Films, TV shows, and books of the 'modern' era
Say Yes to the Dress
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by
ken123 »
July 9th, 2010, 10:48 am
About a year ago I came across this TLC program about brides picking out the wedding gown and all the hullaboo surounding it. For some reason I like...
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Last post by jdb1
July 11th, 2010, 1:25 pm
" Flo "
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by
ken123 »
July 7th, 2010, 4:38 pm
Yes we have a recession, oil spill, and endless wars, but I would like to hear peoples' opinion in regard to Flo, the Progressive Insurance pitch...
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Last post by movieman1957
July 8th, 2010, 9:39 pm
Radio New Zealand & Emails
by
ChiO »
July 1st, 2010, 9:13 am
While surfing the internet yesterday, I happened upon a fascinating radio interview with a brilliant young man regarding his research on the impact...
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Last post by ChiO
July 1st, 2010, 9:13 am
Soundtracks
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by
movieman1957 »
March 3rd, 2009, 4:59 pm
A place for all things musical on film.
Share your favorite soundtrack (doesn't matter whether the movie was any good.)
Know of one that is awful?...
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Last post by markfp
June 19th, 2010, 7:39 pm
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Last post by jdb1
June 9th, 2010, 3:34 pm
Lost
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Lzcutter »
May 23rd, 2010, 1:53 pm
I can't believe the end of Lost is almost here.
Am I ready to discover what the island is really all about and how Jack and remaining company will...
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Last post by Lzcutter
May 27th, 2010, 1:32 am
Other cancellations
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by
mrsl »
May 22nd, 2010, 12:16 am
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I'm sad about a few of the cancelled shows this year. I've followed Flash Forward since the beginning and really like it. It's mysterious, cunning...
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Last post by mrsl
May 25th, 2010, 1:04 pm
Law & Order Cancelled ?
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by
ken123 »
May 13th, 2010, 5:42 pm
A report at the HuffingtonPost says the 20 year old drama may not be returning.
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Last post by movieman1957
May 24th, 2010, 10:07 pm
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Last post by mrsl
May 18th, 2010, 1:08 am
America: The Story of Us
by
mrsl »
May 3rd, 2010, 10:19 am
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Is anyone watching this magnificent documentary on the History Channel? Done much like the Civil War doc a few years ago, it's covering quite a lot...
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Last post by mrsl
May 3rd, 2010, 10:19 am
Make Way for Jonah Hex!
by klondike » May 3rd, 2010, 9:36 am
Can't decide whether this belongs under action/adventure or western or sci-fi ( and neither could DC Comics, for nearly 30 years ) . . but it sure...
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Last post by klondike
May 3rd, 2010, 9:36 am
I'm addicted!
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by
srowley75 »
April 22nd, 2010, 10:08 pm
I was only 14 when it premiered, so needless to say I missed it the first time around....
But after a discussion with a friend, I decided to hunt...
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Last post by jdb1
April 23rd, 2010, 8:04 pm
Celebc join UK political bandwagon
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stuart.uk »
April 18th, 2010, 11:34 am
Don't worry this isn't really about politics, but just an observation about the General Election in the UK.
It's noticable that UK celebs are out in...
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Last post by stuart.uk
April 19th, 2010, 12:58 pm
Final JEOPARDY - Film Legends
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by
Jezebel38 »
March 12th, 2010, 11:24 pm
OK, so tonight’s final JEOPARDY answer was: His only competitive Oscar win was for Best Film Score in 1973 for a movie he filmed in 1952 where he...
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Last post by mrsl
April 14th, 2010, 11:14 pm
Grace Returns Tonight!
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by klondike » March 29th, 2010, 12:24 pm
On TNT, tonight, at 10PM, Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, and all the members of the Hanadarko clan & the Oklahoma City Detective Squad return in the first...
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Last post by mrsl
March 29th, 2010, 7:17 pm
Fox Cancels " 24 "
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by
ken123 »
March 27th, 2010, 2:46 pm
I have never seen the program except when channel surfing or seeing ads for it. It is the type of program I avoid.
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Last post by Lzcutter
March 27th, 2010, 4:04 pm
HBO "The Pacific"
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by
MikeBSG »
March 16th, 2010, 11:12 am
Is anyone watching this?
I don't get HBO, so I will have to wait for the DVDs. I am interested because I read some of Robert Leckie's books when I...
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Last post by Lzcutter
March 21st, 2010, 1:34 am
Merlin
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by
mrsl »
March 11th, 2010, 7:32 pm
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I know someone will post this item in the 'gone without fanfare' thread, but this is my own little Thank You to a bear of a man. Although a...
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Last post by patful
March 13th, 2010, 6:45 pm
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Last post by stuart.uk
March 4th, 2010, 2:55 pm
I like this
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SSO Admins »
February 26th, 2010, 10:01 am
In something tangentially related to classic film, I heard that Keith Olbermann (who generally annoys me) has been referring to Glenn Beck as...
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Last post by Birdy
February 28th, 2010, 12:16 am
Pride and Prejudice
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by
silentscreen »
February 23rd, 2010, 9:46 pm
Does anyone else love Jane Austen as much as I do? This scene from the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice is my favorite. Elizabeth really gives Mr....
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Last post by silentscreen
February 25th, 2010, 7:25 am
Kornheiser
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by
ken123 »
February 24th, 2010, 1:25 pm
MHO - Men who wear beards should keep yap shut.
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Last post by klondike
February 24th, 2010, 2:22 pm
Daria: The Complete Series on May 11
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by
srowley75 »
February 12th, 2010, 11:42 am
According to TV Shows on DVD. This has long been one of my most anticipated DVD releases - I hope to God I have a job by then. I thought it would be...
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Last post by srowley75
February 22nd, 2010, 10:01 pm
Barbara Walters ends her Oscar Specials
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by
Lzcutter »
February 15th, 2010, 3:36 pm
Saying she is sick of them and feels like I have been there and done that , Barbara Walters announced this morning that her annual Oscar Special...
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Last post by srowley75
February 20th, 2010, 9:29 pm
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Last post by jdb1
February 19th, 2010, 1:04 pm
New Barnaby named
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by
stuart.uk »
February 19th, 2010, 11:18 am
John Nettlews has finally been replaced in Midsomor Murders. Barnaby's cousin steps into the breech. He'll be played by Neil Dudgeon
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Last post by movieman1957
February 19th, 2010, 12:08 pm
Max Raabe fans unite!
by
Jezebel38 »
February 18th, 2010, 11:56 pm
As one of the fans of this retro German crooner on board here (I know there are others...), I just wanted to call attention to his current concert...
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Last post by Jezebel38
February 18th, 2010, 11:56 pm
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Last post by movieman1957
February 16th, 2010, 9:25 am
TO ALL CANADIANS
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by
mrsl »
February 13th, 2010, 1:25 am
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I've always known your country was beautiful, in fact much like ours, and now more than ever, I wish I had taken the time to travel through...
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Last post by Ollie
February 13th, 2010, 7:52 am
Local girl makes good on CSI:NY
by
CharlieT »
February 4th, 2010, 3:34 pm
Last night on CSI:NY, a girl from my hometown appeared as one of the members of the vampire sect that was being investigated. She graduated high...
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Last post by CharlieT
February 4th, 2010, 3:34 pm
Sorry, I gotta vent
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by
mrsl »
July 16th, 2009, 2:58 pm
I should have put this on the Whiny thread but that's in a really sad place right now and I didn't want to upset the cart.
Here's the thing: About...
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Last post by mrsl
February 3rd, 2010, 11:52 pm
A Small Trove of Character Gems!
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by klondike » January 29th, 2010, 10:15 pm
Am watching a second season episode of Perry Mason on DVD, and what a jackpot of character actors it boasts: as defendant - Don Beddoe; as chief...
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Last post by klondike
January 31st, 2010, 7:00 pm
HOPE FOR HAITI
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by
mrsl »
January 22nd, 2010, 11:00 pm
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I just wanted to send kudos to George Clooney for conceiving this telethon, and his ability to formulate it.
Two complaints - Nothing new....
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Last post by Ollie
January 25th, 2010, 6:45 pm
What the Anchor didn't say
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by
mrsl »
December 29th, 2009, 2:16 pm
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In addition to having a Pres who speaks clearly, and doesn't make a fool of himself when he does speak, I kind of like a Leader who brings a stop...
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Last post by mrsl
December 31st, 2009, 12:16 am
Has America gone Mad?
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by
Lzcutter »
August 17th, 2009, 7:51 pm
As much as I wish this was a thread about Mad Men , one of my favorite shows, I'm sorry it's not.
CNN is reporting that over a dozen people carrying...
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Last post by Ollie
November 30th, 2009, 3:34 pm
OK, what about this new THE PRISONER?
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by
Ollie »
November 17th, 2009, 5:29 pm
OK, this week, AMC has been showing its new version of THE PRISONER. Is it only 2 segments?
Gee - why couldn't they cut it down to, like, 30...
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Last post by Ollie
November 24th, 2009, 2:08 pm
V - the new series
Replies: 5
by
Lzcutter »
November 11th, 2009, 9:54 pm
The pilot last week really rocked. This week not so much. But I adore Elizabeth Mitchell on Lost and she is very good here as Erica Evans.
The...
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Last post by mrsl
November 18th, 2009, 2:13 am
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
November 10th, 2009, 4:19 pm
It's Durward Kirby!
Replies: 11
by
SSO Admins »
November 4th, 2009, 10:13 am
Back in the 70s and early 80s, this was a gag line among my friends. There was a TV commercial where two women were shopping and Kirby came up to...
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Last post by SSO Admins
November 10th, 2009, 10:44 am
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
November 8th, 2009, 10:48 am
Public Option - Op - Out
Replies: 28
by
ken123 »
October 26th, 2009, 6:36 pm
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ( D - Nevada ) has announced today the he and Senators Baucas ( D - Montana ) & Dodd ( D - Ct. ) have agreed on the...
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Last post by jdb1
November 5th, 2009, 10:25 am
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Last post by Ollie
November 3rd, 2009, 12:34 pm
Cheri
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by
Birdy »
July 13th, 2009, 3:27 pm
Has anyone been seeing the promos and talk-show visits about Cheri? (Starring Michelle Pfeiffer)
Has anyone notice that poor Collette, the author,...
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Last post by Birdy
November 2nd, 2009, 10:09 am
Bright Star
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by
JackFavell »
October 16th, 2009, 1:11 pm
I just saw Bright Star last night - I really enjoyed it, maybe even loved it, though I wasn't sure I was going to. I was not a fan of The Piano when...
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Last post by JackFavell
October 17th, 2009, 4:43 pm
The Anne Frank Video
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by
moira finnie »
October 15th, 2009, 1:56 pm
Prior to her family's going into hiding to avoid the concentration camps where Anne Frank's family would have been sent by the Nazis occupying The...
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Last post by mrsl
October 15th, 2009, 3:13 pm
Comments from the Sole Survivor
by
mrsl »
September 19th, 2009, 7:49 pm
Just kidding about the title but I often feel like that while traveling through this ghost town. I used to get angry when I saw one name on every...
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Last post by mrsl
September 19th, 2009, 7:49 pm
Lynn the Historian
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by
moira finnie »
September 5th, 2009, 5:54 pm
Say, SSO people, I thought you might like to hear a radio interview that our own Lzcutter conducted with John L. Smith on KNPR in Las Vegas, which...
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Last post by movieman1957
September 11th, 2009, 10:18 pm
Conspiracies against Alison
Replies: 12
by
Ollie »
August 10th, 2009, 12:33 pm
Since CCFan is hopefully unable to have Internet access and can't 'get me', I'm going to think of ways to inundate her with more stuff she's just...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
August 28th, 2009, 2:24 pm
Honor Blackman Avengers style
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by
stuart.uk »
August 28th, 2009, 12:34 pm
I don't know if this will work. Haven't been able to get You Tube working of late, but am just going to see if just posting a link will make a...
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Last post by stuart.uk
August 28th, 2009, 12:45 pm
United Breaks Guitars
by
Lzcutter »
August 19th, 2009, 1:06 pm
Dave Carroll and his band, the Sons of Maxwell, were traveling to Nebraska for a week-long gig last year. They were flying United Airlines and some...
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Last post by Lzcutter
August 19th, 2009, 1:06 pm
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