brackenhe
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jackpickford--I remember "The Fabulous Stains" from the 80's and I recollect that I thought it was pretty cheesy even back then. But I was probably in the early 30's so maybe that type of movie didn't appeal to me anymore then.
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If you're a William Castle fan, there was a movie out about 10 years ago called Matinee set in Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the secondary plot is about a movie premiere at a local theater that reminiscent of a William Castle show. It starred John Goodman as the William Castle type director. It's worth checking out (but I'm a big John Goodman fan so I'm a little biased.)
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Back in about 1968, my folks and I went to Atlanta for dinner one night and Tom Poston came in to dine. My dad followed him to the men's room and asked him if he was performing there. I was mortified--I was 15 years old and you know how you feel at that age. Anyway, besides seeing performances that's the only person, besides sports figures, that I've seen in a life setting that wasn't contrived. I've always been fond of Mr. Poston, though, because of that.
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Some snot nosed troll decided to invade the message board because of some nonsense about his girlfriend and him wanting to break up with her because she liked Natalie Wood. It's best not to feed the trolls.
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Hey--I'm over 50 and I feel the same way. Most people couldn't care less about old movies. I'm glad that you march to your own drummer. I, too, have always been fascinated by the past. Especially the 20's, 30's and 40's.
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I like older movies BECAUSE I don't know the actors as well as we know the personalities in movies today. I think that mystique helps me get into the story more rather than the eye candy the current film makers put forth. As a general rule, the reason today movies make money is because it's mostly a teenagers market, and they go to the movies to meet their friends and get out of the house--the movie is secondary to the social event.
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I don't know how many times it needs to be said (and how many ways it has to be said) but I think I you're not happy with the actors/films/directors/stories on TCM then you are definitely watching the wrong channel. There are 250 more channels, many of them showing uninterrupted movies. Why not watch their programming and quit coming here to be a negative influence? Of course, I'm sure that makes too much sense. OH--I forgot--most of those other movie channels are PREMIUM channels and therefore, since this channel is offered, usually, at no extra charge, some want to make it into something it was never intended to be--HBO with a little older movies. Sorry, naysayers, go elsewhere, because you rarely will find any posters here agreeing with you. And gregelektric---I hope your girlfriend has dumped your dumb butt by now, because if you can't appreciate Natalie Wood, then you don't belong here either (he posted on Classic Actors thread.)
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Cary Grant was married to Barbara Hutton (Woolworth's heiress) between 1942 and 1945 so I doubt she was the one who recommended the LSD. However, he was married to Betsy Drake throughout the 50's and I can see her being the one who recommended the drug. After seeing her on the TCM documentary about Grant I can see she was a free spirit and up for experimenting with stuff like that.
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Around my house growing up, my mom was a Gene Kelly fan while my dad was firmly all about Fred Astaire. While both were undeniably icons, I have to go with Kelly I guess because I have seen more of his films. While at times Kelly does overact, he does seem a little more natural in drama and musical comedy. But I won't deny that Astaire was elegant and got to sing some great songs in a lot of musicals. He just didn't seem like a man girls would fall for like Kelly did (to me anyway.)
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I think the times during which The Letter was released that producers didn't want a character such as Bette's Lesley to "get away" with murder so she had to pay by getting stabbed.
Everyone knows I hate When Harry met Sally and it's because of the ending---it was unbelievable to the point of incredibility.
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lux0786--I'm glad you chose to clarify yourself. I was beginning to think you were leo's unwanted offspring. I agree with you during August there were days I didn't want to watch because of the stars that were featured. But if you watch long enough, you'll see that they do repeat some movies more than others (you know who you are cough Singin' in the Rain cough.) But I don't mind them repeating the Dreyer films because 1) they're on late at night and 2) they aren't shown anywhere very often. Of course, there was a lot of complaining when TCM featured Bollywood films last summer, which I thoroughly enjoyed. We all have different tastes and that's why we like this channel.
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Speaking of The Sound of Music, did anybody watch the special this week on PBS Broadway: The American Musical. It was great and showed a lot of old clips from films plus some films of rehearsals and famous Broadway and Hollywood stars. It didn't cover every musical but was pretty thorough. It was well worth watching if you like musicals.
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thomasterryjr--you're right about the beginning and ending of The Searchers. It says so much about Wayne's character in just a simple motion.
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My favorites and what I consider Essentials are The Godfather 1 & 2. However, I will concede that these movies are shown quite often on other cable channels (Viacom must have the rights coz it's on their channels all the time.) For films made in the last 40 years besides those I would say Midnight Cowboy or Cabaret, although those are a little adult for family viewing. I wouldn't mind seeing Blazing Saddles, Caddyshack or Fast Times at Ridgemont High because each of them were ground breaking in their own way.
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I haven't noticed any sound problems and I'm in Alabama with Comcast. Maybe it's your cable provider.
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Meryl Streep has done a tribute to Bette Davis and how they corresponded when Meryl first became famous.
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After TCM recently showed "Village of the Damned" I remember being scared seeing that as a teenager. But it seemed rather harmless when I watched it the other night. And that was the first time I'd seen "Children of the Damned."
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Happy Birthday Mongo--been out of town!!!!
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The name of the guy that whistled and sang in the short between movies was Leo Beers, I think.
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I put this on the other board but I'm very saddened by Miss Leigh's death. I think when we get to know their family members too (like Jamie Leigh Curtis) it makes their passing even sadder because we know someone who loved them very much who is hurting right now. Please rest in peace and know you'll be missed.
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I'm a big fan of "The Age of Innocence" directed by Martin Scorcese for the exact same reason--the gentleness and attention to detail that washes all over the production. He does a lot of period pieces but nothing as quiet and elegant as "The Age of Innocence."
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He was very funny in the few movies he made. I especially love him in "Caddyshack" and "Back to School." Rest in peace Rodney.
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I liked "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath" a lot. I thought it was hilarious. I also enjoyed "Free and Easy" which had several cameo appearances by early MGM stars.
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Oh Antar--this "greg" person decided he would come over to this board and insult everyone instead of doing his homework. Troll.