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Moviecollector's Unscheduled Sci-Fi X-Files (all studios, Intl)
http://moviecollector.us/reports/unscheduled_Sci_Fi_Genre_Intl.htm
I guess you've never heard of 'Flick' (1970).
This Canadian movie made quite an impression on us for a brief time in Toronto. It's a Frankenstein-themed oddity.
It was re-titled 'Dr. Frankenstein on Campus' for the U.S. market.
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Kevin McCarthy in 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers', both '56 and '78.
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A snake-woman theme would be a good series for TCM.
Does it have to be women? If not, there's 'Sssssss' (1973).
That's a great one wherein Strother Martin turns some poor guy into a snake-man.
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Woah - that's some wicked-**** skunk. Quick - where's the Visine?
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Oh, I agree with your "diagnosis" here, "Dr.Ham".
(...but I'm ALSO pretty sure most of us "laypeople" out here have pretty much figured this out too, including Mr. Baum...and so I seriously doubt he too didn't realize the metaphorical intentions of his story when he wrote it)
Not to mention that the same actors play the parts of the real-life family and friends as well as the principal Oz inhabitants she meets. Weird how the mean Miss Gulch who takes from Dorothy her beloved Toto would end up represented as the wicked witch, huh? And the travelling showman would end up being the wizard? Subtle hints.....not.
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I've seen him interviewed on the extra features of several DVD's. A true artist in his work.
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As for people making out in the back row, there is an amusement tax on that type of behavior!!
Charged to the others who keep turning their heads around to have a boo, no doubt.
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What's your policy on people making out in the back row?
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Wow, Andy!
More than 4000 movies? I think you may be the champion collector here.
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How about f*****?
Ferret?
No, that's okay too.
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Another remake I like a lot better than the original is 'The Postman Always Rings Twice ' (1981).
It's dirtier and more realistic. Jessica Lange does far more with the role than Lana Turner could. Nicholson is pretty believable as a sleazy drifter - more so than Garfield. Jack really looks sleazy in this one.
It's probably heresy that I favor the 1981 version of this in addition to the 1966 version of 'Stagecoach' more than the '46 and '39 versions respectively, but what the hey.
Worst remake ever was probably 'Psycho' (1998). Casting Vince Vaughn as nervous mama's boy Norman was one of the worst cinematic choices off all time. The movie can't overcome such a massive error no matter how hard it tries to be a shot for shot copy of the original.
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It's not really Christmas without Liberace!
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I had quite different word in mind when I began but I typed first letter of it and then realized that word which I wished to use would appear only as asterisks.
Fruit?
no, that can't be it....
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I like the 1966 'Stagecoach' with Bing Crosby, Van Heflin, Red Buttons, Ann-Margret, Robert Cummings, Alex Cord, Stephanie Powers, Keenan Wynn, Mike Connors and Slim Pickens much more than the 1939 original with John Wayne. Much more.
TCM never shows the remake, though. It's really disappointing.
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I'd have just said she was skinny. Making a comparison to "the hips of a 12 year old boy" sounds kinda creepy. In an SVU sorta way, that is...
Well, I'm a creepy guy.
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Again Elizabeth Hurley in Bedazzled
She has the hips of a 12 year old boy. That is one skinny *****.
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He has such a constant look of hurt in his face; in his eyes.
Like a frequently beaten child who just saw too much of it.
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I remember you posting that last year, GayD. Glad you posted it again - it's pretty special.
When the strings come in, I shiver.
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This is a really hard choice, deciding who's more interesting - the guy who supplies the world with sex, temptation, perversion, violence, and all manner of deviousness and intrigue - or a guy who lives far away making toys for children.
Which one draws more attention.......hmmm, which one.......which one.......this is hard........
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Monday, December 21
If you missed Period of Adjustment on December 4 it is on again today.
I think the only Jane Fonda film that has not been on recently is ..
8:15 a.m. Steelyard Blues (1973) with Donald Sutherland.
11:30 p.m. Girlfriends (1978) One of the best picks of the month for me.
1:30 a.m. Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York (1975) Hey, it’s got Jeannie Berlin in it so it is worth checking out.
'Steelyard Blues' and 'Sheila Levine' are true collectables. I can't remember the last time either of these were see-able anywhere on the tube. Probably the late 70's/early 80's.
Now, if we could just get 'Portnoy's Complaint' and 'The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker'. Yes, I'm a Richard Benjamin fan. Big time.
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Damn, sucks that no one has any love for the music I put up here. It seems to me that everyone ignores the great music I share.......
Less is more.
One at a time is best. People respond better when there's a sense of greater selectiveness.
This isn't a rule or anything, just an observation.
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Cover versions can be iffy, but this was just so good. I'll have to look at more of his music then my little 45 of "Secret Agent Man." "Summer Rain" was also a favorite, but I know there's so much more.
'Summer Rain' was the hit single from the 'Realization' album. 'Look to your Soul' was a more minor hit from the same LP, although rock critics at the time suggested that the b-side ('Going Back to Big Sur') would have made for a bigger hit if it had been the a-side instead of 'Look to Your Soul'. Personally, I like 'Look to Your Soul' better than 'Big Sur', but the entire album is pretty damn good.
Here's the lead off - a very different 'Hey Joe'
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This is hilarious. Donald Trump picked four movies and AFTERWARDS it was obvious to everyone that he had no idea what he was talking about in reference to those films? I hope the same doesn't happen if he becomes president!
They were the most expertly produced, best acted, most luxurious movies America had to offer.
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OMG, I love Johnny Rivers' singing so much! He seemed to be able to make almost any song his when he'd do it in his style.
The closing track of his beautiful 1968 LP 'Realization' was this cover:
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must tcm show the same horror, science fiction, fantasy films unceasingly?
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Me too. Downtown somewhere.
I'll never forget the tiny "robot" (if that's what it was) at the end with its guts oozing out. Weird.
How this has not become a cult item baffles me. Maybe a little too obscure?
Canadian movies didn't get much attention back then - it wasn't until Don Shebib's seminal 'Goin' Down the Road' later that year that the industry was truly born up here.