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Jane Lynch @janemarielynch All together again! 9:54 PM · Jan 27, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

Leachman had great comic timings, but like I said she had a varied career. She was fantastic as the lonely wife in The Last Picture Show.

Oscar-winner for The Last Picture Show dies at 94 Of course, she was just as well known for her TV work which earned her a passel of Emmy nominations. And isn't she the TCM Guest Programmer who selected Bridge on the River Kwai with the reason being that she had never seen it before?

1970s "Columbo" had several stars from the classic movie era. Ray Milland (twice), Ida Lupino (twice), Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, Lew Ayres, Vincent Price, Myrna Loy, Don Ameche.

Eh, I loved the Perry Mason theme song as a youngster- I'd make big dramatic moves for the opening then switch to a strip tease sort of prancing around dance for the "noir" swing part. Yes, it's right up there with all 3 parts of Peter Gunn theme as classic noir music. Last night I watched WITNESS TO MURDER '54. Stanwyck played her usual gum smiling self, Gary Merrill was the romantic lead detective who predictably falls for Stanwyck. He was most notably Mr Bette Davis but I don’t know what she saw in him except being a fellow New Englander. Merrill is adequate, but certainly not strong enough to lead an entire movie like powerhouse Sanders or Stanwyck. Merrill always looks like Rod Serling’s doofus little brother. This movie’s story just reminded me of REAR WINDOW, although that was released after. This wasn’t a major studio movie but a smaller indie production. The cat & mouse plot built lots of tension, but it’s really the crafty way it’s photographed that makes it worth watching. Lots of great shadowy shots & angles made this movie joyous to watch. I particularly loved the montage of the detectives knocking doors to every apartment, hoping to find just one witness-with music instead of dialogue, every time a person shook their head “no” was punctuated by big cymbal crashes, haha. Language of film. Nice to see Juanita Moore listed in the opening credits. Pleasantly surprised she wasn’t a maid but instead a patient in a mental ward. She got the opportunity to sing which was great but too short. Highlight was in a catfight with another patient! Most fun scene was when the Detectives searched the murdered girl’s apartment. It was full of chalk ware Blackmoor Genie lamps on every table, of which I collect. Obviously used on the set to translate “low brow, tacky taste” to the viewer, THANKS. Also, the porcelain flapper doll seen in Citizen Kane & other movies was on the set. I’d love to compile a list of all the films that doll was in. On Marilyn's bed in Some Like It Hot? Did Stanwyck bump into Burt Mustin trying to get away from George Sanders at the end? Was he ALWAYS an old man? My favorite line: The detectives pull up to a crowd gathered in the street & ask, “What’s going on”? A guy says, “Some crazy dame’s tryin’ to kill herself!” LOL Steve Hayes talking through his teeth imitating Babs:

One thing I remember about "Kiss Me Deadly" is that Percy Helton and Strother Martin also were in it. Fourteen years later, they all appeared in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."

Ramsey, Peter--Tony Randall in Lover Come Back

I apologize that this is all supremely off-topic but that statement reminds me of several things: A man wanted to make arrangements so that a woman dressed all in black and with a large hat would stand off to the side at his funeral to give the appearance that he had a deep dark secret. A plus was that she was to say into her cellphone as the other mourners filed past: "Yes. I checked. He is definitely dead this time." The Closed-Captioning for Perry Mason episodes on: CBS All Access describes the theme as: "noirish jazz music". A judge in Florida issued a note of censure against a female attorney because she wore fishnet stockings and black stiletto heels during a hearing being held via Zoom because it was an insult to the dignity of the court.

She was also great as Madame DeFarge in Mel Brooks History of the World, Part 2 - The French Revolution - "Repeat after me ......" Loved it !

I don't know how she and Harvey Korman got through that spanking scene. She must have been quite the sport.

We will miss her here in her home town. Cloris would often come back to Iowa to help raise money on a local telethon. Great lady.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THE “PERRY MASON” THEME. it makes me want to put on some fishnets, stilettos, and a big Joan Collins hat , then walk into a courtroom and threaten to fire everyone on the spot.

Lately, I've been binge watching Perry Mason episodes on CBS All Access (soon to become Paramount Plus on March 4). It's great to see these episodes with past silver screen stars and future television and movie personalities. I just saw one episode, for example, that had Otto Krueger, Jeanette Nolan, and Burt Reynolds in it. Several people appeared more than once in these shows, and you get a good opportunity to see them showcase their versatility. Morris Ankrum plays a judge in several of these episodes, as does Kenneth MacDonald, who usually played villains in 3 Stooges short subject films. A lot of people here have commented on how Dick Powell changed his on-screen persona from a crooner and light comedy actor in the 1930's to a more cynical and dry-witted character actor in the 1940's. Same could be said for Raymond Burr too. He usually played reprehensible dirtbags in the late 40's to mid-50's, but landing the gig as "Perry Mason" turned him into one of television's iconic good guys of all time. And he continued that success into the 1970's on the television series "Ironside".

This is kind of like a checklist of foreign films, classics, art house titles, and a few modern mainstream things put together, and its changed every year. This is the brand new edition for the new year. I am providing a link to all 10 parts. Feel free to discuss..... https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_1000-901.htm https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_900-801.htm https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_800-701.htm https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_700-601.htm https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_600-501.htm https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_500-401.htm https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_400-301.htm https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_300-201.htm https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_200-101.htm https://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000_100-1.htm

In re: THE PERRY MASON THEME (Not TV, I know, but...) The theme song of the 1960’s British MGM MISS MARPLE series starring Margaret Rutherford is also fantastic.

Yes and no. The original instructions said that you had to choose your schedule week based on what zodiac sign you were going to work with. Such as: If you wanted to use the zodiac sign of Cancer your week would have to be between June 21 - July 22. You don't have to do that. You can choose a sign of the zodiac that has nothing to do with when your week is scheduled. In other words, you could still use Cancer as your zodiac sign but set your schedule in April. That being said, here is the rest of MattHelm's original instructions about this challenge: "On the night that you program your zodiac movies, when possible, you can choose movies that literally depict that zodiac sign in likeness (or any one of its parts if it's a hybrid), but they can also be based on any of the traits associated with that sign (artist, thinker, leader). They can also reflect whatever elemental properties the sign represents (earth, wind, fire, water). Your night's choices may be an a la carte of all of the above; they don't have to just pertain to a likeness, trait or element, you can mix them all up to make the night more interesting. But please give all of us an explanation of why you chose each movie, and what likeness, trait or element it represents. Below is a link to a website that explains all the astrological traits and elemental stuff. http://www.cjwinters.com/astrochars.html (No, I'm not into all this nonsense)" Here's another link that I found about the signs of the zodiac just in case the above link no longer works: https://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com Lydecker

Love Affair (1939) waiting on the top of the Empire State Building The 40-Year Old Virgin (2005) Brigadoon (1954) "Waiting for My Dearie" 🎵

There's a name for that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braess's_paradox The original idea applied to adding new roads to a road network, but the concept has also been applied to adding lanes to existing roads.

Let's see, Oscar movies that I don't recall TCM showing a bunch... Agnes of God Almost Famous Block-Heads...turns out a Laurel and Hardy movie got nominated for Score Carol (2015!) Eskimo The Hanging Tree Honeysuckle Rose Ice Castles Inside Daisy Clover--actually I know TCM has shown this multiple times, but gotta say, this has always sounded like a pornographic film to me Leaving Las Vegas Lies My Father Told Me Mona Lisa Mr. Hulot's Holiday Nebraska One Million BC--my God, Carole Landis was so good-looking Operator 13--Marion Davies! Paisan Passion Fish Primrose Path The Pumpkin Eater Romance--Greta Garbo film I've never even heard of The Secret of Santa Vittoria Star Witness--Walter Huston film I've never heard of The Truman Show

Phyllis Brooks

The Music Man (song about Wells Fargo Wagon) Terms of Endearment (waiting in a hospital) The Apartment (waiting for the elevator)

NEIGH-_EIGH-_EIGH-_E-E-e-e-e-......! What a treasure she was. Even at an advanced age she endured a turn on DANCING WITH THE STARS. My paper's AP source for her obit failed mentioning that, and her short stint as Ellen Degeneres' Mother on Ellen's short lived second sitcom. Or lighting up the tube with her spot on TWO AND A HALF MEN. Now two here can argue all they want about Cloris being the only good thing about "High Anxiety", but for sure, her turn as "Granny" in the horrid BEVERLY HILLBILLIES movie WAS the only good thing about that flick. With a filmography of roughly 50+ film roles I don't see why TCM couldn't do a tribute. And I'm curious to see her cut scenes from INGLORIOUS BASTERDS and learn why they were cut out? Rest In Peace Dear Lady. Sepiatone

The Heiress (1949)

Casablanca (1942): "With the coming of the Second World War, many eyes in imprisoned Europe turned hopefully, or desperately, toward the freedom of the Americas. Lisbon became the great embarkation point. But, not everybody could get to Lisbon directly, and so a tortuous, roundabout refugee trail sprang up - Paris to Marseilles... across the Mediterranean to Oran... then by train, or auto, or foot across the rim of Africa, to Casablanca in French Morocco. Here, the fortunate ones through money, or influence, or luck, might obtain exit visas and scurry to Lisbon; and from Lisbon, to the New World. But the others wait in Casablanca... and wait... and wait... and wait."

I wonder if TCM will do a tribute night? Probably not.

this is the opening they used for the 1985 NEW PERRY MASON MOVIE (the one where DELLA STREET is on trial for MURDER) it's ahead of it's time with the little trick they use in the beginning:

Thank you TCM for showing THE BLUE DAHLIA, Apparently it aired as part of a Paramount tribute. I’ve gotten bad about checking the schedule but I came across the movie on TCM on demand. It’s an alluring mess of a movie, lovely to look at but not that good and certainly nowhere as good as the other two pairings of Ladd and Lake. The actress who plays Alan Ladd’s wife is absolutely terrible, and she’s not helped by the fact that she was apparently 5 inches taller than Ladd and had to play all her scenes sitting down. I also couldn’t help but chuckle at a scene that features a police bulletin on the radio looking for Ladd’s character that describes him perfectly, but leaves out his height. If you really wanted to catch Alan Ladd, all you would have to say is “we’re looking for a really hot guy and he’s about 5 foot four” And every single dame in the place, and a couple of the men, would instantly raise their hands and be like “oh yeah, I saw him.” I love Veronica Lake, but she’s not good in this movie, and her role is surprisingly small. I read in the IMDb trivia section that Chandler told somebody she “loused up every scene she was in” and tons of scenes with her had to be cut. I can only imagine this is because she was struggling with some personal demons at the time because every other film I’ve ever seen her in she’s been absolutely terrific. SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER This film, much like KISS OF DEATH and IN A LONELY PLACE Is neutered by an ineffective ending that was imposed by either the studio heads or the sensors And it’s very painful to watch how sloppy the denouement scene is, The way the murderer meets his end is absolutely laugh out loud funny. It also makes absolutely no sense because in an earlier scene the murderer, who is the hotel detective, actually examines the scene with somebody and informs them there’s no way this was a suicide and they had better call the cops. Why on earth would he do that if he is the killer?

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Friday, January 29/30 2 a.m. When a Stranger Calls (1979). TCM Underground with Carol Kane

LADIES SHOULD LISTEN

7. The Petrified Forest was co-scripted by Delmar Daves, who hadn't begun his directing career yet. Eleven years later, he would direct Bogart in Dark Passage, for which he also wrote the screenplay.

It's always blown my mind that Leachman preceded June Lockhart in the role of Ruth Martin, the mother of Timmy (Jon Provost), on TV's "Lassie."

THE BLISS OF MRS. BLOSSOM 1968

She's in a sexless marriage with the coach, who is in the closet. His homosexuality is only vaguely implied, but the implication has been confirmed by Bogdanovich.

Mel Brooks, Ed Asner, Steve Martin and More Pay Tribute to Cloris Leachman: "She Was a Comedic Genius"

And she played Billy Mumy's mama in It's a Good Life, one of the creepiest episodes ever!

SO THIS IS MARRIAGE

Nellie the Beautiful Cloak Model (1924)

Think ill binge Croods.. Numeral 1 and Two tonight ..

Quinto, Zachary

SORRY, late in responding here. 1. If you go to the BAR at the top of where you write your posts, you will see the options (from left to right) for BOLD, ITALIC, UNDERLINE, STRIKETHROUGH etc etc, KEEP GOING until you are almost at the far right side of the bar and between the options for right alignment and the size of your texts, there is an UNDERLINED A. Click on it and A RAINBOW OF COLORS WILL BE YOURS (there are TONS of options TO CHOOSE FROM, bolding the text first really makes the colors STAND OUT). 2. RASHOMAN is a 1954(?) Japanese film by AKIRA KURASAWA about a possible rape and murder that is witnessed by four (?) different people- and each one comes away with a completely different impression of what they have witnessed. I'm not a foreign film person, but it is AN AMAZING, GAME CHANGING, HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL FILM, and one I highly recommend. 3. Godd@mn I want a Fresca SO BAD now....

I will love you both for an eternity for your PEGGY LEE/AARP references, they made my day. Author's note: I was involved in a CAR SMASH yesterday and hit my head on the steering wheel, so if I'm not functioning at my usual "stellar" capacity- sorry [I'm fine though], luckily I was behind the wheel of a 1988 Ford Ranger from the glorious days when America as a nation said "Airbags? **** yer airbags ya pantywaists!!!!!" Also also- I am going to be talking about some slightly racy maybe personal stuff here that I hope does not come off as a humblebrag, it is also a point I have discussed before, namely in the WOODY ALLEN THREAD. as aforementioned, i am a 42 year old gay man living in a small city (120,00 population) and- sue me- I am a member of two popular gay "social" apps- NOW MIND YOU, I DO NOT USE THESE FOR ANYTHING ILLICIT, or at least I have not since the pandemic began last February)- but in the time that I have been on, I have been solicited by- honestly- at least 100 guys between the ages of (allegedly) 18 and 21 (it's a touristy town, also I travel on occasion) AND IN EVERY INSTANCE, MY ANSWER HAS BEEN [in the words of the great DELORES GREY] A POLITE BUT FIRM "THANKS, BUT NO THANKS" (TO BE FAIR, I am sure plenty have been fakes/Russian cons) This has on more than one occasion been wholly disregarded, and I have been pursued, AGGRESSIVELY in some cases. NOTE: SERIOUSLY, FATHERS OF AMERICA, YOU NEED TO DO BETTER BY YOUR GAY SONS BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKIN FOR THAT UNDELIVERED LOVE AND AFFECTION IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES!!!!!!!!) So, I honestly was a little bit disgusted with CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, because, no matter how dreamily you wanna light and score the scene, SOMEONE WHO IS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 20 HAS NO BUSINESS DOING ANYTHING WITH ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 23 EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER. Now, I am a VERY LIBERAL PERSON, and as far as I'm concerned: you wanna do the throuple thing? go for it. You wanna do the "open relationship" thing? Good luck and Godspeed. Transgender? You do your thing, it ain't hurtin me one bit. BUT You wanna get physical with someone who is under the age of 22 and you are 28 or older? No. All the noes. Planet of the noes. HONEY BUNCHES OF NO. That is NOT RIGHT, there is NO WAY THE POWER DYNAMIC CAN IN ANY WAY BE EVEN and there is ONLY DISASTER AHEAD FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. So, combined with my contempt for modern moviemaking combined with my EDNA MAY OLIVER-like reaction to ANY kind of relationship with a HUGE AGE GAP where one person is really really young - I had a real adverse reaction to this film, which is just icky icky icky and I am not getting over it!!!!!!! and again, it deserves restating that DAMN, ARMIE HAMMER is a terrible terrible actor- his grandfather was a BILLIONAIRE in real life, and that is the only explanation I can think of as to why this ambulatory deck chair has gotten so many roles in so many films (up until now at least!) sorry if this was TMI.

The Night of the Hunter is one of my favourite films but, as I've written before, I regard this film as a flawed masterpiece. The performances, direction, photography and musical score are all first rate. But it's the final chapter, when this dark fairy tale's focus switches from the Big Bad Wolf to Mother Goose, that I feel this film loses much of its tension and, with it, a large degree of interest. And Mitchum's Preacher Harry Powell, one of the most memorable of all screen psychopaths, deserves a better sendoff than to just hide in a barn after being confronted by little old lady with a gun and then taken away in a police car. One more note, directorial novice Charles Laughton would never have been able to create such a memorable visual noir experience without the assistance of veteran cinematographer Stanley Cortez. Cortez's contribution to this classic is inestimable.

Varsity Blues

Schedules!! Schedules!! Hope to see some schedules soon. Do a great schedule and win prizes, too!