Tikisoo
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4 hours ago, Calamity said:
And sometimes it’s, “So, that’s a great question.” Just answer, please.
A peeve of mine as well.
I think one of the reasons interviewees answers start out with a "so" is because they have been coached NOT to start a sentence with a clear affirmation/denial. If you answer in a complete sentence that definitely states a position, that sentence could be "quoted" elsewhere.
Example: Was the climactic scene in "Boojus" too bloody & gory for today's audience?
"So, in the past movies were geared towards kids and modern filmmakers blah, blah, blah"
It's simply an evasive tactic. Once in awhile you'll hear "sure" as the inappropriate response to an interviewers observation.
I hate the "great question" response too. Brown nose.
"OK" is just a global update of the 70's "you know" tag. If you've ever been in a phone conversation with a customer service person who ends every sentence with OK, just avoid repeating it back-the call will not END unless you actually say OK.
(but these are modern language beefs, not archaic sayings in films)
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How about the superfluous pre-sentence, "Say....." or the superfluous "....I tell you!" at the end of the sentence?
Example: "Say....wasn't that the girl we saw on the stairway?" and "I'm innocent, I tell you!"
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...when I use my original link:
http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html?tz=est&sdate=2020-10-01
....the site bar instantly turns into this:
https://www.tcm.com/schedule-monthly
...which shows all the text as images. I believe the images are flash links, not text-it's a "code" change. This now prevents me from changing the date in my link to see the month ahead. I like planning my viewing in advance & now won't be able to see the schedule until the first of the month.
A BIG BOO-hate it!
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10 hours ago, MovieCollectorOH said:
I went into an Old Navy recently and they still have pre-mutilated blue jean-wear.
My crummy work jeans are in style! Some even have PAINT! Try finding new looking, 100% cotton jeans anywhere, you're SOL.
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30 minutes ago, Vidor said:
No more TCM commissioned film scores?
I am extremely disappointed by the discontinuation of the Silent Film Score Competition TCM used to sponsor.
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On 10/3/2020 at 7:23 PM, cigarjoe said:
I recognize seven not sure who is between Cagney and Bogart or the guy to the right of Bogart. Who is to right of Raft. right of Lorre, and between Robinson and Cronyn
Nice Mort Drucker illustration-master caricaturist for Mad Magazine.
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17 hours ago, Janet0312 said:
We have wetlands here???
Possibly a cranberry bog? 😉
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On 10/2/2020 at 10:04 AM, Swithin said:
I've never seen this film.
Me either, so I was excited to see it...until I saw it. Just a notch up from Ed Wood. Even Mr Tiki commented on the cheesy styrofoam sets.
The creatures reminded me very much of the War Of The Worlds creatures on wheels. I LOL when the one fell out of the tree onto the guy. It sure looked like they only attack when you hug them.
Awful. The scene of the crowd watching the creatures rolling in (on strings or radio control?) made me wonder what it would have been like on set trying to act scared & not burst out laughing.
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Well I dream in color, but I'm an artist & attuned to subtleties. I think psychologically black & white movies trigger a certain anxious feeling within us.
Definitely the more true black in a frame, the scarier it will be to the viewer psychologically because we cannot see or identify what predator might be lurking in the dark. This creates an inner anxiety. Notice even though there is a lot of white areas in the above ^^^pictures, the black is very black.
Color movies typically seem more "real life" to us, but if the contrast is such the blacks are very black, it shouldn't make that much difference in visual scare factor.
Hitchcock filmed PSYCHO in B&W as cost cutter and understand this was his attempt at proving a successful movie can be made using TV techs & budget.
I do agree with the earlier comment that sound is everything. When watching a movie that's "too" scary, I will turn the sound off and watch the special effects. I was taught this by a famous horror filmmaker when I told him I couldn't watch his movies!
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22 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
I realize that in my review yesterday of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (1935)- I neglected to mention actress ZEFFIE TILBURY as THE OPIUM WOMAN, who (snipped) faces the camera and MOUTHS THE WORD "SH!T!" in frustration
This is one of the fun bonuses of attending silent film festivals-that happens often and the audience will erupt in laughter at an inopportune moment, like a tense fight scene or death.
22 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:the gravedigger DURDLES
Wish I had been named by a Hollywood screenwriter. Although "Drood" is also pretty out there.
Re PARRISH:
10 hours ago, speedracer5 said:This film has a lot going on and all the drama I could want. It has everything: love triangle, infidelity, out of wedlock pregnancy, allusions to sex, loud arguments, arson, everything one could want.
The only element I would want is angry mobs with torches. Are there any?
Wonderful synopsis of PARRISH, speedy. I had no idea it was so sordid. Sounds like PICNIC on hormones. Sadly, the only thing left of Connecticut Tobacco Farms is the stray standing "drying" barn. Most have been dismantled for interior use in chi-chi McMansions. Just another lucrative US industry literally gone south because of low cost/low wages.
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We've also noted titles are scheduled in advance....then disappear for no reason! Then, the disappeared movie plays as originally scheduled! Makes me think they're just toying with us...
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Last night I watched 1942's MRS MINIVER on TCM. It had been a long time since I had watched it, but remembered it as being very good, rather shocking and very dramatic, which was reinforced by last night's viewing.
This is an MGM Americanized story of what life was like for the average family living in the outlying areas surrounding London in the throes of WW2. In contrast to the charactor study of the British film THIS HAPPY BREED '44 of the lull between the wars, Mrs Miniver tells the story of life for those right in the crosshairs of German bombing attacks.
Since this is an MGM production, sets and effects were top notch & arresting. I had completely forgotten the dramatic "boats to Dunkirk" scene where the river was filled solid with civilians driving their personal boats to the open ocean to assist & rescue fallen sailors. There were several difficult-to-watch scenes, most notably the air raid & harrowing bunker scenes. But those Brits bravely carried on.
I remember this movie to be a downer and it would be unwatchable except for the unwavering strength & determination of the principle charactors, representing all the British Empire. Best fleshed out role I've ever seen of Henry Travers' career and Dame May Witty is also superb. It's also a great vehicle for favorite Theresa Wright, but she just plays the same sweet girl we expect. Greer Garson's brings her unique elegance & serenity to her charactor that holds the family (and townspeople) together. I especially love the scene where she confronts/dismisses Witty's upper class insults.
The ending scene of the townspeople gathered in an open air bombed out church and the religious leader's encouraging words are inspiring, melting away some of the sadness you feel for those "lost"in the recent bombing raid.
This viewing was just the ticket-inspiring inner strength to "carry on" throughout all the depressing events happening in our nation right now.
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As always, I watch what was previously on TCM after everyone else. Last night I watched Bette Midler's 1980 concert film DIVINE MADNESS. I've always liked Bette Midler's persona, her singing & her acting. She's a larger-than-life performer, the likes of which you don't see anymore. But I've never seen her in concert, how she can hold an audience.
First I was struck by how attractive she is-shining eyes, bright smile, lots of bouncy energy. Then I listened to her singing-she's a powerful, expressive singer with lots of inflection & emotion to her voice. But her voice is not pretty. She has the same stage command as Barbra Streisand, but without a beautiful sound quality. Midler is mostly a bombastic Broadway style singer(like Merman) but she can bring a softer sensitivity to her voice at times too.
The concert includes several monologues & musings which are cute & give her a break from all the energy she puts out. She also makes several costume changes, all part of her unique entertaining qualities. Her humor reminded me of Mae West -rather bawdy- with lots of focus on her bewbs. Her energetic performance touches the audience who reacts effusively.....comprised of at least 90% gay men. I'm not a man, but was swept up with her too -making me wonder why bawdy women charactors appeal so much to gay men? I don't know any hetero men who like Midler, most find her loud, obnoxious & homely (!) I love her but was a bit turned off by her comments that focus on her body, just not quite as acceptable 40 years later.
I definitely think Bette Midler is a super talent who has dedicated so much of her life to entertainment. While I enjoyed seeing her early concert footage, seeing crowds having a communal experience wrapped up in music & performance was a little depressing.
At this point seeing her movie roles might be more satisfying.
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On 9/28/2020 at 6:49 AM, LornaHansonForbes said:
2. HOLY SHIRT,
A local t-shirt printing company brilliantly took that name for themselves.
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This was a first time viewing for me. While I find Creighton Chaney very sexy, he was not in this film. His husky voice sounded more breathy bumpkin than aristocratic and despite his size, his delivery was weak. Maybe he was trying to play the role as "dead"?
Loved both lead women, they were gorgeous. Their costumes were beautiful, but had foundation issues, previously mentioned. But Albritton was a perfect ice queen. Her boyfriend (played by Robert Paige) however was laughable. He often bugged his eyes out & resembled Gomer Pyle, well goll-lly!
I did enjoy the story, though and thought it a decent Dracula sequel. I was most impressed by the excellent special effects of smoke transitioning into a vampire and transitions of vampire to bat-although the bat was a clunky flyer.
Glad so much effort was put into the special effects because otherwise the production was rather sloppy-I spotted several boom/camera shadows-even some on faces!
Next week is ANOTHER movie I've never seen, Peter Cushing with space aliens!
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14 hours ago, ClassicMovieholic said:
I don't see why it couldn't work just fine as an adaptation of Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, and a period piece presenting China at a specific historical moment. Period pieces and adaptations of period literature remain popular and commercially viable (Jane Austen, to your point), even if they don't rack up the ticket sales and accolades they did in, say, the peak of the Merchant Ivory era. Could be a better one for a TV or web miniseries in today's market, but some of the recent ones have been quite good! And the time is ripe for an all-Asian cast movie/series for the Western market, what with the recent success of Crazy Rich Asians. Would that Anna May Wong herself were still around to star in it, and finally "get her day in court," so to speak.
Not dissimilar to my idea of a British/Indian co-production of The Rains Came with South Asian actors in the South Asian roles, which could work for big screen or TV/web, and be released in both English and Hindi markets.
Good points above, may I respond?
The problem with the morals expressed in THE GOOD EARTH are so female-subservient, I just rolled my eyes in exasperation wondering why she didn't give him the boot. It's very hard to empathize with the charactor's self-induced suffering when we do not have to, even for traditional, cultural mores.
I imagine it was similar to THE WOMEN remake, although I haven't seen it yet. The story revolves around "pride" and honor especially, which was still around during my upbringing, so the original movie resonates for me. I figured a modern young woman would just be frustrated/angered by Mrs Stephen Haines acceptance of being her husband's appendage. (like I was angered by Rainer's charactor)
Wholeheartedly agree on your citing THE RAINS CAME. Although no one could beat Maria Ospenskya
She looks EXACTLY like my Hungarian great grandmother ^^^
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I saw that dress in a Hollywood Costume exhibit and was shocked, shocked at it's size! Rita Hayworth looked to be about 5'2" and a modern junior size 3-5. Tiny! (actually my size in my 20's-not now- thank you C19)
I always took "Mame" as being any femme fatale, a woman who loved by a man became his downfall, alluding to her charactor's persona. I wish Gilda had been more sympathetic than wantonly sexy, but hey-it gave the guys in the audience something to drool over.
PS and I've always disliked the proportions created by a strapless dress making a figure look short waisted. But Rita there was absolutely the best build & age for that gown.
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Well personally, I hated 1937's THE GOOD EARTH because of the casting. THE GOOD EARTH would have been so much better if Anna Mae Wong starred in it, Rainier made the charactor too weak to be likable. There were many strong Asian actors of the time that could have been less hammy than Paul Muni too, but they remain in obscurity from lack of casting.
The social mores of the story are definitely outdated, so a successful re-make would be tricky. (re: The WOMEN) But they successfully make modern movies of Jane Austen stories.
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1 hour ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
EDWARD ARNOLD and LIONEL BARRYMORE Had starred in a buddy detective series
I would have rather seen John Barrymore with Arnold-he would have brought some haughty glamor to it. Buddy movies work great when one of the buddies appeals to women, like Hope & Crosby. But I agree-Edward Arnold is amazing, very similar acting style as Lionel B.
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16 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
So I would not be surprised at all to see “return to Schitt’s Creek“
aka With A T u r d For A Paddle
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On 9/9/2020 at 9:18 PM, mr6666 said:GEEZ.............I may just give up on THIS thread Altogether !!
Please don't!
I'm compiling my October list & hopefully will spot the premieres and can confirm with this thread.
(although last month's William Powell premiere was a dud, at least it can be chalked up as "seen")
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On 7/26/2020 at 11:44 PM, Oneeyeopen said:
They used to show musicals in October in addition to horror films.
Or they could just show Bollywood Horror which contains both!
If this is the traditional SCHEDULE IS UP! thread, I'd love to hear what stands out or movies you're looking forward to. I plan my viewing in advance & program the recorder for any gems playing overnight.
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I don't know, but since the "change" there's been a huge drop off of interesting conversation on this board. Where the newbies at?
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Susan Oliver, my favorite green girl-
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I Just Watched...
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I finally watched THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY 1999. This movie is an intrigue thriller type movie and I wanted to see the principle actors work. I've seen Matt Damon in a few roles before, but this was a real starring vehicle. I like Gwyneth Paltrow's pale, willowyness in movies. This was my first time seeing Jude Law and he's a gorgeous man.
Basically this is a story of Damon's charactor, a con man hired to bring rich playboy (Law) back from his non stop frolic in Italy, Paltrow is his GF. First Damon uses his wits to ingratiate himself to his Americano buddies, then things take a violent turn for the worse. And that's where the movie lost me. I found this movie distasteful, but am particularly sensitive to violence. I do think the story would have been more successful if Mr Ripley's "talents" continued intellectually. Did I fall asleep somewhere and miss something?
The look of this movie helps pull along a sometimes sluggish story. The best moments are of Damon & Law carousing French blues clubs reminiscent of Vittorio Gassman in 1962's Il Sorpasso. Charming. The acting was excellent, all principle charactors were natural & the dialogue believable. There is a scene early on at the beach that is almost worth the price of admission.