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How to make unquestionably great films even better!

Last post by Fedya « August 30th, 2023, 2:08 pm
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by skimpole » August 30th, 2023, 2:03 am

Here's an idea. How could one make unquestionably great films even better? As it happens there is this little known anecdote about The Wizard of Oz...

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August 30th, 2023, 2:08 pm
Roman Holiday

Last post by laffite « February 2nd, 2023, 4:48 am
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by mrsl » April 21st, 2007, 9:57 pm
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This is on of the first Essential movies I've watched in a long time. So many recently have been repeats from recent weeks that I just didn't feel...
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Last post by laffite
February 2nd, 2023, 4:48 am
Choo-choo-choose Your Own Essentials!

Last post by CoffeeDan « August 25th, 2019, 4:43 pm
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by srowley75 » April 5th, 2009, 11:30 am
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I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone, whether out of curiosity or sheer boredom, created a thread asking for members to contribute...
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Last post by CoffeeDan
August 25th, 2019, 4:43 pm
Alec Baldwin

Last post by Sue Sue Applegate « April 19th, 2017, 6:04 pm
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by mrsl » April 20th, 2009, 2:25 pm

Since I haven't seen that much of TCM of late, I didn't comment on Alec, but after hovering around to catch the TCM and SSO members in their private...

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Last post by Sue Sue Applegate
April 19th, 2017, 6:04 pm
New Essentials Co-Host....

Last post by moira finnie « January 22nd, 2015, 4:28 pm
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by Sue Sue Applegate » December 29th, 2014, 6:42 pm

Well, here's a short article about who might be our next TCM Essentials Co-Host:

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Last post by moira finnie
January 22nd, 2015, 4:28 pm
Essential?

Last post by ChiO « October 15th, 2014, 5:00 pm
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by srowley75 » February 24th, 2009, 2:26 pm
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No doubt this is also a hotly-debated topic on the TCM Message Boards - and in years past I admit that I myself have wondered how on earth certain...
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Last post by ChiO
October 15th, 2014, 5:00 pm
Beauty and the Beast (1946)

Last post by moira finnie « April 26th, 2014, 11:02 am

by moira finnie » April 26th, 2014, 11:02 am

Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (1946) aka La Belle et la Bête is tonight's Essential on TCM at 8pm (ET). Enchanting, dark, and magical, the...

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Last post by moira finnie
April 26th, 2014, 11:02 am
GUN CRAZY 'Redux' for tonight's edition of THE ESSENTIALS

Last post by Rita Hayworth « September 30th, 2013, 10:21 pm
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by Sue Sue Applegate » September 28th, 2013, 10:59 am

Annie Laurie Starr,

How could you ever become mixed up with a no good loser like Barton Tare?

Then it started something that nobody could stop!...

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Last post by Rita Hayworth
September 30th, 2013, 10:21 pm
Citizen Kane

Last post by JackFavell « May 1st, 2013, 3:17 pm
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by ken123 » April 25th, 2007, 4:27 pm
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Is this the best film of all time or vastly overrated ? :wink:
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Last post by JackFavell
May 1st, 2013, 3:17 pm
The "B" Movie Essentials

Last post by Rita Hayworth « November 17th, 2012, 4:35 pm
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by moira finnie » June 17th, 2012, 1:42 pm
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Here's something I've thought about for some time. I know it is apples to oranges in many ways, but could you explain what you like (and dislike)...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
November 17th, 2012, 4:35 pm
THE THIRD MAN...

Last post by JackFavell « October 19th, 2012, 8:03 am
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by Sue Sue Applegate » October 13th, 2012, 7:26 pm

Just watched the intro for The Third Man with Robert Osborne and Drew Barrymore discussing the virtues of this film. Mr. O loved it, but Drew had...

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Last post by JackFavell
October 19th, 2012, 8:03 am
THE RAZORS EDGE

Last post by mrsl « August 26th, 2012, 12:01 am

by mrsl » August 26th, 2012, 12:01 am

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I wish I had the eyes and ears of RO, Lzcutter, and moira to 'get' this movie. RO said it's one of his 3 favorite all time movies but how, I can't...

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Last post by mrsl
August 26th, 2012, 12:01 am
Drew Barrymore is 2012 co-host for The Essentials

Last post by Lzcutter « June 16th, 2012, 10:01 am
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by Lzcutter » November 3rd, 2011, 10:29 pm
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After three seasons of co-hosting The Essentials , Alec Baldwin steps aside and TCM announces that Drew Barrymore will be the next co-host.

Before...
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Last post by Lzcutter
June 16th, 2012, 10:01 am
Hayworth's Day at the Essentials - April 7th

Last post by Rita Hayworth « March 27th, 2012, 3:19 am

by Rita Hayworth » March 27th, 2012, 3:19 am

Turner Classic Movies ... Hosted by Osborne and Barrymore
April 7th

All Times ... Eastern

8:00 PM
Suspense
Gilda (1946) With Glenn Ford...

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Last post by Rita Hayworth
March 27th, 2012, 3:19 am
The Gay Essentials

Last post by ChiO « January 29th, 2012, 4:57 pm
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by kingrat » November 29th, 2011, 4:23 pm

Suppose you had to pick 26 films for a season of The Gay Essentials to show cinematic portrayals of gays and lesbians up through 1965. What films...

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Last post by ChiO
January 29th, 2012, 4:57 pm
Musical scores and film composers

Last post by CineMaven « October 6th, 2011, 11:35 am
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by charliechaplinfan » October 2nd, 2011, 2:15 pm
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I think I'm developing an ear for film scores, perhaps it's as I watch more films from different eras, countries, studios etc I get more picky and...
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Last post by CineMaven
October 6th, 2011, 11:35 am
Essential Romance

Last post by ChiO « February 11th, 2011, 3:27 pm
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by moira finnie » February 7th, 2011, 9:23 pm
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Between now and Valentine's Day, I thought it might be a nice warm-up in this bleak winter to post some romantic moments from favorite films for...
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Last post by ChiO
February 11th, 2011, 3:27 pm
The Sea Hawk

Last post by Sue Sue Applegate « January 24th, 2011, 1:29 pm
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by Lzcutter » August 7th, 2010, 11:01 pm

I know that most people prefer Errol Flynn in Robin Hood but, for me and his swashbuckling films, I prefer The Sea Hawk . I know that's blasphemy in...

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Last post by Sue Sue Applegate
January 24th, 2011, 1:29 pm
Essentials for a Snowy Day

Last post by knitwit45 « December 17th, 2010, 8:12 pm
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by moira finnie » December 14th, 2010, 10:51 am
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Depending on where you live, you may be coping with everything from a little chill, rain, a gentle dusting of snow or a blizzard today. Just about...
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Last post by knitwit45
December 17th, 2010, 8:12 pm
A Star is Born

Last post by charliechaplinfan « July 19th, 2010, 1:26 pm
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by mrsl » June 19th, 2010, 10:59 pm

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First off I want to quote a Jack Carson line from about 15 minutes into the beginning of the film -- Mr. Mains' charm escapes me, it always has. I...

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Last post by charliechaplinfan
July 19th, 2010, 1:26 pm
90 inches of Celestial Chaos

Last post by Uncle Stevie « May 23rd, 2010, 4:01 pm
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by klondike » September 6th, 2009, 1:12 pm

Hey Neighbors!
It's Labor Day Weekend, and whereas for other families across this Fair Land, that might mean a day or two at the Lake or the Beach or...

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Last post by Uncle Stevie
May 23rd, 2010, 4:01 pm
The Blue Dahlia

Last post by mrsl « May 16th, 2010, 12:58 pm
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by Lzcutter » May 16th, 2010, 1:37 am

TCM premiered The Blue Dahlia earlier this evening as part of The Essentials . In his commentary, Alec alluded to the fact that this was one of...

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Last post by mrsl
May 16th, 2010, 12:58 pm
What makes a classic?

Last post by srowley75 « April 27th, 2010, 7:01 pm
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by mrsl » April 25th, 2010, 4:38 pm

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A few years ago in the old neighborhood (TCM city), we had a discussion of when a movie becomes a classic, and many (me, too), argued...

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Last post by srowley75
April 27th, 2010, 7:01 pm
The Devil & Daniel Webster

Last post by ken123 « November 23rd, 2009, 2:56 pm

by ken123 » November 23rd, 2009, 2:56 pm

One of my favorite films of all time is The Devil & Daniel Webster is the next Essential. Walter Huston is in top form as Mr Scratch ( ake the Devil...

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Last post by ken123
November 23rd, 2009, 2:56 pm
Thanksgiving Suggestions...Not Necessarily Essential?

Last post by srowley75 « November 21st, 2009, 2:05 am
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by moira finnie » November 19th, 2009, 1:39 pm

Okay, compulsive collectors of all things cinematic, how about some recommendations for movies to rent for Thanksgiving to entertain a crowd from 8...

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Last post by srowley75
November 21st, 2009, 2:05 am
Choose the Essential

Last post by mrsl « September 6th, 2009, 2:21 am

by mrsl » September 6th, 2009, 2:21 am

Tonight TCM had a showing of The Guns of Navarone (which they have shown before), and I Aim At the Stars , a first timer I'm pretty sure. If I were...

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Last post by mrsl
September 6th, 2009, 2:21 am
The Hustler

Last post by silentscreen « December 21st, 2008, 3:41 pm
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by ken123 » April 25th, 2007, 12:56 pm

I really like the first forty minutes or so of Robert Rossen's The Hustler , but after the opening pool room scences the film really drags and I lose...

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Last post by silentscreen
December 21st, 2008, 3:41 pm
Fanny and Chemistry

Last post by charliechaplinfan « November 24th, 2008, 2:33 pm
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by mrsl » November 22nd, 2008, 11:04 pm

Before we get too far into Since You Went Away so I can watch it for the 50th time, if not more times, I wanted to talk a little about chemistry....

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Last post by charliechaplinfan
November 24th, 2008, 2:33 pm
THE PRODUCERS 1967

Last post by traceyk « August 22nd, 2008, 10:48 pm
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by ken123 » May 3rd, 2007, 11:30 pm
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Mel Brooks directed the 1967 version starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, which is TCM's Essential this week. IMHO it stinks. It has a couple of...
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Last post by traceyk
August 22nd, 2008, 10:48 pm
EW's Top 25 from the Last 25

Last post by srowley75 « June 21st, 2008, 4:27 pm
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by klondike » June 21st, 2008, 1:37 pm

OK, troops, in case I didn't churn up quite enough murky pond silt with my prior spotlighting of the MSN feature 10 Movie Classics in Need of...

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Last post by srowley75
June 21st, 2008, 4:27 pm
Fanny

Last post by charliechaplinfan « June 10th, 2008, 1:06 pm
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by mahlerii » June 4th, 2008, 7:27 pm
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I was quite suprised to see this on this week's Essentials. Not because it's bad, but for a couple of reasons-

1. Horst Buchholz. I thought he was...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
June 10th, 2008, 1:06 pm
Essentials Jr.

Last post by MikeBSG « June 9th, 2008, 1:31 pm

by MikeBSG » June 9th, 2008, 1:31 pm

I watched 20 Million Miles to Earth with my children last night (ages 15 and 12.) They enjoyed the movie, but then they already knew who Ray...

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Last post by MikeBSG
June 9th, 2008, 1:31 pm
Agree, or disagree? Or should we even care?

Last post by traceyk « May 22nd, 2008, 3:00 pm
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by klondike » May 4th, 2008, 8:31 am
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Check out the feature running as a banner article on MSN this morning r.e. Top Ten Overrated Movies: The Unclassics ; although I generally tend to...
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Last post by traceyk
May 22nd, 2008, 3:00 pm
The Great Dictator

Last post by Ollie « February 15th, 2008, 7:40 pm
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by ken123 » April 14th, 2007, 6:50 pm
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Is The Essential that TCM is offering tonight. Chaplin lampooning Hitler. It is good, but for me the film doesn't work,as a whole. Jack Oakie is...
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Last post by Ollie
February 15th, 2008, 7:40 pm
Born Yesterday

Last post by cinemalover « January 29th, 2008, 7:04 pm
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by mrsl » August 25th, 2007, 11:47 pm
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Did Carrie Fisher really say this movie had never been re-made?

Of course the remake was nothing at all to even think about, although I do like...
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Last post by cinemalover
January 29th, 2008, 7:04 pm
Gunga Din

Last post by traceyk « July 23rd, 2007, 6:56 pm
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by ken123 » April 18th, 2007, 10:38 pm

On the DVD for Gunga Din it is stated that Robert Montgomery was considered for one of the three male lead. Thank Heaven for small favors. Ms Haskell...

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Last post by traceyk
July 23rd, 2007, 6:56 pm
A day of Essentials

Last post by bradtexasranger « June 8th, 2007, 1:14 pm
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by mrsl » April 25th, 2007, 12:37 pm

Today seems to be a day for repeating Essential movies starting with Mildred Pierce and continuing on all day.

This is fine and a good 'catch up...

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Last post by bradtexasranger
June 8th, 2007, 1:14 pm
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Last post by MikeBSG « May 11th, 2007, 11:33 am
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by moira finnie » April 25th, 2007, 8:49 am

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) on this Saturday, Apr. 28th, at 8:00PM EDT, (and, if you miss it, on Wed., Jun 14th, at 10:00PM).

Whew, they...

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Last post by MikeBSG
May 11th, 2007, 11:33 am
After Molly

Last post by Moraldo Rubini « April 22nd, 2007, 1:52 pm
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by ken123 » April 16th, 2007, 2:09 am
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Molly Haskell was the worst co -host ( hostess ) that The Essentials had and IMHO Carrie Fisher while not bad is not very good either. Who would you...
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Last post by Moraldo Rubini
April 22nd, 2007, 1:52 pm
That Touch of Mink--*why?*

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by sugarpuss » April 15th, 2007, 1:11 pm
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Don't get me wrong--I LOVE Doris Day movies. I love Cary Grant movies. And yet, this has to be one of the worst Doris Day performances I've seen. Her...
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