Search found 608 matches

by Lomm
May 1st, 2023, 6:38 am
Forum: Dramas
Topic: Conrad Veidt's Most chilling Performance ?
Replies: 26
Views: 7029

Re: Conrad Veidt's Most chilling Performance ?

Could somebody remind me how you post photographs in this forum? Because if we're going to talk about Veidt, I'd like to mention Contraband . Stolen from an earlier post responding to this question from someone else: Below the message box, click Full Editor & Preview to open icon, formatting, a...
by Lomm
May 1st, 2023, 6:25 am
Forum: Site Talk
Topic: Oasis web host change
Replies: 4
Views: 4114

Re: Oasis web host change

Looks like it actually went through without a hitch. Will wonders never cease? :lol:
by Lomm
April 28th, 2023, 7:03 am
Forum: Site Talk
Topic: Oasis web host change
Replies: 4
Views: 4114

Oasis web host change

I don't anticipate any problems with this, but in the next 24 hours our site host (Media Temple) is migrating us to their new owners, GoDaddy. This, I am told, should be a totally seamless process. But in case there are issues and the site is down for a time, this is the likely reason. Should we hav...
by Lomm
April 26th, 2023, 7:48 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: OBITUARIES
Replies: 547
Views: 85083

Re: OBITUARIES

96 is a good run. He led a full and meaningful life; a lot more than most. RIP
by Lomm
April 20th, 2023, 7:44 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Shirley Temple RIP
Replies: 20
Views: 10114

Re: Shirley Temple RIP

A friend of mine has been using AI to create images of Shirley Temple in various situations throughout the years. Some are a bit disturbing. :lol: The whole AI art thing is disturbing in and of itself, to me.
by Lomm
April 20th, 2023, 7:37 am
Forum: Classic Film on DVD
Topic: DVD Netflix Shutting Down
Replies: 34
Views: 14902

Re: DVD Netflix

Hopefully they do a massive sale dump and offer these to people. I'm sure a lot of them are scratched and terribly damaged, but it's still a huge trove of films that aren't always easy to find these days (some are out of print and can't be purchased new anymore).
by Lomm
April 19th, 2023, 9:22 am
Forum: Site Talk
Topic: Spam
Replies: 35
Views: 6927

Re: Spam

I have re-enabled registration this morning, and turned on Google reCAPTCHA as our anti-spam measure. This is invisible to the user (no clicking "I am human" boxes or anything when registering), but apparently is the most effective deterrent out there for spammers. I am not convinced but w...
by Lomm
April 18th, 2023, 11:34 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: I Just Watched...
Replies: 3960
Views: 250698

Re: I Just Watched...

I haven't seen the Garner film, sorry. But based on what I just read (that it became the basis for the Rockford Files) I would say it's probably better. The only previous Marlowe material I've seen is The Big Sleep.
by Lomm
April 18th, 2023, 8:05 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: I Just Watched...
Replies: 3960
Views: 250698

Re: I Just Watched...

Not a classic film, but a classic character...Sunday night we watched Marlowe , starring Liam Neeson in the title role as a former cop turned private detective investigating a disappearance. Many twists and turns along the way, with a good cast and very good capture of the time period (1940s). Howev...
by Lomm
April 17th, 2023, 8:40 pm
Forum: Site Talk
Topic: Spam
Replies: 35
Views: 6927

Re: Spam

Swithin wrote: April 17th, 2023, 8:30 pm
Lomm wrote: April 17th, 2023, 8:09 pm
It's supposed to "prove" you are a human.
Does that mean we are all human? Everyone who posts here?
Well, not YOU. :lol: Yes, I hope we are all in fact human.
by Lomm
April 17th, 2023, 8:09 pm
Forum: Site Talk
Topic: Spam
Replies: 35
Views: 6927

Re: Spam

What is captcha? I don't see any spam. Or am I not recognizing it? Puzzlement! Captcha is what they call the code you have to enter when you register on many websites. It's usually images that form words or letters, or sometimes it tells you to pick the squares with a specific item in the picture (...
by Lomm
April 17th, 2023, 4:26 pm
Forum: Site Talk
Topic: Spam
Replies: 35
Views: 6927

Re: Spam

The board should now be fully encrypted with SSL. This will do little to affect spammers, but does add a layer of security. I had turned it off a while back due to some issues with the site (which ended up having nothing to do with that) and never bothered to re-enable it. I figured this was as good...
by Lomm
April 17th, 2023, 4:20 pm
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: Favorite Decade In Film Is...
Replies: 11
Views: 2538

Re: Favorite Decade In Film Is...

I love the 30s. King Kong, The Thin Man, all those farces. They’re just fun. The code hadn’t quite kicked in fully yet so the gangster dramas had a harder edge to them than later on. Really it’s hard to choose one decade. I often tell people I like the Cary Grant era, which covers the 30s to the 60s...
by Lomm
April 17th, 2023, 4:09 pm
Forum: Site Talk
Topic: Spam
Replies: 35
Views: 6927

Re: Spam

The captcha is random, but apparently the one we have is easily figured out. I’m looking at other options. For now I’m keeping it locked for a few days. We will not do anything with texting confirmation, no worries. As above, if someone reaches out to you I will manually set up an account. Short ter...
by Lomm
April 17th, 2023, 1:02 pm
Forum: Site Talk
Topic: Spam
Replies: 35
Views: 6927

Re: Spam

I also blocked China. :lol: I'd blocked Russia a long time ago. One of our hosting providers, Cloudflare, also offer a new bot protection that I turned on (free, introduced it late last year and I didn't know).