CineMaven

OMG! Professor Favell, your post about "...Shark Island" makes me realize finally, unequivocally how much I do NOT know. I have never seen (or heard) of this film. What a wonderfully insightful analysis you gave. I love the photos you selected and the parallels you made. Depth, genuine emotion in your post. Ford, huh? Dissected, deciphered, displayed. You've made the movie come alive for me. Now I must check it out. Thank you.

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Lafitte? Monsieur Lafitte? LAFITTE is that really YOU?!! Welcome back.

YIKES!!! That is the one of the most crazed looks I've seen on the board since the Bad Seed photo.

Inspector: "You've done enough harm." Keller: "I can do more, Inspector."

Grimesy me boy...I have a question. Would you watch or not-watch "I Confess" b'cuz of the "religious" aspect of things or would you see that the kernel of the story is a man who is a priest wrestling with his conscience about whether to reveal a sacred trust or not? (Religion as Mac- Guffin. I'm watching the last half-hour of "I Confess" right now...and it prompts this question to you. Oh yeah...Howard Hawks rules! Foxy...I love your analysis here: "He wasn't sympathetic to feminism, it is just that he projected through his films this ideal that women could be just as strong as men and could have their own way of thinking. And because of this style of allowing women to act like full-fledged characters, women in general became stronger characters in movies afterwards." Very well-put, --Reyman-- Spartacus.

"I CONFESS" as I recall it, was not a particular favorite of mine from Hitchcock's oeuvre, but I have just watched one scene on my way to setting my VCR to record "Murder, He Says." Anne Baxter's just professed her love for Monty. He looks good in the priest's garb, and Bax- ter's moist eyes and breathy voice was very believable in this "Thornbirds"-like scene. They both have an intensity about them. I've read Hitch had problems with Monty...his thoughtful approach to acting, but from this snippet of a scene I jus saw, Monty probably delivered the goods. I go in and out of my like for Anne Baxter. She always have to prove herself with me even after "All About Eve" or her film w/ Aline MacMahon. I can't explain why that is for me. D'oh! Yup, I think I made yet another mistake...in not giving this film a second chance. Shame on me.

T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U! I totally forgot about Ava's month next month. My God!!! That was a close call. I think the film I'm most looking forward to seeing is her in "Pandora..." I remember seeing that so long ago...and finding Ava Gardner just absolutely stunning-looking in that film. But Ava AND Frances Gifford?? When...WHEN??? As a reminder or precursor of the beauty that is AVA...for those who don't go down to the Noir sec-tion, check out this tribute to femme fatale. It's what you posted for Ollie, Miss G.

Oh WoW! I remember her from our guest programmer stints. She was so patient, attentive. What a get for the Oasis. I'll be there with questions in hand.

Oh boy Ollie, the gals reaaaalllly care about you 'round here. Calories, dangerous girls with claws and guns...and then those femme fatales. But don't you go hiding. We'll need more posts from you.

Alice Cooper song "Poison." Just bought a used DVD of an album I should have bought eons ago: Pink Floyd - "Dark Side of the Moon."

Welcome back Countess. I'll be curious as to what delicious torture you have in store for genuine Challengers for this 17th Programming Challenge. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. :-)

?I have never been able to understand why soooo many people around here want to know what is coming so many months out. It is almost as if they are planning their days and nights based on what will be shown on TCM.? - < ( FXREYMAN ) > Naaaah. You got it all wrong Foxy. They?re not planning their lives around this (unless their lives are really that...uneventful). No, some folks just want to be able to be the first kid on the block with the schedule posted first. You know...create their own blogs around here about the schedule. Oh goody. P.S. From the schedule you posted, your life sounds pretty busy. I hope you get some playtime too! ?It's becoming a no-win situation for TCM. If they put that third month out "too late" for some people, they get complaints. On the other hand, if they put it out too early, there will likely be some changes later on and that draws complaints too (usually from the same folks who wanted the schedule early to begin with). I predict that at some point TCM will get fed up with it and just stop releasing it early.? - < ( MARKFP2 ) > Naaaah, Mark. TCM is not in a no-win situation. They love their audience, but are under no obliga-tion to post a schedule three months in advance for a minority in their audience who just want to kvetch anyway. Many love TCM and will be happy whenever the schedule is up. Hopefully they?ll find movies they?re interested in seeing on the schedule. For me, TCM can post its schedule month by month. I?ve no complaints.

Brisket-on-Rye??? You sold out living in an Italian villa for Brisket-on-Rye? Tsk! Tsk!

NYC has been beautiful today. I was out only very briefly...mostly indoors re-editing some credits of something I'm working on with James Bond keeping me company. (Ha! if only...) "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" is on now. I remember the first time I saw it, when the big fight scene comes on in the end, and all the ninjas rappel down their ropes, the head ninja fights one of the bad guys with a Samurai sword and puts it back in its holster with a lot of flair. All us kids cheered. It's 43 years later and that whole fight scene and John Barry's music (and Sean) are still a sight to watch. Tracey...this is the best song Nancy Sinatra ever sang. I wonder what it sounds like played by a marching band and I'll take Sean (even today at 80) eyebrows and all. Edited by: CineMaven on Oct 10, 2010 6:37 PM

I have Fall Issue TV guides from 1969 till I guess the 90's and I can still see the picture of Taylor and Cole.

"...because I didn't need no stinkin' Badgley Mischka!" HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Steed...urbane, dapper, never broke a sweat. The man you'd want on your side, watching your back. SansFin writes - "I doubt teachers would have thought Honey West acceptable teaching tool. We were learning English and all know Americans speak it well only in movies.? I fear you?re taking my words too literally, S.F. Nothing will help today?s school children...(accept good parental involvement working hand in hand with teachers). Did I get out of that one alive?? Touche about our English in the movies. Ha! I?ll buy that. Rohanaka writes - "I much prefer Connery as an actor, but I think I lean more towards Moore as Bond because I guess I just watched MOST of his first as a teenager...I saw the Connery ones much later on.. but by then I already had a different mental image of James Bond pretty much locked into my mind and it just sort of stuck there, I guess. ha.? RoHa...no doubt Connery is the better actor (Sean Connery has been underrated for many years. I was happy when TCM honored Sean Connery as Star of the Month). But my first forays into the films were with Connery, so I guess that?s what?s imprinted on my DNA. JackFavell writes - ?I never saw Honey West, but now I'm dying to.? Oh you must Jackaaaaay, you must. It was great fun. And Honey was all the things Mrs. Peel became. Afternoon, Bronxie.

"I adored Diana Rigg because Mrs. Peel was first woman I remember seeing who was smart, beautiful and allowed to fight men on equal terms. She could disarm men with either a smile or a karate chop. We watched the series in school and I do not remember anyone being ab- sent on days they were shown." That is a cute story. Something teachers' should use today to keep down the absenteeism. Diana Rigg garnered much adoration for those reasons you mentioned...and more. I have to say for me, there was someone even before Mrs. Peel's character that got my attention. If you go to filmlover's thread & scroll down to October 7th you will see this: http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?messageID=8452159 Her tv show might not have played in your country back then, but every Friday night on channel 7, I was glued to the small black and white television set I shared with my little sister. She and I would share playful karate chops imitating her. Oh, you're probably right about getting Connery's Bond to the altar. Couldn't be done. He's a hard one that James Bond.

Those are great choices. I loved the combination of the titles by Maurice Binder and John Barry's music. I loved the glitz, glamour and exotic locales of many of the Bond films. I saw all of them du- ring their original release, though as a kid I ofttimes got lost in what the plot was about. Lucianna Paluzzi was my favorite Bond girl who stayed and died on the bad guys' side. "Thunderball" won an Academy Award for special effects. And Sean Connery......well, Sean Connery... :x Sans Fin, I was not a fan of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" when it first came out. The shock of replacing Sean Connery was more than my teenaged mind could bear. I too am a Diana Rigg fan ("The Avengers") from way back, and I felt she got cheated not being 'with' Sean Connery's Bond. But with some distance (and my cinema maturity), I can see "Her Majesty..." in its own right. On a sobering note: Tony Curtis' films are being shown today. TCM is (as always) a class act to pay tribute to those great classic movie stars who recently pass away. I remember the great Ramble we all had last September (2009) on "Kings Go Forth." http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=130411&start=390&tstart=0 A lot of territory and lively genuine discussion was covered for this provocative film that aired earlier today. Edited by: CineMaven on Oct 10, 2010 12:33 PM

Just saw your lobby cards for "SECRET BEYOND THE DOOR." Great stuff, Miss G. I love their garish color. The card below the black and white is interesting. All the cast is looking at the murder room, and the one guy is looking at Joanie. Bennett is so beautiful in those shots. She actually reminds me more of Yvonne DeCarlo than Hedy Lamarr. But yes, Joan Bennett is beautiful in her own right.

James Bond and beer??? No problem. When Bond's not on the job, I'm sure he has a pint at the local pub. My favorite of them all is "THUNDERBALL." :x

Thank you Sue Sue. I would also love to nominate the appearance of PIPER LAURIE.

If you have the Encore channel (Channel 252 on Time Warner Cable: Encore Action) and are fans of all things Bond, James Bond (whether its Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton or the real & only Bond: SEAN CONNERY) and you don?t feel like looking for the DVDs you own, there will be a James Bond marathon Sunday October 10th: 7:00 am - 9:15 am ?Thunderball? 9:15 am -11:30 am ?Licence to Kill? 11:30am - 1:45 pm ?A View to a Kill? 1:45 pm - 4:00 pm ?The Man With the Golden Gun? 4:00 pm - 6:15 pm ?Octopussy? 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm ?You Only Live Twice? 8:15 pm -10:10 pm ?Dr. No? 10:10pm-12:15 am ?Live and Let Die? 12:15am - 2:30 am ?The Spy Who Loved Me? 2:30 am - 5:00 am ?On Her Majesty?s Secret Service? 5:00 am - 7:10 am ?Moonraker? 7:10 am - 9:05 am ?Goldfinger? 9:05 am -11:20 am ?Never Say Never Again? 11:20am - 1:40 pm ?Living Daylights? 1:40 pm - 3:45 pm ?Diamonds Are Forever? 3:45 pm - 6:00 pm ?For Your Eyes Only? 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ?From Russia With Love? Maybe one of your favorites are among these.

Ladies, please count me in. I'll peel potatoes...but I won't do windows. Who left the garage door opened? Who invited Ida?