jakeem Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 The movie began somewhere in the middle and then ended. And then it started over, but omitted the opening credits and the first half hour of the film. I didn't wait around to see how it played out, so I will try again via Watch TCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markfp2 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I didn't see it, but since everything is run from servers and operations are automated, (all networks, not just TCM) computer glitches like that aren't surprising. I'll take the good old days when there was actually a person threading a reel of film into a projector and pushing the "start" button. Mistakes still happened, but at least you knew why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 The movie began somewhere in the middle and then ended. And then it started over, but omitted the opening credits and the first half hour of the film. I didn't wait around to see how it played out, so I will try again via Watch TCM. that's a shame, 'cuz I've seen the film before and it's a wonderfully well-made & poignant movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The movie began somewhere in the middle and then ended. And then it started over, but omitted the opening credits and the first half hour of the film. I didn't wait around to see how it played out, so I will try again via Watch TCM. Word is Quentin Tarantino got his hands on a copy of this flick and then re-cut a new version of it in the vein of his "Pulp Fiction", and somehow THAT was the copy that TCM showed. (..but don't ask me why...I wasn't privy to anymore information than THAT!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The movie began somewhere in the middle and then ended. And then it started over, but omitted the opening credits and the first half hour of the film. I didn't wait around to see how it played out, so I will try again via Watch TCM. http://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/search/umberto%20D/ (available until 12-22-14) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I'll take the good old days when there was actually a person threading a reel of film into a projector and pushing the "start" button.At least until the theater burns down when the film catches fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The movie began somewhere in the middle and then ended. And then it started over, but omitted the opening credits and the first half hour of the film. I didn't wait around to see how it played out, so I will try again via Watch TCM. I'm glad you mentioned this. I started to record and noticed the opening title credits were missing, but when I came back just before 9:00 and saw that it had run for the full 89 minutes, I figured that the rest of the film had run smoothly. So now I'll just have to throw out the disk, and be grateful that this was only a backup copy. I hope they show it again soon, as it's one of De Sica's finest films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Word is Quentin Tarantino got his hands on a copy of this flick and then re-cut a new version of it in the vein of his "Pulp Fiction", and somehow THAT was the copy that TCM showed. (..but don't ask me why...I wasn't privy to anymore information than THAT!!!) Perhaps you're right. When it comes to Tarantino, continuity sometimes doesn't matter. An observer once wrote that you could watch "Kill Bill, Volume 2" before "Kill Bill, Volume 1" without becoming confused! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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