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What actor/actress comes to mind?

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by ziggy6708a » December 5th, 2022, 5:49 pm » in Film-Related » Games and Trivia

when you think of snarky sarcasm ??
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by ElCid » December 2nd, 2022, 2:10 pm » in TCM » Noir Alley

Feature for Dec. 3 & 4 is Decoy. Not sure if I have seen it before or not, but will watch it.

OK, to clarify I changed title of this one to simply...
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by GaryCooper » October 23rd, 2022, 7:44 am » in Off Topic » General Chat
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The Exorcist (1973)

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by Nellie LaRoy » August 10th, 2023, 8:04 pm » in The Films » Sci-fi and Horror

I used the search function, but apparently no one ever started a thread about The Exorcist.

So, are there fans of this one around here? I revisited...

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by speedracer5 » December 4th, 2022, 3:27 pm » in TCM » Movies and Features on TCM

I'm resurrecting my very popular I Just Watched... thread from the old TCM site. Despite being under the Movies and Features on TCM section of this...
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NOW PLAYING (100 YEARS AGO)

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by scsu1975 » January 1st, 2023, 11:14 am » in The Films » Silents & PreCodes

Let’s take a look back at the films playing at the Poli Theatre in Bridgeport, CT, one hundred years ago. This is a continuation of the thread I...
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First Film that comes to mind...

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by ziggy6708a » December 1st, 2022, 7:26 pm » in Film-Related » Games and Trivia

well, we gotta start somewhere.........

hows' about
FIRST FILM THAT COMES TO MIND.......

When you think of.......

-Bachelorettes?

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(just...
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Separated at Birth?

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by moira finnie » September 30th, 2013, 8:23 am » in Off Topic » General TV and Media

While enjoying an episode of Frasier recently, it occurred to me for the umpteenth time that Kelsey Grammar and Curt Jurgens share more than a giant...
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The Anomaly of Best Director

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by skimpole » September 13th, 2023, 2:35 am » in The Films » The People of Film

This thread exists to offer some thoughts on the Best Director award. One might think that the Best Director would be the person responsible for the...
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Opera

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by Swithin » May 22nd, 2023, 6:13 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat

I couldn't find an opera thread so decided to start one, with this odd new entry from the English National Opera's new season, just announced. I love...
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Planet of the Vampires (1965)

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by wmcclain » May 8th, 2023, 6:39 am » in The Films » Sci-fi and Horror

Planet of the Vampires (1965) , directed by Mario Bava.

That should be zombies rather than vampires , but American International picked the English...

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In Vinyl Veritas

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by Andree » March 21st, 2023, 9:05 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat
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by GaryCooper » March 25th, 2023, 8:54 am » in Off Topic » General Chat

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by knitwit45 » February 2nd, 2009, 9:41 am » in Off Topic » General Chat

shhhhhhh, don't tell anyone but JUDITH, AKA JDB1, is having a birthday tomorrow February 3.

I'll make a cake, you guys bring the bubbly!
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by ziggy6708a » December 1st, 2022, 7:54 pm » in TCM » Movies and Features on TCM

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Your Favorite Performances from 1930 to the present

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by skimpole » January 9th, 2023, 5:13 am » in The Films » The People of Film

I am trying to revive, obviously only fitfully, one of the old TCM forum threads about people's choices for acting performances. After we started...
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by HoldenIsHere » December 7th, 2022, 9:48 pm » in Film-Related » Games and Trivia

The idea of this game is for one board member to post a short sentence that reveals the ending or other important plot development from a movie....
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Memes

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by Masha » November 17th, 2022, 10:48 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat

I wish this to be a thread to innocently provoke quick smiles or thought. Please do not post any political, racist or religious material.
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What are you listening to?

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by bobhopefan1940 » May 1st, 2007, 7:44 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat

Just curious... Are you into new music, old music? Personally, I barely listen to anything that is out on the air waves to day. I like to go back and...
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DEWEY'S RECORD PARTY!

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by Dewey1960 » June 7th, 2007, 3:42 am » in Off Topic » General Chat

Welcome to Dewey's Record Party where nothin' but the finest in the Devil's Music is featured for your listenin' and dancin' pleasure!

Johnny...
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Modern & Contemporary Trailers & Clips

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by GaryCooper » December 12th, 2022, 10:46 am » in Film-Related » Movie Trailers and Soundtracks
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To Dream of Dogs

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by klondike » October 1st, 2008, 1:09 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat

Hi, Gang!
This here new thread, which I do most fervently hope to continue & grow, as has the Record Party, & Candids & Sailor Walks In, is a place...
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The Domestic CAT: Feline at its finest!

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by Garbomaniac » June 18th, 2009, 9:59 pm » in Off Topic » General Chat

I hated cats all my life. My wife insisted on saving the life of this dying feline on the side of the road. I said, Let it die. But, she got her way,...
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by RedRiver » March 11th, 2012, 3:24 pm » in The Films » Sci-fi and Horror

I hope I'm not repeating a thread, but I don't see anything on this cute Saturday night feature on ME TV. We all know Svengoolie. The format is...
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