HoldenIsHere
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SERIOUSLY: WATCH THE SILENT 1925 VERSION!
It is so much better. I've never appreciated the story at all until I saw the silent version.
Hopefully TCM'll show it again soon, but if not you can maybe netflix it or possibly watch it online, if you're in to that sort of thing.
Yes, yes yes!
The silent version of BEN-HUR with Ramon Novarro is so much better than the later version.
(This photo is not from BEN-HUR.)
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Frances. I had recorded this film during the movie star biopics that aired last month. I didn't know much about Frances Farmer, only that she allegedly received a lobotomy (which I know is not true) and that she was in and out of asylums for years. I also knew that Farmer maintained that she didn't belong in the asylum and also was upset about how she was treated in these facilities. I also knew that she was from Seattle and that Kurt Cobain wrote a song about her. Anyway, I thought Jessica Lange was fantastic as Farmer. I found myself sympathizing with her situation in being institutionalized against her will. Her mother portrayed by Kim Stanley, was excellent as well.
I've never seen FRANCES, but I love Kim Stanley.
I also love Nirvana's song "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle."
I miss the comfort in being sad.
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Sally Field likes the "Pick Yourself Up" dance best in Swing Time. In that she demonstrates her discerning eye and elevated taste.
Do I detect a bit of sarcasm in this comment, slaytonf?
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Princess Leia never showed any leg and cleavage as seen in this poster in the original STAR WARS.
Luke Skywalker was never depicted open-shirted, revealing sculpted pecs and ripped abs.
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"Now, Sam. Do it now. Set me free. Set both of us free.
He fell down the
stairs and fractured
his skull. That's how he died.
And minutes later, Martha is holding a gun on Sam and creating the story of how he died.
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I recommend For Me and My Gal, which is airing in the wee hours tomorrow morning (3am PST). This film stars Gene Kelly and Judy Garland. It is Gene Kelly's film debut. Kelly has said that he was grateful to Garland who was 19 at the time and starring in her first "adult" role. Garland, a showbiz veteran by the time this film was made, showed Kelly the ropes of filmmaking and helped him adjust his theater style to one more suited of the small screen. She also supported Kelly in his arguments with director Busby Berkeley, whom she did not like. Kelly and Garland have a great rapport in this film and in their two subsequent films together-- The Pirate and Summer Stock.
I've never seen FOR ME AND MY GAL, but I recorded this one to watch later.
I love SUMMER STOCK.
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...or oral surgery.
That one would be KC CONFIDENTAL.
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OK, enough with the corrections. Let's discuss KC Confidentail.
Haha!
I see there's a whole thread dedicated to KC CONFIDENTAIL.
I've never seen the movie but from the title I presume it's about a rabbit.
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TCM has started airing their promo for this year's Summer Under The Stars.
They've also added the following page on their website with details on this year's honorees and the selected movies.
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Saaaay, that reminds me, Holden...what ever happened to SprocketMan anyway, HUH???
(...or was he "before your time", as they say?)
Dargo, are you referring to a former poster on the boards named SprocketMan?
I think I remember some references to someone with that or a similar name.
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Is SKIPPY (airing on 07/25/15) a TCM premiere?
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I believe only the person who created the thread (and I assume the moderator), can change the title of a thread. Note that the OP didn't make one subsequent post to this thread. Could it be because some folks were kind of harsh as it relates to spelling?
Why, jamesjazzguitar, certainly no one who posts on these message boards could ever be accused of being harsh about anything, including spelling.
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Early tomorrow morning (July 25, 2015) TCM is airing SKIPPY (1931), starring Jackie Cooper in the title role.
I can't say if Cooper's performance is great (I haven't seen it yet), but the Academy was apparently impressed enough to nominate him in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category.
He was nine years old at the time and remains the youngest person to be nominated for an Oscar in a Leading Role category.
The movie was directed by Jackie Cooper's uncle Norman Taurog and also features Robert Coogan (brother of Jackie Coogan) as Skippy's friend Sooky.
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Augustus Sapsucker was yellow-bellied...
True, Augustus's belly was yellow, but, like all of the Sapsuckers, he was fierce.
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Pretty good flick, but I've always found the visuals and the sets
more impressive than the story, which is rather heavy handed
and even silly at times. As Sir Alfred supposedly said, It's only
a movie.
I thought it was a documentary.
I feel like I was duped by Fritz Lang!
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"There's no such thing as a technically ignorant question, only technically ignorant answers."
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I think that's been stated earlier in the thread..........
It needs to be repeated.
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TCM has shown that film. Dunno why they couldnt show that instead of Funny Lady. I think he's in it all of 5 minutes! (Lady)
He wears a turtleneck sweater in one scene in FUNNY LADY.
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PETAH!!, PETAH!! Where's the PITA??? (in my best BETTE imitation....)
"Petah, give me the pita, I mean, the lettuh."
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By the way, it's Sally Field, not Fields.
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Great clip Holden. THanks for sharing.
That Southern accent that Hayley Mills attempts in the clip is quite amusing.
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I first saw Mannequin on the schedule and was excited and then was disappointed when I saw it wasn't the Mannequin from 1987 with Kim Cattrall and Andrew McCarthy ::sigh::
MANNEQUIN is such a fun movie.
And let's not forget the fun song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship that is featured in MANNEQUIN.
As Grace Slick says, uh sings: "Let 'em say we're crazy ."
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Only a 12-year lapse between one post and the next!
I wonder if the original poster is still on the message boards under a new name?
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THE DOLLMAKER with Jane Fonda.
My mother has this on VHS but I don't have a VCR!
I also wish there was a DVD release.
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Sally Fields…what a doll !
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I'm not a big Fred Astaire fan, but I do love SWING TIME.
I like Ginger Rogers a lot and the movie is so much fun.
I really enjoy the "A Fine Romance" scene.