For Classic Movie Fans

cinderella · 03-12-2010, 06:38 PM

I know who Helen Morgan was...but I didn't realize TCM never showed that film. It could be there's a 'rights' problem, as you said. That's prob the case with 'My Cousin Rachel', tho I wish they would let us know.

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Originally Posted by Ol' Jet

You know what else they don't show? The Helen Morgan Story with Anne Blythe and Paul Newman 1957. I requested it, but there's a rights problem.

Jet · 03-12-2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cinderella

I know who Helen Morgan was...but I didn't realize TCM never showed that film. It could be there's a 'rights' problem, as you said. That's prob the case with 'My Cousin Rachel', tho I wish they would let us know.

They wrote and said it was a rights problem. I love the movie and it took me years to find the soundtrack on vinyl on RCA and then on CD which is now discontinued. Ray Heindorf did the music (I'm a fan of his) and it's kick ass with Gogi Grant dubbed in for Ann Blythe.

cinderella · 03-12-2010, 06:46 PM

Speaking of singers...TCM recently showed 'I'll Cry Tomorrow' -not common fare for TCM. I always loved that film, and I love Susan Hayward. She was very good in this. As you know, she died way before her time of a brain tumor. So sad. She was so beautiful...

Jet · 03-12-2010, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cinderella

Speaking of singers...TCM recently showed 'I'll Cry Tomorrow' -not common fare for TCM. I always loved that film, and I love Susan Hayward. She was very good in this. As you know, she died way before her time of a brain tumor. So sad. She was so beautiful...

I have that soundtrack, too. Another one i spent about 20 years looking for and all because of Alex North's musical direction of "Sing You Sinners" Kick ass version!

Martina · 03-14-2010, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by cinderella

Speaking of singers...TCM recently showed 'I'll Cry Tomorrow' -not common fare for TCM. I always loved that film, and I love Susan Hayward. She was very good in this. As you know, she died way before her time of a brain tumor. So sad. She was so beautiful...

Loved Susan Hayward.

Jet · 03-12-2010, 07:00 PM

Psycho is on tonight on the Chiller Channel.

Watch if you dare!

cinderella · 03-12-2010, 07:21 PM

I don't get 'Chiller Channel' whatever that is...but I do have Psycho on tape, and can watch it anytime I want. But you know, after seeing it a gazillion times, it never fails to entrap and mesmerize me - that's the Hitchcock magic at work!!

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Originally Posted by Ol' Jet

Psycho is on tonight on the Chiller Channel.

Watch if you dare!

Jet · 03-12-2010, 07:11 PM

Double up with
Remakes!

Not all remakes are good—usually not good at all.
But here are a few from different genres that carry their weight make for pretty interesting nights for classics.

The Thing 1982/The Thing from Another World 1951 (science fiction)

A Star is Born 1937/1954 and 1976 (the 1954 version with Judy Garland is my pick) (a true melodrama)

Lady for a Day 1933/Pocket Full of Miracles 1961 (both directed by William Wyler) (Comedy-drama)

Roxy Hart 1942/Chicago 2002 (musical)

These Three 1936/The Children's Hour 1961 (both directed by William Wyler) (heavy drama)

3:10 to Yuma 1957/3:10 to Yuma 2007 (the original is excellent black and white)(western)

cinderella · 03-12-2010, 07:17 PM

Not sure I understand what you mean...I hate remakes...even of bad 'B' pics. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Tho I must admit, I like The Children's Hour way better then Those 3 any day of the week! And, yep, A Star Is Born - I like Judy in ANYTHING!!!

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Originally Posted by Ol' Jet

Double up with
Remakes!

Not all remakes are good—usually not good at all.
But here are a few that carry their weight make for pretty interesting nights for classics.

The Thing 1982/The Thing from Another world 1951
A Star is Born 1937/1954 and 1976 (the 1954 version with Judy garland is my pick)
Lady for a Day 1933/Pocket full of Miracles 1961 (both directed by William Wyler)
Roxy Hart 1942/Chicago 2002
These Three 1936/The Children's Hour 1961 (both directed by William Wyler)
3:10 to Yuma 2007/3:10 to Yuma 1957 (the original is excellent black and white)

Jet · 03-12-2010, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cinderella

Not sure I understand what you mean...I hate remakes...even of bad 'B' pics. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Tho I must admit, I like The Children's Hour way better then Those 3 any day of the week! And, yep, A Star Is Born - I like Judy in ANYTHING!!!

well, that's your opinion. i think these are good remakes and that's my opinion.

cinderella · 03-12-2010, 07:23 PM

And we all know that we're entitled to them...opinions, that is.

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Originally Posted by Ol' Jet

well, that's your opinion. i think these are good remakes and that's my opinion.

Jet · 03-12-2010, 07:40 PM

I'm watching Psycho and then i'm watching another horror flick.

cinderella · 03-12-2010, 07:43 PM

Enjoy...I'll watch TCM for awhile if there's anything worthwhile.

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Originally Posted by Ol' Jet

I'm watching Psycho and then i'm watching another horror flick.

Jet · 03-12-2010, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol' Jet

I'm watching Psycho and then i'm watching another horror flick.

remind me never to accept an invitation to sandwiches and milk

cinderella · 03-12-2010, 09:29 PM

Gee,not even if there's stuffed birds involved? lol

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Originally Posted by Ol' Jet

remind me never to accept an invitation to sandwiches and milk

Jet · 03-13-2010, 10:10 PM

I'm not a big fan of James Coburn or his movies per se.

But there is a great sort of clock and dagger, whodunit that really is good.
The Last of Sheila plays like a sophistocated Clue game
leaving you at the very last asking, "what really happened to Sheila?"
Most of the movie takes place on a yacht, leaving a cast of star-studded
actors as suspects into the disappearance of Sheila.
I recommend this as a great little psychological whodunit from the 70's.
And well worth the watch and the rent if you can get it.
There aren't any good lifts from YouTube, but at least there's visuals:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWh5R1t3820"]YouTube- #489) THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973)[/ame]

See you at the movies...

Jet · 03-13-2010, 10:31 PM

There's a thousand comments we could all make about Jack Nicholson as to what makes him a fantastic actor,
a few not even preferring Nicholson.
I won't share my views about Nicholson other than to say the first time I ever saw him was in 5 Easy Pieces in 1970.
He was nominated for Best Actor. All I remember was his profound presence on screen
and the fact that he made everything seem so real. I thought, "I've never seen anybody like that!"
The best scene of all was in the famous diner scene
which typifies Nicholson's edgy, off the cuff presence.
It's awesome and I'd recommend viewing it as well as a great movie which about...

Summary, 5 Easy Pieces

Robert Dupea has given up his promising career as a concert pianist and is now working in oil fields.
He lives together with Rayette, who's a waitress in a diner.
When Robert hears from his sister that his father isn't well, he drives up to Washington to see him,
taking Rayette with him. There he gets confronted with his rich, cultured family that he had left behind.

See ya at the movies....

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wtfNE4z6a8"]YouTube- Five Easy Pieces Diner Scene[/ame]

Jet · 03-15-2010, 10:23 PM

I like sitting down to a classic just because it is classic even if it's not great.
I like The FBI Story as unreal as it was because I like Jimmy Stewart movies.
J. Edgar Hoover had script approval being the paranoid, schizo control freak that he was...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiWHw98XI60"]YouTube- Jimmy Stewart in The FBI Story: Library Proposal Scene[/ame]

I like The Glenn Miller Story too. Helen Miller did wear a size
3 and 1/2 shoe. A peer of mine and I wrote a 3 hour docudrama
for radio on the life Glenn miller called "The Major." They did locate
his single-engine monoplane, a Norseman, in the English channel, a few year's back.
I speculate that, if he would have lived, Glenn Miller would have been a great composer
and arranger in films. He had already done two movies before entering the army and forming the AAF band.
Here's the scene when he discovers "the sound...' after Willie Schwartz cuts his lip on a trumpet. The story is legend but it is a nice one...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6_knLCjiWI"]YouTube- Glenn Miller Story-Cut his lip and the sound[/ame]

Jet · 03-15-2010, 11:01 PM

Here's the movie that John Dillinger walked out of to be shot down in Chicago in 1934. Love the story and the movie, Manhattan Melodrama.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTff7Yr7ZtA"]YouTube- Manhattan Melodrama trailer (1934)[/ame]

cinderella · 03-18-2010, 08:45 PM

I love this ol' movie too, Ol' Jet. Here's one I think you'll appreciate. It has the sounds you love - 40's music, and a voice you may like - Lynn Bari. Enjoy.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2f_TBxagQY&feature=related"]YouTube- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Serenade In Blue[/ame]

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Originally Posted by Ol' Jet

Here's the movie that John Dillinger walked out of to be shot down in Chicago in 1934. Love the story and the movie, Manhattan Melodrama.

YouTube- Manhattan Melodrama trailer (1934)

03-12-2010, 07:11 PM	#8
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	Jet's FlixMix-Remakes Double up with Remakes! Not all remakes are good—usually not good at all. But here are a few from different genres that carry their weight make for pretty interesting nights for classics. The Thing 1982/The Thing from Another World 1951 (science fiction) A Star is Born 1937/1954 and 1976 (the 1954 version with Judy Garland is my pick) (a true melodrama) Lady for a Day 1933/Pocket Full of Miracles 1961 (both directed by William Wyler) (Comedy-drama) Roxy Hart 1942/Chicago 2002 (musical) These Three 1936/The Children's Hour 1961 (both directed by William Wyler) (heavy drama) 3:10 to Yuma 1957/3:10 to Yuma 2007 (the original is excellent black and white)(western)

03-13-2010, 10:31 PM	#17
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	5 Easy Pieces There's a thousand comments we could all make about Jack Nicholson as to what makes him a fantastic actor, a few not even preferring Nicholson. I won't share my views about Nicholson other than to say the first time I ever saw him was in 5 Easy Pieces in 1970. He was nominated for Best Actor. All I remember was his profound presence on screen and the fact that he made everything seem so real. I thought, "I've never seen anybody like that!" The best scene of all was in the famous diner scene which typifies Nicholson's edgy, off the cuff presence. It's awesome and I'd recommend viewing it as well as a great movie which about... Summary, 5 Easy Pieces Robert Dupea has given up his promising career as a concert pianist and is now working in oil fields. He lives together with Rayette, who's a waitress in a diner. When Robert hears from his sister that his father isn't well, he drives up to Washington to see him, taking Rayette with him. There he gets confronted with his rich, cultured family that he had left behind. See ya at the movies.... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wtfNE4z6a8"]YouTube- Five Easy Pieces Diner Scene[/ame]

03-12-2010, 06:46 PM	#3
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03-13-2010, 10:10 PM	#16
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	I'm not a big fan of James Coburn or his movies per se. But there is a great sort of clock and dagger, whodunit that really is good. The Last of Sheila plays like a sophistocated Clue game leaving you at the very last asking, "what really happened to Sheila?" Most of the movie takes place on a yacht, leaving a cast of star-studded actors as suspects into the disappearance of Sheila. I recommend this as a great little psychological whodunit from the 70's. And well worth the watch and the rent if you can get it. There aren't any good lifts from YouTube, but at least there's visuals: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWh5R1t3820"]YouTube- #489) THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973)[/ame] See you at the movies...

03-15-2010, 10:23 PM	#18
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	I like sitting down to a classic just because it is classic even if it's not great. I like The FBI Story as unreal as it was because I like Jimmy Stewart movies. J. Edgar Hoover had script approval being the paranoid, schizo control freak that he was... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiWHw98XI60"]YouTube- Jimmy Stewart in The FBI Story: Library Proposal Scene[/ame] I like The Glenn Miller Story too. Helen Miller did wear a size 3 and 1/2 shoe. A peer of mine and I wrote a 3 hour docudrama for radio on the life Glenn miller called "The Major." They did locate his single-engine monoplane, a Norseman, in the English channel, a few year's back. I speculate that, if he would have lived, Glenn Miller would have been a great composer and arranger in films. He had already done two movies before entering the army and forming the AAF band. Here's the scene when he discovers "the sound...' after Willie Schwartz cuts his lip on a trumpet. The story is legend but it is a nice one... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6_knLCjiWI"]YouTube- Glenn Miller Story-Cut his lip and the sound[/ame]

03-15-2010, 11:01 PM	#19
Jet Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: .. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .. Posts: 3,471 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 292 Thanked 2,647 Times in 1,293 Posts Rep Power: 0	Here's the movie that John Dillinger walked out of to be shot down in Chicago in 1934. Love the story and the movie, Manhattan Melodrama. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTff7Yr7ZtA"]YouTube- Manhattan Melodrama trailer (1934)[/ame]