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by Detective Jim McLeod
21 minutes ago
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: I Just Watched...
Replies: 3685
Views: 220202

Re: I Just Watched...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/The_Fisher_King_Poster.jpg The Fisher King (1991) TCM On Demand-8/10 A radio shock jock (Jeff Bridges) tries to help a homeless man (Robin Williams) who believes he is a knight searching for the Holy Grail. A first time viewing for me and I thought it ...
by Detective Jim McLeod
Today, 6:55 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project
Replies: 240
Views: 33225

Re: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project

1933 films seen-19

The Best

King Kong
Duck Soup
Sons Of The Desert
Golddiggers Of 1933
The Invisible Man
Wild Boys Of The Road
Baby Face
She Done Him Wrong


The Worst

Night Of Terror
The Whispering Shadow
by Detective Jim McLeod
Yesterday, 5:15 pm
Forum: Animated Films
Topic: Fav. kid cartoons...
Replies: 38
Views: 8060

Re: Fav. kid cartoons...

Jonny Quest was a favorite of mine, I heard that the gray haired bodyguard Race Bannon was based on Jeff Chandler.

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by Detective Jim McLeod
May 9th, 2024, 7:45 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Opera
Replies: 41
Views: 10830

Re: Opera

by Detective Jim McLeod
May 9th, 2024, 7:30 am
Forum: Film Noir and Crime
Topic: The Greatest Suicides on Film
Replies: 35
Views: 1513

Re: The Greatest Suicides on Film

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (1968) has a devastating one.
by Detective Jim McLeod
May 8th, 2024, 2:03 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project
Replies: 240
Views: 33225

Re: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project

1994 films seen-41

The Best

Ed Wood
The Shawshank Redemption
Shallow Grave
Once Were Warriors
Pulp Fiction
Muriel's Wedding
The Hudsucker Proxy
Death And The Maiden


The Worst

The Crow
The Shadow
Foreign Student
New Nightmare
by Detective Jim McLeod
May 6th, 2024, 10:46 am
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: First Film that comes to mind...
Replies: 3060
Views: 193259

Re: First Film that comes to mind...

Born To Be Bad (1934)

Next- someone crashes through a window
by Detective Jim McLeod
May 6th, 2024, 10:26 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: MUSINGS, PONDERINGS, RUMINATIONS AND FANCIES
Replies: 2665
Views: 161900

Re: MUSINGS, PONDERINGS, RUMINATIONS AND FANCIES

Wow, I never knew about that coda, txfilmfan! What a great post, thank you. Raises more (important) questions! Not only the ones you mentioned, but Madeline's car supposedly parked at the hotel but which desk clerk Ellen Corby refutes. Was she paid to say that? Yes, I've never understood that Ellen...
by Detective Jim McLeod
May 5th, 2024, 10:03 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project
Replies: 240
Views: 33225

Re: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project

LawrenceA wrote: May 4th, 2024, 5:44 pm Favorite - This Is Spinal Tap
Least - Day of the Reaper
Hi Lawrence, any documentaries you liked this year? I thought it was a strong year for them.
by Detective Jim McLeod
May 5th, 2024, 9:26 am
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: What actor/actress comes to mind?
Replies: 2856
Views: 180668

Re: What actor/actress comes to mind?

Agnes Moorehead

Next- played an advertising executive
by Detective Jim McLeod
May 5th, 2024, 9:07 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project
Replies: 240
Views: 33225

Re: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project

1984 films seen- 45. Good year for documentaries-

The Best

The Times Of Harvey Milk
28 Up
Amadeus
Beverly Hills Cop
The Killing Fields
Star Trek III The Search For Spock
The Hit
Streetwise
Marlene


The Worst

City Heat
A Private Function
Give My Regards To Broad Street
by Detective Jim McLeod
May 3rd, 2024, 10:46 am
Forum: Games and Trivia
Topic: First Film that comes to mind...
Replies: 3060
Views: 193259

Re: First Film that comes to mind...

Kiss Of Death (1947)

Next- a brutal fight scene
by Detective Jim McLeod
May 3rd, 2024, 8:41 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: I Just Watched...
Replies: 3685
Views: 220202

Re: I Just Watched...

Assorted notes.... Desperate Characters (1971) is a deeply melancholic film about bruised, unhappy lives in Brooklyn. It's a very bleak affair, with no relief from the gloom and likely stands as one of the grimmest Hollywood films I can recall seeing, but it is very astutely written both in charact...
by Detective Jim McLeod
May 3rd, 2024, 8:29 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project
Replies: 240
Views: 33225

Re: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project

1962: the last great year of the classic era. One of the best years ever. Darn it, I've taped but haven't watched Sundays and Cybèle . After you have watched Sundays and Cybele I highly, no, very highly recommend viewing the DVD Extra interviews with both Hardy Kruger and Patricia Gozzi which can b...
by Detective Jim McLeod
May 3rd, 2024, 8:24 am
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project
Replies: 240
Views: 33225

Re: Ranking Only the Best (and the Very Worst) of a Movie Year Project

1962 films seen-45, this is my favorite year in film. The Best- I gave more 10/10 ratings this year than any other, the following are all 10/10 What Ever Happened To Baby Jane Dr. No The Manchurian Candidate Carnival Of Souls Ride The High Country David And Lisa Sundays And Cybele The Worst The Chap...