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12 minutes ago, Stephan55 said:
Thanks MCOH, I'm going to have to add Videoredo, Handbrake, and Avidemux to my little arsenal of video capture and editing utilities.
I started using Bandicam a few years ago. It isn't freeware, but for what it does isn't all that expensive.
The outfit who make and control it make periodic improvements to keep it up-to-date and the free updates are part of the package. Software is restricted to individual PCs, but additional licenses for the same person are pretty cheap. I have been pretty satisfied. Are you familiar with with it?I'm not familiar with Bandicam, but I'll at least have a look.
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20 minutes ago, Stephan55 said:
Handbrake and Videoredo sounds like really cool programs to have.
I usually record on-line streaming programs with Bandicam. I can set it to record a single program, or if it's a continuous stream of programs I can set it to record longer, or just continue recording, depending on how much hard drive space I want to use up.
I can then "edit" what I've recorded with other programs that cut & splice (like Bandicut) or programs that allow me to remove songs and other audio that I may want to separate, or even format a movie to burn a video DVD (which I seldom do anymore).
Some of this stuff is freeware, and some you have to purchase, but for guys like us, it's a way to keep feeding the habit.Videoredo is a bit different from any other editor I have seen, as it is more convenient for things like cutting, splicing, and compressing (very gently imperceptible compression in my case). It can also convert from one format to another. The biggest benefit it has over all the others is a batch scheduler. You make all your cuts, joins, edits, conversions, etc, then click "add to batch", and it will store it for later. That allows you to schedule an unlimited amount of file operations, start it and leave, then come back later and have it all done. It also repairs errors caused by dropped packets and missing frames, if you do a full recode.
Handbrake is freeware. It does some things Videoredo can't do, and also some other things Videoredo can. In particular I have only used it for framerate conversion or to edit VBR files (variable bitrate), which I don't think Videoredo can handle. VBR is something you see on Youtube videos for instance. I use a simpler program called Avidemux for to do edits on those - just simple cuts. It also has a Linux version, which is convenient for me, since all my internet-facing computers are Linux operating system. Handbrake has a Linux version too. The only one that doesn't is Videoredo, but that is just a programmer choice. All the tools necessary already exist in Linux, they could just port it over if they wanted to.
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33 minutes ago, Stephan55 said:
Gosh Jimmy, the theme thing is what TCM programmers do best. How else can they keep recycling the same movies over and over if not by creating different themes for us to re-watch the same-o, again and again...
Of course when TCM plays something that I don't feel like rewatching it's like a big commercial break so I can go to the bathroom, take along shower, or soak in the tub. Get out of the house, exercise, shop, or socialize with other human beings. So it's all good to me.
What does burn me is when TCM screws up their ON-DEMAND programming, or streams a movie in tiny, little "Window-Box" format. But heck, in all of our lives a little rain must fall, and in some drought ridden parts of the country that ain't such a bad thing, is it?
Well I had my first experience with "On Demand", or at least think so.
For whatever reason I didn't schedule a movie to record on my Directv DVR. Then the movie came on as I was watching TV. About halfway through I realized it wasn't recording. So I plugged in the network cable and "rewound" the movie. (If Directv is on the same program, you can go back to the start and watch it by streaming.)
I got through that ok and recorded it offline (their DVR won't allow you to record the prior [streamed] part of a partially aired movie). The only issue was that there was a few minutes at the end that didn't make it. Forunately I had the next program recording as well. So it was a matter of capturing the two sections and then getting them pasted together into one movie.
Not so simple, as the streaming was recorded at 24 fps and the ordinary satellite feed at the normal 30 fps (or to be more correct 29.9). There were therefore two different sections with two different frame rates. So I took the smaller 30 fps section that got chopped off at the hour, ran it through Handbrake (a program that can change framerates), and then joined it with my usual program (Videoredo).
[I must add though that certain defaults for Handbrake MUST be changed: don't allow it to crop the image, and be sure to save it to the format you are using. It was written by a finicky French guy who "really" wants others to do things his way. Which in my case wouldn't have worked correctly.
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1 hour ago, Ray Faiola said:
I was also surprised that TCM ran (at least one - I only checked out BLONDIE) those awful extended-length previews of the features before the main title. Those were originally done as time fillers by King Features Syndicate since stations needed to either filll-to or cut-to 72 minutes for a 90 minute time slot back in the 70's. The network could have easily excised those as they were totally inartful and superfluous.
It might sound silly, but those King Features Syndicate bookends even bring back memories for me. It would be nice to have everything original though.
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28 minutes ago, yanceycravat said:
What, if any, affect will the ATT - Time Warner merger (Should it happen) have on TCM?
Well AT&T purchased Directv a few years ago, and that is still working. In fact, shortly after the purchase, I noticed there was a day where they moved a new satellite into place while they moved an old one out, with almost no down time for their customers. The new satellite was put into place for higher bandwidth technologies or just more channels going into the future (they are now 4K-compatible). That was just one instance that I know of. Also they continue to add HD TV channels and music channels to Directv. None of this would be necessary for streaming.
AT&T has another platform called "Uverse", which is based around a high speed fiber optic cable. That is generally only used around major metropolitan areas, but not in rural areas, or even the suburban areas near me. That will still be used. New Uverse installs will be deprecated though, except for areas where the satellite line of view would be obstructed by...you guessed it...tall buildings (or trees in metro areas). So they are keeping both of those platforms and continuing to use them both, but for new installs they are giving preferential treatment to the satellite service where there would be a choice.
AT&T doesn't have anything like TCM, so I'd imagine they will leave it intact.
Customer service for Directv since the AT&T aquisition has taken a nosedive I hear. I have no firsthand experience with it yet though.
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If they completely moved to streaming, they'd just be downsizing. Then someone else would rise up and take their place. All you need to do is read about the problems associated with streaming in the problems forum to see it is mostly wishful thinking at this point. There's only so much they can do with their social media platforms. At the end of the day this smells more like wishful thinking and overzealous marketing than anything else.
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All hands on deck for tonight's Blondie marathon...check
no conflicting plans...check
all DVRs ready to go...check
line power in good condition, haven't had any recent outages...check
no storms in the forseeable forcast...check
Not exactly a pre-flight checklist, but it's the next best thing, I'm not going to be flying any aircraft. What could possibly go wrong.
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2 hours ago, TopBilled said:
LADY IN THE DARK was set for broadcast once but pulled from the schedule at the last minute. TCM has never aired it.
When was that? (I just don't recall in recent years, and my project usually drops them if they don't show)
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On 4/29/2018 at 12:51 AM, calvinnme said:
Worse. Jeff Bezos.
A most interesting case scenario.
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That's kind of a big deal I suppose. But it's only a cartoon, so no need to adjust the storyline as Bart and Lisa have kids, Maggie grows zits as a baby, and Homer and Marge grow old and gray. Or alternately Bart grows up to be a MGTOW, Lisa runs off and joins Wikileaks, and Maggie grows up as a Millenial (or thereabout).
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Let's see what we have here.
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58 minutes ago, calvinnme said:
We (the prolific imdb reviewers) told the imdb staff to do what you suggest. But no, that which can be monetized is in, good prose is devalued, and they simply do not care. Exhibit A - eliminating the imdb message boards and just telling everybody "to paste on facebook". The message boards are not something that can be monetized. Col Needham himself, in his New Year's post that his prime goal at imdb was to "invent advertising our customers will love". LOL. I delete their distracting advertising from my view every time I go there.
You think the Body Snatchers got him?
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1 hour ago, calvinnme said:
It is most noticeable in newer films where someone on mobile will write: "Gr8T Film! C it Or Die!" or something almost that trite. That takes hardly more energy to write than just to vote for a film. It's an attempt to get more participation from mobile users, and ultimately sell tickets through imdb at the expense of the integrity of their database which Needham, imdb's founder, could really care less about.
I think Needham is just doing what he is told. I have the highest level of respect for the actual IMDB staff. It is a shame they combined the cell phone chatter with the actual reviews - that cheapens other people's hard work and the time they took to post. There should have been a new section and a new database field for that.
P.S. It's not too late for them to fix that. It would be super-easy. Just split them at the old length requirements. Any reviews equal or longer than nnnn characters stays in the review section, anything shorter gets moved. Then reinstate the former requirements to actually post a review. Cell phone chatter is displayed/tabulated separately. Done deal. The whole thing would be transparent to cell phone chatter posters, who wouldn't care less either way.
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1 hour ago, calvinnme said:
That's an interesting list. It's a good thing you capped it by date, because imdb has started letting people write tiny reviews that require little or no effort. Thus "The Last Jedi" has 4987 reviews already. Why bother writing a review for a film that has almost 5000 reviews? Nobody will ever see it.
The tiny reviews bit must part of their initiative to game their own system and bump "less informative" reviews to the bottom of the search results, presumably to sell more movies (even ones that don't exist). I haven't been paying much attention to their minutiae lately...wasn't even aware they had relaxed their standards on posting reviews. How much of a difference is it?
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50 minutes ago, HelenBaby2 said:
She has a full time job in NYC so maybe she just didn’t have time for both.
That's good to know.
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Marilyn Munster, the plain disadvantaged one.
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Getting back - this is a list of some movies from my personal database. This is a completely separate entity from the TCM Schedules DB I created which I post from each month.
This is most of the entries under Universal Pictures which I thought I might be interested in, which I don't have AND I don't have any record of TCM showing. I didn't check to see if any are lost.
At least a couple were already mentioned so far.
Due to the raw data dump some of the actor lists get tedious, but I just left them as-is.
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Once in a Lifetime 1932 Comedy
Director: Russell Mack • Writing Credits: Moss Hart • George S. Kaufman • Seton I. Miller
Cast: Jack Oakie • Sidney Fox • Aline MacMahon • Russell Hopton • Louise Fazenda • Zasu Pitts • Gregory Ratoff • Jobyna Howland • Onslow Stevens • Gregory Gaye • Eddie Kane • Johnnie Morris • Frank LaRue • Margaret Lindsay •
Story of a Hollywood studio during the transition from silents to talkies.
Don't Bet on Love 1933 Comedy | Drama
Director: Murray Roth • Writing Credits: (in alphabetical order) • Howard Emmett Rogers • Murray Roth • Ben Ryan •
Cast: Lew Ayres • Ginger Rogers • Charley Grapewin • Shirley Grey • Tom Dugan • Merna Kennedy • Lucile Gleason • Robert Emmett O'Connor •
Bill McCaffery, a plumber, wins big at the racetrack but then his luck runs out and almost ruins his business. Molly Gilbert, his manicurist girlfriend, stands by him and helps him readjust to life as a plumber.
Night Key 1937 Crime | Thriller
Director: Lloyd Corrigan • Writing Credits: (in alphabetical order) • Jack Moffitt • William A. Pierce • Tristram Tupper •
Cast: Boris Karloff • Warren Hull • Jean Rogers • Alan Baxter • Hobart Cavanaugh • Samuel S. Hinds • David Oliver • Ward Bond • Frank Reicher • Edwin Maxwell •
The inventor of a new top-of-the-line burglar alarm system is kidnapped by a gang in order to get him to help them commit robberies.
Mars Attacks the World 1938 Romance | Sci-Fi
Director: Ford Beebe • Robert F. Hill • Writing Credits: Ray Trampe • Norman S. Hall • Wyndham Gittens • Herbert Dalmas • Alex Raymond •
Cast: Buster Crabbe • Jean Rogers • Charles Middleton • Frank Shannon • Donald Kerr • Richard Alexander • Beatrice Roberts • Wheeler Oakman • C. Montague Shaw • Kenne Duncan • Kane Richmond •
Flash Gordon is back!
East Side of Heaven 1939 Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance
Director: David Butler • Writing Credits: (in alphabetical order) • David Butler • William M. Conselman • James V. Kern • Herbert Polesie •
Cast: Bing Crosby • Joan Blondell • Mischa Auer • Irene Hervey • C. Aubrey Smith • Robert Kent • Jerome Cowan • Baby Sandy • Jane Jones • Rose Valyda • Helen Warner • Jack Powell • Matty Malneck •
A man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the turbulent lives of the child's family.
If I Had My Way 1940 Comedy | Musical
Director: David Butler • Writing Credits: (in alphabetical order) • David Butler • William M. Conselman • James V. Kern •
Cast: Bing Crosby • Gloria Jean • Charles Winninger • El Brendel • Allyn Joslyn • Claire Dodd • Moroni Olsen • Nana Bryant • Donald Woods • Kathryn Adams •
When a fellow bridge builder is killed in an accident, two of his co-workers bring his now orphaned daughter to New York to be adopted by relatives.
Spring Parade 1940 Comedy | Musical
Director: Henry Koster • Writing Credits: Bruce Manning • Felix Jackson • Ernst Marischka •
Cast: Deanna Durbin • Robert Cummings • Mischa Auer • Henry Stephenson • S.Z. Sakall • Billy Lenhart • Kenneth Brown • Walter Catlett • Anne Gwynne • Allyn Joslyn • Peggy Moran • Reginald Denny • Franklin Pangborn • Edward Gargan • Wade Boteler • Samuel S. Hinds • Leon Belasco •
In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman(Deanna Durbin) attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she will meet someone important... See full summary »
Hellzapoppin' 1941 Comedy | Musical
Director: H.C. Potter • Writing Credits: Nat Perrin • Warren Wilson • Nat Perrin • Alex Gottlieb •
Cast: Ole Olsen • Chic Johnson • Martha Raye • Hugh Herbert • Jane Frazee • Robert Paige • Mischa Auer • Richard Lane • Lewis Howard • Clarence Kolb • Nella Walker • Shemp Howard • Elisha Cook Jr • Frank Darien • Catherine Johnson • Gus Schilling • The Six Hits • Slim Gaillard • Slam Stewart • Ann Johnson • Frankie Manning • Olive Hatch •
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
Mr. Dynamite 1941 Mystery
Director: John Rawlins • Writing Credits: (in alphabetical order) • Stanley Rubin • Stanley Rubin •
Cast: Lloyd Nolan • Irene Hervey • J. Carrol Naish • Robert Armstrong • Ann Gillis • Frank Gaby • Elisabeth Risdon • Shemp Howard • Cliff Nazarro • Monte Brewer •
A ball player takes his girlfriend to a carnival, only to discover a ring of saboteurs.
Unfinished Business 1941 Comedy | Romance
Director: Gregory La Cava • Writing Credits: (in alphabetical order) • Vicki Baum • Eugene Thackrey •
Cast: Irene Dunne • Robert Montgomery • Preston Foster • Eugene Pallette • Dick Foran • Esther Dale • Walter Catlett • Richard Davies • Kathryn Adams • Samuel S. Hinds • June Clyde • Phyllis Barry •
Small town girl meets and falls for a playboy type on a train to New York. For him, the fling is over when they arrive, but she continues to carry a torch. She meets and marries his brother... See full summary »
Private Buckaroo 1942 Comedy | Music | Romance | War
Director: Edward F. Cline • Writing Credits: Edmond Kelso • Edward James • Paul Girard Smith •
Cast: The Andrews Sisters • Dick Foran • Joe E. Lewis • Ernest Truex • Jennifer Holt • Shemp Howard • Richard Davies • Mary Wickes • Donald O'Connor • Peggy Ryan • Huntz Hall • Susan Levine • The Jivin' Jacks and Jills • Harry James • Harry James and His Music Makers •
A Universal Army enlistment promotion, produced as a musical showcase for Harry James, the Andrews Sisters, Joe E. Lewis, and Donald O'Connor & Peggy Ryan. The film's thin plot has James ... See full summary »
Follow the Boys 1944 Comedy | Drama | Musical | War
Director: A. Edward Sutherland • John Rawlins • Writing Credits: Lou Breslow • Gertrude Purcell • Joe Schoenfeld • Dorothy B. Hughes • Marjorie Bowles •
Cast: George Raft • Vera Zorina • Jeanette MacDonald • Orson Welles' Mercury Wonder Show • Marlene Dietrich • Dinah Shore • Donald O'Connor • Peggy Ryan • W.C. Fields • The Andrews Sisters • Artur Rubinstein • Carmen Amaya and Her Company • Sophie Tucker • Delta Rhythm Boys • Leonard Gautier's Bricklayers • Ted Lewis and His Orchestra • Freddie Slack and His Orchestra • Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra • Louis Jordan and his Orchestra • Charley Grapewin • Grace McDonald • Charles Butterworth • George Macready • Elizabeth Patterson • Theodore von Eltz • Regis Toomey • Ramsay Ames • Martha O'Driscoll • Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom • Spooks the Dog •
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were ... See full summary »
Ghost Catchers 1944 Comedy | Horror | Music
Director: Edward F. Cline • Writing Credits: Edmund L. Hartmann • Milt Gross • Edward F. Cline • Elwood Ullman •
Cast: Ole Olsen • Chic Johnson • Gloria Jean • Martha O'Driscoll • Leo Carrillo • Andy Devine • Lon Chaney Jr • Kirby Grant • Walter Catlett • Ella Mae Morse • Morton Downey • Armando & Lita •
Two zanies get mixed up with a Southern colonel, his beautiful daughters, a nightclub and a haunted mansion.
The Suspect 1944 Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
Director: Robert Siodmak • Writing Credits: Bertram Millhauser • Arthur T. Horman • James Ronald •
Cast: Charles Laughton • Ella Raines • Dean Harens • Stanley Ridges • Henry Daniell • Rosalind Ivan • Molly Lamont • Raymond Severn • Eve Amber • Maude Eburne • Clifford Brooke •
In 1902 London, unhappily married Philip Marshall meets young Mary Gray, who is unemployed and depressed. Their deepening friendship, though physically innocent, is discovered by Philip's ... See full summary »
Bedtime Story 1964 Comedy
Director: Ralph Levy • Writing Credits: Stanley Shapiro • Paul Henning •
Cast: Marlon Brando • David Niven • Shirley Jones • Dody Goodman • Aram Stephan • Parley Baer • Marie Windsor • Rebecca Sand • Frances Robinson • Henry Slate • Norman Alden • Susanne Cramer • Cynthia Lynn • Ilse Taurins • Francine York •
Two scam artists prey on women for their money. They clash in a Mediterranean hot spot. Will the cultured, high-class con artist come out on top, or will the rough small-change scammer rise to win the wager?
[Said to be good, the combination of Niven and Brando is said to be hillarious. A rare comedy for Brando.]
Texas Across the River 1966 Comedy | Western
Director: Michael Gordon • Writing Credits: Wells Root • Harold Greene • Ben Starr • John Gay •
Cast: Dean Martin • Alain Delon • Rosemary Forsyth • Joey Bishop • Tina Aumont • Peter Graves • Michael Ansara • Linden Chiles • Andrew Prine • Stuart Anderson • Roy Barcroft • George Wallace • Don Beddoe • Kelly Thordsen • Nora Marlowe • John Harmon • Richard Farnsworth •
The Louisiana wedding of debutante Phoebe Ann Naylor to Don Andrea de Baldasar, El Duce de la Casala is stopped by the Cavalry over a matter of honor. Don Andrea flees across the river to ... See full summary »
[Dean Martin. A parody on Westerns.]
Counterpoint 1967 Drama | War
Director: Ralph Nelson • Writing Credits: James Lee • Joel Oliansky • Alan Sillitoe •
Cast: Charlton Heston • Maximilian Schell • Kathryn Hays • Leslie Nielsen • Anton Diffring • Linden Chiles • Peter Masterson • Curt Lowens • Neva Patterson • Cyril Delevanti • Gregory Morton • Parley Baer • Dan Frazer • Ed Peck • Ralph Nelson •
Famous orchestra conductor is captured by the Germans in WW2, is forced to put on private concerts for the Nazi generals.
[Charleton Heston. Looks to be a very good little movie for Heston.]
Two-Minute Warning 1976 Drama | Thriller
Director: Larry Peerce • Writing Credits: George LaFountaine • Edward Hume •
Cast: Charlton Heston • John Cassavetes • Martin Balsam • Beau Bridges • Marilyn Hassett • David Janssen • Jack Klugman • Gena Rowlands • Walter Pidgeon • Brock Peters • David Groh • Mitchell Ryan • Joe Kapp • Pamela Bellwood • Jon Korkes • William Bryant • Allan Miller • Andy Sidaris • Ron Sheldon • Stanford Blum • Vincent Baggetta • Stewart Steinberg • Julie Bridges • Brooke Mills • Brad Savage • Reed Diamond • Lina Raymond • Ross Durfee • Jenny Maybrook • Gerry Okuneff • Tom Fears • Buck Young • Jess Nadelman • Allan Eisenman • Freddie Hice • Sandra Johnson • Richard Feldman • Lisa Lyke • Dick Winslow • Jack Brodsky • Arnold Carr • Shelley Silverstein • J.A. Preston • James R. Parkes • Garry Walberg • Cay Forester • Colin Hamilton • Gracia Lee • Robert Ginty • Richard Branda • Forrest Wood • Terry Hinz • Boris Aplon • Edward McNally • Ray Nadeau • John Ramsay • Tommy J. Huff • Patty Elder • Christine Nelson • Hollis Irving • Eugene Daniels • Henry Deas • Sander Peerce • Glenn R. Wilder • David S. Cass Sr • Karl Lukas • Hanna Hertelendy • John Stuart West • Sherri Zak • Warren Miller • Tom Bower • Anthony A.D. Davis • Asher Brauner • Gino Ardito • Carmen Argenziano • John Armond • Larry Manetti • Tom Baker • Trent Dolan • Michael Gregory • Harry Northup • Ari Sorko-Ram • Charles A. Tamburro • 'Wild' Bill Mock • Gary Combs • Howard Cosell • Frank Gifford • Dick Enberg • Merv Griffin •
A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly (Charlton Heston) and SWAT ... See full summary »
The Prisoner of Zenda 1979 Adventure | Comedy
Director: Richard Quine • Writing Credits: Dick Clement • Ian La Frenais • Anthony Hope • Edward E. Rose •
Cast: Peter Sellers • Lynne Frederick • Lionel Jeffries • Elke Sommer • Gregory Sierra • Jeremy Kemp • Catherine Schell • Simon Williams • Stuart Wilson • Norman Rossington • John Laurie • Graham Stark • Michael Balfour • Arthur Howard • Ian Abercrombie • Michael Segal •
Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his ... See full summary »
[Peter Sellers version.]
Heartbeeps 1981 Sci-Fi | Comedy
Director: Allan Arkush • Writing Credits: John Hill •
Cast: Andy Kaufman • Bernadette Peters • Randy Quaid • Kenneth McMillan • Melanie Mayron • Christopher Guest • Richard B. Shull • Dick Miller • Kathleen Freeman • Mary Woronov • Paul Bartel • Wally Ann Wharton • Barry Diamond • Stephanie Faulkner • Jeffrey Kramer • Irene Cagen • Karsen Lee Gould • David LeBell • Jerry Garcia • Jack Carter • Ron Gans •
Two household robots run away and try to start a family.
[Mentioned by LawrenceA on TCM forums. Looks like a stinker.]
Howard the Duck 1986 Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi
Director: Willard Huyck • Writing Credits: Steve Gerber • Willard Huyck • Gloria Katz •
Cast: Lea Thompson • Jeffrey Jones • Tim Robbins • Ed Gale • Chip Zien • Tim Rose • Steve Sleap • Peter Baird • Mary Wells • Lisa Sturz • Jordan Prentice • Paul Guilfoyle • Liz Sagal • Dominique Davalos • Holly Robinson Peete • Tommy Swerdlow • Richard Edson • Miles Chapin • Richard McGonagle • Virginia Capers • Debbie Lee Carrington • Miguel Sandoval • Sheldon Feldner • Lee Anthony • Paul Comi • Maureen Coyne • James Lashly • Tom Parker • Ed Holmes • David Paymer • William Hall • Denny Delk • Martin Ganapoler • Tom Rayhall • Gary Littlejohn • Thomas Dolby • Kristopher Logan • Reed Kirk Rahlmann • John Fleck • William McCoy • Steven Kravitz • Anne Tofflemire • Marcia Banks • Nancy Fish • Monty Hoffman • Ted Kurtz • Wood Moy • Wanda McCaddon • James Brady • Carol McElheney • Jeanne Lauren • Richard Kiley •
A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invader.
Dragnet 1987 Comedy | Crime
Director: Tom Mankiewicz • Writing Credits: Dan Aykroyd • Alan Zweibel • Tom Mankiewicz • Jack Webb •
Cast: Dan Aykroyd • Tom Hanks • Christopher Plummer • Harry Morgan • Alexandra Paul • Jack O'Halloran • Elizabeth Ashley • Dabney Coleman • Kathleen Freeman • Bruce Gray • Lenka Peterson • Julia Jennings • Lisa Aliff • Joe Altmark • Nina Arvesen • Fred Asparagus • Peter Aykroyd • Larry Bilzarian • Jim Boeke • Sandra Canning • William Chalmers • Donald Craig • Karen Criswell • Josh Cruze • Jennifer Curry • Gray Daniels • Gary Lee Davis • Susan Deemer • Juliana Donald • Sandra Eng • Ava Fabian • Kimberly Foster • Ruben Garfias • Sharon Gilchrist • Chester Grimes • Bert Hinchman • D.D. Howard • Peter Leeds • Margaret Lenzey • Lori Leonelli • Lisa London • Kent MacLachlan • Christopher Mankiewicz • Maurice Marsac • Marshall Maurice Mitchell • Stuart Quan • Ingrid M. Rhoads • Casey Sander • Billy Ray Sharkey • Jimmie F. Skaggs • John Walton Smith Jr • Dona Speir • Chuck Thornton • Bill Wittman • Meg Wyllie •
The equally-straight-laced and "by the book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery.
Harry and the Hendersons 1987 Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Director: William Dear • Writing Credits: William Dear • Bill Martin • Ezra D. Rappaport •
Cast: John Lithgow • Melinda Dillon • Margaret Langrick • Joshua Rudoy • Kevin Peter Hall • David Suchet • Lainie Kazan • Don Ameche • M. Emmet Walsh • Bill Ontiverous • David Richardt • Jacqueline Moscou • Laura Kenny • Richard Arnold • Sean Morgan • Nick Flynn • David MacIntyre • Peggy Platt • Orene Anderson • William Dear • Laurie O'Brien • Michael J. Loggins • James King • Nathaniel Ellis • Juleen Murray • Mark Mitchell • Connie Craig • Dana Middleton • Richard Foley • Larry Wansley • Steve Brodie • Mickey Gilbert • Tom Hammond • Stuart Schwarz • Justin Mastro • Michael Goodell • Chuck McCollum • Vern Taylor • Stan Sturing • Robert Isaac Lee • Debbie Lee Carrington • John Bloom • Britches • Fred Newman • William Frankfather •
Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "... See full summary » -
39 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:
DGF was one of my favorite posters. His humor was greatly appreciated, especially in the Off-Topics where it often seems like humor goes to die. I could also talk to him about music more than any other poster, as he had a wide-ranging taste and knowledge of musical genres. And he was a frequent and welcome presence in the Games & Trivia section.
I also miss Kid Dabb, who's now been gone about 17 months, and film lover 293, who's been M.I.A. since early December of last year.
Yes, I have noticed filmlover293 gone as well.
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1 hour ago, hamradio said:
Look back on the history of the boards, we have lost about 95%+ of members. Few stated they were leaving because of harassment, personal attacks. Lost many of the original 1995 - 2007 members due to flame wars.
Makes sense. As a board owner you get what you put into it.
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I too have a list. Maybe tonight.
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I had to search for this just to find out what it was. It is from Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009).
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Since we are on this topic don't forget 2-Headed Shark Attack (2012)
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For the perfect double-header (or is that a triple-header) you will probably want to follow that up with this.
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Still one that I have noticed before and at least thought was a funny idea is Sharktopus (2010)
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Don't laugh too hard, because with DNA splicing on the rise and CRISPR you never know.
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I voted "cable/satellite DVR/other recording device".
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14 minutes ago, calvinnme said:
I absolutely love "Anchorman". Maybe you'd have to be a woman breaking into a male dominated industry in the late 70s (I was) to get it. But there are pieces of it that are just so ridiculous it is funny. It was TRYING to be ridiculous.
On the other hand Gigli (2003) is just a stupid movie, IMHO. It was stupid and bad with very stupid dialogue. It was so stupid and bad it broke up the stars, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, who had been in a romantic relationship. And the tagline "The violent story about how a criminal lesbian, a tough-guy hitman with a heart of gold, and a mentally challenged man came to be best friends through a hostage." ???? It is actually an object lesson on the value of the studio system, that prevented really embarrassingly bad stuff from being made. Budget = 54M, USA box office = 6M. I don't think anybody would think of it as a cult film, and it doesn't have the excuse of Manos or "Ring of Terror" or any of the Ed Wood films of being made on the cheap by bad writers, bad directors, and no-name stars, which made the smart remarks in MST3K possible.
See what I mean? You prove my point.
I never heard of Gigli (2003).
Anyhow it is still an undeveloped idea at this point.
P.S. on The Anchorman, I saw it with a girlfriend when it was new in the theaters. Most of the people got up and left. The "remainers" were mostly in their young 20s or younger (mostly younger). No older adults eventually, well unless you counted the two of us. We eventually left too.
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1 hour ago, LawrenceA said:
Some people LOVE movies like Manos, Hands of Fate. I'm one of them. I can get more enjoyment out of one Manos-style trainwreck than a dozen competently made but homogeneous studio movies.
But one can love (or like) a movie and still think it's stupid. And Manos is stupid. As is Ring of Terror. Or Sex Maniac. Or Reefer Madness. Or most (all?) Ed Wood movies.
I was chatting with someone about Reefer Madness as we were lining up our records on past schedules. I couldn't help notice all the IMDB AKA titles:
Tell Your Children (1936) - original title
Dope Addict (1938)
Doped Youth (1938)
Love Madness (1938)
Reefer Madness (1936)
Reefer Madness (1947)
The Burning Question (1938)All titles are in English.
Can you solve the mystery?
in Information, Please!
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Fanny (1961) fits some of your criteria, except for it being in France. Shown in Feb of 2009. I looked at the occurrences of Georgy Girl ten years ago (+/- a few years or so) in my records. This one was titled with a name (a person's name) and had Georgy Girl nearby, actually it was shown right after Georgy Girl.