MattHelm
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There are so many movies that have received nominations that it isn't unlikely they wouldn't miss a bunch of them. Their list of movies that they show in "31 Days of Oscar" changes year to year, as most of us know. As for Becket being in the news lately, that's lately ... what about the last ten years? Maybe there are rights involved, but with it coming out on DVD soon, I don't see what the problem would be, since it would be great publicity. If you have specific information about some restriction of rights, please share it with us. I'm not faulting TCM for not showing it, their programmer is only human, and a pretty good one at that. I think they've made out well within the past year from many of us who've participated in the Challenges, giving them ideas.
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The poster of this wins a coupon for one free semi colonoscopy.
Semi-colonoscopy? It sounds like you're the one who plans (hopes) to "administer" it. The "semi" was a give away.
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Who knows? They just may have not thought of showing Becket. That's why they pay attention to the message boards and suggestions. I've been plugging Boston **** for a year now, and even scheduled the series in one of the TCM Challenge contests on here, and they're now showing them. The programmer admits to taking our ideas. That's why I posted this about Becket, to hopefully plant the seed in his mind. I don't think it's not always a case of rights, but of knowledge and memory. There are several RKO movies that haven't been on yet, that they have the rights to.
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Yeah, they don't have it showing in May, but maybe they'll come to their senses afterward. I don't think it's because they can't get the rights, because they're constantly premiering movies from outside their library every month. This is an incredible movie with some of the best dialogue ever written.
If anyone is interested in reading samples of the dialogue:
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I don't believe TCM has shown this gem amongst gems, yet. The DVD comes out in May. I hope TCM plans on premiering it, and playing The Lion in Winter after it.
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My first movie that I remember seeing was, Snoopy Come Home, when I was 2 or 3 at the Drive-In. It sticks out in my mind because I had to pee badly and my father, who didn't feel like walking all the way to the restroom, told me to go in his empty soda cup, from the concession stand. Needless to say, at that age and the lack of precision, it ended up all over the windshield.
Dumbo might have been the second feature that night, because that also sticks out as one of the first movies I saw, and Drive-Ins usually had double features. But I'm also thinking, there may not have been a second feature for us that night, after that mishap.
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There have been Widmark threads here, in the past. My favorite Widmarks are Pick-Up on South Street, Panic in the Streets, Night and the City and even Tunnel of Love. Widmark and Sinatra had similar physical features and acting methods.
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The real problem with the Oscars today is ... you can't make chicken salad with chicken you-know-what.
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Interesting thread. I have two jobs, so the movie that would closely depict the first one is Blackboard Jungle. For the other job I'd go with either Artists and Models (the Martin & Lewis one, not the Jack Benny), or Piccadilly Jim.
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1. Do you plan on watching the Oscars?
No, and like I've predicted the last couple of years, and was right, this year's Oscars will have bad ratings. No one has seen these movies that have been nominated the last few years, so they won't have anything invested in watching the Oscars. The Departed is the only movie that people saw, but that's not enough to get them to watch.
2. If not, was there a time in your life when you did watch them?
The last time I watched the Oscars was when the last Lord of the Rings movie, Return of the King, was nominated. There's a definte connection between people going to the movies and the ratings for the Oscars. If no one has seen the films that are nominated, they don't watch the Oscars.
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We wanted to see everything too, I don't think we put any thought into choosing until movies like Jaws and Star Wars advertised on TV. That's the first time I can remember being actually excited by a movie from watching the trailer. My grandfather took us to see Star Wars ... he didn't want to see it so he tried to talk us out of seeing it by telling us it was a musical. No soap. We saw a lot of junk but I don't think I ever disliked a movie I saw back then at the time.
Other Disney live actions that just came to mind are The Treasure of Matacumbe, The Apple Dumpling Gang (and Rides Again), Hot Lead Cold Feet and Dr. Syn, Alias The Scarecrow. Of course, the Love Bug franchise. That last one reminds me of an episode of the Irish TV show, Father Ted.
Father Dougal: Ted, can I watch the scary film tonight?
Father Ted: No, Dougal. The last time you watched a scary film, you had to climb in my bed and sleep with me. It wasn't even a scary film.
Father Dougal: C'mon Ted ... a Volkswagen with a mind of its own ... What could be scarier than that?
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I'm guilty of all of that except for Xanadu. I remember all the movies I saw back then, but not the criteria I used to select them. I think I just went along with what my brother wanted to see, so I blame him.
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Ben, that's the same type of theater I saw movies at in the 70s. There were a lot of Disney movies during those years that seem to have vanished into obscurity. Movies like One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing, Escape to Witch Mountain, No Deposit No Return, The North Avenue Irregulars, The Cat from Outer Space, etc.
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Fedya, love the Reagan line up. I was going to schedule King's Row but it wouldn't fit, and I chose two other Gipper movies instead, though none of the ones you chose.
Ben, I had to laugh when I saw Superdad on your schedule ... I totally forgot about that movie until I saw Auto Focus. I remember being dropped off at a second-run cinema with my brothers when I was a kid, to see that. All I remember of it was the water skiing scene.
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Great schedule, Fedya. The mystery theme wouldn't be Mays, Maes and hold the Mayo, or a facsimile thereof, would it?
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Ben, I was waiting for your changes and notes to comment. Great job!
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Donna,
Excellent schedule! Love the Underground choices.
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Rusty,
I think you crossed the line into mad obsession with the addition of On Dangerous Ground. Up till then I thought it was just a single-minded effort, but at that point it was clear that an intervention of loved ones will be needed. If you can admit that you can't stop watching RKO, that will be an important step to recovery.
Actually, you're not playing one note ... you're playing hundreds of notes with one instrument. Very impressive.
I'm glad to see your combobulations are now in order.
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Rusty,
Them's good movies. I'm jealous. Never did see any of those Hildegarde Withers movies ... they'd make a fine box set. But really, you could have scheduled at least one RKO movie.
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movieman, don't be too modest, that's a fantastic schedule, and box set idea.
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What filmlover said, sugarpuss. Great schedule and very creative details and Easter eggs to the DVD box set. Your schedule is the equivalent of comfort food. And I'm glad someone else appreciates "Full of Life." You should read the book by the screenwriter/author, John Fante, if you haven't. Hilarious stuff, and still in print. Nice job!!!
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Dewey ... I was thinking of making my box set out of Whistler movies before settling on Gildersleeve. Maybe tcmprogrammer will take note of both the movies you chose, and pass on the idea of the Whistler box set to whomever handles those decisions.
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A great programming feat, filmhistorian. I'd be glued to the tube for a week like that. And I'd love for TCM to show Visit to a Small Planet. A Lawrence Tierney day is much needed also.
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Thanks filmlover,
I really enjoyed this challenge because of your DVD box set idea. Not only was it fun to program, but as we know, tcmprogrammer looks at these and uses some of our ideas. So, this may not only influence these movies turning up on TCM, but could lead to the box sets actually being made, which is even better. I'd love to have a GG box set.
Fritz Lang did direct the Wagner trilogy. I saw only one of them years ago at a library that had a movie night. There's something very haunting about these movies.
I first learned of Ann Corio reading about a section of Boston called Scollay Square that no longer exists. The Old Howard Atheneum used to host vaudeville and burlesque dancers before WWII there. She was considered the Queen of Burlesque in Boston back then, and maybe nationally. Fred Allen mentions the Howard in his autobiography. The theatre hosted actors and comedians from John Wilkes Booth to the Marx Brothers. Hey, I smell a future Challenge theme night here.
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That's because, if you ask anyone on here, Paramount has been very lazy in releasing their movies on DVD, especially their contemporary ones, never mind their older ones. Like I said, there are many movies from RKO that haven't aired on TCM, that they own, so it's a matter of research. Like in the recent Challenge, I scheduled a night of The Great Gildersleeve movies.They're RKO movies that have never been shown on TCM. Hopefully, my including them in my submission to the Challenge, the programmer(s) will consider airing them. That's the way it crumbles ... cookie-wise.