tcm alert thread (Jun '23 - tcm alert: dead)

the beach party movies are (predictably) dumb. i think i was hoping for more and now i'm kinda wishing todd haynes made some kind of meticulously stylized pastiche version of a beach party movie that secretly explored in melodrama style the tensions undergirding the beach party movie conventions. seriously, tho, are any of these good enough to be worth watching? even the names sound interchangeable.

They Live! and Escape from NY on tnite

They Live is not without its own virtues, but it's mostly worth reading so you can know what's being talked about in Jonathan Lethem's awesome book on the film.

*worth WATCHING, of course.

Tourneur's STARS IN MY CROWN is on TONIGHT! It's a sweet gentle dream of a movie, probably better than TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in any medium.

Much to do, but the minute I start watching Advise and Consent, I'm hooked.

Badlands on tonight at 8

yay!

yessss

...followed by Bonnie and Clyde/Dog Day Afternoon...

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/21772/Last-Summer/

on fri/sat

along w/ 'little darlings' & 'modern girls'

Originally I thought they were airing Late Summer.

This makes a helluva lot more sense as part of a triple feature that includes Little Darlings, though.

I wonder if their copy will have boobs...

Spike Lee as guest programmer on Thursday July 5...Ace In The Hole, Night of the Hunter and On The Waterfront.

Will finally get to see the former. If you haven't, for unfathomable some reason, seen the latter two, cancel any and all plans.

i've seen Ace in the Hole and On the Waterfront - two of my fave films of all time. never saw Night of the Hunter tho.

Can't get too cocky as I've never seen Ace, but seriously...you are not allowed to do anything else til you've seen NotH.

Also, Friday has a run of Jimmy Stewart westerns followed by D'Zullawski's Posession. It's ok/healthy if I don't leave my house for the rest of the week, right?

this thread needs to be updated more

classic adventure mondays!

Also Repulsion is on after Possession on Friday night.

I've never seen On the Waterfront. The other two are favorites. Saw Ace in the Hole at the Film Forum when it was restored. Bleakest movie ever. Night of the Hunter is a longtime fave and I've seen it many many times.

I watched Sullivan's Travels the other night -- just wonderful. In fact -- this is my secret shame brought to light -- it was the first Sturges film I'd seen.

Also, apparently Veronica Lake was four and a half feet tall.

That's nothing. I am at least that tall.

STOKED to see Posession in something other than VHS rip, thanks for the heads up.

also, must see thread on the topic (first dozen posts or so): three frames

high;y recommend Repulsion too

shit mordy, night of the hunter is a definite top five all time film for ANYONE
On the Waterfront is good, Ace in the Hole is great
Sullivan's Travels is an A++++ cockeyed caravan, boy
veronica lake is a roll of dimes

oh shit I want to see Possession, good stuff!

this might be my favorite of all my bookmarked threads. always good news itt

trying to imagine osborne's intro to 'possession' is giving me lols

tried watching 'last summer' last night btw. we got through half and had to turn it off. too disturbing + upsetting!

huh. the very end is the most disturbing + unsettling part btw!

(this all makes it sound like a haneke movie or smething but it in no way is)

i could tell where it was going. it was disturbing from the get-go, and it was clearly getting more so as the movie went on

tcm tnite reminding me that i will watch gone w/ the wind any and every time it's on

hahaha jesus look at tomorrow's lineup:

Scarlet Coat, The (1955)
Declaration Of Independence, The (1938)
Devil's Disciple, The (1959)
John Paul Jones (1959)
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Historic Maryland (1941)
1776 (1972)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
United States Marine Band (1942)

Bound for Glory (Woody Guthrie biopic) is on after the 4th of July marathon tho-- worth seeing?

Huh, they showed Drums Along the Mohawk just 2-3 weeks ago.

ooo, i want to watch 1776 this 4th of july

yankee doodle dandy too. i don't know the others tho. are any of them good?

Point Blank is on a week from tonight-- if you're never seen it please make it a priority!!!

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2265/Point-Blank/

Bound for Glory is great. Hal Ashby. Really beautiful. Slow maybe, long. It's been a while but I remember loving it.

Looking over the July schedule...Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark is coming up on the 20th. That sounded interesting when it was mentioned on the horror poll. (Can't remember if it placed in the top 100)

Classic but also kinda dated. Campy in good and bad ways. Like not extreme camp, just a bit of 80sness

Also Possession and Repulsion overnight this Friday night.

near dark isn't campy!

drums along the mohawk is extraordinary BTW

Also Possession and Repulsion overnight this Friday night.

― Neil Jung (WmC), Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:06 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

what, no compulsion too?

i need to see drums along the mohawk. there's a bunch of old ilx threads where a 20-year-old me whines embarrassingly about how john ford isn't that great. i wish there were a way to edit old posts.

Not intentionally campy...but certain scenes that I think were meant to be "atmospheric" now read as "dated", which I find campy I guess.

Don't worry J.D., you are allowed to change your opinion of directors as you get older. Our late beloved Andrew Sarris showed the way.

Not intentionally campy...but certain scenes that I think were meant to be "atmospheric" now read as "dated", which I find campy I guess.

― dan selzer, Wednesday, July 4, 2012 9:21 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i see. that might be true, but they are dated in a nice way... much like michael mann's 80s work or something similar.

anyone else with DirecTV?

Blogs/forums are saying TCM HD coming July 19

so how would that work for most of what they have? remastered content?

It's not generally "HD" in the sense that an HBO HD would show the remastered versions of films. they aren't as clear and crisp in general, though I watched a bit of Dr. Strangelove on it today and that's about as good as I've ever seen it (haven't seen the Blu-Ray, but better than DVD I reckon). The picture is cleaner than SD, especially if you have a larger TV, but the crucial point for me is proper, anamorphic aspect ratios.