TCM's 31 Days of Oscar

[DougO 5269]

On 2/14/2021 at 10:31 AM, RPM said:

Did I miss something or is TCM not doing 31 Days of Oscar this year?

They probably couldn't find enough classic films that qualify for the new Academy standards.

[DougO 5269]

Either Casablanca, From Here To Eternity or Citizen Kane seem to be aired on TCM at least once a month, if not more.

[miguelito 11519]

Also Dr. Strangelove.   And I still watch most of those every time.

[RPM 26682]

They show films 2 or 3 times per rotation now. I watched Casablanca twice last week, not that I'm complaining.

[DeepEastTexas 646]

A Man For All Seasons starts in 30 minutes. Amazing flick!

[RPM 26682]

Saw a promo for 31 Days of Oscar. Looks like the awards were moved to May so they are doing it in April.

[miguelito 11519]

Maltese Falcon on now.

Casablanca next.

Citizen Kane later. 

Then some flick from 1991 with Sharon Stone.

[DougO 5269]

On 2/17/2021 at 3:48 PM, DougO said:

Either Casablanca, From Here To Eternity or Citizen Kane seem to be aired on TCM at least once a month, if not more.

Yep.

[tantric superman 4668]

On 2/17/2021 at 3:48 PM, DougO said:

Either Casablanca, From Here To Eternity or Citizen Kane seem to be aired on TCM at least once a month, if not more.

[tantric superman 4668]

From Here to Eternity is the perfect fucking movie.

 

[RPM 26682]

FHTE is very good, but They Were Expendable and The Best Years of Our Lives are better.

[RPM 26682]

Run Silent, Run Deep is on. Area 7, The Bungo Straits... DIVE, DIVE!

[DougO 5269]

Watched that this afternoon. Great stuff. Been a while since I had seen that one.

[tantric superman 4668]

12 hours ago, RPM said:

FHTE is very good, but They Were Expendable and The Best Years of Our Lives are better.

They are all terrific, but BYOOL is kind of in its own category. FHTE is great because it has the babes and the macho assholes, macho cool cats, and macho crooners.  Total package.  The nurses in TWE are fine, but not the smoke show.

[RPM 26682]

Bob Hope double feature. My Favorite Brunette with Dorothy Lamour, then The Iron Petticoat with Katherine Hepburn. You can skip the latter.

[mininghorn88 2338]

1 hour ago, RPM said:

Bob Hope double feature. My Favorite Brunette with Dorothy Lamour, then The Iron Petticoat with Katherine Hepburn. You can skip the latter.

Have always enjoyed Bob Hope movies. Plus the Road to _________ series with Bing Crosby and Lamour.  Never been a big fan of Hepburn but have caught of few of her movies, most recently being The African Queen.

[RPM 26682]

43 minutes ago, mininghorn88 said:

Have always enjoyed Bob Hope movies. Plus the Road to _________ series with Bing Crosby and Lamour.  Never been a big fan of Hepburn but have caught of few of her movies, most recently being The African Queen.

TIP is NOT a good movie. The whole thing was mailed in by everyone involved. It is ultra-cringeworthy.

[dogbreath 440]

Blood simple on last night. Recorde it they yttv. Too much basketball and soccer going on to watch now. 

[washparkhorn 9974]

1 hour ago, dogbreath said:

Blood simple

Blood Simple (Coen Bros. first film) - with a young Frances McDormand and a perfect role for M. Emmet Walsh - is an excellent little film. Tight plot. 

[RPM 26682]

Sitting here bored, day drinking on my day off and Mighty Joe Young comes on TCM. WTH, nothing better to watch and it's got Ben Johnson. Then I notice during the opening credits is directed by JOHN FUCKING FORD. How did I not know this? Ford is one of my favorite directors, but I had no idea he dabbled this deep with sfx.

[Beau Vine 55896]

On 3/20/2021 at 7:15 PM, washparkhorn said:

Blood Simple (Coen Bros. first film) - with a young Frances McDormand and a perfect role for M. Emmet Walsh - is an excellent little film. Tight plot. 

Still my favorite Coen movie.

[DeepEastTexas 646]

Quite an afternoon today. The Bridge on the River Kwai followed by A Man for All Seasons. 
 

Great double feature!

[dogbreath 440]

And Treasure of Sierra Madre was on before river quai.  What a movie. 

[RPM 26682]

4 hours ago, dogbreath said:

And Treasure of Sierra Madre was on before river quai.  What a movie. 

Tim Holt was underrated.

[tantric superman 4668]

On 3/20/2021 at 7:15 PM, washparkhorn said:

Blood Simple (Coen Bros. first film) - with a young Frances McDormand and a perfect role for M. Emmet Walsh - is an excellent little film. Tight plot. 

Watched it again.  That last damn scene, when the drop comes down and the music kicks in.  Ha!

 

[UTCzech III 2963]

31 Days of Oscar starts today.  Going A-Z this year just fyi.  All the King's Men, Almost Famous, An American in Paris and Anatomy of a Murder up tonight. 

[DougO 5269]

Has Almost Famous been on TCM before?

[UTCzech III 2963]

11 minutes ago, DougO said:

Has Almost Famous been on TCM before?

I think so, they've tried to branch out to more "modern" movies it seems, The Big Chill is on tomorrow.  

[mininghorn88 2338]

22 minutes ago, UTCzech III said:

I think so, they've tried to branch out to more "modern" movies it seems, The Big Chill is on tomorrow.  

This development has me curious as to how much “modern” content they will begin to show. I like me so real old movies.

[RPM 26682]

1 hour ago, DougO said:

Has Almost Famous been on TCM before?

I want to say no. UTC is right that they are showing more modern "classics", but this is a bit newer than the others I've seen. Damn, just checked and it came out in 2000. I guess 21 years is a legit "classic."

[tantric superman 4668]

The key word being "classic".

The Big Chill is going to grow into a tired old movie, as opposed to the tired kind of old movie that it is. 

Almost Famous is going to stay great.

[DougO 5269]

I don't know if they are trying to show more modern classics as much as more movies we don't think of as that old are now qualified to be classic. I think the rule used to be 20 years from original release with rare exceptions. It's been 20 years.

[mininghorn88 2338]

Who decides what a classic is besides age of the film? I would assume that there are a lot of movies on TCM that now have a great following that, at the time of release, were not well received.  And, am sure that there were blockbusters back in the day that no one cares for today.

[WhatTheBuck 28942]

10 hours ago, DougO said:

Has Almost Famous been on TCM before?

This is the first time I’ve heard of it. That’s one of my favorite movies. Anyone who hasn’t seen it should really check it out. Especially if you like 70’s music. Everything about it is great including the soundtrack and the original songs written for the fictional band Stillwater by Nancy Wilson for sure (off the top of my head and I’m not sure who else without looking it up ) The deluxe edition DVD comes with a Stillwater EP.

I don’t suppose they’ll be showing the director’s cut (aka the bootleg cut).

[WhatTheBuck 28942]

“Listen to Tommy with a candle burning and you will see your entire future.”

[WhatTheBuck 28942]

“Your mom kinda freaked me out.”

[DougO 5269]

It always tickles me how Jeff Beebe is Stillwater's excellent lead singer, but when he's singing "Cover Of The Rolling Stone" at the  party he can't carry a tune to save his life.

Edited April 2, 2021 by DougO

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

4 hours ago, DougO said:

It always tickles me how Jeff Beebe is Stillwater's excellent lead singer, but when he's singing "Cover Of The Rolling Stone" at the  party he can't carry a tune to save his life.

Robert Zimmerman says how you doin'.

[RPM 26682]

David Niven leads an all star cast Around The World in 80 Days. Passepartout!

Loved this movie the first time I saw it as a kid and still do.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

46 minutes ago, RPM said:

David Niven leads an all star cast Around The World in 80 Days. Passepartout!

Loved this movie the first time I saw it as a kid and still do.

Watching it now... Who'd have thought Shirley Macleane could play a smoking hot, Indian chick....  she was hot as shit back in the day.

Edited April 2, 2021 by Onboard 2.0

[RPM 26682]

Just now, Onboard 2.0 said:

Watching it now... Who'd have thought Shriley Macleane could play a smoking hot Indian chick....  she was hot as shit back in the day.

She was pure smoke. 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

1 minute ago, RPM said:

She was pure smoke. 

She didn't age well, but still one of my favorite actresses.

[RPM 26682]

Just now, Onboard 2.0 said:

She didn't age well

Does the term "rode hard" ring a bell? Seabiscuit was saddled up less.

[WhatTheBuck 28942]

8 hours ago, DougO said:

It always tickles me how Jeff Beebe is Stillwater's excellent lead singer, but when he's singing "Cover Of The Rolling Stone" at the  party he can't carry a tune to save his life.

He kills on Fever Dog. 

[Steamboat1874 4392]

I don't mind them showing more "current" movies and they seem to have been doing that a lot more lately. Maybe they are trying to reach a "younger" audience. 

I prefer movies from the late 30's and all through the 40's myself which are almost always B&W.

I also record a lot of movies from Movies TV Network. They show a ton of Noir but must be recordered because of commercials.

 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

16 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

I don't mind them showing more "current" movies and they seem to have been doing that a lot more lately. Maybe they are trying to reach a "younger" audience. 

I prefer movies from the late 30's and all through the 40's myself which are almost always B&W.

I also record a lot of movies from Movies TV Network. They show a ton of Noir but must be recordered because of commercials.

 

They are. The folks who like black, and white movies are dying out.  The son, a very bright kid otherwise said he hates black, and white movies, with the possible exception of Strangelove.

[tantric superman 4668]

2 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

They are. The folks who like black, and white movies are dying out.  The son, a very bright kid otherwise said he hates black, and white movies, with the possible exception of Strangelove.

You need to hurry up and get him to see Eraserhead or he will be lost forever.

[tantric superman 4668]

Watched the end of Almost Famous last night.  Love the way that the music and the final 5 minutes or so "prove up" the theme of the movie -- how a stupid piece of music can make you crazy.  And then they seal the deal by kicking into "Feel Flows" - a song I don't remember hearing prior to seeing the movie.

Damn, the scene of the kid fingering through the record collection.  The rite of passage in the 70s - having access to your older siblings record collection. 

[RPM 26682]

2 hours ago, tantric superman said:

Damn, the scene of the kid fingering through the record collection.  The rite of passage in the 70s - having access to your older siblings record collection. 

I remember filling in the grooves of my older sister's Monkee's album with her nail polish. I stole her Magical Mystery Tour. At least she had some tiny inkling taste.

[WhatTheBuck 28942]

27 minutes ago, RPM said:

I remember filling in the grooves of my older sister's Monkee's album with her nail polish. I stole her Magical Mystery Tour. At least she had some tiny inkling taste.

That’s bogus, dude. Hell, I own The Monkees Greatest Hits on CD. They had some great songs. And stealing someone’s Beatles album is just cruel.

Also, I bought Blue by Joni Mitchell because it was one of the albums William’s sister left him. I already owned Court and Spark but I wasn’t familiar with Blue. It’s a great album. His sister had good taste.