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I really enjoy reading this thread, and I may not have much to contribute, but I just had to say all the comments are wonderful. And I loved Geraldine Page in *Dear Heart.* I will never forget how she drags that crazy plant around, and I feel Glenn Ford was at his most endearing.

A great question, Miss Goddess, and a great response, Cinemaven! I was glued to the tube for this one tonight.

Passes go on sale November 15 at 12 PM ET! Gala Screening of Newly Restored Funny Girl (1968) To Launch Fourth Annual TCM Classic Film Festival Vanity Fair Returns for Fourth Year as Festival Partner and Co-Presenter of Opening Night After-Party Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will open the 2013 edition of the TCM Classic Film Festival with the world premiere of a brand new restoration of the musical classic Funny Girl (1968). TCM’s own Robert Osborne, who serves as official host for the festival, will introduce Funny Girl to kick off the four-day, star-studded event taking place Thursday, April 25 – Sunday, April 28, 2013, in Hollywood. In addition to Funny Girl, the TCM Classic Film Festival will feature world premiere restorations of The General (1926), Giant (1956) and The Great Escape (1962), with many additional titles to be announced later. Passes for the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival are set to go on sale to the public Thursday, Nov. 15, at noon (ET). Passes can be purchased exclusively through the official festival website: http://www.tcm.com/festival. Also announced today, Vanity Fair will serve as official partner for the TCM Classic Film Festival for the fourth consecutive year. Vanity Fair will co-present the after-party following the gala opening-night screening of Funny Girl. Restored in 4K from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures Colorworks in celebration of its 45th anniversary, Funny Girl stars Barbra Streisand in her Oscar®-winning performance as Ziegfeld Follies comedienne Fanny Brice. Omar Sharif co-stars as high-rolling entrepreneur Nicky Arnstein, with Hollywood veteran William Wyler in the director's chair. Adapted from the popular Broadway musical that earned Streisand a Tony nomination, Funny Girl features a score by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill. Among the many memorable songs featured are "People" and "Don't Rain on My Parade," both of which became signature Streisand hits. Among the first films slated for the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival are three perennial favorites to be screened for the first time ever in restored editions: • The General (1926) – World Premiere Restoration Buster Keaton's timeless Civil War comedy returns in a newly restored edition presented with a live score written and performed by the Alloy Orchestra. For this restoration, The General was scanned from the original nitrate camera negative and restored through the collaborative efforts of the Cohen Film Collective, the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation and TCM. • Giant (1956) – World Premiere Restoration George Stevens directed this sprawling adaptation of Edna Ferber's Texas saga starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. This 4K restoration from the original camera negative was completed by Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging under the direction of George Stevens Jr. • The Great Escape (1963) – World Premiere of 50th Anniversary Restoration Steve McQueen heads an all-star cast in this blockbuster World War II tale based on actual events. The Great Escape was restored by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios at Deluxe Digital Media using a 4K scan of the original camera negative. For the full update announcement, follow this link: http://filmfestival.tcm.com/_pdf/TCM_Festival_SaleAnnouncement.pdf

This thread is adorable!

Happy Halloween, TCM fans! And don't forget that announcements about festival passes for 2013 are just around the corner...

Happy Halloween, Barb!

Miss Goddess, so glad to hear you are not struggling and you are safe, but I am so sorry for everyone else who is not so blessed. Those who are struggling with loss of power, transportation issues, serious health issues, and difficulty finding daily necessities have my prayers.

True, Frank, the weather has been wild everywhere. The drought killed many lovely trees here in Texas. I am just glad that the loss of life and property damage were not as severe as Katrina or Ike. (My home is in the IKE strike zone.) Two days after Ike, there were 50 unidentified bodies that washed ashore near Crystal Beach and Galveston. We are so lucky that this enormous storm did not have an enormous loss of life.

Glad you are safe, too, Frank!

> {quote:title=Bronxgirl48 wrote:}{quote}It's easy discerning who the talented brother is in those Saints and Falcons. Not Tom, lol. > > I didn't catch APPOINTMENT IN BERLIN. George is probably either a Nazi overlord/ underling with one of those cigarette holders and cropped hair, or a droll, womanizing, tweedy British agent who enjoys his tea breaks but complains about the jam sandwiches. > > > Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Oct 30, 2012 2:44 AM > > HA! :-)

Jackie, and Miss G., I am so glad to hear that you and yours are well! Hope we hear from Molo soon.

I am not "wondering" anymore. Thanks for those timely links, Kyle. They are great!

I really enjoy *Judgment At Nuremberg*, too. Mawlene is reawy wovelwy. And I think the script had some fantastic moments. I loved how her daughter explained the moment in the film when she said "we did not know." Marlene had trouble with the line, and Spence told her that "it is needed" and went on to express that she needed to be the one to say it. I just feel there are so many excellent performances in it, and it is a cohesive ensemble cast.

Proud of you, Miss G! Take care. (And Rob, as I recall, said that line with an accent reminiscent of Boris Karloff or Bela Lugosi. ) And you, too, Molo. And Jackie!

Dear Molo, Miss Goddess, Jackie: I hope and pray you will all be safe and out of harm's way!

Photo of F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922) courtesy of San Francisco Sentinel Archives After we've all been tingled, frightened, afraid, scintillated and savaged by the spooky October screenings on TCM, I realized something is just around the corner, and it's not Christmas I'm pondering. At least not yet. I've been doing a little research, and it seems that, according to my information, passes for the Turner Classic Film Festival 2012 went on sale on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Spotlight passes were sold out by 4 p.m. that afternoon, and Essential passes were sold out on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, by 6:10 pm. (CST) So stay tuned if you plan to join the fun April 25-28 at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in 2013! Announcements could pop up in your favorite email accounts at anytime. You can also stalk the announcements by following this link: http://www.tcm.com/festival/

We all revert to our more instinctual natures in such circumstances, and settling around in a circle in front of an open fire, even though it was so hot, everyone naturally gravitates to story telling, sharing, eating and drinking. Usually whomever remembered all the ingredients for the S'mores and the necessary hot dog condiments is revered as a god, or "goddess," in my case. :-)

IKE was a 4, Ma'm. You are correct. We stayed here after the unbelievable debacle of evacuating for Rita. (14 1/2 hours on the road with my son, 14, my Mom, 83, and Tody, the 65 lb doggie, who looks just like Scrappy Doo.) My neighbor, who is like my sister, and I decided to stay here with all the kids during Ike. Our Moms were both in the nursing homes, and when the eye finally came over the house, everybody who was still here in our neighborhood walked out into the street to enjoy the calm because we knew the "dirty side" was on its way and everyone had that ominous feel. We all kept peering into the sky. And then it started raining pelts, and we all went inside for the deluge. But we were all very lucky on our street. We went 14 days without electricity. But the very next day after the storm, the Red Cross trucks were delivering hot meals and stopping at each house with hungry people. That was the best meat loaf I've ever had! I must say thank you to the Red Cross. And the mosquitoes didn't start swarming like mad until about four days afterwards. My son and I cleared and moved the debris all by ourselves with our chainsaw and wheelbarrow. We were lucky. It saved us about $500-$800 in cleanup fees. Then the next four months were FEMA hell because a million and one fly-by-night contractors all showed up at my front door wanting my name and personal information so they could "help" me out. Somehow, I just wouldn't give it to them. I waited for another 6 months before I put on the new roof so the price would go down about $7000. The fun part? Pitching in with our neighbors to fix broken generators, cooking hot dogs outside, sharing our favorite parts of our MRE's, and learning how to beat the heat with ice packs. Plus card games by candelight. But my favorite moment? On my birthday, about 5 days after Ike went through, we had no milk, and no generator yet, and my son wakes me up that morning, and brings me a cup of hot coffee that he boiled outside, and says "Happy Birthday!" It was delicious!

Gee, what happened to Florida in that photo? Is that the latest satellite rendering? Yikes! I am just glad that molo has returned! Did it take Froderick Frankenschtorm? Bronxie, I hope Halloween Treats are not bottles of water and MREs! IKE was no fun at all here.

Thanks for posting the information about the last six Guest Programmers, Kyle! I've enjoyed watching the Guest Programmer events, and the last six months have had some exciting and unusual choices, like Ellen Barkin's. I never would have believed she would have chosen *NIghts In Cabiria*, or that Debra Winger would have chosen *Rififi,* or Regis Philbin would have chosen *Gunga Din.* I can't wait until the November Guest Programmers from The Movie Morlocks!

> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote}It could be a couple of factors. Putting on the Film Festival costs major dollars. > > TCM has to rent Grauman's Chinese Theater (the big auditorium) for four days (they likely rent Grauman's on Thursday to set up for the big gala Opening Night film and testing of the various equipment they use). $$ > > In addition to Graumans, this year they increased the number of theaters in the adjacent Chinese complex for four days. (Thursday through Sunday). Which means they had to spend more $$ > > They rent the Egyptian Theater for four days. $$ > > This year, they rented the Cinerama Dome for a special screening of *How the West Was Won* on Sunday morning.$$ > > For 2013, will they increase the number of theaters? If they do, that will cost money. If they rent the Cinerama Dome for another screening that will cost. > > In addition to the theaters, TCM also rents a number of spaces at the Roosevelt Hotel, the Club TCM space, the Lobby where Robert O tapes five days (Wednesday through Sunday), the two ballrooms upstairs --- one is where we go to pick up our badges and/or swag bags depending on your badge level----the other is the war room across the hall where TCM staffers work. > > In addition to the lobby being used for Robert O tapings, they rent the lobby (and catered food) for the Opening evening meet and greet. (This year they also used an additional bar area across from where they tape). $$ > > TCM also shuts down Hollywood Blvd from Highland Blvd to Orange Street twice during the Festival. Once on Opening Night for the Red Carpet gala prior to the Opening Night film unspooling and on Saturday morning when they have the hand print ceremony in the forecourt of Grauman's. That probably costs some major bucks that goes to the City of Los Angeles. $$$. > > The Chinese Theater complex is under new management and while the Film Festival is probably not a money maker for TCM, that doesn't mean that those who supply the theaters, the rooms, the equipment, the catered food, etc. can't increase their fees for those services and probably have. > > And that doesn't even take into consideration air fare for Guest Stars and speakers who don't live in the City of Angels (along with hotel costs) and the cost of TCM staffers for at least five days (air fare, hotel, food, etc). Considering how much they do, they do it without a large number of staffers. > > In addition, they hire additional camera and sound crews to shoot events, shoot interviews with fans of the channel and shoot Retrospectives that are used on the channel in the months after the Film Festival. > > Those are just some of the reasons I can think of that may have caused the increase in the cost of passes. Those are definitely many reasons to keep in mind. I know from my discussions with previous passholders that they want TCM to retain the quality of venues and quantity of films presented at the festival in April. With the cost of increasing airfares and lodging, it is also becoming much more expensive to engage and care for the film stars, biographers, historians, and filmakers hired as guest stars and panel members. Thank you for this detailed explanation, lzcutter! You are appreciated!

Happy, Happy Birthday! I just can't improve on that lovely photo that lzcutter sent of ROD TAYLOR!

> You may recall my fluttery reactions towards Cecil Parker in his makeshift bath from UNDER CAPRICORN, as I was quite taken with his underarms. > > Here, however, is a fully clothed shot of him from UC: > > > > > > Searching for early Cecil films, I found a pip on YouTube which I'm going to watch soon -- 1936's THE MAN WHO CHANGED HIS MIND, with Boris Karloff, Anna Lee (reunited in BEDLAM) and John Loder! > HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I can't wait to find out what you have to say about that one!

Lou Costello! "Louisiana ___ride" "The ___Witch" "Sex, ___s and Videotapes" "____Quiet on the Western Front" "___thern Nights"