Addebeh
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I'd really love a George Sanders box set. I've always thought he was one of the most amazing character actors, even if he didn't star often. Same with Charles Laughton.
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I can't wait for Scorcese. I've already seen the films, but for some reason seeing them on TCM just sounds too cool.
Why not Spielberg, Allen, or Kubrick, johnm_001? They're three of my favorite directors of all time.
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I would disagree that any proposed decline in film quality today can be blamed on a focus on technology, certainly not one created by Star Wars, because special effects have always been a focus of filmmakers. Look at the huge sets used in Griffith's Intolerance or any project involving Harryhausen. I think films _are_ a special effect at some level, always advancing in technology, from the talkie to color to widescreen to CGI and now 3D.
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Saving Private Ryan and Other Modern Films
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I think TCM is probably eager to hear our opinions but at the same time I think they probably have a good idea themselves what is best for the channel. I see complaints that TCM should show films that are hard to find, but to be honest I usually watch films on TCM that are relatively easy to find, easy to find because they are *classic*. TCM is still mostly showing older films and, lets face it, as time goes by the films we recognize as recent become older. I don't like the idea of laying down some kind of restrictions on what films "belong" on the channel, especially when *they're still showing the older and rarer films*. Frankly, some of the films that TCM shows from older eras aren't that great and a good deal of them aren't that rare. And I can't believe people would say that *Saving Private Ryan* didn't break new ground. It's an extraordinary film, with battle sequences unlike any seen before. Whether or not it "belongs" on TCM, it was on TCM; I watched it, and I loved it. Nowhere else on television can you see these films commercial-free and uncut, placed in a thematic group that isn't trying to sell me the new flick in theatres, and to me that's what TCM is all about.