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Mala Powers was in "Rage at Dawn" (1955) with Denver Pyle. Denver Pyle was in "The Left Handed Gun" (1958) with Paul Newman. Next: Laura San Giacomo.

TCM On Demand for February 3, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) -- Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart, Holmes Herbert, Halliwell Hobbes, Edgar Norton, Tempe Pigott. March earned his first of two Academy Awards for Best Actor by taking on the role of Robert Louis Stevenson's infamous scientist with a split personality. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian ("Queen Christina," "Silk Stockings"), the film was based on Stevenson's 1886 story "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." March shared the 1931-32 Best Actor Oscar with Wallace Beery of "The Champ." Actually, March should have been the only award winner because he had one more vote than Beery received. Under the rules at that time, Beery also was presented an Oscar. The rules were changed later. The story has been remade several times for the screen and television, including a 1941 feature film starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner. Expires February 9, 2015. 2. Grand Hotel (1932) -- Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt, Robert McWade, Purnell Pratt, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Rafaela Ottiano, Morgan Wallace, Tully Marshall, Frank Conroy, Murray Kinnell, Edwin Maxwell. Uncredited: Mary Carlisle, Allen Jenkins, Sam McDaniel. Directed by Edmund Goulding ("Dark Victory," "The Razor's Edge"), this all-star drama has the distinction of being the only film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture for its only nomination. Set at a posh hotel in Berlin, the tale is headlined by three past and future Oscar winners (Lionel Barrymore, Beery and Crawford), an honorary recipient (Garbo) and the man for whom a special statuette is named (Hersholt). Four of the cast members -- the Barrymores, Beery and Hersholt -- appeared in the 1933 comedy "Dinner at Eight." The drama features a line that was long associated with the reclusive Garbo on and off the screen. It was ranked No. 30 in the American Film Institute's 2005 survey of the top 100 movie quotes of all time. This film was remade in 1945 as the comedy/drama "Week-End at the Waldorf," set at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. It starred Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson and Lana Turner. Turner Classic Movies aired the fifth Best Picture winner in the early morning hours of February 3, 2015. It happened to be the 101st birthday of actress Carlisle, who has a small role as a honeymooner named Mrs. Hoffman. Expires February 9, 2015.

Jared Harris was in "Lincoln" (2012) with Sally Field. Sally Field was in "Absence of Malice" (1981) with Paul Newman. Next: Emma Stone.

Don't forget the 'i' instead of 'e'!

TCM On Demand for February 2, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) -- Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, Ben Alexander, Scott Kolk, Owen Davis, Jr., Walter Browne, William Bakewell, Russell Gleason, Richard Alexander, Harold Goodwin, Slim Summerville, Pat Collins, Beryl Mercer, Edmund Breese, Walter E. Rogers, Arthur Gardner. This World War I drama, directed by Lewis Milestone ("Of Mice and Men," "Ocean's 11"), won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1929-30 at the third Oscars ceremony held on November 5, 1930. Milestone also won his second Best Director award (his first win was presented for the comedy "Two Arabian Knights" at the first-ever Oscars event on May 16, 1929). Based on the 1929 novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque, the drama follows the war through the viewpoint of German soldiers, many of them fresh out of school. The movie was ranked No. 54 on the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the 100 greatest movies of all time. But it did not appear at all when AFI updated the list in 2007. Memorable quote: "When it comes to dying for your country, it's better not to die at all! There are millions out there dying for their countries, and what good is it?" -- Paul Bäumer (Ayres), a German soldier during World War I, addressing students at his old school. Memorable scene: The movie's final scene, which involves Bäumer and his attempt to catch a butterfly, is one of the most unforgettable moments in cinema history. Interestingly, Ayres' career later took a hit because of his status as a conscientious objector during World War II. But he endured, and eventually received a Best Actor nomination for his performance as a compassionate doctor in "Johnny Belinda" (1948). Ben Alexander, who plays Franz Kemmerich in the war film, experienced major success on television in the 1950s. He co-starred as Frank Smith, the partner of LAPD Detective Joe Friday (Jack Webb) in the original black-and-white version of "Dragnet," which ran from 1952 to 1959. When Webb revived the series on NBC in color in 1967, Friday's partner was Bill Gannon, played by Harry Morgan. "All Quiet on the Western Front" was remade for television in 1979, directed by Delbert Mann ("Marty") with a cast that included Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence and Patricia Neal. Expires February 8, 2015. 2. And the Oscar Goes to... (2014) -- This documentary about the history of the Academy Awards -- produced and directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, and narrated by third-generation Oscar winner Anjelica Huston -- premiered February 1, 2014 on Turner Classic Movies. At that time, Robert Osborne, the longtime TCM host, announced that the film had been dedicated to the late Tom Sherak, who served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 2009 to 2012. Sherak died January 28, 2014 at the age of 68. The documentary features highlights from previous Oscar ceremonies and includes comments from various hosts and nominees from different fields. Memorable moments: Early on, there is a clip in which Academy Award winner Jon Voight faces the media while his son and daughter stand by. When a reporter asks if the younger Voights are actors, the girl smiles through her braces and responds, "Not really." But Angelina Jolie Voight dropped her surname and grew up to become an A-list, Oscar-winning actress, a director and the 2013 recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her many charitable causes. Voight at the '88 Oscars with daughter Angelina and son James Haven During a segment on African-American Oscar winners, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the third woman and first black president of the Academy, praises Hattie McDaniel's Mammy in "Gone with the Wind" (1939) as "the smartest person in the entire movie." (Note: Not sure how legions of Rhett Butler fans will react to that). Be sure to stick around for the closing credits. There are gems such as the time presenter Elliott Gould announced the winner of the 1976 NCAA basketball championship game ("Indiana, 86-68," he said), as co-presenter Isabelle Adjani opened the evelope for the Best Film Editing category. And Helen Mirren recalls the impromptu ovation she received while claiming her baggage at a London airport terminal. She responded by reaching into a bag and pulling out the 2006 Best Actress Oscar she had just won for "The Queen." Expires February 8, 2015. 3. The Four Feathers (1939) -- John Clements, Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir C. Aubrey Smith, June Duprez, Allan Jeayes, Jack Allen, Donald Gray, Frederick Culley, Clive Baxter, Robert Rendel, Archibald Batty, Derek Elphinstone, Hal Walters, Norman Pierce, Henry Oscar, John Laurie, Amid Taftazani. Uncredited: Alexander Knox, Leslie Phillips. Based on the 1902 novel by A.E.W. Mason, this Technicolor film was produced by Sir Alexander Korda and directed by his brother Zoltán. Set in the late 19th century, the drama follows the adventures of Harry Faversham (Clements), a former British officer who overcomes charges of cowardice during a war in the Sudan against the forces of the Mahdi. Richardson and Clements The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Color Cinematography (Georges Périnal and Osmond Borradaile). The tale has been filmed several other times, most recently in a 2002 version that starred Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Djimon Hounsou and Kate Hudson. Expires February 8, 2015.

I didn't realize the Mardi Gras parades had started already. The NOPD is great at crowd control during Carnival, so maybe they should have 'round-the-clock celebrations all year long.

Helen McCrory was in "Hugo" (2011) with Jude Law. Jude Law was in "Road to Perdition" (2002) with Paul Newman. Next: Tom Brady.

Are they anything like political dissenters?

We already have many of these guys based on street corners in major US cities!

Sundance winners: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/02/01/sundance-competition-winners/22555707/

TCM On Demand for February 1, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. Holiday from Rules? (1959) -- Directed by William H. Murray, this educational short film show how four youngsters learn to appreciate the importance of rules in society. Expires February 7, 2015. 2. Twentieth Century (1934) -- John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Ralph Forbes, Charles Lane (billed as Charles Levison), Etienne Girardot, Dale Fuller, Edgar Kennedy, Billie Seward. Screwball comedy directed by Howard Hawks, who returned to the genre four years later with the madcap Cary Grant-Katharine Hepburn classic "Bringing Up Baby." Barrymore plays a once-great stage producer who hopes to make a comeback by persuading his former protégée (Lombard) -- now a major Hollywood actress -- to headline his next play. His scheme goes into motion on the 20th Century Limited, the renowned train that traveled between Chicago and New York City from 1902 to 1967. The train also was a key element in Alfred Hitchcock's "North By Northwest" (1959), which starred Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. The screenplay for Hawks' comedy about the train and the theater was written by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht, based on their 1932 play. MacArthur was the husband of the great American stage actress -- and two-time Oscar winner -- Helen Hayes. Their son James MacArthur (1937-2010) later co-starred with Jack Lord in TV's original "Hawaii Five-O" series. In 1978, a musical version of the MacArthur-Hecht story, "On the Twentieth Century," was a hit on Broadway and starred a young Kevin Kline, who won the first of his two Tony Awards for his performance. A 2015 Broadway revival starred Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher. Expires February 7, 2015. 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 February 7, 2015. 4. When You Grow Up (1973) -- Directed by Jerry Kurtz, this short film shows children what is expected of them when they become adults in society. Expires February 7, 2015.

July 2015 would be a cool time for De Havilland to be Star of the Month. She'll turn 99 on July 5th!

How appropriate that Robert Redford was TCM's Star of the Month for January, the month when the Sundance Film Festival is held. Here is USA Today film critic Claudia Puig's look at some noteworthy independent pictures from this year's competition: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/01/31/sundance-five-favorites/22556059/

The Entertainment Weekly website features Olivia de Havilland's thoughts about her film career. I wonder if she's a candidate for a TCM Star of the Month designation this year. http://www.ew.com/gallery/olivia-de-havilland-life-pictures

TCM On Demand for January 31, 2015 The following feature is now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: Sweet Charity (1969) -- Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Ricardo Montalban, Sammy Davis, Jr., Chita Rivera, Paula Kelly, Stubby Kaye, Barbara Bouchet, Suzanne Charny, Alan Hewitt, Dante DiPaolo, Bud Vest, Ben Vereen, Lee Roy Reams, Al Lanti, John Wheeler, Leon Bing. Uncredited: Toni Basil, Linda Clifford, Chelsea Brown, Bud Cort, Maudie Prickett, Judith Lowry, Henry Beckman, Lance LeGault, Lorene Yarnell, Kristoffer Tabori. Bob Fosse's film version of his 1966 stage musical, which was inspired by Italian filmmaker Frederico Fellini's 1957 Oscar-winning drama "Nights of Cabiria." The original Broadway version, with a book by Neil Simon and songs by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields, also was directed and choreographed by Fosse, and starred his wife at the time, Gwen Verdon. Fosse also directed and choreographed this screen version, which stars MacLaine as the hard-luck but optimistic New York taxi dancer Charity Hope Valentine. Among the songs used in the film are: "Big Spender" and "If My Friends Could See Me Now." Clifford, who has a small role as a dancer in the movie, recorded a disco version of the song "If My Friends Could See Me Now." The 1978 hit was used frequently to introduce the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders before National Football League games at Texas Stadium. The film received three Academy Award nominations: Best Costume Design (Edith Head), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Alexander Golitzen, George C. Webb, Jack D. Moore); and Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture -- Original or Adaptation (Coleman). Expires February 6, 2015.

I never knew that McKuen wrote the lyrics to "Seasons in the Sun," which was a No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit for Terry Jacks in 1974.

"Ghostbusters" may not have been Shakespeare, but it came up with one of the most inspired movie sequences ever when the heroes are forced to choose the physical form of the Sumerian god Gozer:

TCM On Demand for January 29, 2015 The following features are now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. Bowery at Midnight (1942) -- Bela Lugosi, John Archer, Wanda McKay, Tom Neal, Vince Barnett, Anna Hope, John Berkes, J. Farrell MacDonald, Dave O'Brien, Lucille Vance, Lew Kelly, Wheeler Oakman, Ray Miller. Uncredited: Bernard Gorcey, "Snub" Pollard. Horror film starring Lugosi as a college professor who is actually a criminal mastermind using a soup kitchen as a front for evil purposes. The film was directed by Wallace Ford ("The Corpse Vanishes"), who also directed another picture with "Bowery" in the title -- "Bowery Blitzkrieg" (1941), which starred the East Side Kids. Archer, who appears as Richard Dennison, was married to actress Marjorie Lord of TV's "The Danny Thomas Show." Their daughter Anne Archer received a 1987 Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance in "Fatal Attraction," which starred Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. Expires February 4, 2015. 2. The Corpse Vanishes (1942) -- Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tris Coffin, Elizabeth Russell, Minerva Urecal, Angelo Rossitto, Joan Barclay, Kenneth Harlan, Gwen Kenyon, Vince Barnett, Frank Moran, George Eldredge. Horror tale in which Lugosi stars as Dr. George Lorenz, a mad scientist who goes to great lengths to keep his aging wife (Russell) vital and youthful-looking. Walters co-stars as a reporter who begins looking into the mysterious disappearances of young brides. The film was directed by Wallace Ford ("Bowery at Midnight"). Expires February 4, 2015. 3. The Fall of the House of Usher (1949) -- Gwendoline Watford, Kay Tendeter, Irving Steen, Vernon Charles, Connie Goodwin, Gavin Lee, Keith Lorraine, Lucy Pavey, Tony Powell-Bristow, Robert Wolard. This British version of the tale by Edgar Allan Poe was produced, directed and photographed by Ivan Barnett. The film is set at the Usher mansion, where a family curse has plagued the lives of a man (Tendeter) and his sister (Watford). Filmmaker Roger Corman adapted Poe's story for a 1960 horror film that starred Vincent Price. It was the first of eight Corman-Price collaborations based on Poe titles. Expires February 4, 2015. 4. Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) -- Kim Stanley, Sir Richard Attenborough, Nanette Newman, Mark Eden, Patrick Magee, Gerald Sim, Marian Spencer, Lionel Gamlin, Margaret Lacey, Godfrey James, Ronald Hines, Judith Donner. Stanley earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in this British drama. She plays a fake medium who persuades her husband (Attenborough, sporting a false nose) to kidnap the young daughter (Donner) of a wealthy couple. Her plan is to cash in on her notoriety as the one person who can solve the mystery of the girl's disappearance. The film, based on a novel by Mark McShane, was written and directed by former actor Bryan Forbes ("The Stepford Wives," "Whistle Down the Wind"), who died on May 8, 2013 at the age of 86. Newman, Forbes' wife of more than 50 years, frequently appeared in his films. The movie's original score was composed by five-time Oscar winner John Barry, best known for his work on numerous James Bond films between 1962 and 1987. Be sure to notice how Barry skillfully uses his music to indicate the girl's cries during the kidnapping near her school. Attenborough, who co-produced the film, later won two Academy Awards for producing and directing the 1982 Best Picture winner "Gandhi." The screen biography, which made Sir Ben Kingsley a star, received eight Oscars in 11 nominations. This was one of five movies aired by Turner Classic Movies on Wednesday, January 27th and Thursday, January 28th as a tribute to Lord Attenborough, who died August 24, 2014 at the age of 90. Expires February 4, 2015.

My only problem with Costner has been accents. He didn't need to try a Southern accent in "JFK" because New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison didn't really have one. And his British accent in "Robin Hood" was -- if you'll excuse the expression -- off the mark. Thank goodness he was wise enough not to play either Jack or Bobby Kennedy in "Thirteen Days"!

Perhaps you're underappreciating both Costner and Scheider just a tad. Costner was riveting in "No Way Out" (1987) and perfect for "Field of Dreams" (1989, one of The Essentials this past season). You've also gotta love any movie in which the New York Yankees are victims of a perfect game (see 1999's "For Love of the Game"). As for Scheider, he appeared in more than three good films, earning Oscar nominations for his performances in "The French Connection" (1971) and "All That Jazz" (1979). He was a revelation in the latter picture, starring as an alter ego for the famed director-choreographer Bob Fosse. Scheider also played a key character in "Marathon Man" (1976), although people only seem to remember the thriller for the "Is it safe?" interrogation scene featuring Dustin Hoffman and Sir Laurence Olivier.

You should take a look at their younger sister Kenya, who is 21 and an aspiring model. Her mother is the German beauty Nastassja Kinski, who starred in the 1980s movies "Tess," "Cat People" and "Paris, Texas."

What's interesting is that Rashida's older sister Kidada once told Glamour magazine that Rashida passed for white when they were in school. Kidada, who was engaged to rapper Tupac Shakur when he was assassinated in 1996, is darker than her sister and had a tougher time dealing with white classmates. In her own defense, Rashida, who strongly resembles her actress mother, responded that she couldn't help how she looked. "This is my natural hair, these are my natural eyes! I’ve never tried to be anything that I’m not," she said. "Today I feel guilty, knowing that because of the way our genes tumbled out, Kidada had to go through pain I didn’t have to endure. Loving her so much, I’m sad that I’ll never share that experience with her."

TCM On Demand for January 28, 2015 The following feature is now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 1. All the President's Men (1976) -- Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Meredith Baxter Birney, Ned Beatty, Stephen Collins, Penny Fuller, John McMartin, Robert Walden, F. Murray Abraham, David Arkin, Henry Calvert, Dominic Chianese, Bryan E. Clark, Nicolas Coster, Lindsay Crouse, Valerie Curtin, Gene Dynarski, Nate Esformes, Ron Hale, Richard Herd, Polly Holliday, James Karen, Paul Lambert, Frank Latimore, Gene Lindsey, Anthony Mannino, Allyn Ann McLerie, James Murtaugh, Neva Patterson, Penny Peyser, George Wyner, Basil Hoffman. This real-life drama, which gives the inside scoop on The Washington Post's landmark reporting on the Watergate break-in and subsequent coverup by Richard Nixon's White House, was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Alan J. Pakula). The film won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor (Robards, for his portrayal of The Post's hard-nosed executive editor Ben Bradlee), Best Adapted Screenplay (William Goldman), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (George Jenkins, George Gaines) and Best Sound (Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and James E. Webb). The movie also received nominations for Best Supporting Actress (Alexander) and Best Film Editing (Robert L. Wolfe). The cinematography was by Gordon Willis, who died on May 18, 2014 at the age of 82. Despite his credits, which included "Annie Hall," "Manhattan" and all three installments of "The Godfather," he never won a competitive Academy Award. On November 14, 2009, however, Willis was presented an honorary Oscar for "unsurpassed mastery of light, shadow, color and motion." His photography for this film is noteworthy for its good vs. evil imagery. On one hand, there will be a tension-filled, night scene in a downtown garage, focusing on wrongdoing in Washington D.C. Moments later, there is a jarring shot of the brightly lit newsroom of The Post, representing the search for truth. In 2007, the American Film Institute updated its 1998 list of the 100 greatest movies of all time. This film was added to the ranking and came in at No. 77. The drama stars Redford as Bob Woodward and Hoffman as Carl Bernstein, mismatched reporters assigned to cover the Watergate case. Between the break-in on June 17, 1972 and Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974, the duo broke several significant stories that linked the White House to the ill-fated burglary attempt at the Watergate apartment complex in Washington. The film begins on June 1, 1972, with Nixon at the height of his presidency as he prepares to address a joint session of Congress after his eventful trip to the Soviet Union. In the very next scene, set 16 days later, an alert security guard named Frank Wills (who appears as himself) notices tape on a door at the Watergate offices. He immediately calls the police. Later that day, Woodward is assigned by The Post to cover a court proceeding involving the Watergate burglars, who were caught in the offices of the Democratic National Committee. He tries to elicit information from a defense attorney (Coster): As Woodward begins working on the story, he has an awkward encounter with veteran Post reporter Bernstein: Redford, renowned for his political activism, pursued Woodward and Bernstein for the film rights to their story after he read their reporting in The Washington Post. He reportedly suggested that their non-fiction book, also titled "All the President's Men," be written in the third person in the style of a detective novel. The 1974 non-fiction book was a major best seller, as was "The Final Days," the reporters' 1976 follow up about the last stages of Nixon's presidency. One of the best things about the movie is that the president and his men are not portrayed by actors, but are shown primarily through film and television footage. Cover Credit: STANLEY TRETICK According to a March 29, 1976 Time magazine cover story on the movie, it cost Warner Bros. $450,000 to re-create the newsroom of The Washington Post on a lot in Burbank, California. Time said the set was a duplicate "right down to the wastebaskets...then they had real Washington Post trash shipped west to fill those baskets." Oscar gold: Robards' Academy Award for this film was the first of two he would win for portraying a real-life figure. A year later, he received the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance as mystery writer Dashiell Hammett in "Julia." The veteran actor became one of five people -- Luise Rainer, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn and Tom Hanks were the others -- to win back-to-back Oscars...Goldman's Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay was his second award for a Redford movie. He won the 1969 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," which made Redford a major star. Movie glossary: Ben Bradlee -- The veteran journalist-turned-executive editor, who shepherded Woodward and Bernstein's reporting in The Post to a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, died October 21, 2014 at the age of 93. His stewardship at the newspaper -- from 1968 to 1991 -- helped it become one of the leading publications in the world. CREEP -- The dubious nickname for the Committee to Re-Elect the President, which was headed by former Nixon Attorney General John Mitchell. Many of the illegal and unethical activities uncovered by Woodward and Bernstein originated there. Deep Throat -- Woodward's key source, a government insider (played in the movie by Holbrook). The nickname was coined by managing editor Howard Simons (portrayed by Balsam) as a reference to the journalistic term "deep background" as well as the sensational X-rated film of the time that starred Linda Lovelace. The reporters vowed never to disclose the identity of the informant while he was alive. But in 2005, former FBI higher-up Mark Felt outed himself to Vanity Fair magazine. Woodward and Bernstein said nothing until Felt's death on December 18, 2008 at the age of 95. Only then did they confirm that he indeed was Deep Throat. The nickname also was used in television episodes of "The X-Files," in which Jerry Hardin played a government informant for FBI agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny). Katie Graham -- The Post's publisher and owner, Katharine Graham (1917-2001), is mentioned in a notorious statement to the newspaper by former Attorney General Mitchell. But she is never seen in the film. Her family owned The Post from 1933 until it was purchased for $250 million in 2013 by Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Non-denial denial -- A White House statement designed to refute the accuracy of a newspaper story or a question, but it never actually admits that the story or question has merit. Rat****ing -- Political sabotage or dirty tricks designed to undermine a political candidate. Woodstein -- Joint nickname for Woodward and Bernstein within the newsroom of The Post. When Bradlee yells it at one point in the movie, he isn't happy about something they've written. Memorable dialogue: Deep Throat: Forget the myths the media's created about the White House. The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand. Woodward: Hunt's come in from the cold. Supposedly, he's got a lawyer with $25,000 in a brown paper bag. Deep Throat: Follow the money. Woodward: What do you mean? Where? Deep Throat: Oh, I can't tell you that. Woodward: But you could tell me that. Deep Throat: No, I have to do this my way. You tell me what you know, and I'll confirm. I'll keep you in the right direction if I can, but that's all. Just follow the money. More memorable dialogue: Bradlee: Look, McGovern's dropped to nothing, Nixon's guaranteed the renomination, The Post is stuck with a story no one else wants. It'll sink the **** paper. Everyone says, "Get off it, Ben", and I come on very sage and I say, uh, "Well, you'll see. You wait 'til this bottoms out." But the truth is, I can't figure out what we've got. (Pause). What else you working on? Bernstein: Well, we're after a list of CREEP employees. Bradlee: Where is it? Woodward: It's classified. Bradlee: How you gonna get it? Woodward: We haven't had any luck yet. Bradlee: Get some. More Woodward and Bernstein movies: The reporters have been portrayed in several other movies since 1976, either as a team or separately. In "Dick," Andrew Fleming's 1999 Watergate comedy, Woodward is played by Will Ferrell and Bernstein is former "Kids in the Hall" member Bruce McCulloch...The late Mike Nichols' 1986 comedy "Heartburn" was based on Nora Ephron's book about the breakup of her marriage to Bernstein. Meryl Streep played the character modeled after Ephron, while Jack Nicholson took on the role of the Bernstein-like celebrity reporter...In "Wired," the 1989 biopic about actor John Belushi, Woodward -- who wrote the bestselling book on which the film was based -- is portrayed by the late J.T. Walsh. Family matters: Crouse, who made her film debut as reporter Kay Eddy of The Post, is the mother of Zosia Mamet, who plays Shoshanna Shapiro on the HBO series "Girls." Crouse was married to Zosia's father, playwright David Mamet, from 1977 to 1990. The actress, who earned a 1984 Academy Award nomination for her supporting role as Sally Field's sister in "Places in the Heart," was born to be in show business. Her father was producer-playwright Russel Crouse who had a long-running Broadway partnership with Howard Lindsay. They wrote "State of the Union," the book for "The Sound of Music," and staged "Life with Father." When she was born on May 12, 1948, her full name -- Lindsay Ann Crouse -- was a tribute to her father's longtime collaborations with his partner. Switching sides: In the Watergate movie, Walden appears as Donald Segretti, the Southern California attorney investigated by the Post for playing White House-inspired dirty tricks against Democratic candidates. After the film's success, the actor began starring as reporter Joe Rossi in the CBS Emmy Award-winning drama "Lou Grant." The series ran from 1977 to 1982. Expires February 3, 2015.

TCM On Demand for January 28, 2015 The following feature is now available on TCM On Demand for a limited time: 2. The Candidate (1972) -- Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter, Allen Garfield, Karen Carlson, Quinn Redeker, Morgan Upton, Michael Lerner, Kenneth Tobey, Chris Pray, Joe Miksak, Jenny Sullivan, Tom Dahlgren, Gerald Hiken. Cameos: Natalie Wood, Senator George McGovern, Mike Wallace. Jeremy Larner won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for this satire about the ups and downs of American political campaigns. Directed by Michael Ritchie ("Downhill Racer," "The Bad News Bears," "Smile," "Fletch"), the film stars Redford as Bill McKay -- an idealistic attorney and son of a former California governor (Douglas) -- who is persuaded to run as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate. In addition to his charisma and political connection, McKay is blessed with a photogenic wife (Carlson) and a savvy consultant (Boyle). But as his chances of winning increase, the candidate begins to compromise his values. McKay's opponent: Republican incumbent Crocker Jarmon (Porter), who is no pushover when it comes to the hustings. The film features an appearance by Wood -- Redford's co-star in the 1960s pictures "Inside Daisy Clover" and "This Property Is Condemned" -- who plays herself. Memorable scene: McKay learns about the advantages of incumbency the hard way. When a fire breaks out in Malibu, the candidate and his aides arrive at the scene to show support and discuss watershed erosion and fire disaster insurance with reporters. Moments later, Senator Jarmon arrives in a helicopter to announce he had spoken by phone to the president, who declared Malibu a national disaster area. Jarmon also reveals his intention to introduce in the Senate a watershed erosion bill with provisions for fire disaster insurance. Jarmon predicts the measure will pass because he is the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Memorable quote: McKay's final line in the movie says a lot about chasing a political goal. Memorable dialogue: McKay: I'm still hoping to debate you. Jarmon: I don't blame you a bit. Seems like old times: This movie's subject matter was familiar territory for Douglas, who won Best Supporting Actor Oscars for his performances in "Hud" (1963) and "Being There" (1979). The veteran actor was married to onetime actress Helen Gahagan, who starred in the 1935 film version of "She." In the 1940s, as Helen Gahagan Douglas, she became a three-term Democratic congresswoman from California. She lost a tough 1950 Senate race to Republican congressman Richard Milhous Nixon. He labeled her as being soft on Communism. She was the first opponent to refer to him as "Tricky Dick." The Candidate, Part II: Redford reportedly tried to put together a sequel featuring McKay as a Democratic president seeking re-election. The actor and political activist had hoped to produce, direct and star in an updated film with a screenplay by Larry Gelbart ("Tootsie," the TV series "M*A*S*H"). But Gelbart died of cancer in 2009 at the age of 81, and the project apparently is on hold. Expires February 3, 2015.

"Bridesmaids," the 2011 comedy co-starring Wiig and McCarthy, raked in $288 million worldwide, earned Wiig an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay (shared with Annie Mumolo), and made Best Supporting Actress nominee McCarthy a bankable film star. As screenwriter William Goldman has said, nobody knows for sure what will work. But in this case, it might not be such a bad risk. Or would you prefer the return of a fat Dan Aykroyd and a bored Bill Murray?