clore
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This thread is so long, so this thought has probably already been posted, but isn't his omission as SOTM probably because half the movies he did are of one genre only - Westerns?
That didn't stop TCM from having Randolph Scott as SOTM in July 2007.
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No, he wasn't in the movie although EGR was in the play MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. Gena Rowlands had the Kim Novak part.
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Believe me, I can use the terms when I'm discussing films. For example, it's not at all untrue that VERTIGO was underrated at the time of its release and I suppose someone could say that the reverse is true and that it's overrated now. The same might apply to RIO BRAVO or THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE.
I just tend to shy away from saying something such as THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH was overrated. First, I doubt than anyone who voted it Best Picture had anything in mind but a career award for De Mille, as much as perhaps John Wayne's TRUE GRIT Oscar was awarded with similar thought.
None of it really means a lot to me anyway. I grew up on horror and sci-fi as well as westerns and crime films that rarely then received many plaudits. I learned not to rely on critics or public approval when it came to the films that I enjoyed. I still get more of a kick out of ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS than I do from 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.
I'm not one who spends a lot of time on reviews although I do read a lot about film history. Not to dismiss anyone here or on any of the boards in which I participate, but I don't spend a lot of time weighing a film and coming up with a rating for it. I don't spend time making lists to determine if something should get a 80.5 or an 80.7 on the scale. I'd rather spend the time watching another film.
I do agree that Stanwyck wasn't properly appreciated by the Academy, but with a career that lasted as long as her's did, it's obvious that the public liked her. Cary Grant and Edward G. Robinson never won a competitive Oscar, but both are among the best in their craft.
What was the quote about John Wayne? "Nobody liked him except the public."
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When I see the words "underrated" or "overrated" being used these days, I consider it shorthand for the user saying "the rest of the world doesn't agree with me."
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Nevertheless, it was a rare chance to see Harry Carey in his prime. Even though it wasn'ty exactly a Western.
I enjoyed the film, but did think that it wasn't exactly state-of -the-art for 1924. However, the scenes with the train in the fire did impress me. It was also fun to see early Harry Carey, although contrary to what was claimed, it was not "Harry Carey before he became a member of the John Ford stock company." With one exception, Carey's films for Ford were all behind him in 1924.
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> Sprocket_Man wrote:}{quote}Alistair Sim, not Sims.
Actually, it's Alastair Sim.
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I just thought I would throw this into the mix here. It's a condensed (30 min) version of the tale made for TV in 1958 and starring Basil Rathbone as Scrooge.
This was his second TV turn as Ebeneezer, the other one was two years earlier and was a musical version. There was even an LP recording of the songs and it was released on CD:
http://www.amazon.com/Stingiest-Original-ORIGINAL-RECORDINGS-REMASTERED/dp/B000HWXGDY
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Did the print of THE MOON AND SIXPENCE come with the opening reference to being restored by the Eastman House? I hope not as it looks terrible, like something from the Mill Creek 50 Pack of Costume Dramas.
This happened about a year ago when there was a salute to the UCLA Preservation efforts - they showed two public domain Sherlock Holmes films that were no better than what you could buy at Big Lots for a dollar. Yes, UCLA did restore those two films, but as I have them on DVD, I can safely attest to the fact that the prints shown that day were inferior.
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To my knowledge, no explanation was given.
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It's already on YouTube:
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Walker is a better example than MacMurray becaus that's the ONLY time he played a character like that.
Walker also played a spoiled rotten character in SEA OF GRASS but only gets into the last third of the film. He's not any more likable in VENGEANCE VALLEY either.
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> {quote:title=casablancalover wrote:}{quote}
> Susanna York is Mrs. Crachit? Edward Woodward as the Ghost of Christmas Present? David Warner? Roger Rees? Frank Finley?
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> All my favs, including Scott. How did I miss this one before?
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This was a CBS TV movie which originally aired on December 17, 1984. I believe that it was repeated the following year but I can't recall seeing it in syndication or on any cable station.
Right now the DVD can be had at Amazon for $7.50 so even this frugal fan may buy it. I needed to throw something into an order anyway to reach the $25.00 threshold to get free postage (told ya I'm frugal - but not Scrooge-like).
A coincidence, but one of the other things in my Amazon cart is the Sim version. I was just waiting to see last night's showing to see if it held up as it has been some twenty years at least since I last saw it.
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It wa George Pal's first feature film and after all of those Puppetoons that he made, it was probably a very viable concept.
Hey, if Cary Grant can play to a dancing caterpillar...
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> {quote:title=JakeHolman wrote:}{quote}*George C. Scott - A CHRISTMAS CAROL 1984 - The gold-standard presentation of the material. It is perfectly cast. Flawless. (Blu)*
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> *You are spot on.*
It's interesting to note that Clive Donner who directed the 1984 version was the editor of the 1951 adaptation.
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> {quote:title=Swithin wrote:}{quote}Ernest Thesiger would have been a great Scrooge! I can just envision him saying, grudgingly, in his campy way, "have a potato."
He does show up in the 1951 version airing now - he's the undertaker.
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Jocelyne LaGarde who appeared in the 1966 film HAWAII, is the only actor ever nominated for an Oscar for what was their only screen appearance.
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> {quote:title=darkblue wrote:}{quote}
> Not just the media. Everybody. That's why there are lots of responses to a thread like this - people love to wag and the media knows it.
OK, so let's turn the tide a bit. Here's a nice story about Keanu Reeves offering his seat on the subway:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/09/keanu-reeves-gives-up-subway-seat_n_1139228.html
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> {quote:title=Swithin wrote:
> }{quote}I hope they show *The Egyptian*. That's one I've been longing to see again for years. If TCM shows The Egyptian, I promise not to complain the next five times they show NBNW !
There's a film that gets knocked because Purdom and Darvi are not exactly Lunt and Fontanne. It's remembered as the film that Brando abandoned if anything. Personally, I find it one of the better spectaculars of the 50s, literate script and gorgeous visuals. I saw it twice in 2010 on the Fox Movie Channel and wouldn't hesitate to watch it again.
I admit to being biased as I'm a big fan of Michael Curtiz.
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I seem to recall a studio setting. It was a special on NBC about Hollywood and Judy was there mumbling about drunken munchkins which was ironic considering her own condition.
Just checked the IMDb - it had to have been A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO HOLLYWOOD. The year is right and it has Paar and Garland credited. Even the telecast date works out correctly as I remember that it was a Sunday night program.
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Dr. Zhivago should be shown more often?
According to a schedule search, it has already aired eight times this year.
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I'm very glad that this one and IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE have been aired on TCM to hopefully greater recognition.
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...and I suppose that that was Garland's last attempt at a movie role before her death.
As far as I know, it was. It was quite depressing to see Judy on TV in that period. In fact, I could not even enjoy her earlier work until relatively recently as all I could think of when I saw that younger version was that the future did not look bright.
I remember seeing her on some 1967 special hosted by Jack Paar and she was incoherent. I was surprised that they allowed that taped segment to go on the air.
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> {quote:title=wouldbestar wrote:}{quote}
> I was surprised that Susan Hayward played the Helen/Em role as it was very unflattering to this person and, hey, would she want somebody else doing that to her?
Judy Garland was originally cast in the part, but some bad behavior on the set caused her to be replaced after a few days. She did get to keep her wardrobe as I recall.
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According to the thread in this forum about the March schedule, the Boston **** films will be airing on Saturday mornings in March.
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Wasn't another actress the first choice for the Irene Dunne role?
Mary Pickford was considered, but it was decided that she no longer had any clout at the boxoffice.