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Lange isn't hot anymore. Hasn't been since the early eighties.

The moderators have the power to remove disallowed words from the filter - but they'll only do so on a case by case basis. We have to bring a disallowed word to their attention and ask them to permit it from now on. I've done this several times and they've responded well. There are fewer disallowed words now.

Sex is still a tradeable commodity, it's true.

Dim, rainy days are good for movies of an existential nature. Jim Jarmusch's 'Dead Man' (1995) is a good example of what I mean. Joel Coen's 'The Man Who Wasn't There' (2001) is another.

Yeah!! I watch that one too. Love that song over the opening titles: "This old house - sure is lookin' good, We got the finest snowman in the neighborhood"

Ignoramce can be bliss, of course. If I've not seen a movie before, there's probably no way I can know if a scene has been cut and therefore won't be bothered. But, if I know from experience that something is missing - it bothers me A LOT. TCM ran a censored print of 'The Owl and the Pussycat' (1970) which I remember fondly from its original run - and when the scene where Streisand confronts the guys in the car was cut out, I was very disappointed by that.

I love the first four Cheech & Chong movies: 'Up in Smoke' (1978) 'Next Movie' (1980) 'Nice Dreams' (1981) 'Things Are Tough All Over' (1982) While each was a little less than the one prior (except maybe 'Next Movie'), all of them are mega-cheerful experiences for me and have been watched many, many times.

From the file of forgotten chart records of the past, here's one from 1970 by Vic Dana. I remember that it would peculiarly be played on Toronto's CHUM station every day between 4:30 and 5:00 pm - as I was on my way home from work - for a couple of weeks, until it disappeared. For whatever reason, I've always had a real affection for minor-chord masterpieces like this. This peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apy2u3ZADcY

Yep. Not a good movie. A real disappointment, considering its title.

'Killdozer' is one of the worst made-for-tv movies ever. I'm all for TCM running some made-for-tv "telefilms" - there were many good ones. But 'Killdozer'? Yikes.

'The Island of Dr. Moreau' (1996) I love that lambasted version. It's the best - the best, Jerry!

Bastet, I also like that movie. That it speaks to you complexly is making me recommend a book to you that I believe you will find outstanding - it's 'The Women's Room' by Marilyn French. I was impressed by it, to say the least.

I realize that there are a couple of extremely negative personalities that consistently post in a manner intended to wind people up. It's deliberate and it's done entirely for the entertainment of those personalities. It's known as trolling. I'm beginning to think that it's a problem for you in particular. You not only can't resist biting on the bait, you react with such protractedness that those who basically understand your feelings - and fundamentally agree - are somewhat disinclined to support your rants. Our moderator has put the a-word insult to rest, and I'd ask you to not play a part in its resurrection, even for sarcastic purposes.

I'll drink with Fred. I have a long history of drinking with a great many people.

My favorite Keenan Wynn performance was as Luke Plummer in 'Stagecoach' (1966). Just outstanding. Now there's a movie I wish TCM would run.

If those guys were alive today, they'd be too busy fending of sex assault allegations to worry about anything else.

It became so highly regarded as a movie made for tv that it was expanded a little and given a theatrical release in Europe.

There are many. One of them is 'Quest for Fire' (1981). Another is 'Harvey' (1950) I could go on, but I hate making lists because a list always seems to diminish the import of each title that's on it (a getting lost in the crowd effect, I'd guess).

Logic? All I said was I'm unfamiliar with Warren William, probably because he died a long time ago and I don't remember him in movies. Nobody suggested dumping anything.

Argument? I thought I was just postulating reasons for why I'm not familiar with Warren William. Apparently, he was in 'The Wolf Man' but I can't really remember what he was in that. And, though I've watched many classic movies in my life, I'm not a FAN of the "golden age", generally speaking.

Great news for those who've been living without TCM lately.

You should see Paris, Ontario. It's the best, Jerry! The best!

I've watched it about 10 times now, and the last thing I'd accuse Leone of is not having any creativity. The opening credits sequence alone is like nothing I'd ever experienced before. The thing about westerns is - probably every possible plot idea has been done somewhere already. It's not a complicated genre, plot-wise. Leone brought new visual styles, new pacings, more glorious music, rougher violence and less hard and fast hero/villain characterizations. To this day, it's still my favorite Jason Robards Jr. movie. That voice!

I thought my question was funny, Dargs. But I really am not familiar with Warren William, probably because : 1 - he died 2 years before I was born 2 - most of the movies he was in are not the kind I find very memorable

Who's Warren William?