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*worth WATCHING, of course.

Look at how funky he is! (jer.fairall), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:37 (eleven years ago) link

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.

clemenza, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 23:46 (eleven years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Badlands on tonight at 8

atlas arghed (brownie), Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:59 (eleven years ago) link

yay!

Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:01 (eleven years ago) link

yessss

♆ (gr8080), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link

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

clemenza, Friday, 1 June 2012 00:02 (eleven years ago) link

two weeks pass...

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

on fri/sat

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

johnny crunch, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 16:15 (eleven years ago) link

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.

to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 16:23 (eleven years ago) link

I wonder if their copy will have boobs...

nickn, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 16:31 (eleven years ago) link

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.

to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Monday, 2 July 2012 14:42 (eleven years ago) link

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.

Mordy, Monday, 2 July 2012 14:45 (eleven years ago) link

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?

to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Monday, 2 July 2012 14:50 (eleven years ago) link

this thread needs to be updated more

Mordy, Monday, 2 July 2012 14:55 (eleven years ago) link

classic adventure mondays!

Mordy, Monday, 2 July 2012 14:58 (eleven years ago) link

Also Repulsion is on after Possession on Friday night.

Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Monday, 2 July 2012 14:59 (eleven years ago) link

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.

dan selzer, Monday, 2 July 2012 15:06 (eleven years ago) link

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.

Neil Jung (WmC), Monday, 2 July 2012 15:34 (eleven years ago) link

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

Neil Jung (WmC), Monday, 2 July 2012 15:35 (eleven years ago) link

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

Aimless, Monday, 2 July 2012 16:52 (eleven years ago) link

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

♆ (gr8080), Monday, 2 July 2012 19:32 (eleven years ago) link

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

Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 2 July 2012 20:08 (eleven years ago) link

oh shit I want to see Possession, good stuff!

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

Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 2 July 2012 21:01 (eleven years ago) link

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

radical ferry (donna rouge), Monday, 2 July 2012 21:07 (eleven years ago) link

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

Mordy, Tuesday, 3 July 2012 23:35 (eleven years ago) link

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)

johnny crunch, Tuesday, 3 July 2012 23:42 (eleven years ago) link

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

Mordy, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 00:04 (eleven years ago) link

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

Mordy, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 00:22 (eleven years ago) link

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)

♆ (gr8080), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 00:33 (eleven years ago) link

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

♆ (gr8080), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 00:37 (eleven years ago) link

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

Neil Jung (WmC), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 00:45 (eleven years ago) link

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

Mordy, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 00:56 (eleven years ago) link

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

Mordy, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 00:58 (eleven years ago) link

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/

♆ (gr8080), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 01:47 (eleven years ago) link

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

dan selzer, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 01:53 (eleven years ago) link

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)

Neil Jung (WmC), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 01:54 (eleven years ago) link

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

dan selzer, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 02:02 (eleven years ago) link

Also Possession and Repulsion overnight this Friday night.

Neil Jung (WmC), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 02:06 (eleven years ago) link

near dark isn't campy!

drums along the mohawk is extraordinary BTW

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 06:02 (eleven years ago) link

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?

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 06:02 (eleven years ago) link

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.

(The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 06:04 (eleven years ago) link

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, 4 July 2012 14:21 (eleven years ago) link

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.

ratso piazzolla (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 15:39 (eleven years ago) link

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.

flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 15:54 (eleven years ago) link

anyone else with DirecTV?

Blogs/forums are saying TCM HD coming July 19

♆ (gr8080), Saturday, 7 July 2012 19:37 (eleven years ago) link

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

Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 8 July 2012 02:52 (eleven years ago) link

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.

Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Sunday, 8 July 2012 02:57 (eleven years ago) link

of course it also takes up a lot more DVR space, a fact that Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice has been reminding me of for months now.

Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Sunday, 8 July 2012 03:00 (eleven years ago) link

on my dvr from tcm hd

high and low
diary of a cty priest
adventures of robinson crusoe
rocco & his bros
au revoir, les enfants
the wrong man
the 7 yr itch
hopscotch
la strada

i dnt think they take up as much space as like a 1 hr program of network or hbo "hd" tho

johnny crunch, Sunday, 8 July 2012 03:07 (eleven years ago) link

I think they do. HD signal is the same amount of data being transmitted/recorded as any other HD, regardless of the quality of the HD, no? Like the size each minute takes up is dependent on the type of channel (HD or SD) rather than the specific program?

Also I've got Diary and Au Revoir on mine as well.

Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Sunday, 8 July 2012 03:13 (eleven years ago) link


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