Movie Collector OH
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39 minutes ago, jakeem said:
Boy, you hit that one right on the nail!
To bring your thoughts on The Cure and Edward Scissorhands full circle, national talk radio host Clyde Lewis uses some of Danny Elfman's music from Edward Scissorhands to pad the top of each hour, just before the hard break, which sounds good (almost too good!) and is easy enough to talk over. No connections there...
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Hmm let's see if I have any thoughts on these:
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love - many may hear this song, even if they don't know the band. The first 30 seconds is upbeat and commonly used for radio station bumper music in various markets.
Def Leppard - Quintessential 1980s arena rock. As you mentioned, the drummer lost an arm in an accident and has played on an adapted drum kit ever since. I think they saw most of their big fame after this happened.
Stevie Nicks - I grew up on Fleetwood Mac too. AOR/listenable albums.
The Zombies - Right on. Another group I grew up with. There isn't a British/Mersey Beat group I don't at least listen to if it comes on.
Not as familiar with the others, though the names and probably their music might ring a bell.
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From the 1986 movie Tough Guys. Bring this one out of obscurity!!
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9 hours ago, EricJ said:
Talking to ghosts again, Sarge? Yep, those old war memories from fifteen years ago hit hard... 😛
As for other posters with the same grievance in our new modern era: Yes, the full Kino-restored uncut mess of Lang's movie was boneheaded Weimar-era pro-labor-union propaganda, which is why he left for the US.
But me, I was raised on the "MTV version" of Giorgio Moroder's Metropolis--back in in 1984, when that was considered "big" for Film Restoration--and I would agree with the critic who said "There's the version of Metropolis that's 'good for you', and then there's the version you actually enjoy watching." (Ie., the slightly-less-incomplete one where most of the propaganda was still missing, they focused on the Fred & Maria story and the cool robot, and Moroder managed to put some actual emotion back into the score without beating the story over our heads.)
Your "sacrilege" may vary--Me, I think Moroder actually improved the workers' revolt and the catacombs chase than from Lang's original score.
The early 1980s was really a great time for this sort of thing.
I too am a fan of the Moroder version, as I'm sure you know. Then again there were very few as influential in his style of music as he was. I'm not particularly drawn into the bigger storyline of this film, which is why I gravitate to the shorter version with Moroder. For me, I would say I like both versions probably 50/50...okay 70/30 (favor Moroder version). The Moroder release is like a quick tour of Metropolis, not settling in and living with them for 3 or 3.5 hours (or however long the full restoration is - along with the added 16mm "thin man" parts). For me, in spite of the restoration work, the repetitive music from the full version is its downside. At the end, I am just glad its over because that means that music is over.
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No sign of Hot Spell.
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8 hours ago, lavenderblue19 said:
Thank You, for clearing this up. TCM has been known to change airings of films and they are NOT always posted on the schedule. One misguided poster wrote that since it didn't appear on the guide you provided, that's proof that I didn't see the film and mixed it up with another film. What a ridiculous conclusion that poster jumped to, especially since I wrote that I may have seen it on another channel or maybe on a video I had taken out of the library. I thought I had seen it on TCM and whether I did or not see it on TCM is irrelevant since I have seen Night Has A Thousand Eyes as I said years ago on tv or video. Movie Collector, I appreciate you clearing this up.
No problem.
It took a lot of work to initially put that together, so I just didn't want to see it misunderstood.
P.S. I'm only late to this thread because I thought it was just people talking about a movie.
Also in my project, starting at about 2011/2012 and going forward, the data I am now using is definitely more accurate than the schedule itself. I will just leave it at that for now.
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Ahem... It seems there is a bit of confusion over the intent of my contributions here. I thought I had made this abundantly clear on my website, but apparently not.
In my own words, I don't say "TCM has never played this". What I do say is "I don't have any evidence of them playing it".
Huge difference, there is no tomayto/tomahto about it. It means that in my own independent system of gathering and reconstructing data, I just use the schedule data that has been made available to me. That's it, it's basically a closed system. Actually there is a bit more to it than that, but I don't owe anyone any further explanation here.
Having said that, feel free to use it as a guide, but please don't make it say something I didn't intend. There will be less frustration among certain posters that way.
The plus side of the way my premieres list works, in spite of an extra title here or there, is that you won't be likely to miss actual premieres.
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48 minutes ago, RBG FAN said:
I would not pay for Criterion if it was not a suitable replacement for TCM. I would switch from cable to Dish before going streaming all the way. The nightmares Lorna mentioned with Spectrum (Charter Cable) happen with some of the streaming companies.
Yes. Streaming uses some of the same pipework as digital Cable TV, so you are bound to experience some of the same problems. There are some differences, such as the Cable TV being run through a private network (not the public Internet), though that even has its issues in some areas with network congestion. Streaming, on the other hand, combines parts of your private Cable co network, and then of course everything else in-between and along the way to the destination (the streaming service you connect to), and their service provider. So if it isn't acting up right now, it is only a matter of time until a critical mass of others join up and/or try to use it all at the same time.
Digital Cable TV "is" streaming, just the same as Soylent Green "is" people.
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12 minutes ago, Sgt_Markoff said:
Yah, Jazz Man. 'The Streisand Effect', is the official term I believe.
The way media runs our lives these days makes me livid. Its a return to the medieval hamlet, the uproar of the town square, the gibbet and the stocks, angry villagers with pitchforks and torches. Crowds blindly follow the loudest voice. This is how the Brownshirts got started.
Exactly on the Streisand Effect, and I heard some of the best in the business get in on that story. Including Clyde Lewis, as he was interviewing Dr. Demento on his show about this. He brought up the kookiness at radio station WDOK in Cleveland. Clyde Lewis and Dr. Demento!
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33 minutes ago, Dargo said:
LOL
Eeh! You guys got all that media attention when LeBron moved to Miami and then BACK again and THEN when he moved to L.A., now didn't YA?!!!
(...geeeeez...whaddaya want, anyway!!!)
For some people, that must have been another embarrassing moment.
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8 hours ago, cigarjoe said:
MovieCollectorOH is there a search feature on your lists?
Just go to the web page and press the key combination Ctrl + F on your keyboard ('text search within web page' feature on most browsers). In Firefox this will bring up a little search bar on the bottom of the window. You can type parts of a title or name, but whatever you do type needs correct spelling.
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27 minutes ago, speedracer5 said:
Even though this thread was created when I was still a senior in high school (3 months from graduation! Yay!), I feel that this delayed PC outrage re: Speedy Gonzalez is very similar to the current outrage re: the lyrics to "Baby, It's Cold Outside," a 70+ year old song that has been a staple of every Christmas season since. It is only in the past couple of years when people have decided to go out of their way to be offended by everything (Franklin and "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" ::Groan::) and have decided that the lyric, "say? what's in this drink?" is obviously about some guy slipping the girl a roofie and trying to coerce her into staying. I have never come to that conclusion myself. I always figured that he made her a strong cocktail of sorts.
This easily offended/outrage culture has gotten absurd.
Hip hip hooray. A national news item out of Cleveland. WDOK, not a station I actually listen to. Hey at least it wasn't a bombing.
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Best way to record shorts you really want is to schedule a three or four hour block around them (movie before, movie after). You should get it that way, if it airs.
In this case, maybe a six hour block would do. You'll get something that way.
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1 hour ago, RBG FAN said:
Here is what happened to HBO on Dish/Sling TV:
https://slate.com/technology/2018/11/hbo-blackout-dish-network-att-acquision-time-warner.html
I think this was right around the time that Directv was showing the free Thanksgiving weekend for HBO and its affiliate networks. No coincidences of course. Dish has a history of lowballing its providers to try and undercut its competition. This is not anything new, but rather an unfortunate development.
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Thanks for clarifying. Then that might be good alternative for those who are in an area where the cable isn't working as well as expected. As is often the case with overly populated or rapidly growing areas where cable systems become congested. The solution in non-technical terms here is to subdivide it into smaller uncongested systems. That is one of those things that may or may not happen, no guarantees and no timeline.
@RGB FAN
I have seen it both ways, the stories conflict at times. There is obviously a desire, both among streaming providers and streaming fans, to see all competition go away (confirmation bias?). There are however many inconvenient obstacles which make this an uncertainty at best, whatever they have that works...will work. If it only works in some areas under best-case-scenarios, then it will only work under best-case-scenarios.
As per Directv, there is no reason for them to be replacing their satellites at this time. The satellites up there now are either newer and/or in good condition. There is one that they are working on building as of now, which is or has already been completed. So I am not sure what the news of discontinuation is all about. When the time comes, they will just add another satellite. In any case, satellite has worked out well for me (see, confirmation bias can go two ways - and there are many more like me) so if they were to discontinue Directv I would just move to Dish.
What I HAVE heard from them is that their fiber optic U-verse service, only located in centralized high-population areas, might drop down to legacy status. That is, it might get to the point where they don't add new installations. I haven't seen conclusive statements on that either. What they HAVE done though is split off Internet and Phone services (formerly also part of U-verse) into other products. This is more of a branding issue though than a technology issue.
The biggest challenge for AT&T right now is how to best use their resources. They could either make it all work out, or they could screw it up royally. It is all up to them. There is no ideal one-size-fits-all medium, so different mediums will be better suited for different use cases. For instance, high population areas may have Internet streaming, cable, Uverse, and satellite all simultaneously available. In some cases the data services may be congested. Or in other cases satellite may be physically obstructed for some, whereas on the other side of the same building it may be the best option. The only real answer here is "It all just depends".
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Hip hip hooray.
Okay now on the "live TV" part (I don't mean to put you on the spot here - anyone can fill in the blanks):
1) Are you saying you can watch TCM live (the same as with cable)?
2) They only show about 2/3 of TCM's actual programming? Does that mean the other 1/3 isn't live? What do they show? Do they fill it in with other movies or show more repeats?
3) If I am correct in understanding that it is "live", does that mean it is NOT like Amazon or Netflix, where you have a list of movies you can choose from?
[I'm a satellite user, so I just haven't been following this. Not the least bit.]
Once a movie finishes playing it removes itself from the selection and CANNOT be located or rewatched.
Sounds like anything is only allowed to play just once, like a pay per view movie on cable or satellite (if that actually still exists). Do they have another tier where replay might be offered? If not, you might have to get into the practice of recording what you watch, as it plays. There are at least a couple different ways to do that, any would require additional equipment. It is all just a matter of time, money and determination.
P.S. Oops I see in your next post that you are still on a learning curve with so-called "DVR" functions. Keep us posted.
[This wouldn't be so much for me, I have a system that works for me, but just so I can gain an understanding - maybe for someone else down the line.]
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Also I have seen him on TCM in Outward Bound (1930), where he had to remind everyone that he was Mr. Lingley, of Lingley Limited. What's wrong with all you people, doesn't anyone know who I am?!! I'm IMPORTANT! (or something along those lines)
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Newest lists are posted
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http://www.moviecollectoroh.com/reports/Future_Premieres.htmrest of project
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1 hour ago, cmovieviewer said:
Yes, looks like on the 11th they will show Registry films they already know about from previous announcements, and then on the 12th select from the new ones.
One thing I've wondered is if TCM has 'inside sources' so they get an early heads up on what will be announced on the big day in December. For that evening's intros, Ben typically does a sit-down with someone from the Registry, so it would be interesting to find out when those sequences are actually recorded.
Mid-July?
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Here's an example of a vector graphic (SVG file). This started off as a small thumbnail-sized raster graphic (JPG) I found online, much like the ones I posted above. In a vector file like this the image is constructed with a series of lines and shapes, just like a cad file. It is not constructed with pixels, like a raster image (gif. jpg. png). In fact you can open a vector image up with a text editor and see all the coordinates in plain text. So whether it is enlarged or reduced, it still manages to have clean sharp lines. It won't show soft or fuzzy edges (other than a general lack of fine detail due to expansion).
Anyhow this is the type of file you usually supply to print shops, laser etching and so forth. Or if they are really nice they may try to help you accomplish your goal. Having said that, I too am skeptical about "kiosk" types of print services aimed at the general consumer who will probably try to print anything under the sun, and that is putting it gently.
Vector example (SVG file, blown up)
Raster example (JPG file, original file, blown up)
Raster example (JPG file, original file, original size)
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2 hours ago, Sepiatone said:
That might be right. The closest(sorta) is a SOUTH PARK send-up of The Grinch, featuring MR. HANkEY, The CHRISTMAS POO!
with little CINDY LOU POO, who was no more than TWO.....
I find it heartwarming to see all the South Park viewers here and there in and around the Internet.
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Just checking in on Charade. Directv. I recorded it and watched parts of it just now. Good quality, nice digital transfer.
My guess is a weather condition.
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18 hours ago, TikiSoo said:
Eh, although I love the look of porcelain enamel on steel, there is no handle more comfortable than the fat round porcelain Victor Mug*. Well, I also have several dozen old Hall coffee mugs-still hand made in on your area, OH. The WV peninsula that sticks up into OH is ground zero for ceramic commercial restaurant ware & depression glass.
*C'mon TCM....reissue a line of "classic" design mugs-I'd buy the Gangster, King Kong, the Movie Star, the Bartender, the Cameraman...the entire set.
Sounds like some of their original clip art.
A bit before my time here, but I'd be in...
Or take the two bottom images here - ideally higher resolution vector graphics (SVG files), get a blank white cup, and get it done yourself. One face on each side. That would make a nice cup.
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The form factor of those current TCM mugs is what I was looking at. They look like they are meant to be used. Just a basic cylindrical design with a footprint no smaller than the overall diameter of the cup, a big handle, and a logo. 8 cm across (I assume that is how they measured it), exactly the diameter of my favorite mugs. Maybe the handle could run a bit longer from top to bottom, but that is about the only thing I'd change. Metal enamelware, made in Poland.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2019
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I'm in the area, not anywhere near the city, and have only been to the rock hall for small minimalist concerts in the foyer (often times just a member or two of a band you may have heard of). I go with my musician friends, often we bump into people we used to mutually know in the past. In any case, the rest of the time it is just a museum. So you will see exhibits like personal instruments, clothing, story walls, video displays, etc. That sort of thing. The real joy is going to see live music in small clubs, concert halls, wherever music still lives, which could be anywhere.