Tikisoo
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I wasn't allowed to watch soaps as a kid, so never acquired a taste for them. Until college. I once caught some wild dialogue/action on Guiding Light involving the evil Roger Thorpe character while waiting for frat house fave Price Is Right. I started watching Light and found it pretty funny in a silly pre-code sort of way. Once that plot line shifted to a "younger" charactors, I became disinterested.
But it perfectly primed me for SOAP, which I loved & own the complete series on DVD.
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4 hours ago, sewhite2000 said:
This incorrect piece of information has been repeated hundreds of times. Soon-Yi was NOT Woody's stepdaugheter, as she was the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow and Andre Previn, and Mia and Woody never married.
This may be true, but it still crosses the line of "improper behaviour" as far as I'm concerned. Any 50 year old person intimately involved with a 15 year old person is sick. Woody can be a mean, controlling dick on his film set, but how he conducts himself on the job is his business. If the staff doesn't like it, they can leave-he's only controlling their salary.
When those same controlling qualities spill over to an intimate relationship with a child, it's predatory behaviour -a mature adult should know better. Anyone in show business knows the price of negative publicity and the fact Woody did not control & overcome his compulsion shows he is a sick man. He has no shame.
While I still love many of his movies, I will not contribute to his success/wealth by spending money on him.
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On 9/5/2019 at 2:02 PM, LawrenceA said:
That argument has been made many times over the years in my town. The year is 2019.
Re Halloween being "evil".
About 20 years ago I noticed devil imagery becoming unavailable in Halloween decorations-I know, because I collect Red Devils. Ironically, the Christmas Devil Krampus is making a comeback after being discovered by millennials.
When living in Massachusetts, I once went to Salem for Halloween and got into a heated argument with Christians picketing. I argued Halloween to Americans is as religious as Christmas is to Americans. Nada. It's about adorning thyself & rewarded with candy, the great American mindset.
HAXAN is a great movie to watch on Halloween.
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Sorry, I think the OP lost a few letters when cutting & pasting: Matrix 4 Officially A God Awful Waste of Time
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1 hour ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
then all of a sudden the voice of God would come down and say “the role of Paulina Cory is now being played by Judy Evans”...?
How about in 1968 when Joan Crawford stepped in for her 24 year old daughter Christina's role on SECRET STORM? Must have been surreal.
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I always thought they were sponsored by soap companies-Proctor & Gamble presents____
When I moved to Australia in the early 80's, while I was marveling over their unique accents, they all said I sounded like the charactors on DALLAS! I had never watched the show, but assumed they spoke with southern drawls, unlike my NY whine.
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I just finished reading ROBIN by Dave Itzkoff. It's a big thick book most likely would never have finished it if I hadn't spent so many hours in the hospital with a relative. It's very interesting-Robin's childhood, his early years, his struggling to "make it". Once the story goes on to tell his rocketing into fame, we recognize events and his handling of them, only hearing it from Williams' pov.
The book evoked empathy & insight of what life may have been like for the "undisputed king of comedy" his successes, his failures and some of his personality dealing with them. Although told chronologically, I found SEVERAL instances where entire paragraphs are repeated. Obviously, the author cut & pasted sections and the galleys were not edited by a person. Yes, I even found simple typos.
Perhaps a real human editor could have streamlined this book and lightened it up a bit. OK, but not great. I knew his last days would leave me very very sad, so I read that first.
I'm now reading a tiny paperback bought at a library sale called Love, Lucy. Apparently Lucie & Desi Jr found transcripts of Lucy's memories when closing her estate. Lucie surmises these recordings were possibly suggested by her therapist as an emotional purge. The memories are put in chronological order-FASCINATING read, in Lucy's own "voice"!
One aspect I really love about Ball-she's VERY fair minded.
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8 hours ago, spence said:
Cynthuia Erivu in Harriet maitake it
Otto changed "may take it" to an exotic mushroom?
We're all going to have to start reading phonetically. Sheesh, auto-everything is pretty stupid.
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I met him a few years ago at a horror convention and he was a very sweet man.
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I'm surprised they didn't secure IT'S A SMALL WORLD 1950, a William Castle film that takes an honest look of life as a "little person"*- not exploitative at all.
*sorry I don't know the flavor of the month PC terminology
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We visited this past June and thought it was one of the best prison tours in the US. Loved it! Recommend it to all! (see pics in other threads)
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20 hours ago, Sepiatone said:
You don't say!
OH! That's right......
You DON'T!
The internet is full of frightened, lazy people
who can only regurgitate others' words. Oops, did I just say that?
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Movies are often forgotten because they deserve to-Roger Rabbit is certainly one of them.
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7 hours ago, slaytonf said:
Considering the current takeover of these discussions,
Takeover? Can you clarify?
If you don't care for the current discussions, start one of your own. Better yet, why not enliven a sub-forum with a new post?
Or just wait it out like the rest of us. Eventually trolls get bored if/when no one responds to their drivel.
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15 hours ago, Dr. Somnambula said:
TCM owns way more than 3600+ movies
Um, Ted Turner sold the MGM movie library and TCM separately decades ago. TCM is just a station now. I wonder if they have to rent public domain movies? I'm guessing NBNW is PD.
15 hours ago, Dr. Somnambula said:Not sure any channel would want to play it today. I would not watch it.
Re: the movie Targets. This old chestnut has shown on TCM in the past and surprised a few regular viewers, as if they had never heard of it before. It's actually a very clever first effort for Bogdanovich, only horrifying subject matter-which is Bogdanovich's point.
It involves a family slaughter similar to IN COLD BLOOD but the PTSD purp then goes on to randomly shoot people driving on a highway and then parked at a drive in theater (cars kill?) These shootings have become too common over the past few decades, making Targets offensive and unwatchable to sensitive viewers.
Targets was released in 1968 and immediately brought the eerily similar 1965 CA Highway 101 rampage shooter to mind for many. So I guess there's no way to avoid comparison....and that's really the POINT of the movie which redeems it. The climax is when Karloff, a classic horror actor says something to the effect, "The real horror is out there" meaning US culture.
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6 hours ago, TikiSoo said:
For example, Universal won't rent titles to TCM
Ugh I apologize...I should have said Universal packages may be cheaper or more expensive depending on who's renting.
3 hours ago, Dr. Somnambula said:maybe TCM should get use to showing what they have the rights to. Eventually, they may not have a choice.
Originally when Ted Turner formed TCM, he owned most of MGM's library so everything he broadcast was free. But then you know how corporations sell off a chunk so they can be paid for renting what they previously owned...Who knows who owns what these days?
And with all those whining about what stations show, "too many REPEATS!" what's a station to do?
12 minutes ago, spence said:why no Leonard Maltin &especially Bogdanovich
Maltin has retired from working in front of the camera. I love Bogdanovich & would love to see him hosting on TCM. But I know many dislike his smarminess and especially his ascot-both which I lurve-too funny!
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We screened THE MUMMY '32 one Halloween and I noticed a lot of fidgeting among the audience telling me the story is slow, even dragging in some parts. I've seen the Universal original classics so many times on the big screen I could scream from boredom instead of fright. Next month we're screening Bride of Frankenstein which is one of the better ones (unintended comedic moments) but still pretty much a yawner after several viewings.
Nothing beats this version:
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6 hours ago, MovieMadness said:
The only essential movies are the ones that are rarely played by TCM. (snipped) Meaning the dreck they program that has 30 plus showings is not an essential, because you can essentially see it anytime.
TCM needs to learn how to program using a checklist. Once they play a movie, it gets dropped to the bottom and the next movie comes up. EVEN OUT THE FREQUENCY. It that too hard to ask for?
So now definitions revolve around one source? A TV station?
I think you're being facetious, but just in case you're not, most of us are using "essential" referring to the cream of all movies, not just this station's offerings.
I understand your frustration about "repeats" but the movies TCM can broadcast are limited by availability & contract. For example, Universal won't rent titles to TCM because they have their own outlet; the Svengoolie show on ME-TV.
Paramount movie holdings are broadcast on Pluto-TV, a Viacom station. If TCM wants to show PAPER MOON or HAROLD & MAUDE they have to rent a movie "package" from Viacom which will have one A list title like Paper Moon and 3-4 lesser titles grouped in, like for example The Town That Dreaded Sundown. Viacom may require 3 broadcasts in one month of Sundown and only allow one broadcast of Paper Moon. (this is why TCM has Underground) With all the mergers, IDing who owns what can be confusing.
I'm sure the Disney packages are the most expensive/restricting. Eff Disney, let them show their own stuff, it's a huge money drain for TCM.
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That photo is not my model radio, just a random picture. My radio has a pull out turntable in it too.
My brother was district manager for Radio Shack 60's-90's and the family received some of the best consumer gifts. We have 2 of these which sound just great:
I always thought the great, full sound was because of the wooden cabinet. I've often wanted to set this radio with a timer as an alarm radio-so less jarring than that harsh tinny sounding clock radios.
Was at an estate sale yesterday and there was a table of ugly 50's-60's radios for $75 each. Guess the prices of 30s-40s Bakelite radios made them think any old radio's a goldmine. I love the antiques business, you can always spot the inexperienced.
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On 9/20/2019 at 10:47 PM, NipkowDisc said:
okay all you big wup cinema experts...
what brand and model?
and what about that orange juice commercial.
OHMIGOD it says ZENITH right on it-top right corner. It says AM/FM to the left of the logo.
Here's a similar model on ebay, in case you're interested:
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I hated Goodfellas. After 20 minutes, had to leave. The violence was way too upsetting.
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I own several portable transistor radios, but only listen to my floor model similar to this pictured. I get an appropriate "oldies" station on FM, and surprised there are even AM stations available.
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It seems like there are a few different interpretations of the criteria of an "Essential" Classic Film, but I like MiddleGround's personal perspective a few posts back. It seems to me "An Essential" implies a movie that is the best example of it's type, and this type being a classic film.
"Classic" film does not mean old, or black & white or any genre. Classic means universally enjoyed-by many cultures, people and time periods. When introducing someone into the fold, you want to expose them to the very best examples, right? So for the most part, there are limited choices of truly Essential films. Our old Chestnuts.
So the obvious choice for Essentials Phase Two, is to choose lesser known but still very excellent films, of which there are many. As classic film buffs, WE know them, but a newcomer won't. Everyone may be familiar with The Wizard of Oz or Singing In The Rain as excellent musicals while Cabin In The Sky and Funny Face may be good second tier examples.
This is the sort of film shown by the group I belong to & always a huge hit. I'm amazed how many people show up for Stalag 17 or Strawberry Blonde based on star name recognition-and never heard of the film!
Then there are "Personal Essentials" which I think is what Ms Ava D has done with the franchise. That's OK, as long as she chooses movies that MOST will still enjoy. When you go off into "cult" films or films that may be a chore for most to watch, you're going to turn people off.
I watched her once and wasn't impressed with her choice of movie, nor her commentary. Sorry.
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OH! That's right......
who can only regurgitate others' words. Oops, did I just say that?
The Soap Opera Thread
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Love that!
Yeah, soaps launched many a movie career. It's a great place for actors to learn discipline of show business, training ground. A very talented friend who is a costumer works on a soap. Sometimes I think those involved are a bit embarrassed, but I think it's a huge success to land a job like that.
When it was trendy for people to say "Kill Your TV" I'd cite all the creative jobs TV work offers: writers, camera operators, editors, lighting/sound techs, make up & hair artists, set designers, etc. TV is a very important medium for artists.