The good pre-Godfather movies on TV thread - For Galt, and anyone else

Sir O · 03-10-2005, 12:22 AM

Quote:Tell you what; Let me know of any pre-Godfather movie that you see is going to be on TV (or any of the cable channels) that you would rank 3 1/2 stars or above. I'll TIVO it and watch it and give you my honest feedback. I'll freely admit if it's a good movie. Though it most likely will not be. The more advanced notice, the better.

OK...

Tonight on TCM:

12:00 - Dark Passage (1947) - IMDB

2:00 - To Have and Have Not (1944) - IMDB

Thursday on TCM:

10:00 PM - Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) - IMDB

Friday on TCM:

9:30 PM - Love Affair (1939) - IMDB

11:00 - Father of the Bride (1950) - IMDB

Friday night/Sat morning on AMC:

2:45 AM - Rosemary's Baby (1968) - IMDB

Saturday on AMC:

11:30 AM - High Noon (1952) - IMDB

Saturday on TCM:

2:00 PM - The 49th Parallel (1941) - IMDB

4:00 - The Bedford Incident (1965) - IMDB

8:00 - The Lady from Shanghai (1947) - IMDB

10:00 - The Big Sleep (1946) - IMDB

12:00 - Double Indemnity (1944) - IMDB

2:00 - The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) - IMDB

4:00 - Out of the Past (1947) - IMDB

Out of these, I'd say definitely try to catch To Have and Have Not, Rosemary's Baby, High Noon, The 49th Parallel, The Big Sleep, and Double Indemnity.

EDIT: Could an admin fix the typo in the title please? Thanks.

Edited By Sir O on 1110414492

The Sleeper · 03-10-2005, 12:27 AM

high noon is very good. i've been meaning to check out a few of these like double indemnity and the lady from shanghai

HollywoodJewMoses · 03-10-2005, 12:27 AM

father of the bride?!?!!?

Sir O · 03-10-2005, 12:35 AM

HollywoodFreddieMitchell Wrote:father of the bride?!?!!?

The original, I've never actually seen it, I just put it up here based on reputation. It stars Spencer Tracy, so it can't be that bad...

lush · 03-10-2005, 12:39 AM

One of the best of Film Noir genre is Out of the Past. Great movie, don't miss it...unless you are sleeping at 4am on a Saturday. I wish I had tivo so I could watch it again. Double Indemnity is also a great one.

Galt · 03-10-2005, 02:10 AM

3 o'clock High was a great movie!

Galt · 03-10-2005, 02:18 AM

I've set up all of the Sir O recommended movies for recordation.

Arpikarhu · 03-10-2005, 02:37 AM

Galt Wrote:3 o'clock High was a great movie!

your opinion on movies just became dead to me.

Galt · 03-10-2005, 02:48 AM

But he robbed the school store, got laid, and beat up the bully!

Arpikarhu · 03-10-2005, 03:00 AM

you probably jerk off to john hughes movies. blech!

Galt · 03-10-2005, 03:01 AM

No. I was 8 when those movies came out, OAS.

Arpikarhu · 03-10-2005, 03:14 AM

they are on tv all of the time, idiot. you mean to say that the only movies you have seen are movies that have come out since you were 13? dolt.

The Sleeper · 03-10-2005, 03:33 AM

what's wrong with john hughes movies?

drusilla · 03-10-2005, 04:53 AM

Galt Wrote:3 o'clock High was a great movie!

don't fuck this up, mitchell!

drusilla · 03-10-2005, 04:53 AM

the original cape fear is also great.

Sir O · 03-10-2005, 05:05 AM

AMC is showing Stalag 17 and The Third Man later this month. They're also showing Scream 2 and Final Analysis (WTF?).

TCM's schedule is fucking awesome this week, but the rest of the month looks pretty dull overall.

The Sleeper · 03-10-2005, 10:11 AM

Stuff that's coming up on TCM that I enjoyed

March 20 10:00 PM Duck Soup
March 25 2:00 AM La Strada
April 2 8:00 PM North by Northwest
April 7 12:00 AM The Maltese Falcon
April 8 They are showing Marx Brothers movies all day, I'll probably check that out since I've only seen Duck Soup and Horse Feathers
April 9 2:00 PM Shadow of a Doubt
April 9 8:00 PM His Girl Friday
April 10 10:15 PM Touch of Evil
April 11 12:45 PM City Lights
April 20 4:15 PM The Thin Man
May 16 11:30 PM 12 Angry Men!!!
May 20 3:30 PM Vertigo
May 20 2:00 AM Seventh Seal

Galt · 03-10-2005, 02:42 PM

I saw 12 Angry Men already. Tony Danza was great!

drusilla · 03-10-2005, 03:45 PM

The Sleeper Wrote:May 20 3:30 PM Vertigo

i loved that movie & used to watch it all the time.

Galt · 03-10-2005, 03:47 PM

One thing that I always noticed in those old movies is that the dialogue seems unnaturally rushed. I don't really know how to explain it. It just always reminded me that the actors were working off a script. They were in a rush to get their lines out, so as soon as another actor finished their lines, they'd spit out theirs. It just seems so amateur, like you'd see in a high school play.

PS. Lauren Becall was very masculine looking,