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

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In Vinyl Veritas

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by Andree » March 21st, 2023, 9:05 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat
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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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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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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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Rethinking Best Cinematography

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by skimpole » November 25th, 2023, 3:04 am » in The Films » The People of Film

Almost three months ago, I started a thread suggesting my choices for Best Cinematography of 1964. I'm starting this thread to consider the award in...

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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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by Masha » December 29th, 2022, 8:12 am » in Off Topic » General Chat

I have a code in my nothe.

That is not quite true. I have a code ... er ... a cold but there is no nasal congestion and so my nothe ... nose is one...
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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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-Bachelorettes?

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Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen

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by Swithin » Yesterday, 8:50 pm » in The Films » LGBTQ Film

Samuel Barnett is one of my favorite British actors. I first saw him in the National Theatre's 2004 production of Alan Bennett's The History Boys ....

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by Swithin » November 28th, 2023, 9:35 am » in The Films » LGBTQ Film

Kingrat kicked off a discussion of Neil Patrick Harris's miniseries Uncoupled, which was on Netflix. In that thread, we got caught up in a wider...

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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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This week on SVENGOOLIE...

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by RedRiver » March 11th, 2012, 3:24 pm » in The Films » Sci-fi and Horror

I hope I'm not repeating a thread, but I don't see anything on this cute Saturday night feature on ME TV. We all know Svengoolie. The format is...
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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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Bernard And The Genie (1991) - The perfect Christmas Movie!

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by Masha » December 2nd, 2022, 12:00 am » in The Films » Comedies

Bernard And The Genie (1991)

A naïve young art dealer generates a £50,000,000 profit for his company in a single deal. This results in his being...

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Movie Awards for 2023

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by skimpole » Yesterday, 3:29 am » in The Films » Talk About Modern Films

Back on the TCM message boards, there would usually be a thread for each year's movie awards. With that in mind, here's this year's New York Film...

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What are you listening to?

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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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by Hibi » December 12th, 2022, 1:05 pm » in The Films » The People of Film

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Word Association Game - Silver Screen Style!

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by Rita Hayworth » February 24th, 2012, 2:33 pm » in Film-Related » Games and Trivia

Word Association Game
It's easy ... You can use 1 or more words that deems fit ... Here's how its works!

Member 1 posted ... then
Black Gown...
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"Corridor of Mirrors" (1948)

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by Nellie LaRoy » November 30th, 2023, 8:09 pm » in The Films » Film Noir and Crime

One of my favorite new finds is Terence Young's directorial debut, Corridor of Mirrors , starring Eric Portman, Edana Romney and Barbara Mullen.

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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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Double feature: "Ivy" and "Moss Rose" (1947)

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by Nellie LaRoy » November 27th, 2023, 2:15 pm » in The Films » Film Noir and Crime

I found this to be a throughly enjoyable double feature of crime/noir films set in England, both of which happened to be released in 1947; caught...
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For PEEBS: "The WANTERS"

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by NoShear » November 26th, 2023, 10:54 am » in The Films » Silents & PreCodes

The WANTERS is said to have been released 100 years ago on this day:

Interestingly, Peebs, its star - Marie Prevost - will later die destitute...
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Gay and Streaming

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by kingrat » November 18th, 2023, 1:01 am » in Off Topic » General TV and Media

For those who are interested in gay-themed programing on TV, I thought it might be useful to start a thread specifically for that, rather than...
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The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

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by wmcclain » May 17th, 2023, 6:28 am » in The Films » Film Noir and Crime

The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) , directed by Peter Godfrey.

Humphrey Bogart is a grumpy painter showing signs of lunacy. When he meets Barbara...

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