EricJ Posted July 1, 2018 3 hours ago, speedracer5 said: I apparently blocked out those Duracell commercials. I Googled it to see what you were talking about, and it's all coming back to me now! This image in particular seems familiar. This guy reminds me of Fred Gwynne. That Creepy (and obnoxiously mean-spirited) Plastic Duracell commercial series was supposed to be cribbing Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters' robot makeup from Heartbeeps (1981), which we would know if anyone had ever actually seen that movie (Which is only tolerable for its John Williams score.) ...THAT'S why nobody ever got it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sagebrush Posted July 1, 2018 1 hour ago, calvinnme said: Ever read about the story of Brad Davis' life? It's pretty tragic. It is tragic. Anyone dying of AIDS is tragic, but in the early days of the disease, when the afflicted can do little but waste away is very sad indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristineHoard Posted July 1, 2018 5 hours ago, calvinnme said: Ever read about the story of Brad Davis' life? It's pretty tragic. Sexual assault by both parents, drug addiction and AIDS - extremely tragic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethluvsfilms Posted July 2, 2018 Not a fan of MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (especially since I know the movie is pretty much 90 percent fiction, despite the movie's labelling itself 'based on a true story' at the beginning of the movie, the true story was a lot more complex than that, and Hayes' real escape was more more difficult and exciting). Having said that, it does sound like Davis had gone through a lot of hell most of his life. Despite the success of MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, his career never really did take off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted July 3, 2018 Tuesday, July 3/4 4 a.m. Meet the People (1944). Lucille Ball, Dick Powell and Spike Jones and His City Slickers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sukhov Posted July 3, 2018 Tomorrow, July 3rd at 4 PM Elvis Presley in Kissin' Cousins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted July 3, 2018 Wednesday, July 4 9:30 a.m. America America (1963). Great Elia Kazan film about a time when America welcomed immigrants. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted July 3, 2018 25 minutes ago, Bogie56 said: Wednesday, July 4 9:30 a.m. America America (1963). Great Elia Kazan film about a time when America welcomed immigrants. LOL. Those days are gone......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingrat Posted July 4, 2018 7 hours ago, Bogie56 said: Wednesday, July 4 9:30 a.m. America America (1963). Great Elia Kazan film about a time when America welcomed immigrants. Although Kazan and cinematographer Haskell Wexler did not get along, both do some wonderful work in this long, flawed but (I'm with you, Bogie) great film. I believe that's Gregory Rozakis at the right of the picture. Reading between the lines, one infers that he, like Brad Davis, died of AIDS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted July 4, 2018 Thursday, July 5 9:45 p.m. The Magnificent Seven (1960). it’s hard to pick one star in this great John Sturges western.... Elmer Bernstein? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 4, 2018 definite miss coming up in about two minutes- THE HOWARDS OF VIRGINIA (1940) with Cary Grant; it's easily the worst non-Betsy Drake movie I've seen him in. and his wig deserves to be remembered in BAD MOVIE WIG HISTORY. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethluvsfilms Posted July 4, 2018 1 hour ago, LornaHansonForbes said: definite miss coming up in about two minutes- THE HOWARDS OF VIRGINIA (1940) with Cary Grant; it's easily the worst non-Betsy Drake movie I've seen him in. and his wig deserves to be remembered in BAD MOVIE WIG HISTORY. LOL, agreed and agreed! I mentioned it before, but such earlier period eras such as the Revolutionary War, are one genre that Cary was not cut out for. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LsDoorMat Posted July 4, 2018 I don't know if they are hits or misses, but a bunch of TCM premieres are coming up Friday night into Saturday in a tribute to Republic Pictures followed by TCM Underground. Jul 6 - That Brennan Girl (1946)Jul 6 - Inside Story, The (1948) Jul 6 - City That Never Sleeps (1953) Jul 6 - Trigger Jr* Jul 6 - I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) Jul 6 - Brothers (1977) * I think moviecollector omitted this from his July premiere list, but it does not appear to have played on TCM before according to his database. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristineHoard Posted July 5, 2018 Some great laughs in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. My favorite scene (in fact, one of my favorite comic bits in all of cinema) is a very young Chris Rock in the rib restaurant. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 5, 2018 7 hours ago, ChristineHoard said: Some great laughs in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. My favorite scene (in fact, one of my favorite comic bits in all of cinema) is a very young Chris Rock in the rib restaurant. The part with "Cherry" where she takes off her contacts and falsies and fake butt and fake leg and wig to reveal she's bald ("it's great in the summer!") is GOLD as is the part where Dawnn Lewis has cramps, gets possessed by The Devil and beats the everliving snot out of Damon Wayans, which is actually the one and only time Damon Wayans has ever participated in anything I found funny. edit- just remembered that last line isn't true. "Man!, kiss my natural black ***" is one of my top 10 favorite movies lines EVER EVER EVER. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted July 5, 2018 Friday, July 6 Republic Rediscovered 8 p.m. That Brennan Girl (1946). This one has had some good reviews. With James Dunn. 4:15 a.m. Brothers (1977). This looks worth a shot too. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristineHoard Posted July 5, 2018 3 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said: The part with "Cherry" where she takes off her contacts and falsies and fake butt and fake leg and wig to reveal she's bald ("it's great in the summer!") is GOLD as is the part where Dawnn Lewis has cramps, gets possessed by The Devil and beats the everliving snot out of Damon Wayans, which is actually the one and only time Damon Wayans has ever participated in anything I found funny. edit- just remembered that last line isn't true. "Man!, kiss my natural black ***" is one of my top 10 favorite movies lines EVER EVER EVER. Yes, the scene with Cherry removing everything is very funny, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, ChristineHoard said: Yes, the scene with Cherry removing everything is very funny, too. "don't MAKE ME hop after YOU!" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristineHoard Posted July 5, 2018 10 hours ago, LornaHansonForbes said: "don't MAKE ME hop after YOU!" Lorna, Please stop giving away all the jokes or nobody will watch the movie. ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, ChristineHoard said: Lorna, Please stop giving away all the jokes or nobody will watch the move. ? I dunno, I think you have to watch the actual scenes to get any of those references even remotely. Plus, is there anyone who hasn't seen IM GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA!? I mean we are a group of film lovers and it is essential viewing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted July 6, 2018 Saturday, July 7 noon. Gabriel Over the White House (1933). “A crooked President reforms mysteriously.” IF ONLY! 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LornaHansonForbes Posted July 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, Bogie56 said: Saturday, July 7 noon. Gabriel Over the White House (1933). “A crooked President reforms mysteriously.” IF ONLY! i think of this movie often. highly recommended, even though it's not great, IT'LL BLOW YOUR MIND!!!!!! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingrat Posted July 7, 2018 The movie is essentially William Randolph Hearst's prescription for America in the early 30s. He wanted a kind of benevolent dictatorship, apparently. Definitely not like any other movie. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethluvsfilms Posted July 7, 2018 23 hours ago, Bogie56 said: Saturday, July 7 noon. Gabriel Over the White House (1933). “A crooked President reforms mysteriously.” IF ONLY! Indeed! Especially with our current prez. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted July 7, 2018 anyone seen this? worth recording? late Sat., early Sun. 7-8 4:15 AM (ET) dumb hour, again B/W - 127 m Revolution (1985) Synopsis: a fur trapper (Pacino) who finds himself connected to the American War of Independence when his son gets drafted into the Continental Army.Dir: Hugh Hudson Cast: Al Pacino , Donald Sutherland , Nastassja Kinski . http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16281/Revolution/articles.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
