NipkowDisc Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 they keep showing the same sci-fi and fantasy films from their stasus boxed unchanging film coffer. again we are treated to the same beaten to death harryhausen offerings like jason and the argonauts and the valley of gwangi. okay, I'm convinced! tcm worships ray harryhausen...but what about all that tcm has chosen to ignore like the k. gordon murray english-dubbed horror imports from mexico?what great fodder those gems would be for tcm underground...instead tcm continues to ignore them like they doan even exist! over the past 25 years tcm has done great justice to the crime and film noir genre of films but not so excellently by the science fiction and horror genres. there should be equal time. tcm should show william cameron menzies' invaders from mars (the superior uk version) here's another point, tcm loves to pay homage to women as these great unsung pioneers of cinema... and yet they have never seen fit to show the arthur c. gardner - jules v. levy 1958 sci-fi movie 'the flame barrier' with a screenplay written by Pat Fielder, a woman. do they show it? no. why? somebody has to tell me why. I suppose the flame barrier is for some reason as unobtainable as hot spell. why? I dunno. it should be!...but it ain't. go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Although I admit to being a Harryhausen fan myself, you have a point, that's been mentioned before, that the programmers have never really shown a penchant for the sci-fi/horror genres, especially newer films. That's why the horror premieres in UNDERGROUND lately are a pleasant surprise. Hopefully with more coming.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 NipkowDisc--Remember, please, that not everyone has seen ALL the movies that are to be shown! I'd like to decide for myself if "The Valley of the Gwangi" is any good, along with the 50's sci-fi movies that are slotted for tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmerin Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 As is the case with CHARADE, Harryhausen and films such as the original THE THING! and THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL have richly earned a very long vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 It could be worse. They could be showing Hot Spell. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I'd like to see these chaps on TCM: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 YES! Swithin brings THE BRAINIAC! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yeah, or maybe the "classic" Lee Van Cleef wielding a blowtorch against THIS chap here, Swithin?!... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yeah, or maybe the "classic" Lee Van Cleef wielding a blowtorch against THIS chap here, Swithin?!... Looks like a relative of the Tabanga. And just so the ladies don't feel left out: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I'm voting for these guys - with the dripping needles extending out of their fingertips. "Oh, I dunno. We went to Jimbo's last night. I'm tired of BBQ." "Chinese?" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Looks like a relative of the Tabanga. And just so the ladies don't feel left out: Yeah, that's what probably made me think of the monster in IT CONQUERED THE WORLD. (...although I suppose it COULD have also been that I understand the monster in this flick DID live in a rented trailer in "Tabanga" Canyon just inland from PCH for a while in the late-'50s and after his movie career went nowhere) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yeah, that's what probably made me think of the monster in IT CONQUERED THE WORLD. (...although I suppose it COULD have also been that I understand the monster in this flick DID live in a rented trailer in "Tabanga" Canyon just inland from PCH for a while in the late-'50s and after his movie career went nowhere) When I was very, very young, my father took me to a double bill of It Conquered the World and The She Creature. A few decades later, I took a friend to see It Conquered the World at the Film Forum. We argued about where to place the emphasis in the film's title. I said it was It CONQUERED the World; she said it was IT Conquered the World. What do you think, Dargo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 When I was very, very young, my father took me to a double bill of It Conquered the World and The She Creature. A few decades later, I took a friend to see It Conquered the World at the Film Forum. We argued about where to place the emphasis in the film's title. I said it was It CONQUERED the World; she said it was IT Conquered the World. What do you think, Dargo? Well, I suppose you two COULD have at least reached some agreement if the topic of conversation might have been John Wayne making the the absolute WORST Genghis Khan in the "ConquerER" anyway, RIGHT?! (...but gettin' back to your question here, I gotta say I'm inclined to side with your friend, as I think the emphasis should be squarely placed on the word "It"...sounds a little more "menacing" and "eerie" that way, to my ear anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) Woah - that's some wicked-**** skunk. Quick - where's the Visine? Edited December 29, 2015 by TCMModerator1 Edited for Language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 A snake-woman theme would be a good series for TCM. In addition to The Reptile (see the lovely lady in my previous post), these charmers could participate, and there are many more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Don't forget COBRA WOMAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 A snake-woman theme would be a good series for TCM. Does it have to be women? If not, there's 'Sssssss' (1973). That's a great one wherein Strother Martin turns some poor guy into a snake-man. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Don't forget COBRA WOMAN. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Does it have to be women? If not, there's 'Sssssss' (1973). That's a great one wherein Strother Martin turns some poor guy into a snake-man. Like Amanda Donohoe, Pete Capaldi, better known these days as Dr. Who, turns rather snake-like at the end of Lair of the White Worm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 They must. They must! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie Collector OH Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I posted this in the wrong thread yesterday. Here are a couple lists of Sci-Fi films not scheduled yet on TCM, as per my project. Not all can be lost or tied up in rights issues. Moviecollector's Unscheduled Sci-Fi X-Files (all studios, US)http://moviecollector.us/reports/unscheduled_Sci_Fi_Genre_US.htmMoviecollector's Unscheduled Sci-Fi X-Files (all studios, Intl)http://moviecollector.us/reports/unscheduled_Sci_Fi_Genre_Intl.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie Collector OH Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I had The Brain Eaters on in the background last night while I did some paperwork. It's really the perfect movie to have on if you have some work that needs to get done. The music alone tells you when something drastic is happening. About once every two minutes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Does it have to be women? If not, there's 'Sssssss' (1973). That's a great one wherein Strother Martin turns some poor guy into a snake-man. I went to see that back in 1973 at the movie theatre. it was on a double bill with The Boy Who Cried Werewolf. the poor snake guy was dirk benedict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Moviecollector's Unscheduled Sci-Fi X-Files (all studios, Intl) http://moviecollector.us/reports/unscheduled_Sci_Fi_Genre_Intl.htm I guess you've never heard of 'Flick' (1970). This Canadian movie made quite an impression on us for a brief time in Toronto. It's a Frankenstein-themed oddity. It was re-titled 'Dr. Frankenstein on Campus' for the U.S. market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 MovieCollectorOH--I have another for you to add (unless I somehow missed it, LOL): "The Werewolf of Washington" (1973). Dean Stockwell stars. Werewolves, Transylvania, Bulgaria, & Watergate are all mixed in the plot. Is currently on YT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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