For Classic Movie Fans

[Jet]

Originally Posted by cinderella

Question - how do you like the 'between-the-films' discussions, commentaries, dialougues that go on? Robert Osborne, whom I admire greatly - the man's a 'walking encyclopedia' is very informative. I also love his 'guest programmers', interviews, etc. I have been watching TCM on a daily basis (well, almost) for 15 years - since it started. I have learned a wealth of background info on everything to do with Hollywood, so very interesting. I also have a large collection of books on Hollywood, it's history and beginnings, the studio system, bios on the stars, etc. I have Volumes I & II of Hollywood Bablyon - a very interesting (and eye-opening) insight to juicy scandal and little known facts about the Icons we love so much!!! A good read indeed!!!!

I admire Robert Osborne totally. I did post the cover of Hollywood Babylon, the first edition earlier, don't know if you saw it. I didn't read the second one, but I was fascinated with the scandals etc. I have Hollywood coffee table hardbacks back home in storage, The MGM Story, 50 Years of Movies and The Movie Stars. They were given to me as gifts from my mom and friends. Anything I learned about movies just came from liking them.

[Cyclopea]

Kenneth Anger is so freaking great.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CHLsN29AEA"]YouTube- THE FILMS OF KENNETH ANGER VOL. 1 DVD TRAILER[/ame]

Too bad Hollywood Babylon 3 was nixed.
http://old.disinfo.com/archive/pages...pg1/index.html

[cinderella]

Freakishly mesmerizing!! Reminds me of a French film - Beauty & the Beast - Whoopie Goldberg's choice as a guest programmer on TCM. I will search for a clip of the vid on YouTube. It's an enchantingly strange film with somewhat of a 'freakish' twist.

Originally Posted by Cyclopea

Kenneth Anger is so freaking great.

YouTube- THE FILMS OF KENNETH ANGER VOL. 1 DVD TRAILER

Too bad Hollywood Babylon 3 was nixed.
http://old.disinfo.com/archive/pages...pg1/index.html

[Mitmo01]

Wow Cinderella good list

Judgement at Nuremburg is an awesome movie

one of my favorites

and Witness for the Prosecution was awesome as well

[cinderella]

Yes, they are all awesome. There's so many I can list, but I want to get an idea of which are the very favorites of folks if they had to choose.

Btw, where's your list!

Originally Posted by Mitmo01

Wow Cinderella good list

Judgement at Nuremburg is an awesome movie

one of my favorites

and Witness for the Prosecution was awesome as well

[Jet]

I'm really big on stories and screenplays. Two favorites in my top 10 are Keeper of the Flame with Spencer Tracy and Kathryn Hepburn and All My Sons written by Arthur Miller with Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster. Both are intense war and post-war dramas with great twists and turns in getting down to painful truths behind cover-ups. And both are worth adding to a classic DVD collection. In case some don't know, you can purchase classic DVDs from TCM, some at discounted prices.

[cinderella]

I would try Amazon.com first. They're way cheaper then TCM.

So, Ol' Jet, are these two films part of the 3 you would pick as a guest programmer on TCM? Where's the 3rd choice?

Originally Posted by Ol' Jet

I'm really big on stories and screenplays. Two favorites in my top 10 are Keeper of the Flame with Spencer Tracy and Kathryn Hepburn and All My Sons written by Arthur Miller with Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster. Both are intense war and post-war dramas with great twists and turns in getting down to painful truths behind cover-ups. And both are worth adding to a classic DVD collection. In case some don't know, you can purchase classic DVDs from TCM, some at discounted prices.

[Jet]

another evening forrest gump.

[cinderella]

Getta heah!!! Oh nooooooooooooooo!!!

Originally Posted by Ol' Jet

another evening forrest gump.

[Cyclopea]

Originally Posted by cinderella

Freakishly mesmerizing!! Reminds me of a French film - Beauty & the Beast - Whoopie Goldberg's choice as a guest programmer on TCM. I will search for a clip of the vid on YouTube. It's an enchantingly strange film with somewhat of a 'freakish' twist.

Very interesting! Thank you.