film lover 293
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Hitchcock's "The Birds" (1963).
"Three Days of the Condor" (1976).
"Firestarter" (1984).
"The Day The Earth Stood Still" (1951)--will they come back??
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Red Skelton was the co-star--but I had the wrong movie. It was "Honolulu".
Edit: Thanks for the information. "I Dood It' (1943) was Not on my priority list to see, as Skelton is not a favorite.
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speedracer5--the clips of Eleanor Powell are from "Broadway Melody of 1940" and "Lady Be Good" (1941) (there are multiple clips from this one). Might be a clip from "Honolulu" (?),
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TopBilled--true, Americans were naive, but they had gone over a century without the U. S. being directly attacked--their mind-set is understandable, at least to me.
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Palmerin--The U.S. had not been attacked/invaded by another country since The War of 1812 (ended in 1815, if I remember correctly). There was a feeling of safety/invulnerability--other countries might be attacked/invaded, but the U.S. NEVER would. And then December 7th, 1941 came, and Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese. It almost didn't matter who--that feeling of Safety/Invulnerability was Gone--Forever. The movie "1941" (1979) has a historical basis--California was in a state of near- panic for a week or two after Pearl Harbor.
Vietnam drove home the point that the World situation was irrevocably changed.
9/11/2001 was another wake up call that the world had irrevocably changed.
John Ford did a documentary on Pearl Harbor that's on YT.
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sewhite2000--just a few suggestions, if you haven't already seen them;
The Green Goddess (1930) on Feb.4th--Good fun, not deadly dull.
The Broadway Melody (1929)--This copped a Best Film Oscar, when movies were learning to talk--If you can get a copy of "A Song in the Dark", by Richard Barrios, makes the film look less primitive & more innovative (at least, it did for me).
Black Legion (1936)--Thinly veiled argument against the Ku Klux Klan--good early Bogart film--good film period.
Z (1969)--Political thriller I haven't seen, but got raves upon its' release--am hoping it lives up to the reviews.
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OK--Claude Rains in "Notorious" (1946).
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drednm--the front row you listed Betty Garrett, Ann Miller & Vera-Ellen--the back row is, from left to right--Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, & Gene Kelly. They are doing the title number from "On The Town" (1949), in case you wish to fill out your YT post, which is almost perfect.
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TikiSoo-- You're welcome for the film recommendations. Yes, LOTR has shown elsewhere on cable--on TNT, one of the Turner channels. I believe Warner Bros. (WB) holds the distribution rights. There are/were multiple lawsuits over LOTR, complicating rights.
As to whether a film distriibutor would choose a regular cable channel--it all boils down to money, unless the film(s) were a huge financial hit, like the LOTR saga--then, for maximum coverage and prestige, I would go with either TCM Or TNT (which has been putting on interesting dramas since "The Closer" was a huge ratings hit in 2005; it won star Kyra Sedgwick two Emmys, I think). A guess; my answer to your question is Yes--and for future cases like LOTR, if the budgets were massive, & the film(s) were a box--office hit, make my answer a Resounding Yes.
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darkblue--slimmest reasoning on the schedule, IMHO, is for a 1939 stinker--"Balalaika". It stars Nelson Eddy & was nominated for Best Sound Oscar. But I'll watch it again anyway--Eddy + Ilona Massey (nice soprano, couldn't act), in MGM's version of 1917's Russian Revolution + WW I.
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To add to speedracer5s' post--Reality Television main people ( I will go on a rant if I'm not careful, so I'll be careful; but I refuse to degrade the term "star" or "lead" when referring to RT)--RTs' main people have taken the place of stars, in magazines, television, & tabloids--to entertainments' detriment. I refer to the The Real Wives of... franchise, featuring Wives in Beverly Hills, and Podunk, USA, and that franchises' ilk.
I don't refer to the shows that require a REAL talent, like Project Runway, or Top Chef; the people who finish in the final four, not just the "winner", have a gateway opened to working in a dream job.
Just a small piece in what is the jigsaw puzzle of your answer.
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Farrah Fawcett was very visible in LR--just before she hit it big with "Charlie's Angels." I can't be the only one to notice her??? With that 70's hair & other attributes?
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LawrenceA has part of the reason there's no mystique left. Another is what had Studios in a state of panic in the late 40's-early 50's--television. When you Only see an actor (Gable) on a big screen in a theatre, a certain Larger-than-Life quality exists/or is created. There had to be talent and a certain unique image successfully projected to the moviegoer. If someone had those qualities, they could work their way up from playing bits to stardom (Myrna Loy did that). But when stars appear on the television screen, in your own home, whenever you turn on the television--an indefinable quality is Lost.
It's wonderful to see old films on TCM, don't get me wrong--but there's no comparison to seeing Gone With the Wind (1939) on a 50 something inch screen--and seeing GWTW in the theatre, on a movie theatre sized screen. Scenes that are just impressive on TV **** near knock one out in the theatre (Vivien Leigh & the Confederate wounded in Atlanta, for one--Notorious'(1946) zoom shot on the key in Ingrid Bergmans' hand,for another example. People in movies just are/seem Too accessible for the 1940's mystique to exist, IMHO.
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darkblue--Because "Logan's Run (1975) Won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects, and was nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. Pretty slim reasoning, as such--but this is TCM's nod to science fiction lovers, at a guess. JMO.
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Don't know if it's final--but adjust last day in link in your browser as needed: (the last number)
http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.html?tz=est&sdate=2016-2-4
Edit: Schedule goes through March 2nd.
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One thing that hasn't been (specifically) mentioned--I am especially grateful that TCM doesn't inflict three hours worth of "infomercials" on us--daily. After looking at a different channels' schedule, thought that specific fact should be mentioned. Compared with That, I can take an introductory four Minute course about wine several times a day between movies with NO complaints!
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infinite1--It's your interpretation that all other posters in this thread begrudge you seeing 1930-1963 "classic" film. I don't--and my listing twelve to fifteen films I like that were made between 1969-2007 hardly counts as a ringing endorsement of ALL films made in that time period; it just means I'd like to see them again, as TCM Does show films made after 1968 occasionally. I view this thread as a recommendations/wish list--and that's all.
P.S.--I checked AMC's schedule for today and the next two days; the oldest film they're showing is "Ghostbusters II (198?)--I was warned away from it by bad "word of mouth" on its' initial release. I have no wish to see it. Or the three hours of "Paid Programming" (AMC's capitals) AMC inflicts upon its' viewers daily!
P.P.S.--Please don't generalize. Thank you.
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I can: "Star!" (1968) played a disastrous first-run, was recalled to the studio, 20-30 minutes were lopped off, & film was re-titled "Those Were The Happy Times", & flopped again upon release (re-release?).
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SansFin--It might be because TCM Doesn't list "Lady of the Castle" as one of his credits. I had to imdb it and it showed a ranking of 7.3 from people who'd seen it. Sounds interesting, And film revolves around Sharif's character--an unlisted film. I'm for seeing it at least once.
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More films:
"What Dreams May Come" (1998)--Should be seen on as big a screen as possible, as film won a Deserved Oscar for Best Special Effects; Certain shots elicited audible gasps from the audience the night I saw it.
"Shadow of the Vampire" (2000)--Allowed to escape at the very end of 2000, this low-budgeted (Eight million) movie barely made its' money back at the box-office (total gross just over eleven million, per Wiki), got No publicity (only reason I caught it was because I saw it the day it opened in my town--despite theatre being two thirds full when I saw it, SOTV was gone three days later). Set during filming of 1922's "Nosferatu", in Transylvania, there because the films' director insists upon it, film revolves around question--is Willem Dafoes' character Count Orlok in real, as opposed to reel, life a vampire? Very good movie, IMHO. Willem Dafoe was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
"Fantasia 2000" (2000)--Opening is Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue, & goes from there--if this Ever shows up on TCM, See It--isn't as good as original Fantasia (1940), but comes close.
"Cactus Flower"--(1969)--Goldie Hawn won an Best Supporting Actress Oscar her first time out, excluding a bit role, & I'd like to see Cactus Flower again--has fine performances by Hawn, & Walter Matthau,& a rare comedic performance from Ingrid Bergman. An enjoyable film I'd like to see again.
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Elspeth Dudgeon in "The Old Dark House" (1932)
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Fred--Thanks for the information. I will have to seek out the book and movie the film clip was from.
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"Green Mansions" (1959)--It's easy to see why 1959 critics called it "muddled". The film, which is set in South America's jungles, manages to be an ecological statement (man should take care of his surroundings (film implies this very strongly), a love story, a tale of redemption (in films' first ten minutes, Abel (Anthony Perkins) sees his father killed & vows vengeance on the killers--I won't spoil GM by totally giving away the plot--Audrey Hepburn as Rima does her utmost in a near impossible part. Lee J. Cobb overacts as Rima's protector.
MGM spent over one million getting shots of South America to mix in with the main filming done on MGM's back lot--the mixing in of the shots is well done, but it's still obvious what was shot at MGM & which are the South American jungle shots. Perkins is the voice of sanity in the film--whenever film's plot threatens to get too wispy, he brings it back down to earth. He has a scene where he serenades Rima--Perkins had a lovely tenor--he was never in a film musical--a pity.
If film has a "message"--it's that 'True love never dies." I'd be delighted to have this become a "regular" on TCM--I'd much rather see this than "Mame" (1974).
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cigarjoe--"Something Wild" (1961) is showing tonight, 10:00 p.m., E.S.T. Thought you'd want to know.
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HITS & MISSES: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow on TCM
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Bogie56 & HoldenIsHere--The play "The Seven Descents of Myrtle is in William Goldman's book on the 1968 Broadway season titled "The Season". It's still in print ( I Think) & is a very entertaining read. NOW this is my "have to see" of the day.