I definitely would like to see more modern classics on TCM. Perhaps TCM could find a creative way to program them. Some of these films might be aired on other channels, but here's the catch: TCM is the ONLY channel that plays its films, with a few exceptions, in full letterbox and in stereophonic sound if possible. All other channels are lazy. Even the ones which profess to care about movies still show FULL SCREEN (1.33:1) or the wider full screen for modern televisions (approx. 1.75:1) which doesn't work when the original theatrical ratio is 2.35:1. Personally, I won't watch quality films unless they're letterboxed. Living in Canada, I have another problem, though. I might not get to see some of these modern classics anyway, because TCM blocks some movies from airing in Canada. Anyway, that's a separate issue.
Movies that are not "CLASSIC"
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I definitely would like to see more modern classics on TCM. Perhaps TCM could find a creative way to program them. Some of these films might be aired on other channels, but here's the catch: TCM is the ONLY channel that plays its films, with a few exceptions, in full letterbox and in stereophonic sound if possible. All other channels are lazy. Even the ones which profess to care about movies still show FULL SCREEN (1.33:1) or the wider full screen for modern televisions (approx. 1.75:1) which doesn't work when the original theatrical ratio is 2.35:1. Personally, I won't watch quality films unless they're letterboxed. Living in Canada, I have another problem, though. I might not get to see some of these modern classics anyway, because TCM blocks some movies from airing in Canada. Anyway, that's a separate issue.