Actually Dave I don't think I have seen it. I did, however, look on Turner classic movies and discovered it is showing on February 6 at 3:45 p.m. There's another one in April, but I'm going to set it up for my DVR now.
Have you gone through Turner classic movies website? It allows you to look at what's coming up. Quadius On 1/22/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > so, have you watched the "all-time best movie ever - a real classic" > Citizen Cane ??? I finally found it in the daylight hours, turned on all > the lights, turned it up very loud - and.......... wow, what a cool > message it has. I'm really glad I watched it, not because Orson Wells was > so spectacular but the message was outta sight. > Dave > > > > In a message dated 1/22/2008 4:32:02 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I like classic movies, however, I haven't been watching too many lately. > I guess it's because I have a DVR and for me it has been unbelievable. I > used to watch a lot of classic movies during the summer months, but the > networks and cable stations have finally learned that there are many of us > out there looking for newer shows to watch it during the summer, so they > have started making new series during that timeframe. > > About two years ago I had a TiVo and I had it set up so that any movie > with Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, and a couple other actors were recorded. > I even watched quite a view Hitchcock movies during that time frame. > > > > It's kind of interesting how I grew to like the classics. My first > exposure was Arsenic and Old Lace. I watched it when I was a young > 19-year-old private in the Army and fell in love with the movie. I have > seen and probably seven or eight times over the years. > > Back around three years ago one of my professors was talking about > Casablanca and when he looked around the room and he realized that the > majority of the students had blank looks on their face. He asked how many > of them had seen the movie and was absolutely shocked to find out that only > one or two had. Well, I wasn't in that particular class, but my brother was > and I was embarrassed to admit that I hadn't had an opportunity to see the > film yet either. So, the next time it was aired on television are recorded > it and really enjoyed this movie. I had no idea how many catchphrases came > from that movie alone. > > At one point I was so hooked on classics that I would even watch a movie > which was quite slow so I could witness some wonderful cinematography. > Touch of Evil (1958) directed by Orson Welles comes to mind. The opening > was pretty phenomenal and one particular scene where there is a small piece > of trash floating in the hypnotic circular motion through the scene was > fantastic. > > Well, enough of that. Take care. > Quadius > > > On 1/19/08, Dr. William E. Heft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Good Morning: > > > > Being a great fan of the theater, I especially love the old black and > > white films of the 20's, 30's 40's and 50's. I guess the reason for this is > > that I grew up in the era and genre. > > > > So it was with great pleasure that I found a good Bogart movie last > > night that I had never seen before. It was entitled,'Marked Women' > > co-staring Betty Davis and was a 1937 production. As Bogart starred in > > mostly B movies in his early career, it wasn't a bad production. It was > > also quite evident that Bogart had not reached his potential yet. > > > > I am curious to know if by chance there are any other fans of classic > > moves here. Those of us who share the love of the black and white cinemas > > talk by the hours about the likes and dislikes of the classics and sharing > > bits of trivia. For example, the Bogart movie 'Casablanca has been rated as > > the most Romanic movie in the history of US films. > > > > Another circa favorite of the black & white films are the Bowery Boys, > > produced from the late 30's up through the 1950"s. These films have > > developed a cult following and produced such loveable characters as Slip, > > Sach, Chuck, Whity and Louie, the sweet shop owner. Anyone on the list old > > enough to remember these films? Some of these films were entitles 'Hell's > > Kitchen, Angles With Dirty Faces and The East Side Kids'. Much thanks goes > > to Ted Turner for airing the TCM television network which airs these > > classics 24/7 commercial free. > > > > Perhaps I might just invoke interest in this subject or even the > > associated field of literature, but then on the other hand this subject > > might be perceived as the ranting of an old man. > > > > Bill of Il. > > > > > Dave Visit My Home Page <http://www.users.qwest.net/~daveoc/index.html> > > > > ------------------------------ > Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in > shape<http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489>in > the new year. >
