Gregory1965
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I'd love to see Lauren Bacall honored for her body of work and the fact that she still works regularly after more than 60 years in the biz.
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As an aside, the song is also featured in Cagney's "Winner Take All" - it's played in the scene where he departs on a train for the west and is used as backround as the train crosses country. This is clearly done to be reminiscent of the original train-related scene in Monte Carlo when the song was originally introduced.
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Hi - How does one inform TCM of an offensive post on the message boards that violates the terms of service?
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This all reminds me of my favorite line from Woman's World -
June Allyson: "These cookies are delicious. Are they hard to make?"
Margalo Gillmore: "Nope. You take one good cook and put her in the kitchen."
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The (wonderful) movie you're thinking of is The Awful Truth, but it's Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, not Hepburn.
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I'm 42 - started loving old movies when I was 14-15. I remember thinking that Splendor in the Grass and West Side Story were sooooo old. They were about the same age that Silence of the Lambs and Howard's End are today. Ugh!
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Is this the print that TCM showed last June during the "Screent Out" series, or is this a new print even since then?
I recorded it back in June and am wondering if I should replace that version with the one that's on-demand now.
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I've never seen this film before so per your recommendationI'll probably Tivo it this go-round.
I think the main reason I've avoided it is because I keep thinking of Ruth Gordon from her Harold and Maude/Rosemary's Baby years portraying Mary Lincoln, and then the disconect is just too much for me to handle.
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Oh I get it - you're trying to make us aware that people should only start threads and add posts that you personally think are appropriate. Very well done indeed, if perhaps not very inclusive in its spirit.
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Too bad we can't ask each candidate what their favorite political/government-related classic movie is, and why they chose it, and then decide accordingly.
"So, Ms. Clinton, are you more 'Dr. Strangelove' or more 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'?
"Mr. Romney, 'All the Presidents Men' and 'The Best Man' - cautionary tales or instruction manuals?"
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I have two favorites - first (and by far) is Peggy Ann Garner in A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Next would be Natalie Wood in Miracle on 34th Street
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David Niven and the streaker is a great moment: "Isn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?"
And I remember laughing so hard when Cher walked out in full Bob Mackie regalia and said: "As you can see, I've recieved my Acadamy handbook on how to dress like a serious actress."
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Until now I've avoiding posting on this oft-mentioned topic, but it just occurred to me that I haven't seen anyone express the opinion that most closely matches mine.
First, I'll say that subjectively I want TCM to show old movies, the older the better. However, from a more reasonable standpoint, what I want to see is for TCM to show movies that are not available elsewhere - Not on Netflix, not on DVD, not through Amazon.com, perhaps not even on VHS and those which I can find on ebay.
When I scour through the new-month's listings, I don't get excited because Grand Hotel or the The Big Sleep is going to be on, old as they may be, but my heart leaps when I see that they're going to show The Wet Parade, So Big! (the Barbara Stanwyck version) or Confidental Agent or any of a dozen other movies that I simply WILL NOT be able to see under any reasonable circumstances unless TCM gives me that opportunity.
There are months when I (privately) gripe and complain about the offerings, but quite frankly, using the criteria I mentioned above TCM is still showing the movies that I long for faster than I can keep up with watching them, and for that I am completely grateful.
So, I'm curious, does anyone else share my opinion here?
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Beware - there are some real sticklers for appropriate spelling on these boards who will certainly take issue with the fact that you spelled mis-spelled kewl as "kweah".
For shame!
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I thought Christie looked and sounded great at the awards too. The SAG awards aren't as formal as the Oscars anyway, so it would have been especially weird if she over-dressed for them.
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I've enjoyed your posts as well. You have as much right to be here as anyone else.
Perhaps YOU'RE the one who should be using the ingore button on the cantankerous folks on these boards rather than the other way around.
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1996 - I would take from Juliette Binoche and give to Lauren Bacall.
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"The Errant Indentation" - both the problem that fouled up my post and what sounds like it could be the title of a lost 1914 two-reeler with Henry B. Walthall and Claire McDowell.
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My particular brand of OCD means that I watch my movies chronologically whenever possible. (As such - I watch a LOT of silents and pre-codes.)
One of my favorite things to do is record all of the available films for any SOTM that I like (and supplement from Netflix and Ebay, etc) and then re-live that stars career as it played out through his or her films. I generally try to read up on the person as well so I can be both educated and entertained simultaneously and I find that it gives me a greater appreciation for both the films and performer.
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Hmmm... If it's any consolation one of my posts from last night had two full paragraphs, but when I view it now only the first paragraph is there. Presumably there's either a malfunction in the system or TCM has brought "special guest editor" Will Hays onto the boards.
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Lauren Bacall:
Favorite: How to Marry a Millionaire
Least favorite (from her "classic" years): The Cobweb
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My particular brand of OCD means that I watch my movies chronologically whenever possible. (As such - I watch a LOT of silents and pre-codes.)
One of my favorite things to do is record all of the available films for any SOTM that I like (and supplement from Netflix and Ebay, etc) and then re-live that stars career as it played out through his or her films. I generally try to read up on the person as well so I can be both educated and entertained simultaneously and I find that it gives me a greater appreciation for both the films and performer.
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I remember it well, and fondly. In case you're not aware, there's a companion coffee-table book that went along with this series. Very beautifully done. You may try to seek this out to hold you over while you wait to see a re-broadcast of the documentary. I'm sure it's out of print now, but surely available used somewhere.
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While I can't speak to the "dangerous tools", I do know that in former times spinsters were expected to "make themselves useful" in some way since they were dependent on their family for support and not being the mistress of the household (therefore not the one responsible for overseeing housekeeping, meals and child-rearing), handicrafts or some other industry provided a useful occupation to fill their days.
Remember, without Turner Classic Movies to watch, time surely must have dragged slowly for these lonely souls.
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I figured it out.