TCM's 31 Days of Oscar

[Continental Op 3934]

Elevator to the Gallows is spectacular.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

On 3/10/2020 at 6:17 AM, RPM said:

Star of the Month is Joe E. Brown.

His most famous role is the lecherous millionaire playboy Osgood Fielding III who is smitten with Jack Lemmon in Some Like it Hot.

I never really knew of or paid attention to him until my Dad,who was an Iwo Jima vet told me a story about Joe E. Brown. In WWII when big USO shows like Bob Hope were getting all the press, there were smaller shows being done much closer to the front lines. Joe E. Brown was one of those performers. Even before the USO was formed Brown island hopped across the South Pacific at his own expense to entertain the troops crammed into the space behind the pilot in a P-38.  (Most likely it was a P-38M similar to the one below)

After the war Brown's house in Hollywood burned. In a TV interview Brown said the only thing that hurt was losing all the little momentos given to him by the troops. One of the few times I saw things get dusty for Dad.

Very cool to hear about him. A little  Joe goes a long way for me though.

[RPM 26319]

Submarine movie day! Just watched Up Periscope. Destination Tokyo, Torpedo Run, Ice Station Zebra and Operation Pacific round out the schedule.

Dive! Dive!

[DougO 5245]

Ben-Hur....

Oops, it's the second half that's just starting. Oh well, still a whole movie's worth of greatness.

Edited April 12, 2020 by DougO

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

30 minutes ago, DougO said:

Ben-Hur....

Oops, it's the second half that's just starting. Oh well, still a whole movie's worth of greatness.

And only half of Marsalla is left....

[RPM 26319]

11 hours ago, DougO said:

Ben-Hur....

Oops, it's the second half that's just starting. Oh well, still a whole movie's worth of greatness.

I hate religious epics, but Ben-Hur is an exception. Such greatness.

[RPM 26319]

They ran an excellent documentary about Buster Keaton last night, The Great Buster: A Celebration. Written and narrated by Peter Bogdanovich. Really good.

Edited April 27, 2020 by RPM

[RPM 26319]

Glad I happened to stumble across this one. Set your DVRs boys, we have a legitimate classic on tonight Francis. That's right the original talking Army mule. Chill Wills kills as the uncredited voice of Francis. This is where Mr Ed came from.

Edited May 3, 2020 by RPM

[RPM 26319]

Today is Robert Osborne's birthday. TCM is playing "Bob's favorites" today with his original introductions for them. Good stuff.

[Steamboat1874 4058]

17 hours ago, RPM said:

Today is Robert Osborne's birthday. TCM is playing "Bob's favorites" today with his original introductions for them. Good stuff.

Miss Bob.

[Continental Op 3934]

Edward G. Robinson is the TCM Star of the Month.  Little Caesar now.  Key Largo and Bullets or Ballots on deck later.

Edited May 8, 2020 by Continental Op

[RPM 26319]

Little Caesar is greatness.

Is this the end of Rico?

Edited May 8, 2020 by RPM

[Steamboat1874 4058]

Love EG Robinson movies.

[tantric superman 4667]

How come gangsters always want a razor shave when they are wound up?

[DeepEastTexas 640]

The Third Man starting now.

great flick. 

[RPM 26319]

1 hour ago, tantric superman said:

How come gangsters always want a razor shave when they are wound up?

Because shaving yourself is for chumps.

[RPM 26319]

Brewster McCloud coming on TCM Underground tonight. 1970 Robert Altman film about a birdboy that lives in the Astrodome. Low budget alternative film full of excellent early 70's Houston footage. Bud Cort, Sally Kellerman, Stacy Keach, Shelley Duvall, Rene Auberjonois.

 

[BornOrange 1441]

9 hours ago, RPM said:

Brewster McCloud coming on TCM Underground tonight. 1970 Robert Altman film about a birdboy that lives in the Astrodome. Low budget alternative film full of excellent early 70's Houston footage. Bud Cort, Sally Kellerman, Stacy Keach, Shelley Duvall, Rene Auberjonois.

 

I saw it years ago......one weird movie.

[RPM 26319]

Eddie G, Bogey, Claire Trevor and John Huston 10 years before Key Largo.

 

Edited May 15, 2020 by RPM

[WBT 20564]

 

This was pretty good.  Marilyn Monroe and her sidepiece plot to kill Marilyn's crazy husband but it goes all wrong.  I think this is the most I've ever liked Marilyn's acting.  Jean Peters was really good too.  There were lots of beautiful shots of the falls.  I'm not sure why the trailer is black and white but the movie was color.

Edited May 18, 2020 by WBT

[RPM 26319]

Jean Peters is very underrated.

[BornOrange 1441]

On 5/15/2020 at 12:13 AM, RPM said:

Eddie G, Bogey, Claire Trevor and John Huston 10 years before Key Largo.

 

With a title like this, you would think he was a character in an Ian Fleming novel.

There is more innuendo in this trailer than in a Bond movie.

"George, I remember that doctor's name rhymed with a female body part. Dr. West? ... Dr. Whipple? ... Dr. Bussey? ... Dr. Mulva? ... I remember!! .... Dr. Clitterhouse!!!!!!

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22 hours ago, WBT said:

 

This was pretty good.  Marilyn Monroe and her sidepiece plot to kill Marilyn's crazy husband but it goes all wrong.  I think this is the most I've ever liked Marilyn's acting.  Jean Peters was really good too.  There were lots of beautiful shots of the falls.  I'm not sure why the trailer is black and white but the movie was color.

And when I heard that voice, I immediately thought of 16 Candles. 

[tantric superman 4667]

Sand Pebbles (1966) at 330 Sunday.

Saw it when I was tiny, probably on TV.  Last gunfight scene always terrified me. 

On rewatching, the naval battle scene is really awesome. 

Just a gorgeous, "big" movie.

Plus Candice Bergen.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

3 minutes ago, tantric superman said:

Sand Pebbles (1966) at 330 Sunday.

Saw it when I was tiny, probably on TV.  Last gunfight scene always terrified me. 

On rewatching, the naval battle scene is really awesome. 

Just a gorgeous, "big" movie.

Plus Candice Bergen.

The sword torture scene of his engine room coolie was the thing that always stuck out in my mind as a little kid. One of my favorites.

Edited May 24, 2020 by Onboard 2.0

[Underdog 28621]

The boxing match. 

[The University 851]

outside of the title, the amazing clitterhouse was a big letdown. bogart just wasn't into it.

however, key largo with both bogart and egr was fantastic.

[mr. sunshine 2824]

1 hour ago, The University said:

outside of the title, the amazing clitterhouse was a big letdown. 

 

I must have missed this one. The poster tells me the good doctor really loves his work 

 

Edited May 24, 2020 by mr. sunshine

[WhatTheBuck 28778]

On May 24, 2020 at 12:13 PM, tantric superman said:

Sand Pebbles (1966) at 330 Sunday.

Saw it when I was tiny, probably on TV.  Last gunfight scene always terrified me. 

On rewatching, the naval battle scene is really awesome. 

Just a gorgeous, "big" movie.

Plus Candice Bergen.

Had a visit from director Robert Wise in film class once. He said that was his favorite of all the films he made. 

[WBT 20564]

Steam live...steam dead

[RPM 26319]

1 hour ago, WBT said:

Steam live...steam dead

Sleepy steam.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

5 hours ago, WBT said:

Steam live...steam dead

Stim. It's stim not steam......

[RPM 26319]

Eddie G must be star of the month. Just watched Five Star Final (1931) a gritty pre-code newspaper film. You think the media is bad now? Sheesh!

Fortunately they're following it up with the more uplifting biopic Dr. Erlich's Magic Bullet (1940). Syphilis be gone!

[The University 851]

if you have hbomax, there's a tcm branded collection of movies.

[WBT 20564]

Cool Hand Luke starting in an hour.

Calling it your job don't make it right boss.

[Steamboat1874 4058]

57 minutes ago, WBT said:

Cool Hand Luke starting in an hour.

Calling it your job don't make it right boss.

[DallasGatr 216]

“My Lord, whatever I done, don’t strike me blind for another couple of minutes.”

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

3 hours ago, Steamboat1874 said:

May be the sexiest scene (without actual sex) I've ever seen.

[RPM 26319]

Sam Peckinpah night. A documentary, Peckinpah Suite then Ride The High Country and The Wild Bunch. My night is set.

[tantric superman 4667]

PSA, wife just told me that Rochelle, Rochelle is on at 3 pm.  Not sure if the edited or unrated version.

[dogbreath 434]

The Swimmer. Based on John Cheever story and starring Burt Lancaster.  Studio very unhappy with result and hired Sydney Pollack to direct some changes and made Lancaster pay for last day of shooting.   Read the story when I was young and would like to read now at my advanced age, but no longer have the book.  I swim everyday and so my interest was to see if there was any like-mindedness. 

Lancaster picks his route across upper class suburbia and swims his way uninvited in neighbors pools with mixed reaction.  It would be a better movie without the studio additions, but the movie that stuck with me.   I share very little with the main character, although my ex-wife may find a few resemblances.  Burt and I do share the absolute joy of diving in water.   He in pools and me in the river. 

 

 

[DougO 5245]

The Swimmer is awesome. I had never heard of it until TCM had comedian Gilbert Gottfried on as a guest programmer and he picked it several years ago.

[miguelito 11263]

Dr. Strangelove tonight at 7pm, followed by another Sellers movie.

[billfromlaketravis 11466]

On 6/7/2020 at 11:45 AM, tantric superman said:

PSA, wife just told me that Rochelle, Rochelle is on at 3 pm.  Not sure if the edited or unrated version.

This, is real movie?

Edited July 11, 2020 by billfromlaketravis

[tantric superman 4667]

On 6/25/2020 at 3:14 PM, dogbreath said:

The Swimmer. Based on John Cheever story and starring Burt Lancaster.  Studio very unhappy with result and hired Sydney Pollack to direct some changes and made Lancaster pay for last day of shooting.   Read the story when I was young and would like to read now at my advanced age, but no longer have the book.  I swim everyday and so my interest was to see if there was any like-mindedness. 

Lancaster picks his route across upper class suburbia and swims his way uninvited in neighbors pools with mixed reaction.  It would be a better movie without the studio additions, but the movie that stuck with me.   I share very little with the main character, although my ex-wife may find a few resemblances.  Burt and I do share the absolute joy of diving in water.   He in pools and me in the river. 

 

 

It's dark as hell and great.

[RPM 26319]

It's John Ford night and there's a couple of classics running back to back. The Grapes of Wrath followed by The Long Voyage Home. Both of these are among my favorite films. The stories are riveting and the performances are epic.

[DougO 5245]

Covid, riots, the political shitshow, murder hornets, plague squirrels...fucking taxes...

Makes the Grapes of Wrath seem like slapstick comedy. Watching this shit to cheer up.

[miguelito 11263]

Bogart fans: Maltese Falcon and High Sierra on tonight.

[Continental Op 3934]

Haven't seen High Sierra in years.  

[DeepEastTexas 640]

12 hours ago, miguelito said:

Bogart fans: Maltese Falcon and High Sierra on tonight.

“We didn’t believe your story Ms. O’Shaugnessy, we believed your $200. You paid us more than if you had been telling the truth, and enough more to make it alright.”

One of the best lines in the movie, if not the best.