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Kevin Spacey Found Not Guilty - Accusers Were Lying For $

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by Intrepid37 » July 29th, 2023, 4:45 am » in Off Topic » General Chat
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poetry

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by melwalton » November 24th, 2007, 6:59 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat

The t shirt post by Klondike put me in mind of some poems that might get a smile:

Go to father', she said, when I asked her to wed, 'Cause she...
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What movies should be on TCM?

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by skimpole » June 24th, 2023, 2:33 am » in TCM » Movies and Features on TCM

Given the horrible news and rumors this week about TCM, this is probably not the right time to post this. But in the old TCM forums there was a...
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July 28th, 2023, 9:32 pm
TCM airing pirated copies of film?

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by LostHorizons » July 5th, 2023, 11:53 pm » in TCM » Movies and Features on TCM

What do you think of this man’s claim? The copy of “Garden of Earthly Delights” was from a pirated copy.

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July 28th, 2023, 5:47 am
Name Five Films Worthy of Rediscovery

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by MissGoddess » August 27th, 2009, 11:24 am » in TCM » Movies and Features on TCM

(I posted this at TCM and thought it might be fun here, too)
Can you name five films you consider the most underrated, least appreciated, etc. of...
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July 23rd, 2023, 7:47 pm
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (streaming series)

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by Nellie LaRoy » June 26th, 2023, 6:33 pm » in Off Topic » General TV and Media

I couldn't see a thread for this and hope this might be ok as a stand-alone thread, rather than rating a fleeting mention on a thread about programs...

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July 22nd, 2023, 12:45 am
Ridley Scott's Napoleon

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by GaryCooper » May 17th, 2023, 8:18 am » in The Films » Talk About Modern Films

Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Unveils Epic Battle Scene at CinemaCon

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Betty Garde

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by Swithin » July 17th, 2023, 9:22 pm » in The Films » The People of Film

Betty Garde (1905-1989) is one of my favorite supporting players. She's not as big a name as some, but she's as big a talent, and in many media.

In...

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July 19th, 2023, 6:19 pm
Best And Worst Mothers In Film

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by Detective Jim McLeod » May 14th, 2023, 7:04 am » in The Films » The People of Film

Happy Mothers Day!
Who do you think are the best and worst characters who were mothers in a film. This is what I think-

BEST
Irene Dunne in I...
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July 18th, 2023, 9:59 pm
TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES NEWS

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by GaryCooper » April 10th, 2023, 9:47 am » in Off Topic » General TV and Media

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I also love seeing the changing audience at the film festival. People think, Well, TCM, it's just going to be a lot of old white people. But...
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Upcoming Criterion Releases

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by Mr. Arkadin » October 14th, 2007, 10:27 am » in Film-Related » Classic Film on DVD

Criterion is set to release some great films:

Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) Released a full year before La Strada , S&T has many similar themes. It...

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July 18th, 2023, 7:51 am
The Warner Archive

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by myrnaloyisdope » March 21st, 2009, 10:01 pm » in Film-Related » Classic Film on DVD

150 titles with many more promised. Alas they are $20, and only are available in the US. But still this is a gleam of hope for the future.

I mean...
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July 17th, 2023, 6:03 pm
Classic Characters with Classic Films

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by vallo » October 5th, 2007, 10:10 am » in Film-Related » Games and Trivia

I'm trying something new. If I may....

If I name a Characters' name. Can you name the film?

Like Rhett Butler = Gone With the Wind

I'll start:...
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July 16th, 2023, 10:29 pm
Beautiful wristwatches of film

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by LostHorizons » October 24th, 2022, 5:18 pm » in Film-Related » Classic Film Art

This is an attempt at restarting a thread I had made on the old forum. Basically, this thread is for posting interesting wristwatches or pocket...

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July 16th, 2023, 7:12 am
Murder, She Wrote on Start TV

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by jimimac71 » July 6th, 2023, 12:49 pm » in Off Topic » General TV and Media

Start TV is showing episodes of Murder, She Wrote now.
They started with a 2 day marathon on July 3rd and the 4th.
It seems as if NBC/Universal will...

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July 14th, 2023, 2:09 pm
Special 4th of July feature--coming late! Celebrates all 50 states!

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by skimpole » July 8th, 2023, 2:31 am » in TCM » Movies and Features on TCM

I wanted to submit this post for the 4th, but I had a problem with my computer that prevented me from posting it on Tuesday. The idea is to list the...
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July 10th, 2023, 11:50 am
Your Favorite Film Of These Movie Studios

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by Detective Jim McLeod » June 10th, 2023, 9:10 am » in The Films » The People of Film

I have read that the first five studios were the major ones of the classic era, while the last three were smaller independent ones. What is your...

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July 8th, 2023, 5:09 pm
No fireworks this year

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by LostHorizons » July 5th, 2023, 12:54 am » in Off Topic » General Chat

There were no fireworks this year around me, for the first time in I don’t know how many years. The guy who usually does them every year accidentally...

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July 8th, 2023, 11:15 am
MATLOCK reboot starring Kathy Bates

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by HoldenIsHere » June 24th, 2023, 1:52 pm » in Off Topic » General TV and Media

I thought of the SSO's own jimimac when I saw this.

For its fall schedule, CBS plans to re-boot the legal drama MATLOCK with Kathy Bates in the...
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July 6th, 2023, 3:48 pm
It is my considered opinion . . .

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by mrsl » July 3rd, 2015, 6:00 pm » in The Films » Talk About Modern Films

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I have discovered that when watching a remake, you must have NOT seen the original. I guess it's just human nature to compare, but often there is...

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July 4th, 2023, 9:14 pm
The Magnificent Ambersons

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by C*i*g*a*rTheJoe » July 4th, 2023, 6:09 am » in Off Topic » General Chat

Some News

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July 4th, 2023, 3:23 pm
Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade....

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by ziggy6708a » June 30th, 2023, 7:45 pm » in The Films » Action and Adventure

see:
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July 3rd, 2023, 9:12 pm
John Gilbert's Sound Career on TCM

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by moira finnie » November 30th, 2008, 7:22 pm » in The Films » Silents & PreCodes

On Tues., Dec. 2 at 3PM ET, one of the rarely seen talkies of John Gilbert 's career will be broadcast on TCM. While it would be a few years before...
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July 3rd, 2023, 4:13 pm
Canada Day, eh!

Last post by jimimac71 « July 3rd, 2023, 1:21 pm
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by Feinberg » July 1st, 2023, 1:21 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat

Still no Canada Day TCM? What about featuring some of these people on July 1:

Jack Warner, Mack Sennett, Norman Jewison, Marie Dressler, Walter...

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July 3rd, 2023, 1:21 pm
Oregon finally gets to pump their own gasoline

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by jimimac71 » July 3rd, 2023, 11:35 am » in Off Topic » General Chat

After 72 years, it will be legal to put fuel in your own car.
That leaves only New Jersey as a full serve only state.

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