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14 hours ago, Moe Howard said:
I'm surprised no one has mentioned it earlier. But, do you really want this place to turn into the sewer Twitter or Facebook is?
Right. We don't need more deadbeats here!
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18 hours ago, ElCid said:
I enjoyed Walk a Crooked Mile, but not enough that I would purchase the DVD or watch it again anytime soon. I first became somewhat of a fan of Dennis O'Keefe when I saw Cover Up.
One movie Eddie mentioned was Kansas City Confidential which is a very good movie with lots of good character actors. But that is another movie. Next week's The Blue Gardenia is one worth watching if you have not seen it.
Every time I seen Raymond Burr in one of his many roles as a heavy, I am amazed that he ever got cast as Perry Mason for TV.
I liked it too! Very suspenseful and it kept me guessing....(Walk a Crooked Mile).
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Sorry to hear this. Great character actor in many films.
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12 minutes ago, hamradio said:
Forever young, that was Florence Henderson's mindset which led to her death. (older women thinking they're still in their 20's. )
(my observation after watching "Autopsy: The Last Hours of... on Reelz)
How did it lead to her death??
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On 6/12/2021 at 11:00 PM, Swithin said:
Svengoolie showed the print with the final reel in color! Not a bad film, with lots of nice homages.
I'd never seen this and it was pretty good!
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7 hours ago, nakano said:
It is quite amazing the amount of screen time Elvis gets on TCM.Well you can start your month with Kissin' Cousins the Sam Katzman cheapie,the first true rotten Presley movie.I recommend the ending where you clearly see Elvis and his 'twin' in the hay, Katzman and Parker were so cheap they did not even bother for an optical correction. Colonel Tom Parker insisted on keeping the budget of all Elvis movies to a minimum, and a $750 optical was required to achieve the effect, the two cousins Presley plays are only seen together in the same shot once. Presley and his double appear in the immediately prior long-shot where they somersault into the hay .Incredibly bad movie and for all the masochists down here i strongly recommend 'Tickle Me' the bottom of the barrel worthy of the Eddy Murphy's jokes,,terrible...
I may "try"to watch those two!
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10 hours ago, cmovieviewer said:
A very timely review! - How to Steal a Million is scheduled to be shown on TCM this coming Sunday evening, June 13 at 8 pm ET.
Thanks for the reminder! Haven't seen this film in ages! It takes awhile to get going, but once it does is a clever heist caper.
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On 6/8/2021 at 6:04 PM, LornaHansonForbes said:
I know I posted this in my Oscar thread, but it never gets old:
PLEASE! Enough already!
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13 hours ago, Bronxgirl48 said:
Have you got FROGS?
No, I missed that one! Sadly, TCM didnt include these 2 films in their Milland SOTM tribute!
I know it's been shown on tv.
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2 hours ago, midwestan said:
"Frogs" was a totally awesome movie! Haven't seen it in years. 👍🏻
I wish I'd seen this film!
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18 hours ago, Bronxgirl48 said:
Although I think it falls under the heading of those "blaxploitation" movies of the 1970's....
Yes, a mix of genres and fails at all of them!
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When will SUTS be posted? Should be soon, right?
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35 minutes ago, Bronxgirl48 said:
Yes, and with a social conscious, too, lol.
You can't beat that, ha!
Perfect combo!
I actually bought a copy on DVD, I love this film so much!
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2 minutes ago, Bronxgirl48 said:
LMREO! A classic!
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22 hours ago, txfilmfan said:
Don't know if it's true in TCM's case, but a lot of TV studio camera these days are automated/robotic. No camera operators any longer. This is true for most newscasts at the network and local level. I could see where it would work just as well for TCM's purposes.
Here's a blooper where BBC News's robo-cams go off-script and take the news presenter's teleprompter with it. She has to move in order to continue reading her script.
It doesnt work for me.
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Milland isn't a pleasing sight in The Thing With 2 Heads!
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Tonight at 12:45AM. Be there or record it!
MAMIE and her sister are set up and sent to a Prison Work Farm by 2 redneck cops., run by a corrupt warden. Hijinks ensue. MAMIE's assets are on full display. Very Entertaining B movie! A guilty pleasure of mine.
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1 hour ago, Bronxgirl48 said:
misswonderly, I'm really humbled by your compliments; wow, thank you so much. Of course it's easy to write about things you're passionate about (as we all are here).
I never even heard of Clutch Cargo!
What I also love about Alan Ladd in addition to the cool good looks is his "minimalist" acting style (much like Dana Andrews, who, after THE OX-BOX INCIDENT, never seemed to smile or show much expresson yet still managed to subtlety convey emotion).
I'm also not drawn to men with 'staches. George Brent is only sexy to me in JEZEBEL (and imo it's his best performance).
Bill Holden.....God, yes, how he aged -- most specifically in NETWORK; in fact, even his ears in that Paddy Cheyevsky opus looked decrepit, poor guy....STALAG 17 oh yeah, baby and I also found time to admire Don Taylor as well. At ease! I've got an attraction to brawny handsome men wearing cheaters, so Holden in BORN YESTERDAY and Rod Taylor in THE CATERED AFFAIR really send me! It's that vulnerability factor the glasses impart, without them taking anything away from the physical attributes...
We didn't talk about Fred MacMurray. Ugh, those beetle brows and the shape of Fred's face reminds me of that cartoon-strip character Henry, lol. Pear-shaped. Not a good look by any stretch of the imagination.
If Mitchum had done nothing but NIGHT OF THE HUNTER and CAPE FEAR it would still solidify him for me as one of our greatest (and underrated) actors. I don't think I've seen anything so chilling as those two performances. But the sleepy eyes you are partial to do nothing for me unfortunately. Plus Bob has a barrel chest which I don't find appealing.
Mickey Rooney did a few noirs. Inconceivable to me how women flocked to that hideous imp. No doubt the moolah. And in the midst of the Andy Hardy series The Mickster was apparently "comforting" the Widow Thalberg (although I've read rumors it was actually vice-versa, in her dressing room. Ugh. You'd think Norma could have her pick of all the handsome men in the MGM stable....)
Hmmpph!! What about my performance in The Rains Came???
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1 hour ago, LsDoorMat said:
It is implied that there might be something going on between Elisha Cook Jr.'s character Marty and Tierney's character, Sam. They are traveling together and rooming together. It is assumed when Sam leaves town because of the murder that he committed that Marty will be joining him shortly. It is pretty obvious Marty is crazy about Sam. At least, that's my read on it. I think Eddie said something about it too when it was on Noir Alley.
OK. Yeah, I get that.
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8 minutes ago, LsDoorMat said:
There are several movies where I ask "How did that get past the code?" Like "Born To Kill". SPOILERS AHEAD. You have promiscuity, divorce, gambling, murder, and a one-way unrequited gay relationship in the first fifteen minutes. Although the two main characters "get theirs" so to speak, what about that detective who spouts Bible verses while contemplating his next bribe? He is a most detestable person, perfectly willing to let somebody get away with murder as long as he gets paid, and yet the film ends with his moralizing. And then there is the wealthy sister. Did she say what she said to Tierney's character just because she realized that he'd go into a homicidal rage against Trevor - he did! - just to get even for the fact that the guy never loved her? She certainly did not "get hers" either.
What was the one way gay relationship? The old broad and the young one who was (SPOILER)
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59 minutes ago, ElCid said:
It is actually Jon Hamm. I am re-watching Mad Men on IMDb(?).
Thanks, I had a feeling it was.
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14 hours ago, laffite said:
Well, he might have strung her along and lied to her and whatever else so he could claim her good books when he approached her employer. But he didn't. And did he really break up with her? She seemed to have always expected a little more than was there, and she wouldn't let go. He didn't woo her so he could become Louise son-in-law, he knew that would be dynamite. The last thing he wanted was a rapprochement with Louise. He did not crash the party because he wanted to get married and especially to someone who was related to Louise. He married her because the script ordered it. Sometimes things like that in Hollywood movies. He clearly had regard for Louise when he implored that she accept that their relationship was not what she thought it was, and before she went bonkers and killed him, he urged her to go to her husband because he loved her and would help her. So he does have regard for someone but himself. He is not a stellar human being, but who is.
Whether the script "ordered it" or not, makes no difference, he was still a CAD!
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6 minutes ago, misswonderly3 said:
But then again, she said she likes Lawrence Tierney (albeit she also finds him scary), and he's a bit of a lantern jaw. At least, I always thought so.
Oh, maybe not. It's just that he always looks to me as though his face is carved out of rock.
His wooden performances didn't help.
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I know it's been shown on tv.
Forever Young: A Memoir by Hayley Mills
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Armchair analysis.......She was old!