I'm not sure that's a good thing in this instance.
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Polter-Cow - Aug 20, 2010 6:06:38 am PDT #10782 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Frankenbuddha - Aug 20, 2010 6:07:19 am PDT #10783 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm not sure that's a good thing in this instance.
It's probably good like Point Break is good.
DavidS - Aug 20, 2010 6:22:56 am PDT #10784 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
For those of you watching at home, today is Katherine Hepburn day on TCM. Lots of less frequently seen movies like Mary of Scotland, Sea of Grass, Quality STreet, Keeper of the Flame.
Tomorrow is Paul Newman day on TCM. Showing lots of good stuff. Among the lesser known ones that I've seen I can recommend Until They Sail (a big dramatic sweeping romantic WWII epic set in New Zealand. Paul is paired off very nicely with Jean Simmons), and The Prize which is one of my favorite faux-Hitchcocks, featuring Elke Sommer (with whom Paul has excellent chemistry) and megan walker's doppelganger, Diane Baker.
Screenplay by Ernest Lehman, who also wrote North By Northwest and it's very much of that vibe.
I haven't seen it but I'll probably also grab Paris Blues (Paul, Joanne Woodward, Sydney Poitier, jazz in Paris - woo!)
megan walker - Aug 20, 2010 6:24:09 am PDT #10785 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Stop taunting me with your premium cable!
sumi - Aug 20, 2010 6:26:43 am PDT #10786 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Is TCM Premium?
Amy - Aug 20, 2010 6:28:01 am PDT #10787 of 30000
Because books.
TCM is basic!
erikaj - Aug 20, 2010 6:28:39 am PDT #10788 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
TCM is not Premium here, but we are now. Which mostly means I've watched "Funny People" a few more times, but whatever. I really liked "Funny People", although maybe not that many times. I'd rec it if you haven't seen it though.
megan walker - Aug 20, 2010 6:28:50 am PDT #10789 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Sadly, it is here. (Meaning it is above the basic digital package, not that it is a separate premium channel like HBO.)
DavidS - Aug 20, 2010 6:29:15 am PDT #10790 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Stop taunting me with your premium cable!
Oooh, the rare Lon Chaney silent He Who Gets Slapped is coming up. Wow, they've got a John Gilbert day. Never seen his famous pairings with Garbo. There's Flesh and the Devil and Queen Christina. Huh. Look at all those Lee Remick movies, including Loot from the Joe Orton play. I really should see Experiment in Terror. I've got the soundtrack.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 20, 2010 6:32:05 am PDT #10791 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
TCM is basic!
Well, it's not a stand-alone package, but my cable has multiple sets of non-premium, and TCM is stuck on one where it's the only thing of interest for me. The one I do have has a bunch of stuff I watch (SciFi, Bravo, IFC, Sundance, etc.), so it depends on your cable extorter..er..provider. Much as I'd love to have it I can't keep up with everything on the channels I do have, so it isn't worth it to pony up for just that.