If you are a Peter O'Toole fan...

frau kaleun · 08-28-10, 12:41 PM

...and have Turner Classic Movies, turn it on today!

Sadly, you've already missed My Favorite Year. But, now showing: Becket.

Still to come:

The Last Emperor
Lord Jim
Lawrence Of Arabia
The Ruling Class
The Stunt Man

The Ruling Class is not among my favorites (although TBH I've only seen it once and that was ages ago). Never seen The Stunt Man but I've heard very good things about it. Not sure if I'm willing to stay up all night for it, though.

Nevertheless, my day is pretty much accounted for, lol. Also: LAWRENCE OF FREAKING ARABIA! I really need to get that on DVD. Absolutely made of win.

Gerald · 08-28-10, 12:45 PM

time to bring him up

Konovalov · 08-28-10, 12:49 PM

Now why haven't TCM UK done this?

Absolutely love Peter O'Toole films. Got my Dad to thank for that.

frau kaleun · 08-28-10, 01:30 PM

Don't know about the UK, but over here in August every day on TCM is devoted to one person. So today it's all films featuring Peter O'Toole.

Why they're not showing The Lion In Winter, I can't imagine. Maybe they used it for someone else's "day" and I've missed it. I need to get that one on DVD as well.

Honestly, I think I would watch Peter O'Toole sit in a chair and read the phone book out loud. Possibly because you know at some point he'd look at a name and then say, "I knew a fellow named 'X' once..." and then he'd tell some awesome and hilarious story about it.

sharkbit · 08-28-10, 02:50 PM

Have you seen him in "Murphy's War"?
Its got a U-boat in it!

Konovalov · 08-28-10, 02:57 PM

Yeah. I first saw that on tv as a kid. Strangely I have only seen it once since but I remember it for the Mcgyver style repairs he did on the sea-plane.

Sailor Steve · 08-28-10, 03:32 PM

The Stunt Man: one of my all-time favorites. Steve Railsbeck is a wanted fugitive who takes refuge with a crazy director (O'Toole) who he's sure is trying to kill him. Both of them (and Barbara Hershey as well) are at the top of their game.

When it gets to the part where we finally find out what Railsbeck's heinous crime was, you'll wet yourself.

Well, somebody will, anyway.

frau kaleun · 08-28-10, 04:39 PM

Sounds like I need to add another flick to my Netflix queue. Provided I don't end up sitting up all night to watch it.

Tchocky · 08-28-10, 05:17 PM

Becket is spinning up on my hard drive, guess I'm not going to bed after all

Good story about Peter O'Toole getting drunk with a friend in a pub in London, and he said, "Let's go and see a play." At one point O'Toole nudged his friend and said, "This is brilliant. This is the bit - where I come on. Oh, bollocks!"

frau kaleun · 08-28-10, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Becket is spinning up on my hard drive, guess I'm not going to bed after all

Good story about Peter O'Toole getting drunk with a friend in a pub in London, and he said, "Let's go and see a play." At one point O'Toole nudged his friend and said, "This is brilliant. This is the bit - where I come on. Oh, bollocks!"

Classic.

There's a little "mini-film" they run sometimes as filler on TCM that is bits of an interview with him and clips of some of his films. At the end he says that once he had sent a bedraggled leather jacket to a cleaners, one that (O'Toole being O'Toole) had suffered all manner of indignities in the way of blood, booze, and heaven knows what else getting splashed or spilled on it. The cleaners did the best they could but returned the jacket with a note pinned to it that read, "It distresses us to return work that is not perfect."

He said he figured that would "just about do" for him as well, and they could put it on his tombstone.

TarJak · 08-28-10, 06:01 PM

What about Caligula? Not one of his best but still worth a look for other reasons,

Buddahaid · 08-28-10, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

...and have Turner Classic Movies, turn it on today!

Sadly, you've already missed My Favorite Year. But, now showing: Becket.

Still to come:

The Last Emperor
Lord Jim
Lawrence Of Arabia
The Ruling Class
The Stunt Man

The Ruling Class is not among my favorites (although TBH I've only seen it once and that was ages ago). Never seen The Stunt Man but I've heard very good things about it. Not sure if I'm willing to stay up all night for it, though.

Nevertheless, my day is pretty much accounted for, lol. Also: LAWRENCE OF FREAKING ARABIA! I really need to get that on DVD. Absolutely made of win.

Better than up all night for a Planet of the Apes marathon. You need Pepto-bismol after that one.

Stealth Hunter · 08-28-10, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Why they're not showing The Lion In Winter, I can't imagine.

I thought the exact same thing. Been watching TCM all day.

frau kaleun · 08-28-10, 07:23 PM

I am sitting here right now waiting for my favorite jumpcut in movie history: the burning match that gives way to the sun rising over the desert.

Aaaaaand there it is. Cue theme music!

Sailor Steve · 08-28-10, 07:43 PM

Ooh! Ooh! Forgot another 'small' favorite (there are so many):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084370/

Based loosely on Mel Brooks's early days as a TV writer. Mark Linn-Baker is not Mel Brooks, Peter O'Toole is not Errol Flynn, and Joseph Bologna is not Sid Caesar. Wonderful.

08-28-10, 12:41 PM	#1
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	If you are a Peter O'Toole fan... ...and have Turner Classic Movies, turn it on today! Sadly, you've already missed My Favorite Year. But, now showing: Becket. Still to come: The Last Emperor Lord Jim Lawrence Of Arabia The Ruling Class The Stunt Man The Ruling Class is not among my favorites (although TBH I've only seen it once and that was ages ago). Never seen The Stunt Man but I've heard very good things about it. Not sure if I'm willing to stay up all night for it, though. Nevertheless, my day is pretty much accounted for, lol. Also: LAWRENCE OF FREAKING ARABIA! I really need to get that on DVD. Absolutely made of win.

08-28-10, 12:45 PM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Peter O'Toole is good even if he has been in "shadow" time to bring him up __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

08-28-10, 12:49 PM	#3
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Now why haven't TCM UK done this? Absolutely love Peter O'Toole films. Got my Dad to thank for that. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

08-28-10, 02:50 PM	#5
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Have you seen him in "Murphy's War"? Its got a U-boat in it! __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

08-28-10, 02:57 PM	#6
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Yeah. I first saw that on tv as a kid. Strangely I have only seen it once since but I remember it for the Mcgyver style repairs he did on the sea-plane. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

08-28-10, 01:30 PM	#4
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Don't know about the UK, but over here in August every day on TCM is devoted to one person. So today it's all films featuring Peter O'Toole. Why they're not showing The Lion In Winter, I can't imagine. Maybe they used it for someone else's "day" and I've missed it. I need to get that one on DVD as well. Honestly, I think I would watch Peter O'Toole sit in a chair and read the phone book out loud. Possibly because you know at some point he'd look at a name and then say, "I knew a fellow named 'X' once..." and then he'd tell some awesome and hilarious story about it.

08-28-10, 03:32 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The Stunt Man: one of my all-time favorites. Steve Railsbeck is a wanted fugitive who takes refuge with a crazy director (O'Toole) who he's sure is trying to kill him. Both of them (and Barbara Hershey as well) are at the top of their game. When it gets to the part where we finally find out what Railsbeck's heinous crime was, you'll wet yourself. Well, somebody will, anyway. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-28-10, 04:39 PM	#8
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Sounds like I need to add another flick to my Netflix queue. Provided I don't end up sitting up all night to watch it.

08-28-10, 05:17 PM	#9
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Becket is spinning up on my hard drive, guess I'm not going to bed after all Good story about Peter O'Toole getting drunk with a friend in a pub in London, and he said, "Let's go and see a play." At one point O'Toole nudged his friend and said, "This is brilliant. This is the bit - where I come on. Oh, bollocks!" __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

08-28-10, 06:01 PM	#11
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	What about Caligula? Not one of his best but still worth a look for other reasons,

08-28-10, 07:23 PM	#14
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I am sitting here right now waiting for my favorite jumpcut in movie history: the burning match that gives way to the sun rising over the desert. Aaaaaand there it is. Cue theme music!

08-28-10, 07:43 PM	#15
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Ooh! Ooh! Forgot another 'small' favorite (there are so many): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084370/ Based loosely on Mel Brooks's early days as a TV writer. Mark Linn-Baker is not Mel Brooks, Peter O'Toole is not Errol Flynn, and Joseph Bologna is not Sid Caesar. Wonderful. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo