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If Peter O'Toole knew you were 'slobbering' this thread that started out as a comment on his interview, I believe he'd start drinking again.

I don't know what you're leading up to, but my feelings about TV movies are that TCM should show them. I think there are plenty of good ones that I would say are better than some of the crap that gets released to the theaters. I for one would enjoy the "Columbo" movies.

If you look at the options along the top border of TCM's webpage, you'll see where it shows "SCHEDULE". Click on this and it will bring up the schedule. Go through the schedule to the movie you want to be reminded about and 'Expand' on that and inside there will be an option for reminder. Click on Reminder and it will bring up a seperate window for you to enter your email address then submit and you will get a reminder one week before and one day before the movie is scheduled.

It's tough being limited to only 2 John Waynes, but here goes. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Magnificent Seven Shane The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Unforgiven (1992) North To Alaska Paleface How The West Was Won The Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean Blazing Saddles

Like ValentineXavier it has been a long time since I've seen either cut, but I do remember it was the 'Redux' version that I preferred. I believe the studios often try to cut films down to perhaps get enough time cut out to accomodate at least one more showing per day in the theaters thereby generating more ticket sales and more profits. Anytime there is a Directors Cut, you know the new cut is what the director envisioned and not what the money men want.

Every Christmas season TCM's Programming Dept. gets requests for the title "It's A Wonderful Life" starring Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore and Henry Travers. TCM doesn't have the rights to "It's A Wonderful Life" and probably won't obtain those rights anytime in the near future. There is a 'made for TV' movie out there titled "It Happened One Christmas" from 1977 starring Marlo Thomas playing a female version of the Jimmy Stewart character and Wayne Rogers playing a male version of the Donna Reed character. Orson Welles plays the Lionel Barrymore character and Cloris Leachman plays the female angel of the male angel played by Henry Travers. The stories are basically the same with the exception of the male/female reversal.

Here's another with a slight twist. The 1990 movie "Mr. Destiny" starring Jim Belushi as a middle aged man not satisfied with his hum-drum boring life married to a loving Linda Hamilton. Michael Caine shows him what his life could have been like married to the wealthy beautiful Rene Russo. But with all the wealth, come loads of problems and he realized his mediocre life was what he really wants. Then there's the daily double film "The Family Man" from 2000. Nicolas Cage is a wealthy investment banker with everything he could possibly want until Don Cheadle shows him an alternate life path where he is married to Tea Leoni and working and struggling to make ends meet. It is clear that Cage would prefer the hard-working married to Tea Leoni life over the wealthy investment banker life but doesn't get to keep that path he would prefer.

How would the 1964 classic "Bedtime Story" starring Marlon Brando, David Niven and Shirley Jones and a remake from 1988 titled "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" starring Steve Martin, Michael Caine and Glenne Headly work as a 'Daily Double'?

I just finished watching a Three Stooges short on ANTENNA. It was uncut and commercial free. I looked on the schedule and the Three Stooges are scheduled from now to 7PM pacific time. Edited by: aimalac on Apr 1, 2012 9:18 AM

It's a shame TCM's programming staff had two opportunities to pay tribute to that great actor Leo Gorcey. June 2nd is the anniversary of his death, and June 3rd is the anniversary of his birth.

Has anyone noticed the 23rd is loaded with Natalie Wood?

You people really are the ultimate in incompetence. I'm referring to this mornings 'BLUNDER' Virginia City. How do you schedule a 121 minute movie into a 120 minute time slot? Are you living in some other dimension where time is different? I pay way to much money for cable service that TCM gets their share of and all I ask is that somebody be competent enough in their job to be able to schedule correctly. I'm just one step away from just saying the hell with cable and TCM and just subscribe to some online movie service like Blockbuster and/or Netflix. Believe me when I say, TCM is doing me no great favor. TCM can easily be replaced by either of those online movie providers and with that, I'd be able to choose which movies I want to see, when I want to see them, and if I want to view them only once, I can schedule it once and not schedule it again until I want to view it again.

If TCM's programmers are going to continue to program movies that overflow into the next features timeslot, why don't they do the simple thing and instead of always scheduling movies to start on the hour, quarter hour, half hour, and three-quarters hour schedule them to start at 5, 10, 20, 25, 35, 40, 50, and 55 minutes of the hour. Don't say TCM has a long time tradition of scheduling movies on the 00, 15, 30, 45 minute mark. You've already broken TCM's long running tradition of not having programs overflow into the next time slot, so breaking another tradition should be no problem. This happens way to often and I'm referring to this past weekends showing of "Honeymoon Hotel" as this latest infraction.

I can understand why Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart would be featured so often, but for the life of me, why has Dean Martin been snubbed?

Thank you, LonesomePolecat for the vote. It's good to find someone that enjoys Dean Martin. I know this will stir up some debate, but I think Dean Martin is the closest to Cary Grant as there is, and even outdoes Cary Grant in many ways. He makes everything he does look like he's having so much fun and he can sing better than Cary Grant.

Capuchin, I agree. The writting's the thing. My personal favorite is Damon Runyon. I liked your Doomsday theme. I knew there are a lot of 'disaster'/'destruction' movies, but you managed to find even more. I'm personally looking forward to 12/21/2012. Good theme, Good schedule, and Good recognition of where the whole process starts.

I chose a week in August that features "Summer Under The Stars" because it seemed the easiest theme. Just pick a star and showcase his/her movies for the day. My "Star Of The Month" is 'Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis'. Their body of work only consists of 17 films. 16 of those films, they were a significant part of the story. One (Road To Bali) they basically just had a cameo appearance. That leaves 4 films a week for 4 weeks. The remainder of the month Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis will alternate being featured and where appropriate they will introduce the featured 'Summer Under The Stars' star with a movie they shared credits. To begin, Sunday August 12th Dean Martin will play the role of 'Star Of The Month' and Peter Falk will be the showcased 'Summer Under The Stars' star and "Robin And The 7 Hoods" will be the movie Dean Martin and Peter Falk shared. Also Peter Falk is the new Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Pocketful Of Miracles" replacing the former winner 'George Chakiris' for "West Side Story". Peter Falk will also be the star of my 'Foreign Import' from Germany "Wings Of Desire" (1987). Silent Sunday Night will be the 1925 silent classic "Sally Of The Sawdust" with the funniest W.C. Fields. Monday August 13th, the comedy team of "Martin & Lewis" will assume the role of 'Star Of The Month' and Janet Leigh will be the featured 'Summer Under The Stars' star and she will receive an individual introduction from both Dean and Jerry. First from them as a team in "Living It Up" then Dean will share the credits with her in "Who Was That Lady?" then Jerry will share credits with her in "Three On A Couch". Johnny Green will be the new Academy Award winner for Best Music, Scoring Of Music, Adaptation or Scoring for "Bye-Bye Birdie" replacing Andre Previn for "Irma La Douce". Tuesday August 14th Jerry Lewis will be Serving as "SOTM" and introducing Robert DeNiro as the "SUTS' star with "The King Of Comedy". Wednesday August 15th Dean Martin will be taking over as "SOTM" and introducing "SUTS" star Kim Novak with "Kiss Me Stupid". Also Gary Kurtz will receive the Best Picture Academy Award for "Star Wars IV - A New Hope" replacing Charles H. Joffe for "Annie Hall". George Lucas will receive the Best Director Academy Award for "Star Wars IV - A New Hope" replacing Woody Allen for "Annie Hall" and George Lucas will receive the Academy Award for Best Writting, Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen instead of Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman for "Annie Hall". I'll admit "Annie Hall" is a good movie and Woody Allen is an incredible talent, but "Annie Hall" is no "Star Wars IV - A New Hope". Also Jack Warden will receive the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Heaven Can Wait" replacing Christopher Walken for "Deer Hunter". Thursday August 16th Jerry Lewis is now "SOTM" and he introduces "SUTS" star Stubby Kaye with "Li'l Abner". Thursday evening I will serve as Guest Programmer and the four films I chose are: Mr. Destiny (1990) with Jim Belushi and Michael Caine in a 'What would life be like if...?' Family Man (2000) with Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni in another 'What would life be like if...?' The Final Countdown (1980) with Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen in a 'What would todays world be like if...?' Off Limits (1953) with Bob Hope and Mickey Rooney in a military comedy. Also Dustin Hoffman is the new winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for his performance in "Midnight Cowboy" replacing John Wayne in "True Grit". Friday August 17th Jerry Lewis is doing double work as "SOTM" again today but Tony Curtis is now the "SUTS" featured star and his introduction is Boeing (707) Boeing (707). My TCM UnderGround feature is the 1978 Ralph Bakshi animated version of the J.R.R. Tolkien classic "The Lord Of The Rings". As an added note, the movie after TCM's UnderGround feature could also be an excellent selection for TCM's UnderGround, The 1956 Edmond O'Brien, Jan Sterling, Michael Redgrave version of the George Orwell classic "1984". Saturday August 18th has Dean Martin once again as "SOTM" and the "SUTS" star Judy Holliday. TCM Essentials is "Bells Are Ringing" and it features both the "SOTM" Dean Martin and the "SUTS" star Judy Holliday. Star Of The Month: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (as a team and individually). Theme: Summer Under The Stars Sunday: Peter Falk Monday: Janet Leigh Tuesday: Robert DeNiro Wednesday: Stubby Kaye Thursday: Kim Novak Friday: Tony Curtis Saturday: Judy Holliday Silent Sunday Night: Sally Of The Sawdust (1925) Foreign import: Wings Of Desire TCM UnderGround: The Lord Of The Rings (1978) Guest Programmer selections: Mr. Destiny (1990) The Family Man (2000) The Final Countdown (1980) Off Limits (1955) TCM Essentials: Bells Are Ringing (1960) New Academy Award Winners: Peter Falk Best Supporting Actor "Pocketful Of Miracles" Johnny Green Best Music Scoring Of Music Adaptation or Scoring "Bye-Bye Birdie" Gary Kurtz Best Picture "Star Wars IV - A New Hope" George Lucas Best Director "Star Wars IV - A New Hope" George Lucas Best Writting Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen "Star Wars IV - A New Hope" Jack Warden Best Supporting Actor "Heaven Can Wait" Dustin Hoffman Best Actor "Midnight Cowboy" Premieres: 01. It Ain't Hay (1943) 02. ...All The Marbles (1981) 03. What's Up Doc? (1972) 04. The Perfect Furlough (1958) 05. The Great Bank Robbery (1969) 06. Tales That Witness Madness (1973) 07. Star Wars IV - A New Hope (1977) 08. Mr. Destiny (1990) 09. The Family Man (2000) 10. The Final Countdown (1980) 11. Off Limits (1955) 12. 1984 (1956) 13. Who's Got The Action (1962) 14. Blondie Takes A Vacation (1939) Breakdown by dcade: 1920 - 01 1930 - 03 1940 - 10 1950 - 24 1960 - 28 1970 - 12 1980 - 06 1990 - 04 2000 - 01 The following titles when checked on TCMDb to see if there were 'articles' it showed there were none. I then checked old emails of TCM's schedules and upcoming schedules I found that these titles had previously aired on the date and time indicated. Gildersleeve On Broadway (1943) Harold Peary (11/18/05 @ 9:45 am ET) They Got Me Covered (1943) Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour (12/4/05 @ 10:15 pm ET) The Front Page (1974) Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau (7/24/05 @ 3:00 am ET) The Great Gildersleeve (1942) Harold Peary (11/18/05 @ 8:30 am ET) Straight Place And Show (1938) Ritz Brothers (9/4/05 @ 1:15 am ET) Variety Time (1948) Jack Paar (10/22/05 @ 5:00 am & 5/9/06 @ 2:30 pm ET) The next 2 titles may or not have aired on TCM, but my schedule is set for August and by August these 2 movies will have aired on TCM. Toys in The Attic (1963) Dean Martin (4/1/12 @ 5:00am ET) - This will air in April and my schedule is for August Don't Raise The Bridge, Lower The River (1968) Jerry Lewis, Terry Thomas (3/16/12 @ 2:00 pm ET) - This will air in March and my schedule is for August

STAR OF THE MONTH: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis (both individually and as a team) Sunday August 12th *** Dean Martin *** Star Of The Month *** Peter Falk *** Summer Under The Stars 06:00 am It Ain't Hay (1943) b&w 80 minutes Abbott & Costello Universal D: Erle C. Kenton p#01 07:30 am Toys in The Attic (1963) b&w 90 minutes Dean Martin United Artists D: George Roy Hill p/s (4/1/12 @ 5:00am ET) 09:15 am Murderers Row (1966) color 108 minutes Dean Martin, Ann-Margret Columbia D: Henry Levin p/s 11:15 am Robin and The 7 Hoods (1964) color 123 minutes Dean Martin, Peter Falk Warner Bros. D: Gordon Douglas p/s **** Peter Falk awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor instead of George Chakiris for "West Side Story" 01:30 pm Pocketful of Miracles (1961) color 136 minutes Peter Falk, Glenn Ford United Artists D: Frank Capra p/s 04:00 pm The Great Race (1960) color 160 minutes Peter Falk, Tony Curtis Warner Bros. D: Blake Edwards p/s 06:45 pm Murder By Death (1976) color 94 minutes Peter Falk, Peter Sellers Columbia D: Robert Moore p/s 08:30 pm The Cheap Detective (1978) color 92 minutes Peter Falk, Ann-Margaret Columbia D: Robert Moore p/s 10:15 pm ...All The Marbles (1981) color 113 minutes Peter Falk, Burt Young MGM D: Robert Aldrich p#02 12:15 am Sally Of The Sawdust (1925) b&w 104 minutes W.C. Fields D.W. Griffith Productions D: D.W. Griffith exempt 02:00 am Wings Of Desire (1987) b&w 128 minutes Peter Falk Argos Films D: Wim Wenders exempt 04:15 am What's Up Doc? (1972) color 94 minutes Barbara Striesand, Ryan O'Neal Warner Bros. D: Peter Bogdanovich p#03 Monday August 13th *** Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis *** Star Of The Month *** Janet Leigh *** Summer Under The Stars 06:00 am Living It Up (1954) color 95 minutes Martin & Lewis, Janet Leigh Paramount D: Norman Taurog p/s 07:45 am The Caddy (1953) b&w 95 minutes Martin & Lewis, Donna Reed Paramount D: Norman Taurog p/s 09:30 am Sailor Beware (1952) b&w 108 minutes Martin & Lewis Paramount D: Hal Walker p/s 11:30 am At War With The Army (1950) b&w 93 minutes Martin & Lewis Paramount D: Hal Walker p/s 01:15 pm Who Was That Lady? (1960) b&w 116 minutes Dean Martin, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis Columbia D: George Sidney p/s 03:15 pm Three On A Couch (1966) color 109 minutes Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh Columbia D: Jerry Lewis p/s 05:15 pm Fearless Fagan (1952) b&w 79 minutes Janet Leigh MGM D: Stanley Donen p/s 06:45 pm The Perfect Furlough (1958) color 93 minutes Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis Universal D: Blake Edwards p#04 08:30 pm The Romance Of Rosy Ridge (1947) b&w 105 minutes Janet Leigh, Van Johnson MGM D: Roy Rowland p/s 10:30 pm My Sister Eileen (1955) color 108 minutes Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon Columbia D: Richard Quine p/s **** Johnny Green awarded the oscar for Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment instead of Andre Previn for "Irma La Douce" 12:30 am Bye-Bye Birdie (1963) color 112 minutes Janet Leigh, Ann-Margret Columbia D: George Sidney p/s 02:30 am The Doctor And The Girl (1949) b&w 98 minutes Janet Leigh, Glenn Ford MGM D: Curtis Bernhardt p/s 04:15 am The Grass Is Greener (1960) color 104 minutes Cary Grant, Robert Mitchum Universal D: Stanley Donen p/s Tuesday August 14th *** Jerry Lewis *** Star Of The Month *** Robert DeNiro *** Summer Under The Stars 06:00 am Hook, Line And Sinker (1969) color 92 minutes Jerry Lewis, Peter Lawford D: George Marshall p/s 07:45 am Don't Raise The Bridge, Lower The River (1968) color 99 minutes Jerry Lewis, Terry Thomas Columbia D: Jerry Paris p/s (3/16/12 @ 2:00 pm ET) 09:30 am The King Of Comedy (1983) color 109 minutes Jerry Lewis, Robert DeNiro 20th Century Fox D; Martin Scorsese p/s 11:30 am The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) color 96 minutes Robert DeNiro, Jerry Orbach MGM D: James Goldstone p/s 01:15 pm Mean Streets (1973) color 112 minutes Robert Deniro, Harvey Keitel Warner Bros. D: Martin Scorsese p/s 03:15 pm Taxi Driver (1976) color 113 minutes Robert DeNiro, Jodie Foster Columbia D: Martin Scorsese p/s 05:15 pm Goodfellas (1990) color 146 minutes Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci Warner Bros. D: Martin Scorsese p/s 07:45 pm Heat (1995) color 170 minutes Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino Warner Bros. D: Michael Mann p/s 10:45 pm Bedtime Story (1964) color 99 minutes Marlon Brando, David Niven Universal D: Ralph Levy p/s 12:30 am Beaches (1988) color 123 minutes Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey Walt Disney Productions D: Garry Marshall p/s 02:45 am A League Of Their Own (1992) color 128 minutes Geena Davis, Tom Hanks Columbia D: Penny Marshall p/s 05:00 am Zotz! (1962) b&w 85 minutes Tom Poston, Julia Meade Columbia D: William Castle p/s Wednesday August 15th *** Dean Martin *** Star Of The Month *** Kim Novak *** Summer Under The Stars 06:30 am Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed? (9163) color 103 minutes Dean Martin, Elizabeth Montgomery Paramount D: Daniel Mann p/s 08:15 am Kiss Me Stupid (1964) b&w 125 minutes Dean Martin, Kim Novak Mirisch Corporation D: Billy Wilder p/s 10:30 am Phffft (1954) b&w 88 minutes Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon Columbia D: Mark Robson p/s 12:00 pm Strangers When We Meet (1960) color 117 minutes Kim Novak, Kirk Douglas Columbia D: Richard Quine p/s 02:00 pm 5 Against The House (1955) b&w 84 minutes Kim Novak, Guy Madison Columbia D: phil Karlson p/s 03:30 pm The Great Bank Robbery (1969) color 98 minutes Kim Novak, Clint Walker Warner Bros. D: Hy Averback p#05 05:15 pm The Notorious Landlady (1962) b&w 123 minutes Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon Columbia D: Richard Quine p/s 07:30 pm Tales That Witness Madness (1973) color 90 minutes Kim Novak, Joan Collins Paramount D: Freddie Francis p#06 **** Gary Kurtz is awarded the Oscar for Best Picture instead of Charles H. Joffe for "Annie Hall" **** George Lucas is awarded the Oscar for Best Director instead of Woody Allen for "Annie Hall" **** George Lucas is awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen instead of Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman for "Annie Hall" 09:15 pm Star Wars IV A New Hope (1977) color 121 minutes Harrison Ford 20th Century Fox D: George Lucas p#07 **** Jack Warden is awarded the Oscar for Best Actor In A Supporting Role instead of Christopher Walken for "The Deer Hunter" 11:30 pm Heaven Can Wait (1978) color 101 minutes Jack Warden, Warren Beatty Paramount D: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry p/s 01:15 am Kid Dynamite (1943) b&w 66 minutes East Side Kids Monogram Pictures D: Wallace Fox p/s 02:30 am The Ghost Breakers (1940) b&w 85 minutes Bob Hope Paulette Goddard Paramount D: George Marshall p/s 04:00 am Harvey (1950) b&w 104 minutes Jimmy Stewart Universal D: Henry Koster p/s Thursday August 16th *** Jerry Lewis *** Star Of The Month *** Stubby Kaye *** Summer Under The Stars 06:00 am Li'l Abner (1959) color 114 minutes Jerry Lewis, Stubby Kaye Paramount D: Melvin Frank p/s 08:00 am Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) color 104 minutes Stubby Kaye, Bob Haskins Touchstone D: Robert Zemekis p/s 09:45 am Guys and Dolls (1955) color 150 minutes Stubby Kaye, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando MGM D: Joseph L. Mankiewicz p/s 12:30 pm Sweet Charity (1969) color 149 minutes Stubby Kaye, Shirley MacLaine Universal D: Bob Fosse p/s 03:15 pm Cat Ballou (1965) color 97 minutes Stubby Kaye, Jane Fonda Columbia D: Elliot Silverstein p/s * Guest Programmer * 05:00 pm Mr. Destiny (1990) color 110 minutes Jim Belushi, Michael Caine Touchstone D: James Orr p#08 07:00 pm The Family Man (2000) color 125 minutes Nicolas Cage, Tea Leoni Universal D: Brett Ratner p#09 09:15 pm The Final Countdown (1980) color 103 minutes Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen United Artists D: Don Taylor p#10 11:15 pm Off Limits (1955) b&w 89 minutes Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney Paramount D: George Marshall p#11 01:00 am You Can't Run Away From It (1956) color 95 minutes Stubby Kaye, Jack Lemmon Columbia D: Dick Powell p/s 02:45 am Gildersleeve On Broadway (1943) b&w 65 Harold Peary RKO D: Gordon Douglas p/s (11/18/05) **** Dustin Hoffman awarded the oscar for Best Actor instead of John Wayne for "True Grit" 04:00 am Midnight Cowboy (1969) color 113 minutes Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight United Artists D: John Schlesinger p/s Friday August 17th *** Jerry Lewis *** Star Of The Month *** Tony Curtis *** Summer Under The Stars 06:00 am They Got Me Covered (1943) b&w 95 minutes Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour Samuel Goldwyn D: David Butler p/s (12/4/05) 07:45 am Boeing (707) Boeing (707) (1965) color 102 minutes Jerry Lewis, Tony Curtis Paramount D: John Rich p/s 09:45 am Francis (1950) b&w 91 minutes Tony Curtis, Donald O'Connor Universal D: Arthur Lubin p/s 11:30 am Captain Newman M.D. (1963) color 126 minutes Tony Curtis, Gregory Peck Universal D: David Miller p/s 01:45 pm Taras Bulba (1962) color 122 minutes Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner United Artists D: J. Lee Thompson p/s 04:00 pm Lepke (1975) color 110 minutes Tony Curtis Warner Bros. D: Menahem Golan p/s 06:00 pm Don't Make Waves (1967) color 97 minutes Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale MGM D: Alexander Mackendrick p/s 07:45 pm Beachhead (1954) color 90 minutes Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas Universal D: Stuart Heisler p/s 09:30 pm How To Murder Your Wife (1965) color 118 minutes Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi United Artists D: Richard Quine p/s 11:45 pm The Vikings (1958) color 116 minutes Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas United Artists D: Richard Fleischer p/s *** TCM UnderGround *** 02:00 am The Lord Of The Rings (1978) color 132 minutes Animation D: Ralph Bakshi exempt 04:15 am 1984 (1956) b&w 90 minutes Edmond O'Brien, Jan Sterling Columbia D: Michael Anderson p#12 Saturday August 18th *** Dean Martin *** Star Of The Month *** Judy Holliday *** Summer Under The Stars 06:00 am Who's Got The Action? (1962) color 93 minutes Dean Martin Lana Turner Paramount D: Daniel Mann p#13 07:45 am The Front Page (1974) color 105 minutes Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau Universal D: Billy Wilder p/s (7/24/05) 09:45 am International House (1933) b&w 65 minutes W.C. Fields, Burns & Allen Paramount D: Edward Sutherland p/s 11:00 am Blondie Takes A Vacation (1939) b&w 69 minutes Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake Columbia D: Frank R. Strayer p#14 12:15 pm Ma and Pa Kettle Go To Town (1950) 79 minutes Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride Universal D: Charles Lamont p/s 01:45 pm Variety Time (1948) b&w 59 minutes Jack Paar RKO D: Hal Yates p/s (10/22/05) & 5/9/06) 02:45 pm Adams Rib (1949) b&w 101 minutes Judy Holliday, Tracy & Hepburn MGM D: George Cukor p/s 04:30 pm The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) b&w 99 minutes Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas Columbia D: Richard Quine p/s 06:15 pm Full Of Life (1956) b&w 103 minutes Judy Holliday, Richard Conte Columbia D: Richard Quine p/s *** TCM Essentials *** 08:00 pm Bells Are Ringing (1960) color 126 minutes Dean Martin, Judy Holliday MGM D: Vincente Minnelli p/s 10:30 pm The Marrying Kind (1952) b&w 92 minutes Judy Holliday, Aldo Ray Columbia D: George Cukor p/s 12:15 am It Should Happen To You (1954) b&w 86 minutes Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon Columbia D: George Cukor p/s 01:45 am Born Yesterday (1950) b&w 103 minutes Judy Holliday, William Holden Columbia D: George Cukor p/s 03:30 am The Great Gildersleeve (1942) b&w 62 minutes Harold Peary RKO D: Gordon Douglas p/s (11/18/05) 04:45 am Straight Place and Show (1938) b&w 68 minutes Ritz Brothers 20th Century Fox D: David Butler p/s (9/4/05)

Champagne For Caesar (1950) Starring Ronald Colman and Vincent Price. Meet Danny Wilson (1951) Starring Frank Sinatra and Shelly Winters. Hollywood Or Bust (1956) Starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Johnny Concho (1956) Starring Frank Sinatra.

That's quite an impressive list. Imagine how many times they'd be shown if HBO or Showtime or Starz owned the rights. I have to agree they are shown quite a bit, and what makes it seem more than it actually is, is the fact that everyone probably already owns their own copy of those movies. I know I would prefer seeing other movies in TCM's vault, but to be honest, I could never get bored watching any of those movies. You might want to add: "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Seven Days In May" to that list. I remember many years ago complaining about how many times 'Citizen Cane' and 'Rebel Without A Cause' and 'High Noon' were shown and the next thing I knew is they stopped showing them so often, but now it seems 'Rebel Without A Cause' is making its comeback.

I was just checking some titles yesterday and it was working. What you need to do is search on the movie title in TMCDb and it will bring up a list of movies that match your search. Check this list of matched movies and click on the one that best matches the title you want. Along the top will be a banner with the title and year of the movie. If the movie is scheduled, the date and time will be there along with a request for an email reminder. If there is no schedule or email reminder then the movie isn't immediately scheduled. I checked on some that were scheduled to show this coming May, and the May schedule isn't even posted yet.

I'm familiar with what letterboxing is basically, but why is it sometimes there is such a small top and bottom banner that the movie almost appears full screen? And other times there is a thick top and bottom banner? One example that I can remember is Rebel Without A Cause. Once I've seen it with a small top and bottom banner and another time with a large top and bottom banner. Is that my television settings? or is it the broadcaster showing it differently?

TCM does have a 'reminder' feature. What you need to do is go into the 'Full TCM Schedule' from the schedule section on the TCM sites top banner. Once you're in the schedule it show the movies listed. On the right portion of the list is an 'expand' option. You click on this 'expand' option and it opens up details of the movie. Along the bottom of these details is one option for 'reminder'. You click on 'reminder' and it brings up a seperate window for you to enter your email address and submit. It will remind you one week and then one day in advance.

If this is aimed at only big screen private detectives, then I have to disqualify myself. But if this is open to TV and detectives on the police force, then I have to cast for vote for the one detective that always outwits the cleverest criminals, and that would be Peter Falk's "Columbo".

I also enjoy Peter Falk. I think his best performance was in "Pocketful of Miracles" where he was nominated for Best Supporting actor (He will be awarded the Academy Award in my programming challenge submission). He also was great in "Robin and the 7 Hoods".