ValentineXavier
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> AMC is a great film channel for those who happen to have a very weak bladder.
And a very weak film channel for those who happen to have a great bladder...
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Well, I didn't mean to imply your name was Jeff. But, it is four letters long, beginning with J, so it is closer to "Jeff" than most names...
I was referring to Jane's role, perhaps her most famous, as Kathie Moffat, in *Out of the Past*, and Robert Mitchum played Jeff.
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> > Yeah, but I wouldn't get into a car with her, especially if my name was Jeff.
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> My name ain't that at all..not even close.....
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> Of course, I'm a gentleman who would have been totally appropriate with her and that would entail a courting process, (all women love to be courted and I love to do it) that at the end of the day would be an overwhelming affirmative from her regarding my courtship...
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> Edited by: JakeHolman on Dec 20, 2010 10:00 PM
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All I can find out is that it is a "fictionalized account of events... in 1880 NYC." Some of the characters are real, like the guy who invented the linotype machine. I'd bet there wasn't a ruthless woman owner, but that's just a guess. I was wondering too, like the campaign for the pedestal for the Statue if Liberty was done by Joseph Pulitzer and the World, so, just how much is accurate?
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Maybe it was *Rope*.
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*Free Willy Wonka*
Kids touring a chocolate factory discover a 3-ton orca being held captive there. They concoct a plan to coat him in chocolate, and smuggle him to freedom in a semi truck.
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Hmmm... I thought they would have to identify them. Well, it's been a few years since I saw it. Yes, it is a great film, and Tracey, you should watch the whole thing!
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Yep, it's a fine film. I'm pretty certain it has been on TCM before, but not for a couple of years. It's much too late to get it on this Christmas, but go to the "Suggest a movie" button, under "Fan Community" above, and request it for next year. maybe we'll get lucky.
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It's not on the wikipedia, or the IMDb. The films are probably listed in the end credits, if you have the DVD.
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Yeah, but I wouldn't get into a car with her, especially if my name was Jeff.
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Oh, my gosh! Someone's getting a chupacabra on a pillow for Christmas!
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It would be nice if one year, TCM would show all available versions of A Christmas Carol. including George C. Scott, and Mr. McGoo! Then, we could really have a good discussion of their relative merits.
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*There's No Business Like Schmoe Business*
Great biopic of our boys, Larry, Moe, and Curly. Ethel Merman plays Curly, and Hugh O'Brian has a walk-on as Shemp.
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> Is that also from THE BIG SLEEP, or is that from THE SMALL NAP?
It was definitely in *The Big Sleep*, since it was Carmen Stearnwood who tried to do the sitting. I'm not familiar with THE SMALL NAP. I have seen the independent short *The Big Nap*, which is a clever, humorous, take-off on *The Big Sleep*, about a cat taking a nap, told with voice-over.
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> There's nothing wrong with being Scottish. Just ask Sir Sean Connery. Also, without Scotland, we wouldn't have golf, TV, and the works of Robert Louis Stevenson, among many other examples.
I'd trade 'em all, for a couple of bottles of McEwan's Scotch Ale...
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> What does it mean exactly when a movie star is compared to lint? LOL
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It means he should be blown out of the gate with a blast of air.
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>... would be far more costly to the network in bad publicity than the money they might forgo by not selling commercial time to advertisers.
Not exactly the sort of exposure that most advertisers would want, either.
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It will be on at 9pm EST, on BBC America. I already have it programmed on the DVR! There will be repeats too. BBC A often shows Dr. Who installments in two different lengths, so check for the longest time slot to get the complete version.
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Interesting. I'll have to see that version. I like David Warner a lot, with Morgan being my favorite. I would have thought he would have made an excellent Scrooge, and wouldn't have thought of him as Bob Cratchit.
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> "You're not very tall" (Carman Sternwood to Phillip Marlowe)
> "I try to be." (Phillip Marlowe)
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> *The Big Sleep*
"She tried to sit in my lap while I was standing up."
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I want to see a marathon of marathons! Yes, a whole month of nothing but marathons. A marathon of silent Russian films. A marathon of German mountain films, a marathon of Hollywood socialist films, a marathon of Cinerama films, a marathon of Falcon films, A marathon of Republic serials, a marathon of films about marathons... SERIOUSLY!
As to recording marathons of shorts - I made this suggestion in another thread, about shorts. Since they almost invariably get off, and get cut off, you need to record in blocks. If you have a DVR, select a manual recording, for like ~4 - 6 hours, (ending at the listed end-time of a short) + a few minutes. Select the next block to start a few minutes before the ending of that same short, and ending a few minutes after the listed end-time of a short 4-6 hours later. Program a two-tuner DVR that way, and you won't miss a thing.
If you have a DVDR (DVD recorder,) You'll still program in blocks, but can't do the overlap. So, try to pick an end time that is the end time of a short that is much shorter than its slot. If you have two DVDRs, you can program overlaps.
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Anyone who has BBC America can watch the Dr. Who Christmas Special, on Christmas day, in the USA, for the first time in history...
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> Saw Stagecoach(1939)last night.How come the indians never try to shoot the horses to stop the Stagecoach
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> c'mon man, how about a spoiler alert lol :=). No, actually i've wondered the same thing. Aim for the horse.
You silly guys! The Indians don't shoot the horses to stop the stage because they are attacking the stage to get the horses!
I just saw this again, so if someone else has posted it before, I'm sorry, but...
How do people with hats, large and small, ride in convertibles at high speed, without holding on to their hats, or losing them, or even have them move in the wind?
Edited by: ValentineXavier on Dec 18, 2010 9:47 PM
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*Christmas Holiday* was a real find. It has never been issued as a region 1 DVD, except for some bootleg transfers from VHS. I'd love to see it.
Great Idea for a new TCM program.
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I like good commentaries, but I don't like the way they are usually presented. I certainly wouldn't like pausing the film for the commentary. I would like to be able to hear both the film, and the commentary. On DVDs, usually the film's audio track is so low you can't hear it, at least not while the comments are flowing.
Most films have a lot of spots and stretches with no dialog. I think they should use those for the commentary, and keep the film's audio at a normal level. Another alternative would be to have the commentary coming from one channel, and the audio track on the other channel. Then, the viewer could adjust the balance between them to suit themselves.
Infinite 1's idea is interesting, and would be even better if someone involved with making the film could participate. But, I think it is impractical for a number of reasons. One is that the commentary you hear on most DVDs, although it sounds off-the-cuff, is at least outlined beforehand, if not scripted, in most cases.