sweetsmellofsuccess
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I've also noticed with a pan-and-scan print, TCM can sometimes find a widescreen print later on. Let's keep our fingers crossed they'll be able to find a way to show the film in letterbox format in the future (as well as The Tin Star and Love With the Proper Stranger, which were also shown in pan-and-scan).
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I saw The Sterile Cuckoo for the first time yesterday, and immensely enjoyed it. However, I went on IMDB early this morning and there were a couple of posts saying the print aired on TCM was an edited version. Did anyone notice this when they saw the film? Nothing I saw looked cut or edited out, but it's possible I'm wrong.
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The Hustler, also a Fox film, appeared on The Essentials a few years ago.
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I second that, Cinesage. I've seen several films featuring Juano Hernandez, and he's a fantastic actor. It would be awesome to see some kind of (primetime) tribute to Hernandez on TCM.
He's also really good in St. Louis Blues.
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At last, I finally got to see this film and I wasn't disappointed. Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen (in perhaps his best performance) were wonderful together. As I guy, I have to admit I loved the brief sequence in the cab with Natalie and Steve. The film is funny and very touching.
Sorry, I can't give a great and detailed synopsis of the film. I just wanted to say that the long wait for seeing Love With the Proper Stranger was worth it.
Your thoughts?
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Wasn't there a thread last year about James Cagney not receiving a birthday tribute on TCM? A few months later, he was honored as Star of the Month. Maybe that's in the works for Shirley (or at least featured in the Summer Under the Stars festival). We'll keep our fingers crossed.
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http://www.tcm.com/schedule/month/?cid=&oid=4/1/2008
Some goodies in April, and I believe Hedy Lamarr is Star of the Month.
I'm also extremely happy Something Wild will air. I've heard interesting things about this one.
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Grant's my favorite actor. Redriver said everything I wanted to say, only a million times better. Cary had much more range than given credit for. He was the tops!!
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Kyle, you're probably going to have to copy and paste your previous statements all throughout 31 Days of Oscar (LOL).
I'm with you all the way, though. The arguing will likely continue later in the year since Rose McGowan was recently announced as The Essentials co-host (even though she proved to be thoroughly knowledgable about movies).
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I found The Landlord to be a terrific film, and probably holds up better than Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in terms of race relations. Sure, there's some profanity, but I would hardly call the film vulgar or tacky.
You're likely right, Fred. There are some who don't like hearing profanity, and more will come here to protest. Hopefully, they won't argue against this film. It's really good.
BTW, the cast is excellent. Lee Grant's excellent, as well as Pearl Bailey. The performance I liked best was Diana Sands. It's a beautiful, heartbreaking performance.
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From the few film selections highlighted in the article, it looks like Rose McGowan may be a fine choice. I liked her a lot during Guest Programmer month. We'll see how this goes.
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In a Lonely Place was Bogie's best performance.
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Definitely. I'm usually exhausted when I get home, and I try my best to stay awake when watching a movie. My body always wins. Unfortunately, it happened again last night. I wanted to see Tell Them Willie Boy is Here. After the first 30 minutes, I fell asleep. It looks like an interesting movie, and hopefully it will re-air in the future.
Not lying down tends to work, but like you, I'm into the movie a lot more if I'm in a comfortable position.
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Seeing Cary Grant in Suspicion and Notorious, I think he would have done really well in film-noir.
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Lanchester's always a pleasure to see on-screen. I especially love her in Witness for the Prosecution.
A film that I haven't seen in quite a while is The Big Clock. Her performance was really memorable in a dynamic film-noir. I may have to buy this film!!
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I had read the earlier notes for Dances With Wolves. Admittedly, it's been a while since I've seen the film. I'll have to revisit it soon. While it's sympathetic to the Native Americans, this has been covered many times in previous years (even by John Ford). Again, I'll give the film another look. It's quite good, though Goodfellas would have been my choice for Best Picture (but that's an entirely different subject).
It's all subjective, anyway. I actually have no problem with Back to the Future being among the films in the National Film Registry. There will likely be more '80s films on the list in future years like Airplane, A Christmas Story, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
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For the most part, I believe the list this year doesn't contain mostly newer titles (though I'm baffled at the inclusion of Dances With Wolves). It's not a bad film, but I can't believe that was selected. While one can also argue about Back to the Future being selected, I believe it follows the criteria of the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically important (some will likely disagree). I certainly love the film.
It's great to see 12 Angry Men, Bullitt, In a Lonely Place (underrated masterpiece), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance included this year.
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As mentioned, Marilyn made enough films to be considered as Star of the Month (or even the Summer Under the Stars festival). However, the majority of her films were made at Fox. I'm sure it's tough for TCM to acquire the rights these films for a long period of time. I remember a few years ago, there was a birthday tribute to Monroe with Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Monkey Business, and How to Marry a Millionaire included. However, I haven't seen them on the network since.
BTW, I think Marilyn was a very good actress. I like her better than some of the more prestigious actresses of her era.
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Agreed that Grant is superb in Suspicion. Anyone who believes he was just a one-dimensional actor should definitely watch his work here.
Fontaine was good, but I also liked her better in Rebecca. Joan has never been one of my favorites. I like her sister much, MUCH more. That's certainly not an opinion most people share about Fontaine. It can sometimes be dangerous territory saying you're not as big a fan of a certain star whose well-loved by many.
I have to admit that Suspicion is not among my favorite Hitchcock films, though. Regardless of the ending, the movie doesn't feel quite as tense and dangerous as I hoped.
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Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is to get that darn plane away from me!!
Sincerely,
Roger Thornhill
P.S. Please leave Eve at my doorstep. I want to unwrap that present myself.
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Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is to get that darn plane away from me!!
Sincerely,
Roger Thornhill
P.S. Please leave Eve at my doorstep. I want to unwrap that present myself.
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Grant. Cary Grant.
I would have loved to have seen Grant in at least one James Bond film. To hear Cary say "Bond. James Bond." That would have been priceless!!
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I loved the documentary aired last night. Wellman was quite a guy!! It was a bit surprising to hear that Wild Bill didn't think much of Battleground (at least when compared with his other WWII film, The Story of G.I. Joe).
Wild Boys of the Road was a terrific film that I finally got to see. It was hard-hitting and very memorable. Hopefully, I'll be able to see a few more pre-code films as well as Nothing Sacred later this month. That has been on my must-see list for a while.
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I looked it up, and it says Nick Redman made the documentary.
The Sterile Cuckoo: Did an Edited Version of This Film Air Sunday?
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No problem at all, MGMWBRKO. I'm glad you folks at TCM were able to fix the situation. That's all we could ask for.