markfp2
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TCM doesn't own the Universal library (including the pre-48 Paramounts). They simply lease certain titles from them. I wish they did own it, them maybe we'd get to see all those many hundreds of great titles that are sitting Universal's vault someplace. Universal decides what titles they want to lease to TCM, not the other way around.
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Thanks for the latest update on "Song of the South". It really sucks. Oh well, there are a number of, shall we say, "non-traditional" dealers who will continue to continue to make money on this one.
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Actually, from what I've read, Disney is preparing a DVD release of "Song of the South", hopefully in the next year or so. From what I understand, they are planning on having a well-known African-American record additional material to provide insight into the controversy regarding the film. The name James Earl Jones has been mentioned.
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Welcome to the boards. I sent you some information that might help you. Just go to the top of this page and click on "private messages".
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I certainly agree that Hattie McDaniel was a fine actress. It wasn't a lack of acting ability that kept her in the roles she played, it was the times she lived in. If she were around today, she would be a very highly regarded performer who would be in demand for great roles.
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I think we need to show a little tolerance here. It's been brought out many times that TCM will always show a film letterboxed when possible. If a film is not part of their library, then they are at the mercy of whoever they got it from. If they order a letterboxed version and they receive a pan & scan version and it's too late to change the printed schedules what should they do? If they show the pan & scan they'll get grief and if they pull the film and substitute something else without advance notice they'll get grief anyway. They can't win either way. As for me I'd rather they show the version they have and then reschedule it when they can get the proper one as they did with last year's showing of "Reds".
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The last I heard of this picture was in the 1980's when it was in an obscure tv movie package being distributed by Time-Life Television which is no longer in business. I can't remember who bought them out.
While I certainly wouldn't want to see TCM getting into running made-for-tv movies on a regular basis. I think an exception could be made for this outstanding film which stars two of movies greatest legendary stars. The movie is over 30 years old so just from that standard it could be considered in the realm of "classics". If TCM could come up with this one, you won't hear any complaints from me.
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Actually, according to Leonard Maltin's books it's in "Naughty Nineties". It is on one of the collections, but they're pretty cheap. I've seen them in Wal-Mart for about $11. No, I've never been a big fan of A&C either. I might watch a film now and then, but that's enough for me.
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Here's another welcome to you jasoncinema1. You have a powerful task ahead of you and that's educating your peers to the joys of classic films. It's so important that TCM developes new and younger viewers and that shouldn't be done by just showing newer films. As you found out there is so much to enjoy in the oldies and it's really a shame that so many younger people today find it so "uncool" (or whatever the term is nowadays) to watch anything older than a few years or god forbid in black and white. They are missing so much. Thanks for making my day and please become a regular on these boards.
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Wouldn't be great if TCM could pursade the cable companies and satellite services to carry both feeds like they do with some other channels. It would be easier for those of us who record a lot. Although I can't really see them giving up channel space for a non-commercial station since there isn't any commercial money get a cut from.
I know, even better, let's get TCM to have a TCM2 channel. One could show nothing but old films and the other could show "newer" old films, say 60s-70s and '80s. It might keep the bickering on these boards down.
Oh well, I can dream.
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I also agree. "Cinema Paradiso" is one of those rare cases where a fairly recent film can already become a classic. I also agree with tcmprogrammer for showing the original version. I've seen both versions and I think this a much better one, especially if one has never seen it before. That said, it would be interesting to show the extended version sometime so people can judge for themselves.
Thank goodness it's being shown on TCM and in Italian. The dubbed version is one of the worst dubbing jobs I can remember.
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You ask good questions, but I think they would be better addressed to the distibutor of the film and not TCM. They can only show the version they receive. Any "butchering" was done prior to TCM getting the rights. As for TCM showing silent versions of Gone With The Wind and Wizard of Oz, you're just being rediculous.
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Sorry, but this is a pet peeve of mine. I don't put any stock in these kinds of lists. The only fair way to consider what's the greatest "whatever" film is to have everyone who votes see every film of that type ever made, before they vote, and of course that's impossible. These things just are popularity contests. No more, no less.
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I find it interesting, that when TCM changed their online schedule format, hundreds of folks were writing in complaining and hinting of tar and feathers. Yet, it's been several weeks since tcmviewer wrote to thank them for fixing the various problems and in that time only one other person had the courtesy to thank them too. I guess most people on this forum only like to complain.
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If you look at the bottom of this page you can link to TCM's international channels. They have one in the UK, France, Spain and Latin America and recently Canada, but sadly for you, nothing in Germany that I know of. Maybe when you get over there you can rally all the German film buffs to demand TCM. Good luck!
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Well, it looks like you are in luck. "THIS IS YOUR LIFE-THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, VOL. 1" is out on DVD. It contains 18 shows including Milton Berle, Johnny Cash, Bette Davis, Laurel & Hardy, Roy Rogers and Vincent Price. Since this is volume one, I would think that more will follow.
It's available from most online DVD dealers. Perhaps the easiest way is to go to the top of this page and click on "shopping". This links you to Movies Unlimited. Just search "This is Your Life" and you'll find it. They show it priced for $44.99.
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Well, getting films out of archives is never as simple as it sounds. I know, I've been involved with a rare classic film convention for over 25 years and it's never easy. However, I agree with you. It always amazes me that certain archives will spend hundreds of thousands of (donated) dollars to restore films and then the only showings will be at their own location. These films should be shared and there would be no better place than TCM.
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Jerry, most of the titles you mentioned including Will Roger's "State Fair" are shown several times a year on The Fox Movie Channel, so they do exist in good condition. I just recorded "Zoo in Budapest" and "Four Sons" a couple of weeks ago. If it's not carried on your cable system, perhaps it's time to raise a little hell with them and demand FMC. Better yet switch to satellite, both services carry it.
FMC can't come close to TCM and they show far too many recent films, but just for the classics alone, it's worth having.
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While you may be correct as to these films, just because missing parts exist in an archive, someplace, doesn't mean that TCM can get them. I'm sure if TCM had access to them they'd be delighted to show the complete films.
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I don't know about Canadian regulations, but the difference in U.S. and Canadian schedules mainly results from a couple of things. First, when TCM leases films from other studios, say Paramount, their contract may not give them the Canadian rights so they have to show something else in its place. Also, TCM cannot just show anything they want from the Warner library even though both are owned by Time-Warner. I know it sounds strange, but this has been discussed here several times and there a number of legal reasons. Since TCM is new up there, it's likely that over the years Warner has leased some films to other channels in Canada and TCM can't touch them.
Anyway, regardless of what you can't see, I know you'll be delighted with what you do get. Enjoy.
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I don't judge performers by their sexual preference, Just like I don't judge them by the color of their skin or what religion they are. All that matters to me is their talent.
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Well, I wouldn't feel too sorry for her, I understand she's had a very good career as the singing voice of stars and other singing work. I don't know anything about her personal life, but perhaps she was happy with what she was doing and didn't want to be a "star"and have all the stress that goes with it. If you want to see her face, she played "Sister Sophia" in "The Sound of Music".
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"This Happy Breed" is one of a number of David Lean films TCM has leased from another company. Since the others, like "Brief Encounter", have had more than one showing I think it's likely that it will also be shown again too.
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The late 1960s were a really bad time for MGM. Remember how they had to sell off the backlot and auction off all the props. I would guess that they owned the rights to the book, but decided not to spend all the money on producing what would have been a large-scale film. I wonder what became of the rights. Perhaps, they only had an "option" on the book and it reverted back to Ryan or maybe they resold them to another studio which for whatever reason never made the film either.
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You won't see it on TCM because they don't show made-for-tv movies, but I know I've seen it within the last couple of years. I can't recall who showed it, but it it might have been Encore's Mystery Channel or one of the other premium movie channels.