GregoryPeckfan Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 A reminder to people who haven't seen it yet that Young Man with Ideas is up next today on TCM and it is a comedy which is much fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenIsHere Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Friday, March 18th: All times E.S.T.: 2:00 p.m. "The Night Is Young" (1935)--One of Maltin's "BOMBS": I Have to see what an Oscar Hammerstein/Sigmund Romberg score is "an insufficient saving grace" for. FWIW, on TCM's "User Reviews" there are five reviews: All raves. You've been Warned/Alerted. If Maltin calls it a BOMB, it's probably a good movie. The movie in question stars Ramon Novarro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Saturday, March 19 “We put all the rotten eggs in one basket.” 8 p.m. The Great Escape (1963). May favourite film when I was a boy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 THE GREAT ESCAPE is terrific fun. If you're willing to read subtitles, don't miss A MAN ESCAPED. This is by far the most approachable of the Robert Bresson films I've seen. A great film. The non-professional actors are excellent. Later in Bresson's career, this will not be the case. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Saturday, March 19 I almost forgot ... 1 a.m. Bon Voyage (1944). A short wartime drama by Alfred Hitchcock. I've never seen this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Saturday, March 19 I almost forgot ... 1 a.m. Bon Voyage (1944). A short wartime drama by Alfred Hitchcock. I've never seen this one. I have and I recommend it highly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 You've probably never seen anything like THE SID SAGA, to be shown late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. This is an autobiographical film made by an amateur. All special effects were created by the filmmaker himself. Sid's life was an unusual one--he started as a specialty musician in vaudeville. Not for every taste, but worth checking out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 All time E.S.T.: Saturday/Sunday, March 20th 3:30 a.m. "Over The Edge" (1979). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 All time E.S.T.: Saturday/Sunday, March 20th 3:30 a.m. "Over The Edge" (1979). Dig the size of the pocket comb Matt Dillon carries around in his jeans. Those were the days. I was never into that but some of my friends in the early 70's were. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Sunday at 5pm Pacific is BEN HUR. I have yet to see this version of the movie and I only watch Biblical epics at Christmas and Easter. Will this be the year I see this movie? I will record it, anyway, and see if I can watch it between now and Easter. I have seen the Roman Novarro movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Sunday, March 20 2 a.m. Scenes From a Marriage (1973). The entire cast is good in this Ingmar Bergman film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I hadn't realized that Horton appeared in so many films. Prior to joining this message board, my only knowledge of him was that he played Mr. Ritter, the grocery man on an episode of I Love Lucy. Not an ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE FAN are we? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Monday, March 21 The Bishop Murder Case (1930) Basil Rathbone is very interesting choice as: Philo Vance. He was suave leading man in most prior roles. A Bucket of Blood (1959) A fun little descent into a quisling's madness. The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) I believe this is one of the mainstays of horror. A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) Inconsistently effective with dabbling on the edge of surrealism. I believe that this is worth watching even although it is not likely to become a favourite. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Monday, March 21 The Bishop Murder Case (1930) Basil Rathbone is very interesting choice as: Philo Vance. He was suave leading man in most prior roles. A Bucket of Blood (1959) A fun little descent into a quisling's madness. The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) I believe this is one of the mainstays of horror. A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) Inconsistently effective with dabbling on the edge of surrealism. I believe that this is worth watching even although it is not likely to become a favourite. I'll be taping A Quiet Place in the Country. A Bucket of Blood is a must-see for B-movie fans, a milestone in the interesting career of Roger Corman, and is probably the biggest role of B-movie stalwart Dick Miller. Mystery of the Wax Museum is also a must-see, with a terrific Lionel Atwill in the lead, Frank McHugh, and both Fay Wray and Glenda Farrell; how can you go wrong?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Sunday at 5pm Pacific is BEN HUR. I have yet to see this version of the movie and I only watch Biblical epics at Christmas and Easter. Will this be the year I see this movie? I will record it, anyway, and see if I can watch it between now and Easter. I have seen the Roman Novarro movie. You live on the west coast? i do not like anything about the 1959 version. It is a film that alternates between being really boring and really goofy. And they show it way too much, especially in prime time and on the weekends. The silent version with Roman Navarro is a way way better film right down to the structuring of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Check out this Ben Hur 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Mystery of the Wax Museum is also a must-see, with a terrific Lionel Atwill in the lead, Frank McHugh, and both Fay Wray and Glenda Farrell; how can you go wrong?!?And Glenda gets to deliver another of her great pre-Code one-liners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 And Glenda gets to deliver another of her great pre-Code one-liners. Yes, Mystery of the Wax Museum is a fine film that balances the horror with comedy without being camp. That isn't easy to do and director Michael Curtiz deserves a lot of credit for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 You live on the west coast? i do not like anything about the 1959 version. It is a film that alternates between being really boring and really goofy. And they show it way too much, especially in prime time and on the weekends. The silent version with Roman Navarro is a way way better film right down to the structuring of the story. Yes, I live on the west coast. I am from British Columbia, and live right above the American border. I have seen the Roman Novarro version and enjoy it. Your non-recommendation is not getting me excited to watch the Biblical epic. I generally DON'T WATCH biblical epics at all unless I am a fan of the actors and even then only near Easter or Christmas. I only recently saw The Ten Commandments for Yul Brynner earlier this year for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Not an ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE FAN are we? speedy's probably too young to remember.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Yes, I live on the west coast. I am from British Columbia, and live right above the American border. I only recently saw The Ten Commandments for Yul Brynner earlier this year for the first time. Wow. That must be nice. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is watchable; some of the acting is good (I single out Edward G. Robinson, and I think Heston's work is solid), some of the acting isn't good, but it's good bad; plotwise it moves along fast enough and you invest in the characters; plus the visuals compel you. BEN-HUR (1959) is SO BORING and the characters are not interesting or likeable, the women have very underwritten roles, the acting is pretty bad across the board, and the "intimate" or "non-spectacle" scenes just drag. And visually it is uninspired. also, the chariot race comes at the end of the 1959 movie; whereas it happens at the mid-point of the 1926 version and the latter way is the better way of telling the story. I'd watch the silent BEN HUR again in a heartbeat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Lorna: I love living where I do. We have 4 seasons. I think I will skip Ben-Hur then. I will watch a different version. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamCasey Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Lorna: I love living where I do. We have 4 seasons. I think I will skip Ben-Hur then. I will watch a different version. Thanks. I guess you'll just have to watch The Gunfighter (1950) and McKenna's Gold (1969) on Encore Westerns instead, GPF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I guess you'll just have to watch The Gunfighter (1950) and McKenna's Gold (1969) on Encore Westerns instead, GPF! It's such a chore watching your favourite actor of all time...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Monday, March 21 Here comes spring. And TCM has yet another day of films that I have not seen as yet. I haven’t been able to say that too often but this is about the third time this month. No complaints. 2:45 a.m. A Quiet Place In the Country (1969). I haven’t seen this Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero film before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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