ValentineXavier
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> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote}
> That was Alan Cuthbertson. I also spotted Edward Judd as the soldier who made a comment to Mills as he exited the row of seats in the theater.
Yep, that's him. When I saw him, I thought he would figure in the picture later, I was thinking he was too big an actor for just a quick bit, but I was wrong. I had seen him in a couple of pictures on TCM recently.
I see that Edward Judd was in one of my favorite films, *O, Lucky Man*, but I don't recall him in it. I'll have to look for him, next time I watch it.
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> {quote:title=Big_Bopper wrote:}{quote} I can produce a dvd from my vhs collection of higher quality than TCM. How is that possible?
It's not.
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> {quote:title=TikiSoo wrote:}{quote}
> I'm so glad you posted that, fan. I've only seen it once a long while ago but remember thinking what a great actress she was in the film and really liking the plot.
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I agree with you. I haven't seen it for a few years, but I remember thinking it was the best performance Liz ever gave, and a good film, too. Not a lavish spectacular like some of her films, but more understated, sensitive.
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Okay, Albert Finney. He was born in England.
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> {quote:title=Big_Bopper wrote:}{quote}
> nothin special about tcm these days.
So, you're saying that TCM shouldn't show anything that is available on DVD?
Actually, I go over the TCM schedule, and note what I want to record, every couple of weeks. As part of deciding what to record, and what to save, I check to see if the films are available on DVD. Most of the time, most of the ones I am interested in *are NOT available on DVD.* Peter O'Toole's day is coming soon, and several of those are not available on DVD. I look forward to them, and to some of those that ARE already on DVD.
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> {quote:title=MyFavoriteFilms wrote:}{quote}
> Some people might like the idea of not having the hosts.
I wish MORE of their films were hosted.
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I'm a big fan on *Nights of Cabiria* too. One of his earliest, and best.
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That's great! His character was ugly enough to gag a maggot.
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LIz's are said to be lavender, or violet. But, you probably knew that, and I can't confirm it.
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> {quote:title=cujas wrote:}{quote}
> The only Japanese Director I follow today is Takeshi"Beat" Kitano. He was one of Kurosawa's last favorites.
I'm a fan of Takeshi Kitano as well. I think *Hana-Bi* (Fireworks,) is his best. I have *Zatoichi* on DVD. I enjoy it very much, and use the ending festival dance number to demo my system to people.
When I made my list of ten, I wasn't really considering modern directors. So, I'm gonna cheat, and make a list of ten modern ones:
David Lynch
Guy Maddin
Jim Jarmusch
Atom Egoyan
David Cronenburg
Errol Morris
The Coen Bros.
Takeshi Kitano
Shohei Imamura
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Sam Fuller
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I'm a fan of Mitchum, Leo McKern, and Lean, yet I've never seen this film. I DVRed it, but it will be a while before I can spend 3.5 hours watching it. I did watch a few minutes, and it had a gorgeous look to it.
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Walter Brennan played the infamous Judge Roy Bean in *The Westerner*.
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David Warner
Peter O'Toole
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I hadn't programmed it to record, because of the stupid title Comcast had for it in the guide, "Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken." I got off work at midnight, and by the time I got home, it had already started. Thanks to my DVR often having TCM tuned on one of its tuners, I was able to back it up, and see the whole thing.
I had seen it years ago, and liked it. For the most part, I liked it this time, too. What I didn't like was the fictional abduction at the end. I didn't like that because Major Harvey's actions were just ridiculous. He believes that Jimmy is in danger, because of a false message, and the phones being out. Does he get a squad of armed men to go with him to investigate? No, he grabs one unarmed guy who just walks up. When they get to the safehouse, he arms himself with a weapon he finds on a dead guard, but doesn't even arm the guy who came with him. This is all totally absurd! No rational officer would do it that way.
This film's original aspect ratio was 1.66:1, but it was shown in 1.33:1. It had a LOT of scenes where the two people in the frame were at the sides of the frame, and were very badly cropped, because it was not shown in its OAR. If TCM can possibly get 1.66:1 prints, I do wish they would show them!
A question - did anyone notice ex-secretary Peggy's husband, sitting beside her in the theater? He is a well known British actor, but I can't recall his name, and can't find it in the credits. Does anyone know who it was?
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> {quote:title=fredbaetz wrote:}{quote}
> Although he wasn't part of the Late Show or M$M, a special nod to the Cool Ghoul ,Zacherley, a staple of late night Horror fest on WABC. He was one of the great late movie host. With his intros to the great Horror films and his inserts into the film.I never missed him. He really was the Ghoul Master of the Horror films in New York in the late 1950's...The first and without a doubt the best....But I digress and I apologize...
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> Edited by: fredbaetz on Aug 23, 2010 7:10 PM
Interesting. I had thought that Ernie Anderson, aka Ghoulardi, who began in Cleveland in 1963 was the first of the 'ghoul' horror film hosts. But, obviously not. Ron Sweed, once an assistant to Ghoulardi, revived the character in 1970. He was called The Ghoul. He was syndicated by Kaiser Broadcasting, and a big hit in Detroit, well known for his crazy skits, such as blowing up model cars with firecrackers, and saying "Take that, Detroit!" He also put his toy frog buddy Froggy in a blender regularly, and did strange things with cheese whiz. Detroit also had Sir Graves Ghastly, but I wasn't really a fan of his.
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> {quote:title=MovieProfessor wrote:}{quote}
> > misswonderly you say . . .
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> Potato, I say potatto . . . But, we won't call the whole thing off . . .
!Well, you two, I agree with most of what each of you have said about the Coens, and I don't think it's incompatible. The Coens have a certain eccentric, non-conformist style, but that is their true nature, not an affectation designed to attract a following.
My own opinion is that they are also detail-oriented perfectionists, in the sense of being true to their own goals and view of things. This striving, which often produces just what I believe they are aiming for, is part of what attracts me to their films. They are among my favorite modern directors. Even what I would call their duds are interesting, and watchable.
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There are already 5 other threads on this, in two other forums, so check those for details, but it seems to have been a computer glitch.
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Sabotage by die-hard supporters of The British Empire?
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It was clear to me that *Keeper of the Flame* was an anti Nazi film, and seemed an obvious allusion to the fact that lots of prominent Americans were pro-Nazi, before WWII started. Only if anyone to the left of the Nazis would qualify as a "leftist" could it be called a "leftist film." I would hope that everyone here is to the left of the Nazis, including Fred. So, Fred, if you call yourself a leftist, I'll agree its a "leftist" film.
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Since it's a "trick question," I'm gonna guess that Rita was in a film being shown, briefly, in a Hitchcock film, but I don't know which one.
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I quite agree. I didn't say their faith in the Maginot Line was a good idea...
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Some people just prefer antisocial medicine. They should probably be quarantined...
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> {quote:title=kimpunkrock wrote:}{quote}
> It would of been a compliment! She was incredibly over looked and talented!
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> The term pixilated came from one of my favorite movies "It All Came True" I am pretty sure it did.
I agree, to say my granny looked like Zasu should be taken as a compliment. I liked Zasu even when I was a little kid, and still like her.
I'll bow to your knowledge of *It All Came True*, but musicalnovelty correctly named the film, and sisters, I was thinking of. I would point out that in *Mr. Deeds Goes To Town*, it is the sisters who use the term "pixilated," and apply it to well, most everyone but themselves it seems. I don't believe they were directly called "pixilated" in the film itself, but the clear implication, in court, is that they are the ones who are "pixilated."
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> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote}
> Well of course, thats my point. Thats because Poland, the Netherlands, and France were doing nothing to prepare for the war. In 1938, Poland still had Polish Lancers to defend the country. Guys on horses with long poles, and others with swords. Thats 16th Century equipment. Thats ridiculous.
The French actually believed that they were safe from a German invasion, because of the Maginot Line. IIRC, they did call up troops, before they were invaded. Poland was a poor and backward country, in many ways. But, yes, cavalry was ridiculous by then, even if it was still in common use 30 years earlier.
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tcm shows dvds you could buy.
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I have a DVD recorder, with a 160GB hard drive. I have made well over 1,000 DVDs with it, from VHS, SVHS, LD, and all sorts of TV channels, including TCM. I also made a DVD of *Night Tide*, and it looks quite good, as do most of the DVDs I have made from cable. I would suggest that if yours looks bad, there is a problem with your equipment, or service provider.
As to TCM showing "fake letterbox," I have never seen any such thing. I have seen 4x3 showings of WS films, and 1.66:1 films. I don't like that, and have complained about it. I'm sure that most of the time when that happens, it is because TCM couldn't get an OAR print, or was promised one, and got something else. Once in a while, they do show a WS film, in its OAR, on TCMHD, but 'picture boxed,' that is, black borders on all four sides. I don't like that a bit. Whether that happens because someone forgot to throw a switch to zoom the picture, or if there is a technical reason preventing it, I don't know.