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> {quote:title=randyishere wrote:}{quote} > I had to jump in as i am off the deep end for Mae West. Her movies crack me up as she is always pushing the envelope with her one-liners that are risque and clever. I love her confidence. I love the way she walks across a room. Her singing is so unusual, it makes Mae unique, so i love to hear her sing. I love how she sparkles in everything she wears. Mae is one of a kind. She's not off some hollywood asssembly line. Mae's intelligence is a very attractive quality to me. I saw an interview of Mae around 1955. This guy asked her about men. Mae said: "I like two kinds of men....... foreign and domestic. Why don't you come up sometime n see me?" I busted out laughing. Mae is too much. And she looked really good for being 62. There is a cool video on youtube of Mae singing Baby It's Cold Outside with Rock Hudson from the 1957 or 59 Oscars. It's fun. I love Mae West and all her movies. Thanks for making me laugh Mae!! That youtube clip is great, thanks for mentioning it! She was born in 1893, I think people forget we never saw the "young" Mae on film. I love her singing as well, there is no doubt that it's sensual, IMO.

This 1938 Technicolor film should look as good as another film shot in color that year...The Adventures of Robin Hood. Well, I know they will never spend that kind of money on a restoration of this film....but...it's looked like a faded print since the first time I saw it run on TNT back in the late 80s! And I thought Techicolor faded less than the other processes??? Has anyone ever heard if the original negative was destroyed, or if the transfer was long ago screwed up, and just never has rated any correcting????

Of course the DISH network blurb is really helpful. Movie. Nancy Carrol. (1933) *Silent*. Premiere.

Unless I missed it in a search, this film hasn't been mentioned yet. 1933 Universal film that is running as I type. (started at 9:30 PM) I pour over the schedule, yet somehow I missed this one! What a weird, interesting film! Some overacting for sure...feels more like a film from 1930-31, than 1933. Frank Morgan as I have never see him, completely serious. Nancy Carroll unsmiling. Shot like a horror film, instead of a crime drama. Guess the director had something to do with that. Curious, does anyone know if this was a "hit" or not???

Do the prices seem a bit steep? I know it's niche stuff to a certain extent, but if I was in charge, I'd make at least some of the movies cheaper, say $9.99 for the B movies??? We shall see....

Gee, and I thought everyone knew Satan Met A Lady was the best remake of Maltese Falcon. I don't know what it is, remakes in the past(and there are tons of b movie remakes that I bet some people don't even know ) don't bother me like the ones that come out today. Perhaps because they didn't smack so much of profit only. Which is pretty silly, that's why they made them then. I guess it's the percentage of remakes and sequels these days....

> {quote:title=georgiegirl wrote:}{quote} > Sad, and even sadder is the fact that celebs are not allowed to have one stinkin' moment of privacy, even under such adverse conditions as this. Why would someone want to talk about Mr. Nesson sitting holding his dying wife's hand and caressing her face? Walter Winchell and Hedda Hopper for all their power had some integrity and sympathy for the stars they wrote about. Today the fans and paparazzi have little respect, and it comes down to the almighty dollar and ratings, as I'm sure that little ditty was sold about the family's most private moment. > > They tried to take it one step further with Travolta and I'm glad that came back to bite them on the, well, you know. Exactly!!! Saw a photo of one of her sons leaving the hospital. That's not news.

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > >There was no music in the opening titles and credits and no sound for the first scene! I thought maybe the guy sent me a defective disc but after the first scene Lewis Stone's voice popped up. Weird! > > It's possible that this was recorded on a Vitaphone disk (but I'm not sure). It sounded to me like the initial sound was missing, such as being a piece broken out of the original disk, maybe a chip half an inch wide, along the edge of the record. I also noticed a click.....click.....click.....click for several seconds when the sound did come on. This is a repeating disk click caused by a deep scratch. It's not an optical sound track click. Please don't think I'm being rude, but I kinda zoned out while reading the Long post Film Fatale put up, but it was so interesting, I started over, and I noticed this...thought perhaps you guys might have missed it as well. since I didn't see the film, besides the clicks, does this sound like the sound...you weren't hearing??? Did you hear Leo roar???(I'm pretty sick, so if I am not making much sense, sorry!) *Viewers may notice that no music is heard under the opening or closing credits of Madame X (even though Leo's growl is audible). This is the result of a short-lived practice in which studios expected the local theatre musicians to provide live accompaniment to the opening credits of sound films. Because keyboardists and orchestras were still working in the theatres at that time (providing music for silent films still in distribution), it was an easy way to make the screening more of a special event and not a purely "canned" presentation. At times during the film's production, the sobriety of Madame X and its lack of music were more than Barrymore could bear. He reportedly visited the set of Broadway Melody during breaks in the shooting. When asked the purpose of his visit, Barrymore replied, "Watching the pretty girls. Over on my set I'm directing Ruth Chatterton in Madame X -- only heavy drama... Every director needs a change of pace."*

From the first post... *Freshly recruited from the Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker did some uncredited dialogue work on the film and was disappointed in its sobriety, in the age of flappers, red hot rhythm and Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer (1927). "Why not jazz up the story?" She asked Barrymore, tongue-in-cheek, "Stick in a few hot numbers and call it Mammy X!"* Mammy X, now that cracked me up!

Film_Fatale Thanks so much for mentioning! I was going to start a thread when someone else mentioned it was going to be on (A few weeks back) but was going to wait til it was close to being on...well, forgot all about it til I saw it was going to be on in less than 20 minutes!!! I hope everyone has gotten fair warning its on, they won't regret watching this one. As others have mentioned, a very funny film, one that doesn't deserve to be nearly forgotten. If it was a Warner Bros., or MGM Film, everyone hear would know of it. If AMC hadn't run it so many years ago, I wouldn't know the first thing about the film. IMHO it's the best of the pairings between Fred and Claudette. I'm straight as an arrow,(not that there's anything wrong with that! ) but even I couldn't help notice what a he man he comes across as in this movie, and it really fits him. Which is amazing if like me, you first saw him as the nice, soft, sweater wearing Father on my 3 sons and the Flubber movies! The dream sequence, Fred dealing with her dandified friends, it's just a very fun movie!

> {quote:title=scsu1975 wrote:}{quote} > >He's currently registered as a Democrat and said he cast a ballot for Barack Obama from Bulgaria, where he was filming. > > Hey, wait a minute - Barack Obama is from Bulgaria? > > Oh, sorry, I misread that. Barack Obama is filming in Bulgaria. Whew!

> {quote:title=hamradio wrote:}{quote} ..... > > I have noticed a few stations are now doing encore type programming that is repeating a movie during the day. That can come on handy during viewing conflicts and I don't have to bother recording them. On Directv there are east and west channels like Starz, HBO, NBC, ABC, etc. If one would to miss a movie, you get a second chance with the 2nd channel. So neat. > > Why don't TCM do the same thing, that is have a TCM and a TCMw channels? Good question! It would make sense for many reasons. I have DISH and their DVR. And if I remember to set a movie for 5-10 minutes longer than the time slot, AND record the movie afterwards, sometimes it will stop and start recording the 2nd movie 3-4 times in the first 10 minutes!

> {quote:title=scsu1975 wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=karlofffan wrote:}{quote} > > For the past several years, the May theme has been the depiction of a particular minority group on film. > > A good choice for a minority group might be cabinet nominees who have actually paid their income taxes.

> {quote:title=bOb39 wrote:}{quote} > I was waiting a long time for this one. I hadn't seen it since AMC ran it over a dozen years ago. > Now I'm looking forward to Sun. 2/15 for No Time For Love, another Fred MacMurray gem that has been dormant for too long. This time, with my favorite Fred Macmurray co-star, Claudette Colbert. > > I hope TCM will have the rights to run these films again. It'd be a shame to see them go back into obscurity. Oh man, I haven't poured through the whole month yet, that is a GREAT comedy, perhaps my favorite Fred MacMurray film! Thanks for the 411! I will try to mention it again before it shows, hopefully more than 5 minutes before it shows.

How's that for a warning??? I mentioned it in the good older films coming up thread, and meant to start a tread the day before it aired...Oh well....It's a very cute comedy with Fred MacMurray, and Rosalind Russell, a Paramount film. If you miss it today, hopefully TCM will run it again in the next month or so.

I think one or two of the early Charlie Chan's with Oland use the plane across a map.

> {quote:title=happyjackfan wrote:}{quote} > I always loved this movie. Someone mentioned the actor who played CJ. His name was Larry Riley and I thought he was fantastic also. Unfortunately he died much too young like Howard Rollins. He was later a regular on the TV show Knots Landing and died after apperaring on the show for 100 episodes. > > He alos had a part as a cop killer in one of James Woods more underappreciated roles. Woods played a DA going after some Black panthers who killed two cops in the late 60s early 70s. It is a TV movie called Badge of the Assasin and Woods and the whole cast are excellent in this true story.. A very, very good film! I didn't see it this time, but with you mentioning Larry Riley, along with Howard Rollins, several people died far too young who were in this film! Adolph Caesar was only 53 when he died. 51 when he made this, doesn't he look about 15 years older? The Imdb page on him says he was the voice of the NAACP commericals where you hear a voice say a mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Didn't he use a Cockney accent in None But the Lonely Heart??? Been awhile since I've seen the film.

Good question! I bought a few weeks back(and haven't watched) a VHS from RKO called Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men. Stars Charlies Farrell and Wynne Gibson(Who looks a bit like Miriam Hopkins, at least from the box) I sure never heard of this film, let alone seen it on TCM, has it??? By the way, for reasons I cannot quite figure out, even though it's clearly a rare film, long out of print, there are 6 copies up there now, including one for only 75 cents! Act now, as supplies are limited!

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I have liked Rose with Robert. She more respectful than some of the other women sitting across from Robert, that seem to think they should try to make the show a Siskel and Ebert for classic films. And I think it shows, in that Robert is more comfortable with her. I wish she was doing it for another year.

Saw that Filmlover had mentioned this a few days ago on the upcoming releases page(Have been off the board for a few days) and thought for sure it would be mentioned here, but it wasn't so heres the dope!!! http://www.classicflix.com/artwork-added-universal-precode-hollywood-collection-a-406.html?osCsid=d9d9c962f1fbad69ee53b2a7ed53371c I'll tell you what, Universal has thrown down the gauntlet, with this box set. Warner brothers may have started the DVD pre code series, but the films on this set are films most of us have never seen, or if we have, from beat to death 16 MM prints. Granted, Universal has been terrible about letting anyone see these films over the years(the set is all Paramount films, correct?) but the next pre code set from Warners(after 3) had better have some really interesting films that haven't run in TCM in the last year. Competition is a good thing!

Like a lot of folks here, I really like Martin(Didn't like him at first) and wish he wasn't doing this, but like someone said, he needs to make money too. I did see the first ones, and there were some genuinely clever, funny moments in it, but it felt rushed, with some unfunny moments as well. Perhaps he just likes the challenge of it all, has to be more fun than playing yet another Father...

> {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote} > Hi, Chip, > > Sorry, what you have there are regular DVDs. Many new DVDs (including Sony/Columbia, which issued those) from the last few years will say "Remastered in High Definition" on them but they are not high def discs. They are still only standard definition discs because their output is 480p. "Remastered in high defnition" only means that the master they were using was high def, not the disc. It's like seeing a TV program that says "Broadcast in high definition" but you are still watching it over a standard defintion TV. In the case of the DVDs you have were played over a Blu-ray or HD DVD high definition player, they would still only be standard definition because the disc output is only 480p. > > If they were the loser in the format war, HD DVD, they would not be playable on a standard DVD player. Plus those titles were never issued on HD DVD, nor on Blu (not yet on the latter, but some day). (Also, they would never be HD DVD because the fact they are Sony/Columbia titles, and Sony was only supporting Blu-ray.) > > However, on the good side, $10 for the three DVDs is an excellent bargain. > filmlover Well, this is interesting. I hadn't kept up much with the format wars of the past few years, I only knew that Blu-ray had won. Anyway, I have hit every Kroger looking for that cheap 3 movie set with no luck, but they are selling Combo HD DVD discs for anywhere from 4.99 to 7.99! What's funny, is reading about them online, no one liked the idea when they first came out,(Doesn't make much sense to pay even more than a "regular" HD DVD to get a lesser quality on the flip side, and why would someone without an HD DVD player, spend all that money?) and now HD failed, sales wise . But, now you can possibly find films cheaper than the standard DVD release....You can see the titles listed on Amazon that were put out(I assume that is all, 84 isn't a whole lot though, is it?) http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=ComboHDDVDandStandard+DVD&x=0&y=0

> {quote:title=Zoetrope wrote:}{quote} > > I remember a promo with Tony Curtis explaining where the line "Judy Judy Judy" often used by Grant imitators came from, and I have just now heard what he actually says in "Only Angels Have Wings". It is funny the line has been changed and everyone remembers it differently from what it actually is on the film. > > Thanks, TCM! Actually, wasn't it the Peter Bogdanovich promo ???

20th after 9:30am est John Loves Mary (1949) 11:08am [short Film] Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Capital City Washington D.C., The (1940) An installment of James A. Fitzpatrick's Travel Talks honoring Washington D.C. Cast: James A. FitzPatrick C-9 mins 20th After the 5:30pm est Subject Was Roses, The (1968) 7:19pm est Short Film: From The Vaults: *Pat Neal Is Back* (1968) C-8 mins 20th after the 10:00pm est Bringing Up Baby (1938) e] 11:49pm *Little Maestro* (1937) BW-11 mins (A reviewer from IMDB)A silent, little man carrying a violin case wanders into the kitchen of a swanky nightclub looking for a meal. The chef takes pity on him and convinces the nightclub's owner that the man is actually a world-famous artist. The owner insists that the man perform for his customers. That's when the fun begins. There are a few more on the 21st, but I am out of time!!!