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    TCM Premieres

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    Wed. 7-25 for                       Slavery in Film.......

    (time ET)

    LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:    
     

    ? John Berry. Dorothy Dandridge, Curt Jurgens, Jean Servais, Roger Hanin, Guy Mairesse, Alex Cressan.

    "Stirring historical drama in which newly enslaved black African Cressan stirs revolt while being transported to Cuba aboard a slave ship. Dandridge is excellent in the complex role of a slave who is ship captain Jurgens' mistress. Way ahead of its time, and ripe for rediscovery. Based on a novelette by Prosper Merimee. "

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    2:30 AM

    B/W - 127 m

    TV-MA

     
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    Mandingo (1975)

    Synopsis:
    Dir: Richard O. Fleischer Cast:  James Mason , Susan George , Perry King .

    " both reviled and celebrated for its portrait of the horrors of American slavery and its salacious mix of sex and violence since its release in 1975. The story of a brutal, virulently racist Southern slave-owning father and his lame son, who has a more romantic view of the relationship between white slavers and the enslaved black population they buy and sell, plays like a tawdry hothouse melodrama of sadism, sexual exploitation and social outrage, with overheated emotions and despicable acts of degradation on display. ..."

    see: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82805/Mandingo/articles.html

    HITS & MISSES: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow on TCM

    in General Discussions

    Posted

    17 hours ago, LawrenceA said:

    I couldn't care less about Bernstein, and kinda resent losing a Silent Sunday and a TCM Import because of him. They couldn't show all of this during one day/night? Or better yet, on PBS? It's bad enough losing all of the regular shows for an entire month in August, so losing a week now is extra irritating. 

    But I know I'm in the minority with this sentiment, and I hope fans of tonight and tomorrow's programming enjoy what's being offered.

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    didn't realize I was losing my Silent/Import 'fix', til I checked schedule :(

    -kinda enjoyed what I saw of the Bernstein tribute (brought back memories of me in kidhood trying to understand them),

    but if they thought it worth 3 nights, wish they'd left my fav Sun. night alone!  Bummer <_<

     

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    emoji 'reaction' LIMIT?

    in PROBLEMS with the Message Boards

    Posted

    "Sorry, you cannot add any more reactions today. "

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    -after hitting emoji 'reaction' button(?) abt 5-6 times, got hit with an ALERT that I reached my LIMIT ?

    didn't realize there was one

    something NEW or just a temporary hick-up??

    Can someone then post what just what IS this mystery # limit??

    :rolleyes:

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    Muppet movie remakes?

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    Posted

    some answers.........

    hello, world (thread)‏ @michael_at_work 1h1 hour ago

     
     

    Any “Mission Impossible” movie, keeping Tom Cruise... (which is kind of cheating, because then it is basically ALL just Muppets)

     

    Ben Mankiewicz‏Verified account @BenMank77 2h2 hours ago

     

    Airplane. Keep Barbara Billingsley.

    Matthew Saunders‏ @MattSComposer 2h2 hours ago

     

    Star Trek: The Next Generation. All Muppets, but keep Patrick Stewart. (Again, basically what it already is).

    Derek Malcolm‏ @goingoffdgrid 29m29 minutes ago

     

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Keep Tim Curry as Frankenfurter. MrEd‏ @jimviufrst 1h1 hour ago

     
     

    The Godfather, keep Fredo.

    TCM Premieres

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    Posted

    late tonight...........

    4:00 AM (ET)
    B/W - 98 m

    TV-PG
     
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    Festival (1967)

    Synopsis: "Before rock became the dominant music of the counter-culture, there was folk, and this documentary captures most of the leading lights of that movement over the course of three Newport Folk Festivals in 1963, 1964 and 1965. The film captures performances by Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Donovan, Odetta, and many more. ....

    Festival is a reminder of what these gatherings were like before the age of corporate sponsorship, endless swag and ubiquitous electronic devices mediating between the performer and the spectator. ......
     

    Dir: Murray Lerner Cast:  Joan Baez , Horton Barker , Fiddler Beers .

     

    TCM article: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/492207/Festival/articles.html

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    TCM Premieres

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    1 minute ago, LawrenceA said:

    I haven't seen Revolution in a long time, and I'm unsure if what I saw was the director's cut or not, but, even as a big fan of Al Pacino, I thought this was his worst movie up to that time, and for sometime after, probably until he started doing direct-to-video stuff in the late 00's.

    from article........

    " Hudson himself re-edited it and got Pacino to do a whole new narration for the director's cut which, contrary to popular standards, ran shorter than the theatrical cut. Move to the present day and the consensus is that Revolution is a lot better than people once thought. ..."

    :unsure:

    HITS & MISSES: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow on TCM

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    Posted

    anyone seen this?

    worth recording?

    late Sat., early Sun. 7-8

    4:15 AM (ET)      dumb hour, again :rolleyes:
    B/W - 127 m

     
    Revolution (1985)

    Synopsis: a fur trapper (Pacino) who finds himself connected to the American War of Independence when his son gets drafted into the Continental Army.
    Dir: Hugh Hudson Cast:  Al Pacino , Donald Sutherland , Nastassja Kinski .

    http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16281/Revolution/articles.html

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    TCM Premieres

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    late Sat., early Sun. 7-8

    4:15 AM (ET)      dumb hour, again :rolleyes:
    B/W - 127 m

    TV-14


    Widescreen
     
    Revolution (1985)

    Synopsis: a fur trapper (Pacino) who finds himself connected to the American War of Independence when his son gets drafted into the Continental Army.
    Dir: Hugh Hudson Cast:  Al Pacino , Donald Sutherland , Nastassja Kinski .

    ".... The critics hated it and the public was decidedly uninterested. But then something happened: time passed. And the more it passed, the more people gave it another look. Hudson himself re-edited it and got Pacino to do a whole new narration for the director's cut which, contrary to popular standards, ran shorter than the theatrical cut. Move to the present day and the consensus is that Revolution is a lot better than people once thought...."
     

     

    see article: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16281/Revolution/articles.html

    TCM Premieres

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    Fri, 7-6 for                   REPUBLIC REDISCOVERED................

    (times ET)

    8:00 PM

    That Brennan Girl ( 1946)

    On Mother's Day, 1946, in San Francisco, Ziggy Brennan thinks back on the events which have brought her to this day.

     

     

    Dir:  Alfred Santell Cast:  James Dunn , Mona Freeman , William Marshall .

    BW- 95 mins, CC,

    9:45 PM

    Inside Story, The ( 1948)

    film set in Depression days in Vermont, involving sudden circulation of large amount of money.

     

     

    Dir:  Allan Dwan Cast:  Marsha Hunt , William Lundigan , Charles Winninger .

    BW- 87 mins, CC,

    11:30 PM

    City That Never Sleeps ( 1953)

    Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting cold feet. ......

     

     

    Dir:  John H. Auer Cast:  Gig Young , Mala Powers , William Talman .

    BW- 90 mins, CC,

    1:15 AM

    Trigger, Jr. ( 1950)

     

    A lawbreaker uses a killer horse to set up a protection racket preying on local ranchers.

    Dir:  William Witney Cast:  Roy Rogers , Trigger , Dale Evans .

    C- 67 mins, CC,

     

    later for                              Underground....

    2:30 AM

    I'm Gonna Git You Sucka ( 1988)

     

    In this parody of blaxploitation movies, one hero recruits former heroes from the 70s to fight the system.

    Dir:  Keenen Ivory Wayans Cast:  Keenen Ivory Wayans , Jim Brown , Bernie Casey .

    C- 89 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

    4:15 AM

    Brothers ( 1977)

    David Thomas is imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, he begins corresponding with college professor and black activist Paula Jones. His relationship with Paula gives him insight and the strength he needs to live within the brutal and racist prison system.

     

     

    Dir:  Arthur Barron Cast:  Bernie Casey , Vonetta McGee , Ron O'Neal .

    BW- 104 mins, CC,

     

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    TCM Premieres

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    Wed., 7-4 for                              Independence Day....

    1:15 AM (ET)
    B/W - 89 m
     


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    LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:    
     

    ? William A. Seiter. Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye, Mitzi Mayfair, Phil Silvers, Dick Haymes, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra; guest stars Betty Grable, Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, George Jessel.

    "Contrived wartime entertainment with four leading ladies reenacting their actual experiences entertaining soldiers overseas (which Landis turned into a popular book of the same name). Some good musical moments but nothing to shout about."

    Noir Alley

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    On 7/1/2018 at 6:04 AM, Gershwin fan said:

    For fans of neo-noir, debuting tonight at 2:30 AM is Le Deuxieme Souffle.

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    According to IMDB this movie is partly influenced by the noir, Odds Against Tomorrow. 

    Anyone catch this last night on 'Imports'?

    thought it an excellent example both storywise & visually :)

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    TCM Premieres

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    late Sun., 7-1 for                        TCM Imports......

    2:30 AM (ET)
    B/W - 150 m

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    Synopsis: A gangster escapes prison and teams up with a gang to plan a major heist in Marseilles. But when he is caught by a detective on his trail, he is faced with the dilemma of ratting out his friends.
    Dir: Jean-Pierre Melville Cast:  Lino Ventura , Paul Meurisse , Raymond Pellegrin .

    ".... captures the pathos, loneliness, and excitement of a life in the shadows with methodical suspense and harrowing authenticity, and contains one of the most thrilling heist sequences Melville ever shot. "

    https://www.criterion.com/films/760-le-deuxi-me-souffle

    & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_deuxième_souffle_(1966_film)

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