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First of all let me say this this in response to your post. This is foremost and always has been a forum of movies. All about movies and actors, stories, pictures, knowledge and the like. One of my joys in life is knowing that this website exists for the true movie fan. I look forward coming here everyday to see what people are saying about movies. I really enjoy the good natured back and forth arguments and discussions that exist here. I am SO HAPPY that you have been able to make a statement about how you feel about our new president. However, this is NOT the place or time or forum to show your displeasure with another political party or candidate. If you felt the need to criticize the other VP candidate, then there are plenty of other editorial options available to you. Might I suggest your local newspaper? Your statement this morning is upsetting to me. It is just the kind of statement you accuse the Republican party of having been made to Senator Obama during the campaign. You seem to be quite an intelligent person, capable of adding your creative thoughts to this movie forum. IMHO, you should leave your political thoughts at home and not air them in public for all of us to see. Especially for those of us who did NOT vote for Senator Obama. But let me be clear about this: I support President-elect Obama. I did not vote for him, but he will have my support as the new president. He won, fair and square. He needs to have time to try and get this country moving again. And like Senator McCain said Tuesday night, we are all Americans first and we must ALL support the new president. We should all know that campaigns are rough and sometimes zealots on BOTH sides prove to show their nastiness. I saw it first hand this year as I have seen it done on many campaigns. That part of the electoral process is over. We move on from here. It is fine with me that you have your opinion, but please don't feel like this is the place where you can just go and trample on the feelings of those in the minority who did not vote for your candidate. We do have feelings. We may disagree on issues, on candidates, but please don't use this forum, a forum about movies and turn it into something that it is not. There are plenty of other choices for you to turn to.
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IMHO, The Hunt For Red October was one of the finest Cold War Films ever made.
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Hi Little Miss and welcome to the boards! There are quite a few romantic war movies available from that period. The ones I am including here could be labeled as movies that have elements of war, romance, and drama in each. It will be up to you to decide if one of these movies meet with your criteria. Hope you find these interesting. They Died With Their Boots On 1941 Casablanca 1942 Random Harvest 1942 Mrs. Miniver 1942 To the Shores of Tripoli 1942 For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943 A Guy Named Joe 1943 Days of Glory 1944 Since You Went Away 1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944 To Have and Have Not 1944 A Matter of Life and Death 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives 1946
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I can wait on that DVD decision. I am too much of a political junkie to worry about a substandard production. I saw this on tv several years ago. Not that great a show. I would rather watch Mr. Obama's address to America.
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Many people are. Even though my guy lost tonight, I really do feel he was very eloquent in defeat. And I was quite impressed by Mr. Obama's speech as well. My only fear is that Mr. Obama will not be able to stand up against his own party when the likes of Pelosi and Reid want to move this country further to the left. Mr. McCain, I believed would have been able to do that. But we won't know until Mr. Obama does take the reins of the office he has been in trusted with this evening. Lets face it. Up to now Mr. Obama has not really showed that he can stand up to his own party. I really do hope that his message to us tonight was a glimmer of what we might expect from him after January 20th. I wish him well and I truly hope he can heal this country. His remarks tonight made me want to forget the last two years of campaigning and I want him to succeed. At least try to succeed, by placing partisanship aside and reaching across the aisle as my guy, Mr. McCain has done his entire career. At least now we can go back to our regular schedules and back to a somewhat normal life without all of this election stuff to worry about. The great news about tonight is not the fact that Obama won. Its the fact that our democratic process yet again demonstrated to the world why our nation is so great. That it was founded by great men who could not even for see how far this nation could go, but instead could see how much this nation could believe in itself in times of misfortune and impending doom, by sticking together and relying on each other, brothers and sisters alike to help one another and to do what was given to us at such an early time. And that one thing was to participate in the great experiment called America. By casting their votes for whom they believed would and could be the next leader of the greatest country on the face of the earth.
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be careful what you wish for.....
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William Shatner was in Judgement in Nuremberg with Richard Widmark
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Yes, I agree. Stephen Dillane (from Britain) portrayed Jefferson. However, technically speaking, the mini series did not have any episodes about Jefferson as president. Ebon Moss Bachrach portrayed Adams' son John Quincy. Of course there was only a little bit about him as president as well. That occurred in the last episode just before the elder Adams died. I did forget to mention one other acting portrayal which I though was superb as well. In Amistad, Anthony Hopkins portrayed an older ex-president then US Representative John Quincy Adams from Massachusets. Another great acting portrayal from Mr. Hopkins.
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Now I am going out on a limb here by naming the following two actors and their portrayals of American Presidents as the two finest portrayals. These portrayals did not take place in a film, rather an HBO mini series. I am speaking of HBO's recent release of John Adams. David Morse as George Washington and Paul Giamatti as John Adams. Superb portrayals. As far as movie actors portraying Presidents, I would have to agree with others on this thread who have mention Fredric March in Seven Days in May and Lee Tracy in The Best Man. Wonderful portrayals. My other favorite is from 1975's The Wind and the Lion. Brian Keith as President Theodore Roosevelt. To me he actually seemed to capture the vintage news reel footage of the man. Plus from what reading I have done, TR was really a man full of himself, and very true to himself. Keith played him brilliantly.
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There Will Be Blood will be a classic...opinions?
fxreyman replied to bio47's topic in Films and Filmmakers
I'd have to disagree with your opinion of Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood". His performance was good, may have even qualified him for the Oscar this year. But this is no where near one of his better performances. His Oscar win for "My Left Foot" was much more deserving. He is one of our better, more committed actors we have working today. Although not as prolific as "classic" movie actors once were. And I prefer "No Country For Old Men" much better as well. A visual powerhouse of not only storytelling but visuals as well. Plus a great supporting cast. Just loved Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem. Bardem was rather creepy, but he was excellent. I had always considered "Fargo" to be their best film. I'd really have to say that this film is by far their best film to date. In many ways I see "No Country for Old Men" as a revisitation to themes from earlier Coen brother films like Blood Simple and Fargo. The film's motifs of chance, free-will, and predestination are familiar territory for the Coen brothers, who presented similar threads and themes of fate and circumstance in those earlier works. I especially loved Chigurh's (Bardem) fate deciding coin flipping. -
Watch it.....I like the old guy.
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I have hundreds of VHS as well stashed away in boxes. A few months back I found a book exchange here locally that bought about 25 of my tapes for about $2 each. In exchange I got several nice books and some cds. Another place to go would be your local retirement centers or senior centers. Especially if the tapes are "clean" enough (PG and G rated of course) for that older generation. They will usually have VHS machines still. You could donate them instead of throwig them out. And of course you can pay the extra expense to have a company tape the vhs onto dvds.
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WOW!!! What a day of programming!!! I must say that today has been that rarest of days. A day when almost every movie on the schedule was worth watching. Since I am unemployed right now, you would have thought I would be glued to my TV ALL day. But alas, I must continue with my search for employment. But really, starting off with Singin' in the Rain, then North by Northwest then The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca, followed by The Philadelphia Story and now Citizen Kane. Can you imagine the top two films of all time on within the same day of programming. If only everyday was like this day at TCM!!! At 6pm my favorite movie of all time is on The Adventures of Robin Hood. And thanks to guest programmer Alex Trebeck, my other favorite, The Professionals is on. What is this my birthday? The great, under appreciated Lonely Are the Brave is on later. The only thing missing from today is only probably the greatest western ever made with my favorite actor of all time the Duke himself, The Searchers. Oh well, maybe its not my birthday after all. Pretty close though!!!
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I don't mean to burst your bubble........ But IMHO Bob Hope was no where near the actor that Charlton Heston was. Now don't get me wrong. I think Bob Hope was probably the greatest entertainer of the 20th century. His comedy was great. It was wonderful how he went all over the world to entertain our troops (most in Hollywood today should take a lesson about his committment to our troops). And most of his movies were quite entertaining. Especially the road pictures with Crosby. But lets get one thing straight. He was no Heston. When I think of historical, or grand epics made during the 50's through the 70's, Heston is the person I think of. The circus manager in The Greatest Show on Earth. President Andrew Jackson in The President's Lady. Buffalo Bill Cody in Pony Express. William Clark in The Far Horizons. Moses in The Ten Commandments. Touch of Evil The Big Country The Wreck of the Mary Deare Ben-Hur El Cid 55 Days at Peking John the Baptist in The Greatest Story Ever Told Major Dundee. Michelangelo in The Agony and the Ecstasy. General Charles 'Chinese' Gordon in Khartoum. Planet of the Apes. Will Penny. Mark Antony in Julius Caesar. The Hawaiians. The Omega Man. Soylent Green. Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers. Airport 1975. Earthquake. The Player King in Hamlet. With his son Fraser, he produced and also starred in several TV movies, including remakes of Treasure Island and A Man For All Seasons. In 1965, Heston became president of the Screen Actors Guild. He remained in the position until 1971, the second longest tenure to date in that office. Heston was a great actor and deserved IMHO a much larger tribute. A twenty four hour or possibly an entire daylight schedule of films. Bob Hope was a comedian extroadinare. And he probably deserved a long tribute. But as it has been said here, his movies probably weren't available for a variety of reasons. And I doubt very seriously that the United States Navy will name a ship in honor of Charlton Heston. And in all honesty, I think having a Naval vessel named in his honor is more important and a far-lasting tribute to Bob Hope's service to our troops overseas, than a tribute on TCM. According to US Navy information: The ship is the lead vessel in a new class of sea lift ships named for the entertainer Bob Hope, in honor of his more than 50 years of support to U.S. forces stationed around the world. The USS Bob Hope is known as a Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off ship. Entering service in early 1998, these ships measure approximately 950- feet in length, almost the size of one of the Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, and travel at speeds up to 24 knots. They are classified as non-combatant vessels, crewed by civilian mariners under the Navy's Military Sealift Command and used to preposition tanks, trucks and other wheeled vehicles and supplies needed to support an Army heavy brigade.
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Shadowlands 1993 movie directed by Sir Richard Attenborough. Set in the 1950s, the film focuses on reserved, middle aged bachelor C. S. (Jack) Lewis (the superb Anthony Hopkins), an Oxford University academic at Magdalen College and the author of The Chronicles of Narnia series of children's books, and his relationship with the divorced American poet Joy Gresham (the great Debra Winger) and her young son Douglas (played by Joseph Mazzello). Also with Edward Hardwicke as Jack's older brother Warnie Lewis. As the film starts, Lewis is shown teaching one of his small study groups at Magdalen College and visiting with his colleagues over drinks at a local pub. He has been corresponding for some time with Joy Gresham, and American poet who wishes to move to England to get away from her abusive husband. Eventually the two of them meet, and at first Lewis is taken aback by the straight forwardness of Gresham. A friendship ensues that slowly becomes a love affair. Unfortunately for Lewis, Gresham eventually becomes very ill with bone cancer. And the story delves even deeper into Lewis' thoughts and what his beliefs truly are. A very touching and very sad ending to a great movie. Intelligently written for the screen by William Nicholson who based his material on his 1985 television production and a later 1989 play.
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Characters That Amaze You Everytime You Watch That Movie!
fxreyman replied to ILoveRayMilland's topic in Your Favorites
Some of my favorites that amaze me.... Hannah and Her Sisters, Michael Caine as Elliot Defending Your Life, Rip Torn as Attorney Bob Diamond Bulworth, Warren Beatty as Senator Jay Billington Bulworth Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Raymond Massey as Abraham Lincoln The Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lector The Caine Mutiny, Humphrey Bogart as Lt. Cmdr. Philip Queeg 10, Dudley Moore as George Webber The Grapes of Wrath, Henry Fonda as Tom Joad Fort Apache, Henry Fonda as Col. Owen Thursday She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, John Wayne as Capt. Nathan Brittles The Searchers, John Wayne as Ethan Edwards The Manchurian Candidate, Laurence Harvey as Raymond Shaw Kiss of Death, Richard Widmark as Tommy Udo The Bedford Incident, Richard Widmark as Capt. Eric Finlander Ball of Fire, Barbara Stanwyck as Katherine ?Sugarpuss? O?Shea The Big Sleep, Humphrey Bogart as Philip Marlowe Red River, John Wayne as Thomas Dunson The Americanization of Emily, Julie Andrews as Emily Barham Shadow of a Doubt, Joseph Cotton as ?Uncle Charlie? Oakley Notorious, Claude Raines as Alexander Sebastian Vertigo, James Stewart as Det. John ?Scottie? Ferguson The Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Humphrey Bogart as Dobbs Walter Huston as Howard The Remains of the Day, Anthony Hopkins as Stevens, the butler Full Metal Jacket, R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman The Last of the Mohicans, Wes Studi as Magua Mississippi Burning, Gene Hackman as Agent Rupert Anderson In a Lonely Place, Humphrey Bogart as Dixon Steele The Stunt Man, Peter O?Toole as Eli Cross Patton, George C. Scott as General George S. Patton Raging Bull, Robert De Niro as Jake La Motta My Left Foot, Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Miles J. Bennell Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan Amistad, Anthony Hopkins as President John Quincy Adams Double Indemnity, Barbara Stanwyck as Phyllis Dietrichson Lonely Are the Brave, Kirk Douglas as Jack Burns Walter Matthau as Sheriff Morley Johnson Fail-Safe, Edward Binns as Capt. Jack Grady Support Your Local Sheriff!, James Garner as Jason McCullough Jack Elam as Jake Once Upon a Time in the West Henry Fonda as Frank (and no not Frank Grimes!) -
Good evening Frank and Miss Kitty! Both Laurie and her mother want to watch Charlie and Marty fight! You both have to remember?back in those days women were pretty much relegated to taking care of the homestead. You know, doing the everyday chores alot of women used to have to do all the time.....washing clothes, washing dishes, sweeping the dirt off the floor, making the beds, cooking supper, and in many areas, doing the milking of the cows, feeding the chickens, and pigs. All because the men were way out on the range tending to the livestock, or out hunting for wild game for food, or in the case of Ethan and Marty out there searching..... They really did not get very much excitement, especially at home at the ranch or homestead. And remember all of the images from other westerns, when the family went into town to do their shopping, the women-folk were the ones who went to do the shopping while the men casually walked over to the saloon to have a drink, or two. And at the saloon, we get to see the men have all of the fun. Bar fights, shootin' up the place. And what happens when two gunfighters meet in the middle of the town? All of the women -folk scurry away and hide behind closed doors. Of course, they don't show the women hiding, it is assumed. Ford went ahead and showed what I think most women love to do. Stand behind a window, peer out and watch with glee what is happening out on main street, or what happens between Marty and Charlie.
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THE MOST MEMORABLE EXITS IN MOVIE HISTORY
fxreyman replied to DePalma's topic in General Discussions
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It's not so much that there are no stars left or remaining in Hollywood anymore, the real reason IMO is that there is a real difference in the way we view entertainment now than how we viewed it back during the heydays of the studio system. Back then, there were only a handful of ways that a consumer could find entertainment. Most went to the movies. Some had the good fortune of being located in towns or cities that had viable theater groups. While a good many other people only had the radio to listen to, and books to read. That was it. Today, look at how we view entertainment....Movies, TV, cable, the Internet, DVD's, Ipod's, and many other forms I can't even think of. The star power back then that existed was mainly created as you have said by the great studio systems. I don't have to sit here and name each famous actor or actress, there is no need for that for we all know who they were! Let us also not forget that many great directors, producers, writers, cinematographers and the rest of the creative people "behind" the camera were also better back then. IMO. Sure, you will get a great number of movie fans from today who think the current group of directors, writers and actors / actresses are as good or better than their classic film counterparts were. But the studio system is dead. Now we are left to watch these "so-called" great actors get paid enormous sums of money, why? Some of if is based on demand- Studios know that a certain actor will draw more attention to a movie, therefore, making them more money. That way the actor is in a position to get paid more (percentages of the money go to an agent, publicist, attorneys etc. so it's not like they get the whole 20 million dollar paycheck)Also actors don't receive a regular weekly paycheck. They are per diem workers meaning they get paid only when they work. That's pretty much the reasoning for they're paychecks. And in many cases, due to today's market forces at work, the actor is not only getting paid for his acting, but is also getting a share of profits from the sale of the movie to DVD and other showings that the movie will have on other mediums. Books, magazines, CD's, DVD's, ipod showings, the internet and so on. Back in the studio system days, the actors were paid usually by the studios on a per picture basis, or on a per deal basis based on a certain amount of movies, ala three picture deal. And they were expected to "sell" their movies, mainly through magazines and newspaper articles, unlike today's movie junkets. I agree, many, many actors/actresses of today are not even worth all of the money or fuss that they seem to think is entitled to them. Ever since the studio system collapsed, actors are making more and more money. Good money chasing bad performances. But I do think that there are a handful of actors/actresses from today who seem to be true stars. Not many, but a few. And they are dwindling in numbers. Just look at how today's actors cross over from movies to TV. In many cases, especially with actresses, the movie parts aren't really there for them anymore. And with the really talented actresses getting older, they have far fewer scripts they think are good enough to work on. That is why you are seeing talented actresses like Holly Hunter and Glenn Close moving over to TV. But, I am starting to wander here......
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I like the lists shown here...... Ok, here are my top ten movies for each year of the 1980s. At the conclusion of this list I will show my top ten movies from the entire decade. My opinion, of course! 1980 Airplane! Atlantic City Breaker Morant Brubaker Caddyshack The Elephant Man Ordinary People Raging Bull The Empire Strikes Back The Stunt Man 1981 Chariots of Fire Escape From New York Excalibur On Golden Pond Outland Prince of the City Raiders of the Lost Ark Reds Stripes Thief 1982 Blade Runner Fast Times at Ridgemont High Gandhi The Man From Snowy River Missing Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Tootsie The Verdict Victor/Victoria The World According to Garp 1983 A Christmas Story Cross Creek The Dresser Local Hero The Right Stuff Risky Business Tender Mercies Terms of Endearment Trading Places WarGames 1984 2010 Amadeus Blood Simple Choose Me Ghostbusters The Killing Fields The Natural A Soldier's Story Starman The Terminator 1985 AfterHours Back to the Future Cocoon Into the Night Kiss of the Spider Woman Out of Africa Prizzi's Honor To Live and Die in L.A. The Trip to Bountiful Witness 1986 Children of a Lesser God Crocodile Dundee Ferris Bueller's Day Off Hannah and Her Sisters Heartbreak Ridge Hoosiers Manhunter The Money Pit Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Top Gun 1987 Broadcast News Full Metal Jacket Gardens of Stone The Last Emperor Lethal Weapon Matewan Moonstruck Predator Roxanne The Untouchables 1988 The Accused Big Bull Durham Crossing Delancey Die Hard Midnight Run Mississippi Burning The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Who Framed Roger Rabbitt Working Girl 1989 The Abyss Farewell to the King Field of Dreams Glory Henry V Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Jacknife My Left Foot The Tall Guy When Harry Met Sally... And now for my overall top ten from the decade of the 1980's: The Stunt Man 1980 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 Local Hero 1983 The Right Stuff 1983 The Natural 1984 Hoosiers 1986 Gardens of Stone 1987 Moonstruck 1987 Midnight Run 1988 When Harry Met Sally... 1989
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1962's "No Man is an Island" A 16-year Navy veteran, Tweed was the chief radioman stationed on Guam before WWII broke out. He, and five other men slipped into the jungles, soon after the Japanese landed on the island. The five other men were captured, but Tweed managed to avoid being captured for three more years until he was able to contact a navy destroyer just off-shore prior to the invasion of Guam. He was rescued and later warded the Legion of Merit for his heroism. This movie was made from his story. It starred Jeffrey Hunter as Tweed.
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Favorite Directors And Your Favorites Movies Done By Them
fxreyman replied to ILoveRayMilland's topic in Your Favorites
Thanks, Frank! Your comments mean a lot to me! Yes, I would have to say FC is my fave AH film. There is just so many to pick from. Its one of those films that has ALL of the right ingredients. Story, character development, photography, suspense, great dialogue. And how about that famous shot of all of the windmills, with the one windmill turning the opposite direction? And of course, Joel McCrea! My list may be long, but its a list that can create a lot of discussion. -
Favorite Directors And Your Favorites Movies Done By Them
fxreyman replied to ILoveRayMilland's topic in Your Favorites
Good afternoon all. A lot of really good choices here! I have a list as well. My list is much longer, but what the hey! I love all of these films and their directors. I have decided to keep the list to no more than three films per director. An ** after their name indicates that I could have easily picked even more. So here goes: Richard Brooks The Professionals In Cold Blood Bite the Bullet Frank Capra** It Happened One Night Lost Horizon It's a Wonderful Life George Cukor** The Philadelphia Story Adam's Rib A Star is Born Michael Curtiz** The Adventures of Robin Hood Casablanca Yankee Doodle Dandy Edward Dmytryk Crossfire The Caine Mutiny Mirage John Ford** The Grapes of Wrath They Were Expendable The Searchers John Frankenheimer** The Manchurian Candidate Seven Days in May The Train Howard Hawks** His Girl Friday The Big Sleep Red River Alfred Hitchcock** Foreign Correspondent Shadow of a Doubt Notorious John Huston** The Maltese Falcon The Treasure of the Sierra Madre The Asphalt Jungle Stanley Kramer On the Beach Judgement at Nuremberg Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Mervyn LeRoy Random Harvest Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo No Time for Sergeants Ernst Lubitsch Ninotchka The Shop Around the Corner To Be or Not To Be Sidney Lumet** 12 Angry Men Fail-Safe Network Joseph Mankiewicz** The Ghost and Mrs. Muir A Letter to Three Wives All About Eve Anthony Mann** Winchester '73 The Man From Laramie The Tin Star Mike Nichols** Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The Graduate Primary Colors Sam Peckinpah Ride the High Country The Wild Bunch Junior Bonner Roman Polanski Repulsion Chinatown The Pianist Sydney Pollack** Three Days of the Condor Tootsie Out of Africa Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger A Matter of Life and Death Black Narcissus The Red Shoes Otto Preminger** Laura Anatomy of a Murder In Harm's Way Nicholas Ray They Live by Night In a Lonely Place Johnny Guitar Carol Reed Odd Man Out The Third Man The Agony and the Ecstasy Mark Robson Champion Bright Victory The Harder They Fall Robert Rossen Body and Soul All the King's Men The Hustler John Sayles Matewan Passion Fish Lone Star Franklin J. Schaffner The Best Man Planet of the Apes Patton Don Siegel Invasion of the Body Snatchers Dirty Harry Charley Varrick Steven Soderbergh The Limey Erin Brockovich The Good German Steven Spielberg** Jaws Raiders of the Lost Ark Schindler's List George Stevens** Gunga Din Woman of the Year The Talk of the Town John Sturges Bad Day at Black Rock The Magnificent Seven The Great Escape Preston Sturges The Lady Eve Sullivan's Travels The Palm Beach Story Jacques Tourneur Cat People Out of the Past Nightfall Orson Welles Citizen Kane The Magnificent Ambersons Touch of Evil Billy Wilder** Double Indemnity Ace in the Hole The Apartment Robert Wise** The Day the Earth Stood Still Executive Suite The Sand Pebbles Sam Wood Goodbye, Mr. Chips Kings Row The Pride of the Yankees William Wyler** The Best Years of Our Lives Roman Holiday Ben-Hur Peter Yates Bullitt Breaking Away The Dresser Fred Zinnemann** The Men From Here to Eternity A Man for All Seasons -
I agree with Otterhere. I am not so much in agreement that TCM and the Essentials had to find a younger cohost, but I can understand why TCM did it. Lets face it, as it has been written about several times before, the Essentials is not so much for the current fan of TCM, but for getting newer fans to tune in. To allow them to experience an"essential" classic movie. The co-hosts are there to help give an introduction to the film. It helps to have someone with a higher level of knowledge as it relates to the essential being shown, like Mr. Osborne. If he needs a co-host to help him explain a different point of view, that is okay too. I just wish that they could get someone like say Roger Ebert or someone else more well known in the industry, or like Bogdonovich, or another producer. I have nothing against Ms. McGowen, when I saw her last November during the Guest Programmer week I thought she did a marvelous job. They both had a great rapport with each other. Lets face it, she is pretty, she is younger, she is a female, and she is an actress, and probably does know quite a bit about classic films. Who knows for sure? And I liked Molly Haskill, a little older, and for the most part knew what she was talking about. I am sure that before they showed Gunga Din, she told them she had never seen it. But again, I am only guessing about this. At least she admitted it on the air, like Otterhere has said. Pretty gutsy thing to do, especially sitting across from Mr. Osborne. You all should check out her resume. Quite impressive.
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Hey Kyle, Like I just told Movieman1957, I was trying to use your earlier post about the "velvet rope" policy to make a point with Otter. Please forgive me if I did not write a more accurate response to Otter with reference to your quote. You did nothing wrong here. I did not feel slighted at all, so please no need fo you to apologize.
