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Russ Tamblyn was in _Peyton Place_ (1957) W./Lana Turner! *NEW STAR: Lana Turner!*

Man, I'm tired SO from the 4 Burt Lancaster films last night ...LOL!..... I stayed up, and watched all 4!! Great line up!

metamorphosis .. _The Silence of the Lambs_ (1991) *NEW WORD: Incognito!*

VERY COOL BURT LANCASTER ON TCM...HOW DREAMY! TCM starated off the New Year off right!! Between jack Lemon, Ernest Borgnine & now to end the month with a night of Burt Lancaster films....Niiiice TCM...BRAVO! Not thrilled about the Katharine Hepburn film choice, but still, a great line up! (Claps hands!) But _The Rainmaker_ is a damn good film even if I don;t care for Katherine. Great story , powerfull performances. My mom loved _The Rainmaker_ (1956)! She always wished Burt was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as: Bill Starbuck, aka Bill Smith, Bill Harley, Tornado Johnson! But alas, Katharine Hepburn got nominated instead for Best Actress instead. *Belissimo TCM for a night of Burt!* *Tonight's TCM schedule offers four chances to see Lancaster at his best.* First up is 1957's *_Sweet Smell of Success_ (8 p.m.)*, with Lancaster oozing menace as New York gossip columnist and self-proclaimed kingmaker J.J. Hunsecker, who enjoys toying with people as much as he enjoys chronicling their peccadilloes in his column. It's a fearsome, fearless performance that, along with Tony Curtis' turn as Hunsecker's lapdog, Sidney Falco, propels one of the tightest, most smartly scripted films ever. *_Trapeze_ (10 p.m.)*, released a year earlier, lets Lancaster show off not only his physique, but also his aerial skills - he got his start as a circus performer in the 1930s. Curtis again co-stars, this time as the young-buck trapeze performer who spars with his mentor (Lancaster). Lancaster won his best actor Oscar for 1960's *_Elmer Gantry_ (midnight)*, director Richard Brooks' incendiary tale of a flamboyant traveling preacher trying to outrun his past. Lancaster is appropriately spellbinding as Gantry, pumping enough energy into the role to light a medium-sized city. Rounding out the night's offerings is 1956's *_The Rainmaker_* (2:30 a.m.), offering Lancaster as a charlatan trying to coax rain out of a Kansas sky and love from the heart of spinster Lizzie Curry (Katharine Hepburn). Lancaster and Hepburn - hard to believe there was a movie screen big enough to contain those two outsized personalities. Lancaster was nominated four times for Academy Awards and won once, for his work in _Elmer Gantry_ in 1960. He also won a Golden Globe for that performance, and BAFTA Awards for _The Birdman of Alcatraz_ (1962) and _Atlantic City_ (1980). For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Lancaster has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. *All Times are Eastern Time! Check local schedules everyone. _Sweet Smell Of Success_ (1957) stars at 6:00pm (MT) Arizona Time!* Thanks, Chris Kaltenbach Movies on TV January 31, 2009 Baltimore Sun, United States .

Ava Gardner was in: _Tam-Lin_ (1970) directed by: Roddy McDowall! NEW DIRECTOR: Roddy McDowall!

*_More Joan Crawford_:* _Letty Lynton_ (1932) - Unavailable for reasons. _Female on the Beach_ (1955) _Paid_ (1930) _This Woman Is Dangerous_ (1952) _Goodbye, My Fancy_ (1951) _I Saw What You Did_ (1965) *_Other Films_:* _Violent Saturday_ (1955) _Rhubarb_ (1951) _Nefertiti, regina del Nilo_ (1961) (_AKA_: Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile)...Directed by Fernando Cerchio... Stars: Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Edmund Purdom. *_Lana Turner_:* _The Flame and the Flesh_ (1954) _The Rains of Ranchipur_ (1955) _Persecution_ (a.k.a. The Graveyard, The Terror of Sheba) (1974) - YES! Even Lana did a horror film!! unavailable/OOP on VHS. _The Sea Chase_ (1955)

James Rebhorn was in _The Talented Mr. Ripley_ (1999) directed by: Anthony Minghella! *NEW DIRECTOR: Anthony Minghella!*

*Tonight: TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: SOUTHERN GOTHIC - Friday, January 30, 2009!* *Tennessee Williams described Southern Gothic as a style that captured "an intuition, of an underlying dreadfulness in modern experience."* *I'm so excited about this. I love this idea. "Southern Gothic" films are so much fun, & what a great line up!* *Great genre of film and books!.* *_Per Wikipedia_:* _Southern Gothic_ is a subgenre of the Gothic writing style, unique to American literature. Like its parent genre, it relies on supernatural, ironic, or unusual events to guide the plot. Unlike its predecessor, it uses these tools not for the sake of suspense, but to explore social issues and reveal the cultural character of the American South. *_Some of my favorite "SOUTHERN GOTHIC" films are_:* Cape Fear (1962) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995) Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) *_Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte_ (1964)* - *6:00pm* *_Stars_:* Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead *_Directed by_:* Robert Aldrich *_Sweet Bird Of Youth_ (1962)* - *8:30pm* *_Stars_:* Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley *_Directed by_:* Richard Brooks *_The Night of the Hunter_ (1955)* - *10:45pm* *_Stars_:* Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish. *_Directed by_:* Charles Laughton. *All Times are (MT) Arizona Time. Check Local Schedule.*

Don't shoot the messenger! LOL! Jan 14, 2009 Susan Whelan suite101.com *Only Six Actors Have Been Nominated Posthumously* *An anticipated Oscar nomination for Golden Globe winner Heath Ledger would make him the seventh posthumous nominee.* Heath Ledger?s death on January 22, 2008 after his dramatic portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight, has raised speculation about whether he will receive a posthumous Academy Award. If Ledger is nominated it will be exactly one year to the day after his death by drug overdose, and he will join only six previous posthumous nominees for acting. A win in the Best Supporting Actor category would make him only the second winner. *_Jeanne Eagels_ (1890 ? 1929)* Eagels received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Leslie Crosbie in _The Letter_. It was a comeback film, since Eagels? career had been on a downward spiral. An accomplished stage actress, years of alcoholism gave her the reputation of being difficult. The advent of talking movies meant a demand for stage actors, and she began to receive more film offers. Eagels died of an overdose on October 3rd 1929. Alcohol, heroin and the tranquilizer chloral hydrate were found in her bloodstream. *_James Dean_ (1931 ? 1955)* James Dean, the actor to whom Heath Ledger has since been compared, received two posthumous Oscar nominations. Dean was first nominated in 1955 for his portrayal of Cal Trask in East of Eden. His second nomination was in 1956 for the part of Jett Rink in Giant. Dean?s only other film role was the iconic Jim Stark in Rebel without a Cause. Dean crashed his Porsche Spyder 1550 on route to a race in Salinas, California on September 30, 1955. Like Ledger, his acting skills led many to believe that he would have become one of the greats of cinema. *_Spencer Tracy_ (1900 ? 1967)* One of the acknowledged screen greats, Spencer Tracy died of a heart attack on June 10, 1967. He was nominated in 1967 for his part in Guess Who?s Coming to Dinner. Spencer played Matt Drayton alongside his long term partner Katharine Hepburn, who won the Best Actress award the same year. Tracy received 9 Oscar nominations throughout his career, winning twice - for Captain?s Courageous in 1938, and Boys Town in 1939. *_Peter Finch_ (1912 ? 1977)* The English-born Australian actor Peter Finch is the only actor to win an Academy Award posthumously. Finch won a Best Actor Oscar for playing TV anchorman Howard Beale in 1976?s Network. A gunner in the Australian Imperial Forces during the second World War, Finch was given leave to act in wartime documentaries. During his post-war career on stage he was seen by Laurence Olivier, and offered a contract to work in London. From there he carved out a career in Hollywood. Finch died of a heart attack on January 14th, 1977. *_Ralph Richardson_ (1902 ? 1983)* Like his friends and compatriots John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson rose to fame on the London stage before his turn on the silver screen. He was knighted in 1947 for his contributions to British theatre. Richardson received his posthumous Best Supporting Actor nomination for Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. Richardson played the sixth Earl of Greystoke. He died of a stroke at the age of 81. *_Massimo Troisi_ (1953 ? 1995)* Italian actor Massimo Troisi received two nominations in 1995 for Il Postino. One for acting, the other for writing. Troisi had suffered from a heart condition since childhood, after contracting rheumatic fever. He was ill for the entire filming of Il Postino, but insisted on completing the film. Sadly he died from a heart attack in his sleep a mere twelve hours after shooting had finished. If Heath Ledger is indeed nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2009, he will certainly be in illustrious company.

I hope this is not made into 3-D!!!

Edward Dmytryk was in: _Walk on the Wild Side_ (1962) W./Laurence Harvey! *NEW STAR: Laurence Harvey!*

Harrison Ford!

_The Innocents_ (1961) a very dull and boring film! Not the best film in Deborah Kerr's career!

Very bizarre film! But on some strange level I liked it! Have U seen it!?

WOW!! LOL! I haven't heard _The Keep_ (1983) in soooo long! LOL! I remember seeing this in theaters as a kid, & then watching over the years on VHS! When I was a kid, I thought it was scary, then over the years watching on VHS & cable I found it just a mess of a film. _The Keep_ doesn't really make a lot of sense. I mean the film is just strange and bizarre. Nice film to look at visually...but a very slow and muddy plot that leaves a viewer scratching their forehead in bewilderment. Nazi's and demons ...what more can a person ask for!? A true cult film! I never have read the book by F. Paul Wilson? Have you!? Good music by Tangerine Dream.

I grew up W./ _My Bloody Valentine_ (1981) back in the days of VHS, & I couldn't agree more!! The new footage in the DVD is awesome! I just love the brand new footage at the end of the film! It really adds more to the story! What blows my mind, Is the 8-9 minutes of cut "gore" footage put back into _My Bloody Valentine_ is considered so tame today ..but back then it was "Taboo"!..... BUT, Then again today we can have crap like _Saw_ (2004) or _Turistas_ (2006) which shows people just being tortured and killed (2006) for fun, when back in the 80's the Slasher/Horror films had a good story, a plot that at least held your attention and characters you care about ...Not like today's horror films which are just pure crap.,..bad acting..bad plots and no imagination!

*Chief among the 10 Oscar categories that Warner Bros. aims for is supporting actor for Heath Ledger, of course, but beware: Only one star has won an Oscar from the grave (Peter Finch, "Network"), and roles like the Joker are rarely even nominated.* Maybe this next Oscar factoid may help put things in clearer perspective. After the beloved Spencer Tracy died in 1967 after giving a dynamic, heartfelt performance in best picture nominee "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," he was widely expected to win best actor, but he lost to Rod Steiger ("In the Heat of the Night"). However, Tracy's de facto widow, Katharine Hepburn, won for lead actress for a rather tame turn with little screen time in "Dinner." Bottom line: Oscar voters wanted to bestow a hug after losing Tracy, yes ? but they just didn't want to hug the dead guy. When Peter Finch passed away, the situation was very different from Tracy's and Ledger's. The latter stars died more than six months before the Oscarcast. Finch died of a heart attack just two weeks before the Golden Globes while he was actively campaigning to stop that juggernaut Robert De Niro ("Taxi Driver"), who'd swept the film critics' awards. Oscar and Globe voters were still stunned by Finch's loss when they inked their ballots, and they couldn't resist checking off his name. Heath Ledger bears a striking similarity to James Dean. Both were heartthrob thespians whose promising careers were cut short by tragedy. Dean had two posthumous Oscar nominations. The first ? for "East of Eden" ? came nearly half a year after Dean died in a car wreck. The next year he was nommed for "Giant," and he lost both times. (NOTE: I originally wrote that "Giant" was Dean's first posthumous nomination. I have changed the post to read correctly.) When Oscar nominations come out in January, Heath Ledger will have been dead a year. Given all of the Oscar hubbub he's generating now, I'm sure he'll be on that list of contenders, but can he really win? Oscar voters aren't wild about campy villain roles in popcorn flicks like "Dark Knight." The only time one got nominated was Al Pacino as Big Boy Caprice in "Dick Tracy" (1990). Jack Nicholson's widely celebrated Joker in "Batman" (1989) ? the same role now played by Heath Ledger ? was nominated for a Golden Globe but not an Oscar, which is odd considering how nuts academy members are for Jack. (Nicholson holds the records for most nominations and wins among male actors.) And Oscar voters don't usually like villainous roles unless the actor rides to victory atop a best-picture sweep, like Anthony Hopkins in "The Silence of the Lambs."

Widow ... _Black Widow_ (1987) Or _Black Widow_ (1954)!. *NEW WORD: Marijuana!*

Got my popcorn...got my milk duds....Mom & Pop Take Out Italian restaurant phone number........YEP! Were all ready to go!! Bring on the Oscars! *18th Annual Academy Awards - Joan Crawford - Oscar Win for Best Actress - _Mildred Pierce_ (1945). - February 9, 2009 @ ET Stand. Time Check Local Listings - 3:45pm.*

Angela Lansbury was in: (Another film I enjoy!) _The Company of Wolves_ (1984) directed by Neil Jordan. NEW DIRECTOR: Neil Jordan! (Another good director! Makes interesting films.)

*Universal Announces "The Thing" Prequel* Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - *The 1982 cult horror classic "The Thing" is going to have a prequel, Universal announces. Matthijs Van Heijningen is helming the re-imagining of the film.* Variety reports that the studio has hired Ron Moore, "Battlestar Galactica" exec producer, to pen the script for the John Carpenter classic film. The new plot will borrow materials from John W. Campbell Jr.'s novel "Who Goes There?" from which the 1982 film and the first film adaptation in 1951, "The Thing from Another World," were based on. The story will be set in a Norwegian camp and will chronicle how they first discovered the alien that inhabited the camp. Van Heijningen is known for directing commercial ads for brands including Toyota, Heineken, Visa, and Pepsi. Strike Entertainment's Eric Newman and Marc Abraham are producing, while David Foster will executive produce. *..........................----------------...............................----------------------------..........* *Universal bringing back 'The Thing'* Jan. 28, 2009 Van Heijningen to direct horror film By Michael Fleming Variety *Universal will add a new chapter to "The Thing," lining up another take on the paranoid horror classic most recently brought to the screen by John Carpenter in 1982.* Studio has set "Battlestar Galactica" exec producer Ron Moore to write the script and commercials director Matthijs Van Heijningen to direct the re-imagining. New project borrows heavily from the John W. Campbell Jr. short story "Who Goes There," the basis of the Carpenter film and 1951 Howard Hawks original "The Thing From Another World." It is set in a Norwegian camp and chronicles how the shape-shifting alien was first discovered and overcame the inhabitants of that camp. Strike Entertainment's Eric Newman and Marc Abraham are producing. David Foster will be exec producer. Van Heijningen has shot blurbs for brands including Toyota, Pepsi, Heineken, Bud Light and Visa. He is also developing "Army of the Dead" at Warner Bros. with producer Zack Snyder, who also crossed from commercials to features by directing the Strike-produced "Dawn of the Dead" remake.

Olga Baklanova wsa in: _Billion Dollar Scandal_ (1933) directed by Harry Joe Brown. *NEW DIRECTOR: Harry Joe Brown!*

_Judy Garland_ Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) A Child Is Waiting (1963) I Could Go on Singing (1963) Ziegfeld Girl (1941 Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Alan J. Pakula directed _Klute_ (1971) (Good film!) with: Roy Scheider! NEW STAR: Roy Scheider!