Isn't Romantic Comedy redundant?
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
October 27th, 2011, 11:29 am
Spiderman 2
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Fossy »
October 11th, 2011, 4:49 pm
Spiderman 2
One of my great grandsons (George) is a big Spiderman fan. So I was forced to watch this movie. George even watched it while wearing...
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Last post by Fossy
October 11th, 2011, 4:49 pm
Abbott & Costello
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MichiganJ »
June 7th, 2011, 4:11 pm
Been going through the tremendous DVD set, Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Collection , supplemented by the few MGM and independent films...
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Last post by movieman1957
August 18th, 2011, 11:15 am
Two 70 - 80's movies
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mrsl »
June 15th, 2011, 6:54 pm
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I know TCM is basically for early classic movies, but these two following movies, to my way of thinking, became classics the day they were...
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Last post by srowley75
June 16th, 2011, 6:12 am
The FINALS - Screwball Comedy
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ChiO »
March 9th, 2011, 12:21 am
Thirty-two movies came in...two remain...and one will remain standing as the Silver Screen Oasis Favoritest Screwball Comedy.
The Top Two Seeds now...
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Last post by JackFavell
April 1st, 2011, 9:27 am
Peter Seller's earliest roles
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stuart.uk »
February 1st, 2008, 2:33 pm
Peter Sellers first became a star in the UK with the hugely popular radio show The Goons with Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and it the early yrs...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
February 26th, 2011, 7:35 pm
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
February 12th, 2011, 7:32 pm
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
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by
phil noir »
June 4th, 2009, 10:28 am
Well, everybody's heard of this film, I'm sure, and knows that Cary Grant has to dress up in drag in it; but I'd never seen it, and taped it the...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
February 11th, 2011, 6:27 pm
Its a Wonderful World
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by
ken123 »
April 9th, 2010, 12:41 pm
Very funny & fast paced comedy directed by W.S.VanDyke starring Claudette Colbert & Jimmy Stewart. Hans Conreid has a small role. :D
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Last post by Gary J.
September 14th, 2010, 12:35 am
Murder, He Says
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by
ken123 »
April 16th, 2007, 5:54 pm
Is a classic Fred MacMurray comedy that TCM should show and Paramount, or whoever hold the rights to it, should be on DVD> Helen walker, marjorie...
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Last post by ken123
July 4th, 2010, 3:33 pm
Life with Father
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mrsl »
June 21st, 2010, 1:06 pm
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What a lovely family movie. Irene Dunne finally catches up with her proper type of part. I never saw her as a free wheeling young fun lover, nor as...
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Last post by ken123
July 4th, 2010, 2:47 pm
Her Cardboard Lover
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mrsl »
April 14th, 2010, 10:52 pm
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I love Norma Shearer and will adore her until the day I quit watching movies but. . . .
In his intro, RO said Norma at 40 did not want to play...
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Last post by mrsl
April 19th, 2010, 2:39 pm
Texas Carnival
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mrsl »
April 19th, 2010, 12:38 am
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I saw this one a long, long time ago and nothing has really changed about it. It's still one of the silliest movies you'll ever see. However,...
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Last post by mrsl
April 19th, 2010, 12:38 am
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Last post by knitwit45
March 14th, 2010, 6:09 pm
The Lady Eve
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by
ken123 »
April 14th, 2007, 9:19 pm
Maybe this post deserves to be put in the Comedy thread, but I am going to put it here.
I have wondered for years how did Preston Sturges and...
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Last post by srowley75
March 5th, 2010, 1:17 am
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Last post by ken123
February 12th, 2010, 12:34 pm
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Last post by ken123
February 1st, 2010, 3:08 am
We're Not Married
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mrsl »
August 22nd, 2009, 12:45 am
I guess this was billed as a 'rousing' comedy, but I saw very little that was funny. It was 5 couples who had been married by a Justice Of the Peace...
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Last post by movieman1957
January 28th, 2010, 3:38 pm
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Last post by stuart.uk
December 3rd, 2009, 1:31 pm
Ned Sparks
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by
moira finnie »
January 7th, 2008, 3:40 pm
If you like Ned Sparks ' dour humor, these two youtube Sparklets may tickle you as much as they did me. It's beautifully edited too.
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Last post by ken123
November 24th, 2009, 7:18 pm
Houseboat
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mrsl »
October 26th, 2009, 11:36 pm
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I recall seeing this on the big screen (must have been with my aunt on our annual together day), but seeing it today, I realized, this is probably...
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Last post by ken123
November 24th, 2009, 8:41 am
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Last post by ken123
November 23rd, 2009, 9:02 am
SYLVIA SCARLETT
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by
charliechaplinfan »
June 15th, 2009, 12:04 pm
I watched Sylvia Scarlett again today. How did it miss being a hit back in 1936? Perhaps it is too subtle or cross dressing was too risque for 1936....
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Last post by ken123
November 23rd, 2009, 7:50 am
Joan Blondell Day
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by
Ollie »
September 9th, 2009, 4:16 pm
I snagged the 6 films and have been enjoying them. I'd have never qualified her as part of the Good Screwball Actresses group, but these are fun...
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Last post by mrsl
October 23rd, 2009, 1:32 pm
A Latin American Comedy...
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by feaito » September 17th, 2009, 8:07 pm
I found the official Argentinian DVD release of this charming little film Esposa Último Modelo ( Latest Model Wife ) (1950) by chance in a small...
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Last post by feaito
September 18th, 2009, 9:18 am
Ruggles of Red Gap 4/20/09
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moira finnie »
April 19th, 2009, 2:42 pm
A fish out of water comedy features a veddy English butler among the nouveau riche of the American West in Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), which may be...
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Last post by movieman1957
June 12th, 2009, 10:57 pm
An Occasional Surprise
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by
mrsl »
April 27th, 2009, 2:05 pm
Although this site is derived from TCM, once in a while a newer movie comes along which needs a little attention. This morning I watched The Game...
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Last post by Ollie
April 27th, 2009, 3:41 pm
No Time for Love (1943)
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by
moira finnie »
February 17th, 2009, 11:56 am
No Time for Love (1943), which was broadcast on TCM over the Valentine's Day weekend, was directed by the underrated Mitchell Leisen . While this...
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Last post by moviemagz
April 21st, 2009, 6:51 pm
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
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by
srowley75 »
January 28th, 2009, 9:36 am
(year included so as to not be confused with Diary of a Mad Black Woman )
I've searched for a decent copy of this film for some time and as yet...
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Last post by srowley75
April 3rd, 2009, 8:44 am
The Little World of Don Camillo
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by
ChiO »
March 19th, 2009, 12:28 pm
THE LITTLE WORLD OF DON CAMILLO (Julien Duvivier, 1952) is set in a fictional post-WWII village in northern Italy where the local Communists have...
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Last post by klondike
March 19th, 2009, 2:02 pm
Tammy and the Bachelor
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by
metsfan »
March 11th, 2009, 12:05 am
Out of curiosity, how many of you would watch this or the other installments of Tammy if TCM were to feature them someday? I think Debbie Reynolds...
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Last post by metsfan
March 13th, 2009, 1:17 am
Recommendable
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mrsl »
November 9th, 2008, 7:27 pm
Except for a couple of days, TCM has shown so much re-hash lately, that I'm constantly searching the cable guide graph for movies to watch.
Today I...
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Last post by movieman1957
March 2nd, 2009, 2:03 pm
susan slept here (1954)
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moira finnie »
February 23rd, 2009, 2:40 pm
After viewing Susan Slept Here (1954) over the weekend for the first time, I could not believe it. No wonder Dick Powell called it a career as a...
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Last post by stuart.uk
February 26th, 2009, 3:44 pm
The Wonderful Joan Sims
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by
stuart.uk »
December 29th, 2008, 12:47 pm
Sorry for repeating myself, because I did a thread on Joan before.
Fellow Carry-On star Barbara Windsor paid Joan the complement of say she could...
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Last post by melwalton
January 24th, 2009, 11:36 pm
Easy Living - 1937
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by
movieman1957 »
September 12th, 2008, 9:13 am
Through a night of insomnia I pulled out one my watch. (Nothing like spending the night with Jean Arthur.)
A fun film written by Preston Sturges and...
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Last post by movieman1957
January 24th, 2009, 3:28 pm
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Last post by moira finnie
December 9th, 2008, 3:48 pm
I Love Lucy
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by
charliechaplinfan »
September 3rd, 2008, 4:17 pm
Dear Ollie, hope you are enjoying your travels. Thank you for sending I Love Lucy over to me. All because I expressed an interest in Charles Boyer...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
November 24th, 2008, 1:53 pm
Hollywood Party (1934)
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moira finnie »
November 23rd, 2008, 2:11 pm
Tomorrow morning (11/24/08) at 8AM ET, TCM will be broadcasting a little number called Hollywood Party (1934) parodying tinseltown's favorite topic...
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Last post by MikeBSG
November 24th, 2008, 9:42 am
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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by
traceyk »
August 27th, 2008, 8:37 pm
Just saw this for the first time on the big screen (which was a thrill all by itself) and it was fantastic. And very, very funny. It's probably one...
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Last post by MissGoddess
September 4th, 2008, 5:26 pm
Goodbye Charlie
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stuart.uk »
August 15th, 2008, 2:50 pm
It's yrs since I've seen this movie, but remember Debbie Reynolds playing a reincarnation of a recently killed gangster. Debbie is quite good casting...
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Last post by traceyk
August 27th, 2008, 8:45 pm
Marx Brother's to The Goons to Python
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stuart.uk »
July 26th, 2008, 12:25 pm
I've believed for a long time The Marx Brother's influenced the British radio show The Goons who in turn inflenced Monty Python. Goon writer and...
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Last post by stuart.uk
August 5th, 2008, 11:46 am
Meg Ryan or Jamie Lee Curtis
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stuart.uk »
July 26th, 2008, 12:13 pm
I hope I don't cause any offense by this thread. It's just I've found myself comparing Meg Ryan faking her orgasim in When Harry Met Sally to Jamie...
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Last post by movieman1957
July 26th, 2008, 1:57 pm
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Last post by Ollie
July 8th, 2008, 7:26 pm
AFI Top 10 Romantic Comedies
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MikeBSG »
June 22nd, 2008, 2:39 pm
The AFI recently posted a list of ten best romantic comedies.
1) City Lights
2) Annie Hall
3) It Happened One Night
4) Roman Holiday
5) The...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
July 1st, 2008, 12:47 pm
Dads Army, tv series and feature film
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stuart.uk »
May 31st, 2008, 9:22 am
Not many British tv shows transfered to the big screen were any good, particulary sit-coms. Dads Army was the exception. it is often repeated, but...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
June 26th, 2008, 3:25 pm
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Last post by stuart.uk
June 22nd, 2008, 9:45 am
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Last post by klondike
June 9th, 2008, 9:44 pm
PAUL SILLS - R.I.P.
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by
ChiO »
June 3rd, 2008, 6:56 am
As if the death of Bo Diddley on Monday wasn't enough for us to handle, another important Chicagoan died on Monday -- Paul Sills . The front page...
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Last post by jdb1
June 3rd, 2008, 9:25 am
Bette Davis in comedy
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stuart.uk »
May 26th, 2008, 10:14 am
Sorry i don't know where the thread on Bette is as regarding her lack of comedy roles, but i thought i'd throw in The Man Who Came To Dinner and as a...
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Last post by stuart.uk
June 1st, 2008, 9:14 am
Three Greatest American Talkie comedies
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MikeBSG »
November 8th, 2007, 5:27 pm
I'm reading a book, Woody Allen Interviews, and he says that the three greatest American comedies of the talkie era are:
Trouble in Paradise, The...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
May 17th, 2008, 1:06 pm
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