If I were programming a trio of TCM films, I think I'd go with a Careful Your Television Doesn't Ignite from the Sparks theme night and do To Have and Have Not, His Girl Friday, and Roman Holiday.
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 23, 2010 7:46:07 am PDT #11264 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Sean K - Sep 23, 2010 7:53:17 am PDT #11265 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I just noticed last night that It Happened One Night, His Girl Friday and Desk Set are all on Netfix streaming.
Fred Pete - Sep 23, 2010 8:05:31 am PDT #11266 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Three TCM movies. Hmmmm.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying -- A great musical that deserves more recognition than it seems to get. Complete with Secretarial Pool Precision Drill Team!
Dark Passage -- Matt, I like your idea of a Bogie and Bacall. And they did better movies than this one. But it's great, underrated, and okay, maybe the first hour of "you see exactly what Bogie's character is seeing" is a gimmick, but dammit, it works!
It's Love I'm After -- Again, sadly underrated. Screwball comedy doesn't get much better, and the big surprise is that Bette Davis, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland are the stars -- not people you'd associate with screwball comedy. An hour and a half of comic delight.
Kathy A - Sep 23, 2010 8:13:38 am PDT #11267 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Programming for TCM: I'd have a Wendy Hiller night, with Pygmalion, I Know Where I'm Going!, and Murder on the Orient Express.
megan walker - Sep 23, 2010 8:23:36 am PDT #11268 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm not sure the poster counts as a movie reference. Especially since I think there is a movie between Strangelove and Blair Witch, and it's American Beauty (especially given the sound cue, which doesn't match the other two).
Laga - Sep 23, 2010 9:19:14 am PDT #11269 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Oh you're right, that has to be an American Beauty reference with the rose petals .
Frankenbuddha - Sep 23, 2010 11:26:55 am PDT #11270 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying -- A great musical that deserves more recognition than it seems to get. Complete with Secretarial Pool Precision Drill Team!
Especially with Robert Morse on Mad Men now. You'd think the movie would be getting more play (I think there was a Broadway revival not that long ago).
Dark Passage -- Matt, I like your idea of a Bogie and Bacall. And they did better movies than this one. But it's great, underrated, and okay, maybe the first hour of "you see exactly what Bogie's character is seeing" is a gimmick, but dammit, it works!
Love this one. The POV gimmick actually hooked me into the movie. Plus they only do it for just so long, as opposed to The Lady in the Lake where it's the entire bloody movie.
DavidS - Sep 23, 2010 11:27:32 am PDT #11271 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think there was a Broadway revival not that long ago
With Matthew Broderick.
Kathy A - Sep 23, 2010 11:29:18 am PDT #11272 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I think there was a Broadway revival not that long ago
I read somewhere that there is either another Broadway revival, or maybe it's the West End in London, but it'll be starring Daniel Radcliffe.
Jesse - Sep 23, 2010 11:33:14 am PDT #11273 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
With Matthew Broderick
And SJP! In the 90s. I saw it from the last row for $25.