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Hi, Fedya,
Sorry for not getting back to you yesterday but I had to go out of town for the day.
In answer to your question about Hal Roach, I know that TCM has a long-term agreement with them but I am not sure what is included. However, seeing they have run L&H, I say go ahead and include the one(s) you want without calling it a Premiere.
I hope this helps. I look forward to seeing what your schedule looks like.
filmlover
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I especially like your Holographic channel...but the first thing that came to mind (it'll be 2040, right?) is that we here will say: SEE, I TOLD you TCM was changing!!!!!!
lol, and there will be some on the three-dimension TCM website that will be saying "No movies newer than 2020!" lol.
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I thank filmlover for all the time and effort that was required to put this challenge together and I know that this challenge will be the best one yet.
Hi, allie,
Thanks very much for the kind words. I wanted to make it one of the best. But it all comes down to the schedules, and we have had fantastic ones entered in the contest.
I am looking forward to your schedule!
(And anybody else who would like to enter, you still have until March 7th to do so. Instructions are in the very first post for this thread.)
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One other thing. I watched "Starship Troopers" on TCM. I rented the dvd a couple of years ago. Obviously, I like the movie. Okay, the movie has a lot of dopey acting, dumb plot moments and sticky gore. I am sure "Starship Troopers" turns off a lot of people. I like the movie because the special effects ARE impressive. For instance, the scenes presenting thousands of "bugs" racing over desert terrain WAS effective. Two, because the source material is a Robert Heinlein story. I've read a few Heinlein novels and short stories and, I think, "Starship Troopers" is faithful to Heinlein's style of storytelling.
And Denise Richards looks great, lol.
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Out of curiousity, I decided to find out who starred in the movies without any description. I don't see how any classic film fan can complain:
3 Thursday
Lady From Nowhere (1936) Mary Astor
Trapped By Television (1936) Mary Astor
No Time to Marry (1938) Mary Astor
There's Always a Woman (1938) Joan Blondell, Mary Astor
9 Wednesday
Stolen Identity (1953) - no major stars but apparently this was shot in two version simultaneously. One in German and one in English, and there may have been different cast members in each: http://www.tcmdb.com/title/title.jsp?stid=556715
I wonder which we will see?
Egypt by Three (1953) Joseph Cotten's name also comes up in the credits.
Cast: Ann Stanville, Jackie Craven Dir: Victor Stoloff C-0 mins,
18 Friday
Always A Bride (1954) British
Jack the Giant Killer (1962) - I have a fondness for this movie, having seen it as a young boy, very Harryhausen-like. Only hope it is the non-singing version. (The producer rereleased it with songs added. Horrible.)
Cast: Judi Meredith, Torin Thatcher Dir: Nathan Juran C-94 mins,
Man on a String (1960) Ernest Borgnine
21 Monday
The Weaker Sex (1948) British
Easy Money (1948) British (supporting cast includes a young Petula Clark)
Hornet's Nest, The (1955) British
Mad About Men (1954) Glynis Johns
Fast and Loose (1954) British
25 Friday
And Baby Makes Three (1949) Robert Young
26 Saturday
Konga (1961) Ape thriller
Killer Ape (1953) Johnny Weismuller as Jungle Jim
30 Wednesday
Blind Date (1934) Ann Sothern
Hell Cat, The (1934) Ann Sothern
Let's Fall in Love (1934) Ann Sothern
Party's Over, The (1934) Ann Sothern
Girl Friend, The (1935) Ann Sothern
Grand Exit (1935) Ann Sothern
Don't Gamble With Love (1936) Ann Sothern
Hell-Ship Morgan (1936) Ann Sothern
You May Be Next! (1936) Ann Sothern
Encore (1951) Glynnis Johns
So Long at the Fair (1950) Honor Blackman, Dirk Bogarde, Jean Simmons
31 Thursday
Dark Past, The (1948) William Holden
Also wanted to make note that The Born Losers on the 4th is the first film to feature Billy Jack.
The Devil is Driving is another film with Richard Dix (yay).
The last of the Crime Doctor series will be shown on Saturday mornings at 10 AM.
And there is another early Jean Arthur movie, Most Precious Things in Life.
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movieman, another great schedule!
I know I would love to see I Accuse, The Garment Jungle, and many more.
That Pete Smith short, How to Hold Your Husband Back sounds hilarious.
I also enjoy the way you can choose a theme and mix in so many films one normally wouldn't think of on a triple bill: Born Free, Tarzan, and Animal Crackers. The same for the picks under When in Rome... Very clever.
Great idea for a boxset, too!
Wonderful work!
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Some interesting movies but YIKES! Let's hope you all like Katherine Hepburn.
SPTO, I don't know if you saw it mentioned elsewhere or not, but there is is a very special reason for the heavier than normal fill of movies. Hepburn, John Wayne, and Sir Laurence Olivier would all have been 100 years old in May.
Wayne and Hepburn are both Stars of the Month.
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I am very glad they played Philadelphia last Friday night. I had forgotten what an immensely moving and powerful performance Hanks gave in that. If it had been shown anywhere else, they would have toned it down. I knew some people would have a problem with seeing something this recent on TCM, but if they gave it a chance I think they would be mesmerized by Hanks in it. An equivalent film in the Thirties it would have been Dark Victory or Life of Emile Zola. I decided not to say Dr. Erlich's Magic Bullet because that was from a scientific, not a victim's viewpoint.
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Hi, mrsl,
Actually, I wasn't responding to anything you guys had posted. I just wanted to let everyone know that when cinesage did an Alexander Haig and said we have the winners, that wasn't the case. lol, since I started the thread, I still declare this thread as open and free for others to post more actors and their real person roles.
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Keep contributing more actors who have played real people and we'll see what we come up with.
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Going by these rules, the winners are the following
That's odd, cinesage, I don't recall that I said the search was over yet.
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To everyone:
The Challenge continues until March 7th. Come on and be part of it. See the very first post in this thread for the rules and requirement details on completing a schedule and how you may win prizes.
filmlover
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Wow, Sugarpuss, a great schedule! I don't know how you were able to get it done so quickly since you only mentioned a few days ago you wanted to get aboard the new Challenge, but it's an incredible week.
Love the "Harassed by Harry Cohn" listing. Very clever.
I would never have thought of a tribute to Patrick McGoohan, because he is one of those stars one doesn't normally think of when it comes to movies. But it's a great idea. I would love to see "The Three Lives of Thomasina" again.
There is so much to your schedule, all of it praiseworthy, but the best is the RKO DVD boxset. So much detail of what shorts, etc., would be with each film's title. This is exactly the creativity I hoped to inspire by adding an imaginary boxset to the schedule.
Fabulous week and boxset, Sugarpuss.
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Kay Lenz is still a very talented actress. We must live in the same area because I've bumped into her at the video store aroud the corner.
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Happy Valentine's Day, all. It was on this day that St. Valentine said, "It's Valentine's Day??!!!!! That means I only have 21 days left to enter the TCM Challenge."
Hey, don't blame me, he said it.
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Ah. : )
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sweetsmell, thanks for posting the notes. That really helps us get an insight into the films you picked. (To see sweetsmell's schedule, just go back three pages in this thread.)
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lol, I probably did. Haven't been to one myself.
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...only original replica...
lol, is that like saying "a genuine imitation"?
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lol, it just came to me what a really great analogy would be. Osborne is a fine restaurant. Maltin is Chucky Cheese.
No insults intended, just struck me as amusing as to their styles.
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Yes, this is what I was trying to get across to Cinemascope. There is a large difference in styles in presenting themselves between Osborne and Maltin, sort of like the difference between Laurence Olivier and Jerry Lewis (I am sure I can come up with a much more reasonable analogy than Jerry Lewis, but he was the first to come to mind).
Cinemascope, the knowledge could be equal, but the presenting styles are greatly different between the two. That's why the camps are divided.
I guess another analogy would be that Maltin is AMC, loud and brashy, and Osborne is TCM, dignified and polite.
And I think Maltin would take the gig in a flash. Who wouldn't?
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Sorry, posted in wrong thread.
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Cinemascope, I think the votes re Maltin are fairly split down the middle. It is possible you might be sensitive to criticism of LM because you like him. As you know, I can't stand anything about him so I am in the camp that is totally against him. I guess he is one of those people where people either love him or hate him, with very little middle ground. It's like liver, either you love it or hate it. I think it comes down as to how each of us perceives Maltin.
You perceive him as polite, genial, and enthusiastic about movies. To me, he is knowledgeable but he is too over-enthusiastic, or as I like to phrase it, "too much in your face". I like Osborne because he is well-dressed, calm, and dignified. While I find Maltin to act like he is an obsessed fan.
I've seen both in person. I met Robert Osborne at a film collector's convention where he was looking at one seller's autographed pictures. We got talking for a few moments, and he was as friendly and polite as he is on TCM. I've also seen Maltin in person, and remember him at Clayton Moore's funeral. I feel he is not the best dresser in the world, but a lot of it has to be his weight. He also had a way of giving off the feeling that he was more privileged and deserved to get in places the rest of us shouldn't.
Again, remember, these are just my perceptions. One person can look at someone and see a standoffish snob. Another person can look at him and see someone who is shy.
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Scarlett, I am on DISH and I haven't noticed this in regards to recording a movie. I could be watching something live on one channel, and then the clock will come on about a minute or two before some feature I have set the timer for on another channel. But as far as it showing up in the recording I have not had this problem at all.
One thing I do is program my timer to start about three minutes before the program and about the same after. I do that so I won't miss something (though it can cut the tail of the movie before if the previous movie is running right up to the start point of the second one, e.g. an 89 minute movie in a 90 minute slot).
Maybe if you set it like that, then you might not get the clock in the recording.
Should Leonard Maltin be considered as a future TCM host/co-host?
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cinema, you just won't stop trying on this, will you, lol?