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The theme for the first evening of the month seems to me as if it was a theme used in a: TCM Programming Challenge entry. I am happy to see that: Ronald Colman is: SOTM. If I Were King (1938) is a particular favorite of mine.
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Blaubart: Only men are brutal enough to do a thing like this. Lousy can openers. The only thing they're good for is opening our dinner cans. Felidae (1994)
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I am very happy that: FOTV on Roku has begun consistently providing schedules for the majority of their movie channels. It had been somewhat drudgery to find what was being shown because to click on any of their channels meant waiting through a commercial before the program began. This was understandable for one channel but it became tiresome to wait through the same commercial six times because you are checking six channels for a suitable program. It was because of their new schedule that I learned of: Strange Case of Hennessy (1933). I have acknowledged weakness for comedy mysteries and so it was natural that a musical comedy mystery would attract me. This is a delightful little movie! It is a parody of: Philo Vance detective movies. This is the first time that I have seen: Cliff Edwards and so can not speak as to his usual style but he is perfect in this role as: Silo Dance. I feel that if he had been even the least little bit more flamboyant then it would have been a disaster but he walked that fine line between outrageously silly and outrageously bad and kept it good. He played the character precisely as storyline and dialogue envisioned. I liked the movie so very much that I investigated a little and found that: Margie Hines who appears as a newlywed had a career which received little fanfare. IMDB.com lists fifty-eight movie roles for her and all were in short movies but for: Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941). She is listed as: "voice, uncredited" in all but three of her roles. By the Sea (1931) and Piano Tooners (1932) were her only roles in which she appears to have been included in the movies' credits. Strange Case of Hennessy (1933) appears to be her only on-screen acting role and it is an "uncredited" role. I learned also that she was the original voice of: Betty Boop and occasionally the voice of: Olive Oyl. I recommend this movie very highly to any person who wishes a charming little diversion. It is available on: FOTV On Demand on Roku. I am sorry to say that I do not know of its availability elsewhere.
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I am watching them from within: CBS AllAccess. It is a subscription channel on Roku. They have all episodes of: ST:TNG and ST:V as well as many other programs. I do not know if they have any of the other Star Trek versions. It requires much scrolling to find the programs but it is easy to follow a program once you have found it. It is nice that such older programs have no commercials in them. Several programs currently airing are available also but they have commercial interruptions.
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I have been working my way through: Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001). I had liked: Star Trek (1966-1969) and: Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) and so believed that I would like this incarnation. I have watched all to the first episode of Season Four. I notice many recycled plots and the same 'dramatic' elements of transporter malfunctions and crashed shuttlecraft and benign aliens revealed as evil. The major difference which I notice is that this series seems to have been infused with a combination of steroids and hallucinogens. The time travel episodes have 'advanced' from juvenile fun in previous series to sophomoric philosophy in this series. I will watch the remaining seasons because I do not quit but I will heartedly advise that others do not take on such a task. Some individual episodes featuring: Mr. Neelix or Tuvok as the main characters in the episode are enjoyable. Most others are a slog.
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Death Takes No Holiday -- The Obituary Thread
SansFin replied to Richard Kimble's topic in General Discussions
I have heard that those are the most important aspects also of kisses. -
I hope that all will understand that I am writing this as my painkillers are kicking in and that I am still processing several hours' of very vivid and very surreal dreams and so my lucidity and good judgement are validly open to question and criticism. I would nominate to be the next primary host on TCM: Lily Tomlin Burt Reynolds Morgan Freeman Eri Sendai Will McKinley He is a blogger with ties to TCM https://willmckinley.wordpress.com/ Film critic Mike D'Angelo Film critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky CineMaven She was once a regular in this forum and is an independent filmmaker. She is a very easy listen. I would suggest alternately finding a great film historian/critic/insider to write the intros and outros and have a simple voiceover during images and mini-clips illustrating. I would suggest alternately an amorphous cgi character which could suggest the features of whoever star is being discussed.
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Which Is The First Movie That You Ever Watched?
SansFin replied to Palmerin's topic in General Discussions
I am sorry to say that it is impossible for me to know that. My uncle cared for me while my mother worked. He put a highchair next to his projector as he showed movies. I was less than a year old. It is known that I watched the movies because I would be quiet while a movie played. It became a family joke that I could read a foreign language before I could speak because I would begin to fuss the moment "Fin" appeared on the screen as if I knew it meant the movie was done. I know that I must have watched: Tretya meshchanskaya (1927) when very young because a family story is that I wanted a thing at the market it because it was like the one: "the pretty lady has." No person knew what I meant until my uncle recognized it as being in that movie. -
name a cult film classic that features a 1960 chevy impala
SansFin replied to NipkowDisc's topic in General Discussions
The Fat Black Pussycat (1963) The Vampire Woman (1967) High and Low (1963) -
I love very much your schedule, speedracer5! I feel that: Joan Blondell is an excellent choice for: SOTM. Her movies did not make as large an impact either at the box office or with critics as many other movies did but they were great entertainment and did not disappoint. Captain Peter Blood as: Guest Programmer is inspired! I truly can see him selecting: The Princess Bride (1987) and: Young Frankenstein (1974) as they fit so well his temperament. He was indeed a rascal at heart and I am sure that all the movies on that night would be dear to him. This is a truly wonderful schedule and I hope very much that: TCM steals borrows is inspired by it.
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Very clear. Very cold. It is a light-hearted and very fun movie which sends chills up my spine.
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TOXIC OSCAR SHOCK FLOP! MOONLIT BEATS TRALALA LAND!
SansFin replied to LornaHansonForbes's topic in General Discussions
I was surprised to learn that not all people know the meaning of: TANSTAAFL. I believe that it is a hundred years old. -
TOXIC OSCAR SHOCK FLOP! MOONLIT BEATS TRALALA LAND!
SansFin replied to LornaHansonForbes's topic in General Discussions
urbandictionary.com is prominent on the Bookmarks Bar on my browser because I use it so very often. It is sad when I must look up the words in the definition of the word I wished to know. -
My first thought when I began to read this was that I should recommend: It Happens Every Spring (1949). I am happy to see that you watched it also. I will suggest that you watch: Rhubarb (1951) because it also has Ray Milland and concerns baseball.
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I did wonder if the movie had been filmed during the early part of the year when thrift stores are full of clothing which people had received as Christmas presents and quickly donated.
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Eegah (1962). I saw it on a list of the worst movies ever made and so searched for it. It stars: Richard Kiel who played: Kanamit in: The Twilight Zone episode: To Serve Man and as: Jaws in: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and: Moonraker (1979). He is a caveman who lives in the hills near a small city. A girl sees him and her father goes to search for him and then the girl and her boyfriend have to search for her father. It has the elements of a successful 1960s teen-beach movie with singing and romance but the actors look to be in their twenties and the beach is a rocky landscape and the singing is horrible and the romance is dull. Richard Kiel has the best scene in the movie as he laments the girl's leaving. He speaks in grunts but his meaning is quite clear. It may be best that it is this way because the dialogue in the movie is so bland that actual lines would have ruined the effect. It is not horror and there is as much tension as waiting for a washing machine to finish its cycle and there is no surrealism and no science fiction special effects and the storyline is perfectly linear. I am sorry to say that I could find no artistic influences at all. It is far from the worst movie I have ever watched and it is far from being in the same league with: Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) or: Attack of the Killer Shrews (1959). I recommend this movie highly to those people who love to be continually thinking: "This could have been a good scene is only they had... I advise all others to run away.
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TOXIC OSCAR SHOCK FLOP! MOONLIT BEATS TRALALA LAND!
SansFin replied to LornaHansonForbes's topic in General Discussions
They are listed at the end of the article: Correction: February 27, 2017 An earlier version of this article misidentified the location of the Dolby Theater. It is in Hollywood, not downtown Los Angeles. Correction: March 1, 2017 An article on Tuesday about the effect on the reputation of the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers after its mistake on the Best Picture award at the Oscars rendered incorrectly the name of an advertising agency it recently selected. The agency is R/GA, not RG/A. -
TOXIC OSCAR SHOCK FLOP! MOONLIT BEATS TRALALA LAND!
SansFin replied to LornaHansonForbes's topic in General Discussions
I know that I am odd but I find it perversely amusing that that article reports on one mistake made by one person and yet their journalist, fact-checker and copy editor were complicit in at least two mistakes. I have seen now that there was mistake also in showing a picture of a living Academy member in the salute to those who have passed. Has the time come for us to set aside the passion for "current" news in favor of "two days' old but possibly correct" news? -
TOXIC OSCAR SHOCK FLOP! MOONLIT BEATS TRALALA LAND!
SansFin replied to LornaHansonForbes's topic in General Discussions
It is to my mind that he should have noticed the error when he was handed the envelope and should not have taken the wrong one onto the stage. Do people truly not look at what they are handed? -
TOXIC OSCAR SHOCK FLOP! MOONLIT BEATS TRALALA LAND!
SansFin replied to LornaHansonForbes's topic in General Discussions
There is a point in this which I do not understand. The name of the award to be presented is printed on the envelope. It is not surprising to me that the person who handles the envelopes picked the wrong one. There are many ways in which that can happen. But how can any person be handed any kind of document and not look at it to see if it is right and proper? What if he had been handed an invitation to an after-awards party or a piece of paper for him to autograph? I can imagine him going on stage and finding he was holding a shopping list or an illicit love letter. I grant that the printing on the envelopes is not high-contrast but the images which I have seen show that it is reasonably large font and is easy to read. -
TOXIC OSCAR SHOCK FLOP! MOONLIT BEATS TRALALA LAND!
SansFin replied to LornaHansonForbes's topic in General Discussions
I am so very happy for them! -
I am sad to say that it has been a long time since I have watched it and so might not remember some short specific scenes but I do not believe there are scenes such as you describe. The story is not set within NIMH. There is a flashback scene concerning the rats escaping and it might show other animals in cages but I believe the focus is on the rats.
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I like this as a good example of 1960s romantic comedy. I find it a nice break from: Doris Day and Rock Hudson movies. I like this movie very much. I feel it is excellent animation and a good story. I feel there is not an allegory or moral which it is "all about". The story has several plotlines weaving in and out. I find it sad that it is often mistaken for a children's movie. I doubt that most young children could follow the events well. It is on my list of movies for which I wish to find a good DVD at reasonable cost.
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Post a romantic movie photo for Valentine's Day!
SansFin replied to skimpole's topic in General Discussions
I am sad to say that I could not find a .gif which shows the best part of the scene. It is after they are on the floor that his sister looks through an overhead hatch. To give equal time to the other side(s):
