path40a
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Are there actually people who rate Bugsy (1991) highly;-)
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Larry, you were on the set of "Bachelor in Paradise"??? I just saw (and reviewed) this movie recently, not bad. Please, tell us more!
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The movie was The Man in Possession (1931):
http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=pageA&item=213
and the actress was Irene Purcell. Good choice daddysprimadonna!
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FWIW, TCM will be showing films "Starring Jean Arthur" on June 3rd, starting with that weekend's Essential Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). Now a night (or day) of Charles Coburn movies, that would be fabulous!
Oops, I just checked and they already did that (e.g. honor Mr. Coburn) last June 4th!
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I knew it must be on these boards somewhere, and also that nickdimeo (who unfortunately no longer participates) had something to do with it, but couldn't find it when I'd searched for it earlier. Thanks, coffeedan!
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As such, I don't understand why anyone would find anything about it confusing.
Well, as you can see, it clearly is confusing and others besides myself have commented about this disruptive (might be too strong of a word) habit of yours. You see, not everyone replies to a specific post within a thread, and when they want to participate, they just post their comments to the last entry in the thread. If your post, CineSage, was the last one made to a particular thread, then their post would retain the subject title you typed containing your, er, "wit". This makes it most confusing, as I pointed out in the Hitchcock Trivia thread, for not only newcomers to these boards, but for some of us regulars as well. I had to cut and paste this original thread's title into the subject line to (shall we say) get it back on track;-)
Of course, no one can keep you from continuing to do what you do; I just thought it might be helpful for you to understood "our" point of view.
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If (like me) you're still getting through the rare Rudolph Valentino silents that just had their world television premiere on TCM this past Sunday night, perhaps you haven't thought to post your comments here yet. I'm kind of surprised to be the first one to bring up this subject in this forum.
I saw Beyond the Rocks (1922) this AM and was so impressed by the lavishness of its sets and locales that included the coast where Valentino first meets (by rescuing) Gloria Swanson, the Swiss Alps where he rescues her again, then Versailles followed by the African desert. Overall, a very good silent that I'd easily recommend to anyone who hasn't seen it. Plus, except for a few spots, the print was very clear.
I've written a complete synopsis of Moran of the Lady Letty (1922) on my website, and also added several corrections to imdb.com's listing for this film.
I haven't seen The Young Rajah (1922) yet, but did watch The Delicious Little Devil (1919) and thought it was simple yet amusing. The plot seemed oddly familiar, but I can't place it.
The first one I saw was Stolen Moments (1920), which may have been better if they'd found (and restored) all of it. This "cut" version, meant to emphasize Valentino after he'd become a star, loses a lot wrt continuity such that it's somewhat confusing. For instance, it wasn't at all clear to me whether Marguerite Namara's character actually killed him, and the man was covering up for her, or his retelling was of the actual event. Plus, I got the impression that this man was her brother or some other relation. I'm not sure the brief synopsis found in TCM's database is entirely accurate. Can anyone else clear this up for me?
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It's a shame I don't live on your coast (well, not really;-) because I'd love to see Seventh Heaven (1927) and some of the others as well. BTW, Sparrows and Show People will be on TCM in June.
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This week's TCM Picks have been posted:
http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=tcm#may25
and carrying over from last week's picks, some of Bette Davis's very best films from the 40's (starting tomorrow night) through The Corn is Green (1945) leading up to an excellent "Race and Hollywood: Black Images on Film" lineup this Thursday night, including the Academy Award winning Best Picture In the Heat of the Night (1967) followed by the TCM premiere of Shaft (1971) & Superfly (1972); Friday is John Wayne's birthday, and after this salute TCM begins its Memorial Day Weekend lineup which features an outstanding tribute to those who've died serving their country, several notable films include the foreign language film Westfront 1918 (1930) from Germany (much like the Oscar winner All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)), Command Decision (1948), and (next Monday) the TCM premiere of The Longest Day (1962); next Tuesday is Howard Hawks's birthday tribute followed by the last installment of RaH:BIoF and a couple more TCM premieres; and next Wednesday begins with various (titled) adventure films before the last evening with May's Star of the Month kicks off with What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962).
This will be the last, full installment of my weekly picks for awhile; because of time constraints this summer, I'll only be providing an abbreviated update on my website (and perhaps here). It'll be at least August before I attempt to resume this effort. Thanks for your interest in this thread!
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Are you referring to this:
which runs between movies on TCM sometimes?
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Congratulations on completing this task so well, TWICE!!! For me, it was hard enough once;-)
What a tremendously creative way to do July 4th! And I love your tongue-in-cheek Sunday lineup as well. Plus, it seems you and I have similar B movie tastes! Fredric March is a good SOTM choice, one that will probably earn you feaito's vote if he "plays" this time. I'll be interested in seeing that James Mason premiere too!
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Right NOW, don't forget about the long lost Rudolph Valentino silents this evening:
http://forums.turnerclassicmovies.com/jive/tcm/message.jspa?messageID=7798355#7798355
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Welcome back, and thanks for the great info coffeedan!
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I've really enjoyed participating in this thread (and trying to get up earlier than vallo to have a chance to answer the ones I know first;-) Hurry back when you've found a new treasure trove of questions!
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Westfront 1918 (1930), every bit as good (if more primitive) and not as emotionally manipulative as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). It will be shown on TCM as part of their Memorial Day weekend festival.
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Good snag Kyle, I'd completely missed that one. Yes, I'll look forward to seeing Love in the Afternoon again!
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http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/schedule/month/?cid=&timezone=EST&oid=8/1/2006
Notables:
Angela Lansbury - The Manchurian Candidate (1962)!
The Marx Brothers
Susan Hayward
Gregory Peck
Humphrey Bogart
Robert Duvall (replaced Doris Day)
Burt Lancaster
Claire Trevor - Hard, Fast, and Beautiful (1951)!
Jane Powell
John Garfield
Katharine Hepburn
Rock Hudson - Written on the Wind (1956)
Walter Matthau
Lana Turner
Richard Dix!
Joseph Cotten - Love Letters (1945)
Carole Lombard - Hands Across the Table (1935) & We're Not Dressing (1934)
Bela Lugosi
Audrey Hepburn
Lee Marvin - Seven Men From Now (1956)
David Niven
Rita Hayworth - The Loves of Carmen (1948)
Van Johnson
Ann Sothern
James Stewart
Cary Grant
John Wayne - Stagecoach (1939)
Hedy Lamarr
Ingrid Bergman - For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Sidney Poitier - For Love of Ivy (1968)
Barbara Stanwyck
Wow!
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Jack, you've got the beginning of a TCM Challenge entry there. How about it?
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You've contributed to their delinquency;-) Or is it a felony? I was wondering how they got around the logo thing, thanks for the insight! Here I was thinking they digitally edited it out, but I guess that would be too much work for someone willing to rip off others through copyright infringement (the scourge of artists everywhere).
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Slight correction: the "thin man" is actually the murder victim in both the book and the film.
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As someone who scours TCM's schedule on a monthly basis, I can tell you that there are at least a couple of days each month during which TCM will air half a dozen or more rare titles. They're usually bunched altogether, and are sometimes part of a birthday tribute (like May 3rd's Mary Astor films), but not always.
Since I can't remember what TCM's schedule was like 12 years ago, and am not even sure if I was watching the channel that long ago (I certainly wasn't a daily viewer, as I have been for some years now), I don't know what it used to be like. However, I suspect that, when TCM began, every single day was like "Christmas" because everything they showed was unique relative to what was available elsewhere (with the possible exception of AMC back in those days) and that time has jaded "us" who look fondly at the "good old days" of TCM. You can witness these "squeals" of joy from an occasional newcomer to the station that expresses their newfound discovery on these boards.
I've noticed a lot of the complaints regarding the schedule (and the occasional appearance of TCM's logo or its size in the corner of the screen) come from the same persons who participate in the threads about creating DVDs from TCM's content. So I often wonder if there is some underground marketplace where the sale of these 'rare' titles is highly profitable. It's logical, I mean, if I was making some livelihood from selling pirated classic movie DVDs, I'd be pretty upset with TCM for showing the same titles over and over again each month;-)
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Are there any other Reagan films that i should try to catch up on?
He was in some other notable films, in cameo roles, like Dark Victory (1939) (certainly worth seeing, but not because of Reagan) and Knute Rockne All American (1940) (which he's credible in because of his physicality). Plus, he's got that hilarious double speak bit in Desperate Journey (1942) during which he holds his own in an ensemble cast alongside Errol Flynn. But the only other great role of his (that I've seen), other than the aforementioned Kings Row (1942), is opposite Eleanor Parker (and Eve Arden) in The Voice of the Turtle (1947), aka One for the Book (1947), which I'd recommend.
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This week's TCM Picks have been posted:
http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=tcm#may18
and they include three TCM premieres which are part of the continuing "Race and Hollywood: Black Images on Film" series this Thursday and one on Friday, Laurel and Hardy's Towed in a Hole (1932); Saturday night's lineup must have been inspired by our thread in this same folder titled "Your Favorite Astaire or Kelly?", beginning with this week's TCM premiere Top Hat (1935) (my favorite of the Fred & Ginger musicals); Sunday's lineup should thrill any true classic movie (and/or silent film) fan as the channel will premiere FIVE films "Starring Rudolph Valentino" (and air two others which have been shown previously); next Monday night's guest programmers are Penn & Teller; it's interesting that next Tuesday's RaH:BIoF, which features yet another TCM premiere, won't include Edge of the City (1957) (I would have liked to have heard Donald Bogle's comments regarding Sidney Poitier's too perfect character in that one); and you can't ask for anymore than next Wednesday's day & night tribute to May's Star of the Month Bette Davis, which features all of her very best films (and a couple of others) from the 1940's (including my favorite, The Corn is Green (1945) and the last airing of the all new documentary Stardust, next Thursday). BTW, some Robert Montgomery films air that morning, including the original When Ladies Meet (1933).
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Since I just received my June Now Playing Guide, I can fill in the blanks wrt something I knew nothing about when I first posted about that month's schedule:
Billy Wilder Speaks (2006), followed by 6 of his movies, is a feature length documentary created from a three part German TV interview, done with the director in 1988. It's U.S. television premiere will be June 22nd.
Anthony Quinn is indeed the SOTM, 26 of his films will be shown in addition to the 1999 Private Screenings with Robert Osborne (which will air twice).
Additionally, Mia Farrow will be the guest programmer on June 15th, among her selections is Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950) and the TCM premiere of Fanny and Alexander (1982). Twenty-two of director Anthony Mann's movies will air on Tuesdays and there will be a 50-film tribute celebrating "The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era" starting each Monday at 8 PM ET, which dovetails with a Leading Ladies book.
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Oh, I think there are a lot of actors/actresses that could be added to your list. However, it's kind of hard (at least for me) to know who's known and unknown by today's viewers because I'm frequently shocked by the lack of familiarity with even some (what I consider to be) well known classic films, let alone the actors/actresses in them.
BTW, thanks for starting these compelling new topics moira. After some thought, I hope I can add something of value to this (and the other) thread(s).