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I try to watch Alastair Sim's A Christmas Carol (1951) every Christmas eve.
This is my favourite version of A Christmas Carol. It's a must see for me on Christmas Eve too.
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There are lots of films like Dr. Strangelove (1964) that I could, and do watch over and over again. But that is not to say that I would like TCM to run them more often. Any film that falls into that category I have a personal copy of.
Yes, I didn't mean that this thread had to be about having no problem with repeats, but that I noticed that when people who do watch a certain movie over and over, they tend to name it when they talk about this. Some people even have it in their moniker here like Casablanca1000views.
Just trying to come up with a new thread that will actually be about movies rather than what is taking over off-topic chat.
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We all know from the many and varied books written about Film Noir that the often quoted time frame that these films fit into is usually 1941 to 1958 some occasionally stretch to 1959. Who came came up with this initially, and why is it so strictly adhered too?The more Noirs I watch the more I'm questioning this. I'm beginning to come around to a different thought, and that is that Classic American Film Noir stretched from say 1940 to 1968 (1968 being the last general use of B&W film in production) here is the breakdown by year of Black & White Noirs (there may be a few more to add in, in that 1959 to 1968 stretch:1940 (5)1941 (11)1942 (5)1943 (5)1944 (18)1945 (22)1946 (42)1947 (53)1948 (43)1949 (52)1950 (57)1951 (39)1952 (26)1953 (21)1954 (26)1955 (20)1956 (19)1957 (12)1958 (7)1959 (7)1960 (2)1961 (5)1962 (6)1963 (1)1964 (4)1965 (3)1966 (2)1967 (2)1968 (1)I'm also thinking now that the Color Film Noirs within this 1940-1968 time frame were the first Neo Noirs so that the two sub genres actually overlap. The catalyst for this new alignment is when I read a quote about Neo Noir that said that if the filmmakers made a conscience decision to film in black and white when color was the norm then it was an artistic decision and not one of necessity for budget purposes, Same the other way if B&W was the norm for low budget B Noirs then it was an artistic decision to film it color.The color film Noir the first 30 years (again there maybe a few more in these early years but they as a whole really up ticked in the 1980s and 1990's):1945 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1953 (2)1955 (3)1956 (3)1958 (1)1966 (1)1967 (1)1969 (1)1970 (2)1971 (4)1972 (1)1973 (0)1974 (2)
Yes, this reminds me how there used to be two separate Oscar categories for B&W cinematography and Colour cinematography.
I've always seen Chinatown as neo-noir, not noir.
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Hello everyone.
I have noticed in the short time I have been here that there are some people who don't like repeated programming while others would love to see the same movie repeatedly.
What favourite movies, actors, actresses etc. do you have that you love so much you could watch them over and over and not get tired of them?
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Here are mine (in no particular order), with my favorite of their films in parenthesis.
Billy Wilder (Sunset Blvd, Double Indemnity)
Fritz Lang (M, The Blue Gardenia, The Woman in the Window)
Otto Preminger (Laura, Where the Sidewalk Ends)
Orson Welles (The Lady From Shanghai, Touch of Evil)
Carol Reed (The Third Man)
Alfred Hitchcock (Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, Rear Window, The Wrong Man)
Nicholas Ray (In a Lonely Place)
John Huston (The Maltese Falcon)
Howard Hawks (The Big Sleep)
I've seen all of these movies. They are great noir. I've yet to see the remake of M. Thanks for answering this question.
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Dracula is one of the Universal horrors I still haven't seen, (or if I did it was a long time ago,) but I'm going to remedy that soon. I just recently got through a 4 movie Wolf Man collection that included The Wolf Man, Werewolf of London; She-Wolf of London, and my favorite of the pack, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. Bela Lugosi played a great Frankenstein's monster, and the film really gave me everything I wanted in a comedy monster movie and then some. I thought it was fantastic. I'm on a Universal horror kick right now; and Dracula is on order. I love Bela Lugosi more and more all the time.
I'm also not much of a fan of gore movies, mind you they frequently overlap with one of my favorite unofficial genres of all time: psychopath movies! Not always horror, not always thrillers, but always marked by an amazing performance of pure evil.
I've never ben able to watch Dracula either. For me, its the bugs and spiders. I've seen the other Universal monster movies, but not that one...
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FEBRUARY 10th Birthdays:
Happy 86th birthday to Robert Wagner! I would love a birthday tribute to Mr. Wagner.
Today was also the birthday of Judith Anderson, and character actor Robert Keith.
And happy 49th birthday to Laura Dern,whose father is one of my favourites too.
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I liked it when Dame Joan Collins talked about her 1956 film "The Opposite Sex," which was a musical remake of "The Women" (1939). And it was an amazing night when Robert Osborne sat down with Mitzi Gaynor to discuss her career.
It's too bad TCM apparently isn't doing the "Private Screenings" interviews anymore. They were informative.
Has it been explained anywhere WHY there aren't anymore Private Screenings? I loved them.
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APRIL 2016
1 STAR OF THE MONTH JUDY GARLAND
2 WYOMING WESTERNS
3 ESSENTIALS: PAULETTE GODDARD
4 SPOTLIGHT: BARRYMORES (JOHN)
5 GREGORY PECK'S 100TH BIRTHDAY
6 ARTURO DE CORDOVA
7 BLAKE EDWARDS
8 STAR OF THE MONTH JUDY GARLAND
9 ESSENTIALS: JANE WYMAN
10 CINDERELLA STORIES
11 SPOTLIGHT: BARRYMORES (LIONEL)
12 ROBERT OSBORNE'S PICKS
13 FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER
14 GEORGE CHAKIRIS
15 STAR OF THE MONTH JUDY GARLAND
16 ESSENTIALS: HORROR SPOOFS
17 GABLE AT SEA
18 SPOTLIGHT: BARRYMORES (ETHEL)
19 GUEST PROGRAMMER GLORIA STEINEM
20 FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER
21 JACK LEMMON
22 STAR OF THE MONTH JUDY GARLAND
23 ESSENTIALS: ZIEGFELD FOLLIES
24 FAMILY FUSION
25 SPOTLIGHT: BARRYMORES (COLLABORATIONS)
26 TUESDAY WELD
27 FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER
28 SOPHIA LOREN LIVE AT THE TCM FILM FESTIVAL
29 STAR OF THE MONTH JUDY GARLAND
30 ESSENTIALS: RUTH HUSSEY
100 years old, Mr. Gregory Peck. Wow.
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MAY 2016
1 GLENN FORD 100TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
2 CINEMA'S EXILES
3 CINEMA'S EXILES
4 CINEMA'S EXILES
5 SPOTLIGHT: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES
6 STAR OF THE MONTH ROBERT RYAN
7 ESSENTIALS: BETTE DAVIS IN THE 1950S
8 MOTHER'S DAY
9 MEET YOUR FAVORITE STARS
10 HAPPY 75TH ANNIVERSARY
11 DRUG RINGS
12 SPOTLIGHT: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES
13 STAR OF THE MONTH ROBERT RYAN
14 ESSENTIALS: MARITAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS
15 JAMES CAGNEY
16 SHORT STORIES
17 ROBERT OSBORNE'S PICKS
18 MOUNTAIN MEN
19 SPOTLIGHT: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES
20 STAR OF THE MONTH ROBERT RYAN
21 ESSENTIALS: INSURANCE INTRIGUE
22 MOMA DOUBLE FEATURE
23 PEABODY AWARD WINNING FILMS
24 TIME TRAVEL
25 JAYNE MANSFIELD
26 SPOTLIGHT: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES
27 STAR OF THE MONTH ROBERT RYAN
28 ESSENTIALS: MEMORIAL DAY MARATHON
29 MEMORIAL DAY MARATHON
30 MEMORIAL DAY MARATHON
31 GUEST PROGRAMMER LOUIS GOSSETT JR.
Oh, the 100th birthday of Glenn Ford.
Maybe I can get up to 100% seen of Glenn Ford's big screen movies this year.
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If you like Dane Clark, you need to see DEEP VALLEY and MOONRISE, if you haven't. DEEP VALLEY is my favorite of his films. Playing opposite Ida Lupino is a definite plus.
Have not seen these movies. Thanks for the recommendations.
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You know, that is a darn fine idea! I can see it now...
TCM Presents: 31 Days of Cats (brought to you by Macavity's Inner Circle Premier Catnip)
First up in the schedule:
Logans Run - Library of Congress
Alice Sweet Alice - Landlord's room
Cat's Eye - travelling cat
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Can you imagine the adverts for the TCM Cat Food Club?
"I'll smell the milk, but I'm afraid to sniff the cat food..."
"Go ahead, dive right in!"
Love It!
Who would you get to do the primetime introductions and conclusions? Morris?
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It's a bit on the brutal side but very good.
I've seen The Wild Bunch 7 times.
Thanks for the warning about the brutality of Papillon. One Steve McQueen movie I have tried to watch several times but have never been able to finish is another movie he made with The Great Escape co-star Richard A.: The Sand Pebbles.
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I do not have as many as I used to have-must be in boxes. One fell apart finally that was paperback and I've never found one that equalled it. The three I check most often are:
501 MUST SEE MOVIES-by genre
MOVIES WE LOVE-by Frank Miller
THE FILMS OR GREGORY PECK-by Griggs
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Wednesday, February 10
3 great films with the King of Cool, Steve McQueen:
8 p.m. The Great Escape (1963)
11 p.m. Bullitt (1968)
1 a.m. Papillon (1973)
I'm recording Papillon. I have never seen it. The other two movies I've lost track of the number of times I have seen them.
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"The Kissing Bandit" (1948)--Sinatra even sings the viewer to sleep with the song "Siesta".
GregoryPeckfans' selection of "The Pride and the Passion" (1957) is a good second choice.
"Cleopatra" (1963) took me Six tries to get through the entire four hour film without falling asleep.
"Ship of Fools" (1965) was a chore to get through awake--only Vivien Leighs' voice kept me conscious.
I quite enjoyed Ship of Fools. Otherwise, I agree with these.
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Day 1: Friday May 6, 2016
Night 1: Friday May 6, 2016
Day 2: Friday May 13, 2016
Night 2: Friday May 13, 2016
Day 3: Friday May 20, 2016
Night 3: Friday May 20, 2016
Night 4: Friday May 27, 2016 (kicks off Memorial Day weekend)
Day 4: Saturday May 28, 2016 (part of Memorial Day weekend)
There are six daytime movies new to me.
Thanks.
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While I've heard of Robert Ryan, I am not sure if I've seen any film he's appeared in. I know I couldn't pick him out of a lineup. I look forward to remedying this in May. I am looking forward to perusing the schedule when I get home.
Oh, you are in for a treat! He is an excellent actor who has been in lead and supporting roles.
As a fan of film noir, Robert Ryan is a must see artist.
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Not surprisingly, they are missing Robert Ryan's finest film performance in John Frankenheimer's The Iceman Cometh (1973). It also happened to be his last film. And what a cast: Lee Marvin, Fredric March and a young Jeff Bridges.
Iceman is one of those AFI productions that was released theatrically in the early 70's. Ryan is AMAZING in it.
I've never seen The Iceman Cometh. Too bad.
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DIRECTORS:
Who are your favourite film noir directors?
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My only particular complaint about May's schedule would be that the Memorial Day marathon lasts three days, canceling out TCM Underground and TCM Imports that weekend.
As for the Ryan films, I'll finally watch ACT OF VIOLENCE. I think it's been shown a lot, but I just haven't watched it yet. I think I've seen all of the other Ryan offerings being shown.
Act of Violence is a fabulous film. I highly recommend it.
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DANE COOK FILM NOIR:
Many thanks to Jamesjazzguitar for reminding me about Dane Cook. Sometimes when an actor of today has the same name and I'm thinking of classic actors, the first actors slip my mind.
Here are my top 3 favourite Dane Cook film noir:
The Glass Key
Blackout
Whiplash
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Night 1: Friday May 6, 2016
Night 2: Friday May 13, 2016
Night 3: Friday May 20, 2016Night 4: Friday May 27, 2016 (kicks off Memorial Day weekend)Thanks for posting this on one page.There are 5 movies listed that are brand new to me. Hopefully they will be showing them all in Canada.-
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They Made Me A Fugitive (1947) stars Trevor Howard.
Note that while Night and the City is set in London it was filmed in CA and is an American production from 20th Century Fox.
A few other British films would be those with Dane Clark; While he was an American actor he went to Britain to film some fine crime\noir films like The Gambler and the Lady and Murder by Proxy (as well as a French film Gunman in the Streets). TCM showed all of these not too long ago when they featured Clark.
Thanks for the information. on reference to what was actually filmed it Britain, and re Trevor Howard. My mistake-shouldn't post things when I am sleepy.
I meant movies set in Britain, regardless of who was producing the movie.
I guess it comes from being a Canadian who is used to a lot of American movies being made where I live. When the studio system was in place, England set up a rule regarding the percentage of movies being shown in Commonwealth countries that were made in their own countries. Canada outside of Quebec generally makes movies that are American made so the quota is corrected by the crew, extras, and bit parts being made up of Canadians on what are otherwise American movies and TV.
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