Bogie56 Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 Sunday, May 29 8 p.m. Glory (1989). Pretty good Civil War picture by Edward Zwick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2016 Imitation General (1958). I find this movie comfortable. It is not high art and it dithers in focus but I very much like: Glenn Ford as simple man beset by problems in situation many sizes larger than he can handle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Sunday, May 29 8 p.m. Glory (1989). Pretty good Civil War picture by Edward Zwick. it is pretty good. however, this trailer- which I first saw on TCM the other night- borders on ludicrous self-parody. what is the name of the song that plays during this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 it is pretty good. however, this trailer- which I first saw on TCM the other night- borders on ludicrous self-parody. what is the name of the song that plays during this? "Carmina Burana" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 "Carmina Burana" THANK YOU! I'm sure you could have an absolute ball editing any number of movies/shows to the tune of this little ditty. is it in the public domain? if so, they should use this for any crappy movie to try and make it look EPIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 THANK YOU! I'm sure you could have an absolute ball editing any number of movies/shows to the tune of this little ditty. is it in the public domain? if so, they should use this for any crappy movie to try and make it look EPIC. Look up "Carl Orff" on IMDb. That music's been in at least 84 films and TV shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Oh wow! THANKS FOR POSTING THAT LAWRENCE! I don't know what I love the most...the collection of David's Bridal formal gowns on all the singers- the gal in the middle of the main trio who looks like a meaty, Eastern European Faith Hill who is SO SERIOUS throughout the WHOLE THING that you half expect her to squat and spurt out a snarling little Antichrist at any minute- the Boris Karloff Bulagrian Men's Choir in the not creepy AT ALL white turtlenecks and medalians- the shortest of the three male singers who looks like he'd be named Mephisto- or the fact THAT THE WHOLE CROWD SEEMS SO EERILY CALM THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE THING. You can tell no Americans were there. We'd be standing out amid the sea of placid elderly eastern europreans by fist pumping and making The Devil Salute and lighting cans of hairspray on fire and screaming "**** YEAH!" by the end. ps- it just sounds SATANIC to me. I know that's not the intent. But it does. pss- of course, the same is true of YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Look up "Carl Orff" on IMDb. That music's been in at least 84 films and TV shows. OMG THAT NAME! And I SEE THIS AFTER I MADE MY KARLOFF JOKE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 The only thing that would make this better would be if Klaus Kinski or that guy who played Shelley Long's ex in THE MONEY PIT was conducting. **or Bugs Bunny as "Leopold." ps- "Mephisto" is actually the male singer in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 I had a lot of fun watching Buck Privates this morning. One dumb joke after another, and I was laughing at all of them. All this, and the Andrews Sisters singing "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B." 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Monday, May 30th; All times E.S.T.: 8:00 p.m. "Where Eagles Dare" (1968)--Judging from the trailer, things blow up real good, Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood are amusing (intentionally or not) and unless my ear deceives me, notes from "O Fortuna" ("Carmina Burana") can be heard also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Monday, May 30 8 p.m. Where Eagles Dare (1968). The unlikely duo of Burton and Eastwood really connect in this WWII actioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 for all you insomniacs/ people who know how to work your DVRs, I recommend OBJECTIVE, BURMA! (1945) coming at the tail end of the Memorial Day tribute at 3:30. It's been a while, but I recall it being a good movie that pulls no punches- although the British Officers who are turned into Americans for the screenplay might argue me on that last assertion. It's Errol at his finest, if you're reading this, Speedy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 for all you insomniacs/ people who know how to work your DVRs, I recommend OBJECTIVE, BURMA! (1945) coming at the tail end of the Memorial Day tribute at 3:30. It's been a while, but I recall it being a good movie that pulls no punches- although the British Officers who are turned into Americans for the screenplay might argue me on that last assertion. It's Errol at his finest, if you're reading this, Speedy. I didn't DVR it, but it is part of my Errol Flynn war collection that I own. I haven't watched it yet. Maybe I'll watch it later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Tuesday, May 31 Las Vegas by day. 3:15 a.m. Little Big Man (1970). Really good Arthur Penn western with some great performances. Carol Androsky as Dustin’s butch sister is a hoot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Tuesday, May 31st: A James Cagney rarity, and an old familiar on Late; All times E.S.T.: 8:00 p.m. "The Doorway to Hell" (1930)--Lew Ayres stars in film about bootleg booze, but James Cagney, in his second movie, steals the film. 3:45 a.m. "Love Me or Leave Me" (1955)--Doris Day as Ruth Etting attempts to escape from gangster Martin (the Gimp) Snyder. Lots of 20's & 30's songs with the drama. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Tuesday, May 31st: A James Cagney rarity, and an old familiar on Late; All times E.S.T.: 8:00 p.m. "The Doorway to Hell" (1930)--Lew Ayres stars in film about bootleg booze, but James Cagney, in his second movie, steals the film. Maltin gives it a star and a half. Be sure to DVR. PS- Lew Ayres was not the greatest actor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Wednesday, June 1 4:30 p.m. Perfect Strangers (1950) This Ginger Rogers film looks like it might be mildly diverting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Perfect Strangers: Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan meet on a jury. Thelma Ritter is another juror. Interesting for those wanting to trace homophobia in films. The most "unreasonable" juror is pretty obviously gay and is seen as inferior to the others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Wed., June 1st--three films of particular note. All times E.S.T.: 8:15 a.m. "Violence" (1947)--Interesting looking noir, from the YT clip, the fact that YT Now wants money to see the film, and the fact there is no article or User Review listed on the films' webpage. A premiere?? 11:00 a.m. "Payment on Demand" (1950)--Bette Davis and Barry Sullivan drama about divorce. 12:45 a.m. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (1966)--The film that sounded the death knell for "The Code". If you haven't seen it, check it out or record it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 6/1 This should have been the day of Marilyn Monroe's 90th birthday tribute on TCM, but I digress (lol). I'm recording all the Bette Davis movies that I've never even heard of, let alone seen! Payment on Demand June Bride Winter Meeting In my effort to see more of Ginger Rogers' work and warm up to her more (which I am! The Major and the Minor definitely made me like her more, thanks to my friends here on the board for the recommendation!), I'm recording: Perfect Strangers (I immediately thought of the TV Show with Bronson Pinchot, but alas, this was not the same, lol). Long Day's Journey into Night, This Katharine Hepburn movie sounds really interesting. -- I recommend: Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf? I know that the subject matter and constant screaming, and general uncomfortable feeling can make this film difficult to watch, but I also found it fascinating. Maybe it's because I like watching trainwrecks, I don't know what it is about this film, but I thought it was compelling and one of Elizabeth Taylor's best performances. I still think Sandy Dennis is annoying, but she doesn't ruin this film. This is Liz and Dick's film all the way. I also like These Three. I think it is better than the remake, The Children's Hour, even though I like the leads in the latter film more. The original film starring Miriam Hopkins and Merle Oberon I think is the better film and Bonita Granville is a nasty piece of work in this film-- I love her. I also recommend the Lux Radio version of These Three, I liked it better than The Children's Hour as well and not only because the doctor was played by Errol Flynn. I also thought that Mary Astor and Barbara Stanwyck played the lead parts very well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 June Bride I do hope that you watch and like this movie. It is a bit of fluff with minor pretensions but some scenes are very precious. I love: Robert Montgomery's encounter with apples and Mary Wickes is quite very wonderful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I had a lot of fun watching Buck Privates this morning. One dumb joke after another, and I was laughing at all of them. All this, and the Andrews Sisters singing "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B." The pairing of Abbott & Costello with the Andrews Sisters in a few films was fun. There generally wasn't much connection between them in the films, but it always added up make the films something more. My favorite Andrews Sisters interlude from those films is "Aurora," from Hold that Ghost. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 6/1 ME IN BLUE- LHF This should have been the day of Marilyn Monroe's 90th birthday tribute on TCM, but I digress (lol). AS ALWAYS, YOU MAKE MANY GOOD POINTS. TCM and Fox have been working together much more often over the last few years, but it seems a little like they're loathe to give up too many Marilyn titles at a time, so we usually only get one or two at a time, and some of her lesser efforts (HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE, THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL) show up with more regularity than is merited. I'm recording all the Bette Davis movies that I've never even heard of, let alone seen! Payment on Demand June Bride Winter Meeting Bette's winning streak from 1938 to 1945 came to an abrupt end in 1946 when DECEPTION became her first film to lose money for WB. This was followed by several underperforming films, of which I have only seen JUNE BRIDE- but I'll heartily agree with the positive review below- it is a surprisingly funny and charming film, much lighter and more down-to-earth than most of her moody melos and a film not entirely unlike THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER or CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT. One worthy aside, Bette repeatedly went on the record with how much she haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaated costar ROBERT MONTGOMERY, referring to him as "a sort of male MIRIAM HOPKINS" for all this scene stealing antics. In my effort to see more of Ginger Rogers' work and warm up to her more (which I am! The Major and the Minor definitely made me like her more, thanks to my friends here on the board for the recommendation!), I'm recording: The only slightly disheartening thing about Ginger Rogers is that after THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR, and only got a handfull of roles that were really worthy of her talent. A lot of her mid to late forties films just don't give her a chance to shine, and it's also worth noting that, as she got older, Ginger really "slathered on the war paint"- becoming overly made-up in a way that distracts from her incredible natural beauty. The only film of her hers from that era where we see "Old Ginger" is MONKEY BUSINESS (1952)- I like this film very much, although there are some who don't. Long Day's Journey into Night, This Katharine Hepburn movie sounds really interesting. It is. It is loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong. And DARK. But well-acted by all; take special note of Dean Stockwell- whenever I come across him in anythng, as a child or adult, I am routinely blown away by what a talent he was. -- I recommend: Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf? I still think Sandy Dennis is annoying YES. I also like These Three. I think it is better than the remake, The Children's Hour, even though I like the leads in the latter film more. The original film starring Miriam Hopkins and Merle Oberon I think is the better film and Bonita Granville is a nasty piece of work in this film-- I love her. I also recommend the Lux Radio version of These Three, I liked it better than The Children's Hour as well and not only because the doctor was played by Errol Flynn. I also thought that Mary Astor and Barbara Stanwyck played the lead parts very well. AND I LOVE that you give a shout-out to OLD RADIO. ARCHIVE.ORG and youtube are both home to tons of old radio episodes, some of the most intriguing are OF THE Luxe Radio Show, which was hosted and produced by CB DeMille. the most fabulous thing about it is that it often presents hour long versions of classic films WITH ENTIRELY DIFFERENT CASTS, providing us a whole new look at our favorite stories and actors. WILL DEFINITELY CHECK OUT THE FLYNN/ASTOR/STANWYCK version of THESE THREE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Thursday, June 2 10:15 a.m. High Tide at Noon (1957) English director, Phillip Leacock usually delivers a good film so this is my pick of the day. Set in Nova Scotia. 2 p.m. All Night Long (1963) This British film has now been bumped in both Canada and the U.S.. With Patrick McGoohan and Betsy Blair. Not to be confused with the Gene Hackman film. 1:45 a.m. Irene (1940). This has a great cast with Anna Neagle, Ray Milland and May Robson so I’m curious. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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