TopBilled Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 That will be neat to read. I liked Doris Day Show too. I never forgot a hillarious episode where Doris pretends to be her boss's wife to deter an old flame. All goes well until she forgets and says Mr.! I love several of Doris's films. She was even good in Film Noir; Midnight Lace or in the scary Tight Spot film. I loved her singing in Romance on the High Seas. especially. ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS was her first picture, and it's a good one. I think TIGHT SPOT starred Ginger Rogers. But Ginger and Doris were in another noir called STORM WARNING, which is well made. They played sisters. A few years ago, TCM aired MIDNIGHT LACE. I believe it was a premiere and has not been repeated. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I am watching CATTLE TOWN, an early 50s western from Warner Brothers. It was one of the last films Dennis Morgan did at the studio. It's airing on TCM this morning as part of a programming block meant to honor Rita Moreno. She's so young in this movie. Also, a very young Merv Griffin has a small supporting role. Incidentally, I noticed this evening that CATTLE TOWN is now an on-demand selection for those who watch TCM on Sling. Link to post Share on other sites
MCannady1 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS was her first picture, and it's a good one. I think TIGHT SPOT starred Ginger Rogers. But Ginger and Doris were in another noir called STORM WARNING, which is well made. They played sisters. A few years ago, TCM aired MIDNIGHT LACE. I believe it was a premiere and has not been repeated. I am sorry I got the name wrong! Thanks for the info. It was Storm Warning I was speaking of with Ginger and Doris. Tight Spot was good too with Ginger. As for Romance on the High Seas, what a lovely way for Doris Day to begin her film career as Georgia, the poor girl with the great singing voice who wanted to go on a cruise and switches places with well to do Elvira Kent to keep an eye on her husband! SHe is beautifully dressed that first night and I always remember the scene where Jack Carson, an investigator who thought he was tailing Mrs. Elvira Kent wrote WOW in his notebook when he first met her. It seems he was hired by the other girl's husband to check her out. What a story and the songs are beautiful! Especially Doris's rendition of It's Magic. I have Midnight Lace from when it was aired on TCM if anyone would like to see it again. Great story of an heiress being tailed and threatened by a killer! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I am sorry I got the name wrong! Thanks for the info. It was Storm Warning I was speaking of with Ginger and Doris. Tight Spot was good too with Ginger. As for Romance on the High Seas, what a lovely way for Doris Day to begin her film career as Georgia, the poor girl with the great singing voice who wanted to go on a cruise and switches places with well to do Elvira Kent to keep an eye on her husband! SHe is beautifully dressed that first night and I always remember the scene where Jack Carson, an investigator who thought he was tailing Mrs. Elvira Kent wrote WOW in his notebook when he first met her. It seems he was hired by the other girl's husband to check her out. What a story and the songs are beautiful! Especially Doris's rendition of It's Magic. I have Midnight Lace from when it was aired on TCM if anyone would like to see it again. Great story of an heiress being tailed and threatened by a killer! I like how you described the plot of ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS. It's one of my favorite Doris Day films. It was a great way for her to start her movie career, wasn't it? Right now I am watching I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE on the YouTube page for the Paramount Vault collection. I had never seen it before, and I like Tom Tryon's westerns, so I figured I would check this one out. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 This morning I checked the Paramount Vault YouTube page to see if there were any recent uploads. I was in luck. There is a wonderful Republic musical starring Tito Guizar called MEXICANA. So this is what I am watching and enjoying at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites
SansFin Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I am watching the two-episode finale of: Season Five of: Doctor Who. These episodes are entitled: The Pandorica Opens and: The Big Bang. It is so very heart-warming and daring and funny and full of pathos. The last episode of the season opens identically to opening of first episode of the season: Amelia is a little girl who is kneeling beside her bed with her hands clasped. She says: "Dear Santa, Thank you for the dolls and pencils and the fish. It’s Easter now, so I hope I didn’t wake you. But honest, it is an emergency. There’s a crack in my wall. Aunt Sharon says it’s just an ordinary crack but I know it’s not, ’cause at night there’s voices. So please, please could you send someone to fix it? Or a policeman...or... " The Doctor arrives to help and discovers that the crack is not in her wall. It is in everything. It is a crack in the universe. Grown-up Amelia and The Doctor have a season of adventures while the crack follows them through all of space and time. These two final episodes reveal the source of the crack and its importance. I feel that these episodes are writer Steven Moffat's greatest script. It is rich with the series' wry and unexpected humor. The Pandorica is revealed to be the ultimate prison. Amelia asks why it was built: The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster. Or a warrior. A nameless, terrible thing soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world. Amy: How did it end up in there? The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it. Dr. River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales. They always turn out to be him. It is difficult to write this as there are so few parts of it which I am willing to miss to type this. I am happy to say that those who do not have this on DVD can watch it next Saturday on: BBC America. I should perhaps have been watching: Possession (1981) as I recommended it in different thread but I instead recorded it because I am not in mood for such at this moment and I am in the mood for complex romantic silliness with universe-in-danger theme. Go figure. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I am watching an Allan Lane western called TRAIL OF KIT CARSON that was uploaded by the Paramount Vault on YouTube. Great B film. So entertaining. Link to post Share on other sites
JamesStewartFan95 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 It's A Wonderful Life and The Muppet Movie. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
film lover 293 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 "A Day at The Races" (1937)--The last Marx Bros. movie I haven't seen--& it's almost as funny as "A Night at the Opera". 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I am not watching anything at the moment. But this morning I did watch Natalie Wood and a familiar looking dog in Republic's marvelous coming of age drama DRIFTWOOD: You can find it on Amazon Prime. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
speedracer5 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'm getting caught up on my Marx Brothers. I own two Marx Brothers boxed sets, so I believe I own all their films. The Marx Brothers marathon started at 5:15am this morning. A wee bit early for me, so I didn't start watching until A Night at the Opera. That movie is hilarious, though I also love Horse Feathers and Duck Soup. Right now, I'm watching Animal Crackers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I'm watching TOO LATE FOR TEARS. It's an on-demand selection for Sling/TCM customers. As much as I enjoy her in MARTHA IVERS and I WALK ALONE, I feel this is actually Lizabeth Scott's best performance. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
speedracer5 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 After my Saturday morning full of cartoons: The New Looney Tunes Show and What's New Scooby Doo? I decided to watch some "heavier" fare and headed over to my trusty Netflix queue. On the Town it is! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I've just finished watching 42ND STREET. It's an on-demand selection for Sling/TCM customers. It was so good, it might watch it again after dinner! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I'm watching the third season of "The Incredible Hulk". Why, you may ask? Like the man once said, because it's there. It has been pretty awful. However, I was surprised when June Allyson and Joan Leslie showed up in episodes. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Instead of watching 42ND STREET again (which I still might do later)...I decided to watch GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933. Ginger Rogers is great in these films. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
NickAndNora34 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Yesterday, I re-watched The Quiet Man with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara... I am also planning on re-watching Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) and The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), both starring Stanwyck. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I just watched CATCH-22, which was made available on January 1st-- on Hulu and on Amazon Prime. I had never seen this satirical anti-war comedy before. I am still deciding how I feel about it. I know it's great, but how great I'm not sure. I do think I like it better than MASH which came out the same year. In some ways, it also reminded me of SLAUGHTERHOUSE-5. These three titles would make an interesting primetime line-up on TCM. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Getting caught up with the latest episode of Coronation Street on Hulu... Link to post Share on other sites
HoldenIsHere Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 After my Saturday morning full of cartoons: The New Looney Tunes Show and What's New Scooby Doo? I decided to watch some "heavier" fare and headed over to my trusty Netflix queue. On the subject of cartoons, I discovered this crazy cartoon on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ju9FhgGRgc The placement of the canned laughter is funny in itself. (What's so funny about Wonder Woman running?) Then there's that bird that appeared during Roy's "trip" in A VERY BRADY SEQUEL . And of course lyrics such as "Then there's Jan the middle one who's really groovy." 2 Link to post Share on other sites
speedracer5 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 On the subject of cartoons, I discovered this crazy cartoon on YouTube. The placement of the canned laughter is funny in itself. (What's so funny about Wonder Woman running?) Then there's that bird that appeared during Roy's "trip" in A VERY BRADY SEQUEL . And of course lyrics such as "Then there's Jan the middle one who's really groovy." Lol. I've never seen the Brady Kids cartoon. My only knowledge of that cartoon is from A Very Brady Sequel. It seemed like everyone had a cartoon in the 70s and 80s. I think my favorite celebrity cartoon is the Mr.T cartoon. Though the Chuck Norris cartoon comes in a close second. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
HoldenIsHere Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Here's the "tripping with the Bradys" scene from A VERY BRADY SEQUEL, featuring the bird --- and also the pandas --- from the Brady Kids cartoon. (The clip also includes a great George Glass moment.) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Currently, I am watching CARLTON-BROWNE OF THE F.O. on Amazon Prime. A fun film with some of Britain's best comic actors (Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers among them). Link to post Share on other sites
MCannady1 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I'm watching TOO LATE FOR TEARS. It's an on-demand selection for Sling/TCM customers. As much as I enjoy her in MARTHA IVERS and I WALK ALONE, I feel this is actually Lizabeth Scott's best performance. I like all of Lizabeth Scott's performances; especially in I Walk Alone with lovely background music. Too Late for Tears may have been her best performance, but I did like Martha Ivers too. I just recently watched a great film with Lizabeth Scott and Paul Henreid, called The Stolen Face. I had seen it many years ago on TV as a kid and was so impressed that I actually recalled the film when I saw it again in a boxed set. Liz was a highly underrated actress and was great in many a film! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MCannady1 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 This morning I checked the Paramount Vault YouTube page to see if there were any recent uploads. I was in luck. There is a wonderful Republic musical starring Tito Guizar called MEXICANA. So this is what I am watching and enjoying at the moment. Can't wait to check this one out! Some have great background music too. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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