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I came to the message boards in the spring of 2007. It has been a long 14 years to finally get to the 3,000 post threshold. I am not patting myself on the back for this, but it is worth noting. I just never thought I would have had the opportunity to post this many posts. When I first became a member, my wife Annie and I were living in Norfolk, Virginia after relocating there from the Chicago area for a new job. Unfortunately that job did not last long, the company going into bankruptcy. But to my wonderment, the company was bought and I was offered my old job back with a paid relocation to beautiful Colorado Springs. That was a wonderful six years. We absolutely loved living there and being close to family in Denver made it even more special. But that did not last and in January of 2015, Annie and I moved back to the northern suburbs of Chicago where we still live today. My first conversations were with at the time, long standing and respected members such as FrankGrimes, MissGoddess, lzcutter, Kyle in Hollywood, Cinemaven, Swithin, SueSue Applegate, BronxGirl 48, Sepiatone, rohanaka, scsu1975, movieman1957, filmlover, Dargo, Molo14, JackFavell, Mongo, Jakeem, JakeHolman, HelenBaby, Spence, Johnm001, laffite, sineast, Arkadin and so, so many others. Unfortunately many of those I just mentioned no longer post on the message boards, or they just have found other avenues where they can post like TCM's Facebook page. I miss all of those wonderful conversations with many of those past members and hopefully one day they will find their way back here. That first year (2007) was quite tumultuous with several threads going ballistic. The one thread I remember that was quite raucous was the Heinz 57 thread. This was the infamous thread that almost caused the whole message boards to go down in flames. It was just one of those threads that eventually was locked down, and unfortunately many, many posters were shocked and dismayed at the general course that thread took. Today things are lot more positive around here, but every now and again threads do "go off the rails". Thankfully there is another option available to those of us and that is the Off-Topic Forum. Only wished we had that back in 2007!!! So here I am, celebrating quietly this momentous occasion and I only hope I can continue to post my thoughts here and enjoy conversations with those I have made friends with over the years. Thank you TCM for creating this message board for those of us passionate about film and interested in sharing our thoughts to those who also have similar thoughts and musings! Fxreyman

Noël Coward is rumored to have said, on seeing the premiere, "If he'd been any prettier, they'd have had to call it Florence of Arabia."

A very common theme for me growing up. House of Rothschild (1934) Cooley High (1975) The Harder They Come (1972)

MURDER SHE WROTE's Jessica Fletcher

And her glorious creation, Miss Marple

More or less than his performance in Raw Deal?

Patricia Highsmith (author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley) Michelle McNamara (author of I'll Be Gone in the Dark about the Golden State killer. Very good, very creepy book.) Cagney & Lacey (tv series 1981-88) Nancy Drew: Detective (1938) The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (tv series 1977-79)

Torchy Blane Jean Arthur as The Ex-Mrs. Bradford, a murder mystery writer Ruth Hussey becomes the gang leader in Within the Law Gale Sondergaard as The Spider Woman

I've watched a couple recently. Last night, CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962). I guess this is some sort of cult classic. I'd never seen it. The acting was decidedly 2nd rate, but the organ soundtrack was moody and gave it some cache'. In addition the cinematography and editing were not horrible. The ending was a bit spooky so for the era it came across OK. The final scene was filmed at the Saltair Resort on the shores of the Great Salt Lake. This place was abandoned even before the film was shot in 1962. I was in SLC 3 years ago and visited the place. It's still there. Visiting the Great Salt Lake is nothing to write home about. In addition, I watched WITNESS TO MURDER (1954) with Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders and Gary Merrill. Again, Stanwyck delivers even as the script is ridiculous. The police detective, played by Merrill, would have given Fearless Fosdick a run for his money as most inept police detective of all time. Sanders plays the sophisticated, ruthless killer perfectly. If I closed my eyes I think I heard some Jeremy Irons-i-ness to him. The ending where Stanwyck is trying to escape Sanders and runs outside and up the outdoor scaffolding of a tall building under repair is one of the most implausible plot twists I've ever seen. That's the last place you'd go. Like that commercial where the teenagers hide in the garage full of chainsaws while trying to avoid the serial killer.

Wednesday, March 10 1:45 p.m. Gabriel Over the White House (1932). “A crooked President reforms mysteriously.” Only in the movies.

Adventure in Manhattan (1936)

THIS TIME FOR KEEPS (1942) A romcom with Ann Rutherford & Robert Sterling THIS TIME FOR KEEPS (1947) A musical with Esther Williams

THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL (1965) Next: Marjorie Reynolds, Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire

CONFLICT 1936 ( John Wayne and Jean Rogers) CONFLICT 1945 ( Humphrey Bogart and Alexis Smith)

THE FUGITIVE 1947 ( Henry Fonda and Dolores del Rio) THE FUGITIVE 1993 ( Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones and Sela Ward)

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER - the Titanic one and the Loretta Young rom-com:

SECOND CHORUS

EVANGELINE

Does it bother anyone to see the same actor reappear four, five six times on one show like John Anderson in "The Rifleman" or Forrest Lewis in "The Andy Griffith Show as examples. I know my wife and I joke about Anderson on 'The Rifleman" like "My God, how many times do you need to be killed?!" 😄

THAT DARN CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF ROMAN HOLIDAY INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS Sepiatone

What's Up Doc? (1972) Next: The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) more with Streisand in the 70's

Tall Story (1960) Next: a good movie to introduce someone to classic movies

I don't think so. Message boards are not for Person A to say "I think this" and Person B to say "I agree with that" and Person C to say "I also agree with that" and Person A to say, "Yeah, I was right!" Sometimes Person A will say "I think this" and Person B will say "You are talking complete nonsense" which is what you and I did! I think that memory-holing movies is very bad and we should not do that. It would be a bad thing if TCM stopped showing "Gone With the Wind". I think content warnings are silly. "WARNING: This movie may be racist!" is pointless virtue signaling. But a thoughtful discussion between film experts about a movie like "Gone With the Wind" and how it exhibits all kinds of unfortunate tropes like minstrelsy, Lost Cause mythology, Reconstruction revisionism...that's what TCM does, and should do.

In addition, I rewatched LORD JIM (1965). Another satisfying adaptation of a Joseph Conrad novel. Great story...interesting how it didn't receive a single Oscar nomination for anything. I thought it had multiple worthy possibilities. Editing, cinematography, acting (O'Toole)..... Man, did O'Toole have blue eyes or what? Can anyone name an actor with bluer eyes than Peter O'Toole?

THE DETECTIVE 1954 ( Alec Guinness and Joan Greenwood) THE DETECTIVE 1968 ( Frank Sinatra and Lee Remick )

THE KEY 1934 ( William Powell and Edna Best) THE KEY 1958 ( William Holden and Sophia Loren )

Rosalind Russell

HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940)

Norton Juster, Who Wrote ‘The Phantom Tollbooth,’ Dies at 91

Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)

THE NELSON AFFAIR 1973

MONTE WALSH (1970)

THE ANN SOTHERN SHOW

WHITE ZOMBIE

THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY (1964)

Yes, he was one of the more adaptable performers that appeared on screen when talkies began. He was perfect in all those idealized romantic roles.

MASQUERADE (1965) crime adventure with Cliff Robertson & Jack Hawkins MASQUERADE (1988) romance thriller with Rob Lowe & Meg Tilly

Urecal, Minerva

Leon Gast, Oscar-Winning Director For ‘When We Were Kings,’ Dies https://bestclassicbands.com/leon-gast-obituary-director-documentary-when-we-were-kings-3-8-21/

SEED (1931)

I'm with Sepiatone on this. I rarely see new movies today and havent seen a steady stream of actors to know who are character actors and who isnt. I do watch movies of today, but not on a consistent basis. There might be someone I see where I think "Did...did I see him/her before?" but that's about it. 🙄

Children of Pleasure (1930)

THE MUSIC MAN (1962)

BUS DRIVER (2016)

LOVE IS A HEADACHE (1938)

Have wanted to see this one for a long time!