ValentineXavier

Mr. Waverly never wavered...

> {quote:title=MontyC wrote:}{quote}You've made some good points, Bing. You've made me realize that the biggest reason I don't like halloween (& hadn't really thought of this til now) is because halloween movies are only in one genre: horror. And I don't like horror movies (after my stepdad dragged me to one of the Friday the 13th sequals as a little kid & I had nightmares for two weeks!!!) I don't care for most modern horror movies, either. But, there is so much more to the genre than that. *Dear of Night*, *The Uninvited*, and *The Bride of Frankenstein* are nothing like Jason and Freddy.

> {quote:title=kriegerg69 wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote}I find most Hammer films boring. There are exceptions, such as *The Masque of the Red Death*. > *Masque* wasn't a Hammer film...it was an American-International production. Quite right. I must have been having a 'senior moment.' I haven't seen it in a few years, but was sure I remembered it was a Corman film. Then, I looked it up a few days ago, and somehow thought I read it was a Hammer film. Add to that, I didn't see JohnnyG's post right below mine, because I was composing my post then. Corman has made, and produced, plenty of good B films. Some of my favorites not mentioned yet are *A Bucket of Blood*, and *The Trip*.

It was also shown on TV as an ep of The Twilight Zone. It's a good one, and spooky. Maybe TCM will run it one day, maybe around Halloween.

I'm sure he was wearing one long before that. I'd say he started in the late 70s, or early 80s. But, I am guessing.

I'll forgive your blasphemy, because I know you're just screaming to keep your Tingler at bay. Seriously, I like castle films, and *The Tingler* is a classic. I have several friends who I know agree. I wish they showed more castle films. I find most Hammer films boring. There are exceptions, such as *The Masque of the Red Death*. But, I know Hammer films have many fans, even for the ones I find boring, so I think such rants are pointless.

> {quote:title=TinyMaggie wrote:}{quote}Has anyone ever experienced a 'carrying a Hate' towards an Actor/Actress, in a movie for doing > a Good Job, Delivering his 'hateful' role ?? > > Louise Fletcher in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUOKOO'S NEST > I agree so much! She was equally detestable in her role as Kai Winn in Deep Space 9.

Well... I think it was in the early 70s, when *Fantasia* was rereleased, and was in first-run theaters. A friend and I ate mushrooms, and went to see it. We kept our cool for a while, but when the dancing mushrooms came on the screen, we expressed our amazement vocally. The girls sitting behind us swatted us with a rolled up magazine, or something, and told us to be quiet! I was straight when I went to see the first run of *The Yellow Submarine*, but I felt like I was tripping when I came out of the theater.

I have a couple of friends who come over regularly, who love movies. We often watch TCM. But, your experience doesn't surprise me. Several times, when I have described a film I saw on TCM to someone, they have said that sounded really good, and they'd like to see it. So, I offer to loan them a DVD of it. They say yes, enthusiastically. Then, a couple of weeks later, they still haven't watched it. I can understand that, though. We have so many entertainment options these days. I have probably over 300 DVDs of films I haven't had time to watch yet.

> {quote:title=jr33928 wrote:}{quote} > Does anyone remember Yellow Sunshine??? it was made in Phoenix AZ. circa:1964-5,then the people who made it moved to LA(Laguna Beach??) and renamed it Orange Sunshine. JR. I remember Orange Sunshine. I took a whole one, and went to the Ann Arbor street riots, in 1969. Later, I found out that most people just took a half, or a quarter. I was seeing Crumb cartoons, superimposed over reality. Then, I got teargassed, and could only see the cartoons. I made my way blindly to the restroom in the college library, and washed the teargas from my eyes. The Lennon/McCartney song Tomorrow Never Knows, on the Beatles' Revolver album describes how to approach an LSD trip. It starts out saying "Just turn off your mind, relax, and float down stream..." Lots of people I knew back then liked to take it during the day. Going to the Arboretum, a big park, was popular. Canoeing, even playing baseball were pleasant activities.

> {quote:title=hamradio wrote:}{quote} >One thing that stands out was Joe Friday and Frank Smith not just tailing one of the suspects but *harassing* him. Since this movie was made, civil rights laws have been passed and *the police can no longer do this.* > You should read the papers more. Sadly, it ain't necessarily so... But, I would like to see the film. Dragnet's second incarnation was campy/funny, but the original could be a taut crime drama, even noirish.

So long since I saw it, I can't remember for sure, if I guessed the ending, but I think I did. I'd say that *Jacob's Ladder*, and *Donnie Darko* are direct descendants of this film.

> {quote:title=ERROL23 wrote:}{quote}Pretty good Film Noir.Based on autobiographical book by Caryl Chessman(William Campbell) > Never on. TCM has shown it before. I like it, but I think it plays more like a JD film, than a noir.

1969 was the year of the Ann Arbor Street Riots. I was there. Me, and some orange sunshine.

> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote}That's all I need to hear. I'm now checking out the apartment listings in Hamtrack (definitely sp?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamtramck,_Michigan The social center has probably gravitated to "Tar-jay" by now, for all I know. I haven't been there in many years, since I had a girl friend who lived near there. Note that Hamtramck spelled backwards has KMART in it...

Some classics are easy on the "class," and heavy on the "ic."

Okay, sorry I was so slow on the uptake. Glacial, actually...

Well, I glad we now both agree on what is a gila monster...

Okay, you win. I'll never be reminded of my Okie grandmother when I hear Jane Darwell's Ma Joad ever again.

There is no working link to the whole-month December schedule yet, AFAIK. Below is the link to the Nov. month schedule. When the Dec. schedule is available, you can get it by changing the 11 to a 12, in the address. Have you tried to get Dec. in the weekly schedule? I don't know if that's up yet. http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html?sdate=2011-11-01

I like it that Hofmann got off while riding his bicycle home... What was Shirley smoking? Well, a mixture of the bark of the red willow, and bear berry leaves was a common mix of kinnikinnick, especially in the west. I wonder what Harpo was smoking in that hookah in *The Big Store* ?

Fred, hot tubs were/are NOT sensory deprivation devices. Just the opposite...

> {quote:title=hamradio wrote:}{quote}How many here is glad he's gone? > > *Momar Kha-Daffy* > I believe he died of natural causes - old rage.

I'm ready for the slings and arrows from other BK fans, but I proclaim that *What, No Beer?* is my favorite Keaton film. At least it was, the last time I saw it, decades ago. I know that the critics hated it, but I look forward to seeing it very much! Thanks, TCM!

Fred, yes, of course it was shot in 35mm spherical, even though the intended aspect ratio was 1.66:1. It is my understanding that when prints were produced from the originals, they usually printed only the 1.66:1, intended portion of the frame. So, if they went back to the original, full 1.37:1 frame, and showed that, I wouldn't complain. But, what usually happens, and certainly looked to me like was done with the print TCM showed, is that from a 1.66:1 print, they crop the sides, to make it 1.33:1. That way, all four sides of the original spherical 1.37:1 frame have been cropped. That is what I object to! This cropping can get so screwy - a favorite film of mine, *How I Won the War*, directed by Richard Lester, with John Lennon among its stars, seems to NEVER be shown correctly. Its intended aspect ratio is 1.66:1. I swear to you that I have compared many frames from many showings, on several channels. What is often shown is the result of cropping the sides of the 1.66:1 OAR print, to make it 1.33:1, and then recropping the top and bottom of that print to produce a 1.66:1 print. Arrrggghhh!