clore
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> {quote:title=Fedya wrote:}{quote}
> And the two Italian moves they showed: *War of the Planets* and *The Wild WIld Planet* are both a lot of fun, even if they're really lousy.
Don't forget today's SNOW DEVILS from the same director (Antonio Margheriti) of the other two shown today. I got about 30 minutes into it without getting into it.
The other two I've seen already (theatrically) and just wasn't up to seeing them again. There's a fourth one, WAR BETWEEN THE PLANETS, but I'm in no rush to see it.
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I wish that I could help, but other than noting the irony of Ted Turner's getting into so much trouble over colorizing films, and TCM promoting another form of bastardization, it's a subject that I'd prefer to forget.
I believe it was once in the TCM Media Room as "Soundtrack Synchronizer."
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I was trying to come up with some poker reference, such as "Barbara Stanwyck's winning pair" but I thought that might be misinterpreted.
Funny, Jennifer Jason Leigh just came on to talk about Stanwyck as I was about to hit the "post message" button. It happens to be one of my favorites of the promos. The one for Kirk Douglas makes me gag ("My dad was doing a love scene. I must say he's very good at those").
I can't help but notice that Jennifer never mentions that her father appeared with Stanwyck in an episode of Stanwyck's anthology series.
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Here's a pair for you:
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NEVER GIVE A INCH? Mrs. Rydell of PS 123 would never allow me to refer to it that way.
Why not call the other SOMETIMES AN GREAT NOTION?
The scene you're describing, while perhaps spoiling if for those who haven't seen it (a warning might do), is the best part of the film. Rather Hawksian, reminded me of the finger scene in THE BIG SKY.
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It was aired frequently in 2010 with screenings in February, April, May, October and November. It also aired in February and May of 2011.
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> {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote}*Sometimes a Great Notion* became *Never Say Die*. *SaGN* was MUCH better.
Wasn't it aka NEVER GIVE AN INCH?
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One of the problems with him is that he is not muscular. With a body like his, he is going to wind up a second-rate Joe Brown, not a second-rate Errol Flynn.
I see him doing Jeffrey Lynn parts - the lawyer in THE ROARING TWENTIES, Felix Dietz in FOUR DAUGHTERS and the sequels, Joyce Kilmer in THE FIGHTING 69TH...
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A 1941 cheapie titled PAPER BULLETS was reissued when sixth-builled Alan Ladd became a star. The new title was GANGS, INC.
1959'S 4D MAN was reissued in 1966 as MASTER OF TERROR.
What we now know as THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER was also issued as ALL THAT MONEY CAN BUY, HERE IS A MAN and MR. SCRATCH. Supposedly some regions of the country weren't open to having the devil mentioned in the title.
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Ephron was married three times: to Dan Greenberg, Bernstein and, quite happily, to Nicholas Pileggi, who survives her and whose book "Wiseguys" was adapted into the Martin Scorsese film of the same name.
And up until now, I thought that the movie was called GOODFELLAS.
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I looked up *Man in the Dark* ( I even love the title -very noirish) on the TCM database, and it says it's scheduled to air on TCM Monday September 10, at 12:30 p.m.
I find it interesting that while the "notes" for the film say its working title was THE MAN WHO LIVED TWICE, it does not mention that it was a remake of the earlier Columbia film with that same title. It originally starred Ralph Bellamy, with Marian Marsh and Ward Bond in support.
TCM aired it recently. The basic plot also served as the opening chapter of the Crime Doctor series.
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While Director Joseph Sargent had a few made-for-TV items that did go to theaters instead, such as THE MAN (1971) and NIGHTMARES (1983), this one was made for the big screen.
Sargent was able to rise to the occasion with theatricals such as THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1-2-3, the bulk of hios career was spent doing TV and things such as THE FORBIN PROJECT and THE HELL WITH HEROES look it. Part of that is probably the stamp of Universal, many of whose 60s and 70s films are only a slight cut above their TV movies of the same period. No doubt, Sargent was able to shoot fast and cheap given his TV experience and while there's a quality to some of his TV series work that's a cut above ("Ill Wind" on THE FUGITIVE), it was more likely his economy that pleased the upper tier at Universal.
On the othr hand, Sargent directed THE NIGHT THAT PANICKED AMERICA for Paramount TV and the result is one of the best "made-fors" ever, worthy of a big screen release.
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> {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote}Did anyone else notice that after SHIPMATES FOREVER the lady who announces the upcoming three movies called our star of the night "Alexander Ross"?
Uncut and commercial-free on MCT.
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> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote}RO's satement that his wife, Anne Nagle, was often confused with Anna Neagle strains credulity. Anna Neagle was a superstar in the UK. Anne Nagle was a very minor actress, wasn't she?
Only those who would confuse Ross Alexander with Alexander Ross would confuse Anne Nagel with Anna Neagle.
Otherwise, I'd like to thank TCM for last night's Joseph Crehan fest. Addison Richards seemed pretty well represented also.
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Cecil Kellaway was billed eighth in THE LETTER but just try to find him. Supposedly he can be spotted in a long shot during the trial scene, but otherwise, he's on the cutting room floor.
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Demarest's name wasn't in the credits, but apparently there is some info out there in old studio records that he was part of the cast. I made sure to look as it was on the title card listing the next three films after THE BIG CIRCUS. I had already looked up some info on the film earlier today, so I ran across the bit about Demarest being absent so the TCM "upcoming" card was a surprise to me.
One more time that Osborne (and the promo dept) has been given erroneous info, but perhaps given the night's theme, someone wanted him to appear like a clown.
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Robert Osborne said "that was indeed William Demarest as the ringmaster" and proceded to go on to discuss the man's career.
I didn't spot him and even the IMDb notes that he was listed in studio records but that he's not seen in the final print.
So, did I nod out and miss it?
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You can also hear it in MAD LOVE and I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU.
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He claims to have been born in the late 80s, but that was almost a given considering the "23" in his user name.
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Thanks for the info - I didn't start getting TCM until some point in 2001. I wanted it, but had to wait until my cable system added it to the line-up. I did write them several times about that way back when.
Re the Japanese movies, maybe if the promo department saw the titles spelled as GOJIRA, RADON and MOSURA, they might have gotten the connection, or at least have asked "Hey, why the foreign titles?"
Of course, the programming guys could have done that and then the promo department person just went to the IMDb and dug up the Americanized titles for the latter two. It would have been easy to make up a cute spot, using clips from the MOSURA film showing the audience watching "The Peanuts" and then a voiceover declaring "Now you can see.... just as these people did. No funny dubbing, but there are subtitles for those who don't speak the language."
Cross cut those shots with a few clips from the movies and be done with it. No need for any on camera talent, just the voiceover, or if they wanted to save the money on that, just use superimposed titles in the style of old movie trailers.
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They really did blow it with this Sunday's line-up. As circus films run through the night, they could have one promo to cover Essentials Jr, the Silent Sunday and TCM Import selections, as well as the TCM premiere of THE BIG CIRCUS.
It wouldn't hurt either to have a promo touting select cases of "not on DVD" as a means of enticing viewers, regardless of whether they're going to record something or not. Or it may even be something on DVD that is harder to come by. How is it that they ran the Japanese cuts of GOJIRA, RODAN and MOTHRA without making something special of it? It was a very pleasant surprise for me, especially since illness had prevented me from attending a nearby big-screen showing of the original cut of MOTHRA only a week earlier. A most appreciated consolation that had me calling friends to tell them it was airing.
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I thoughht that it was a nice mix of promo and info but I guess it does depend on the schedule as to whether I paid much attention to it. For example, since Oscar month rarely offers much in the way of surprises, the encapsulation of the month was less interesting for me.
But it was an effective way of filling the gaps in the schedule and if having it meant fewer runs of Carol Burnett talking about Lucille Ball, or some other similar bit of promo, I was all for it. However, now that it's scrapped, maybe we can see more "Crime Does Not Pay" or the S.S. Van Dine shorts. Oh - and more "Passing Parade" shorts also.
While on the subject of promotion, I just want to say that I do love the trailers, even the ones for such as 12 ANGRY MEN which I know backwards. But the format of the presentation of them could be better. As Sidney Pollack tells us, an image is made of many things and the human eye sees some of them peripherally and some as a point of focus. With the trailers centered on screen with two side panels also delivering part of the action while stagehands walk around, I find it a most disconcerting format for presentation.
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I do apologize for going off subject some what. And I respect the fact that every one has their own opinion, and rightly so. However you will not find me shouting down, or ridiculing yours. If what I write upsets and offends you, read someone elses thread. It seems we have a element that likes to constantly critizise and bait argument. Thats not my scene at all.
I have to disagree with you. This is not a blog, it's a message board. You write something on it for the public to read, and if a member of the public wishes to respond, be it to applaud or to disagree or just to add more insight, that is their right and the purpose of a forum.
But, henceforth, I will respect your wishes and read someone else's thread. I have no desire to communicate with someone who has a "my way or the highway" approach. That's why my ex is my ex.
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> {quote:title=Swithin wrote:}{quote}Quite right, Jake. There is only one heaven, and sadly, it's not anywhere on earth!
Well, John Denver did qualify West Virginia as "*almost* heaven."
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There were several other songs such as "Welcome to the Melting Pot" and "Somebody From Somewhere."
I thought it was a cute film, even El Brendel was tolerable and few can drive me away from a film as easily as he does. I thought the scene accompanied by "New York Rhapsody" with Gaynor walking around the city was visually impressive and I wished that the print was a bit better so that I could have appreciated the Expressionist touches even more.