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    TCM Premieres

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    tonight 11-30 for                   St. Andrews Day........

     

    (times ET)

    8:00 PM

    Wee Geordie ( 1955)

     

    A young Scotsman is sent to compete in the Melbourne Olympics.

    Dir:  Frank Launder Cast:  Alastair Sim , Bill Travers , Norah Gorsen .

    C- 100 mins,

    Article: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95254/Wee-Geordie/articles.html

    10:00 PM

    'Maggie', The ( 1954)

     

    An American businessman in Scotland is conned into shipping a valuable load of cargo to a Scottish island via a coal powered boat.

    Dir:  Alexander Mackendrick Cast:  Paul Douglas , Alex Mackenzie , Abe Barker .

    BW- 92 mins,

    Article: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77961/High-and-Dry/articles.html

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    Films of 2017

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    'Coco' Scores Another Strong Thanksgiving Debut for Disney


     

    "With a strong, five-day debut Disney and Pixar's Coco joined the ranks of the many successful films Disney has launched over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Receiving high marks from critics and audiences alike, the film finished atop the weekend box office and is looking at solid returns throughout the holiday season....

    http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4348

     

    Coco Is Among Pixar's Best Movies in Years

    Full of wit, music, and color, this Día de Muertos–themed tribute to family marks a return to form for the studio.....

    https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/11/coco-is-among-pixars-best-movies-in-years/546695/

    Death Takes No Holiday -- The Obituary Thread

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    3 minutes ago, mr6666 said:

    Larry Karaszewski‏Verified account @Karaszewski 48m48 minutes ago

     

    Sad news - one of the true gentlemen in this business Rance Howard has passed away. Ron and Clint Howard’s Dad - Scott and I got to know him as Old Man McCoy in “Ed Wood” and from eating lunch daily at the Tallyrand Restaurant in Burbank. A real sweetheart. R.I.P.

    see: http://ew.com/movies/2017/11/25/rance-howard-dead-ron-howard-father/

     
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    Clint & I have been blessed to be Rance Howard’s sons. Today he passed at 89. He stood especially tall 4 his ability to balance ambition w/great personal integrity. A depression-era farm boy, his passion for acting changed the course of our family history. We love & miss U Dad.

    Death Takes No Holiday -- The Obituary Thread

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    Larry Karaszewski‏Verified account @Karaszewski 48m48 minutes ago

     

    Sad news - one of the true gentlemen in this business Rance Howard has passed away. Ron and Clint Howard’s Dad - Scott and I got to know him as Old Man McCoy in “Ed Wood” and from eating lunch daily at the Tallyrand Restaurant in Burbank. A real sweetheart. R.I.P.

    see: http://ew.com/movies/2017/11/25/rance-howard-dead-ron-howard-father/

     
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    What happened to the Robbie the Robot auction thread???

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    Some nerd bought Robby The Robot from Forbidden Planet for $5.3 million

    ".... The robot—which is obviously just a suit—was sold at the TCM Presents…Out Of This World auction through Bonhams New York, with the New York Post quoting its previous owner as saying that he’s “astounded by the result” but is also “sad to part with him.”

    ...The Post story doesn’t say who bought it, but there are references to the new owner putting it on display and intending to take care of it, so at least it’s not going to some creep who just wants to privately watch a very expensive robot slowly decay.

     

    We just hope that “putting it on display” doesn’t mean the new owner will fill the suit with actual robot machinery, bringing Robby to life so he can try and wipe out the human race—as all robots are wont to do."

    https://www.avclub.com/some-nerd-bought-robby-the-robot-from-forbidden-planet-1820694401

    " It smashed the $4 million paid in 2013 for the Maltese Falcon statuette from the cinema noir classic of the same name to become the most valuable film prop sold at auction. ....

    https://nypost.com/2017/11/22/5-3m-robby-the-robot-is-worlds-most-expensive-movie-memorabilia/

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    tonight 11-19 for                              TCM Imports.......

     

    2:15 AM (ET)
    B/W - 166 m

     
    drama

    Synopsis: A Czech clan goes against the King in medieval times.
    Dir: Franti+Ek Vlß+Il Cast:  Josef Kemr , Nada Hejna , Frantisek Velecky .

     

    TCM article: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/558852/Marketa-Lazarova/articles.html

    "... The film contrasts the beauty of the film's stark winter landscapes with the potential for violence seen everywhere, both in nature and in the encroachment of humanity. As a result, the film refuses to take sides; the savagery of the pagan Kozliks is just as repellant as the violence of the king's Christian army, because brutality is a natural part of this world. ..... critics now considering it one of the greatest historical films of all time. "

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    HITS & MISSES: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow on TCM

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    On 11/12/2017 at 5:20 AM, Bogie56 said:

    Monday, November 13

    9:45 p.m.  The Man I Married (1940).  “I Married a Nazi” might have been a more direct title.  With Joan Fontaine.

     

    " was one of the first aggressively anti-Nazi films made in the wake of the Invasion of Poland in September 1939 and it doesn't hold back on its portrait of Germany under the oppressive ideological rule of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. "

    http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82627/The-Man-I-Married/articles.html

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    Sun., 11-12 for                              Pat Boone.......

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    10:00 PM

    Bernardine ( 1957)

     

    High school students enter a fictional woman's name into a contest, when that name is drawn hilarity ensues.

    Dir:  Henry Levin Cast:  Pat Boone , Terry Moore , Janet Gaynor .

    C- 95 mins, CC,

     

     

    Mon., 11-13 for                        Hollywood Blacklist.........

    9:45 PM

    Man I Married, The ( 1940)

     

    An American woman learns that her German husband is a Nazi sympathizer.

    Dir:  Irving Pichel Cast:  Joan Bennett , Francis Lederer , Lloyd Nolan .

    BW- 77 mins, CC,

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    late Sat., 11-11 for                             Underground........

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    2:45 AM
    C - 89 m
     
    adventure
    Red Sonja (1985)

    Synopsis: A woman seeks revenge on the evil queen by stealing her magic orb.
    Dir: Richard O. Fleischer Cast:  Arnold Schwarzenegger , Brigitte Nielsen , Sandahl Bergman .

    article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sonja_(film)

     

    4:30 AM
    B/W - 115 m
     
    adventure

     

     

    Films of 2017

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    On 11/3/2017 at 3:48 PM, mr6666 said:

    Cartoon Brew‏Verified account @cartoonbrew 15h15 hours ago

     

    This Award Season, Andy Serkis Has Found New Ways To Disrespect Animators http://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/award-season-andy-serkis-found-new-ways-disrespect-animators-154385.html …

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    Cartoon Brew‏Verified account @cartoonbrew 2h2 hours ago

     

    Smart comment from a Cartoon Brew reader about what artists bring to the performance capture process vs. what Andy Serkis brings: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/award-season-andy-serkis-found-new-ways-disrespect-animators-154385.html …

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    tonight 11-5 for                    Unseen Cinema.....

     

    10:45 PM (ET)
    B/W - 100 m

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    Synopsis: "salutes the rich - but often unheralded - artistry of avant garde and experimental filmmakers during cinema's formative years. ........ features such intriguing works as the optical pop art spirals in Marcel Duchamp's Anmic cinema (1926); a surrealistic parody made in high school by Orson Welles The Hearts of Age (1934); an early expressionistic spy film by Charles Vidor, The Bridge (1929); stunning views of the Eiffel Tower shot by Edison cameramen for Paris Exposition Films (1900); and Legacy of A Hollywood Extra (1928-29), a selection of extremely rare, silent montage experiments produced by Slavko Vorkapich for now lost feature films. "

     

    http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/883228/Unseen-Cinema-2-The-Mechanized-Eye/articles.html

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    late Thurs., 11-2 for                         Sophia Loren.....

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    3:15 AM

    Special Day, A ( 1977)

     

    Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit in Italy in May 1938.

    Dir:  Ettore Scola Cast:  Sophia Loren , Marcello Mastroianni , John Vernon .

    C- 107 mins, Letterbox Format

    "one of the most telling films ever made about Italian Fascism," which "suggests a path that cuts through mass-think ideologies, .....

    article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Special_Day#Critical_reception

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