Jamie Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 What are the people in the windows doing? Exercising? Changing their clothes? And where is that train going/coming from and from what station? And who sings "Lone Star Cinema"? I think that little animation is so cute! I'm just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bggalaxy Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 That scene is from "Somebody Up There Likes Me". After the train goes by, the camera goes into the apartment. you see a bunch of men standing around watching a child (The Newman character) get beat by his old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbo3200 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Wow, thanks for that. I never knew it was from an actual movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 Well that puts a new spin on things.... Why and who decided that that would be a good choice for a TCM "intro"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayresorchids Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 This is just a theory, but... Maybe, because that is the display of the film's parental guidance rating, the person who designed the intro thought that snippet would be symbolic. We can vaguely see into the lives and windows of these people, but if we look closer, the film may earn a more mature rating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lux0786 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 I think the train scene is used to maintain the theme of night scenes. This intro is used generally in the late evening and overnight depending on time zone. Some of the earlier examples prior to the movie rating train scene are the the guy selling the movie tickets, the fellow on the dance floor, the fellow walking out of the liquor store (or is it a deli?), all nighttime city scenes that are consistent with the theme. These three clips are taken from The Killer's Kiss, a low-budget 1955 early Kubrick picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lux0786 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Never mind my previous post. The night train scene is used for all movies and at any time of the day. I hadn't realized that when I posted. So my point is nil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted June 30, 2005 Author Share Posted June 30, 2005 True, but you made a good point so I thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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