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Here are my guesses for Summer Under the Stars: Chaplin Lemmon (if only to see the unforgettable Days of Wine and Roses on the schedule) Rogers (though I love Fred as well) Hepburn (secretly, I'd like to see character actor William Bendix get that day) Shirley MacLaine wouldn't be a bad replacement if Jack isn't getting that day.

You're both very much welcome!! I'll jump for joy if Laurel and Hardy are included in the Summer Under the Stars lineup this year. I've been wanting to see more of their movies.

I believed Hands Across the Table aired on TCM a couple of years ago during a Carole Lombard tribute (Summer Under the Stars, if I'm not mistaken). I didn't get to see all of it, but it would be great to see it air again. Yet another couple of films I will add that interest me that I'd love to see on TCM: The Stalking Moon (1968) Monte Walsh (1970)

Here's the lineup for the upcoming season for The Essentials for those curious (I found the link at the bottom of the main page): SEASON SCHEDULE 2008 Saturdays at 8:00PM ET March 3/8 The Apartment 3/15 The Music Box/Sons of the Desert 3/22 The Bad and the Beautiful 3/29 The Great Escape April 4/5 All About Eve 4/12 The Night of the Hunter 4/19 The Misfits 4/26 Paper Moon May 5/3 Rebecca 5/10 "Now, Voyager" 5/17 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 5/24 Paths of Glory 5/31 Psycho June 6/7 Fanny 6/14 A Face in the Crowd 6/21 Seven Samurai 6/28 The Spiral Staircase July 7/5 3:10 to Yuma 7/12 The Postman Always Rings Twice 7/19 You Can't Take it With You 7/26 The Bad and the Beautiful August 8/2 Modern Times 8/9 The Apartment 8/16 Swing Time 8/23 The Music Box/Sons of the Desert 8/30 Woman of the Year September 9/6 The Night of the Hunter 9/13 The Misfits 9/20 Witness for the Prosecution 9/27 Paper Moon October 10/4 "Now, Voyager" 10/11 Rebecca 10/18 The Great Escape 10/25 Psycho November 11/1 A Face in the Crowd 11/8 The Spiral Staircase 11/15 Paths of Glory 11/22 Fanny 11/29 The Postman Always Rings Twice December 12/6 Swing Time 12/13 3:10 to Yuma 12/20 You Can't Take it With You 12/27 Woman of the Year 2009 Saturdays at 8:00PM ET January 1/3 Modern Times 1/10 Dinner at Eight 1/17 Sweet Smell of Success 1/24 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1/31 Witness for the Prosecution I haven't seen Fanny, so I'll be tuning in to catch this one. Other than You Can't Take it With You, I like the lineup very much.

No, no, no. I meant The Prowler (1951) starring Van Heflin. It's said to be a terrific film-noir. I should have known that there were multiple titles named The Prowler (*smacks forehead*).

Some of the early Lubitsch titles like One Hour With You and The Love Parade Hail the Conquering Hero It Started in Naples Seconds The Prowler Come Fill the Cup Cutter's Way Run For Cover Escape From Alcatraz You Were Never Lovelier Twentieth Century The Swimmer The Long Goodbye Message was edited by: sweetsmellofsuccess

My favorite is also The Awful Truth. Theodora Goes Wild was a riot as well. You're right that Irene was a knockout. She had a lovely since of humor which added to her sexiness.

It's worked for me a few times. Films like Teacher's Pet, Three Days of the Condor, and Will Penny were (some of the) films I've requested and they have been seen on TCM. I guess it depends on which studio the films we suggest are from. They sometimes take a while to appear on the schedule.

I didn't catch it last night, but Apocalypse Now is unforgettable. Hopefully, this film will air again in the future. I always love the opening sequence.

I'll also add: The Outfit (1973) The Last Run (1971) Rolling Thunder (1977) Cockfighter (1974)

I missed it too. Thank heavens it will air again!!

I'd like to see Pretty Maids All in a Row starring Rock Hudson. A few Sam Fuller movies would be great as well, especially The Steel Helmet and The Crimson Kimono (the latter is one I haven't seen yet). Great topic!! I'll have to think of some more.

I'd love to see Mary Astor as Star of the Month on TCM in the future. She's become one of my favorites.

Two RKO films I'm dying to see: Wagon Master (1950) and The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947). I hardly see these films air on TCM.

That looks like a schedule from several years ago. It did say TCM Archives in the middle of the page. I look at the schedule all the time, and don't remember seeing those films listed for February (although I hope to see them air in the future).

No problem at all, MGMWBRKO. I'm glad you folks at TCM were able to fix the situation. That's all we could ask for.

I've also noticed with a pan-and-scan print, TCM can sometimes find a widescreen print later on. Let's keep our fingers crossed they'll be able to find a way to show the film in letterbox format in the future (as well as The Tin Star and Love With the Proper Stranger, which were also shown in pan-and-scan).

I saw The Sterile Cuckoo for the first time yesterday, and immensely enjoyed it. However, I went on IMDB early this morning and there were a couple of posts saying the print aired on TCM was an edited version. Did anyone notice this when they saw the film? Nothing I saw looked cut or edited out, but it's possible I'm wrong.

At last, I finally got to see this film and I wasn't disappointed. Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen (in perhaps his best performance) were wonderful together. As I guy, I have to admit I loved the brief sequence in the cab with Natalie and Steve. The film is funny and very touching. Sorry, I can't give a great and detailed synopsis of the film. I just wanted to say that the long wait for seeing Love With the Proper Stranger was worth it. Your thoughts?

Wasn't there a thread last year about James Cagney not receiving a birthday tribute on TCM? A few months later, he was honored as Star of the Month. Maybe that's in the works for Shirley (or at least featured in the Summer Under the Stars festival). We'll keep our fingers crossed.

http://www.tcm.com/schedule/month/?cid=&oid=4/1/2008 Some goodies in April, and I believe Hedy Lamarr is Star of the Month. I'm also extremely happy Something Wild will air. I've heard interesting things about this one.

Kyle, you're probably going to have to copy and paste your previous statements all throughout 31 Days of Oscar (LOL). I'm with you all the way, though. The arguing will likely continue later in the year since Rose McGowan was recently announced as The Essentials co-host (even though she proved to be thoroughly knowledgable about movies). Message was edited by: sweetsmellofsuccess

I found The Landlord to be a terrific film, and probably holds up better than Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in terms of race relations. Sure, there's some profanity, but I would hardly call the film vulgar or tacky. You're likely right, Fred. There are some who don't like hearing profanity, and more will come here to protest. Hopefully, they won't argue against this film. It's really good. BTW, the cast is excellent. Lee Grant's excellent, as well as Pearl Bailey. The performance I liked best was Diana Sands. It's a beautiful, heartbreaking performance. Message was edited by: sweetsmellofsuccess

From the few film selections highlighted in the article, it looks like Rose McGowan may be a fine choice. I liked her a lot during Guest Programmer month. We'll see how this goes.

Definitely. I'm usually exhausted when I get home, and I try my best to stay awake when watching a movie. My body always wins. Unfortunately, it happened again last night. I wanted to see Tell Them Willie Boy is Here. After the first 30 minutes, I fell asleep. It looks like an interesting movie, and hopefully it will re-air in the future. Not lying down tends to work, but like you, I'm into the movie a lot more if I'm in a comfortable position.