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Polly Bergen was in _Move Over, Darling_ W./Doris Day! *NEW STAR: Doris Day!*

Karl Malden was in _Beyond the Poseidon Adventure_ W./Telly Savalas! *NEW STAR: Telly Savalas!*

Karl Malden was in _Beyond the Poseidon Adventure_ W./Telly Savalas! *NEW STAR: Telly Savalas!*

*Did You Know..........* ?_Midnight Cowboy_" is allegedly the only X-rated movie screened for a U.S. president while in office. *Did You Know..........* Out of the whole cast of "_The Great Escape_" Donald Pleasence did, in fact, serve time in a German POW camp during World War II. *Did You Know..........* President John F. Kennedy singled out the source novel "_From Russia With Love_" as one of his 10 favorite books of all time. *Did You Know..........* Though a commercial hit, Allen reportedly dislikes the his film" "_Manhattan_.? *Did You Know..........* United Artists spent more on the awards campaign ($400,000) for the film "_Marty_" than it did on the actual movie ($350,000).

Victor Buono was in _Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte_ W./Bette Davis! *NEW STAR: Bette Davis!*

*Did You Know..........* ?_Raging Bull_? all that blood in the fight scenes was really Hershey?s chocolate. *Did You Know..........* ?_West Side Story_? director Robert Wise originally wanted Elvis Presley to play the male lead, Tony.

*Then there was always that silly horror film: _Blood Beach_!*

Fred Astaire made his movie debut in _Dancing Lady_ W./Joan Crawford! *NEW STAR: Joan Crawford!*

Rosalind Russell was in _Picnic_ W./_Kim Novak_! *NEW STAR: Kim Novak!*

I can't believe that "Female on the Beach" (1955) W./Joan Crawford didn't make the list!

Aline MacMahon was in the film _I Live My Life_ W./Joan Crawford! *NEW STAR: Joan Crawford!*

Louise Allbritton was in the film _The Egg and I_ W./Fred MacMurray! *NEW STAR: Fred MacMurray!*

Jeanette MacDonald was in _The Girl of the Golden West_ W./Walter Pidgeon! *NEW STAR: Walter Pidgeon!*

Carole Lombard was in the film _No Man of Her Own_ W./ Clark Gable. *NEW STAR: Clark Gable!*

*Unseen Marilyn Monroe footage up for sale* September 01, 2008 The Australian, Australia *RARE behind-the-scenes footage of screen legend Marilyn Monroe which ended up in rural Victoria is to go under the hammer.* The two-and-a-half-minute amateur film of Monroe acting playfully on the set of the 1959 movie, _Some Like It Hot_, was taken by a US naval officer in San Diego. The footage, featuring Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, was taken by the officer when Monroe visited his base. Later that day he was invited by the film superstar to visit the nearby movie set at the Hotel Del Coronado. The sailor's daughter migrated to Australia and brought the 8mm film with her. The footage is to be auctioned in Melbourne later this month. Charles Leski, of Leski Auctions, said the footage shows Monroe surrounded by sailors. It then cuts to scenes on the movie shoot, which show Monroe rehearsing for an upcoming scene with Curtis, with crew members and extras watching her. The sailor's daughter discovered the film, which is still in its original Kodak box, by chance among her late father's possessions. "Marilyn Monroe memorabilia is always in demand, but rarely do we get one-off material like this," Mr Leskie said. "It is also extremely rare for such important archival footage to be auctioned outside of the US before its domestic release, and for that we are extremely proud." The film has a pre-sale estimate of $20,000 to $30,000 and the lot includes a CD copy and a DVD copy together with the original 8mm film. The purchaser of the film also acquires full commercial rights worldwide. Earlier this year, an amateur film shot of Monroe on the set of The Misfits sold in the US for $US60,000 ($A70,000).

*WOW! I guess they will have a listing for anything in a film! LOL! Still interesting!* *A nice way to end the summer!* London, Aug 24, 2008 *Legendary actor Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr's beach scene in 1954 film _'From Here To Eternity'_ has topped the list of: _'50 Best Beach Scenes' in movies_.* *The pair was seen lying on a beach, clenched in an embrace, oblivious of the waves crashing across them.* *The opening scene of grittily determined runners on a beach, training for the 1924 Olympics; its slow-motion sequences, to the accompaniment of the low, synthesised throb of Vangelis's theme music, from 1981 film _Chariots of Fire_ has been declared the _second best_ beach scene by the critics, reports the Telegraph*. *_The third spot_ went to the scene in 1993 film _'The Piano'_ featuring a bonneted, crinolined woman standing beside a piano on a beach.* *A scene from 1953 film _'Mr Hulot's Holiday'_, featuring accident-prone and charming Jacques Tati, who manages to clear the entire seashore of Saint-Marc-sur-Mer in the Loire-Atlantique when his boat breaks in two landed the _fourth spot_.* *_The fifth spot_ went to the beach scene from 1971 film _Death in Venice_, featuring a homosexual German composer entranced by a beautiful boy he spies on the beach and is sufficiently transfixed by him to extend his stay and fall prey to an encroaching cholera epidemic.* *_The '50 Best Beach Scenes' from movies are_:* 1. From Here To Eternity (1954) 2. Chariots of Fire (1981) 3. The Piano (1993) 4. Mr Hulot's Holiday (1953) 5. Death in Venice (1971) 6. The Long Goodbye (1973) 7. Jaws (1975) 8. Dr No (1962) 9. Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Big Red One (1980), Atonement (2007) 10. Get Carter (1971) 11. The 400 Blows (1959) 12. Local Hero (1983) 13. Apocalypse Now (1979) 14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 15. Some Like It Hot (1959) 16. Y tu mam? tambi?n (2001) 17 The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) 18. Wish You Were Here (1987) 19. Terms of Endearment (1983) 20. Whale Rider (2003) 21. Quadrophenia (1979) 22. Pauline at the Beach (1983) 23. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 24. South Pacific (1958) 25. The Blue Lagoon (1980) 26. The Beach (2000) 27. Summer Holiday (1963) 28. Climates (2006) 29. Bhaji on the Beach (1993) 30. Eight and a Half (1961) 31. The Big Lebowski (1998) 32. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962) 33. Whisky Galore! (1949) 34. The Fog (1980) 35. Nanook of the North (1922) 36. Point Break (1991) 37. A Star is Born (1954) 38. Splash (1984) 39. Blue Hawaii (1961) 40. Imitation of Life (1959) 41. Miami Vice (2006) 42. Castaway (1986), Cast Away (2000) 43. Kiss Me Deadly (1955) 44. Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) 45. Zorba the Greek (1964) 46. Gallipoli (1981) 47. And God Created Woman (1956) 48 .Woman in the Dunes (1964) 49. The Seventh Seal (1957) 50. Becket (1964) Thanks, Malaysia Sun Sunday 24th August, 2008

Squalid...... _Mandingo_ (1975) *NEW WORD: Soda jerk!*

*I posted an interesting article about "Film Preservation" in "Hot Topics". You might like to read it!?.* *Thread: Q&A: 'Film restoration is about fixing up a film'* http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?messageID=8128352 *I'm all for film restoration!*

*What sick sad news! These Re-Makes have to stop!!* I would much rather see a directors cut of* *Poltergeist!* August 30, 2008 Source: Bloody Disgusting by Alex Billington *The last gig that Ukrainian filmmaker Vadim Perelman was attached to was an adaptation of Ayn Ran's Atlas Shrugged. While that book does deserve a film, Perelman previously expressed his lack of interest and has now moved on. Instead, he's supposedly directing a remake of the 1982 horror classic _Poltergeist_. Is anyone else tired of these ridiculous remakes of iconic classics always popping up every day?! Our friends at Bloody Disgusting via SlashFilm recently picked up this scoop on Perelman and are reporting that he "is in heavy talks", but not officially confirmed, to direct the remake being developed at MGM. Maybe it's just me, but I would've thought Poltergeist would never ended up being remade?* Just last week, Juliet Snowden and Stiles White were officially hired to write the remake. The two previously wrote the 2005 horror flick _Boogeyman_ as well as the upcoming _Knowing_ with Nic Cage and _The Birds_ remake. I'd like to find out why these two are so adament on writing rehashes of great horror classics, especially if they admire those horror films to begin with. As for Perelman, whose filmography only includes _House of Sand and Fog_ and _The Life Before Her Eyes_, I don't know enough about him to say whether he's a good choice or not. However, I do know enough to say that a remake of Poltergeist is entirely unnecessary to begin with. Horror remakes seem to be the hottest thing in Hollywood at the moment. *I can accept remakes of _Friday the 13th_ and _Nightmare on Elm Street_, those can be done somewhat successfully. But remakes of films like _Poltergeist_ or _The Shinning_ - that's a bit ridiculous. There isn't much that sounds too exciting about this remake so far. Is there any one who is hopeful for this remake?*

*I love the The Coen brothers. I have seen every film they ever made, & own most of them.* *I was so lucky in 2001 I got to meet The Coen brothers at the Denver Film Festival when they were both there to promote, & do a Q&A about the film: "_The Man Who Wasn't There_"!* *My all time favorite films of The Coen brothers are: _Raising Arizona_ (Which was filmed here in Phoenix, Az!)... _No Country for Old Men_ ......_The Hudsucker Proxy_ ..... _Blood Simple_ ..._Fargo_!!!* *I can't wait for there new films: _Burn After Reading_ & _Hail Caesar_!* *The only film I never cared for was: _Intolerable Cruelty_* *The 1 film of there's that was so Under-Rated: _The Ladykillers_.* *If U haven't seen the film "_Crimewave_" (They wrote the screenplay) & you if like film Noir, you will love this. Bruce Campbell gives a great preformance!* *_Filmography :_* Blood Simple (1984) Crimewave (1984) Raising Arizona (1987) Miller's Crossing (1990) Barton Fink (1991) The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Fargo (1996) The Big Lebowski (1998) O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) Intolerable Cruelty (2003) The Ladykillers (2004) Paris, je t'aime (2006) - segment: "Tuileries" No Country for Old Men (2007) To Each His Own Cinema (2007) - segment: "TBA" Burn After Reading (2008) A Serious Man (TBA) Hail Caesar (TBA) *Joel and Ethan Coen as writer*: Crimewave (Sam Raimi, 1985) also known as Broken Hearts and Noses, also known as The XYZ Murders *Ethan Coen as writer:* The Naked Man (J. Todd Anderson, 1998) *Joel Coen as assistant editor:* The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1982) also known as Book of the Dead Fear No Evil (Frank Laloggia, 1981) also known as Mark of the Beast *Joel Coen as actor:* Spies Like Us (John Landis, 1985) Crimewave (Sam Raimi, 1985) uncredited; also known as Broken Hearts and Noses, also known as The XYZ Murders *_Other works:_* _Crimewave_ - 1985 film written by the Coen Brothers and Sam Raimi, directed by Sam Raimi _Romance & Cigarettes_ - 2006 film produced by the Coen Brothers and written and directed by John Turturro _Gates of Eden_ - a collection of short stories written by Ethan Coen _Bad Santa_ - This film with Billy Bob Thornton was produced by the Coen Brothers. _Suburbicon_ - George Clooney will be directing a script written by the Coen Brothers. The Coens will also be producing.

Ernest Borgnine was in the film _Violent Saturday_ W./Victor Mature! (This was filmed here in Arizona..Bisbee in fact!) *NEW STAR: Victor Mature!*

*WOW!! Thanks...my birthday is in a few weeks...I now know what I want!!! :LO) Thanks so much!*

*Marilyn Monroe: Life as a Legend* 08-19-2008 *Feel your spirit rush like the wind over the subway grate as you view an exhibition that captures the spark and sensation that was Marilyn Monroe.* *The exhibit begins October 9 and runs through November 9, 2008.* *Life as a Legend was curated by Artoma, Hamburg, Germany and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC.* *Please visit the following links for more information: http://www.saginawartmuseum.org/_marilyn/index.php http://saginawartmuseum.org/_content/home.php*

...Slaps forehead! How can I forget Joan Crawford in _Rain_!