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[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

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lol!

Heehee. Yet the 14 year old girl in me has a poster of him on her wall.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Heehee. Yet the 14 year old girl in me has a poster of him on her wall.

I can see it now. George Michael Sloan.

[Gemini Cricket]

The Great Ziegfeld is a good movie. Great cast. Interesting biopic. But it's freaking 900 hours long. I hate to say it but every time it's on TCM or I pop it into the DVD player I can't help but comment on the movie's length. Toooo long! Also, I have no idea why Luise Rainer won a Best Actress Oscar for her role. Her character was pretty annoying. No idea why she won for The Good Earth either...

[Gemini Cricket]

You know, TCM just added a lot of 70's films to their rotation. Yes, I still love TCM, but I can't help feeling that they don't belong. I mean, I like The Bad News Bears, Carnal Knowledge and Rollerball but... oh well.




PS - The Bad News Bears has one of the best last lines in a movie.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

You know, TCM just added a lot of 70's films to their rotation. Yes, I still love TCM, but I can't help feeling that they don't belong. I mean, I like The Bad News Bears, Carnal Knowledge and Rollerball but... oh well.




PS - The Bad News Bears has one of the best last lines in a movie.

Well, TCM is trying to attract a younger audience, since it appears to them, 20 somethings won't watch a movie if it's in b/w. Hence the addition of the obnoxious Ben Mankiewitz (or however you spell it) as a host. I realize Ben was added a few years back, nevertheless, adding him removed some of the terrific preservation/restoration/documentary programming.

I do not have an issue with TCM showing modern classics at all, providing they're good films, or in line with a theme they're running. I can always elect not to watch. But, I'd hate to see some of the earlier era films (especially one's they've not shown in a long long time) suffer in the rotation for the newer films. That said, it pains me to see Russell Crowe on the cover of the February Now Playing guide since February is the dreaded Oscar month.

Rollerball has some cheesy charm, John Houseman at his grumbly/gravelly best. It's horribly dated, and probably was in the 1970s when it premiered, too.

As long as TCM runs their films uncut, in the original aspect ratio, I'm good.

But, I would dearly love to see some really creaky old pre-codes and some films they've not run since year 1 or 2 of TCM. I also wish they could get some rights to early (1930's) Paramount films that have not seen the light of day since old TV 36 in San Jose in the late 1960's early 70's. Universal has them and I'd love to see them, so many I've not seen.

Okay..............off the proverbial soapbox now. Jeez, GC, did you hit anerve or what?

[Gemini Cricket]

These are funny. But I must admit, I like the LOTR quote. That moment makes me all teary.

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[Ghoulish Delight]

I was named for my grandpa George, and my middle name is Michael.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I was named for my grandpa George, and my middle name is Michael.

That explains it!




So, Greg is like a nickname for George? I didn't know that. Interesting. It's like John and Jack? Cool.

[Ghoulish Delight]

No, it's not really a nickname. They just went with the first letter.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

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