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"31 Days Of Oscar Movie Posters" - with 2-for-1 weekends
Saturday February 23rd
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2001: A Space Odyssey and Dr Zhivago.
Flip a coin - makes no difference which one. I find them both insufferable.
Kyle (loves "Maude") In Hollywood
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"I see the name FORD in that poster!!"
Oh...even though he may not deserve it, can't you let him have one moment of joy?
kjk
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"31 Days Of Oscar Movie Posters"
Friday February 22nd
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"I love when writers forget to fact-check their stories." - lzcutter
Sounds like someone needs to hire CineSageJr for their website.
Here's the direct link to the article -
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/the_moviegoer/Content?oid=416029
where you can enlarge photos of the people mentioned in the article. It also includes the "Fanatic" piece with 'kimpunkrock' and a link to a video with Robert Osborne on "The Dinah Shore Show" with Olivia de Havilland, Shirley Jones and Shelley Winters.
Kyle In Hollywood
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Also from the article linked below -
"Future original programming projects include a Race and Hollywood series focusing on Asian figures in American movies, as well as a serialized version of the special "Under the Influence", in which film critic Elvis Mitchell interviews actors and directors about movies that influenced their work."
I had completely forgotten about the "Under The Influence" event. I think that even preceeded "The Essentials" as I remember them being shown on Saturday evenings. (Though they may have been offered between editions of "The Essentials" series.) I remember Jeff Daniels talking about The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek and Nathan Lane on To Kill A Mockingbird. I also think John Turturro spoke on On The Waterfront.
But what is really great is that Elvis Mitchell is involved. I am so pleased that TCM is involving not just a capable and competent film critic but one who is also a person of color. (If you have seen the documentaries "Cary Grant : A Class Apart" or "Gene Kelly : Anatomy Of A Dancer", you have seen Elvis Mitchell.) I love TCM but it has always been one of the 'whitest' channels on television. And that has bothered me. It always seemed to imply that classic film appreciation was a "white folks only" avocation. This addition to the schedule is a step in the right direction to erase that thought - at least in my mind.
And who was the prescient poster who advocated for a festival of Asian actors/films recently?
Kyle In Hollywood
Message was edited by: hlywdkjk because I had the exact name of the Cary Grant documentary wrong.
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"This channel is not supposed to appeal to the "Hip Hop Generation". "
And that's not the purpose of scheduling Men In Black. Have you read this entire thread? To reiterate - TCM does not sell adertising/commercials therefore the age of any viewer is a non-issue. Like any television channel, TCM would prefer a large audience, if possible - but even those numbers are of small value since virtually all of TCM's revenue is generated from cable and satellite fees. TCM strives to attract an audience large enough to ensure its viablity. Being offered in 70 million homes provides TCM with enough revenue with which to operate. Being watched by a couple of million twentysomethings will have little or no influence on the future of TCM. Its commitmnt to presenting classic films from the 20s to the 90s is unthreatened.
"the defilement of TCM airing Men In Black is akin to some young Hip-Hopper squatting down and **** on this network."
Lord. Such hyperbole.
Men In Black is as enjoyable a "popcorn movie" from the 90s as Raiders Of The Lost Ark was in the early 80s. In the context of TCM celebrating 80 years of the Academy Awards, Men In Black has earned a place on the schedule as much as a movie from the 20s.
In 1998 TCM presented Robert Altman's The Player from 1990. If you really think all these "newer" films are akin to ****, then it has been piling up for a looong time. But it has never gotten so deep as it did tonight.
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"What? No "Sergeant York" ?" - MissGoddess
Well, I do have one but I am not particularly fond of it. And even I thought the thread has seen a fair amount of Mr. Cooper during the past month. And Heaven Can Wait is one of my favorite poster images. So today's selection was chosen to please me.
I am certain that an opportunity to post Sergeant York will still come in the months ahead. And I will have to endure even more chastising from Mr. Grimes.
Kyle In Hollywood
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"How could you be keeping this thread from me?" - sugarpuss
I didn't know you hadn't wandered in here lately. I certainly wasn't trying to keep it from ya. Glad you finally found it.
"I see Frankie has been harrassing you on a regular basis. Typical of him. Pffft."
Well, Mr.Grimes is going to be feeling pretty sheepish very soon.
Kyle In Hollywood
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"I think Kyle firmly had his tongue in his cheek with his latest post." - lzcutter
Whaddya mean? I really want to see Ben M. in a dunk tank!
Kyle In Hollywood
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"31 Days Of Oscar Posters"
Thursday February 21st
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"What ideas would you guys like to see in a fantasy TCM Conference Weekend?" - ChipHeartsMovies
A presentation by 'tcmprogrammr' titled "Larceny Ink-less"
aka Safecracking Walt's (Live-Action) Vault"
A panel discussion titled "A Hill Of Beans? - Casablanca's Rick and Louie After the Tarmac"
moderated by 'casablancalover'
"Bob & Carrie & Rose & Molly" - out-takes from three years of "The Essentials".
(I still want to know what was "so over-rated".)
"Pappy Hokum" - demyth-ifying John Ford with 'lzcutter', 'MissGoddess' and Sidney Pollack.
"42nd Tattoo" - "How an unknown went out for new body art and came back a Star"
a personal recollection from 'kimpunkrock'
A "Dale Carnegie"-style course titled "How To Win Friends and Influence People with Screen Captures" hosted by 'FrankGrimes'
and just for fun -
Ben Mankiewicz in a Carnival Dunk Tank.
Kyle In Hollywood
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"My Man Godfrey with David Niven? That's a new one on me."
As it was on me also. But the thanks for that one goes not to me but to 'butterscotchgreer'.
Thanks BSG form me and 'Snorky'.
Kyle In Hollywood
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"Depressing and films you can't watch anymore?" - patful
Well, I guess films that one enjoyed when younger but are disappointing upon reconnecting with them as an adult can be rather depressing. (I watched a few "Ma and Pa Kettle"s this past week. Disappointed? Yes. Depressed? No.) But how does that lyric in Gigi go? "I'm so glad I'm not young anymore."
As an adult, A Place In The Sun affects me the most. It really is "An American Tragedy".
Kyle In Hollywood
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jshaide -
You haven't lost your mind yet.
http://www.tcm.com/movienews/index/?cid=192777
Kyle In Hollywood
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"31 Days Of Oscar Movie Posters"
Wednesday February 20th
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"31 Days Of Oscar Movie Posters"
Tuesday February 19th
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Hello and welcome -
I admire anyone who puts The Westerner at the top of any list - even if it is in "no particular order".
Here's where you can find a list of films that I used to start my film literacy -
http://www.filmsite.org/200films.html
And don't forget to watch "The Essentials" beginning next month.
http://www.tcm.com/2008/essentials/index/
Kyle In Hollywood
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If you missed Tracy Ullman's comments on Judy Holliday and Born Yesterday during her Guest Programmer evening last November, you can see them in the TCM Media Room.
Just type in "Movie Intro" into the search window and scroll through all the hits until coming upon "Born Yesterday" in the list. (They come up alphabetically.)
It's worth seeing.
Kyle In Hollywood
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GWTW
in Hot Topics
Uh-Oh. Is this videoclip something that should be hidden from MissGoddess? She's already in a "foul mood" over losing the GWTW thread which was removed along with the other outdated Essentials Forums.
If ever there was a woman on the verge...
Kyle (just looking out for ya, MissG.) In Hollywood
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"It's good you ('patful') are still here. You have too much information and knowledge to share not to be here. - movieman1957
Well, he does make me laugh. But I wonder if this isn't all just a PR campaign to win the next Programming Challenge - so he can force each of us to program the same Star Of The Month. (A wicked little child who shall remain nameless.)
But if 'patful' ever left here for good, I'd hunt him down and drag him back here like a bounty hunter in an Anthony Mann western. I don't care how big Texas is. I mean, how many Kiowa with a Koi Pond can there be in Texas?
Kyle In Hollywood
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"My post count is low but I am respected on this board..." - KPR
That's because we're afraid of you. It's just like The Petrified Forest. She's Bogart and we're all being held hostage.
No. That's not true. And if I didn't know Kim like I do, I wouldn't have teased her like that. Kim is one of the biggest assets to these Forums. And she is on a first name basis with Ben Mankiewicz.
As to "thread counts", are we talking about linens or movies?
Kyle (sent home from work early) In Hollywood
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"Thank you, ohhhh thank you for Errol Flynn..." - minya
Ohhhh, you're most welcome. I hope I am invited to the time-traveling wedding.
Kyle In Hollywood
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Saw Amstad last evening for the first time.
I don't think it is great movie. It's not even a very good movie - very few movies that run nearly three hours long are. I think removing 30 minutes might have benefited the film greatly. (And I bet you could do that without losing a line of dialogue!) I can understand giving the film the "epic" treatment - but it really wasn't an "epic" story. Turns out Amistad is a courtroom drama - and those stories don't benefit from all the "epic" flourishes.
Kyle In Hollywood
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"31 Days Of Oscar Movie Posters" - with 2-for-1 weekends
Saturday February 23rd