[*A to Z of Movies*]

Lost in Yonkers

[Famous First Words/Last Lines?]

Very good! Your thread!

[Famous First Words/Last Lines?]

Last line of this hit movie (from memory, so it may not be exactly word for word):

 

"Gentlemen, let's watch the cigarette butts. This is my apartment, not a pig sty."

[*A to Z of Movies*]

Jeremiah Johnson

[describe the scene game]

Just a guess: North by Northwest?

[Do You Know This Song?]

a lovely song. It was put into the revival (2008)--a wise choice.

[Screen Directors Playhouse ~ Ten Episodes ~ Can we have more ??]

Yes, please!

[Coming Soon! TCM Programming Challenge #18!]

As you already know, I'm all ready for this! Can't wait what interesting challenge you give us.

[If you were guest programmer...]

I think we've all thought about this a little. Actually, I think we've all dreamed "Let ME do it!!!!"

 

Here's my vote (but it's hard to narrow it down to 5), all libraries aside

 

-A film that has great personal meaning to you - *Fiddler on the Roof* (personal for many reasons--too many for this brief exercise)

-A film that you think deserves a wider audience (either because it's obscure or not commercially available) - *Remember the Night* (1940) for always being overshadowed by other Christmas movies

-A film that is pure escapist entertainment, you just love it no matter how many times you've seen it - *Twelve Angry Men* because I cannot ever get sick of it. Every time I watch it I get sucked in.

-A film that features your favorite artist in a standout role - *West Side Story* (It's the best of many of my fav artists: Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins, Ernest Lehman, not to mention the great art direction, costumes, cinematography, etc. Oh and the acting is pretty good.)

-A film that represents your favorite director's best work - *The Apartment* (Billy Wilder is my favorite)

 

I wouldn't have chosen those without those particular constraints. Interesting exercise. Not sure what I would pick without them though. But I would have had more funny things, definitely.

[Stars who almost play themselves]

Interesting thread in the light of Natalie Portman's oscar nomination. Now there's someone who always plays herself! Though I haven't seen the Black Swan, and do not wish to, so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt on this one.

[Classic Films by Theme]

Nice, Ham, but you forgot the Twilight films! What utter rubbish.

 

I am a mega MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000) fan, so I could name a lot of awful movies, but here are some of the worst that I've seen thanks to that series:

 

Manos Hands of Fate

The Touch of Satan

Hobgoblins

Werewolf

Laserblast

Space Mutiny

The Pumaman

[anime day]

I still remember that amazing month they showed Ghilbli films. That was incredible! I was introduced to so many of his films that I had never seen before. Cannot beat the incredibleness of Ghibli animation these days, esp. their amazing backgrounds. (I miss hand animation!) It was especially cool to have John Lasseter introduce them, as he is such a great fan and a great speaker.

[Bring Back Cartoon Alley]

Please! I love cartoon alley!!

[Top 10 Disney films of all-time (not pixar)]

These are animated so incredibly well:

 

IN NO ORDER AT ALL:

 

Pinocchio

Fantasia

Sleeping Beauty

Jungle Book

Lady and the Tramp

Bambi

Sword in the Stone

Winnie the Pooh (especially The Honey Tree and The Blustery Day)

Icabod Crane (nothing against Mr Toad, but Icabod takes the cake)

Peter Pan

 

.....and I'm sure I forgot one I adore!

[Your Top 3 Disney Features (1937-1967)]

I have too many #1s and I can't possibly put them in order of preference, so I'll say, in alphabetical order,

 

Fantasia

Pinocchio

Sleeping Beauty

 

Of course I adore pretty much all of them. Animation is an incredible thing to me.

["Unknown" Christmas Movies - TCM theme for next December?]

I just watched LE CHATEAU DE MA MERE which shows a French Christmas celebration near the beginning with what they called "The 13 Desserts". Never knew it was a Christmas movie!

[A to Z of Characters]

Queen of Hearts - Verna Felton in Disney's ALICE IN WONDERLAND

[*A to Z of Movies*]

(Le) Chateau de Ma Mere

[What was the best movie you watched today?]

My Mother's Castle (LA CHATEAU DE MA MERE)

 

Hadn't seen this in a very long time, having only owned the first movie, La Gloire de Mon Pere (My Father's Glory). This one is just as good as the first one. What great filmmaking and story telling. What fascinating and human characters. The hilarity of the situations draw you closer to these characters, making the ending very poignant. (I shan't spoil the film). And how funny it is that Les Colines (The Hills) he is so in love with look exactly like my local mountains. This is a fantastic movie. And I'm not just saying that. Though I am biased towards the early 1900s and foreign films.

[2 in 1 MOVIE TITLES]

Singing makes a hilarious title:

 

How Can I Keep From Singing in the Rain?

 

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[A to Z of Characters]

Leander, Lee -- Barbara Stanwyck in REMEMBER THE NIGHT

[*A to Z of Movies*]

What a Way to Go

[2 in 1 MOVIE TITLES]

It Should Happen To You Can't Take It With You

 

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[*A to Z of Movies*]

Uninvited, The (1944)

[Classic TV shows that might make good movies]

There are lots of episodes of ALfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone that would make good movies. Of the former, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is very interesting, and so is one called The Jaywalker, I think, with John Fiedler. As for the Twilight Zone, my brother made a student film a couple years ago based on an episode in which a guy gets a watch that stops time, but at the end it breaks and it stops time "forever." The episode ended there so he imagined what would come later and what would work if time stopped, i.e. water flowing and such.