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> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote}
> If that is what they wish us to do then somebody from TCMWeb or TCMWebAdmin should come on the boards and tell us.
The way I look at it, TCM has always prided itself on being up to the latest in technology (with the possible exception of HD broadcasting) and having a social networking website that allows TCM viewers to interact with each other would seem to be a part of that. As it is, there are users in the forums that already use this part of the website in a way that is closer to the typical use of a social networking site.
So it might just be a matter of someone at TCM (and not with the third-party contractor developing the site) thinking that as soon as people start looking at the new "CFU" site with all its bells and whistles, a great number of TCM viewers would like the new site better, especially the younger viewers who already spend a lot of their time online in other social networks - viewers which are almost certainly vital to TCM's long-term strategy.
This is just an educated guess, but I think TCM will promote the new "CFU" much more aggresively and dedicate more resources to it, because it is the "web 2.0" thing to do, so it makes it look like TCM is being more aggresive in keeping up with new trends, and avoiding becoming too old-fashioned even as it continues to show the _very_ old-fashioned films that we love.
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> You mentioned Alan Ladd. When he played opposite Sophia Loren (I believe in "Boy on a Dolphin) they used all sorts of tricks to hide the fact that she was taller than he was.
And this was in the best Hollywood tradition, too - didn't they do the same with Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca ?
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> I haven't seen CRY OF THE CITY in a long time. The only thing I remember is Hope Emerson massaging Richard Conte, or was I having a nightmare?
That scene is definitely one of the most memorable in the movie, I think.
I finally caught up with it; overall, I think I liked this material better when it was called Manhattan Melodrama, but this Robert Siodmak film is still worth watching, especially for fans of crime & noir - there's good performances here by Mature and Conte, and a very early role for Shelley Winters (I've seen very few of her movies from the 40s).
Watching this one only about a week after New York Confidential, in which Conte also played a NY mobster, I am inclined to think that as good as he was to begin with, he would definitely get better with the years, obviously culminating with his role as Don Barzini in The Godfather.
Overall, Cry of the City probably isn't as impressive a movie as Siodmak's The Killers, which he'd made just two years before, but it still has some good moments.
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Eigeman, Chris
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Minnelli, Vincente - directed Yolanda and the Thief
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Kill Bill
It was a dark, gloomy night in Noir City, when Detective Cardelli suddenly caught up with....
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Mickey Rooney was in Young Tom Edison with Fay Bainter.
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In the Good Old Summertime
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Did they really show it with "Dark Side of the Moon" on the SAP? It's too bad I missed that.
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Tripp, Alice - Shelley Winters in A Place in the Sun
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Rome, Martin - Richard Conte in Cry of the City
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I don't believe the trouble is browser-specific; I've seen it happen on Firefox, Safari, and Google Chrome.
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I was referring to the powers that be. Maybe they think that the best way to grow TCM's online community is to focus on the CFU? It does seem to be attracting a lot of people, and giving them a reason to stay there even if they have no particular desire to participate in a discussion by letting them have a profile page where they can post their favorite photos and videos. It's just a guess, nothing more.
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Just another day to go before the "Great Directors" month kicks off with the John Ford salute.
For those who have not seen it, here is the original TCM promo for the restored version of Directed by John Ford, which is being shown on Monday at 8pm central (it will also make its DVD debut this fall, almost 3 years after the TCM premiere).
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index/?o_cid=mediaroomlink&cid=148653
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Well, on a positive note, I see that the SSO has come back to life.
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> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}
> Apology accepted, Holly. Life is tough for all of us. I hope your family health crisis will resolve itself into a positive situation.
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> So let's begin fresh and see what develops.
Thank you so much, Bronxie. You don't know how much your kind words mean to me. It is not easy to see a loved one go through a double mastectomy, then have to have yet another surgery for something totally unrelated. It can be a very scary situation, but slowly things seem to be getting back to normal.
I see that others have already talked a bit about The Body Snatcher, which I watched on TCM last night. (I posted briefly about it in another forum last night, but I was so tired that I barely gave it any effort).
It's a great classic horror film, which gripped me from the very beginning and never let go. There is no question that Boris Karloff thoroughly dominates the movie, and is perhaps the best reason to watch it, especially in the scene with Bela Lugosi. (RO mentioned offhand that this is one of several movies that Karloff and Lugosi made together, but I don't remember offhand if I've seen any of the others).
Much of the credit, of course, also goes to Robert Wise, who'd graduated from editing duties at RKO and was starting to direct (this was his 2nd feature). It is a very atmospheric movie, and although I suspect it must have filmed in a backlot, the illusion is very compelling from the start, especially in the night scenes.
There are some very heartbreaking moments in the movie, especially the one involving the little girl who needs to be operated on so she can walk again (wonderfully played by Sharyn Moffett). There's also the grisly matter of what happens to the street singer played by Donna Lee, in what is for me one of the most frightening moments of the movie, when you see what John Gray is truly capable of, how evil a monster he really is.
The ending is wonderfully creepy, especially since it involves seeing someone you thought had already exited the picture, and it works marvels at creating a sense of supernatural fright.
When all is said and done, of course, one is relieved that the young doctor Fettes (Russell Wade) has survived through the ordeal, and hopefully come out much wiser for it.
It is a great horror movie, from a director who isn't usually associated with horror movies, and Karloff is unforgettable in it.
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> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote}
> Where else are folks going?
Actually, I've been thinking that a lot of the discussions that we've had in the forums, we could also have in the new "CFU", only in a slightly different format... perhaps that is what they wish we would do?
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Crisp, Donald
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Giant
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Ilka Chase was in Now, Voyager with Bonita Granville
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> It's been one of the biggest discoveries I made last year. Since I have the Citadel Press book "The Films of Susan Hayward" I always wondered about this eerie film and it did not disappoint me at all, on the very contrary. Director Martin Gabel made a very fine job and Susan Hayward is terrific.
Hola Fernando!
I remember seeing this movie a long time ago, and liked it very much. I think it's a shame that this is the only movie Martin Gabel ever directed.
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Kasdan, Lawrence - directed Silverado
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Bruce Bennett was in Shakedown with Howard Duff
What do you think of TCM's "Classic Film Union" so far?
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They seem to have added _a lot_ of new groups since yesterday.... it looks like just about any recognizable actor you can think of is going to have a group of their own, which is a good thing.