ElCid
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Thursday, 08/22 at 4:46 PM: Love on Tap. Interesting short with the Merriel Abbott Dancers. You can find them on Wikipedia and elsewhere. Apparently they were a dancing troupe that toured the country for many years.
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Callaway Went Thataway is a very good movie, much better than rated on TCM.
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22 minutes ago, GGGGerald said:
For some, 1969 is too current.
That's the other argument: Where is the borderline between older films and newer films ? Another of those arguments that will rage on and on. And that, in my opinion, could be discussed on this page also.
1969 is 50 years ago. While I would not like to see this site dominated by discussions about movies made in the past 10 years, anything else would see to be appropriate.
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On 8/11/2019 at 10:01 PM, Stephen444 said:
My wife told me that this commentary about Bergman films had been on but I had not seen it until tonight. I would much rather see commentary by Mia Farrow. Don't know if she has ever been a host on TCM but I question TCM's judgement. I don't appreciate nor am I interested in seeing Woody Allen.
My wife and I agree on not liking Woody Allen as an actor and definitely not as a commentator as in the above documentary. My wife likes some of his movies where he produced and/or directed, but I don't like any of them.
Has nothing to do with his personal life, beliefs, etc.
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I think General says it all and many people (myself included) think that applies to most entertainment, including TV.
As for the sub-forums, I almost forgot they were there. Never look at them.
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My wife commented on today's Humphrey Bogart lineup and that it would be nice if it was raining or an otherwise dreary day. Then you could have a good excuse to vegetate and watch movies all day. We have most of them and have seen all of them, but still good movies.
So maybe have Winter Under the Stars in January or February?
Actually I have never liked SUTS as I prefer a variety of "stars" as well as of movies during each day.
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5 hours ago, Bogie56 said:
Thursday, August 8
8 p.m. Ava Gardner, the Gipsy of Hollywood (2017). Fairly recent documentary.
Per Wikipedia: "She can't sing, she can't act, she can't talk, she's terrific!" Louis B. Mayer upon seeing her screen test. They also could not understand her "Carolina" Southern drawl. She was born in Grabtown, N.C.
Why does the title refer to her as a gypsy?
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It's actually a fairly good movie. Has an outstanding cast of women - and Howard Duff.
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We have been watching the Dr. Blake series from Australia which is set in late 50's/early 60's. The cars are very interesting as they are obviously Australian or British for the most part, but you can definitely see the American influence. Hardtops, two tone paint, small fins, etc. Recent episode was set in 1960 and the newspaper reporter stated she had seen someone leaving in a green Studebaker. That would probably narrow the list very carefully. While Studebakers had been sold in Australia for a long time, usually in small numbers - few hundred each year.
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Friday, 9:45 AM, The Fast and The Furious (1939) with Franchot Tone and Ann Southern. Also Ruth Hussey. Tone and Southern played married to each other book dealers who also get involved in mysteries. This one is set at a seaside beauty contest.
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1 hour ago, Bogie56 said:
Monday, July 29
8 p.m. Experiment In Terror (1962). Worth a look for Lee Remick.
Not to mention a young Stefanie Powers.
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14 hours ago, mr6666 said:
TCM Underground
@TCMUnderground
· 4h
Tonight! School’s in session with FINAL EXAM (1981) at 2:15 am east / 11:15 pm west
followed by NIGHT SCHOOL (1981) at 4:00 am.
Come hang out with us before we’re off for August!
That was actually last night, Friday the 26th.
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5 minutes ago, Dargo said:
Exactly Cid. This very entertaining film is REALLY more about sibling rivalry than it is about anything else.
btw, I'll now confess here that I became, I guess you might say, "infatuated" with the actress who played the elder Geena Davis part at the beginning and at the end of this film, Lynn Cartwright, after seeing this film upon its initial release...
I would come to learn that in her earlier years she played one of the Venusian women in the camp classic Queen of Outer Space (pictured on the right here)...
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...and was married for 50 years to cinema tough guy Leo Gordon until his death in 2000.
Here's another shot of this actress who died in 2004 at age 76, and whose filmography consists of 36 credits and with her performance in A League of Their Own being her final one...
(...big Leo Gordon was sure one lucky guy, alright)
The first time or two that I saw League, I thought Cartwright was Davis with very good make-up. My wife pointed out my error.
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4 hours ago, TikiSoo said:
Still have never seen this movie. Is it worth watching if you're not interested in sports?
Absolutely. For me one irony is the first time I watched and every time since is that to me, Tom Hanks is not the big star in the movie. I would place him 5th maybe - behind Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell. Hanks is an integral part of the movie, but it is about the girl baseball players. But it is not a women's movie nor a sports movie as such. At least not to me.
I don't care for sports that much, but I do like a good movie that might revolve around sports. League is one. Tin Cup, Bull Durham and Major League are three others.
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I have never particularly cared for The Best Years of Our Lives, but it is a good movie. As for Dana Andrews, rather than wooden, perhaps understated or not overly energetic would be better description. As for Cagney, have never liked him and do watch movies he is in. He is too energetic, too overboard, too boisterous.
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12 minutes ago, misswonderly3 said:
Well, I suspect Eddie is sensitive to criticism from viewers and his social media followers (since he seems to pay more attention to that then to this thread) about some of his picks not being "noir" enough. So he seems to feel a need to justify certain selections if they don't fit the somewhat narrow definition of noir many people hold. What a lot of neophyte noir fans don't seem to realize is that a lot of film noir movies actually have happy -or happyish- endings. This seems to annoy them, and I imagine they fill their Noir Alley Twitter comments with complaints about how some of the films Eddie chooses to show on Noir Alley aren't true noirs, probably citing all sorts of reasons that fit with their own definition of the term.
I know Eddie's mentioned something about this before, I forget what he said, but I do know that whenever he shows a noir that doesn't fit the "standard" idea (usually held by newcomers to this sort of film) he seems to feel a need to 'splain why he has scheduled the title in Noir Alley.
By the way, ways in which I think one could argue that While the City Sleeps is a noir: there's a crime story (although it's not the main story), a few scenes of urban streets at night, complete with wet sidewalks and dark alleys (maybe not as many as some would like), a lot of cynical dialogue, and a lot of drinking. Everyone in the film, with the possible exception of Nancy, seems to see the world as a tough unfair place. Oh, and back to the drinking: I love that bar where they all hang out. I really like all those bars you see in old movies, the ones where you have to go down a few steps to get to them. Those kinds of bars seem to have been all over the place back then.
I recorded this one a long time ago for keeping and thought of it as a mystery movie. Although I think the line between mystery, crime and Noir gets awfully blurred sometimes. I have noticed a few I would consider dramas are considered Noir by many.
I think the bar was in the basement of the building and they referred to it as the deli. Or were those two separate things? Anyway they could get to the bar quickly after work, drink all night and crawl back to their desks the next morning.
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I have While The City Sleeps on DVD and was just going to watch Eddie Muller's intro. So much for plans. Got sucked into watching it again. While it may not be a "real" Noir as Eddie mentioned, I like it. Excellent cast, very well written and absorbing story - or stories if you prefer.
The multiple story lines did not distract for me, but rather made it a better movie. Less Noir perhaps, but more entertaining.
I did like Eddie's explanation of why he included it in Noir Alley - and I'll buy into it. His information re: drinking on the set, alcohol problems, comic books, his personal connections and so forth added to enjoying it. I worked in a drug store in high school and I think I read every comic book we had on the racks - even the romance ones. When I was in the Army I noticed a lot of enlisted people read comics and left them laying around. So, I frequently read them as well. I am not at all attracted to the current comic books or whatever they call them now or animated serious movies.
Andrews was as good here as in any other movie in which I have seen him. The rest of the cast also performed very well.
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41 minutes ago, Swithin said:
Midnight Cowboy
The Passion of Anna
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Putney Swope
The Sorrow and the Pity
Women in Love
I remember the trailer for Putney Swope and then saw the movie a week or so later. Not really impressed with the quality of the movie (as I try to remember it). Seemed to me to be an exercise in how close they could come to porn and still be shown in regular theaters.
As for Midnight Cowboy, I saw it at the post theater at Ft. Bragg NC. The first X rated movie shown on US military bases. Now it barely rates a PG-13 probably.
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Just now, jamesjazzguitar said:
Ah, we think alike. I was going to add another example of a sub-plot that to me drags down the movie; the James Craig (who drags down movies in general), and Fleming's romance with him behind Price's back. Nothing of interest there at all, so I was going to say they should have cut all of that out, BUT then I remember that exercising scene; Yea, lots of interest there after all!
After all, if you are going to have Rhonda Fleming and Ida Lupino in the movie they have to have something interesting to do. Whether drag down the movie or not, they are entertaining sub-plots.
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3 minutes ago, scsu1975 said:
Yes, and we get to see Rhonda Fleming exercising in her bathing suit.
Obviously a key noir element. I believe Vincent Price (husband) is practicing his putting at the same time.
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While the City Sleeps is a very good Noir with a very diverse and good cast. While it is a Noir, it sort of goes beyond that with the various plots and sub-plots.
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While the City Sleeps is a very good Noir on at Midnight Saturday and 10 AM Sunday.
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On 7/16/2019 at 8:32 PM, TomJH said:
Just so long as he doesn't do it on that chicken salad sandwiche he wants so much.
Is this the one where he wants toast and to hold the chicken salad or chicken salad and hold the toast? I have a friend who will order tuna salad sandwiches in order to get tuna salad and leaves the bread.
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15 hours ago, Gershwin fan said:
007 is going to be female now!
https://nypost.com/2019/07/14/lashana-lynch-cast-as-007-in-new-james-bond-movie-report/
James Bond fans wanting 007 to be either black or female are in for a double treat — with the movie spy about to be played by a black woman, according to a report on Sunday.
British actress Lashana Lynch, 31, will be introduced as the new 007 in what is being described as a ‘popcorn-dropping moment’ in the franchise’s 25th movie that is currently being filmed, according to the Mail on Sunday.
But it is not a complete do-over — with her just taking James Bond’s secret agent number after he retires from MI6, the report states.
Bond himself will still be played by Daniel Craig — and will still adhere to his old-fashioned macho characteristics, an insider told the UK paper.
‘Bond, of course, is sexually attracted to the new female 007 and tries his usual seduction tricks, but is baffled when they don’t work on a brilliant, young black woman who basically rolls her eyes at him and has no interest in jumping into his bed,” a source told the Mail.
The insider called it a “pivotal scene” when Bond is called back from retirement and introduced to Lynch as the new 007.
“It’s a popcorn-dropping moment. Bond is still Bond but he’s been replaced as 007 by this stunning woman,” the source told the Mail.
Londoner Lynch, who played the fighter pilot Maria Rambeau in “Captain Marvel”, is hoped to modernize the franchise criticized by many as being too dated and sexist.
“This is a Bond for the modern era who will appeal to a younger generation while sticking true to what we all expect in a Bond film,” the source said.
“There are spectacular chase sequences and fights, and Bond is still Bond but he’s having to learn to deal with the world of #MeToo.”
Well, I don't consider it racist or sexist, but I can't see a woman as Ian Fleming's 007. They just need to end the series and come up with a completely new format for a black or female English spy if that is what they want. After all, there were other movie series about non-Bond English spies.
Of course, the series has probably long deviated from what Fleming intended anyway. Incidentally, I read all the books. Yes, I know Fleming probably would not have envisioned Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton or some others in the role.
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The Best Of Elisha Cook Jr
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Cook also had a good role in The Falcon's Alibi. He played a DJ broadcasting from the top floor of a prestige hotel. Of course, there was more to it than that, but that would be a spoiler. Jane Greer plays his girlfriend and is a singer at the same hotel.