TopBilled Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 New episodes of Midsomer Murders on BritBox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I’ve already watched this once this season, but I’m watching “White Christmas” again because I love it so much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 A Dolly Parton video. Called "Faith"...enjoy it so much. It's a great song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 So I’m traveling this week in the SF Bay Area. Fortunately I’ve been able to get my TCM fix via Watch TCM. Last night, I watched “Murder My Sweet” with Dick Powell, Anne Shirley, and Claire Trevor. Excellent film! I’d seen this before but didn’t pay very good attention to it. Tonight, I’m watching “The Tall Target” also with Dick Powell. Adolphe Menjou also co-stars I was drawn to this film by Powell, director Anthony Mann, and the short length. I may be on a Dick Powell kick now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I'm on a musicals marathon tonight. It started when I found "Grease" on Netflix. Then I watched "Singin in the Rain," which led to me watching Gene Kelly's AFI acceptance speech, which led me to watching Fred Astaire's AFI acceptance speech, which led to Eleanor Powell's tribute to Fred Astaire at the AFI ceremony, which brings me now to my third musical of the evening-- "Broadway Melody of 1940" with Astaire, Powell, and George Murphy. If I remember right, this is also the movie with the amazing juggler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Some more music videos. More Galantis actually. Love their music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 I'm watching Golddiggers of 1933 while I'm working. Every time I see this film, I'm reminded of how terrible a dancer Ruby Keeler is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I'm watching DOA on Amazon Prime while I'm working. I loved this film the first time I saw it, but I hated the slide whistle. And I still do. It's so jarring and lame. When I first saw this movie, I didn't realize that the slide whistle was coming from the movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 55 minutes ago, speedracer5 said: I'm watching DOA on Amazon Prime while I'm working. I loved this film the first time I saw it, but I hated the slide whistle. And I still do. It's so jarring and lame. When I first saw this movie, I didn't realize that the slide whistle was coming from the movie! I can't imagine anyone liking that ridiculous whistle in the film. so corny and meaningless. It's the the only foolish thing in this great classic film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, lavenderblue19 said: I can't imagine anyone liking that ridiculous whistle in the film. so corny and meaningless. It's the the only foolish thing in this great classic film. It would have been slightly better if Edmond O'Brien himself had made the whistle, but even then, it was unnecessary. I'm glad they abandoned the whistle and it didn't continue throughout the film. While I'm against changing classic films (e.g. colorizing), I would be okay with someone using a computer to remove the irritating whistle from the audio track. Now I'm watching Pitfall with Dick Powell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, speedracer5 said: It would have been slightly better if Edmond O'Brien himself had made the whistle, but even then, it was unnecessary. I'm glad they abandoned the whistle and it didn't continue throughout the film. While I'm against changing classic films (e.g. colorizing), I would be okay with someone using a computer to remove the irritating whistle from the audio track. Now I'm watching Pitfall with Dick Powell. Pitfall, another good one. Fun day for you, watching these terrific noirs Raymond Burr was so good at playing the heavy . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, lavenderblue19 said: Pitfall, another good one. Fun day for you, watching these terrific noirs Raymond Burr was so good at playing the heavy . Yes. I'm watching them on one monitor and then using my laptop to work. There are quite a few noir on Amazon Prime: No More Tears, The Strange Loves of Martha Ivers, The Hitch-Hiker... Those are the ones I saw right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I wasn't the biggest fan of Lizabeth Scott when I first saw her in a film. I thought of her as a "poor man's Lauren Bacall." But I think the film that changed that for me was "No More Tears." Now I find she brings a unique presence to her films that I'm beginning to embrace. I actually think she did a pretty good job in her films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, speedracer5 said: I wasn't the biggest fan of Lizabeth Scott when I first saw her in a film. I thought of her as a "poor man's Lauren Bacall." But I think the film that changed that for me was "No More Tears." Now I find she brings a unique presence to her films that I'm beginning to embrace. I actually think she did a pretty good job in her films. Bogart and Lizabeth Scott in Dead Reckoning, is another good one. It's shown on TCM, not that often 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 16 minutes ago, lavenderblue19 said: Bogart and Lizabeth Scott in Dead Reckoning, is another good one. It's shown on TCM, not that often I watched that one when it was on Noir Alley. I agree, that was a great film. I think this film is on Amazon Prime too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 1 hour ago, speedracer5 said: I wasn't the biggest fan of Lizabeth Scott when I first saw her in a film. I thought of her as a "poor man's Lauren Bacall." But I think the film that changed that for me was "No More Tears." Now I find she brings a unique presence to her films that I'm beginning to embrace. I actually think she did a pretty good job in her films. Did you mean Too Late for Tears? As for Scott; I'm a fan but like a lot of young actors, she had to learn her craft. One can see some less-than-convincing acting in some of her very early films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 1 hour ago, jamesjazzguitar said: Did you mean Too Late for Tears? As for Scott; I'm a fan but like a lot of young actors, she had to learn her craft. One can see some less-than-convincing acting in some of her very early films. Yes that’s what I meant. Thank you. I agree with her learning her craft. I think “The Strange Loves of Martha Ivers” was her first film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 23 minutes ago, speedracer5 said: Yes that’s what I meant. Thank you. I agree with her learning her craft. I think “The Strange Loves of Martha Ivers” was her first film? Her first film was You Came Along . Hal Wallis, who had her under contract, then placed her in "Martha Ivers". Reviewers knock her performance in You Came Along: E.g.. The NY Times - "To a new and quite clearly inexperienced little actress named Lizabeth Scott is given the job of making the girl in the story seem real. Except that Miss Scott has a fragile and appealingly candid face, she had little else, including script and direction, to help her toward that end." But she grew and ended up with a fine career and film legacy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 3 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said: Her first film was You Came Along . Hal Wallis, who had her under contract, then placed her in "Martha Ivers". Reviewers knock her performance in You Came Along: E.g.. The NY Times - "To a new and quite clearly inexperienced little actress named Lizabeth Scott is given the job of making the girl in the story seem real. Except that Miss Scott has a fragile and appealingly candid face, she had little else, including script and direction, to help her toward that end." But she grew and ended up with a fine career and film legacy. I'll have to keep an eye out for You Came Along, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulll Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Last few movies I watched: State Fair (1945) Leave Her to Heaven (1945) Rebecca (1940) Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1976) Written On the Wind (1956) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 I’m watching “Meet Me in St Louis.” I literally just watched this 2 weeks ago for the Fathom event. But it’s Christmas, I’m doing it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 I'm watching "Flamingo Road" with Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, and Sydney Greenstreet. Zachary Scott does not have his moustache in this film. I have to say that I think he looks better with the moustache. Without his moustache, he has a very generic looking face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I've been working from home today and TCM actually had a great batch of films on today. I watched: "Suspicion" "A Streetcar Named Desire" "Adam's Rib" "Treasure of the Sierra Madre." I've also been enjoying the Bob Hope marathon. Right now, I'm watching "Sorrowful Jones." I saw this movie a long time ago when I borrowed the VHS from the library. This is a cute film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffite Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 11 hours ago, speedracer5 said: I've been working from home today and TCM actually had a great batch of films on today. I watched: "Suspicion" "A Streetcar Named Desire" "Adam's Rib" "Treasure of the Sierra Madre." I've also been enjoying the Bob Hope marathon. Right now, I'm watching "Sorrowful Jones." I saw this movie a long time ago when I borrowed the VHS from the library. This is a cute film. Working? Maybe you're a movie reviewer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 2 hours ago, laffite said: Working? Maybe you're a movie reviewer. Haha. I do technical writing. So I wasn’t watching the films, per se, I was listening to them and looking up occasionally. Ive seen all the ones that were on in the afternoon while I was working so it was easy to know what was going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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