Kinokima

Nice to find another classic film fan from Phila. I have not gone to any screenings in NY but I have thought about it from time to time. Although it's not super expensive I always think of it as an extra expense I should not be spending right now. But it might be a cool idea for a bunch of us on the east coast to meet up at a classic film event in NY one of these days.

He isn't? I wonder what is making me laugh when I watch his movies. Well you got me!

*Frank Grimes* I enjoyed a lot of those too as a little kid and I'm a little girl. Speaking of *Muppet Babies* that was the show where I first learned about the African Queen. Scooter and Piggy imagined they were Bogart & Hepburn on the African Queen. Do cartoons today make any references to classic films? I wonder!

> {quote:title=wouldbestar wrote:}{quote} > > > I also watched the Match Game clip with "Cooko, Fran and Ollie". I know that woman must have been embarrassed but seeing everybody else so cracked up was a hoot. Keep them coming! I bet that woman didn't realize at the time that something like youtube would be around now to preserve her embarrassing moment for generations to come. As for Soaps I used to be a pretty big fan of Days of Our Lives in the 90's, something I can't say I am very proud of. I remember I watched until my favorite couple (Hope & Bo) got married. Once that was done I decided I better stop watching before they break up again & the whole vicious cycle starts over again.

Yes totally, well now if they do decide to screen some classic films in Phila at least they will have two people who will come.

That would have been nice because I live there But I feel Philadelphia is always overlooked on the classic film screening front.

I like Ginger Rogers, don't get me wrong but all I could think watching this film was this performance beat Hepburn in Philadelphia Story and Davis in The Letter? The film wasn't bad (I liked the ending a lot) but I can't say it's a favorite. And I know it's a product of its time but the whole "I am free, white, and 21" still makes me cringe and I have to laugh that Ginger's character staked her independence by not wanting to go to school. It is interesting that both this film and Philadelphia Story came out the same year & they are both about the same society of people from that area. Just the difference in the genre. Although I think Philadelphia Story definitely stands up better today.

A great film and my favorite of his "Capracorn" works (to separate from saying my favorite Capra work). Both Jimmy & Jean are excellent.

> {quote:title=molo14 wrote:}{quote} > Well let me see. > > These are the kids type shows I remember watching. > > I liked *Kukla, Fran and Ollie*, this was the later version, and mainly for the children's film festival that was part of their show. I think it also aired as the *CBS Children's Film Festival*, and it was all international short films dealing with children. I never got the chance to see Kukla Fran and Ollie but it reminds me of a hilarious Match Game moment (everything comes down to Match Game). A contestant in the bonus round was giving the term Cuckoo ____________. All she had to do was give a word to fill in the blank and match the celebrity. What does she say? Just watch the clip to find out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1avf8jlAsU So yeah thanks to Match Game I am now familiar with Kukla Fran and Ollie (even though the contestant was completely confused over the name).

Oh it really was, I had no idea what to expect going in since this was my first late Kurosawa (and as a Russian production it was also very different). Now I would say it was one of my favorite Kurosawa films. I loved the friendship between Dersu & the Russian Captain and the way Kurosawa captured the outside scenery was breathtaking. Ran & Kagemusha will have to wait for another time but I think Dersu Uzula was a great way to end my Kurosawa TCM fest.

So sad it's already over. It was a fantastic tribute. Anyways I will definitely be watching *Dersu Uzala* tonight and will try to sit through *Kagemusha* as well. If I can't sit through two long films, Kagemusha is at the top of my Netflix queue. *Ran* as I said in other threads I am saving for after I finally read King Lear. Edited by: Kinokima on Mar 30, 2010 1:16 PM

Thanks so much for posting the schedule! Ooh Thursday June 10th at 8:00 PM *Les Diaboliques* is coming on. I am always impressed when GSN plays foreign films at times other than after Midnight and this is such an excellent film. It's like a French Hitchcock film. Anyways I am going to look at it as my birthday present from TCM (my birthday is actually on the 9th but close enough).

I am pretty sure he did return home but she got pregnant from their one night stand & did not want to tell him about it. And yeah I guess there has to be some suspension of disbelief that he would not remember her but he really was not with her for very long and she probably just represented one of many girls for him. Basically he couldn't place that one girl. A good number of years had passed at that point.

Sigh I just don't understand why they have to have Silent Sunday start so late. Well I guess Midnight isn't too late but of the two Sherlock Jr is the one I already saw and I am not sure if I can stay up till 1:00 for The Navigator. Why not start Silent Sunday at 11:00 on the East Coast (8:00 on the West Coast) that seems more fair to everyone. Or even 10:00 on the East Coast (7:00 on the West Coast) . I love Silent films but TCM's schedule almost guarantees I can't watch them on there. I can't enjoy them that late and I don't have a way to record them (well I have a VCR but it's not that reliable).

I enjoyed Letter From an Unknown Woman but more for how the story was presented than the story itself, if that makes any sense. Thinking about it after the movie I didn't really care for either character all that much (and I didn't think Fontaine or Jourdan were anything special) but the way Ophuls directed each scene was so mesmerizing. I was also really impressed at age 31 Fontaine did really look like a young girl in those early scenes.

I am not sure who I am blaming it on. I don't think it's a bad movie & it has it's moments. I just don't think it deserves some of the acclaim it gets. Although looking at it's IMDB rating (6.9/10) seems I am not alone. I never saw Gypsy so I can't comment on that. I do think in the case of My Fair Lady, Julie should have been cast but I think Audrey still did a great acting job considering. With Leslie being cast in Gigi it's a little different since Audrey's role in the Broadway play was not a singing role.

No, although I love Audrey Hepburn, Leslie is very good in the role. The casting & performances are fine I just think the film is a bit too silly. It's definitely not my opinion of a great musical. I don't really mind the dubbing of Leslie in this film or Audrey in My Fair Lady. That doesn't really bother me.

I am really looking forward to seeing *Letter From an Unknown Woman* Tonight.

> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote} > GIGI is arguably the last of the great Hollywood musicals. Considering My Fair Lady came afterwords (and I like it far more than Gigi) I would argue with that. The Julie Andrews Musicals like Sound of Music and Mary Poppins also came after Gigi. Actually this is probably an unpopular opinion but I don't even think Gigi is that great. It has its moments (Thank Heavens for Little Girls is a great number) but overall I think it's cute yet nothing special.

Ended up watching an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents from the 1st season called Breakdown. I picked it because not only does it star Joseph Cotten it was one of the episodes directed by Hitchcock. I thought it was excellent very scary in the sense that you think what if something like that would happen to me. I also loved Hitchcock's closing narration "Imagine if you can, the terror of being inside a television set, knowing that any moment, the viewer may shut you off and being powerless to prevent it. And I go through this every week"

I love the *Back to the Future* Movies. They are just pure fun! This is kind of off topic from movies but has anyone read the *Hans Christian Anderson* story called The Goloshes of Fortune 1838 I believe it's one of the first stories to use the concept of time and space travel. You can think of it as a very early example of science fiction. You can read it here http://hca.gilead.org.il/goloshes.html

I loved Moulin Rouge but didn't care for Chicago (this second opinion puts me at odds with most of my friends). My favorite musical is probably *Fiddler on the Roof* (which I see you don't have on your list). Other top favorites are: Singing in the Rain, My Fair Lady, & The King and I, & Meet Me in St. Louis. And then a bunch of 30's musicals such as: The Smiling Lieutenant, Love Me Tonight, Gold Diggers of 1933, & Top Hat.

> {quote:title=Arkadin wrote:}{quote} > The majority of critics point out the flaws in Casablanca and don't consider it the greatest film, but note that it has an enduring quality. There are others who think it can do no wrong, and a small minority who hate it. I would say that I am in the first crowd. > I probably like Casablanca more than you but I would actually consider myself to be in the first crowd as well. I do really like the movie a lot but it's not my personal favorite and I certainly don't think it is the best film ever made. It's probably not even in my top 10, maybe in my top 100. I never really liked the term "greatest film ever made" (although I think Citizen Kane not Casablanca usually meets that description). I think we would be better off with a list of "the greatest" films without ranks because I just don't feel one film can really be the best. Although lists and ranks can be fun so I guess that's why we have them.

My favorite thing about the "look" of Rashomon is seeing the sun shine down from the tree branches. That was some beautiful camera work.

> {quote:title=Arkadin wrote:}{quote} > American Idol was (and perhaps still is) the most popular show on television. That fact doesn't mean it has anything relevant to say, or that the music therein is of any value. TCM doesn't make the top 20 list of watched channels, but I consider it my personal favorite. > > I don't think you can assess greatness by popularity. Ah but American Idol is only popular when it comes to TV ratings. Casablanca is popular with critics and audiences. On audience polls (such as IMDB) it has a rating of 8.8/10 (American Idol has a rating of 4.9/10 in comparison). Casablanca is also on several best lists such as AFI & TSPDT (the second list which includes Foreign & Hollywood films). Also American Idol is popular now, Casablanca is something that has remained popular over time. As for how to measure greatness, well I would like to know how anyone really can without it coming down to personal opinion? And don't worry *Jarrod*, I don't care about Major & The Minor one way or the other to get in a debate with you about it.