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Cartoon BrewVerified account @cartoonbrew 53m53 minutes ago
The First-Ever 24-Hour Adult Swim Channel Is Launching
– But You Have To Live In Canada To See It
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Eddie MullerVerified account @EddieMuller 2h2 hours ago
REMEMBERING BOB OSBORNE. Eerie to me that Bob died the day Noir Alley debuted on TCM, March 5, 2017
He was the greatest; always warm, gracious and supportive.
A class act who will always be an inspiration to everyone who works at TCM.
@NoirAlley@tcm@noirfoundation
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The AtlanticVerified account @TheAtlantic 20m20 minutes ago
Rotten Tomatoes’ new policy of not letting users review and rate unreleased movies
comes after a targeted online campaign against “Captain Marvel,”
@davidlsims writes.==========================================
A Change for Rotten Tomatoes Ahead of Captain Marvel
The review-aggregating site has stopped allowing users to rate unreleased movies. Will the decision be enough to stem bad-faith attacks on certain films?
Captain Marvel hasn’t hit theaters, yet it garnered a dismal audience score of 54 percent—far below the totals for other recent Marvel movies. The poor grade is the result of “review bombing,” a practice that’s also widespread in the highly charged world of video gaming. Different groups organize campaigns to drag down the audience rating for a film (or a game) in response to a particular controversy, sometimes for sexist or racist reasons. Many culture writers noted that Captain Marvel, in particular, was likely being targeted for featuring a female hero. .....
Rotten Tomatoes said in a statement on the site. “Don’t worry though, fans will still get to have their say: Once a movie is released, audiences can leave a user rating and comments as they always have.”
The site has also said that Captain Marvel wasn’t the explicit reason for the change, which was reportedly part of a long-term strategy.
Captain Marvel wasn’t the only film under attack.....
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Annette Bochenek @Home2Hollywood 6h6 hours ago
The King of Jazz (1930 film) is on Turner Classic Movies: TCM tonight!
Better yet, it's John Boles night on their end, too!
Gear up for some gorgeous two-strip Technicolor, young Bing Crosby, fun comedy, Paul Whiteman tunes, and so much more! 7pm CST--tonight!! ❤️
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Mon., 3-4 for starring John Boles......
8:00 PM (ET)B/W - 100 m
King of Jazz (1930)Synopsis:
Dir: John Murray Anderson Cast: Paul Whiteman , John Boles , Laura La Plante ." The first surprise about King of Jazz (1930) is that it doesn't contain much of the music usually called jazz. The title refers to Paul Whiteman, a hugely popular bandleader whose "symphonic jazz" involved juicing up pop songs and light classics with syncopated rhythms, sprightly performances, and technical wizardry. .......
the film's regrettably closed-off view of where jazz actually came from: every musician is white and the overall vision is Eurocentric in the extreme. King of Jazz is both a dazzling musical revue and a vivid reminder of the racial and ethnic tunnel vision that has long afflicted American culture. "
see: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/496604/King-of-Jazz/articles.html
LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:😧 John Murray Anderson. Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, John Boles, Jeanette Loff, The Rhythm Boys (Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Harry Barris).
"Million-dollar musical revue, shot in two-color Technicolor process, is filled with larger-than-life production numbers and wonderful songs. Highlights include Walter Lantz's cartoon sequence, Joe Venuti's swing violin, young Bing Crosby with the Rhythm Boys, and, of course, Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue'' (which in early Technicolor is more a rhapsody in turquoise).
Uneven, to be sure, but a lot of fun. Originally released at 105m.
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5) Duvall roomed with Dustin Hoffman in a New York City apartment while they were studying together at the Playhouse
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Elizabeth Taylor/Margaret O'Brien : Little Women
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Hollywood ReporterVerified account @THR
A group of Academy members led by Steven Spielberg is pushing to require movies
to have an exclusive theatrical window of at least four weeks to be eligible for major Oscars http://thr.cm/H3nfP5
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Leaving Filmstruck @LeavingFilmstrk 23h23 hours ago
One more
@tcm plug: four Saturdays starting next Saturday TCM will show Flash Gordon at at 9:30a et/6:30a pt. My brother and I used to watch Saturday mornings when I was kid a long time ago.
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Steven Spielberg to Express Netflix Oscar Concerns at Upcoming Academy Meeting
".......in the wake of three Oscar wins for Netflix’s Roma, including Best Director, Spielberg is prepared to propose a rule change that would rule Netflix films ineligible at an upcoming Academy Board of Governors meeting (he represents the Directors branch on the board). The news comes courtesy of Indiewire, though it’s unclear specifically what rules Spielberg would propose to be changed, and whether Netflix increasing the length of a theatrical window ahead of a streaming release would ease his concerns.
Image via Netflix
A spokesman for Amblin had this to say:
“Steven feels strongly about the difference between the streaming and theatrical situation. He’ll be happy if the others will join [his campaign] when that comes up [at the Academy Board of Governors meeting]. He will see what happens.”
This puts Spielberg in direct conflict with his friend and fellow filmmaker Martin Scorsese, whose new film The Irishman will debut on Netflix later this year. The streaming service has already committed to a theatrical release for the film, but Scorsese reportedly wants them to give the film a wide release. That poses a challenge. Roma was released in theaters three weeks before it hit the streaming service—a first—but only in limited release, and it followed a smaller platform rollout in the ensuing months. ..........
So while that whole issue remains in flux, Spielberg’s taking steps to prevent Netflix from gaining even more ground at next year’s Oscars—but not all filmmakers are in agreement. ...........
http://collider.com/steven-spielberg-netflix-oscars-rule-change/?utm_
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@TCM this Friday at 8pm ET.#31DaysOfOscar-----------------------------------------------------
" When wily and resourceful Hugo discovers a secret left by his father, he unlocks a mystery and embarks on a quest that will transform those around him and lead to a safe and loving place he can call home. "
directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and adapted for the screen by John Logan. Based on Brian Selznick's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, ..... Scorsese's first film shot in 3D
features :
received 11 Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture), more than any other film that year, and won five awards ......
"Hugo is an extravagant, elegant fantasy with an innocence lacking in many modern kids' movies, and one that emanates an unabashed love for the magic of cinema."
see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_(film)
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Three-time Oscar winner production designer, Dante Ferretti celebrates his 76th birthday..........
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André Previn, Musical Polymath, Has Died At Age 89
".........he was a composer of Oscar-winning film music, conductor, pianist and music director of major orchestras. His manager, Linda Petrikova, confirmed to NPR that he died at his home in Manhattan.
Previn wrote a tune in the 1950s. In the vernacular of the day, he called it "Like Young." His Hollywood friend, the great lyricist Ira Gershwin, was critical. "Don't you know it should be "As Young?" asked Gershwin. Previn loved that story — from his jazz side.
Tim Page, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former music critic and professor of journalism and music at the University of Southern California, says that jazz was just one side of the multitalented artist. "He really seriously distinguished himself in a lot of different fields. He was not one of these people who came in and shook up one field forever and ever," Page notes.......
Previn won four Oscars for his film work, including his adaptation of the score for the movie version of My Fair Lady. He also won 10 Grammy Awards for his film, jazz and classical recordings, as well as a lifetime achievement prize in 2009; he was also awarded a Kennedy Center Honor in 1998. This versatile, gifted musician was so multitalented. But Page argues that his best work was far removed from the concert stage. ...
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7 hours ago, scsu1975 said:
Saturday morning, 12:15 a.m.
Forever Amber (1947)
Is this a premiere? If not, it's a rare showing. Story is ok, Linda Darnell looks great, Cornel Wilde is dull, Richard Greene steals his scenes, George Sanders has some cute dogs. Great score by David Raksin.
yes, a TCM Premiere...........
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12:15 AM (ET)B/W - 138 m
Forever Amber (1947)Synopsis: " Amber St. Clair goes from foundling child to the wife of an earl to the mistress of the king himself, but the one thing she couldn't have was the man she really loved, the father of her child, ....."
see: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75410/Forever-Amber/articles.html
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Thurs., 2-28 for 31 Days of Oscar.......
12:15 AM (ET)B/W - 138 m
Forever Amber (1947)Synopsis: " Amber St. Clair goes from foundling child to the wife of an earl to the mistress of the king himself, but the one thing she couldn't have was the man she really loved, the father of her child, ....."
see: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75410/Forever-Amber/articles.html
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Linda Darnell , Cornel Wilde , Richard Greene .
LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:😧 Otto Preminger. Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, Jessica Tandy, Anne Revere, Leo G. Carroll.
"`Musical beds'' costumer, taken from Kathleen Winsor's once-scandalous novel, about blonde Darnell's ascension to the court of Charles II. Lengthy but colorful and entertaining, with David Raksin's outstanding score."
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Ms. Marya E. GatesVerified account @oldfilmsflicker 10h10 hours ago
Three-time Oscar winner Dante Ferretti celebrates his 76th birthday today.
We're showing HUGO on
@TCM this Friday at 8pm ET.#31DaysOfOscar-
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Cartoon BrewVerified account @cartoonbrew
Academy Voters Don’t Watch The Animated Features They Vote On
— And
@TheAcademy Is Fine With That".....The following categories require that Academy voters view all the nominated films in a category before voting:
- Animated Short Film
- Live Action Short Film
- Documentary Short Subject
- Documentary Feature
- Foreign Language Film Award
That’s every film award category, in fact, except for Best Picture and Best Animated Feature.
So the question is, why doesn’t the animated feature award follow the rules that have been established for the majority of the other film awards?
..... it’s time for the animation world to demand that the Academy begins treating animation with the respect it deserves. At the very least, filmmakers deserve to have their hard work viewed by the people who are judging their work.
Anything less than that is an insult to the animation community. ....
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TCM Remembers Stanley Donen – Monday, March 18
- 8:00 p.m. Private Screenings: Stanley Donen (2006) - Director Stanley Donen discusses his life and career with host Robert Osborne.
- 9:00 p.m. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) – A silent-screen swashbuckler finds love while trying to adjust to the coming of sound.
- 11:00 p.m. On the Town (1949) – Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
- 1:00 a.m. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954) – When their older brother marries, six lumberjacks decide it’s time to go courting for themselves.
- 3:00 a.m. Royal Wedding (1951) – A brother-and-sister musical team find romance when they tour to London for Elizabeth II's wedding.
- 5:00 a.m. It’s Always Fair Weather (1955) – World War II buddies get mixed up with gangsters and an egotistical TV star when they hold a 10-year reunion.
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TCM NewsVerified account @TCMPR 3h3 hours ago
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@tcm to celebrate legendary director#StanleyDonen with programming tribute on March 18- learn more here: https://www.turner.com/pressroom/united-states/tcm/tcm-celebrate-legendary-director-stanley-donen …
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via jakeem...
" 3. A "Driving Miss Daisy" flashback?: The irrepressible and opinionated Lee (he's the one dressed in purple) left his seat and tried to walk out of the Dolby Theater when "Green Book" was announced as the Best Picture of 2018. "I'm snakebit," he later told reporters. "I mean, every time someone's driving somebody, I lose."
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Keith BoykinVerified account @keithboykin 19h19 hours ago
No disrespect to Green Book at the
#Oscars
, but many of us in the black community would like to see greater recognition for movies about the black experience and
not just for movies that make the black experience comfortable for white audiences.
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-Seth Meyers' WHITE SAVIOR.......
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"More sad news...MORGAN WOODWARD, everyone's favorite Bad Guy died this morning after several years of fighting off cancer. He was an astonishingly versatile actor and one of the kindest, gentlest man you could ever meet. Everyone who ever met Morgan, loved him. So very lucky to have been in his orbit for the past 35 years. His last acting performance was in my son RJ's music video of "Here Today." Go check it out on Spotify. He went peacefully this morning. It's been a tough week. For the past few years we've been having "Morgan Woodward's Last Birthday Party." He loved them and so did we! Actually, I talked with him last week about our plans for his 94th birthday celebration. Attached is a selection of favorite photos and one of his charming interviews from A WORD ON WESTERNS. What a great voice! Rest in Peace, Amigo. You are missed already!"
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1 hour ago, Princess of Tap said:
Has anybody noticed the death of Clark Gable's grandson? I'm hearing that he died today in Dallas Texas at the age of 30. He was the former host of "Cheaters" and I believe his name was Clark James Gable or he called himself Clark Gable III. His death was announced on Facebook by his sister Kayley Gable.
He was the son of John Clark Gable, the only son of movie Legend Clark Gable.
If you get to see a photo of him, you will see that he was almost a dead ringer for his grandfather.
Clark Gable’s Grandson Dead At 30: Clark Gable III Found Unresponsive In Dallas Home
'He was an amazing kid,' his mother tells Radar.
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Our Members Tributes to Robert Osborne (1932-2017)
in General Discussions
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Alicia MaloneVerified account @aliciamalone 2h2 hours ago
I never had the pleasure of meeting Robert Osborne,
but (like many of you) I felt as if he were my friend,
because of the warmth he radiated through the screen.
Every time I film for
@TCM, I make sure I walk past this photo and thank him for everything.