What's going on with late night TCM?
Posted: October 30th, 2013, 6:38 am
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I used to come home from work at 11:00 p.m., get a cup of coffee and settle in to watch a movie on TCM, even when my insomnia set in after my retirement I still could do the same until lately. Lately it seems like all night is filled with either silent films, or non English speaking foreign films with sub titles. I've tried to watch a couple since I don't crochet at 3:00 a.m., but my old eyes just don't read as quickly as they flash the words on the screen so I miss a whole lot of the dialog and have to guess what was said.
I also feel that TCM stands for Turner CLASSIC Movies. I'm sorry but I see nothing classic about movies like I Am Curious (Yellow). That movie was banned when it came out in many cities and although we have matured in our tastes and sensitivities, I feel it still does not belong on a channel like TCM. I was not happy earlier this year when they showed Blowup but . . . Yellow is far below par for TCM. Also, as I've said before, old does not make classic. Just because it was made in the 30's and early 40's does not make a movie worthy of a channel which has, until now, upheld a high standard of class and distinction. Am I again alone out here, or does anyone feel as I do?
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I used to come home from work at 11:00 p.m., get a cup of coffee and settle in to watch a movie on TCM, even when my insomnia set in after my retirement I still could do the same until lately. Lately it seems like all night is filled with either silent films, or non English speaking foreign films with sub titles. I've tried to watch a couple since I don't crochet at 3:00 a.m., but my old eyes just don't read as quickly as they flash the words on the screen so I miss a whole lot of the dialog and have to guess what was said.
I also feel that TCM stands for Turner CLASSIC Movies. I'm sorry but I see nothing classic about movies like I Am Curious (Yellow). That movie was banned when it came out in many cities and although we have matured in our tastes and sensitivities, I feel it still does not belong on a channel like TCM. I was not happy earlier this year when they showed Blowup but . . . Yellow is far below par for TCM. Also, as I've said before, old does not make classic. Just because it was made in the 30's and early 40's does not make a movie worthy of a channel which has, until now, upheld a high standard of class and distinction. Am I again alone out here, or does anyone feel as I do?
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