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What actor/actress comes to mind?

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by ziggy6708a » December 5th, 2022, 5:49 pm » in Film-Related » Games and Trivia

when you think of snarky sarcasm ??
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First Film that comes to mind...

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by ziggy6708a » December 1st, 2022, 7:26 pm » in Film-Related » Games and Trivia

well, we gotta start somewhere.........

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When you think of.......

-Bachelorettes?

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Classical Music

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by laffite » December 17th, 2022, 10:04 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat
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TCM Premieres....

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by ziggy6708a » December 1st, 2022, 7:54 pm » in TCM » Movies and Features on TCM

late FRI., 12-2 Underground.......

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Krull (1983)
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Your Favorite Film Critics/Reviewers

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by EP Millstone » January 1st, 2023, 2:47 pm » in The Films » Talk About Modern Films

More than a few SSO members seem to put much stock in the opinions of film critics/film reviewers. Personally, I don't give a rodent's rump about the...

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MUSINGS, PONDERINGS, RUMINATIONS AND FANCIES

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by Bronxgirl48 » January 23rd, 2023, 11:45 am » in The Films » The People of Film

Bing Crosby's left arm still leaves me puzzled.

I am pondering where Vivian Leigh looked her loveliest. For me, it is a choice between THAT HAMILTON...
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NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)

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by scsu1975 » January 1st, 2023, 11:14 am » in The Films » Silents & PreCodes

Let’s take a look back at the films playing at the Poli Theatre in Bridgeport, CT, one hundred years ago. This is a continuation of the thread I...
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by speedracer5 » October 25th, 2022, 10:46 pm » in TCM » Tales from the TCM Classic Film Festival

The 2023 TCM FIlm Festival will be April 13-April 16, 2023. I am so excited, my husband and I are planning on attending the TCMFF for the first time...
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Hereditary (2018)

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by ziggy6708a » Yesterday, 7:26 pm » in The Films » Sci-fi and Horror

Anyone seen THIS one??
yikes.....for those who dig getting creeped out
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by Masha » November 17th, 2022, 10:48 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat

I wish this to be a thread to innocently provoke quick smiles or thought. Please do not post any political, racist or religious material.
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I Just Watched...

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by speedracer5 » December 4th, 2022, 3:27 pm » in TCM » Movies and Features on TCM

I'm resurrecting my very popular I Just Watched... thread from the old TCM site. Despite being under the Movies and Features on TCM section of this...
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The Domestic CAT: Feline at its finest!

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by Garbomaniac » June 18th, 2009, 9:59 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat

I hated cats all my life. My wife insisted on saving the life of this dying feline on the side of the road. I said, Let it die. But, she got her way,...
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by bobhopefan1940 » May 1st, 2007, 7:44 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat

Just curious... Are you into new music, old music? Personally, I barely listen to anything that is out on the air waves to day. I like to go back and...
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What are you reading?

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by moira finnie » April 17th, 2007, 10:27 am » in Off Topic » General TV and Media

So, what's on your bedtable? Are you reading a good mystery, history, classic, biography, philosophical tome, poetry collection, self-help book,...
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Mary Astor

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by rudyfan » February 13th, 2009, 1:53 pm » in The Films » Silents & PreCodes

Since I mentioned in the what are you reading thread that I am currently reading both Mary Astor's My Story and A Life on Film , I thought she might...
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Sue Sue's TCM Film Festival Tidbit Travel Blog

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by Sue Sue Applegate » April 19th, 2010, 4:21 pm » in TCM » Tales from the TCM Classic Film Festival

This native Houstonian and oil-field brat has decided to attend the first Turner Classic Movies Fan Convention in Los Angeles, California, at the...
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Where Love Has Gone (1964)

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by EP Millstone » February 5th, 2023, 6:51 pm » in The Films » Dramas

A 1940s-style woman's film , produced in the 1960s, and packed with a Classic Hollywood cast, Where Love Has Gone is sordid, sensational, salacious,...

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DEWEY'S RECORD PARTY!

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by Dewey1960 » June 7th, 2007, 3:42 am » in Off Topic » General Chat

Welcome to Dewey's Record Party where nothin' but the finest in the Devil's Music is featured for your listenin' and dancin' pleasure!

Johnny...
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Classic Movie Soundtracks

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by GaryCooper » October 23rd, 2022, 12:19 pm » in Film-Related » Movie Trailers and Soundtracks
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Conrad Veidt

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by laffite » February 7th, 2023, 10:44 pm » in The Films » The People of Film

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The Slithering Sixties: The Snake Woman (1961) and The Reptile (1966)

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by Swithin » February 5th, 2023, 10:22 am » in The Films » Sci-fi and Horror

Since The Reptile was on TCM last month, I've lifted my post from the TCM site about the film and another reptilian movie. One aspect of The Reptile...

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Noir Alley

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by ElCid » December 2nd, 2022, 2:10 pm » in TCM » Noir Alley

Feature for Dec. 3 & 4 is Decoy. Not sure if I have seen it before or not, but will watch it.

OK, to clarify I changed title of this one to simply...
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DVD Conversion Software-what do you use?

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by TikiSoo » February 1st, 2023, 9:29 am » in Off Topic » General Chat

I hope there are a few techies on this board. I relied a lot on Dargo & Hamradio over at the other site and hopefully can root out fellow techies...

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Sight and Sound 2022 Goes Pretentious

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by CinemaInternational » December 1st, 2022, 3:16 pm » in TCM » Movies and Features on TCM

The overall effect of this list is absolutely numbing. Top movie lists made up of huge groups of people are always going to disappoint people, but if...
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Movie trivia?

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by Guest » April 20th, 2007, 7:36 pm » in Film-Related » Games and Trivia

Guidelines are simple:

I post some bit of trivia and you tell me what movie it came from. Movies may be screen or made-for-tv movies as long as they...
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