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Interesting exercise!
1920- N/A
1930-All Quiet on the Western Front
1940-The Grapes of Wrath
1950-Sunset Blvd.
1960-Sons and Lovers
1970-Patton
1980-Ordinary People
1990-Goodfellas
2000-Billy Elliot
2010-The Kids Are All Right
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6 hours ago, TopBilled said:
Cheat Sheet:
351. THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928) with Renee Falconetti.
352. STAGECOACH (1939) with Claire Trevor & John Wayne.
353. SWEET ROSIE O'GRADY (1943) with Betty Grable & Robert Young.
354. PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (1948) with Cecil Kellaway & Joseph Cotten.
355. LUST FOR LIFE (1956) with Kirk Douglas.
356. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967) with Sidney Poitier.
357. LOVE STORY (1970) with Ryan O'Neal & Ali MacGraw.
358. NASHVILLE (1975) with Karen Black.
359. THE LAST EMPEROR (1987)
360. SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (1991) with Julia Roberts.
Unless #353 is retouched, Betty Grable really did have a peaches and cream complexion. Beautiful!
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On 12/6/2019 at 10:32 PM, speedracer5 said:
If TCM ever shows Hot Spell, I am for sure going to DVR it, because I want to know what the big deal is. Is it really the end all, be all of film?
Lol.
Leonard Maltin reviews: "Quinn---not just a pig but a blue-ribbon hog---cheats on wife Booth, who spouts irritating platitudes like Hazel on speed."
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On 12/6/2019 at 10:25 PM, speedracer5 said:
I concur with this. I literally own every Christmas movie that I wish to see. So unless I somehow learn about a new Christmas film, or something amazing comes out, I have all the Christmas films I can use.
The only Christmas film that I wish TCM would show is Christmas Holiday-- as it's one of the few Gene Kelly films that I haven't seen. Other than that, I'm all set with my Christmas films.
I love Christmas in Connecticut much more than 'Miracle,' or 'Life,' those films are okay... but I prioritize so many more of my Christmas films above those two. If I don't see either of those films, it's not the end of the world.
Sometimes I wonder if people legitimately love Miracle on 34th Street or It's a Wonderful Life or one of the million versions of A Christmas Carol because they legitimately love the movie and must watch it every year--or whether they think they should like the film because of its reputation as the quintessential Christmas film. This same question can be asked of things like Citizen Kane or holding up actors like Marlon Brando in high regard. Do they REALLY think that Citizen Kane is the greatest film of all time, or Marlon Brando is the greatest actor of all time, or do they just say that so that they sound like they're "with it" and a true film aficionado? If these highly acclaimed films and/or actors are truly that person's favorite, than these are not the people I'm talking about.
Miracle on 34th Street is my all-time favorite Christmas movie. Followed by Christmas in Connecticut and Remember the Night (I'm fond of Barbara Stanwyck) and 1949's Come to the Stable with Loretta Young and Celeste Holm. For holiday musicals, I like to watch both of Bing's films: Holiday Inn and White Christmas.
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22 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said:
I bet it’s huge in Japan.
I'll bet the French will like it.
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On 12/12/2019 at 8:05 AM, Hoganman1 said:
You're right. One film that would qualify is BODY HEAT. It has all the characteristics of noir. Also, LA CONFIDENTIAL and BLACK DAHLIA are tributes to the film noir era. SEA OF LOVE and BASIC INSTINCT are considered neo-noir by many. Everyone has their own definition of "film noir". While I generally consider the genre to be limited to B&W films from the 40s and 50s, I certainly respect the opinions of those who have a much broader view.
My favorite neo-noir is Chinatown. Followed by Body Heat and LA Confidential. And I agree with your definition of film noir. When the French critics came up with that phrase they were referring to black & white crime dramas/detective stories of the 1940s & 50s.
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20 hours ago, Neil Coppola said:
Cuban-born character actress Antonia Rey passed away in February 2019. A familiar face, she appeared in movies Hair, Kiss Me, ****, Jacob's Ladder and many more as well as on the stage. She appeared on TV in Who's the Boss? and, up to the time of her death at age 91, in the TV series Happy! She lived in NYC and I was lucky enough in the eighties to catch her crossing the street in Greenwich Village as she smiled back at me. How could she be recommended to be added to TCM Remembers 2019 if it's not too late.
It's too late. But thanks for the tip. I'll add her to my Final Curtain Call 2019 list that I publish at the end of the year.
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2 minutes ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
Did you realize that the post you're replying to is from 2007?
Anyhow, my take is that for a film like Blackboard Jungle, B&W is a better "fit" than Color. There is just a more gritty, hard, almost "dirty" look that reflects the school and neighborhood that these kids and their teachers are living day-to-day. Color tends to brighten thing up and that is contrary to what such a film is about.
(of course as filmnoirguy, you know what I'm getting at!).
Yes to 2007, but since TCM has it on its front page today, I thought I'd take a stab at it anyway. And yes, I get it! Give me a good old gritty, dirty black & white any day.
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Ironically, I met both Rick Jason and Vic Morrow when I was producing TV commercials in L.A. in the 1970s. I cast Rick Jason as the voice/over talent for a 3M commercial. One of the nicest guys I ever worked with in La La Land. A few years later, I sat next to Morrow at a local watering hole and had a fun conversation about Combat! which was one of my favorite TV shows. And I'm sure we must have talked about Blackboard Jungle---I only wish I had written down the conversation in a notebook! Little did I know both of these guys would meet with tragic deaths.
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On 10/4/2007 at 7:17 PM, JoeLynn said:
Is Blackboard Jungle available in color? I don't mind black and white but it would be nice to see it in color.
Since it was filmed in black & white, that's the only way to watch it. In 1955, some of the exteriors of the high school in Rebel Without a Cause were originally filmed in black & white. But when Blackboard Jungle was released, Warner Bros. realized Rebel would look too similar, so they made the change to color. Hence, James Dean's black leather jacket became a bright red jacket. So if you want to watch a teen rebel movie in color, try Rebel Without a Cause. Otherwise, I would stick to the b&w version of Blackboard Jungle.
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On 12/8/2019 at 1:01 AM, Cleo noir said:
It's too bad that you only air one film noir movie on Saturday, and repeat it on Sunday morning. It would be great if you could expand your film noir programming. There's another cable station that airs film noir on Thursday and Sunday nights. TCM needs to increase film noir movies, as there are many fans out there.
What cable channel is that, Cleo Noir?
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On 8/30/2016 at 6:10 PM, rayban said:
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She certainly made musicals, but "Annie Get Your Gun" and "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek" seemed to have overshadowed everything else.
Along with those two movies, my favorite Betty Hutton pictures are 1945's Incendiary Blonde and 1952's Best Pic The Greatest Show on Earth.
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On 7/1/2018 at 8:57 PM, AstaireCat said:
Betty Hutton was a major talent and simply wonderful in many of her films. She is good with Bing in "Here Come the Waves" where she plays twin sisters. Her voice was beautiful. As she stated, after she replaced Judy Garland in "Annie Get Your Gun," and was treated with such distain by the co-stars (this was shocking to hear and very sad) she did not want to be in pictures any more. Who can blame her? But she was terrific in "The Greatest Show on Earth." Do not think any other actress could have done that immensely physical role.
But must add, she was Fred Astaire's least favorite partner....probably because of their opposing styles. This is not conjecture but was told to me by those who were there...........(respectfully they must remain anonymous.)
I've read that she was Astaire's least favorite, not because of opposing styles, but because she was totally uncooperative. And he's not the only one to complain about her. Her sister, Marion, wrote that Betty was her own worst enemy.
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My favorite Kirk Douglas movies are (in order of release): Champion (1949), Young Man with a Horn (1950), Ace in the Hole (1951), Detective Story (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Lust for Life (1956) and Paths of Glory (1957).
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On 5/6/2009 at 8:09 PM, Roberta109 said:
Actually I prefer the 1936 Show Boat because of magnificent performance of Irene Dunne as Magnolia Hawks as well as Helen Morgan, who was in the original stage production, 1927, as Julie LaVerne. I also loved the 1951 version because I adore Howard Keel. But, there is no comparison between Irene Dunne and Kathyrn Grayson. Both had gorgeous trained singing voices, but Irene Dunne's acting range and depth moved me to tears in Show Boat. Kathyrn Grayson's strength was her beauty and magnificent voice, but not her acting talent, in my humble opinion.
Yes, Rose Marie, 1936, was a standout for me because of the spectacular singing , acting talents of Nelson Eddy and Jeannette MacDonald and their captivating chemistry on screen. The story was not so great, but they were superstars who acted and sang their hearts out in this oh so romantic love story.
I know the critics also prefer the 1936 Show Boat, but for my money, MGM's Technicolor valentine in1951 is best. I don't agree that Grayson lacked acting talent (ever seen her in Kiss Me, Kate?). All three principals, Grayson, Keel and especially Gardner gave excellent performances. Not to mention Joe E. Brown, Agnes Moorehead and Marge & Gower Champion's dancing. Sidebar: Show Boat won the Photoplay Gold Medal Award as Most Popular Movie of 1951, voted on by their readers. Both Ava Gardner and Howard Keel were runners-up in Acting categories.
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On 5/28/2012 at 7:43 PM, ERROL23 said:
1917,Two song pluggers,Skeets Harrigan(John Payne)and Harry Calhoun(Jack Oakie)are looking for a song to help put them on top.Skeets and Harry meet The Blaine sisters,Lily(Betty Grable)and Katie(Alice Faye)two talented dancers and singers.Skeets,Katie,and Harry meet Joe Codd(Elisha Cook JR)a songwriter with a song,You Say The Sweetest Things,and they buy it from him and it takes off.Katie and Skeets fall in love,but she dislikes his ruthless ways of getting to the top.
They buy another song,America,I love You and Skeets promises it to Katie,but Nora Bayes(Ester Ralston)also wants it and Skeets sells it to her.When Katie learns she leaves Skeets and Harry and joins her sister in England working in a show.Katie meets Captain Carstair(John Loder)and they soon become engaged.
1917,WW1 breaks out and Skeets and Harry join the army and are shipped to England.When they find the Blaine Sisters are there,Harry wants to bring Skeets and Katie back together,but hes ashamed of the way hes treated her.
This is a GREAT Fox Musical.DONT MISS.
Totally agree, E-23. Wonder why it's never been released on DVD or Blu-ray?
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When asked, Doris Day said there was only one actor she did not like working with and that was Kirk Douglas in Young Man with a Horn.
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2 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
Kirk did well early in his career with Best Actor:
- 1949 Champion , 1952 Bad & the Beautiful and 1956 Lust for Life.
But nothing after 1956 and in the 3 films mentioned Kirk did some of his best work. I assume a major reason was that he was so independent. E.g. he had his own production company for Lonely are the Brave and Spartacus. Paths of Glory was a United Artist film and they had a lot less power to push their films \ talent over the majors.
It's unfortunate Kirk wasn't nominated in 1951 for either Detective Story or Ace in the Hole. I understand the latter bombed at the box office (it was released under the title: The Big Carnival because apparently the studio heads thought it would be a bigger draw). However, he may have cancelled himself out of the Oscar race.
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On 11/27/2019 at 5:04 PM, Dargo said:
The actor in question will now respond to this:
"So, it's just me and clowns then, eh?!"
(...oh c'mon, Tom...you KNEW I couldn't resist this, now didn't ya?!)
LOL
Remember his brilliant performance in BUtterfield 8 along with Liz who actually won an Oscar for such drivel? And btw, that's the so-called classic I don't want to see again.
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5 hours ago, David Guercio said:
I’m sure you all have seen the Christmas movie Deck The Halls with Danny Devito and Matthew Broderick. Very funny Christmas movie. In the scene where Matthew Broderick is sad and all alone. Which Christmas movie is he watching? Is that Meet Me In S.T. Louise with Judy Garland or which Christmas movie is that?
One is a great Christmas movie, and one is sooooooo bad.
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Since You Went Away is my favorite Claudette Colbert movie. Sudden Fear is my favorite Joan Crawford film. Christmas in Connecticut is NOT my favorite Stanwyck comedy (The Lady Eve is) but I'll be watching it this holiday season because I love it. The Unsinkable Molly Brown is my favorite Debbie Reynolds musical (and, btw, I held the door for her at her Vegas hotel back in the day, and she even said "Thank you").
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On 11/21/2019 at 11:31 AM, speedracer5 said:
Some of these look familiar but I cannot recall the titles.
I love 33. I've seen that movie a dozen times and I never tire of it.
I've also seen 39 and 40.
When I told my friends that I don't cry at movies, they were determined to find the saddest movie of all time to see if I would cry. They picked #39.
I didn't cry.
I already knew the ending, so I was anticipating it.
So you didn't Cry Tomorrow?
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This movie played like a fantasy when it was released in 1976. My how times have changed! Today, Howard Beale could be President!
It was my favorite film of 1976, losing the Best Pic Oscar to Rocky. Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight took home Oscars. William Holden was nominated. This is the movie for which Sidney Lumet should have won for Best Director. He never won a competitive Oscar, but did receive an Honorary Award at the 2005 Academy Awards.
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Her best films were Violent Saturday with Victor Mature, A Kiss Before Dying with Robert Wagner and Toward the Unknown with William Holden.
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Best nose jo...I mean rhinoplasty in Hollywood
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Peter O'Toole did indeed have a nose job. I've seen the before photo! I assume the Rhonda Fleming movie you're speaking of is Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945). One of the most famous is Dean Martin's, although he never made a movie with his old nose. I've read that Jennifer Grey's ruined her career. And Carol Burnett's chin job never looked quite right to me.