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"Now you do it my way, or it's the highway, Djordjevic." -- High school football coach Nickerson (Craig T. Nelson) to headstrong defensive back Stefan Djordjevic (Tom Cruise) in "All the Right Moves" (1983).
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TCM On Demand for July 1, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. Auntie Mame (1958) -- Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Fred Clark, Roger Smith, Patrick Knowles, Peggy Cass, Jan Handzlik, Joanna Barnes, Pippa Scott, Lee Patrick, Willard Waterman, Robin Hughes, Connie Gilchrist, Yuki Shimoda, Brook Byron, Carol Veazie, Henry Brandon. Uncredited: Margaret Dumont, Dub Taylor, Gloria Holden, Barbara Pepper. This screen adaptation of Patrick Dennis' 1955 novel -- the story of a boy's adventures with his eccentric aunt -- received six Academy Award nominations. It was recognized in the categories of Best Picture, Best Actress (Russell as the title character), Best Supporting Actress (Cass), Best Color Cinematography (Harry Stradling, Sr.), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Malcolm C. Bert, George James Hopkins) and Best Film Editing (William H. Ziegler). Memorable quote: "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!" -- Auntie Mame. Expires July 7, 2015. 2. High Society (1956) -- Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer, Margalo Gillmore, Lydia Reed, Gordon Richards, Richard Garrick, Louis Armstrong and His Band. This musical-comedy remake of "The Philadelphia Story" turned out to be Kelly's swan song, not "The Swan," which was released three months earlier. The film marked a reunion for Crosby and Kelly, who co-starred in the 1954 drama "The Country Girl," for which Kelly won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The production features several Cole Porter songs, including "True Love," "You're Sensational," "Well, Did You Evah!" "Little One," "Now You Has Jazz" and "Mind if I Make Love to You?" Directed by Charles Walters ("Easter Parade," "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"), the film received two Academy Award nominations: Best Original Song ("True Love" by Porter) and Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture (Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin). Expires July 7, 2015.
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TCM On Demand for June 30, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. Around the World (1943) -- Kay Kyser and His Kollege of Musical Knowledge, Mischa Auer, Joan Davis, Marcy McGuire, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, M.A. Bogue (as Ish Kabibble), Georgia Carroll, Harry Babbitt, Sully Mason, Julie Conway, Jack and Mac, Al Norman, Jadin Wong, Sung Li. Uncredited: Barbara Hale, Philip Ahn, Robert Armstrong, Chester Conklin, Selmer Jackson, James Westerfield. This musical comedy follows the exploits of bandleader Kyser (and a host of actors playing themselves) during a tour to entertain American troops. The motion picture was produced and directed by Alan Dwan ("Heidi," "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"). Expires July 6, 2015. 2. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) -- Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Sir Michael Caine, Dianne Wiest, Barbara Hershey, Maureen O'Sullivan, Max von Sydow, Lloyd Nolan, Carrie Fisher, Sam Waterston, Daniel Stern, Julie Kavner, Tony Roberts, Joanna Gleason, Lewis Black, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Turturro, Bobby Short (as himself). Allen's family-oriented comedy -- the story of three New York siblings (played by Farrow, Wiest and Hershey) and their friends, lovers and relatives -- earned seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. It won for Allen's original screenplay and the supporting performances by Caine and Wiest. It also earned nominations for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Stuart Wurtzel, Carol Joffe) and Best Film Editing (Susan E. Morse). Since the late 1970s, Allen's films have produced an impressive 18 Oscar nominations for acting and seven wins (award winners are in bold): Allen himself (Best Actor 1977, "Annie Hall"). Diane Keaton (Best Actress 1977, "Annie Hall"). Geraldine Page (Best Actress 1978, "Interiors"). Maureen Stapleton (Best Supporting Actress 1978, "Interiors"). Mariel Hemingway (Best Supporting Actress 1979, "Manhattan"). Caine (Best Supporting Actor 1986, "Hannah and Her Sisters"). Wiest (Best Supporting Actress 1986, "Hannah and Her Sisters"). Martin Landau (Best Supporting Actor 1989, "Crimes and Misdemeanors"). Judy Davis (Best Supporting Actress 1992, "Husbands and Wives"). Chazz Palminteri (Best Supporting Actor 1994, "Bullets Over Broadway"). Wiest (Best Supporting Actress 1994, "Bullets Over Broadway"). Jennifer Tilly (Best Supporting Actress 1994, "Bullets Over Broadway"). Mira Sorvino (Best Supporting Actress 1995, "Mighty Aphrodite"). Sean Penn (Best Actor 1999, "Sweet and Lowdown"). Samantha Morton (Best Supporting Actress 1999, "Sweet and Lowdown"). Penélope Cruz (Best Supporting Actress 2008, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"). Cate Blanchett (Best Actress 2013, "Blue Jasmine"). Sally Hawkins (Best Supporting Actress 2013, "Blue Jasmine"). Allen still has a way to go before he catches the great William Wyler, who directed 14 Oscar winners in 36 nominations. But it's an impressive track record for the prolific filmmaker who also has won three Original Screenplay Oscars in a record 16 nominations. Caine, who is tied with Jack Nicholson for receiving Academy Award nominations in the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s, the 1990s and the 2000s, was not available to pick up his Oscar at the 59th annual ceremony on March 30, 1987. He was shooting "Jaws: The Revenge" in the Bahamas at the time. Thirteen years later, he was in attendance when he won a second Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "The Cider House Rules" (1999). Cast notes: This was the final screen appearance by Nolan, who died of lung cancer on September 27, 1985, five months before the film was released. It also was one of the last movie roles for O'Sullivan (1911-1998), Farrow's real-life mother and the actress best known for her performances between 1932 and 1942 as Jane in the "Tarzan" movie series. Several of Farrow's biological and adopted children appear in the holiday scenes in the movie. But not her son Ronan Farrow, who frequently appears as a correspondent for NBC News and msnbc. He wasn't born until 1987. Gleason is the daughter of game show host and producer Monty Hall of TV's original "Let's Make a Deal" series. Expires July 6, 2015.
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"Yes, they're sensitive to questions." -- Wanted fugitive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) in "North by Northwest" (1959), after a train station ticket agent (Ned Glass) notices he's wearing dark glasses and asks if there's something wrong with his eyes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dX3tz19M2w
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"If I let you change me, will that do it? If I do what you tell me, will you love me?" -- Judy Barton (Kim Novak) to Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart) in "Vertigo" (1958), as he becomes obsessed with making her over in the image of a lost love.
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TCM On Demand for June 30, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 3. The Magician (1958) -- Max von Sydow (Albert Emanuel Vogler), Ingrid Thulin (Manda Vogler), Gunnar Björnstrand (Dr. Vergerus, Minister of Health), Naima Wifstrand (Granny Vogler), Bengt Ekerot (Johan Spegel), Bibi Andersson (Sara Lindqvist), Gertrud Fridh (Ottilia Egerman), Lars Ekborg (Simson, the coach driver), Toivo Pawlo (Police Superintendant Starbeck), Erland Josephson (Consul Egerman), Ake Fridell (Tubal), Sif Ruud (Sofia Garp), Oscar Ljung (Antonsson, burly stableman), Ulla Sjöblom (Henrietta Starbeck), Axel Düberg (Rustan, young manservant), Birgitta Pettersson (Sanna). This Swedish film was one of 13 screen collaborations between Von Sydow and director Ingmar Bergman between 1955 and 1972. Their other films together included "The Seventh Seal" (1957), "Wild Strawberries" (1957), "The Virgin Spring" (1960), "Through a Glass Darkly" (1961) and "Winter Light" (1963). Written and directed by Bergman, this film stars Von Sydow as the title character, a traveling performer who comes under the heavy scrutiny of skeptical Swedish townspeople. Thulin co-stars as his wife and sometimes disguised as a male magician's assistant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmFLLSXyt84 Expires July 6, 2015. 4. Show Business (1944) -- Eddie Cantor, George Murphy, Joan Davis, Nancy Kelly, Constance Moore, Don Douglas. Uncredited: Dorothy Malone, "Snub" Pollard. Produced by Cantor and directed by Edwin L. Marin ("Maisie"), this musical comedy/romance revolves around a burlesque performer (Cantor) and his partner (Murphy), a song-and-dance man. Their careers get a boost when they team up with a couple of musical comedy entertainers (Davis, Moore) and begin working on the vaudeville circuit. Expires July 6, 2015.
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"Will you marry me? Did he leave you any money? Answer the second question first." -- Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx), the new president of Freedonia, to the wealthy widow Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont) in "Duck Soup" (1933).
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TCM On Demand for June 29, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. Fanny (1961) -- Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer, Horst Buchholz, Georgette Anys, Salvatore Baccaloni, Lionel Jeffries, Raymond Bussiere, Joël Flateau, Victor Francen, Paul Bonifas. Directed by Joshua Logan ("Picnic," "South Pacific"), this drama set in Marseilles, France earned five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Boyer). Written by Julius J. Epstein ("Casablanca") from the 1954 Broadway musical, the film stars Caron as the title character, whose life becomes complicated when she becomes an unwed mother just after she turns 18. The father of Fanny's child is her longtime love Marius (Buchholz), a bar owner's son who leaves to join a sailing expedition. To avoid shaming her mother, the teen accepts the marriage proposal of an older businessman (Chevalier) who is willing to overlook the child's paternity. Caron The film also received Oscar nominations for Best Cinematography (Jack Cardiff), Best Film Editing (William H. Reynolds) and Best Original Score (Harold Rome). Expires July 5, 2015. 2. Jules and Jim (1962) -- Jeanne Moreau (Catherine), Oskar Werner (Jules), Henri Serre (Jim), Vanna Urbino (Gilberte), Serge Rezvani (Albert, billed as Boris Bassiak), Anny Nelsen (Lucie), Savine Haudepin (young Sabine), Marie Dubois (Thérèse), Michel Subor (narrator). French director François Truffaut's bittersweet tale of a love triangle takes place in several European cities during the World War I era. Based on the 1953 semi-autobiographical novel "Jules et Jim" by author Henri-Pierre Roché (1879-1959), the film is about the title characters -- one of Austrian birth, the other a Frenchman -- and their longtime association with an alluring but mercurial Parisian woman named Catherine. Truffaut's most famous movie scene was the freeze frame at the end of his 1959 directorial debut, "The 400 Blows." He adds some stylish freeze-frame effects in this film during a scene in which Catherine babbles on while Jules and Jim are playing dominoes: Earlier, there's an iconic scene in which the playful Catherine -- dressed up as a man named "Thomas" --proposes a footrace on a bridge and then cheats: Truffaut later filmed a second Roché novel that had been published in 1956. "Two English Girls," which starred the director's frequent collaborator Jean-Pierre Léaud and actresses Kika Markham and Stacey Tendeter, was released in 1971. Truffaut and Werner teamed again for the 1966 screen version of Ray Bradbury's futuristic tale "Fahrenheit 451." The drama, which co-starred Julie Christie in a dual role, was Truffaut's first color film and his only English-language picture. The late Chicago Sun Times film critic Roger Ebert included Truffaut's 1962 film on a list of Great Movies, and called it the best of the early pictures from the French New Wave era. "Although a case can be made for Godard's 'Breathless' (1960) (based on a story by Truffaut), 'Jules and Jim' was perhaps the most influential and arguably the best of those first astonishing films that broke with the past," Ebert wrote in 2004. "There is joy in the filmmaking that feels fresh today and felt audacious at the time," he continued. "In the energy pulsing from the screen you can see the style and sensibility that inspired 'Bonnie and Clyde' (1967), a film Truffaut was once going to direct, and which jolted American films out of their torpor. And you can see the '60s being born; Jules and Jim and their great love Catherine were flower children -- for a time. The 1960s ended sadly, as did 'Bonnie and Clyde,' as did 'Jules and Jim,' as did 'Thelma and Louise,' a film they influenced; the movement from comedy to tragedy was all the more powerful for audiences who expected one or the other." Expires July 5, 2015.
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"I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!" -- John Merrick (Sir John Hurt), the disfigured Victorian era curiosity in "The Elephant Man" (1980).
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"That's funny...That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops." -- Man at highway bus stop (Malcolm Atterbury) to fugitive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) in Sir Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" (1959).
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TCM On Demand for June 28, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. The Moon and Sixpence (1942) -- George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Doris Dudley, Eric Blore, Albert Bassermann, Florence Bates, Steven Geray, Elena Verdugo. Uncredited actors: Mike Mazurki, Irene Tedrow, Rondo Hatton. Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham and inspired by the life of French artist Paul Gaugin (1848-1903), this is the tale of a London stockbroker (Sanders) who suddenly uproots his life and career to become a painter in Paris. The drama was one of six films directed by Albert Lewin. The others: "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945), "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami" (1947), "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" (1951), "Saadia" (1954) and "The Living Idol" (1957). This film earned Dmitri Tiomkin a 1943 Academy Award nomination for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture -- one of 22 Oscar nods he received during his career. Marshall portrayed Maugham in the 1946 film adaptation of the author's novel "The Razor's Edge," which also starred Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter (in an Oscar-winning performance) and Clifton Webb. Expires July 4, 2015. 2. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) -- James Mason, Ava Gardner, Nigel Patrick, Sheila Sim, Harold Warrender, Mario Cabré, Marius Goring, John Laurie, Pamela Kellino, Patricia Raine, Margarita D'Alvarez, La Pillina, Abraham Sofaer, Francisco Igual, Guillermo Beltrán, Lila Molnar. Phoebe Hodgson, Gabriel Carmona, Antonio Martin. Albert Lewin ("The Moon and Sixpence," "The Picture of Dorian Gray") directed this exquisite-looking romantic fantasy, inspired by the legend of the Flying Dutchman. This was one of many films starring Gardner that either were filmed or set in her beloved Spain. The stunning cinematography was the work of the great Jack Cardiff. Kellino was Pamela Mason, who was married to James from 1941 to 1964. Their son Mason became an actor, producer and aide to President Reagan. In 1986, he married Belinda Carlisle, the former lead singer of The Go-Go’s. Expires July 4, 2015.
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TCM On Demand for June 28, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 3. Twice Upon a Time (1983) -- Voices by Lorenzo Music, Marshall Efron, James Cranna, Julie Payne, Hamilton Camp, Paul Frees, Judith Kahan. George Lucas served as the executive producer of this animated fantasy about a nefarious plot to bombard the Land of Din with nonstop nightmares. The film was co-written and co-directed by John Korty and Charles Swenson. Korty won an Academy Award for his 1977 documentary film "Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?" He also won an Emmy Award for directing the 1974 made-for-television movie "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." David Fincher, who directed "Fight Club" (1999), "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008), "The Social Network" (2010) and "Gone Girl" (2014), provided special photographic effects for the film. Expires July 4, 2015. 4. Zotz! (1962) -- Tom Poston, Julia Meade, Jim Backus, Fred Clark, Cecil Kellaway, Zeme North, Margaret Dumont, James Millhollin, Carl Don, Mike Mazurki. Uncredited: Louis Nye, Jimmy Hawkins. This comedy/fantasy was produced and directed by William Castle (1914-1977), the filmmaker known for his aggressive style of promotion and such horror movies as "House on Haunted Hill" (1959), "The Tingler" (1959) and "13 Ghosts" (1960). This film stars Poston as Jonathan Jones, an eccentric college professor who comes into the possession of an ancient magical coin. He soon discovers that the coin imbues him with special powers whenever he points his finger or says the ancient name "Zotz!" -- or does both things at the same time. The film reunited Poston and Nye, who -- along with Don Knotts and Bill Dana -- were frequent participants in Steve Allen's TV "Man on the Street" interviews in the 1950s and 1960s. Be sure to look for Dumont -- the longtime comic foil to Groucho Marx in several Marx Brothers films -- in one of her final motion picture appearances. Expires July 4, 2015.
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I never knew until I read one of Laura Antonelli's obits that she was in "Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs," a 1966 sequel to the American Independent Pictures spy spoof "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine" (1965). The second film, made in Italy, was headlined by Vincent Price (as the evil title character) and Fabian. Antonelli co-starred as Fabian's love interest Rosanna, who becomes replaced surreptitiously by a lookalike robot.
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"You are still dangerous. You can be my wingman any time." -- Lt. Tom "Iceman" Kazansky (Val Kilmer) to Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in "Top Gun" (1986).
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"I feel the need...the need for speed!" -- Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) and Lt. Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards) in "Top Gun" (1986).
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"Young man, as you grow older you'll find you can't burn the candle at both ends." -- Professor Wagstaff (Groucho Marx) in "Horse Feathers" (1932), setting up a nice sight gag by Pinky (Harpo Marx).
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TCM On Demand for June 27, 2015 The following feature is now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. Berlin Express (1948) -- Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas, Robert Coote, Reinhold Schünzel, Roman Toporow, Peter von Zerneck, Otto Waldis, Fritz Kortner, Michael Harvey, Tom Keene. Uncredited: Paul Stewart (narrator), Robert Shaw, Gene Evans, Charles McGraw, Bill Raisch. Jacques Tourneur ("Cat People," "Out of the Past") directed this post-World War II drama about international political intrigue aboard a train traveling from Paris to a divided Berlin. Memorable quote: "Sometimes I think we shall never get together on this earth until we find someone en masse to hate. Sometimes I wonder why we keep trying...And other times I know why we keep trying. I know someday we'll make it." -- Dr. Bernhardt (Lukas). Expires July 3, 2015.
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TCM On Demand for June 27, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 2. Out of the Past (1947) -- Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb, Steve Brodie, Virginia Huston, Paul Valentine, Dickie Moore, Ken Niles. This classic film noir effort by director Jacques Tourneur ("Cat People") was based on the 1946 novel "Build My Gallows High" by Daniel Mainwaring. Mitchum stars as Jeff Markham, a onetime private detective now living under an assumed name in a small California town. He soon finds himself being dragged back into a romantic triangle also involving the totally untrustworthy Kathie Moffat (Greer) and her equally duplicitous gambler boyfriend Whit Sterling (Douglas). The film was remade in 1984 by director Taylor Hackford ("An Officer and a Gentleman") as "Against All Odds," with a cast that included Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, James Woods, Alex Karras and Richard Widmark. Greer made a brief appearance in the updated version as Ward's mother. Twenty years after their first teaming. Mitchum and Douglas co-starred in the 1967 adventure film "The Way West," which marked the first major screen appearance of actress Sally Field. Expires July 3, 2015. 3. The Third Man (1949) -- Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Paul Hörbiger, Ernst Deutsch, Siegfried Breuer, Erich Ponto, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Hedwig Bleibtreu. The late film critic Roger Ebert considered Sir Carol Reed's screen version of Graham Greene's story to be one of his favorite movies. "It was so sad, so beautiful, so romantic," Ebert once wrote, "that it became at once a part of my own memories -- as if it had happened to me." Others have appreciated it, too. In 1998, an American Film Institute survey of the 100 greatest movies of all time ranked it No. 57. When the list was updated in 2007, the movie inexplicably was not selected at all. The film won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Black-and-White Cinematography (Robert Krasker). It also was nominated for Best Director (Reed) and Best Film Editing (Oswald Hafenrichter). Set in post-World War II Vienna, the drama stars Cotten as Holly Martins, an American writer investigating the purported death of his old friend, the mysterious black marketeer Harry Lime (Welles). Anton Karas' score probably is one of the most familiar in all moviedom because of his use of the zither. The theme song from the movie even became a No. 1 hit in 1950. Lee, who played the ill-fated Sgt. Paine, was the original M in the first 11 serious James Bond films between 1962 and 1979. After his death in 1981, he was replaced as the British Secret Service chief by Robert Brown. From 1959 to 1965, a syndicated television version of Reed's film starred Michael Rennie as a crime-solving Lime and Jonathan Harris (Dr. Smith on CBS' "Lost in Space") as his sidekick. Memorable moment: Lime is frequently talked about during the film's first hour, but his eventual appearance ranks as one of the great movie entrances. Memorable moment No. 2: The final scene in which Martins gets the cold-shoulder treatment from Lime's girlfriend Anna Schmidt (Valli) is priceless. Memorable quote: Lime mentions some cultural differences between the Italians and the Swiss. Expires July 3, 2015.
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"Well, I'm black and I'm hopin'." -- Heavyweight contender Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones) in "The Great White Hope" (1970), after a reporter asks if he's boxing's black hope for the title.
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"Oh, quit prissin'. I don't think you did it right, anyway." -- Jacy Farrow (Cybill Shepherd) in "The Last Picture Show" (1971), after making love for the first time with her boyfriend Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges).
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"What hump?" -- Igor (Marty Feldman) in Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" (1975) after Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) offers to surgically remove his new assistant's hump.
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"I think it ****** God off if you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it." -- Shug (Margaret Avery) to Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) in Steven Spielberg's film version of "The Color Purple" (1985).
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Laura Antoneilli, one of Italy's most formidable actresses and sex symbols of the 1970s, has died at the age of 73. Among her many films was Luchino Visconti's 1976 drama "L'innocente" ("The Innocent"). http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/laura-antonelli-dead-italian-actress-804183
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TCM On Demand for June 26, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. Brainstorm (1983) -- Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher, Cliff Robertson, Jordan Christopher, Donald Hotton, Alan Fudge, Joe Dorsey, Bill Morey, Jason Lively, Darrell Larson, Lou Walker, Stacey Kuhne-Adams, John Hugh, David Wood, Keith Colbert, Jerry Bennett, Mary Fran Lyman, Jack Harmon, Nina Axelrod. Wood's drowning death during Thanksgiving weekend of 1981 cast a pall over the making of this sci-fi film. It was still in production when she died at the age of 43. Thanks to some creative editing by director Douglas Trumbull and his crew, the movie was salvaged -- although it wasn't a box-office hit. Walken and Wood play married scientists who are members of an ambitious project designed to capture a person's brainwaves and thoughts and transfer them to videotape. The film's score was an early composition by James Horner, who also conducted it. He died in the crash of a small plane he piloted on June 22, 2015. He was 61. During his career, Horner earned 10 Academy Award nominations, including two wins for the 1997 movie "Titanic." July 2, 2015. 2. Call Me Bwana (1963) -- Bob Hope, Anita Ekberg, Edie Adams, Lionel Jeffries, Percy Herbert, Paul Carpenter, Orlando Martins, Al Mulock, Bari Jonson, Peter Dyneley, Mai Ling, Mark Heath, Robert Nichols, Neville Monroe, Mike Moyer, Richard Burrell, Robert Arden, Kevin Scott, Arnold Palmer. Uncredited: Miles Malleson. Cold War comedy starring Hope as a bogus African expert dispatched by the U.S. government to retrieve a fallen space probe that landed somewhere in the Dark Continent. Hope and Ekberg Ekberg co-stars as a foreign agent who has been assigned to get the vital object at all costs. The Swedish actress, who became an international sex symbol thanks to Italian director Frederico Fellini's “La Dolce Vita” (1960), died on January 11, 2015 at the age of 83. Movie crossover reference: An Ekberg billboard for this movie shows up in the 1963 James Bond thriller "From Russia with Love." In a scene set in Turkey, 007 (Sir Sean Connery) assists his Turkish ally Kerim Bey (Pedro Armendáriz) in liquidating a Bulgarian assassin. Both the Hope-Ekberg comedy and the Bond film were produced by Eon Productions, the company run by filmmakers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli. Expires July 2, 2015.
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"So help Me Me." -- God (George Burns) is sworn in while preparing to testify in open court in "Oh, God!" (1977).
