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*James Earl _Jones_*

*_Fargo_ (1996)*

_Forrest Gump_ (1994) won Best Picture!! WHY!?? I hated this film! Found it boring and way over-the-top! _Pulp Fiction_ should have won for Best Picture of 1994!

February 10th, 2010 The Griswold's are coming back to the big screenIn a story from Variety, New Line is doing a reboot of Vacation. The studio has tapped Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley to write the script for the reboot. The original Vacation was released in 1983. The series starred Chevy Chase and spawned three sequels that followed Clark Griswold and his family on holiday. This new incarnation will not be under the National Lampoon credit. There is talk that it will be "more of an update than a sequel." In this new version, Rusty Griswold, now grown-up, decides to take his wife and kids on a road trip to Wally World before it is closed forever. Chase will most likely be coming back as Clark Griswold, now a grandfather. David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers) is producing.

*Joan Crawford TCM Febuary 2010!! All Times Eastern. Check Local Schedules!* *Fri, Feb 12, 10:30 AM _Our Dancing Daughters_ (1928)* *Dorothy Sebastian, Joan Crawford and Anita Page in "Our Dancing Daughters"*

*TCM Classic Film Festival to Welcome Luise Rainer, Jerry Lewis and Norman Lloyd* PR Newswire ATLANTA, Feb. 10 ATLANTA, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ ? Actress Luise Rainer, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday, is scheduled to make a rare public appearance in what is certain to be one of the most eagerly anticipated events at the TCM Classic Festival in April. Rainer will introduce the 1937 drama _The Good Earth_, which earned her the second of two consecutive Academy Awards?. Also attending will be legendary actor, filmmaker and humanitarian Jerry Lewis, who is scheduled to introduce a new print of Martin Scorsese's acclaimed comedy-drama _The King of Comedy_ (1983), and veteran actor, director and producer Norman Lloyd, who will introduce a screening of the Alfred Hitchcock classic Saboteur (1942). Rainer, Lewis and Lloyd join an extensive roster of celebrities scheduled to appear at the festival, including Mel Brooks, Tony Curtis, Jon Voight, Martin Landau, Buck Henry, Peter Bogdanovich, Susan Kohner Weitz and Juanita Moore. In addition, director Richard Rush has agreed to be on-hand for the presentation of his 1980 film The Stunt Man; film critic and historian Leonard Maltin will curate and present a special program of notable shorts; and author Donald Bogle will introduce and discuss a collection of cartoons removed from circulation because of negative racial stereotypes. TCM also unveiled part of its plans for Club TCM, the central gathering point for the TCM Classic Film Festival community. This area, which is open exclusively to festival passholders, will be abuzz with activity during the entire festival, providing fans with unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Among the events slated for Club TCM are a book signing and display of original art by Tony Curtis; a special screening of Joan Crawford's home movies, hosted by her grandson, Casey LaLonde; a presentation by special effects artist Douglas Trumbull; and numerous scheduled conversations with festival guests. Club TCM will also feature several panel discussions, including Casting Secrets: The Knack of Finding the Right Actor; Sequels and Remakes; Film Continuity: When Details Count; and TCM: Meet the People Behind the Network. Club TCM will be headquartered in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. This lavish room is steeped in Hollywood history as the site of the original Academy Awards banquet. In other news, TCM continues to work with the world's pre-eminent film archives to bring rare screenings and special presentations to the TCM Classic Film Festival. The latest additions to the slate are the restored films Sunnyside Up (1929), The Big Trail (1930) and The Story of Temple Drake (1933). The festival is also scheduled to include a screening of an archival print of Casablanca (1942); a presentation of The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), paired with the Bugs Bunny cartoon Rabbit Hood (1949); rare theatrical screenings of the Joan Crawford drama A Woman's Face (1940) and the gangster drama No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948); the classic Harold Lloyd comedies An Eastern Westerner (1920) and Safety Last (1923); and screenings of such crowd pleasers as Top Hat (1935), Laura (1944), Some Like It Hot (1959), Pillow Talk (1959) and Saturday Night Fever (1977). The TCM Classic Film Festival is also slated to include Fragments, a compilation of footage from lost films presented by the archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and UCLA. The following are the latest highlights announced for the TCM Classic Film Festival: The Good Earth (1937) ? Introduced by Luise Rainer Austrian-born actress Luise Rainer earned the second of two Oscars? for her extraordinary performance as a Chinese woman whose life and family are nearly destroyed by greed. Paul Muni is equally powerful as her loving husband in this adaptation of Pearl S. Buck's classic novel. Karl Freund's outstanding cinematography also earned an Oscar. Rainer, who recently turned 100, will be making a rare appearance to introduce the film. The King of Comedy (1983) ? Screening of new print introduced by Jerry Lewis Martin Scorsese's acerbic comedy stars Jerry Lewis as television's top host and Robert De Niro as the man determined to get on his show. Diahnne Abbot, Sandra Bernhard, Shelley Hack, Tony Randall and Ed Herlihy co-star. Saboteur (1942) ? Introduced by Norman Lloyd Alfred Hitchcock's wartime thriller stars Robert Cummings as a fugitive munitions worker falsely accused of sabotage. Priscilla Lane co-stars as the woman who helps him clear his name, and Norman Lloyd provides the perfect touch as the villainous Fry. The climax atop the Statue of Liberty is one of Hitchcock's most memorable sequences. Sunnyside Up (1929) ? World premiere of The Museum of Modern Art restoration, preserved with support from The Film Foundation and the Franco American Cultural Fund This pre-Code musical stars one of the most popular screen teams of early Hollywood ? Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell ? in their first sound film together. The result is a wildly entertaining, completely charming film, with some of the most spectacular musical numbers ever filmed. Hot off of becoming the first-ever Best Actress Oscar winner, Gaynor plays a young tenement girl who falls in love with the rich Farrell. The songs include the title tune, "If I Had a Talking Picture of You," "I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All?" and "Turn on the Heat," the latter featuring a truly eye-popping production number. The Story of Temple Drake (1933) ? Premiere of the work-in-progress restoration by The Museum of Modern Art, preserved with support from TCM One of the most daring pre-Code films ever produced, this audacious film has been credited with being the primary catalyst for the creation of the Roman Catholic Church's Legion of Decency. Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue star in the story of a rebellious Southern girl who falls into a life of debauchery. Adapted from William Faulkner's controversial novel Sanctuary, which is full of so many unsavory elements, the Hays Office openly discouraged attempts to adapt it. The Big Trail (1930) ? Premiere of the restoration by The Museum of Modern Art, preserved with support from the Bartos Preservation Fund and The Film Foundation Celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, this Raoul Walsh western about early pioneers stars John Wayne in his first lead role. The film was shot in Grandeur, a very early widescreen process. In addition to the sweeping vistas captured by Lucien Andriot and Arthur Edelson's stunning cinematography, the film broke ground in the use of natural sound. No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948) ? Rare screening of cult classic This unique gangster film from England has garnered a cult following over the years. It stars Jack La Rue as a gangster who kills a man and kidnaps his rich girlfriend, played by Linden Travers. Scandalous at the time for its frank depiction of sex and violence, the film features an entirely British cast as New Yorkers. A Woman's Face (1941) ? Introduced by Casey LaLonde, Joan Crawford's grandson Joan Crawford gives one of her best performances in this film, which rarely receives a theatrical screening. She plays a scarred woman whose life is changed when she undergoes plastic surgery. Melvyn Douglas stars as the doctor who helps her, and Conrad Veidt is the schemer who uses her for his own selfish aims. George Cukor directed this exciting remake of a 1938 Swedish film. Harold Lloyd in An Eastern Westerner (1920) and Safety Last (1923) ? Featuring music composed and conducted by Robert Israel; introduced by Suzanne Lloyd Hayes, Harold Lloyd's granddaughter TCM presents two silent Harold Lloyd classics, beginning with the Hal Roach-directed An Eastern Westerner, a two-reel short in which Lloyd plays a boy from the East Coast who is sent to the Wild West by his father. Then comes one of Lloyd's funniest feature films, Safety Last, in which Lloyd plays a department store clerk whose idea for a contest backfires. Safety Last features Lloyd perilously dangling from a clock at the top of a tall building. The Stunt Man (1980) ? Introduced by director Richard Rush This unique black comedy stars Peter O'Toole as a dictatorial director and Steve Railsback as a fugitive hired to work as a stunt man. Barbara Hershey co-stars in this film directed by Richard Rush and featuring an appropriate, intentionally cheesy score by Dominic Frontiere. Festival Shorts ? Introduced by film critic and historian Leonard Maltin Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin, who is an expert on Hollywood's long tradition of short films, curates and presents this collection of funny and entertaining shorts. Some of the titles included are Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934), How to Sleep (1935) and Movie Pests (1944). Removed from Circulation: A Cartoon Collection ? Presented by author Donald Bogle Donald Bogle, author of Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: A History of Black Hollywood, will present cartoons that have been kept from the public eye because of negative racial or cultural stereotypes. The collection includes several classic Warner Bros. cartoons. Bogle will provide insight into the racial attitudes of the times in which the cartoons were created. Titles include Clean Pastures (1937), Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarves (1943), Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears (1944), Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land (1931), The Isle of Pingo Pongo (1938), Sunday Go to Meetin' Time (1936), Tin Pan Alley Cats (1943) and Uncle Tom's Bungalow (1937). Fragments This compilation features surviving pieces from lost films from two of the world's top film archives, the Academy Film Archive and the UCLA Film Archive. Titles will be announced later. Casablanca (1942) ? Archival print from the Warner Bros. vault Regarded by many as one of the screen's greatest romances of all time, this wartime drama stars Humphrey Bogart as a nightclub owner who gets involved in smuggling refugees out of Vichy-controlled Casablanca. Ingrid Bergman portrays the woman he once lost and who is now seeking to escape the Nazis with her husband, played by Paul Henreid. Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre provide outstanding support in this Best Picture Oscar winner. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) ? Preceded by the Bugs Bunny classic Rabbit Hood (1949) A few weeks before Ridley Scott's Robin Hood comes to theaters with Russell Crowe in the title role, TCM will present the colorful 1938 version of the oft-told tale. Errol Flynn stars as the legendary rogue Robin Hood and Olivia de Havilland as his love, Maid Marian. Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone co-star. Eric Wolfgang Korngold's triumphant score set the style for many swashbucklers to follow. Top Hat (1935) One of the great Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers pairings of the 1930s, this bright musical about mistaken identity features such Irving Berlin songs as "Cheek to Cheek," "Isn't This a Lovely Day to be Caught in the Rain" and "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails." It also includes a lavish production number called "The Piccolino." The outstanding supporting cast includes Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick and Eric Blore, as well as Lucille Ball in a bit part. Laura (1944) Director Otto Preminger delved into the film noir genre when he took over (from Rouben Mamoulian) directing this striking mystery about a beautiful woman at the center of a complex murder plot. Gene Tierney plays the target, while Dana Andrews is the detective on the case. Clifton Webb and Vincent Price are outstanding as a cynical reporter and a Southern gigolo, respectively. David Raskin's music is immediately recognizable. Joseph La Shelle's cinematography won an Oscar. Some Like It Hot (1959) ? Introduced by Tony Curtis Billy Wilder's hilarious comedy follows two down-and-out musicians as they try to escape the mob by heading to Florida with an all-girl orchestra. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis play the musicians, while Marilyn Monroe, in one of her best performances, is a fellow bandmate determined to land a millionaire. Joe E. Brown and George Raft co-star. Pillow Talk (1959) Rock Hudson and Doris Day enjoyed their first and most memorable outing with this sparkling romantic comedy about two people who share the same phone line. Tony Randall and Thelma Ritter co-star in this film that earned top numbers at the box office and an Oscar for its story and screenplay. Saturday Night Fever (1977) Disco went to the movies with this enormously popular movie about a young Brooklynite who finds his calling on the dance floor. John Travolta became an instant sensation with his Oscar-nominated performance, while the soundtrack catapulted such hits as "Night Fever," "How Deep is Your Love?" and "Stayin' Alive" to the top of the charts. *About the TCM Classic Film Festival* The first-ever TCM Classic Film Festival will take place April 22-25, 2010, in the heart of Hollywood. The network is inviting fans from around the country to join this new festival and share their passion for great movies. This landmark celebration of the history of Hollywood and its movies will be presented in a way that only TCM can, with major events, celebrity appearances, panel discussions and more. The four-day festival will also provide movie fans a rare opportunity to experience some of cinema's greatest works as they were meant to be seen ? on the big screen. The festival will involve several venues in a central area of Hollywood, including screenings at Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the Egyptian Theatre. The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, which has a longstanding role in movie history and was the site of the first Oscar ceremony, will be the official hotel for the festival as well as a key venue for festival passholders. The TCM Classic Film Festival is being produced by TCM. Serving as festival consultants are Bill and Stella Pence, who are well-known in industry circles as co-founders of the Telluride Film Festival. The TCM Classic Film Festival is sponsored by Vanity Fair, the official festival partner and host of the opening night gala; Buick?, the official automotive sponsor; Delta Air Lines, the official travel partner; and Fekkai, official luxury hair care sponsor of the Vanity Fair's Tales of Hollywoo d program. *Festival passes and additional information are available at www.tcm.com/festival*. A complete list of all previously announced programming for the TCM Classic Film Festival is available at http://news.turner.com/press_kits.cfm?presskit_id=173. Turner Classic Movies is a Peabody Award-winning network that presents great films, uncut and commercial-free, from the largest film libraries in the world. Currently seen in more than 80 million homes, TCM features the insights of veteran primetime host Robert Osborne and weekend daytime host Ben Mankiewicz, plus interviews with a wide range of special guests. As the foremost authority in classic films, TCM offers critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials, along with regular programming events that include The Essentials, 31 Days of Oscar and Summer Under the Stars. TCM also stages special events and screenings, such as the upcoming TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood; produces a wide range of media about classic film, including books and DVDs; and hosts a wealth of materials at its Web site, www.tcm.com. TCM is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world. SOURCE TCM Classic Film Festival Contact Sarah Schmitz, Atlanta, 1-404-575-6313, sarah.schmitz@turner.com, or Samantha Graham, New York, 1-212-275-6821, samantha.graham@turner.com, Cassie Bryan, Los Angeles, +1-818-977-4567, cassie.bryan@turner.com, or Visit our press site at news.turner.com, or Follow TCM public relations on Twitter at twitter.com/TCMPR

Gene Tierney received an Oscar nomination as Best Actress in a Leading Role for: _Leave Her to Heaven_ directed by John M. Stahl! *NEW DIRECTOR: John M. Stahl!*

falconry .... _Excalibur_ (1981) *NEW WORD: Ash Wednesday!*

*_California Split_ (1974)*

*Joan Crawford TCM Febuary 2010!! All Times Eastern. Check Local Schedules!* *Fri, Feb 12, 10:30 AM _Our Dancing Daughters_ (1928)*

*Happy 20th Anniversary: Goodfellas (1990)!!* _Goodfellas_ (also styled GoodFellas) is a 1990 American semi-fictional crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Scorsese. The film follows the rise and fall of three gangsters, spanning three decades. *_Awards_* Goodfellas was nominated for six Academy Awards including Joe Pesci for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Lorraine Bracco for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Picture (however famously lost to Dances With Wolves), Scorsese for Best Director, Thelma Schoonmaker for Best Film Editing, and Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi for Best Adapted Screenplay. When Joe Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (the only Academy Award the film won), his entire speech was "This is an honor and a privilege, thank you".It is one of the shortest Oscar-acceptance speech, after William Holden's, who simply said, "Thank you", upon winning for Stalag 17, and Alfred Hitchcock's ("Thank you" and other unintelligible words) when he received an Honorary Oscar. Later, Pesci admitted that he did not say more, because "I really didn't think I was going to win". Goodfellas was nominated for five Golden Globes including Best Director, Best Motion Pictures, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Screenplay. It failed to win any of these awards. Scorsese's film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The New York Film Critics Circle voted Goodfellas the Best Film of 1990, Robert De Niro was named Best Actor for his performance in the film and in Awakenings, and Scorsese was voted Best Director. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association also voted Scorsese as Best Director, GoodFellas as Best Film, awards for Pesci and Bracco as Best Supporting Actor and Actress, respectively, and Best Cinematography to Michael Ballhaus for his work on the film. The National Board of Review voted Pesci as Best Supporting Actor. The National Society of Film Critics voted Goodfellas Best Film of 1990 and Scorsese as Best Director. American Film magazine declared Goodfellas the best film of 1990 according to a poll of 80 movie critics. *Goodfellas [20th Anniversary Edition] ? Blu-ray Disc Review* February 6, 2010 ? 12:41 AM --- by: Justin Sluss http://www.highdefdiscnews.com/?p=35699

minature oil well .... _Giant_ (1956) *NEW WORD: Drive-in!*

Abe Vigoda ws in: _The Godfather: Part II_ (1974) directed by Francis Ford Coppola! *NEW DIRECTOR: Francis Ford Coppola!*

*Davis, Bette*

*_Queens Logic_ (1991)* - Being An Adult: New York City Style!

Marie Windsor was in: _Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy_ (1955) directed by: Charles Lamont! *NEW DIRECTOR: Charles Lamont!*

*Rainbow ..... _The Muppet Movie_ (1979)* - "Rainbow Connection" song! *NEW WORD: Love!*

*Elizabeth _Taylor_*

*Stewart, James*

W - *_W.C. Fields and Me_ (1976)*

*_Hawaii_ (1966)*

_Gentlemen Prefer Blondes_ (1953) - The ship model shown is the one used previously in _Titanic_ (1953) and was refurbished to resemble the SS Ile de France, which is clearly named in the film. The model (2009) resides in a Marine Museum in Falls River, Massachusetts. Some of the ocean liner sets used were also left over from "Titanic".

*Unearthed Marilyn Monroe photos go on sale* USA Today - ‎Feb 5, 2010‎ *More new, old, never-before-seen shots of Marilyn Monroe have surfaced. Taken in a New York apartment nine months before she died, the photos were were unveiled today, after being held by photographer Len Steckler for 45 years.* On a wintry afternoon in December 1961, poet Carl Sandburg and Steckler waited in Steckler's apartment for three hours for Monroe to arrive. She was late, she said, because she had been at the hairdresser's trying to get her hair white to match Sandburg's. The two spent the afternoon bonding over conversation and cocktails, fostering a new friendship while Steckler quietly observed, his Nikon loaded with black and white film. Sandburg was 83. Monroe was 35. Steckler is now offering the shots for sale as a limited edition series called "Marilyn Monroe: The Visit."

*Actors vie to be Marshal Dillon in upcoming 'Gunsmoke' film* *Brad Pitt, Ryan Reynolds are among the contenders for the juicy western role.* Los Angeles Times - Steven Zeitchik February 6, 2010 *The job of Dodge City peacekeeper is proving to be one of the most desirable assignments around.* *Several top-flight actors are in the running to play Marshal Matt Dillon, the lead lawman in CBS Films' big-screen adaptation of the classic western television show "Gunsmoke," which starred James Arness.* Brad Pitt has emerged as a top contender for the role, with Ryan Reynolds also a candidate for the juicy, gunslinging part. As incarnated first on the midcentury radio serial and later in the CBS prime-time hit, Dillon is the western hero charged with maintaining law and order in a period Kansas town filled with colorful vagrants, misfits and desperadoes. He carries on in these adventures with the help of town physician Doc Adams and tavern owner Miss Kitty Russell. The studio is high on Pitt, who, with his turn in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," is one of the few boldface names to star in a western. Reynolds, who is believed to like the Dillon role, is also on the studio's list. After recent lighter turns, Reynolds has remade himself as an action lead, preparing to shoot the titular role in "The Green Lantern," about the magic-ringed superhero who attempts to keep global peace. Several other actors are said to be in the mix for the Dillon part, which offers the dual appeal of playing an action hero who also has depth and period cachet. But complicating the situation is the fact that a director has not signed on yet, with CBS Films talking to filmmakers concurrent with its casting discussions. (Typically, a director is attached before an actor comes onboard, except for the rare instance in which a star drives a project forward.) Arness played the role of Dillon for 20 years on the small screen. It's worth noting that he got the role after a bake-off of sorts too, besting William Conrad, who played the character in the radio version and who was said to be disappointed for many years after losing out to Arness on the part. Gregory Poirier, who wrote "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," has written a draft of the "Gunsmoke" feature script, which the studio is said to like. The fledgling CBS Films is keen to develop a big action movie that also has built-in name recognition and sees "Gunsmoke," which it owns as part of its television library, as fitting the bill. Studios in general have a growing penchant for taking classic tales and giving them a modern action sensibility -- as Warner Bros. did, to strong box-office effect, with "Sherlock Holmes." CBS Films wants to contemporize the look and feel of "Gunsmoke" while maintaining the period setting, though some observers have asked whether modern theatrical audiences will have an appetite for westerns.

Burt Reynolds claims he was offered the role of James Bond by producer Albert R. Broccoli, after Sean Connery left the franchise. Reynolds turned the role down, saying "An American can't play James Bond. It just can't be done." *Celebri-links ....... producer Albert R. Broccoli!*