TCM and Classic Film Discussion in General
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Triplets Love Paul:
31 Days of Oscar Begins the 1st of February at 6:00 AM EST http://www.tcm.com/2013/31days/teaser/index.html Film Schedule: http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/2013/31days/pdf/31DaysSchedule_2013.pdf Academy Awards Sunday, 24th February
This is a great schedule! So excited about the Public Enemy and White Heat, I love James Cagney. Also, I love Notorius, Ingrid Bergman is phenomenal in that movie.
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veggieburgher:
Yes, Michelle, March is Oscar month on TCM. However, I prefer to watch more obscure films which I haven't seen before. That's where TCM really rules! I recorded the Loretta Young films which ran last night, all from the 1930s and many of them pre-code.
The only Loretta Young movie I've seen is the Bishop's Wife. What are some of your favorites? I'd like to check them out. What do you mean by "pre-code"?
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Thanks for posting the schedule, Anita. The Oscars come earlier than I remembered. Pre-code movies are those made before the "Hays code" which laid out prohibited acts and themes, so they are more explicit (not pornographic, just frank). I haven't watched all the Young films yet, but she usually plays a lower class girl (she was still a teenager when some of them were made) often getting mixed up with some jerk, like Cagney in "Taxi!" or Warren William as her unscrupulous department store boss ("Employees Entrance"). My favorite so far is "Born To Be Bad," which was a tearjerker and costarred my all time favorite, Cary Grant (her only other pairing with him). I think the next one I'll watch is "The Hatchet Man" with the always great Edward G. Robinson. It's about Chinese gangsters in San Francisco. They might be the only Hollywood actors to have played both Scandinavian and Chinese characters ("The Farmer's Daughter" and "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes"). Not many could pull that off.
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michelle_ma_belle:
Triplets Love Paul:
31 Days of Oscar Begins the 1st of February at 6:00 AM EST http://www.tcm.com/2013/31days/teaser/index.html Film Schedule: http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/2013/31days/pdf/31DaysSchedule_2013.pdf Academy Awards Sunday, 24th February
This is a great schedule! So excited about the Public Enemy and White Heat, I love James Cagney. Also, I love Notorius, Ingrid Bergman is phenomenal in that movie.
The Public Enemy, the grapefruit scene, I will never forget the first time I saw this. I was...... Completely agree with your assessment of Bergman in Notorious, a great performance by Claude Rains as well, earning an Oscar nomination for his role in this film. I am very excited to see that my two favorite films, Gone with the Wind and Rebecca are scheduled to be shown back-to-back on the evening of Valentine's Day. I have no idea if this is a coincidence, but I had written a request, listing the reasons as to why I felt these two films should be included in this year's 31 Days of Oscar, shown back-to-back, specifically requesting Valentine's Day, explaining my LOVE of these films, etc. I was absolutely stunned to see that coincidence or not, my wish had been granted!
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Tonight's Essential... What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 8:00 PM EST Bette Davis and Joan Crawford are are equally brilliant in this intense psychological drama following an agonizing character study of two sisters, one torturing the other. Bette Davis earned an Oscar nomination for her wickedly villainous character portrayal of Baby Jane Hudson. No question as to what makes this film a classic Essential, a must see!
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That's awesome that they honored your request, Anita! Now I'll have to think of something to request.
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Dave, it was a member of a film society to which I belong, who encouraged me to submit a request. He indicated that they do not reply to requests, but do indeed review and take into consideration all reasonable correspondence submitted, which is apparently the situation. Could indeed be a coincidence, either way, my wish has been granted.
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Triplets Love Paul:
Dave, it was a member of a film society to which I belong, who encouraged me to submit a request. He indicated that they do not reply to requests, but do indeed review and take into consideration all reasonable correspondence submitted, which is apparently the situation. Could indeed be a coincidence, either way, my wish has been granted.
I think I'll request that they make you a guest programmer.
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veggieburgher:
I think I'll request that they make you a guest programmer.
Oh, the possibilities, talk about indecision! Can you imagine someone handing you that list, indicating to pick a few films and explain why - what an awesome position to be in!
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Hitchcock fans... Today at 4:00 PM EST Spellbound Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman are mesmerizing! LOVE the cinematography!
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Triplets Love Paul:
michelle_ma_belle:
Triplets Love Paul:
31 Days of Oscar Begins the 1st of February at 6:00 AM EST http://www.tcm.com/2013/31days/teaser/index.html Film Schedule: http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/2013/31days/pdf/31DaysSchedule_2013.pdf Academy Awards Sunday, 24th February
This is a great schedule! So excited about the Public Enemy and White Heat, I love James Cagney. Also, I love Notorius, Ingrid Bergman is phenomenal in that movie.
The Public Enemy, the grapefruit scene, I will never forget the first time I saw this. I was...... Completely agree with your assessment of Bergman in Notorious, a great performance by Claude Rains as well, earning an Oscar nomination for his role in this film. I am very excited to see that my two favorite films, Gone with the Wind and Rebecca are scheduled to be shown back-to-back on the evening of Valentine's Day. I have no idea if this is a coincidence, but I had written a request, listing the reasons as to why I felt these two films should be included in this year's 31 Days of Oscar, shown back-to-back, specifically requesting Valentine's Day, explaining my LOVE of these films, etc. I was absolutely stunned to see that coincidence or not, my wish had been granted!
That is awesome they honored your request! I love GWTW, but I've never seen Rebecca... I'm going to have to set the DVR for that one!
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michelle_ma_belle:
I've never seen Rebecca... I'm going to have to set the DVR for that one!
When you have the spare time, do try to see Rebecca, it's an excellent film! A Hitchcock masterpiece, receiving eleven Oscar nominations, winning for Best Picture, providing a back-to-back win for Selznick (GWTW the previous year), and Best Cinematography (Black and White), which is one of the great attributes of this film. If you have not yet read the book, there will be a couple of jaw-dropping moments in store for you. Well worth your time!
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TCM is not avalaible here but there one or 2 channels that use to play classics. Anyway most of the classics I've watched (and I think I've watched them ALL, see below, lol...) are DVDs that I got from libraries here. This is a chart of all-time best movies according to people http://www.imdb.com/chart/top I've seen all the movies from #1 to #39 now I go back to quote some posts
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Good grief... that's about the WORST top 10 favorite movies list, I've ever seen.
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Triplets Love Paul:
michelle_ma_belle:
I've never seen Rebecca... I'm going to have to set the DVR for that one!
When you have the spare time, do try to see Rebecca, it's an excellent film! A Hitchcock masterpiece, receiving eleven Oscar nominations, winning for Best Picture, providing a back-to-back win for Selznick (GWTW the previous year), and Best Cinematography (Black and White), which is one of the great attributes of this film. If you have not yet read the book, there will be a couple of jaw-dropping moments in store for you. Well worth your time!
Rebecca is my fav Hitchcock movie. As suspense is not my fav genre, I'm not a big fan of Hitchcock, but that movie is not like Psycho or so but mysterious and deeper.
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21st Century Paul:
TCM is not avalaible here but there one or 2 channels that use to play classics. Anyway most of the classics I've watched (and I think I've watched them ALL, see below, lol...) are DVDs that I got from libraries here. This is a chart of all-time best movies according to people http://www.imdb.com/chart/top I've seen all the movies from #1 to #39 now I go back to quote some posts
Oliver, sorry to learn that you do not have access to TCM, but happy to know that you enjoy classic film! This list is diverse to say the least and a bit surprising. I have to agree with Jonathan, for me, the top ten leave something to be desired. It appears as though I have some catching up to do, there are 41 films on this list of 250 that I have not yet seen. ops:
21st Century Paul:
Rebecca is my fav Hitchcock movie. As suspense is not my fav genre, I'm not a big fan of Hitchcock, but that movie is not like Psycho or so but mysterious and deeper.
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Thanks for posting the list, Oliver. I hadn't seen that before. It's sad how few votes classic films have, particularly Chaplin's. At least their quality is recognized by most who choose to see and vote for them.
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Triplets Love Paul:
veggieburgher:
I think I'll request that they make you a guest programmer.
Oh, the possibilities, talk about indecision! Can you imagine someone handing you that list, indicating to pick a few films and explain why - what an awesome position to be in!
So what would you pick? I think I would opt for movies that made an impression on me as a young filmgoer, just to be a bit different. Of course, the list would be biased towards movies that appeal to a grade school boy. I would eliminate "Time Machine" and "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" since they were recently shown. So here is my list of four: The Shaggy Dog http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053271/ This one scared me at the time. Something about seeing a dog driving a car. Paul probably likes this one. Reptilicus http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056405/ The first monster movie I ever saw and possibly the only Danish scifi ever made. The Nutty Professor http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057372/ I think this was the first movie I ever went to by myself. It cemented my love of Jerry Lewis. X, the Man With the X-Ray Eyes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057693/ Oddly, my introduction to Ray Milland (and Don Rickles). These are pretty much chronological. If I could add another night I would choose "Day of the Triffids" "A Hard Day's Night" and "Goldfinger" (seems to be a British Invasion theme).
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veggieburgher:
X, the Man With the X-Ray Eyes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057693/ Oddly, my introduction to Ray Milland (and Don Rickles).
I saw this ..... somewhat recently It is interesting comparing the impact some movies had on you as a kid and then seeing them again ..... Years ago ..... before many channels like this .... there was an old theater that used to play many of these classics ... sometimes multiple movies ...... for a good price too I remember seeing The Maltese Falcon .... the film looked really good .... that big screen made it look even better ...... it was a bummer when they closed the place ..... Once in awhile I like catching a classic by chance of channel surfing and not knowing the schedule ..... usually if I stop on a channel like this and start watching ..... I stick with it and keep watching it to the end. That is how I last saw .... The Man With The X-Ray Eyes
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The_Fool:
veggieburgher:
X, the Man With the X-Ray Eyes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057693/ Oddly, my introduction to Ray Milland (and Don Rickles).
I saw this ..... somewhat recently It is interesting comparing the impact some movies had on you as a kid and then seeing them again ..... Years ago ..... before many channels like this .... there was an old theater that used to play many of these classics ... sometimes multiple movies ...... for a good price too I remember seeing The Maltese Falcon .... the film looked really good .... that big screen made it look even better ...... it was a bummer when they closed the place ..... Once in awhile I like catching a classic by chance of channel surfing and not knowing the schedule ..... usually if I stop on a channel like this and start watching ..... I stick with it and keep watching it to the end. That is how I last saw .... The Man With The X-Ray Eyes
So you saw it on TCM? I think they may have shown it a few years ago. They're pretty much the only place to see these films now, unlike in the past when local channels commonly showed old movies during the late afternoon as well "late shows." I saw many films of the 1930s-40s first on a daily afternoon show called "Nostalgia Theater," which was heavily geared toward Warner Brothers. The Madison PBS station also had a weekend show called "Marquee Theater" which was comprised of the RKO collection, which had been donated to the university. Kind of like how TCM has its origins in Ted Turner's acquisition of the MGM catalog. P.S. I like your new avatar, Fool.