The Night Digger (1971)
by
Konway »
September 16th, 2012, 1:43 pm
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Hello Everyone,
Although The Night Digger doesn't belong in the category of Sci-Fi, still I felt that it belongs in the category of...
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Last post by Konway
September 16th, 2012, 1:43 pm
GLEN OR GLENDA. Finally Saw It!
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by
RedRiver »
August 25th, 2012, 3:02 pm
Why put this bizarre Edward G. Wood cult favorite under Sci-Fi/Horror? Well...why not? How do you categorize this, one of the strangest, most talked...
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Last post by RedRiver
August 29th, 2012, 12:30 pm
The Universal Mummy Series
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by
mongoII »
March 14th, 2010, 5:51 pm
Of most of the horror films produced by Universal, it was the series of Mummy flicks that gave me the creeps.
The thought of a walking dead guy...
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Last post by knitwit45
August 6th, 2012, 8:17 am
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Last post by stuart.uk
July 4th, 2012, 6:22 am
John Carter (of Mars)
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by
MikeBSG »
March 17th, 2012, 7:40 pm
I just saw this film today with my 16 year old son, and we really liked it. He is a fan of ERB's Mars (Barsoom) novels. I read A Princess of Mars in...
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Last post by MikeBSG
March 18th, 2012, 9:11 pm
Star Trek as a future designer
by
mrsl »
October 31st, 2011, 8:19 pm
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Naturally all 6 of the original cast Star Trek movies are favorites of mine, but the best is the one with the whales, except until that came out,...
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Last post by mrsl
October 31st, 2011, 8:19 pm
Dracula
Replies: 36
by
MichiganJ »
October 13th, 2011, 5:25 pm
Been immersing myself in Dracula films.
There are far worse things awaiting man than death. Count Dracula
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)...
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Last post by MichiganJ
October 31st, 2011, 2:04 pm
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
October 27th, 2011, 12:13 am
The Innocents (1961)
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by
dfordoom »
May 15th, 2007, 7:52 am
The Innocents , released in 1961, is based on the classic Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw . Conveying the uncertainties and ambiguities of...
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
September 30th, 2011, 11:46 am
Can't get Sanctuary in the UK
Replies: 1
by
stuart.uk »
August 20th, 2011, 12:30 pm
I first came across Santuary in the UK on the digital UK channel ITV 4 and thought it and Amanda Tapping were great. I saw season 1 and 2, yet ITV 4...
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Last post by stuart.uk
August 24th, 2011, 10:15 am
Omega Man
Replies: 4
by
MikeBSG »
January 23rd, 2011, 3:27 pm
I just watched The Omega Man this week. From 1971, directed by Boris Sagal and starring Charlton Heston, I was pretty impressed by it. It wasn't a...
4 Replies
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
August 15th, 2011, 1:33 pm
THE UNINVITED
Replies: 12
by
mrsl »
February 4th, 2010, 2:15 pm
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I know I've written about this one before, but even using SEARCH, I cannot find it.
Anyway, I'm here to tell you, if you have never seen this...
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Last post by mrsl
August 8th, 2011, 12:58 am
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Last post by ambervioletta
July 28th, 2011, 11:44 pm
The Event
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by
mrsl »
March 29th, 2011, 1:43 am
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When this one started last year, there were so many others similar to it that I couldn't keep track. I was immediately grabbed by Haven and...
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Last post by mrsl
May 20th, 2011, 12:37 am
The Night of the Lepus
Replies: 5
by
mrsl »
May 7th, 2011, 2:25 pm
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I don't recall how we happened to get this movie to watch unless it was just on one of the cable channels but Mr. L, and three of my four kids were...
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Last post by knitwit45
May 9th, 2011, 4:21 pm
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Last post by moira finnie
May 7th, 2011, 11:32 am
Shadow of the Vampire
Replies: 6
by
intothenitrate »
February 5th, 2011, 12:22 pm
I thought this forum could use a little love. I had seen Shadow of the Vampire (2000) a long time ago, when my interest in film was still pretty...
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Last post by intothenitrate
March 10th, 2011, 4:48 pm
GODZILLA - The King of the Monsters
Replies: 4
by
Rita Hayworth »
February 22nd, 2011, 12:28 am
Do I have any GODZILLA fans out in the Silver Screen Oasis environment .... I'm talking about the GODZILLA in the picture below.
I'm curious,...
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Last post by MichiganJ
March 8th, 2011, 4:41 pm
Nakagawa horror films
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by
ziggy 6708 »
January 15th, 2011, 1:24 am
just been reading about the 2 Nobuo Nakagawa films being shown on 'Underground' this Fri.,1-15, nite. They sound pretty intense. Never heard of him...
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
January 15th, 2011, 7:54 am
Billy Connelly was nearly Doctor Who
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by
stuart.uk »
November 7th, 2010, 11:54 am
It's just come to light that Mrs. Brown star Billy Connelly was seriously considered for Doctor Who in the mid 90s, just before Paul McCann did a one...
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Last post by JackFavell
November 19th, 2010, 7:43 pm
It's Hammer Horror Time!
Replies: 13
by
ChiO »
September 30th, 2010, 3:40 pm
Tomorrow (Friday), from 8pm EST to 1:30am EST, TCM is saluting Hammer Horror with a decided baring of the neck for our Gothic pal, Dracula.
8pm...
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Last post by MikeBSG
November 2nd, 2010, 3:55 pm
My horror alternative
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by
mrsl »
November 1st, 2010, 2:52 pm
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While everyone else was watching horror movies on Sunday, I was watching every Halloween episode of the Roseanne series. I wasn't mad about her...
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Last post by MikeBSG
November 2nd, 2010, 3:52 pm
Vampyr
Replies: 12
by
phil noir »
March 14th, 2009, 11:14 am
I rented this film and watched it last night. Directed by Carl Dreyer, it came out in 1932 but was more or less shot as a silent with the actors...
12 Replies
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Last post by ChiO
October 20th, 2010, 2:52 pm
Haven
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by
mrsl »
September 7th, 2010, 5:53 pm
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Is anybody out there watching this show on Friday night?
I ignored it for 3 or 4 weeks, then for some reason I watched it two weeks ago, and now...
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Last post by mrsl
October 15th, 2010, 6:39 pm
HALLOWEEN at the ROXIE in San Francisco!
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by
Dewey1960 »
October 12th, 2010, 8:54 pm
My good friends at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco have prevailed upon
me to cook up a special Halloween Spooktacular this year and I think I’ve...
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Last post by MichiganJ
October 14th, 2010, 8:53 pm
Reality TV
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by
mrsl »
June 24th, 2010, 5:20 pm
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I can hardly believe it. After all these years of boring, stupid, people trying to either make fools of themselves, or simply kill themselves, it...
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Last post by mrsl
July 30th, 2010, 12:47 am
Flash Forward
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by
mrsl »
May 2nd, 2010, 4:36 pm
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Is anybody watching this program? I find it fiercely addictive. On a certain October day, everyone in the world blacks out at what they are doing...
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Last post by pvitari
May 3rd, 2010, 12:16 pm
The Lodger 1927 and 1944
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by
charliechaplinfan »
May 31st, 2009, 5:01 pm
I've long been a fan of the 1927 Hitchcock movie, lots of atomosphere being led in one direction and then discovering that this was Hotchcock's...
8 Replies
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Last post by MikeBSG
May 3rd, 2010, 8:38 am
Metropolis
Replies: 2
by
pvitari »
April 28th, 2010, 10:20 am
Those of us who saw the North American premiere of the latest restoration of Metropolis at the TCM fest know that you all have a major treat in store...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
April 29th, 2010, 2:10 pm
Alice in Wonderland
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MikeBSG »
April 6th, 2010, 11:16 am
I just saw the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland yesterday. I liked it, although my children liked it more. (I have never been a big Alice fan.)
Still,...
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Last post by MikeBSG
April 6th, 2010, 11:16 am
Shutter Island
Replies: 2
by
MikeBSG »
March 14th, 2010, 12:59 pm
Has anyone else seen this one yet?
I liked it very much. I think it is better than The Departed, although I probably liked Leonardo DeCaprio better...
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Last post by SSO Admins
March 14th, 2010, 4:55 pm
Universal Horror
Replies: 4
by
MichiganJ »
March 2nd, 2010, 10:46 am
Ann Harding wrote in the Silents & Pre-Code thread:
Yesterday I watched the documentary Universal Horror (1998, K. Brownlow). Not being a expert in...
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Last post by feaito
March 9th, 2010, 8:21 pm
"Avatar"
Replies: 6
by
MikeBSG »
December 26th, 2009, 2:22 pm
Has anyone seen Avatar ?
I saw the flat version on Wednesday.
It was good, if long. Also, Cameron seemed to repeat a lot from his earlier work,...
6 Replies
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Last post by MikeBSG
March 9th, 2010, 1:44 pm
The Wolf Man (2010)
Replies: 5
by
MikeBSG »
January 11th, 2010, 9:01 am
I just saw the trailer for this one this weekend.
An odd thing occurred to me when I saw it. If I just saw the visual part of this trailer, I would...
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Last post by klondike
February 27th, 2010, 11:24 am
Top 10 Scream Queen Beauties
Replies: 16
by
MichiganJ »
June 30th, 2008, 4:17 pm
In another thread, it was mentioned that Mae Clarke is best remembered for the ol’ grapefruit in the face, which, no doubt, she is. But I commented...
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Last post by CineMaven
December 20th, 2009, 8:27 pm
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Last post by Ollie
November 30th, 2009, 3:17 pm
BLACK MOON (1933) early FRI am
Replies: 19
by
Dewey1960 »
October 8th, 2009, 7:29 pm
It's here! One of the most disturbing and visually intriguing pre-code horror films ever: BLACK MOON (1933) makes a rare TCM appearance early Friday...
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Last post by Dawtrina
November 25th, 2009, 1:17 am
GORT; KLAATU BARRADA NICKTU
Replies: 14
by
mrsl »
November 4th, 2009, 2:44 pm
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I don't know what the words mean, exactly, but since they saved Mr. Carpenter and eventually the world, I figured I'd file them away in case...
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Last post by Ollie
November 23rd, 2009, 10:49 am
Alexander Ptushko and Karel Zeman
Replies: 12
by
MikeBSG »
August 30th, 2008, 9:24 am
Last night, I watched The Tale of Tsar Saltan on DVD. It inspired me to start this thread on Eastern Bloc fairy tale/fantasy films.
Tale of Tsar...
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Last post by SSO Admins
November 13th, 2009, 2:12 pm
The Devil Commands (1941)
Replies: 23
by
Mr. Arkadin »
September 4th, 2007, 7:40 pm
Anyone catch this today? I've got the DVD and I'm always blown away every time I view it.
It was the last in a four film contract between Karloff...
23 Replies
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Last post by Bronxgirl48
November 9th, 2009, 4:18 am
Die! Monster, Die! (1965)
Replies: 1
by
Mr. Arkadin »
October 25th, 2009, 5:49 pm
This late Karloff film shows tonight. While not at the heights of his earlier work (the film seems to faintly reference The Invisible Ray ), it's...
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Last post by MikeBSG
October 31st, 2009, 8:51 am
Fast Forward
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mrsl »
October 23rd, 2009, 1:55 pm
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Has anybody watched this new sci-fi on Thursday nights? The entire world stopped and fell asleep for 2 minutes all at the same time, while they...
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Last post by mrsl
October 24th, 2009, 3:15 pm
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Last post by stuart.uk
October 22nd, 2009, 12:02 pm
Well, it's October again...
Replies: 15
by
Mr. Arkadin »
October 2nd, 2009, 11:46 am
...which means Horror films will be showing all month!
Here's what's in the TCM schedule. Make your case for what you plan on seeing (with both...
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Last post by JackFavell
October 3rd, 2009, 5:30 pm
Movies and the Lessons Of Life
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by
Ollie »
June 8th, 2009, 10:16 pm
I'm grateful that this forum lets me achieve friendships along the way. One of those friends has been seeking recent counseling and, while I'm no...
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Last post by Ollie
October 2nd, 2009, 6:28 pm
The Superhero Genre
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by
cinemalover »
July 17th, 2008, 12:40 pm
Superhero movies have become their own genre, and usually a very profitable one for movie-makers. There have certainly been a lot of dogs produced in...
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Last post by Ollie
July 7th, 2009, 7:41 am
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Last post by CineMaven
June 16th, 2009, 9:00 pm
John Barrymore IS Svengali
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phil noir »
May 23rd, 2009, 5:16 am
A couple of weeks ago, I watched - via youtube - John Barrymore's version of Trilby, renamed Svengali - obviously - in recognition of his star power...
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Last post by MissGoddess
May 23rd, 2009, 10:58 am
Harper's Island
Replies: 2
by
mrsl »
April 26th, 2009, 12:38 am
I always try to see at least one episode of a new show to decide if I want to invest the rest of the season in it. This one really surprised me....
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Last post by nightwalker
May 19th, 2009, 10:59 am
Star Trek
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by
bryce »
May 11th, 2009, 1:03 am
Any doubts are unfounded. It deserves its 95% on rottentomatoes, its #62/250 on imdb and all of its various A+ and 5 star reviews. It really is that...
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Last post by mrsl
May 11th, 2009, 11:58 pm
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