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Very nice poster! Speaking of horses, have you seen *Red River* ?

> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote} > I say all this because it might be worth giving some thought to starting a Movie Rambles, II. > > Like I said, it is a just a thought. Lynn, I think that is a fantastic idea. Thanks for showing some interest in the ramblings of your fellow TCM fans. "Movie Rambles 2" is ready! B-)

*Yellow Submarine*

Thank you for the link, Charles.

That is imho an even nicer poster! B-)

I might have to look for that - it's amazing the lengths to which MCA/Universal will go to NOT make money from that movie.

Leo Carrillo was in *Viva Villa!* with Wallace Beery

Care for a cup of coffee, CineMaven?

> {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} > Nice poster Kyle in Hollywood. > > I remember her coming out of her hotel bungalow wearing a red dress carrying a record. > > One would need the raging falls of Niagara to put out that fire! I'm inclined to agree with that assessment (in regards to the poster). Here's a rare b&w trailer for *Niagara* - http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index/?o_cid=mediaroomlink&cid=220568

Nice poster! That's another great MIA title. Presumably gathering dust deep in the MCA vaults.

I don't know if/when it might have shown on TCM before, but this long-lost silent starring Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino opens up tonight's "Sunday Silents" lineup. Even better, it will be followed up by the Buster Keaton short *Coney Island*. Great "Silent Sunday", TCM!

Well, I guess that could seem a little bit spooky...

Hi again, Bill. You seem to know an awful lot about the movie serials. Thank you so much for sharing with us.

Some of our fellow TCM viewers/posters have started sharing their "top 10" choices for their TCM guest programmer stint, over at the Silver Screen Oasis: http://silverscreenoasis.com/oasis/viewtopic.php?t=3004 Those are some really great lists, everyone! B-)

> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote} > To me, this is where his decline starts - between nixing the role and his ill-fated affair with June Allyson, Ladd fell deeper into a depression and took to drink. He had enough demons already pursuing him. In the late 30s, when he was head of a family that not only included his first wife and son Alan Jr., but also his sister and mother, there was an event that plagued him for the rest of his life. > That's pretty sad, thinking about Ladd's decline. It's amazing how many talented actors ended up with similar stories. Oh, it seems *Hell on Frisco Bay* is not currently available on DVD, but it was at some point released on VHS. Maybe some copies are still around.

Those are some pretty great Stanwyck movies, roosfelt. I see you decided to get around the 5-movie limit by listing some double features. Welcome to the boards!! B-)

Leonard Maltin has posted a nice review on his website: *MICHAEL POWELL DOUBLE FEATURE: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and AGE OF CONSENT* (Sony) ? At last! Movie lovers have waited for decades to add the 1946 Powell-Pressburger classic A Matter of Life and Death to their collections. The folks at Criterion have presented us with impeccable editions of such other gems as The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Red Shoes, and Black Narcissus, but because the remake rights to A Matter of Life and Death (originally known in the U.S. as Stairway to Heaven) were sold some years ago it isn?t part of the same library. First its rights had to be untangled, then it had to be restored, and finally Sony had to be persuaded that it was worth releasing on DVD. The happy result is a beautiful copy of this memorable film with an eloquent on-camera introduction by Martin Scorsese and a knowledgeable commentary track by British film scholar Ian Christie. If you?ve never seen A Matter of Life and Death you owe yourself that treat. Watch the opening scene, which begins in the heavens and then zeroes in on a fighter pilot in a burning plane that?s about to crash, and you?ll be hooked. Only Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger could have conceived such a bold, bracingly original fantasy rooted in the grim reality of war and its aftermath. It also addresses the question of what it means to be English?and how that Englishness relates to Americanism. There isn?t another film like it. The performances by David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey (that glorious voice!), Marius Goring, and Raymond Massey are unforgettable, as is the haunting music score by Allan Gray. The use of Technicolor?and black & white?by master cinematographer Jack Cardiff is equally striking, with Powell and Pressburger exercising their individuality by depicting heaven in black and white and life on earth in color instead of the other way around! Age of Consent is perhaps Michael Powell?s least-known film, and while it?s not in the same league as his classics of the 1940s it?s still worth seeing; this marks its welcome home video debut. (I was lucky enough to screen it some years ago because Kit Parker Films had a 16mm rental print!) It was Powell?s swan song, but it marked the screen debut of a talented young actress named Helen Mirren. Her willingness to appear naked was a notable asset to the project, a portrait of notorious Australian artist Norman Lindsay, well played by James Mason. (Sam Neill portrayed him in the 1994 movie Sirens.) Mirren provides a candid and charming interview on the new DVD, along with several of Powell?s collaborators who speak about the film with great affection. http://leonardmaltin.com/Picks.htm#NewDVDReleases

Nice list, Dewey! B-)

> {quote:title=metsfan wrote:}{quote} > Could it be "Royal Wedding"? Fred Astaire and Jane Powell perform a dance number on a ship and Peter Lawford looks on. Oh, that's a good suggestion, metsie!

> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote} > I wish that TCM would air HELL ON FRISCO BAY, here's Ladd with Paul Stewart and Edward G.Robinson: > > That does look like an interesting movie. Seems like it was released by WB. Sometimes TCM seems to have a harder time gettting a hold of post-1949 WB movies (something to do with rights issues) so it might be why it doesn't show up more often.

_Walt Disney (animated)_ *Snow White* *Pinocchio* *Fantasia* *The Lady and the Tramp* *Sleeping Beauty*

Victor Jory was in *Party Line* with Jean Arthur

A great movie find I'd like to recommend is Douglas Sirk's *La Habanera*, done when he was still working out of Germany and still going by his birth name, Detlef Sierck. The movie is set mostly in Puerto Rico, though it seems just about everyone speaks German. The film's about the disillusionment of a young Swedish woman who decided to stay in Puerto Rico and marry the powerful Don Pedro de ?vila, with whom she has a nice (and very blonde!) young boy. Eventually she gets sick of the island and wants to leave by any means necessary. There's a lot of great imagery here. I'll try and get some screencaps later on.

> {quote:title=molo14 wrote:}{quote} > Hi everyone. > > Well mom has been doing pretty good lately. She can get around somewhat easily without her walker and the rehab exercises have been going pretty well. The physical therapist gave her the green light to go out with me whenever she wanted. She has her good days and bad days and today was a good day. > Molo, It's so good to hear that your mom has been doing pretty well. That was a cute story about you two at Wal-Mart. I hope she will continue to do very well, and perhaps she'll be fully recovered by Mother's Day. I'll bet you'll have something special for her then! > {quote:title=molo14 wrote:}{quote} > Now about Party Wire. I saw this a long time ago and liked it. Now remember, I'm easy to please as far as Jean Arthur is concerned, and I have a tendency to like fluff, but I think this might be better than you might think. I'm definitely recording it. It's been so long. I remember it involved mix ups over a phone party line. Hence the name. Duh! I'm pretty sure they also played it during Jean Arthur's SOTM turn. It's pretty short, but very, very funny! B-)

There does seem to be something funny going on with that link, but here's another upload of the picture: *Ever notice that Sal Mineo had a picture of Alan Ladd in his locker in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE?* No, but I'd like to look for it next time I watch it. B-)