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Dodsworth

Last post by movieman1957 « March 30th, 2021, 8:50 am
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by jdb1 » July 2nd, 2007, 8:40 am

Who saw Dodsworth on Saturday night? What a wonderful movie.

I hadn't seen it in years, and I'm sure I got much more out of it now that I did 20 or...

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March 30th, 2021, 8:50 am
To Kill A Mockingbird

Last post by movieman1957 « March 2nd, 2019, 1:27 pm
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by movieman1957 » March 8th, 2009, 1:28 pm
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If any of you have been following the adventures of our friends who are to be Guest Programmers on TCM next month then you may have seen Lynn...
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March 2nd, 2019, 1:27 pm
Love Affair or An Affair to Remember?

Last post by moira finnie « January 20th, 2016, 2:16 am
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by MissGoddess » June 28th, 2007, 9:18 am
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Which Leo McCarey classic do you prefer?
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Last post by moira finnie
January 20th, 2016, 2:16 am
Let's talk about Jesse Stone

Last post by Professional Tourist « December 27th, 2015, 5:34 pm
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by mrsl » March 16th, 2015, 7:39 pm

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For those of you who watched CBS between the years of 2005 and 2012, you probably know who Jesse Stone is, but since the last one ( Benefit of the...

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Last post by Professional Tourist
December 27th, 2015, 5:34 pm
I'll Be Seeing You

Last post by knitwit45 « December 22nd, 2015, 3:30 pm
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by mrsl » December 27th, 2013, 6:02 am

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My viewing of Christmas movies is about complete for this year finally. Between Lifetime for Women, INSP, TCM, ABC Family, and all the others that...

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Last post by knitwit45
December 22nd, 2015, 3:30 pm
Her Sister's Secret (1946-Edgar Ulmer)

Last post by CineMaven « November 4th, 2015, 2:44 am
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by moira finnie » October 22nd, 2014, 5:10 pm

Her Sister's Secret (1945), which aired last night as a TCM Premiere on a night of Edgar Ulmer features, was most absorbing for several reasons....

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Last post by CineMaven
November 4th, 2015, 2:44 am
Halloween in Context?

Last post by Professional Tourist « October 28th, 2015, 7:49 pm
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by moira finnie » October 29th, 2014, 8:58 am

Other than genre movies about the supernatural, there are only a few classic films that incorporate Halloween into a more generalized story quite...

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Last post by Professional Tourist
October 28th, 2015, 7:49 pm
Biopics

Last post by RedRiver « May 31st, 2015, 3:33 pm
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by RedRiver » January 19th, 2015, 2:28 pm

You know what? I think I like film biographies! They can be cheezy. They almost certainly stretch the truth to the breaking point. But the format...

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Last post by RedRiver
May 31st, 2015, 3:33 pm
Fourteen Hours

Last post by movieman1957 « September 18th, 2014, 1:53 pm
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by ken123 » November 5th, 2009, 9:42 pm

Among the actors appearring in tonights TCM lead off evening movie are Howard DaSilva & Jeff Cory, both of whom were soon be to blacklisted. Fourteen...

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Last post by movieman1957
September 18th, 2014, 1:53 pm
Judi Dench-Philomena-Jane Russell Controversy

Last post by stuart.uk « August 19th, 2014, 3:39 am
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by stuart.uk » August 10th, 2014, 6:23 am

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I have to start and say I do have a slight problem with the amount of dramatic licence used in what otherwise is a superb film. I also wish...

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Last post by stuart.uk
August 19th, 2014, 3:39 am
The Lady-Ang Sang Suu Kyi

Last post by stuart.uk « August 10th, 2014, 5:53 am

by stuart.uk » August 10th, 2014, 5:53 am

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I just watched The Lady this morning and thought I'd recomend it. It's about the politcial activist Ang Sang Suu Kyi (who was called Suu,...

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Last post by stuart.uk
August 10th, 2014, 5:53 am
The Lost Chase-Helen Mirren

Last post by CineMaven « August 6th, 2014, 8:03 am
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by stuart.uk » August 3rd, 2014, 11:33 am

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I just watched a film called The Lost Chase, where Helen plays a youngish American woman called Chase, who's married to Beau Bridges and 2...

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August 6th, 2014, 8:03 am
He Was her Man

Last post by movieman1957 « May 28th, 2014, 10:05 pm
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by ken123 » November 23rd, 2009, 6:42 am

I have seen this Cagney - Blondell film once before tody. That teaming is great. Its always nice to see John Qualen too. :D

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May 28th, 2014, 10:05 pm
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Last post by Lzcutter « May 24th, 2014, 11:12 am
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by mrsl » May 22nd, 2014, 5:38 pm

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I'm not a big baseball fan but I do like sports movies like Brian's Song, Bull Durham , etc., and biographical films like Jim Thorpe, Lou Gehrig,...

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May 24th, 2014, 11:12 am
Nana (1934)

Last post by Vecchiolarry « May 22nd, 2014, 3:56 pm
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by moira finnie » May 18th, 2014, 12:33 pm

NANA (1934) was a big, risky production for Sam Goldwyn in the early '30s, promising to make or break the potential American stardom of a relatively...

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Last post by Vecchiolarry
May 22nd, 2014, 3:56 pm
The Films of Douglas Sirk

Last post by moira finnie « April 9th, 2014, 7:40 am
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by kingrat » April 8th, 2014, 12:19 pm

I bought a used VHS tape of The First Legion (1951, dir. Douglas Sirk) which turned out to be perfectly serviceable, not a perfect print but that may...

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Last post by moira finnie
April 9th, 2014, 7:40 am
EVELYN

Last post by mrsl « February 24th, 2014, 3:25 pm
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by mrsl » December 30th, 2013, 12:35 pm

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I was channel surfing this a.m. and landed on this older movie starring Aidan Quinn, Juliana Marguilies and PIerce Brosnan, made in 2002 about a...

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Last post by mrsl
February 24th, 2014, 3:25 pm
Best Reunions on Film?

Last post by Western Guy « February 23rd, 2014, 7:58 pm
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by moira finnie » February 20th, 2014, 5:09 pm
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I caught an interstitial this afternoon on TCM with Cicely Tyson discussing her role in Martin Ritt's Sounder (1972). Despite the fact that I was...
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Last post by Western Guy
February 23rd, 2014, 7:58 pm
A Letter to Three Wives

Last post by RedRiver « January 7th, 2014, 12:49 pm
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by JackFavell » October 5th, 2009, 2:23 pm
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Well, I just got done watching this movie, and it was quite a ride! Lean closer, girls, I am going to dish the dirt.

Before we get on to the juicy...
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Last post by RedRiver
January 7th, 2014, 12:49 pm
Little Women

Last post by JackFavell « December 28th, 2013, 10:48 am
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by RedRiver » December 26th, 2012, 12:10 pm
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I watched George Cukor's film of this childhood favorite of practically every female I know. (At least, those old enough to have read books and not...
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Last post by JackFavell
December 28th, 2013, 10:48 am
A Change Of Habit

Last post by RedRiver « December 8th, 2013, 4:57 pm
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by stuart.uk » December 8th, 2013, 12:15 pm

I'm almost surprised to be writing the Elvis Presley last acting movie A Change Of Habit is an excellent film. It bears in mind what I've been...

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Last post by RedRiver
December 8th, 2013, 4:57 pm
Mulholland Dr. (2001)

Last post by Fossy « November 20th, 2013, 6:24 pm

by Fossy » November 20th, 2013, 6:24 pm

Mulholland Drive (2001)

I usually do not buy such recent movies, but I bought this one to add to my Ann Miller collection. Perhaps It would have...

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Last post by Fossy
November 20th, 2013, 6:24 pm
THE LOST MOMENT (1947)

Last post by Professional Tourist « October 2nd, 2013, 6:13 pm
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by feaito » January 2nd, 2012, 4:25 pm
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It’s indeed very seldom that I write a thread dedicated to one single film and I haven’t done it for a long time, but after revisiting this unique...
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Last post by Professional Tourist
October 2nd, 2013, 6:13 pm
Come Fill the Cup (1951)

Last post by moira finnie « September 23rd, 2013, 4:56 pm

by moira finnie » September 23rd, 2013, 4:56 pm

Come Fill the Cup (1951) is a good movie with a near great performance from Jimmy Cagney and a fine one from Gig Young. Why isn't it on DVD or...

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Last post by moira finnie
September 23rd, 2013, 4:56 pm
The Iron Lady

Last post by JackFavell « August 22nd, 2013, 12:08 pm
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by charliechaplinfan » January 16th, 2012, 1:46 pm
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Here I am with my British sensibilites, shaking my head in dismay that this movie made it to the screen. Not because I'm overly fond of Mrs Thatcher,...
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Last post by JackFavell
August 22nd, 2013, 12:08 pm
Sinatra'Suddenly'

Last post by Vienna « August 14th, 2013, 1:04 pm
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by stuart.uk » August 10th, 2013, 12:53 am

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I just watched the obscure Frank Sinatra film Suddenly on you tube. It's regarded as obscure because Sinatra allegedly tried to have it...

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Last post by Vienna
August 14th, 2013, 1:04 pm
Christopher Strong Hepburn and Burke

Last post by JackFavell « July 2nd, 2013, 12:27 pm
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by stuart.uk » June 16th, 2013, 10:53 am

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I watched Christopher Strong for the first time the other day and had mixed fews about it. Considering Hepburn played a record breaking...

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Last post by JackFavell
July 2nd, 2013, 12:27 pm
The Picasso Summer (1969)

Last post by Rita Hayworth « June 25th, 2013, 11:55 am
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by MissGoddess » April 13th, 2012, 8:51 am
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One of my favorite off the radar films gets an appreciative posting at Movie Morlocks:

And I learned it is out on Warner Archive (though it is...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
June 25th, 2013, 11:55 am
History Is Made At Night (1937)

Last post by CineMaven « June 4th, 2013, 6:05 am
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by Fossy » May 31st, 2013, 8:11 pm

History Is made At Night (1937)

Irene—Jean Arthur
Paul-A Waiter—Charles Boyer
Cesare—A Chef—Leo Carillo
Bruce Vail—Irene`s insanely jealous...

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Last post by CineMaven
June 4th, 2013, 6:05 am
Titanic

Last post by moira finnie « June 1st, 2013, 3:04 pm
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by MichiganJ » March 17th, 2011, 5:16 pm
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Recently my wife and I visited the Titanic Artifact Exhibition at our State museum and the following weekend she had a business trip to Titanic's...
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Last post by moira finnie
June 1st, 2013, 3:04 pm
People Will Talk (1951 d-Mankiewicz)

Last post by JackFavell « June 1st, 2013, 8:55 am
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by Ollie » March 27th, 2009, 9:26 am
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Over on CANDIDS, Knit said this was a 'fav-o-rite' film and it's also a strongly memorable film for me for several scenes. But there is also a...
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Last post by JackFavell
June 1st, 2013, 8:55 am
Ambush (1939)

Last post by RedRiver « May 30th, 2013, 11:56 am
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by Fossy » January 17th, 2013, 6:04 am

Ambush (1939 )

Criminal master mind Mr. Gibbs (Ernest Truex ) has invented a smoke machine. The machine is mounted on a truck and backed up to a...

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May 30th, 2013, 11:56 am
How Green Was My Valley

Last post by RedRiver « May 28th, 2013, 12:42 pm
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by charliechaplinfan » October 13th, 2011, 6:38 am
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I know this is a favourite film of many of our members but it's one I couldn't help but see as flawed and it's a real shame because I think powerful...
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Last post by RedRiver
May 28th, 2013, 12:42 pm
Tender Comrade

Last post by ChiO « April 24th, 2013, 3:58 pm
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by mrsl » April 20th, 2013, 3:03 pm

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I taped this one last night and watched it this a.m. Although seen before, many points went unnoticed by me as usual. As Cher questioned in her...

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Last post by ChiO
April 24th, 2013, 3:58 pm
The Best Years of Our Lives

Last post by mrsl « April 15th, 2013, 1:22 am
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by ken123 » April 25th, 2007, 3:18 pm
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Is now playing on TCM. It is one of my all time favorite films, with a great cast headed by Myrna Loy, Frederic March,and Dana Andrews. Outstanding...
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April 15th, 2013, 1:22 am
Today in Movie History...

Last post by JackFavell « April 8th, 2013, 10:45 am
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by moira finnie » April 6th, 2013, 2:48 pm

Today in Movie History:

GREYFRIARS BOBBY (1961) was unleashed! I know I was probably too young to see it first run (and they sure didn't get too...

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April 8th, 2013, 10:45 am
Hell Drivers. What a cast

Last post by stuart.uk « April 7th, 2013, 7:34 pm
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by stuart.uk » April 7th, 2013, 1:27 pm

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The Hell Drivers was made in 1957. It was a film about an ex con who becomes a trucker, but comes into conflict with his crooked foreman and...

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April 7th, 2013, 7:34 pm
All My Sons

Last post by JackFavell « April 3rd, 2013, 10:55 am
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by RedRiver » March 27th, 2013, 4:23 pm

Leave it to me to start a thread on a movie I barely remember. But that's why I'm doing it. What are some thoughts on this Arthur Miller based drama?...

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Last post by JackFavell
April 3rd, 2013, 10:55 am
Company Men

Last post by mrsl « March 15th, 2013, 7:19 pm
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by mrsl » March 11th, 2013, 10:47 pm

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I saw this relatively new movie from 2010 about 2 months ago on one of the cable channels, but only caught half of it. Last month I watched it...

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March 15th, 2013, 7:19 pm
The Reluctant Saint (1962)

Last post by RedRiver « February 13th, 2013, 6:34 pm
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by Maricatrin » February 7th, 2013, 12:58 pm

I don't write reviews; this is more of a scattershot of thoughts, accompanied by scattered screenshots (say that three times fast?) I couldn't find a...

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Last post by RedRiver
February 13th, 2013, 6:34 pm
The Contender

Last post by Professional Tourist « February 5th, 2013, 8:34 pm
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by mrsl » February 4th, 2013, 5:02 pm

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Back in 2000 when The Contender was nominated for a couple of Oscars, I wondered about it because I had never heard about it before. Even though I...

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Last post by Professional Tourist
February 5th, 2013, 8:34 pm
Toby Jones, a great Hitchcock in The Girl

Last post by charliechaplinfan « December 28th, 2012, 10:46 am
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by stuart.uk » December 27th, 2012, 1:03 pm

In Global terms, the recent Athony Hopkins film Hitchcock will be better known than the British TV movie The girl where actor Toby Jones played the...

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Last post by charliechaplinfan
December 28th, 2012, 10:46 am
Joan Crawford and others

Last post by JackFavell « December 22nd, 2012, 8:44 pm
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by moira finnie » October 27th, 2007, 1:34 pm
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*Possible Spoilers Below* *Possible Spoilers Below*

I don't know what got into me during a recent trip to the library video section, but I found...
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December 22nd, 2012, 8:44 pm
7 Days in (Le) May

Last post by RedRiver « November 26th, 2012, 1:39 pm
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by ken123 » February 6th, 2010, 5:06 pm

Burt is playing the ( in)famous General. faa t

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November 26th, 2012, 1:39 pm
"THE LETTER" (1940)

Last post by RedRiver « November 25th, 2012, 4:54 pm
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by CineMaven » April 29th, 2009, 12:51 pm
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Hello there. I initially posted this over at TCM City. I had a lot of positive responses from it and was suggested that I post this here at the...
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Last post by RedRiver
November 25th, 2012, 4:54 pm
NIGHT SONG (1947)

Last post by kingrat « November 13th, 2012, 12:41 pm
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by JackFavell » November 12th, 2012, 9:00 pm

I wanted to start this thread because Maven and I had an interesting discussion about this film, and I wanted to see how others felt about it, as...

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November 13th, 2012, 12:41 pm
Leibelei (1933) by Max Ophuls

Last post by Sweeney Todd « November 3rd, 2012, 6:30 am
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by moira finnie » August 31st, 2010, 7:36 pm

I just found that an early Max Ophuls film, Leibelei (1933) has been posted on youtube in its entirety!

From what I have read, Ophuls' felt that...

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Last post by Sweeney Todd
November 3rd, 2012, 6:30 am
The 7th Cross

Last post by Vienna « October 30th, 2012, 4:39 pm
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by ken123 » February 8th, 2010, 3:56 pm

I dont know it. :(

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Last post by Vienna
October 30th, 2012, 4:39 pm
Three Brave Men

Last post by RedRiver « October 24th, 2012, 3:58 pm
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by mrsl » July 19th, 2012, 4:28 pm

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Ever since the first time I saw the movie Guilty By Suspicion I have been intrigued by the goings on of the HUAC, especially their destruction of...

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October 24th, 2012, 3:58 pm
Three Women (or I Must Be Dreaming!)

Last post by RedRiver « October 13th, 2012, 5:23 pm

by RedRiver » October 13th, 2012, 5:23 pm

I watched THREE WOMEN, Robert Altman's strange, yet interesting drama from 1977. The story of an impressionable young lady, well played by a...

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October 13th, 2012, 5:23 pm

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