mr6666 Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Moonbot Crew is Launching New Program on Turner Classic Movies http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/moonbot-crew-to-launch-new-program-on-turner-classic-movies-113624.html This Sunday, 6-7, Moonbot Studios' filmmakers William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg introduce TCM Movie Camp, a celebration of great films for young film lovers and aspiring filmmakers.Join the two to watch CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND ('77) on Sunday, 8pm ET, and listen to Brandon explain how the film uses miniatures. #TCMMovieCamp Intro video to "Close Encounters....." https://www.facebook.com/tcmtv/videos/vb.57964955395/10153334260945396/?type=1&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 In a way, this forum should be retitled. It's still identified as 'Essentials Jr.' and that is now a TCM brand name of the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6YLD-IRweE Mr. Bug Goes to Town ('41) airs 6-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Mr. Bug Goes to Town ('41) airs 6-14 Thanks for the heads up! Hope people tune in tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Reminder.... airs tonite, 6-14 for 'Movie Camp' 8:00 pm ET Color78 minTV-G short Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) A grasshopper tries to find a new home for his fellow insects. Dir: Dave Fleischer Cast: Kenny Gardner , Gwen Williams , Jack Mercer . Article: http://www.tcm.com/t...n/articles.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Reminder.... Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) A grasshopper tries to find a new home for his fellow insects. Dir: Dave Fleischer Cast: Kenny Gardner , Gwen Williams , Jack Mercer . Gotta' love the plot description for that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) Sun., 6-21 Premiere ??? pm ET *** (NPG says new short FOLLOWS "Steamboat Bill") (online sched. shows it precedes "SB") B/W16 minTV-G Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, The (2011) "allegory about the curative powers of story," the film centers around bibliophile Lessmore and his custodianship of a magical library of flying books. It was created using computer animation, miniatures and traditional hand-drawn techniques.[3] " Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantastic_Flying_Books_of_Mr._Morris_Lessmore Dir: William Joyce 8:00 pm ET B/W69 minTV-G silent Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928) In this silent film, a student tries to win a rival captain's daughter after taking over his father's riverboat. Dir: Charles F. Reisner Cast: Buster Keaton , Ernest Torrence , Tom Lewis . LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Charles F. Riesner. Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron, Tom Lewis, Tom McGuire. Buster plays a milquetoast who must prove his manhood to steamboat captain father (Torrence). Not one of Keaton's best silents, but there are great moments, and classic, eye-popping cyclone finale. Edited June 20, 2015 by mr6666 Removed link to full video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Sun., 7-5. MOVIE CAMP airing my FAV Marx Bros. movie, Duck Soup... http://moonbotstudios.com/2015/07/this-week-on-tcm-movie-camp-duck-soup.html TCM Articles: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73717/Duck-Soup/articles.html#01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Sun., 7-5. MOVIE CAMP airing my FAV Marx Bros. movie, Duck Soup... http://moonbotstudios.com/2015/07/this-week-on-tcm-movie-camp-duck-soup.html TCM Articles: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73717/Duck-Soup/articles.html#01 Love DUCK SOUP! Great movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Sun., 7-12 Oddball Movie Shorts http://moviecamp.tcm.com/article/july-12-2015/shorts (times EST ???) 8:00 PM How to Sleep (1935) In this comedy short, Robert Benchley tries to teach the audience how to sleep and how to fall asleep. Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Robert Benchley , BW-11 mins, 8:00 PM Match Your Mood (1968) Westinghouse shows women how to improve their lives by decorating their refrigerators in this short film. C-6 mins, 8:00 PM Handlebars (1933) This short film provides a humorous history of the bicycle since 1819. Dir: Jules White Cast: Bess Flowers , Bill Elliott , BW-10 mins, 8:00 PM Movie Pests (1944) This comedic short looks at annoying movie-going habits that disrupt the viewing experience. Dir: Will Jason Cast: Celia Travers , Heinie Conklin , Harry Parke . BW-11 mins, 8:00 PM Big Dog House, The (1930) In this short from the Dogville series, dogs play out a story of jealousy, murder and justice thwarted. Dir: Zion Myers BW-16 mins, 8:00 PM One Got Fat (1963) Children wearing monkey masks pay the price for bad bicycle safety habits in this instructional short. Dir: Dale Jennings Cast: Ralph Hulett , Lucie Hagens , Dave Hembree . C-15 mins, 9:16 PM Battle Of Gettysburg, The (1956) This short film relates the story of the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Dir: Herman Hoffman C-30 mins, Letterbox Format 10:00 PM Penny Wisdom (1937) A newspaper columnist saves an important family dinner in this comedic short. Dir: David Miller Cast: Prudence Penny , Gertrude Short , William Worthington . C-10 mins, 0:00 PM Grandad of Races (1950) This short film presents the annual horse race held in the Piazza del Campo in Siena. Vitaphone Release 1950A. Dir: André De La Varre Jr. C-10 mins, 10:00 PM Quicker'n a Wink (1940) In this short film, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates the photography process he developed to allow the ability to view motion not able to be seen by the naked eye. Dir: George Sidney Cast: Clarence Curtis , Tex Harris , June Preisser . BW-9 mins, 10:00 PM Star in the Night (1945) In this short film, three cowboys see a bright light in the distance and decide to investigate on Christmas Eve. Vitaphone Release 1401A. Cast: Lynne Baggett , BW-22 mins, 10:00 PM Of Pups and Puzzles (1941) This short film showcases how the war department utilizes animals to assist with aptitude testing. Dir: George Sidney Cast: Eddie Chandler , William Forrest , Mark Daniels . BW-11 mins, 10:00 PM Crashing the Water Barrier (1956) This short documentary follows the exploits of Donald Campbell, who attempts to set a water speed record on Lake Mead. Vitaphone Release 2589A. Dir: Konstantin Kalser C-10 mins, 10:00 PM Boy and His Dog, A (1946) A young boy fights to save a dog from his cruel owner in this Academy Award winning film for Best Live Action Short Subject. Vitaphone Release 1556A. Dir: LeRoy Prinz Cast: Harry Davenport , Dorothy Adams , Eddy Waller . BW-21 mins, CC, 10:00 PM Heavenly Music (1943) In this short film, a bandleader must prove his worth to enter the Hall of Music in heaven. Dir: Josef Berne Cast: Fred Brady , Lionel Royce , Buckwheat Thomas . BW-22 mins, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 TCM answer to missed shorts airings via FB "Turner Classic Movies: TCM Hi Daria: We're looking into why the two short films didn't air last night. We'll update the community if we can program the shorts again. Thanks for reaching out!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Sun., 7-19 (times EST) 8:00 PM Premiere Color12 minTV-G short Numberlys, The (2013) Five children in a world without letters set out to create the alphabet. Dir: William Joyce Cast: Joe Bluhm , Calvin O'Neal Jr. , Tyler Schatz •••• Numberlys is a Webby Award-winning app and an epic homage to Fritz Lang’s Metropolis – but for kids. Friends 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 live in a world where there is no alphabet – only numbers. Help them create each letter of the alphabet and bring color, creativity and jellybeans to their world through a series of whimsical minigames.“Numberlys represents a new standard in the development of interactive narratives,” says Cool Hunting’s James Thorne. 8:00 PM B/W149 minTV-PG silent Metropolis (1926) In this silent film, a city of the future is threatened with destruction when a wealthy corporate leader enlists a mad scientist to put down labor reformers. Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Brigitte Helm , Alfred Abel , Rudolf Klein-Rogge . LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: D: Fritz Lang. Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Froelich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Fritz Rasp. "Classic silent-film fantasy of futuristic city and its mechanized society, with upper-class young man abandoning his life of luxury to join oppressed workers in a revolt. Heavy going at times, but startling set design and special effects command attention throughout. Many shorter prints exist; reissued in 1984 at 87m. with color tints and score by Giorgio Moroder. Definitive German restoration debuted in 2002." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 "Join Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg this Sunday, July 19 as the Moonbot Studios' filmmakers share METROPOLIS ('27) and the animated short film it inspired THE NUMBERLYS (2013). Also head to reddit at http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA to ask Joyce & Oldenburg questions this Sun, 4pm ET. #TCMMovieCamp" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Sun., 8-2 "TCM Movie Camp continues this week with The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), a film that we love at Moonbot for its groundbreaking film score. Join Brandon Oldenburg and William Joyce this Sunday at 8PM EST on Turner Classic Movies to experience what we consider to be the beginning of the modern adventure film score, masterfully crafted by Erich Wolfgang Korngold." http://moonbotstudios.com/2015/07/this-week-on-tcm-movie-camp-the-adventures-of-robin-hood.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 Sun., 8-9 "TCM Movie Camp continues this week with Strangers on a Train (1951), a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense film language. Join Brandon Oldenburg and William Joyce this Sunday at 8PM EST on Turner Classic Movies to see this amazing example of how to tell a story using film. Hitchcock never wasted a single frame in his films. Strangers on a Train is no exception, as every shot is packed full of meaning. In the film, many scenes visually represent the theme of “criss cross” through symmetry, repetition and mimicry. By using these visual techniques, Hitchcock illustrates that the two main characters Bruno (Robert Walker) and Guy (Farley Granger) are flip sides of the same coin – good and evil. This week’s infographic includes some of our favorite “criss cross” moments in the film: " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 STRANGERS ON A TRAIN is one of those films that probably would not have worked well as an Essentials Jr. title. But because they have slightly rebranded, it gets to squeak by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 This Sunday at 8PM EST on #TCMMovieCamp is THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951). From Gort to Terminator, robot characters have charmed us through conflicts of intelligence and emotion. See a larger version on our blog: moonbotstudios.com/news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 So now that summer 2015 is almost officially over, and Movie Camp is behind us-- do viewers feel it was a hit, or a miss? What titles would people like to see next summer, assuming Movie Camp returns...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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