markbeckuaf
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I ended up getting the MEET JOHN DOE DVD, and I love it!!! I know I said I was going to pass because of the print quality, but it's not bad, plus it has the great commentary and lots of extras! I'm totally digging it!
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Thanks to a great friend, I have the joy of this DVD, and I love it! I realize that the print is not the greatest, but it's fine enough and the commentary is awesome, and love it for all the extras, including the commentary and the bonus disc of documentaries!
One of my all time favorite films and I have it! Awesome! And thanks to TCM for keeping this film alive through many, many airings!
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> {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote}
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> > Yep, Flaxy was definitely a "B-girl!"
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> When I said this, it had nothing to do with "B pictures." The term "B-girl" probably comes from "bar girl." A "B-girl" is a girl who is basically a shill, to get a man to spend money on her, so the establishment where she works makes money. So, I was commenting on Flaxy's character, not the quality of the picture. It's a good, tough little film.
I'm for it!
I like that! I also felt it had a "B-movie" feel, and I'm not into classification or all that, just the way it "felt" to me, style, etc. I don't mean that in a disparaging way because I happen to dig B films! And B-girls too, for that matter! Especially those on par with Flaxy!
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I totally dig watching the classic programs on THIS and Retro TV! I love how they present them, with very few ads, and you get to see the entire program, including the ending credits, as some here have mentioned! Groovy!
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Happy Anniversary, Fred!!!
Here's to many more!
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I really dig FLAXY MARTIN! Solid stuff, on a sort of dingy B level, at least I thought so!
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> {quote:title=kimpunkrock wrote:}{quote}
> thanks for the tip on the WC Fields sets! I got vol 1 for xmas!
I'll second that, I also got Vol 1, what a great price!!
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BIG time looking forward to this, Fred!!! Thank you for pointing it out!
Louise Brooks...OMG!
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OMG, this schedule is out of control!!!!!
Thank you, TCM for keeping the faith!!!
TCM rocks the house!
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Oh yes, great stuff!!!
I have been sort of out of touch with the board for the past couple weeks, due to some personal things, but have been trying to watch stuff like this when I can! And really looking forward to this one, been a LONG time since I've seen it! AWESOME film!
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Man, this film seems to be available nowhere on DVD! Seems like it's primed for a release!!
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I thought it totally rocked!!!! Loved every second of it!!! And I agree, a pristine print, wow!!!
As for Harlow in SCARFACE??!! Wow, I'm going to watch that this morning and will watch for it!
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Great stuff, thanks, Fred!!!
Can't wait for tonight's lineup! GREAT stuff in prime time!
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Very groovy!!!!
All of them are great! Especially looking forward to the first one, as I've not seen it before! And SCARFACE which only airs rarely.
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Great stuff, Thelma, thank you for all of that, wow!!!
I also am sooooooo enamored of your namesake, and totally dug seeing some of her shorts today!!
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99 RIVER STREET was awesome!!! Loved it!!!
May not get a chance to see the others until today, but wow, great stuff!
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> {quote:title=ArchieCarstairs wrote:}{quote}
> William made seven feature films in 1932 and five features and one short in 1933. You could practically do a whole day of just the Pre-Code period. (And another day of the Perry Mason and Lone Wolf series...)
> Oh, yes. Warren William is DUE for the love.
Love this post, Arch!!! I agree, it would be awesome!!!
And I love the suggestion made elsewhere in the thread that he could be COTM!!!
Perfect!!!Warren William rocks the house!
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Thanks for the support, Love! Great to see you back on the boards too!!! Hope all is well!
And glad you are digging on WW in his pre-codes!
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I didn't catch these today, but I do recall THE HAIRY APE looking pretty rough when it was broadcast a couple years ago on TCM. I know they generally seek out the best print, and I often see films that are Public Domain and out in pretty rough DVD releases, but TCM somehow has a very nice and clean print. I guess that can't always be the case, and I may be in the minority in that I'm ok with that, as long as they are airing films that never or rarely get shown and particularly if they are not out on DVD. Not a bad idea to see if better prints are possible though.
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LFN! Great to see you back! I haven't seen you around lately, and I fully agree, a fantastic night on TCM!!!! Great stuff!!
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What a groovy day!!!! Kay rocks!!! Queen of the pre-codes, indeed!!!
I also would love to see her Paramounts and her Monograms! Though I had the chance to see one of the latter, and it was kind of like Bela's in a way. With her in it, the Z-grade nature of the plot, etc, was elevated. Once a star, always a star, and Kay Francis was indeed a star! Love her!
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Wow, that's the only one of the 3 noir's I've seen, so really looking forward to the other 2...but having said that, KCC is one of my ALL-TIME favorite noir flicks! Hope you enjoy it!
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Great discussion going on here, thank you all for sharing some great thoughts!!!
I agree with Kinokima, even if I'm not a huge fan of the particular film if it's from the 1930's (especially the first half of the decade), I'm enthralled with it!!!
But in the case of L&H, I do dig these two dudes! They totally crack me up and I can relate---maybe I'm just a goofy guy too! -
I dig William Bendix!
The one I'm most looking forward to is COVER UP!! I've not seen that one before!
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> It looks as if Warner Brothers will be releasing 1933's Night Flight on 6/7/11. This is a great movie with John Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Clark Gable, Robert Montgomery, Lionel Barrymore, and Myrna Loy.
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> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024381/
Great news!!! It's a groovy film!!