HollywoodGolightly
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Hi, tobermory! Welcome to the forums!
In addition to whatever comments you get in this thread, you may also want to take a look at the thread on all films by Powell & Pressburger:
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=134962&tstart=0
I've always thought it's one of the best British films of the 40s, as well as one of the undisputed gems of the P&P films, and also one of Wendy Hiller's best performances. All of the locations are also very lovely, really making you feel like you're right there in the Western Isles (I think that's where it was).
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Wonderful posters, for some of their directors' lesser-known films. The one for Fury seems appropriately subdued, as befits such a grim story; and the one for Give a Girl a Break is adequately joyful!
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It does seem like a bit of an odd choice to focus exclusively on his musicals, as good as they were.
Every time TCM does this kind of stuff, I start suspecting they may be trying to be more appealing to the mainstream audiences, the very casual viewer - but it might just be a rights thing.
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Would you consider renting them at some point, maybe?
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> {quote:title=OrsonLubitsch wrote:}{quote}
> Few Latin American movies get released wide enough for many to notice.
It could be my memory playing tricks on me, but I think there was a time not too long ago when Spanish-language movies really were more likely to enjoy a wider release, at least in the top art-house markets around the country. I'm talking about the days when Miramax and others were releasing films such as Like Water for Chocolate, Cronos, etc. as well as the latest Almodovar movies.
These days, there seem to me to be far fewer of such movies being released in U.S. theaters, even when you only look at the top markets where there are theaters dedicated exclusively to "art house" type fare.
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The Red Pony - No ordinary pet
next: The Bride of Frankenstein
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Don't forget folks - The Big Heat starts in less than 90 minutes (at 6:15pm ET, to be precise).
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> {quote:title=fredbaetz wrote:}{quote}
> very well done western,directed by great German director Fritz Lang "M" after he left Hitler's Germany and headed for Hollywood.Fine cast with Randy Scott looking great in color and a fine supporting cast. Don't think you'll be disappointed....
I had it on the background while it was recording. Not sure why they played the Traveltalks about "Monumental Utah" right before it, but I figured it might be related to the setting, so I recorded it so as to have the Traveltalks before the movie begins.
The colors really do look good, but I think it could look even better if they gave it a bit of a restoration. This one doesn't appear to have been released on DVD, so let's hope.
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"He was raised on locoweed"? I wonder what that would have done to him...
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Gone to Earth may not be on the schedule for tomorrow, but TCM is paying tribute to the great films of Britain's Powell & Pressburger this morning and afternoon:
*MORNING / AFTERNOON SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 9*
*I Know Where I'm Going* (1945) 6am ET
A determined young Englishwoman sets out to accomplish her goals even at the risk of her heart.
Cast: Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, Pamela Brown, George Carney Dir: Michael Powell BW-91 mins, TV-G
*The Edge of the World* (1937) 7:45am ET
A fisherman fights to prevent changing times from destroying his family.
Cast: John Laurie, Belle Chrystall, Eric Berry, Finlay Currie Dir: Michael Powell BW-72 mins, TV-PG
*A Canterbury Tale* (1944) 9am ET
Three visitors to a small town try to catch a man who pours glue in women's hair.
Cast: Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price, John Sweet Dir: Michael Powell BW-125 mins, TV-G
*Night Ambush* (1957) 11:15am ET
Two British soldiers are assigned to kidnap a key Nazi commander.
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, David Oxley, Cyril Cusack Dir: Michael Powell BW-105 mins, TV-PG
*A Matter of Life and Death* (1947) 1pm ET
An injured aviator argues in celestial court for the chance to go on living.
Cast: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron Dir: Michael Powell C-104 mins, TV-PG
*The Tales of Hoffmann* (1951) 3pm ET
A famous writer broods over his three lost loves.
Cast: Robert Rounseville, Moira Shearer, Ludmilla Tcherina, Robert Helpmann Dir: Michael Powell C-125 mins, TV-G
*The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp* (1943) 5:15pm ET
An aging military man looks back on the loves and friends who shaped his life.
Cast: Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook, John Laurie Dir: Michael Powell C-163 mins, TV-G
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I think I like Johnny a bit better. :x
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Circus World - Wayne's three-ring extravaganza
next: The Little Princess (1939)
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*Interestingly, each went on to win both the Best Picture Oscar, and Oscars for the men who did direct them, John Ford, Robert Wise and Franklin Schaffner. And as good as each film is, I think they might very well have been a tad better had Wyler been at the helm.*
I think basically Wyler had a good sense for the kind of material that was likely to get recognition from the Academy. And with those particular movies, I think you may be right that he could have done as well as the directors who eventually made them, if not a tad better. He was just that good.
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next?
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Well, I sure herd of cows.
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Written on the Wind - delicious Sirk melodrama
next: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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A quick heads-up for anyone planning on buying the Woodstock UCE on DVD or blu-ray, which is coming out tomorrow - it seems Target is going to have an exclusive with special packaging, which is different from that I've seen in all the other flyers and websites:
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And now, to try and steer this thread back on-topic, anyone else have any thoughts about Caged ?
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Oh, but I _love_ German! Schnell, schnell!
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> {quote:title=sineast wrote:}{quote}
> Well, just about anybody can put a 'von' in their name, and nobody, at least in America,
> would know if it was the real Teutonic deal or not. Perhaps one of the best known examples
> is old Erich von Stroheim, who was not born with that 'von', but just decided to stick it in
> there somewhere along the way. In Cali, who would care? And in true Hollywood fashion,
> that was not the only thing Erich made up. Hooray.
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> Message was edited by: sineast
Good point, sineast!
I wonder how Holly Von Golightly would sound.
Mmmmm. Maybe not!
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Red Beard
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Gilmore, Virginia
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> {quote:title=kingrat wrote:}{quote}
> If you get the chance, check out Lang's silent film, DIE NIBELUNGEN (THE NIBELUNGS). The first part, SIEGFRIED, has some of the most fascinating sets you'll ever see. The second part, KRIEMHILD'S REVENGE, is less compelling, but SIEGFRIED is a feast for the eyes.
I've been meaning to catch up with more of Lang's silents. They're definitely on my list. However, the very next Lang film I'll be watching (aside from those on TCM) will be Ministry of Fear, with Ray Milland.
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