28Silent Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Isn't it funny when after a movie when ben dsicusses the film or actor,he might mention a classic film that t.c.m has not shown yet and may never be shown?.Is he trying to give a hint to his bosses to put out more variety of classic films? Proabably not.He's just making his conversation more interesting with non t.cm film classics.He's like the rest any how ,in my opinion, a fan of corporate controll clasic film.What's not put out They can live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kimble Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 He grates on my nerves but apparently some people like him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primosprimos Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Isn't it funny when after a movie when ben dsicusses the film or actor,he might mention a classic film that t.c.m has not shown yet and may never be shown?.Is he trying to give a hint to his bosses to put out more variety of classic films? Proabably not.He's just making his conversation more interesting with non t.cm film classics.He's like the rest any how ,in my opinion, a fan of corporate controll clasic film.What's not put out They can live without. He's a regular mensch now. You shoulda seen (and heard) him when he had facial hair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 He's a regular mensch now. You shoulda seen (and heard) him when he had facial hair! He'll be a regular mensch when he starts posting on these boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 He'll be a regular mensch when he starts posting on these boards. Help a goy out here, what's a mensch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Help a goy out here, what's a mensch? Haven't you seen THE APARTMENT? Jack Kruschen discusses the meaning with Jack Lemmon.. Basically, it's a regular, good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primosprimos Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Help a goy out here, what's a mensch? A nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Isn't it funny when after a movie when ben dsicusses the film or actor,he might mention a classic film that t.c.m has not shown yet and may never be shown?.Is he trying to give a hint to his bosses to put out more variety of classic films? Proabably not.He's just making his conversation more interesting with non t.cm film classics.He's like the rest any how ,in my opinion, a fan of corporate controll clasic film.What's not put out They can live without. What ELSE do you expect? After all, the "M" in TCM stands for "MOVIES"----NOT "Mankiewicz". Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Help a goy out here, what's a mensch? It's more than a generic "nice guy". A mensch is a stand-up guy who demonstrates his character and integrity at the most needed times. He's not just someone you'd want to have a beer with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily Dean Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I am a strong supporter of Ben Mankiewicz and before everyone starts down playing his role on TCM...let me say this. He adds variety to the approach, a different basis of knowledge and a different generation's perspective on the movies he introduces and the comments he makes. Quite frankly on Saturday when I really don't give too much interest to the movies on I will always listen to Ben's introductions and follow-ups. They add to my watching enjoyment and may cause me to explore or look at a movie in a different way. Just like Robert Osborne, he has a terrific knowledge and relationship to the movies, the movie industry and other facets of the movie making process. When you think about his close kinship (Hank, Joe and Tom) who wrote and directed some of the great movies of the classic era (think All About Eve, Citizen Kane, and even Cleopatra) which I believe did poor Joe Mankiewicz in...he has had very good exposure to the whole genre of movies and movie making. I would recommend anyone who is a true movie lover to read the biographies of the Mankiewicz's to really understand why Ben's introduction video...states " the movies are in my blood they are part of who I am." I for one would like for Ben to repeat his interviews and the day he spent with his father reviewing Mankiewicz moves. Hearing Ben and his Father talk would be similar to a "heavenly" well maybe not in retrospect heavenly, discussion with the Warner Brothers..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Movies may be in his blood, but I dont think he has a vast knowledge of movies, no more so than some people on this board (and maybe less so). He mistakenly stated Edith Head designed the costumes in the intro to Sylark on Sunday. If she did, Irene got the credit in the credits............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primosprimos Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 What ELSE do you expect? After all, the "M" in TCM stands for "MOVIES"----NOT "Mankiewicz". Sepiatone And RO is still the biggest hawker the station has. Manky is in short pants when it comes to shilling for the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverrocks Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I like Ben M. He is a credit to TCM. He has personality and does a good job in his intros. One can tell he loves classic movies a great deal. Stay around Ben the Mensch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It's more than a generic "nice guy". A mensch is a stand-up guy who demonstrates his character and integrity at the most needed times. He's not just someone you'd want to have a beer with. AND, let's not forget here Andy, it's ALSO a guy who'd take the time to delete a double post of his should that occasion arise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily Dean Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Movies may be in his blood, but I dont think he has a vast knowledge of movies, no more so than some people on this board (and maybe less so). He mistakenly stated Edith Head designed the costumes in the intro to Sylark on Sunday. If she did, Irene got the credit in the credits............. Yes I caught that as well and even Robert Osborne occasionally has been unable to add correctly, last week on the Jewish Experience he noted The Juggler came out 15 years after the WWII and the Holocost when in fact the movie was made in 1952 and if I can add correctly that is only 7 years which is why I believe, personally, the movie was a first of its kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yes I caught that as well and even Robert Osborne occasionally has been unable to add correctly, last week on the Jewish Experience he noted The Juggler came out 15 years after the WWII and the Holocost when in fact the movie was made in 1952 and if I can add correctly that is only 7 years which is why I believe, personally, the movie was a first of its kind. At the mercy of their fact checkers............Apparently they dont read the intros through beforehand to catch errors........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It's more than a generic "nice guy". A mensch is a stand-up guy who demonstrates his character and integrity at the most needed times. He's not just someone you'd want to have a beer with.It also depends on whether your Jewish or just German. In German, Mensch (capitalized because it's a noun) is just the word for a person, or in compounds like Menschenrechte which means "human rights". Alternatively, Mensch is this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primosprimos Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It also depends on whether your Jewish or just German. In German, Mensch (capitalized because it's a noun) is just the word for a person, or in compounds like Menschenrechte which means "human rights". Alternatively, Mensch is this: Italian here, not Jewish. Grandmothers the same in both cases. I learned all my Yiddish from television and movies. Wish I knew German, but I don't. Infidel has the funniest instruction on how to be Jewish I've ever seen. Oy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It also depends on whether your Jewish or just German. In German, Mensch (capitalized because it's a noun) is just the word for a person, or in compounds like Menschenrechte which means "human rights". Alternatively, Mensch is this: While that's literally true, in American parlance the Yiddish meaning of mensch is the only one I've heard used for my entire life. And I'm not Jewish. I've always heard it used as a word of admiration, not as a value-free description. In Germany I realize this wouldn't be the case, but then I've never been to Germany. And seldom to Milwaukee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 It also depends on whether your Jewish or just German. In German, Mensch (capitalized because it's a noun) is just the word for a person, or in compounds like Menschenrechte which means "human rights". Alternatively, Mensch is this: Does that mean that there are no German men who are nice guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I would much rather have Ben M. around TCM than I would Ben Lyons, his former co-host on At the Movies (talk about a disaster...) In a perfect world, I would rather have Ben Franklin around TCM than Ben Mankiewicz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 In a perfect world, I would rather have Ben Franklin around TCM than Ben Mankiewicz. He'd be a little decayed, don't cha think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 He'd be a little decayed, don't cha think? A decayed Ben Franklin is better than most people un-decayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 A decayed Ben Franklin is better than most people un-decayed. Wow. You're pretty kweer for Ben Franklin, ay? Must be the pantaloons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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