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Re: Now that the festival is an annual event, what do we want to see next year?
Posted: Oct 2, 2012 1:49 PM
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Oooh I'll second the vote for The Guilt Of Janet Ames ...this one would be good for Illeana Douglas to introduce (Melvyn's her grandfather). It shouldn't be as little-known today as it is.
And we need to bring Rick Baker back to introduce something...his intro for 'The Wolf Man' was a lot of fun.
Maybe we could get Nancy Sinatra back to talk about something of Frank's too
Now that we know this is a 'cinematic journey' year we have a better idea of things to suggest that will fit in.
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KINGRAT'S ROYAL CHOICES..
Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:01 PM
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Kingrat, I think those are two great choices!
Garden of Evil would be lovely on the big screen. Directed by Henry Hathaway, it is the only Western to have a score penned by Bernard Hermann, who also created the lively, sweeping score for The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. The sounds of the sea were never the same again!
Also, Rita Moreno appears as the Cantina cantante, and she would be a marvelous guest for the intro to this epic gem on the big screen. With costumes by Travilla, it's an added incentive for fashionistas.
With the scenery of the Paricutin volcano in the state of Michoacan (six hours from Mexico City) and hills of Uruapan in the same state, it would be a lovely vision for the big screen. I've actually been to some of the areas where this was filmed.
I believe it's also on DVD in one of the Fox Western Classics collections.
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Re: Sean & Michael
Posted: Aug 27, 2012 6:38 PM
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Two films shown this weekend would be fine "discovery" choices for a future TCM festival:
GARDEN OF EVIL: One of Bernard Herrmann's greatest scores. Location photography in Mexico, with some rugged terrain. Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, and Richard Widmark as the stars. Needs to be seen on the wide screen.
JOHNNY APOLLO: An excellent pre-noir or early noir about a privileged young man who joins up with a gangster to try to get his stockbroker father sprung from jail. Good script, with top performances by Tyrone Power as the young man, Llloyd Nolan as the gangster, Edward Arnold as Ty's father, Charley Grapewin as a drunken lawyer, and, perhaps best of all, Dorothy Lamour as the gangster's moll. Not the Dorothy Lamour most of us know--but it's too bad she didn't get more opportunities like this in the 40s.
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Re: Sean & Michael
Posted: Jul 22, 2012 10:54 PM
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This is easy first formost THE BIG PARADE (1925). Followed by the 1926 version of BEAU GESTE with Ronald Colman which is being restored by UCLA.
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Re: Now that the festival is an annual event, what do we want to see next year?
Posted: Jul 5, 2012 4:31 PM
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I agree with you CinecrazyDC, we still see them as they were in those movies from yesteryear so please come & join us! Good way to put that Doris Day is our Mount Everst!! Music Man is for sure on my list & always filled it out on my survey! (That's what I kept doing for Auntie Mame & finally got it this year!) Can never have to many musicals! I'm a huge fan of Yankee Doodle Dandy & would love to see that Grand Ole Flag fly on the big screen! 
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Re: Sean & Michael
Posted: May 22, 2012 7:56 AM
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Sean & Michael
Posted: May 21, 2012 7:07 PM
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How about Michael Caine and Sean Connery introducing The Man Who Would Be King directed by John Huston and also starring Caine's wife Shakira Baksh ? Then Michael Caine might introduce Zulu or The Ipcress Files and Sean Connery might introduce a Bond film or Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
Any Sean and Michael fans out there? Plus, they're buddies so they could share a suite, and TCM could have two for the price of one.
(O.K. They probably want their own space, but it's still a good idea!)
Edited by: TCMWebAdmin on May 21, 2012 9:44 PM
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Re: Now that the festival is an annual event, what do we want to see next year?
Posted: May 19, 2012 1:04 PM
in response to: Lonixcap
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Thanks to Joe's Birthday thread, it made me thing of this one:
Flower Drum Song with Nancy Kwan and/or James Shigeta to talk about the film!
I'd love to see it on the big screen.
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Re: Now that the festival is an annual event, what do we want to see next year?
Posted: May 5, 2012 7:41 PM
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King:
I could go with any of your noir suggestions, the genre of which really came through this year. Let's also not forget 40th anniversay (1973) titles, among which are the following:
The Sting
The Exorcist
Papillon
American Graffiti
Paper Moon
Serpico
Save the Tiger
The Paper Chase
A Touch of Class
Day for Night
Emperor of the North Pole (seen on the TCM cruse this year and one of my Borgnine favorites).
High Plains Drifter
The Last Detail
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Re: Now that the festival is an annual event, what do we want to see next year?
Posted: Apr 30, 2012 2:14 PM
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For a twist on Film Noir, which was enormously popular this year, how about a series of five or six "Femme Noir" films which 1) blend noir with the woman's film and 2) feature female protagonists? Presenters might include Therese Grisham, who has written about what she calls "House Noir" (a similar concept) and Jeanine Basinger, who has appeared on TCM and who has written so well about this kind of film.
For instance, all of these stars and films would work:
1. Joan Crawford - Mildred Pierce is the most famous example of the blend of noir and women's film. Other Crawford films like Flamingo Road, The Damned Don't Cry, and A Woman's Face (big hit at the 2010 festival) would also qualify.
2. Bette Davis - Beyond the Forest might be hard to get because of rights issues. But if anyone can untangle a rights problems, it's our friends at TCM. A Stolen Life would be a reasonable substitute if Beyond the Forest is impossible.
3. Barbara Stanwyck - No Man of Her Own is another perfect example.
4. Ida Lupino - Deep Valley is a perfect film for the "Discoveries" series on the smaller screens.
5. Joan Bennett - Remember those great discussions we had about *Secret Beyond the Door*? Wouldn't John Alton's cinematography look even better on the big screen? The Reckless Moment would be another interesting choice.
Those would be my top five picks. But other possibilities would include:
6. Rosalind Russell - The Guilt of Janet Ames. Jeanine Basinger has championed this little-known but fascinating film, which also brings in the problem of returning WWII vets.
7. Valentina Cortese - The House on Telegraph Hill. Although Cortese wasn't a big star like the others, this film is built around her and the choices her character makes.
Notice that femme fatale films don't fit this category, because those films aren't built around the actresses who play the femme fatale roles. Double Indemnity is about the choices Fred MacMurray makes, not the ones Stanwyck makes; the same is true with Joan Bennett and Scarlet Street.
Would anyone else like to see some of these films on the big screen and talk about them?
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Re: Now that the festival is an annual event, what do we want to see next year?
Posted: Apr 30, 2012 12:18 PM
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I wrote this on Friday but sever sent it for some reason. Please forgive any redundancy.
All of these ideas are sensational and would enliven the festival. That's why it keeps growing.
I like the 1963 idea, the detective, and blacklist themes the best. I just took James Garner’s book back to the library-it’s worth buying-and he would be an excellent contributor if you could convince him we really do want to hear what he has to say. In addition to The Great Escape he also played Marlowe so he qualifies on two themes.
I did not know that James Cromwell was John’s son or that the father had blacklist problem. Michael Wilson’s story would be new to me as well. To those who think it’s old news and should be given a rest, this is why we can’t. The ripples are still being felt.
Wide screen sounds great for those wonderful movie palaces and even though they’ve been featured at other Festivals you have to throw in at least one.
Harry Carey, Jr.? YES! He could talk about anything he wanted and I’d listen. I'd also be interested in an exhibit of all the color processes from the beginning to now if possible. Lynn, is there no end to your great ideas?
I’d love to stand by Jon Hamm but doubt his SO would let me too long-seriously if he is one of us Executive Suite or The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit would be good choices for him to comment on while Robert Morse does the same with HTSIBWRT.
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Re: Now that the festival is an annual event, what do we want to see next year?
Posted: Apr 28, 2012 11:55 PM
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filmlover,
Thanks for Barry Morse (not Robert Morse). I knew something wasn't right about Robert Morse but I couldn't put my finger on it. Being mid-century modern will do that to a girl.
I'm standing by Jon Hamm regardless. I think he would be a great addition especially if he is a classic film fan.
Other programs I would love to see:
A History of Technicolor including film clips
Harry Carey, Jr talking about his father and Shepard of the Hills
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Stylistically Speaking....
Posted: Apr 28, 2012 11:45 PM
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Little Miss Rerun, here.
I will once again request that Joan Collins be engaged, uh, well, we know she's been engaged,( and married a few times, too) for an introduction to one of her greatest cinematic roles, and the precursor to Alexis on Dynasty.
Yes. Once again. I beg and plead for Joanie to grace our TCM Film Fest 2013 presence to regale us with her international wit and wisdom to chat up the behind-the-scenes style and action surrounding (TA-DAH) The Opposite Sex, starring June Allyson, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller, Leslie Nielsen, gorgeous hunk Jeff Richards, and Agnes Moorehead (pre-Endora, post Dark Passage Madge).
What about a double bill: The Women and The Opposite Sex?
Yes, it's a remake of The Women, another truly popular festival hit. Just ask anyone in the audience this year at the TCM Fest 2012.
Yes. It has music.
Yes. It has fancy clothes.
And yes, you can almost taste the champagne and smell the perfume.
Maybe Joanie's little sister, Jackie, can be persuaded to visit, too, and highlight the psychology of show business women and their devious machinations.
How about Joanie and Jackie discussing the dynastic legacy of a popular play by Claire Boothe Luce that continually keeps being remade?
Yes, Ma'm!
(And for those of you who haven't seen it, "yes, Ma'm" is a signature sound byte from the film.)
Whaddya say, fellas?
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Re: Now that the festival is an annual event, what do we want to see next year?
Posted: Apr 28, 2012 6:50 PM
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Filmlover,
I do like your Broadway to Hollywood idea. I'd throw in The Music Man (film projected at the Egyptian perhaps with Shirley Jones-third time could be the charm) and How to Succeed in Business especially if they could get Barry Morse and/or Matthew Weiner and Jon Hamm to talk about the film.
It's the Mad Men mid-century modern lover in me.
I would also love to hear Jon Hamm introduce a Bill Holden film. I like to think he is a big Holden fan, especially since there is a lot of Holden in Hamm's characterization of Don Draper.
I also love cinecrazy's idea of the Academy having an 85th birthday celebration (with lots of Club TCM presentations) at the Festival next year as well!
lz,
The Music Man is already on the list below. And, LOL, I don't think you really want Barry Morse (Inspector Gerard on "The Fugitive") to discuss the film. Might be better to get Robert Morse. And instead of Jon Hamm (down, girl!), I would rather Michele Lee be there.
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What do we want to see next year? Just more....
Posted: Apr 27, 2012 11:53 PM
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I feel that there was such a wide array of choices this year that the festival venues just seem to expand and allow for such a variety of genres that passholders have become the benefactors of the largesse.
A Broadway to Hollywood theme would be tempting and would certainly provide an array of presenters.The addition of a Fairbanks and Flynn feature on a double Robin Hood bill would certainly please me.
Presenting films associated with stylish actors and actresses costumed by the greats (Banton, Irene, Orry Kelly, Adrian, Kalloch, Walter Plunkett, Edith Head, and more) is always a crowd-pleaser, and judgiing by the popularity of stylish vintage finery, would always find a welcome wagon. The Club TCM fashion presentations were certainly popular. And Deborah Nadoolman Landis was a wonderful presenter as well as her friend, Booth Moore.
Lynn, Countess, Kyle, Kingrat, filmlover and Cinecrazydc---all fine comments that I certainly agree with.
And Lynn, the third time would be the charm for Shirley Jones. 
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