TCM and Classic Film Discussion in General
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LOVING this year's 31 Days of Oscar! Adding to my list of films viewed during the celebration: Splendor in the Grass Rebel Without a Cause Wuthering Heights Gone with the Wind Pride and Prejudice Here Comes Mr. Jordan Citizen Kane Mrs. Miniver Casablanca Gaslight The Young Lions The Best Years of Our Lives Julie Suspicion Gentleman's Agreement Edison, the Man Lust for Life The Miracle Worker The Birds How to Marry a Millionaire Roman Holiday From Here to Eternity The More the Merrier The Caine Mutiny Marty Key Largo Ben-Hur The Apartment To Kill a Mockingbird Lolita Judgment at Nuremberg Caged Cool Hand Luke Planet of the Apes Auntie Mame The Time Machine Very much looking forward to the Academy Awards this evening!
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Just flipped it over to TCM...and, am catching the last of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
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^ Great film, enjoy!!! I am tuned to the red carpet, must see the beautiful gowns and jewelry! ops:
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Triplets Love Paul:
Now that is cool!!!
When you're walking around Rome and you pass a theater that's showing Roman Holiday, you just have to go in. That's a law of the universe.
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TCM was going to show "East of Eden" this week with James Dean--maybe it already has, and I missed it That classic film really puts the viewer through the wringer, but I could go for seeing it again, haven't in a long time. The classic novel it's based on is absolutely heart wrenching and harrowing. James Dean finds out, in the end, that his mother--no I'm not gonna spoil it (laughs ruefully) and tell what happened. It's a major, major bummer. I prefer it to Dean's "Rebel Without a Cause." And think it's far superior. TCM aired "Giant" with Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and hunky Rock Hudson, recently, and I caught some of that. Have never seen it all the way through. It's an American classic too, though not quite as high up there as Dean's other two.
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East of Eden is one of those cases where the book is a million times better than the movie - and the movie's not too bad.
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The book much better, much, but that movie wasn't just chopped liver either ("East of Eden.") Caught part of "That Hamilton Woman" starring Vivian Leigh and her hubby the other day and then later on "Now, Voyager" again with Bette Davis, both movies seemed to drag on forever...must have lasted at least 3 hours LOL I saw "Georgy Girl" again, and also have that on DVD. It's a corker. Loved seeing Alan Bates again. Of course, now all three of its stars are gone (Charlotte Rampling's still here, though)--Redgrave, Bates and James Mason
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I saw American Beauty the other day. Maybe it's not a classic film, but the scene where Kevin Spacey first meets and fantasizes about Mena Suvari, all the cheerleaders are dressed in what are now very old style uniforms. Their routine, choreographed by Paula Abdul, is absolutely nothing like what today's cheerleaders do.
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"The Hustler" was on TCM tonight--Paul Newman, what a total babe, I adore him ! Can't wrap my head around the fact that he's gone. Jackie Gleason was great in this, too. Ha ha, had forgot Murray Hamilton from North Carolina (!). was in this all time classic. He turned in a good acting turn too. And Piper Laurie and George C. Scott. Each time I see the latter, I think about Ava Gardner breaking a lamp over his head during a vicious drunken fight She gave as good (or bad) as she got. Ava and Frankie were drunk a lot during their romance, too. Not conducive to sane, healthy relationships. They too engaged in some hellacious throwdowns.
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Viewed "I Remember Mama," that heart-warming tear jerker, again on TCM--starring the great Irene Dunn, one of my Hollywood Golden Age favorites. Sometimes I get her confused with Jean Arthur (another fave). This is truly a beautiful and wonderfully made film.
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SusyLuvsPaul:
"The Hustler" was on TCM tonight--Paul Newman, what a total babe, I adore him ! Can't wrap my head around the fact that he's gone. Jackie Gleason was great in this, too. Ha ha, had forgot Murray Hamilton from North Carolina (!). was in this all time classic. He turned in a good acting turn too. And Piper Laurie and George C. Scott. Each time I see the latter, I think about Ava Gardner breaking a lamp over his head during a vicious drunken fight She gave as good (or bad) as she got. Ava and Frankie were drunk a lot during their romance, too. Not conducive to sane, healthy relationships. They too engaged in some hellacious throwdowns.
Taking a group vacation with Frank and Ava and Liz and Dick would be a wild ride.
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That's Liz and D-i-c-k. The fact that we can't say the names of these people is extremely disrespectful to them.
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I know. Seems so odd. Those song lyrics of mine about Patsy Cline--her husband's name was Charlie D-I-C-K which didn't come through, messing up the rhyme. "Night of the Iguana" on TCM--caught its second hour, hadn't seen this in quite some time. Another amazing classic by Tennessee Williams--the illustrious cast really went with the weirdness, even the patrician, refined Deborah Kerr--bittersweet to see Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr perform in this gem knowing they've left us. I tried to forget and lose myself in their characters and the story but the realization they're gone would creep in for a chilling instant--I miss them. I can still see them act, in their mostly wonderful films (Burton sure made his share of turkey bombs, though, for the money).
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Am watching Moonfleet with Stewart Granger right now on TCM. Haven't seen this in ages.
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The Attack Of The 50 FT. Woman is coming on soon! Forbidden Planet will be on Friday at 8pm Eastern Time. (Triple Classic Movie)
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Catching up... Concluding my list of films viewed during this year's 31 Days of Oscar celebration: East of Eden Jezebel Mister Roberts Arthur Coal Miner's Daughter Meet John Doe Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Julius Caesar (1953) The Lion in Winter Gandhi Shorts: Drunk Driving Audioscopiks Story of a Dog Had the time, but chose not to once again watch the airing of Giant as two days later we were scheduled to see this film on the big screen for the first time - a fantastic experience! This film's beautiful cinematography cannot be fully appreciated until seen on the big screen - breathtaking! Of all films viewed during this year's 31 Days of Oscar celebration, only one was new to me, the Oscar-nominated short Story of a Dog. Glad I caught this short, it was interesting!
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SusyLuvsPaul:
TCM was going to show "East of Eden" this week with James Dean--maybe it already has, and I missed it That classic film really puts the viewer through the wringer, but I could go for seeing it again, haven't in a long time. The classic novel it's based on is absolutely heart wrenching and harrowing. James Dean finds out, in the end, that his mother--no I'm not gonna spoil it (laughs ruefully) and tell what happened. It's a major, major bummer. I prefer it to Dean's "Rebel Without a Cause." And think it's far superior. TCM aired "Giant" with Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and hunky Rock Hudson, recently, and I caught some of that. Have never seen it all the way through. It's an American classic too, though not quite as high up there as Dean's other two.
East of Eden had indeed aired earlier that week, sorry you missed it! This film is quite the tearjerker! When you have an opportunity to do so, you must see Giant through the end. There is a scene in which a brawl unfolds at a diner which is not to be missed! We chose not to watch this particular airing of Giant as two days later we were scheduled to see this film on the big screen for the first time which was a grand experience! This film's cinematography offers a completely different experience on the big screen, absolutely beautiful! Jett striking oil and the brawl at Sarge's Place are fantastic! I agree that Dean's performance in East of Eden is superior to his performance in Rebel Without a Cause, but differ from your opinion of his performance in Giant. In my opinion, Dean's Oscar-nominated performance in Giant is his finest offering. LOVE Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson, but for me, Giant is all about James Dean, he is absolutely mesmerizing!
SusyLuvsPaul:
The book much better, much, but that movie wasn't just chopped liver either ("East of Eden.") Caught part of "That Hamilton Woman" starring Vivian Leigh and her hubby the other day and then later on "Now, Voyager" again with Bette Davis, both movies seemed to drag on forever...must have lasted at least 3 hours LOL I saw "Georgy Girl" again, and also have that on DVD. It's a corker. Loved seeing Alan Bates again. Of course, now all three of its stars are gone (Charlotte Rampling's still here, though)--Redgrave, Bates and James Mason
Shocked to learn that you did not enjoy Now Voyager! This film offers brilliant character studies and a poignantly moving Oscar-nominated performance by Bette Davis - one of her finest! A noteworthy performance offered by Claude Rains, the famous scene in which Paul Henreid lights two cigarettes with one match, and a wickedly brutal Oscar-nominated performance delivered by the fabulous Gladys Cooper make for a top-notch film! In my opinion, this film is not to be missed, a true Essential! LOVE it!!!
"Don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars." ~ Bette Davis as Charlotte Vale in Now VoyagerSusyLuvsPaul:
"The Hustler" was on TCM tonight--Paul Newman, what a total babe, I adore him ! Can't wrap my head around the fact that he's gone. Jackie Gleason was great in this, too. Ha ha, had forgot Murray Hamilton from North Carolina (!). was in this all time classic. He turned in a good acting turn too. And Piper Laurie and George C. Scott. Each time I see the latter, I think about Ava Gardner breaking a lamp over his head during a vicious drunken fight She gave as good (or bad) as she got. Ava and Frankie were drunk a lot during their romance, too. Not conducive to sane, healthy relationships. They too engaged in some hellacious throwdowns.
Great film, tonight's Essential, could not resist another viewing! ops: Paul Newman was a handsome man, a talented actor, and an extremely generous humanitarian - a great loss!
SusyLuvsPaul:
Viewed "I Remember Mama," that heart-warming tear jerker, again on TCM--starring the great Irene Dunn, one of my Hollywood Golden Age favorites. Sometimes I get her confused with Jean Arthur (another fave). This is truly a beautiful and wonderfully made film.
A beautiful film offering a heartwarming study of family life that every mother and child should see - a delight from beginning to end!
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HaileyMcComet:
That's Liz and D-i-c-k. The fact that we can't say the names of these people is extremely disrespectful to them.
The good news is that the auto-censor does not prevent us from saying these names, just typing them!
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SurSteven:
Am watching Moonfleet with Stewart Granger right now on TCM. Haven't seen this in ages.
Have never seen this film, hope you enjoyed it! When I was very young and first began watching classic film, I often confused Stewart Granger with Ray Milland. ops:
SurSteven:
The Attack Of The 50 FT. Woman is coming on soon! Forbidden Planet will be on Friday at 8pm Eastern Time. (Triple Classic Movie)
Always cool to see Robby the Robot! LOVE Walter Pidgeon! Great voice, fell for him in How Green Was My Valley! ops: