Film_Fatale
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I dream someone finds the complete, uncut version of Von Stroheim's *Greed*, Orson Welles' original cut of *The Magnificent Ambersons*, and Tod Browning's *London After Midnight*.
We can dream, can't we?
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CK, people have been trying patiently to explain to you for the last 6 months why so much of what you've posted in the past ends up being irritating after a while. You haven't really listened to these people. You keep insisting you're right and everybody who doesn't agree with you is wrong, just like you do in your long post here.
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Today is a really special day, with the birthdays of 2 of the greatest stars Hollywood ever knew...
Happy b-day, Ginger Rogers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 16, 1911 - April 25, 1995)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001677/
Happy b-day, Barbara Stanwyck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(July 16, 1907 - Jan. 20, 1990)
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Awesome photo, TikiSoo... just awesome :x
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What is your source on this, may I... ask?
Honestly, it's one of the weakest movies of the summer. Even with the 3D, which doesn't even begin to match the brilliance of better 3D offerings from the 50's, like *House of Wax* and *Kiss Me Kate* . Anyone who's been lucky enough to see those movies projected in 3D knows what a real treat good movies in 3D can be. Most modern audiences are too easily pleased, however. But this movie, for all the hype they've tried to create, is about on the same level as *Jaws 3-D* .
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CK, why do you post info about reissues of movies from the 90s? Sorry but it just keeps reinforcing the opinion many people already have about you, that you'll post just about anything just to up your post count, and not for any other reason.
Movies from the 80s and 90s are reissued so often that it hardly seems commenting upon most of the time. Nor are those movies the ones many of us are most interested in.
There was once a time when any new post in this section was really something to get excited about, because it meant something really cool was coming in the way of classic movies on DVD, whether it was a silent or something made before I was born. But each time that I see your name in the Upcoming Releases thread, I prepare for something truly disappointing, not a classic movie at all, and you prove me right just about every time.
There are some titles that have premiered theatrically in the last 20 years that may be worth mentioning, because they're not just typical Hollywood fare. Take for example *Baraka*, a great documentary that was filmed in 70mm and is just about to make its Blu-Ray debut:
*MPI to Release 'Baraka' on Blu-ray this October*
Wed Jul 16, 2008 at 09:00 AM ET
In an early alert to retailers, MPI says it is planning to release the 70mm spectacle 'Baraka' on Blu-ray this October.
Less a linear narrative than a series of breathtaking images, the highly-acclaimed 'Baraka' weaves its visuals together in mosaic touches on spirituality, the environment, and the human condition. Previously released on standard DVD, MPI will give the film it's first-ever next-gen release on October 28.
There are no tech specs or supplemental details as of yet, but as 'Baraka' was one of the few films in the '90s to be shot using the 70mm process, it bodes well for a terrific-looking Blu-ray.
There is also no suggested list price confirmed as of yet, but as always, we'll keep you posted.
In the meantime, you'll find preliminary specs for 'Baraka' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 28.
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Alright, I don't know how many TCM viewers considered watching the latest version of *Journey to the Center of the Earth* which in some theaters is showing in a 3D version.
Having seen the movie over the weekend, I can't really say I would recommend it... certainly not for the 3D (a surcharge of $3-4 over the regular admission price) and not for the actual movie, either.
The new version, by the way, doesn't really follow the original storyline; it's a modern-day story in which the characters talk about Jules Verne's original as a source of inspiration.
The older Fox version with James Mason isn't perfect, either, but it's still much more satisfying, imho.
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Lucky you! B-)
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Thank you for sharing, Edgecliff.
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I know I couldn't B-)
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To be honest, I am not at all surprised that many of the great actors of yesteryear didn't end up working for television. To the extent that the new medium helped put an end to the Golden Era and the studio system, they would have had a justifiable reluctance, I think, to have anything to do with it, if nothing else for love to the art of cinema.
These days it's probably easier for the most talented actors to go back and forth between TV and movies, like Helen Mirren did going from the HBO miniseries on *Elizabeth I* to playing the modern-day Queen Elizabeth II for director Stephen Frears. And Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney can take some time off from the movies to make a quality miniseries like *John Adams*.
Of course, we now live in an era where certain projects are deemed too uncommercial to be made into a movie, but can become a very classy project for the premium pay channels, which is more sophisticated than many of the movies being made today.
It all reminds me of Norma Desmond's immortal line -- "I am still big, it's the movies that got small!"
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I just love the photo of Jimmy Stewart they picked for the *Vertigo* cover art
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Hi Edgecliff, tnx for the heads up on the Kino release, it sounds like something I might enjoy.
I did mention the 3 Hitchcock reissues and *Touch of Evil* a while back.
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As I already said, Honeywell, I did use bold font for thread titles on a rather selective basis, hoping that it would help avoid the clutter that is caused by too many duplicate threads. However, once CK learned how to make titles bold, he started using it with every single thread that he created -- which is bad enough, because many of the things he posts are only vaguely related to classic films.
Maven - in case you haven't noticed, I'm not using bold anymore, either, on thread titles.
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_*Turner Classic Movies pick for July 16, 2008: Swing Time*_
?Swing Time,? TCM, Wednesday, July 16, 6 p.m. (EST)
One of the most iconic images in film history is Fred Astaire dancing with Ginger Rogers. Of the 10 movies they made together, ?Swing Time? (1936), directed by George Stevens, is easily the best.
As usual, there isn?t much of a plot. Fred is a night club performer and Ginger is a dancing instructor. They team up as a ballroom dancing act and fall in love eventually, but Fred has a fianc? waiting for him back at his home town.
Not exactly ?Citizen Kane,? but who watches an Astaire and Rogers picture for the story? The reason ?Swing Time? stands out from their other films is that it has the best score (music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields) and musical numbers, including ?Pick Yourself Up,? ?Never Gonna Dance,? ?A Fine Romance? and, best of all, Astaire?s amazing solo ?Bojangles of Harlem.? (One number, ?The Way You Look Tonight,? won the Oscar for Best Song.)
Supporting Fred and Ginger are second bananas Victor Moore, Helen Broderick and, of course, the immortal Eric Blore. The glossy black-and-white art deco sets are by Van Nest Polglase.
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> Boomerang will be released. It's up for pre-order at DVD Empire.
Good to know. I have the original, recalled *Boomerang!* DVD, but I'm still curious to see if the extras will be the same, or if there'll be any difference.
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> People can post what they want to post. If exception is taken, don't read it...
Very well, if that is the case, you shouldn't be reading this thread...
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> {quote:title=ask wrote:}{quote}
> I took the initiative to report ck to tcm. He shouldn't last too long, unless tcm ignores what I sent them.
Thank you, ask
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*The People Against O'Hara* (1951)
A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Diana Lynn, Pat O'Brien. Dir: John Sturges. BW-102 mins, TV-PG
I'm really looking forward to this as well, I don't think I've ever seen Tracy and Pat O'Brian together in a movie. Should be fun.
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> hamradio: "I just think that CK simply has a strong passion for movies"
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> Hi, ham, actually, CK simply has a strong passion for CK and seeing his threads everywhere.
Agree 100%.
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> *Tomorrow* (1972)
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> A lonely farmer cares for an abandoned mother and her infant.
> Cast: Robert Duvall, Olga Bellin, Sudie Bond. Dir: Joseph Anthony. C-103 mins, TV-PG
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> Another rare film. Not widely shown. A little slow moving, but this is a very interesting film about a couple of very poor lone country people a long time ago.
I have been meaning to watch this one for the longest time. It wasn't even available on video for the longest time, IIRC. In any event, I'm glad that TCM is showing it, Robert Duvall is an awesome awesome actor.
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> I like the documentaries and would love for them to show *When The Lion Roars* again.
I'm also a big fan of *MGM: When the Lion Roars*. It's a shame it is still not on DVD. Do you think the 6+ hour running time is a factor for TCM not showing it more often?
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> And thanks also for keeping your suggestions to TCM airings. It's frustrating to see notices regarding movies being shown on channels like Encore, FMC, Showtime. etc. that I don't receive. Like holding candy in front of me, then snatching it away.
Well said, I agree 100%. If I wanted to know what's on the Encore channel, I wouldn't be on the TCM boards.
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I'd love to see more of the Roz Russell movies that aren't already on video be released on DVD. *A Majority of One*, for example, which I TiVo'd last night, but which would look even better if released on a DVD with some nice anamorphic widescreen video transfer. Maybe even a few extras on the side.