is in it.
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You can add to that "the front page" with walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. I always liked these two together in a film.
The trouble is that you cannot get "the front page" on DVD or even VHS in Greece or Ireland. I've always considered all of you who live in the US very lucky on that score..
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Ooops, got it all wrong.... Second apology for re-naming you Debbie
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Hi there June,
The reason I asked whether once a thief was good was because when I first saw the 1965 version as a youngster I thought it was very good. Having watched it again recently, I am not of the same opinion. Sorry if it appeared that I was questioning your taste....
Anyhow try this address :
Theo
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I didn't know that there was another "once a thief" except the 1965 one with Alain Delon, Van Heflin, Ann Margret and Jack Palance. Is it any good?
Theo
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As I am new on these boards, I don't know if there has been a similar thread in the past, but would you care to name which in your opinion are the best westerns of all time? Even the best five will do.....
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I am with you on this one Chloe... Unfortunate in this case being a ... greek living between Ireland and Greece, neither ..identity makes me eligible.
Ah well, still love discovering and watching old movies.
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What about Sarita Montiel?
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Hi there Ralph, thanks for the post. I am still trying to find out.....
Anyway I'm pasting the programme for Monday so if tomorrow you will be watching the same films then your listings come from the Europe-Middle East-Africa site :
Monday 6th March 2006
GMT 20.00 / CET 21.00 White Heat
"Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" Cagney delivers his most famous line - and a blistering performance - as a psychotic mobster in one of
the greatest gangster films of all time. Walsh directs with pace and flair, and the final shoot-out's a classic movie moment.
Starring: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, Steve Cochran, Director: Raoul Walsh,
Genre: Crime, United States, (1949) (109 mins) (PG) (B/W), Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, Greek, Hebrew, Norwegian,
Swedish Dubbing: English, Spanish
GMT 21.50 / CET 22.50 Angels with Dirty Faces
Cagney, Bogart and O'Brien star in this greatest of gangster love-and-loyalty melodramas from director Curtiz. Cagney does his best to
corrupt the Dead End Kids before Fate deals him an unforgettable comeuppance.
Starring: James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, Ann Sheridan, George Bancroft, Director: Michael Curtiz,
Genre: Crime, United States, (1938) (94 mins) (PG) (B/W), Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Hebrew,
Norwegian, Swedish Dubbing: English
GMT 23.25 / CET 00.25 Savage Messiah
Ken Russell's typically intense and erotic depiction of the love affair between the wild young French sculptor Gaudier-Brzeska, killed
during World War I at the age of only 24, and a Polish woman 20 years his senior.
Starring: Dorothy Tutin, Scott Antony, Helen Mirren, Lindsay Kemp, Peter Vaughan, Director: Ken Russell, Genre:
Romance, European Origin, (1972) (95 mins) (18) (Colour), Subtitles: Greek, Hebrew, Norwegian, Swedish Dubbing:
English
GMT 01.05 / CET 02.05 The Good Earth
One of the great prestige Hollywood productions of the '30s, based on Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Paul Muni and Luise
Rainer, who won an Oscar, star in this tale of a humble Chinese family whose future is threatened by greed.
Starring: Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly, Tilly Losch, Charley Grapewin, Director: Sidney Franklin, Genre:
Drama Movie, United States, (1937) (133 mins) (U) (B/W), Subtitles: Dutch, Greek, Norwegian, Swedish Dubbing:
English
GMT 03.25 / CET 04.25 Invitation to the Dance
Star and director Kelly's ambitious musical tells three different stories entirely through dance. Featuring some great ballet stars,
including Toumanova and Youskevitch, and music by Ibert, Previn and Rimsky-Korsakov.
Starring: Gene Kelly, Igor Youskevitch, Claire Sombert, Tamara Toumanova, Director: Gene Kelly, Genre: Musical,
European Origin, (1956) (90 mins) (U) (Colour), Subtitles: Greek, Norwegian Dubbing: M&E
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Thank you for the welcome and your response Mongo. Maybe I should start a thread addressed to administration if that was to solve my problem.
As a correction to my previous message I have to mention that the TCM's programme we view in Greece is the one for Europe-Middle East and Africa.
It's good to read most of the messages of film lovers on these boards.
By the way I was surprised to find out that someone was anxious to have the May listings - that was in another thread.... We..... third world citizens are lucky to have only April in advance !!!
All the best, keep up the good work
Theogift
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I recently got an LG recorder with 160 gb hard disk, high definition and can record/play most DVD disk formats. The only problem is that when recording from MGM's channel most films appear a bit faded. I am a subscriber to MGM through a satellite company in Greecere. Does anyone know whether it's the old movies, my recorder or the blank DVD disks which as I'm informed come in the video format?
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I have the same problem as you Melo. I was ...forced to record Quo Vadis from the TV very recently.
On the Ustinov subject I must say that that was probably his best performance as a serious actor. The fact that he appears as a disturbed personality and a hateful character goes along nicely with the portrayal of Nero as he really was.
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Appart from the comedies of recent years that we all probably have enjoyed, may I suggest three oldies, as "what did you do in the war daddy", "It's a mad mad world" and "His girl Friday" (not the 40's original but the later one with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.... All three were worth the laugh but of course they may not be everyone's cup of tea......
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Hi all,
I'm new to this forum, a TCM subscriber from Greece. Through TCM's vendor NOVA in Greece, we only get the evening listings starting at 21:00 GMT which follow the European & North Africa schedule. Nova uses this same channel as a cartoon channel during the daytime.
As a result I don't get to see films that are shown during the day (at least in the last 4 months since I started creating a library of old movies) and it's very disappointing for the obvious reasons.
Does anyone know where and how I can get in touch with the programmers responsible for Europe-N. Africa so I can ....have a word with them?
I would appreciate any help that someone can provide me with as I don't see on the main TCM site or even the UK one to have a facility for communication.
Thanking you in advance
Theogift
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On the subject of artwork, is there a site where I can get the artwork for some of my blank dvd covers Shearerchic or anybody ?
Letter from the unknown woman is some film alright