Comments on: Funday Night at the Movies

By: erin

erin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:40:20 +0000

I would love to see the movie Letter From an Unknown Woman with
Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan. I saw it when I was younger and
loved it. I prefer the older films. I love TCM movies.

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:38:14 +0000

For we that are the year 1940 & up bluffs would love for you to show all the Johnny Weismueller Tarzan movies.Show them in order from the 1st one (already shown) up to the last.Believe me you will have a following for each week for a long, long time.

By: Isabelle

Isabelle — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:15:14 +0000

How about The Prince and the Pauper with Errol Flynn. I enjoyed watching that movie when I was a kid.

By: MDR

MDR — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:35:52 +0000

Chris, TCM has been showing Miyazaki's movies (though not without protest, per the message boards) for a while now, but they've yet to show Howl's Moving Castle. While I agree that almost everything Pixar does is golden, I would never suggest that TCM change their classic movie programming (and I think I've shown that there are plenty of old classics which appeal to today's kids without having to do so).Mjryan, November is Guest Programmer month, meaning Robert Osborne will have a different guest every night, 30 in all. I think their aim is try to bring new viewers to the channel in much the same way that you have suggested TCM alter their Funday night at the Movies format. Perhaps if the former works, they'll try the latter. Of course, I have no idea whether the persons you've suggested are classic movie fans or not.Stoogey, at least we both agree that musicals are amazing (and a great way to introduce classic movies to kids)!

By: Stoogey

Stoogey — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:50:52 +0000

Great alternate choices there… though I gotta disagree about Oliver. As a kid, it was the film which made me sit up and think "holy crap, musicals are amazing!" It's got so much going on in every number (and such terrific music) that it simply blew me away.

By: mjryan

mjryan — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:52:15 +0000

Why not have a Guest Programmer feature for kids shows, getting musical artists and/or actors that kids love to bring them in? How about Justin Timberlake introducing his favorite musical? Masi Oka from Heroes introducing a Science Fiction movie? Ashton Kutcher introducing a comedy? You get the point. TCM needs a 'hook' to get the kids in the door. The movies will keep them if they'll just give them a chance.I would suggest, if they could get the rights to show them, a classic Disney animation such as Bambi, Fantasia, Cinderella, Snow White, etc.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:51:44 +0000

I agree that the format was rather wanting, but the idea of a kid/parent night is inviting. I wouldn't mind at all if they choose another actor and tone down the kid dialogue part ( it plays like second rate Pee Wee's Playhouse without the cool graphics and off-center comedy kids DO like ). And you could make your list twice as long and still not get to all the movies that are appealing to all ages. To my surprise, the 14 year old WILL sit in on westerns and Vincent Prices flicks just as often as he will wander downstairs and do his own movie watching. So I think he's coming around. Surprisingly, Swashbuckling stock is down, but good science fiction is golden ( but occassionally laughable with bad physics the culprit— well OK, dialogue, too ). May I suggest some newer films, such as Miyazaki's works ( any of them ) and Pixar, as the new Disney.