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Saturday, September 19 Who else but TCM would have an Anton Walbrook evening? 8 p.m. The Red Shoes (1948) 10:30 p.m. The Soldier and the Lady (1937) midnight. I Accuse! (1958). He’s terrific in this one. Now if they could only dig out a couple of his German films such as … Salto Mortale (1931) by E.A. Dupont Viktor and Viktoria (1933) by Reinhold Schunzel where Walbrook takes the James Garner part.

Here is a new film at this year's BFI Festival that may interest some ... Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) by Kent Jones. No doubt this documentary is based on the time Truffaut was doing his interviews for his book on Hitchcock. It looks very interesting and one would think a natural to be shown on TCM at some point.

It's entirely possible. I've witnessed similar in my time. Usually no one says anything when it is altered in post production.

That would be pretty amazing. I suppose it would involve a few premieres.

Friday, September 18 8:15 a.m. Canada gets a substitution for The Asphalt Jungle which is Once a Thief (1965) with Alain Delon and Ann Margret. I’ll take it. noon. The Bastard. Which is it? The Swedish Eva Dahlbeck film or the Rita Hayworth caper film, Buy the Cats? My money is on the latter. The Andrew Sisters are tops in … 9:45 p.m. Buck Privates (1941) and 11:15 p.m. In the Navy (1941)

Here's another from the London Film festival ... Kiss Me Kate 3D (1953) Dir: George Sidney Restored in 2K from the 35mm Ansco colour right eye and left eye original camera negatives.

Thursday, September 17 11 a.m. Nightfall (1957). A Jacques Tourneur film that I haven’t seen. With Anne Bancroft and Aldo Ray. 8 p.m. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) with the one and only, Victor Mature! A guilty pleasure. Jay Robinson reprises his carpet-chewing role as Caligula. Great fun. Great double bill. Someone was having some fun … 10 p.m. The Conqueror (1956) with John Wayne as Genghis Khan. The fallout from this one is legendary. 4:30 a.m. Top Secret Affair (1957) A Susan Hayward, Kirk Douglas that I have never seen.

The 2015 BFI London Film Festival has some interesting restored films. Variety (1925) Dir: EA Dupont. With Emil Jannings. By the Murnau Foundation using nitrate prints and duplicate negatives to realize a 2K digital restoration. A Man For All seasons (1966) Dir: fred Zinnemann. Sony Pictures 4K Digital restoration from original negative. Women In Love (1969) Dir: Ken Russell. "Taken for 4kScans" supervised by cinematographer Billy Williams. Our Man In Havana (!959) Dir: Carol Reed. Sony Pictures 4K restoration from original picture negative. The Battle of the Century (1927) Dir; Clyde Bruckman. With Laurel & Hardy. Previously thought to be (mostly) lost, "rediscovered via the 'mostly lost' film workshop at the Library of Congress Film Department, courtesy of a collector. Warlock (1959) Dir: Edward Dmytryk. With Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Dorothy Malone. 4K Digital REstoration by 20th Century Fox. The Raging Moon (1971) Dir: Bryan Forbes. With Malcolm McDowell and Nanette Newman. 2K Digital Restoraiton from original negative. Rocco and His Brothers (1960) Dir: Luchino Visconti. Restored by Cineteca di Bologna. (I'm guessing that this restoration was done a few years ago)

Personally I would go for Breathless and A Woman Is a Woman. I was a titch disappointed when I saw Pierrot Le Fou and I have yet to see Masculin-Feminin.

I finally caught up with TCM's Underground presentation of Spider Baby, or the Maddest Story Ever Told (1967). Quite enjoyable I must say. The crazy knife wielding sisters were great. The music score by Ronald Stein was probably way better than the film deserved. And boy did Carol Ohmart look like a ringer for Meryl Streep.

Curious if our film loving group has any recommendations. And thanks to those who have already posted some.

Of course not

Was Klaatu some kind of interstellar Commie? Or will debate of that get this thread shut down?

Just caught a few minutes of John Ford's The Long Voyage Home (1940) while recording it. I think it is arguably Ward Bond's and Thomas Mitchell's finest film performances. A rare lead role for Mitchell. And Ian Hunter is a standout too.

Then you would probably like this brilliant parody ...

Rob Marshall? ... yuck. His Nine was an abortion.

Wednesday, Sept 16 I would have liked to record a couple of the Godard films tomorrow but they are not playing in Canada. [What, they can’t afford to play a Godard film in Canada? We’re not talking the South Park movie here.] Arturo may not want to know this but two Mexican movies have been substituted in Canada ... 2:15 a.m. Los Que Volvieron (1947) and 4 a.m. Hermosa Ideal (1948)

Has anyone seen any films released in 2015 that they would like to recommend?

Thank you SansFin, Lydecker and LonesomePolecat for your words of encouragement. I didn't have the nerve to tackle a challenge before this as the previous responses all seemed so incredibly well done and difficult to do.

Tuesday, September 15 6:15 p.m. Agatha (1979) with Vanessa Redgrave was pretty good as I recall. 8 p.m. The Long Voyage Home (1940) John Ford does Eugene O’Neil. A good vehicle for Thomas Mitchell. I’ve only got a BBC copy which had a lousy print. 10 p.m. The Battle of Midway (1942). Oscar winning short subject by John Ford. Amazing colour footage if I have the right film. 11:45 p.m. December 7th (1943). Directed by Gregg Toland. Never seen this one.

Who can forget John Candy's rendition of "The Flintstones" in Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) ? Or the ending of Midnight Cowboy (1969) ?

indeed, and who can forget the Ale & Quail Club train sequence in The Palm Beach Story (1942)?

Yes, and everyone's favourite around here, Doctor Zhivago (1965).

Better send two guys and a shortstop to guard that thing!

I believe I posted about My Foolish Heart first. I note the films that I would like to record when the schedule first comes out so as the date approached I noticed that it was no longer on the schedule. It used to play all the time. Perhaps on other channels. It doesn't appear to be on dvd either. But they are selling some sort of copy in Spain!