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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 10:32 am
I am a huge fan of TCM and FMC, does anyone else enjoy watching old movies? I love anything with Bette Davis and Olivia de Haviland. I recently watched "My Cousin Rachel" with Olivia and Richard Burton and he was incredible in that role. For anyone who has seen this, do you think she killed Richard's uncle (the first husband) or did he really die of a brain tumor?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 4:05 pm
Beach, then you must love Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte. It has both of those ladies.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 - 7:46 am
Mamie I do and I was able to visit the plantation near New Orleans where they filmed the exterior scenes. It is a beautiful place. My DH laughs at me because here lately all I have been watching is old black and white movies. He really will laugh at me when I go to the library this week and check out some biographies and autobiographies of stars of that era. I read a biography on Tallulah Bankhead and she was somemore scandalous!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 12:07 pm
I love the old movies on TCM and FMC too, especially since they're shown commercial free and often letterboxed. Gene Kelly is TCM's star of the month and tonight they're airing Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, and It's Always Fair Weather. I just wish Ben Mankiewicz would host sometimes in the evenings because he always gives me a laugh and I don't get to see him much since he's only on weekends during the day. Robert Osborne is great too though, of course.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 4:30 pm
I adore Gene Kelly.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 5:56 pm
I always have tivo auto-grab for me thrillers and scary movies, old and new. Last night I finally got around to watching "The Bad Seed". Now I have seen this at least 10 times throughout my life, but only last night, watching alone in the middle of the night, did I realize what an incredible movie this is. My mom was 10 years old in '56 so I called to ask her what people thought of it when it came out, I mean their reaction, and she told me she never even got to see it until she was in her 20's because when it came out it was one of those no one let their kids see. She said the ones the kids got to see were the sci-fi thrillers like Creature from the Black Lagoon. (Another I really enjoy..LOL)
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 8:36 pm
btw, if I had to actually say which classic movie was my fav, I would have NO hesitation saying it's "Stella Dallas" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029608/ But then again, I love almost every movie I have ever seen Barbara Stanwyck in. BTW, if you ever saw Barb in the 80's "The Thornbirds", WOW...she never lost it. I think Barbara is in my top 3 ever of actresses.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 8:48 pm
Fun idea! Let's all think for like a week and make our fav classic movie list...What do you think? Meet back here in a week with a list of 10 movies that we love made 1959 or before. Is that ok? I think it will be fun. Who's in?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 8:53 pm
btw, I say a week to think on because it's not something across the top of my head I think we can just scribble an answer to in seconds. There are too many years there of movies to consider.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 8:54 pm
yes? no? Also, I think we should exclude the obvious holiday favs like "It's a Wonderful Life" and the Scrooge movies. Those are a given.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 9:42 pm
I'll think of mine. Hope I can just pick 10.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 9:56 pm
ok, meet ya back here by next Tuesday, Mamie I also thought it would be easy, but it really is hard picking my top 10 from '59 or before. I can say most are a bit scary so far. I LOVE the 50's ghost stories movies.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:09 pm
leaving out "It's a Wonderful Life" 1. Gone With the Wind 2. Citizen Kane 3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 4. White Christmas 5. High Society 6. Meet Me in St. Louis 7. It Happened One Night 8. Singin' in the Rain 9. Cheaper By the Dozen 10. The Wizard of Oz i could go on and on and on
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:13 pm
ok Landi, you didn't leave out obvious holiday favs ;/
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:19 pm
yes, i did, we don't watch white christmas at christmas time. we go see the stage show then. we watch it all year long. it's not a christmas movie for us. and Gone With the Wind is on my window sill. I have the four disc collector's edition.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:29 pm
okee dokee. White Christmas isn't a holiday fav, I'll take your word, Landi. I still have to think on my movie favs for before 1959 for a couple more days. There are just too many.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 8:40 am
Count me in! I feel like I have a school project due now and I love it!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 11:02 am
I'll try to think of a list too but it'll be so hard to limit it to just 10! Naja: DirecTV just started carrying a channel that sounds right up your alley - it's called Chiller.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 12:46 pm
I can't watch Gone With The Wind anywhere but the big screen. Saw it years ago at the theater and it's just not the same watching the burning of Atlanta on a tv. Maybe if I had my own private screening room....
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 1:57 pm
Roman Holiday Dr. Strangelove Bringing up Baby Charade Paths of Glory Rear Window Dial M for Murder The African Queen My Fair Lady Shindler's list
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 8:29 pm
Naja, how sad is it that Barbara never got an Oscar? Terrible. Nobody has said Dr. Zhivago so I will! If not for the story ya gotta love it for the scenary and music.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 8:35 pm
NO sh(* Twinkie..She was incredible. I don't get it either. I only have 7 slots filled on my favs...I am still thinking on my last 3.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, March 16, 2007 - 9:15 pm
ok, here I go for my 1959 or earlier favs..I Purposely left out 3 that were too big of obvious favs. STella Dallas All About Eve The Bad Seed 12 Angry Men Casablanca Frankenstein (1931) Dracula (1931) The Wolf Man (1941) Mildred Pierce (1945) Imitation of Life (1959) (OMG, I cried so hard during this one)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 11:03 am
Imitation of Life is a great one! I sob everytime I watch her running after the casket yelling Mama! Here are mine and they really aren't in any order but they are ones that I watch every time they are on. 1. My Favorite Wife (nothing is better than a screwball comedy with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne!) 2. Penny Serenade (another Irene Dunne/Cary Grant film that just makes me cry every time) 3. The Philadelphia Story 4. Bringing Up Baby 5. Singin' In The Rain 6. All About Eve 7. Auntie Mame 8. Roman Holiday 9. Adam's Rib 10. The Apartment/Some Like It Hot I will watch any Cary Grant or Jack Lemmon movie, any day of the week.
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Melfie1222
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 11:51 pm
1. Gone With the Wind 2. It Happened One Night 3. Rear Window 4. The African Queen 5. North by Northwest 6. Wizard of Oz 7. Vertigo 8. Desk Set
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