MovieFanLaura
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Whoever thinks that about Jeanette must not have seen her in LOVE ME TONIGHT...
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I love Flynn, but I'm delighted that after focusing on so many well-known films in the directors series TCM is showcasing Stewart Granger -- including a number of titles that aren't so well known along with his great swashbucklers. This makes for a very nice change of pace sandwiched in between the directors and SUTS.
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"No big deal. HANGOVER SQUARE is available on a DVD"
Well, it might be a big deal to the person a few posts down who expressed interest in seeing the film, who I assume doesn't own the DVD.
That said, I certainly agree I'd like to see TCM show more of the relatively obscure Fox titles. There are tons out there that Fox Movie Channel either doesn't show or hasn't shown for years. Hopefully TCM will be able to show more Fox movies in the months to come.
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Good news, HANGOVER SQUARE shows on TCM on September 1st.
The number of Fox films they've been showing or plan to show of late gives me hope for my "wish list" movie, CENTENNIAL SUMMER. (If TCM wants to throw in MARGIE, so much the better...!)
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Thank you for this wonderful detailed report on what sounds like a fabulous evening.
I highly recommend making the trek to Lone Pine. (It's a little further drive out of L.A. than 2 hours, though, fair warning.) We pass through Lone Pine every summer on our way to the Sierras and have visited the film museum and gone out to Movie Road hunting film locations. With maps and other reference materials (I have a book on Lone Pine), film fans can find all sorts of interesting locations; it's a fairly compact area. YELLOW SKY and RAWHIDE were just a couple of the locations we tracked down a couple summers ago.
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Narrowing it down to one film is tough, but if they could get CENTENNIAL SUMMER with Crain & Darnell from Fox, I'd be a happy camper.
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Other examples of Newman reusing his themes: the BRIGHAM YOUNG theme appeared in YELLOW SKY and RAWHIDE, and his STREET SCENE was used in several other films including I WAKE UP SCREAMING, CRY OF THE CITY, and HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE.
The "Ann Rutledge" theme from YOUNG MR. LINCOLN was not only used in another Ford film, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE, it also appeared in BELLE STARR (ironically about Southern sympathizers).
I've wondered if Newman was so incredibly busy that sometimes it was easier to recycle...besides, they are good pieces of music.
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According to the TCM Schedule this short was LONDON CAN TAKE IT! (1940). You're in luck as it is out on DVD. It is an extra on THE FIGHTING 69TH which is part of a 5-film James Cagney boxed set. I happen to have that set here on loan from my father.
The narrator is Quentin Reynolds.
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This is great news. I recorded a pan & scan copy from Fox Movie Channel and hope to record over it with a widescreen copy this summer. Thanks for the info!
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Interesting, I was offered a discount for completing a survey but it was only 10% and it was WACSURVEY (also due to expire 5/31). Ironically since it appears TCM is selling the movies for $17.99, you can get them there 10% off any time at all...although I don't know if there's any difference in shipping rates.
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It probably depends on the Costco and what they have in stock...I was at Costco Monday night hoping to get Vol. 1 of MR. MOTO at that price but no MOTO or CHAN in stock... That tends to be how Costco is, though, it's hit or miss. I plan to try again in a few days.
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HollywoodG.--Thank you very much for the service you provide in updating the list with the new titles in bold.
I have told WB in a survey, and also posted a couple times on my blog (hopefully they are searching for public feedback...), that WB desperately needs to revamp their website, including making it easy to discern recent releases. Hopefully that day will come, but in the meantime what you are doing is a real help. Just want you to know I check this thread regularly and your effort is greatly appreciated.
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My blog, Laura's Miscellaneous Musings, is not exclusively old movies, but there is very substantial classic film content. I review a number of classic films each month and also share DVD and other classic film news of interest (books, obituaries, etc.). Searching by "Tonight's Movie" will take you directly to the film reviews, although you won't pick up the other film-related posts. I've been on vacation much of this month but skimming through April will give readers a representative idea of typical content.
My blog will be four years old in a few weeks. Am always happy to have new visitors.
Thanks for asking!
Best wishes,
Laura
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I saw this film for the first time just a few months ago and was so impressed with it. It is amazing to be able to still make brand-new discoveries like this film after being a film fan since childhood.
For those who might be interested, I wrote more about it here at the time I saw it:
http://laurasmiscmusings.blogspot.com/2008/11/tonights-movie-i-know-where-im-going.html
I'm so glad The Lady Eve mentioned it here. Highly recommended.
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HANGOVER SQUARE is a Fox film which airs on Fox Movie Channel (I taped it a few months ago). TCM does sometimes get Fox films -- they have shown several recently -- but if you keep an eye on Fox Movie Channel you may find films turning up there. However, Fox Movie Channel only serves to underline how great TCM is -- Fox repeats the same films multiple times per month, and I can probably count on one hand the "new to me" classic films which turn up on that channel each month.
TCM has been doing an amazing job programming a wide variety of diverse films. For instance, the Kay Francis month this past fall was truly remarkable. I think there were probably at least 30 Francis films shown which I'd never had the opportunity to see. Later this month they are showing a bunch of interesting British films. I've peeked at July and am very excited about Nina Foch films like MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS and UNDERCOVER MAN. And yes, then there are silent movies such as were shown last night. RAMONA was depressing but fascinating from a historical point of view. I didn't get to see THE MARK OF ZORRO, but it's widely considered to be a classic. I've also read very enthusiastic comments on the recent silent THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE.
In short, there's a little something for everyone, pretty much every month. Even the 31 Days of Oscar month this year, which I usually find a bit dull with repeats of classics I've seen countless times, showed a number of diverse titles, including some romantic comedies I'd never seen.
No, I don't work for TCM.
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Thank you very much for the response, TCMProgrammer. It's interesting, I noticed yesterday that Time Warner had pushed back the start times for films later in the evening, like THE GAY DESPERADO -- in fact the DVR "cancelled" my initial programming of THE GAY DESPERADO, which is I why I noticed the change, because I had to reset it to record.
However, the DVR -- which was programmed several days ago -- did not pick up on the MARK OF ZORRO change, which still ended at 7:00 p.m. Pacific. I had set it to run a couple minutes over, "just in case," but it wasn't enough. Now I know why.
I do hope you'll be able to rescreen this film in the future. I'm a longtime film fan but new to silent movies and was really looking forward to it, especially as it would be a relatively "accessible" silent film to share with my kids.
Thanks again --
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Happened again tonight...ZORRO ran over its time slot...so if you're recording movies back to back on a Time Warner DVR you have a nice blip cut out near the end of the movie...or if you just set it for the movie, even with programming the DVR to run over a bit, you might be missing the ending (as I am).
Given the movie's length and the introduction by Mr. Osborne and his cohost, why didn't they set it for a 1 hour, 45 minute time slot instead of 90 minutes?
Sigh...
I absolutely love you, TCM, but I hope programmers will note this issue and see what can be done in the future to avoid the problem. It really seems like it would be doable to program a little more precisely.
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I was sad this ran past the time slot; even setting the DVR recording to run a little over, I didn't get all of it.
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Our DVR (Time Warner) has the option to record two shows simultaneously, or watch one/record one, but it cannot be set with overlapping recordings on the same channel -- for instance, the first movie set to run long and the second movie to start early. That would be a great feature!
I understand our DVR system may change in the next few weeks -- perhaps that will be a new option.
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Setting the DVR to run long is a good idea which helps in many cases, but unfortunately not when one is recording films on DVR back to back.
For instance, a few days ago a couple of the films in the TORCHY BLANE marathon rang long. As I copied them to a video to save, I was able to "patch together" the endings of the films which spread into the next time slot, but a few seconds were lost in each case.
When a DR. GILLESPIE movie ran slightly long earlier this week, the rest of the movie wasn't even in the "time slot" for the next GILLESPIE film -- the final seconds, including "THE END," completely disappeared. Frustrating for a movie lover who would like to be able to see or keep the film in its entirety.
It's a relatively small quibble, compared to the great service TCM does for all of us, but it would be nice if they could work on this somehow.
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I have only been able to find 15 new titles listed online and have not yet seen a list with more than 15 titles posted elsewhere. Could you point me to the location of the additional four titles, if this information is accurate?
Thanks much --
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I ordered CLOSE TO MY HEART, THE CROWDED SKY, and ROOM FOR ONE MORE. I agree, the price is a little steep for "plain vanilla" unrestored movies. I'd like to see them regularly priced in the $10-13 range.
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Is this a complete list? I understood they would release 20 titles per month, and this is 15...
Thank you for the information!
Best wishes --
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I filled it out and had no trouble getting the coupon code, which was on a screen at the end of the survey. It looked just like the sample posted below.
The print was somewhat small, is it possible you zipped past the screen and missed it?
Films and Food; Food in Films
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I really like TORTILLA SOUP with Hector Elizondo as a chef. It's a very hard movie to watch on an empty stomach. It's a remake of EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN which I haven't yet seen.
NO RESERVATIONS and the film it was based on, MOSTLY MARTHA, also have some scenes that will make you hungry.
Can't think of older films along these lines offhand --