GordonCole Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Sometimes one needs to know which films to buy up instantly, since they will never probably play on tv or at TCM. One I don't think would make it is Blind Beast [1969]. Directed by Yasuzo Masamura it is taken from a tale by noted horror author, Edogawa Ranpo, whose appreciation of Poe is noted even in his choice of pen name. The first story I ever read by Ranpo was called The Human Chair and to this day I still think it might be the creepiest thing I've ever read. Recently Ranpo's tale on film, The Horrors of Malformed Men has also been released on dvd and I have a pretty good feeling it won't make it to TCM either. Seems like Audition from 1999, won't see the light of day there either, but I could be wrong. Any other films which are too hot to handle for tv that you would buy up before they go out of print? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 LETTY LYNTON (1932) won't ever air on TCM, because of an on-going rights issue. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) will never air on TCM, because NBC has the broadcast rights locked up. SONG OF THE SOUTH (1946) won't air because it's too controversial. The GODFATHER movies also will never air on TCM. STAR WARS (1977) has never aired on TCM and is probably too expensive to rent. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Runaway Nightmare Part IV - Because I made it and I ain't lettin' no one else see it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Hibi said: Probably any films tossed sometimes unfairly into the Sexploitation/Exploitation bin. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinemaInternational Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 The Ten Commandments (1956) and The Sound of Music (1965) are both tied up by ABC. AMC has a stranglehold over The Godfather series and Miracle on 34th Street (1947). And, among too tough to handle films, I emphatically remark that TCM will never air Cannibal Holocaust or Salo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, cigarjoe said: Probably any films tossed sometimes unfairly into the Sexploitation/Exploitation bin. Why is my quote blank here? DId it get poofed? I dont even remember what I wrote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, Hibi said: Why is my quote blank here? DId it get poofed? I dont even remember what I wrote! I poofed it. It was one of those old quotes that was saved and I couldn't delete the quote feature so I just deleted the now irrelevant content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhov Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Debbie Does Dallas, Deep Throat, Chatterbox, Blonde Ambition, Last 0rgy of the Gestapo... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, LawrenceA said: Runaway Nightmare Part IV - Because I made it and I ain't lettin' no one else see it. What happened in Runaway Nightmare Part I, II, and III ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, speedracer5 said: What happened in Runaway Nightmare Part I, II, and III ? Runaway Nightmare is available on disc. I didn't make that one. But it was so mind-numbingly awful that I was inspired to make several, totally-unrelated sequels. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, LawrenceA said: Runaway Nightmare is available on disc. I didn't make that one. But it was so mind-numbingly awful that I was inspired to make several, totally-unrelated sequels. The cover is hilarious! I suppose there is a reason that this is "Limited Edition." Haha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I got one.... Mark of the Devil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, NipkowDisc said: I got one.... Mark of the Devil What a sec here, Nip! You see a thread with the title "Movies that won't be shown on TCM" and your FIRST post in it is that one up HERE???!!! (...what, given up on that Shirley Booth flick have ya?!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 6 hours ago, CinemaInternational said: The Ten Commandments (1956) and The Sound of Music (1965) are both tied up by ABC. AMC has a stranglehold over The Godfather series and Miracle on 34th Street (1947). And, among too tough to handle films, I emphatically remark that TCM will never air Cannibal Holocaust or Salo. Or Sweet Movie (1975). Miracle on 34th Street (1947) has aired a number of times on TCM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Dargo said: What a sec here, Nip! You see a thread with the title "Movies that won't be shown on TCM" and your FIRST post in it is that one up HERE???!!! (...what, given up on that Shirley Booth flick have ya?!) Talk about a missed opportunity! This is one of the few instances where griping about this is reasonable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 *** Spoiler Alert *** The ship struck an iceberg a couple of feet tall. Can't make this up, here's the scene.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Beau James (1957) and The Five Pennies (1959) --- 2 great Paramount biopics from the late Fifties which TCM. for some reason, won't air. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, hamradio said: TCM has shown this a few times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, hamradio said: Thank God for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Faiola Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I just transferred and uploaded the trailer to this 1940 Universal release. After going to NTA in the 1950's it has, apparently, returned to Universal. But my guess is that the studio only acquired a 25 year license on the property and it will be a cold day before we see it officially distributed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Well obviously, despite them BEING "classics" in their own way, I don't see TCM showing either DEEP THROAT or BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR anytime soon. UNLESS of course, they start some sort of "TCM After Hours" internet "streaming" service. Sepiatone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly of the Precodes Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Silent movies outside of the relatively short list TCM has in rotation. There are probably reasons for this (the small audience for such movies, the effort necessary to license non-Turner library titles, the need to provide scores). But it's dismaying when TCM schedules Lilac Time (1928) only to quietly cancel it some time later. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly of the Precodes Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Sepiatone said: UNLESS of course, they start some sort of "TCM After Hours" internet "streaming" service. "...Only on Turner Crass-n-Sick Movies..." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Sepiatone said: Well obviously, despite them BEING "classics" in their own way, I don't see TCM showing either DEEP THROAT or BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR anytime soon. UNLESS of course, they start some sort of "TCM After Hours" internet "streaming" service. Sepiatone Hopefully the TCM Late Night opening doesn't take on a new meaning! 😮 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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