Didn't know about Debbie Reynolds' bleeding feet after the "Good Morning" dance sequence in "Singin' In The Rain"! 🎥 🍿
Chris Columbus' picks for March
Filmmaker Chris Columbus reveals his film takes – from his favorite performances in THE APARTMENT ('60) to how David Lean's GREAT EXPECTATIONS ('48) inspired his direction for HOME ALONE ('90).
• Singin' In the Rain
• Great Expectations
• The Apartment
• The Quiet Man
• Duel
• Brian's Song
People in China vaccinated against smallpox in the 16th century. Vaccination is part of "medicine as practiced in traditional China". Ancient people were smart, figured things out and did things that seemed to work. The things that stood the test of time have been retained within modern medicine.
"Traditional Chinese Medicine™" was constructed in the 1950s from random bits of lore to create national cohesion and provide low-cost healtcare that felt more caring than being told to wait and see.
When you see people in "historical" dramas taking people's pulse to diagnose illnesses, pregnancy, etc, or acupuncture and cupping being used as miracle medicine, that's not drawn from ancient sources, that's modern myth-making. Those magical powers came from wuxia (kung fu fiction) and from government promotion.
Practitioners used these techniques to understand the body, but they didn't claim the fantastic powers some people today ascribe to "TCM". Cupping was a form of bloodletting, just like Europeans used to do not so long ago.
People who think the Halloween franchise has the most confusing flow chart of sequels, prequels, and requels should spend some time trying to watch all the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies!
This thought brought to you by a person who has just pressed play on 2013's Texas Chainsaw.
Happiness is seeing my husband, who does not really like movies except for, like, 3, smile over some perfect moments in "The Thin Man" - which is DEFINITELY A CHRISTMAS MOVIE. #TCMParty#TCM
#ChristmasMovies#Movies #TCM
One of the all-time best Christmas movies is on TCM right now. We’re No Angels, with Peter Ustinov, Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone, Leo G. Carroll, and Adolph the pet viper. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
He employed several #women as #directors, was an early champion of depicting #race and politics realistically on screen, and helped more than 300 families leave #Nazi#Germany.
So there was one studio head then who wasn't a total scumbag like the rest, and now.
Traditionelle chinesische Medizin: Mit Ginseng und Kakerlaken gegen Herzinfarkt
Tongxinluo ist ein traditionell chinesisches Medikament, seine Inhaltsstoffe für westliche Medizin ungewöhnlich. Eine Studie zeigt jetzt: Es könnte bei Herzinfarkten wirken. Doch noch sind viele Fragen offen. Von V. Simon.
This is a good representation of us all running to that goal, and also what I am going to start doing when I am required to update anyone on my location status.
Impact is one of those noirs where you need to sit back, enjoy the ride, and forget about pesky plot holes. Such delicious acting. And of course, actresses in the 1940s are 😍.
"The more we see others, the more we can see ourselves."
I value TCM original shorts (as for example
disability in films and silent films). These shorts have helped me to understand and to learn.
Thank you @TCM#TCM#TCMParty
August 9th, 2023
Sun Valley Serenade 1941
My second time watching it.
Watched in on #TCM as part of the #SummerUnderTheStars for the Nicholas Brothers.