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I can agree to Final Dance from Dirty Dancing and More Than a Woman from Saturday Night Fever. The rest I'll pass on, but musicals and dance movies have never been among my favorites. DD was my favorite for all the dancing and still repeat the final dance scenes occasionally. SNF had some good dance scenes, but to me far more technically choreographed as Hollywood dancing. DD seemed real dancing, although naturally well choreographed. One interesting aspect is all the TV dance shows that Saturday Fever gave birth to. Who remembers Denny Terrio and Dance Fever?

You can really say about Western movies and TV shows in the past.All the people who got shot several times and no blood, no holes, no nothing.

To me, Joe should have shot all three of them in the back while they were watching the plane fly over. The police would not have questioned it at all - self-defense. Of course, he had to "wimp-out" to make it more suspenseful.

For those interested, beginning at 8 PM on Monday, Nov 12 there will be several Torchy Blaine movies. Glenda Farrell stars as Torchy, the newspaper reporter.

Watched this years ago and very disappointed.

Ditto to Looney's comments on The Threat. McGraw and Grey were definitely the stars of the movie. As usual, Eddie's comments were informative and well worth hearing. I just couldn't buy O'Shea as a cop. Somehow he just didn't have the right look or maybe because I had seen him in comedies before.

Never have liked Andy Hardy movies. Never have liked Andy Hardy movies. So, watching a movie instead of eating or while eating during a family holiday gathering?

Probably the only good things in the movie. Have it on DVD and watched it once. Kind of dull.

All of this week-ends war movies are about WW II. Nothing on WW I, Korea, Vietnam, etc. except for The Eagle and the Hawk (WW I) on Sunday.

Next up is The Threat (1949) with Charles McGraw in the lead (more or less), but as a criminal. Virginia Grey and Michael O'Shea are also in it. I saw it several years ago and it is interesting and should hold your attention.

Explained already. Explained already, but will elaborate for your benefit. It is dated in the respect that it is very 70ish. To me it just seemed to be done in the style that many 70's movies were. Everybody is entitled to their own opinions. I realize that someone could say that about 30's, 40's, 50's movies, etc., but to me many movies made in 70's period had a certain feel to them, particularly crime movies such as Charley Varrick. Maybe because I was living then. Perhaps not so much dated as typical for movies made in early 70's. I have seen it on TV and on DVD and it looks like an "old" movie in that has not been remastered. Not to mention clothing, dialogue, some scenarios, scenery, etc. While expected, the movie is not quite old enough to fall into the "classic" stage such as ones from the 50's and earlier where all of the "dated" stuff is expected. While many of the techniques of filming are modern, not as good as what has been done in past couple of decades. It is a good movie.

When the poster of Marie Windsor's character was shown I remembered having seen The Sniper many years ago. Overall an above average movie and more than just another crime or police procedural. MissWonderly already did a very good review. Windsor always impresses me. Of course not as much as in Swamp Women, but that is whole 'nother subject. Actually her best role for me was in The Narrow Margin. Enjoyed Eddie's recap of the SF scenes. Also noted that Corliss Archer's and Dobbie Gillis' "fathers" (John Eldredge and Frank Faylen) had roles in this.

Is that the only place you watch TCM?

I disagree. See my comment above.

It is dated in the respect that it is very 70ish. To me it just seemed to be done in the style that many 70's movies were. Everybody is entitled to their own opinions. I realize that someone could say that about 30's, 40's, 50's movies, etc., but to me many movies made in 70's period had a certain feel to them, particularly crime movies such as Charley Varrick. Maybe because I was living then.

The Saint in Palm Springs is on Sat, Nov. 03 at 10 AM. I believe this is the best of The Saint series.

Got the DVD of this one a few months ago. Very enjoyable crime movie. Matthau is very good at anything he does. Of course, he is fantastic in Odd Couple Two, Grumpy Old Men and Grumpy Old Men Two. Have never liked Odd Couple (one) though. Have a DVD with Matthau in a Route 66 episode. Very good performance. Charley Varrick is definitely a different type movie and it you lived in the 70's also kind of dated. Speaking of how they made the movie mostly, sets and so forth. Sort of like watching a TV series from that era. Very enjoyable. Supposedly Don Siegel was Clint Eastwood's favorite director for his style and movies he made. Siegel also directed The Big Steal, my favorite movie.

From my previous post that you may have missed. As for Muller, I am sure part of the deal with TCM is that he gets to pick the movies. After all, TCM went to him to do the program as he is one of the top "experts" on Noir. For those who may not know, he is the founder of the Film Noir Foundation. http://filmnoirfoundation.org/home.html This has been discussed before, but it is shown twice because people wanted to see it at different times. Considering how many other movies TCM shows repeatedly, two airings of one Noir is not so much. One time slot works well for East Coast and other one works well for West Coast.

For me, Saturday is Midnight and I am asleep by then. So if I don't record it, 10:00 AM on Sunday is not too bad. One of Eddie's promos showing him trying to decide between Midnight and hard liquor or Sunday AM and coffee. He pours the liquor into the coffee cup.

Actually if I don't record it on Saturday, I will watch it on Sunday AM.

This might be more appropriate topic for Off Topic, but to me seems more often than that. I think a lot do not get covered because they do not receive the national attention of others. Did the recent one in Florence S.C. get covered anywhere besides South Carolina? As for this thread, I consider it to be a discussion of movies shown on Noir Alley. As for Muller, I am sure part of the deal with TCM is that he gets to pick the movies. After all, TCM went to him to do the program as he is one of the top "experts" on Noir. For those who may not know he is the founder of the Film Noir Foundation. http://filmnoirfoundation.org/home.html This has been discussed before, but it is shown twice because people wanted to see it at different times. Considering how many other movies TCM shows repeatedly, two airings of one Noir is not so much.

You could always tell when Emma was going to get into a fight. She wore pants. Otherwise she usually wore dresses or skirts.

I think that is better suited for the Noir forum. http://forums.tcm.com/forum/13-film-noir-gangster/

Thanks. I thought it had turned into some complicated music discussion.

Is this still about Noir, particularly Noir Alley?