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Even though I love "Sabrina," I've always thought they should have put Holden in the Linus role and someone younger in the David role--not sure who though. I suppose if Taylor were cast, then Holden would work in the David role. Both actors seem slightly too old for their respective parts. How old are Linus and David supposed to be anyway? Sabrina is early twenties, like 21-22 I believe. She mentions David having kissed her while he was teaching her how to roller skate backwards, which makes me suspect he's supposed to be close to her age-- maybe late 20s? Sabrina mentions having watched Linus going to work with a briefcase. Judging from his collegiate outfit, I'm assuming that Linus was probably in college during the 1930s... I'm supposing that he's quite a bit older than David, so maybe Linus is supposed to be late 30s? early 40s?

Just bumping this up!

Just bumping this up.

Guys and Dolls drives me crazy too. Marlon Brando doesn't work for me as Skye. I didn't have any issues with Sinatra. My biggest problem was Brando singing "Luck Be a Lady," Sinatra was right there! He sings it so much better. I like the Dean Martin as Skye idea. Although, in my version it'd be Frank and Dino... so Guys and Dolls would end up being a very early Rat Pack (before there was a Rat Pack) film. Lol.

I love this movie. It is one of the few films that Judy Garland doesn't sing. It's such a sweet, entertaining story, that by the time the film ends, it dawns on you that Judy never sang a song. I think this film showed that Garland had true acting chops and wasn't just someone that was good at singing a catchy tune. I'm always a sucker for sweet romantic stories and this film does not disappoint. I'm so glad that Warner Brothers made it available through the Warner Archives store, now I can watch this great movie any time I want.

I would recast any version of The Great Gatsby: Nick Carraway- William Holden. He'd do well as the WWI veteran who is sarcastic, easy going and optimistic. Carraway's optimism disappears later in the novel, and Holden played cynics well. Gatsby- Errol Flynn. I think he'd be great as the young handsome millionaire with questionable business connections. While I don't know if it'd be the most believable that he's from North Dakota, he's played General Custer, so I think it'd work. His charm and charisma would make it believable that he'd have these wild parties and I think he could do the mysterious angle well. Daisy Buchanan- Jean Harlow. I think she'd be excellent as the attractive, vivacious but shallow flapper who's caught in a love triangle between herself, her husband and Gatsby. Tom Buchanan- Fred MacMurray. Kind of an unconventional choice, but he'd have the right intimidating build and I believe would be capable of playing an arrogant jerk. He'd have to be attractive in order for it to be believable that Daisy would be married to him, but enough of a sleaze that you hate him. Jordan Baker- Ann Sheridan. She's supposed to be Daisy's friend who is somewhat aloof and is involved with Nick most of the time. I think Sheridan could do aloof well and she'd pair well with Holden.

I like the show too. It's funny and even the newer characters like Amy and Bernadette fit in well with the original cast. The episodes are hilarious and I've liked how the writers have made the characters grow throughout the years so that they don't become one-note characters. Sheldon had a lot of crazy hangups in the beginning of the series, and while he's still neurotic, he's grown and overcome some of his issues. Re: all their layers of clothing... I would presume that when the series first started, it was the producers' idea of "nerd clothing." Superhero shirts, science shirts, hoodies, etc. Now that the show is so popular and established, I imagine that each character's respective clothing style has become part of the character. Even the girls wear kind of the same clothes. Only Penny's clothes have evolved. She's given up on becoming an actress and working at the Cheesecake Factory. She now has a professional sales position with Bernadette's pharmaceutical company, so she's started dressing more conservatively, even when at home. Amy's clothing is so frumpy and has so many layers, but I imagine that Amy's self-confidence issues play into that as well. Anyway, I really like the show and don't have any issues with it. The show I really can't stand is Modern Family.

TCM Programming Challenge #29: "There's No Place Like Home!" Challenge 1: This challenge was inspired by my newly purchased home. For this challenge, you are to program a block of at least 4 films that depict some aspect of "home." There are many ways to approach this idea: you can go the more literal route and showcase a specific aspect of homeownership like renovating a dilapidated home, or you can showcase at least 4 films that prominently feature apartments, for example. You could also go the more abstract route, and choose a concept of home, like "family" (for example), and feature films showcasing close-knit families. "Home" does not necessarily have to be a place where people eat, sleep and live. There needs to be some common theme to tie the four films together. 2 films in this challenge will not go against your permitted limit of premieres. Please mark these films as "HOME-Exempt" in your schedule. Challenge 2: Saluting Those Behind the Scenes. Many movie studios during the Golden Era were "home" to many actors and other filmmaking personnel. Since actors, directors, writers, etc. were employed at a particular studio, they were in many ways, "a family." Like in any other family, studio personnel developed loyalities for one another and many people worked multiple times with one another. Some stars had specific directors they loved and others had specific clothing designers who exclusively made their costumes for their films (just to name a couple examples). For this challenge, you are to select a Star of the Month (SOTM) who performed his or her duties off screen. You need to program at least four films during Primetime celebrating your favorite director, costumer, composer, cinematographer, whatever you'd like. Your selected person can appear in their films (ala Alfred Hitchcock or John Huston) as long as they performed a duty off screen, like directing. Orson Welles (for example) would be allowed for his directing duties, however, films where he's merely an actor and doesn't perform any off screen task are ineligible for this part of the challenge. 2 films in this challenge will not go against your permitted limit of premieres. Please mark these films as "SOTM-Exempt" in your schedule. Challenge 3 (Optional): Treasures From the Disney Vault In light of Disney and TCM's new alliance, participants will be allowed to schedule their own Treasures From the Disney Vault feature. You will be allowed to choose from any animated short, feature film, live-action film, documentary, nature film, made for television movie, The Wonderful World of Disney, anything that was produced by Disney. You may feature the Disney Vault on any night you wish (except Saturday, as The Essentials must be scheduled)-- it must be scheduled during a primetime block. To keep in the spirit of the Disney Vault, all features will be exempt from the premiere limit. You may note each film individually as "Disney-Exempt" or make a notation at the beginning of the block. Full-length animated Disney films are only allowed to be scheduled as part of "Treasures from the Disney Vault." Like in previous challenges, live-action Disney films will be permitted. Outside of the Disney Vault collection, these films will count against your allotted premieres, unless of course, the film has aired previously on TCM. Challenge 4 (Optional): The "Un-Oscars" Inspired by many on this board requesting that TCM acknowledge those deserving films, actors, directors, etc. that deserved at least Oscar nominations for their work, I am creating this optional theme. This theme can be scheduled during any time that you want. In this theme, you can schedule at least 4 films that deserved some type of Oscar nod for their actor, director, cinematographer, etc. A film with Oscar nominations can be scheduled, but it needs to be lacking in a nomination for whatever aspect you want to recognize. Up to 2 films can be exempt from the premiere limit. Please note "OSCAR-Exempt" next to these films. Please make a note in either your programming notes or in the schedule itself who (or what) you want to recognize and why. Permitted For Challenge #29 Only--TV! Inspired by TCM's recent foray into programming originally produced for television (i.e. Carson on TCM segments, and Mitzi Gaynor's dance special), I have lifted the ban on made-for-telvision material. However, I am only going to allow 4 made-for-television programs. (Unless you are selecting made-for-TV material that has previously aired on TCM) You can choose made-for-television movies, television specials and interviews. My only requirements: 1) These films/specials need to be scheduled as part of a theme. 2) Please do not schedule sitcoms or television shows. As much as I love "I Love Lucy," I do not want to see it scheduled as filler between programming or an evening block of episodes. 3) It seems that TCM keeps their television programming related to Hollywood stars. Please keep this in mind when programming your made-for-television programs. For example, please don't schedule "Celebrity Bowling," featuring the stars of "Charlie's Angels." 4) You may schedule all your made-for-television programming in the same block or you may intersperse it with other programming. To reiterate, up to 4 programs can be used. All TV material will be exempt from the allowed limit of premieres. Please note with "TV-Exempt" for those films/programs. A total of 15 premieres will be allowed for this challenge. If the film is not among the ones exempted, please number each premiere as "Premiere #1, Premiere #2, etc." Good Luck!

TCM Programming Challenge #29 -- "There's No Place Like Home" Some background: Path40a created the first TCM Programming Challenge in February, 2006 to give people a glimpse into the complexities of the programming process. The challenge has endured because it allows entrants to exercise their imagination, display their knowledge and introduce rare classics. TCM Programming Challenges are neither sponsored nor endorsed by TCM but tcmprogrammr has stated that programmers happily steal ideas from these schedules. Many entrants have had the joy of seeing their themes and movie selections air on TCM. The Challenge is to create a week’s schedule following TCM’s standard format. When it begins/When it ends: This challenge opens at 4:00 PM (EST) Sunday, May 3, 2015 and runs through 12:00 AM (EST) Thursday, June 4, 2015 A voting thread will be started shortly after the end of the challenge. Who can enter/Who can vote: Everyone is welcome to create and post a schedule. Don’t be shy! Anyone who was a registered forum member prior to April 3, 2015 will be allowed to vote for their favorite schedule in a separate voting thread after the challenge is closed. You may either vote by posting your selection on the thread or by directly messaging the moderator. The winner has the honor of running the next challenge. What you need to do: 1. Create a week's schedule which begins at 6 AM (EST) Sunday and ends at 6 AM (EST) the following Sunday. The week selected must be between June 1, 2015 and May 31, 2016. 2. Each day’s programming should begin at 6 AM (EST.) However, if you begin an occasional day at 6:15 AM or 6:30 AM you won't be tarred and feathered. Even TCM's schedules don't always start at 6AM on the dot. 3. Primetime/Evening MUST begin at 8 PM (EST.) No exceptions. 4. Feature films must start on the hour, quarter-hour, half-hour or three-quarters hour. Short films or other material can be used to “fill-in” between movies so that there is never more than 14 minutes of unscheduled time between features. Your schedule must include: 1. Star of the Month -- Please refer to the 'Challenge' post for the requirements for SOTM for this challenge. At least four films need to be scheduled featuring a particular individual. Note, that this person must have a large enough body of work that three more nights featuring this person could be scheduled. 2. Silent Sunday Night -- A silent movie which begins at approximately 12 AM (EST) Sunday night/Monday morning. 3. TCM Imports -- A foreign film that begins at approximately 2 AM (EST) Monday morning. 4. Friday Night Spotlight -- A group of films which showcase a theme which appears in primetime each Friday night for a month. 5. The Essentials --- An indispensible classic film that begins at 8 PM (EST) Saturday night. 6. TCM Underground -- A little known or “cult” film which begins at approximately 2 AM (EST) Saturday night. 7. Mandatory Challenges as noted in the 'Challenge' post for "TCM Programming Challenge #29- "There's No Place Like Home." Please note: Silent Sunday Night, TCM Imports and TCM Underground are exempt from the limit of premieres stated in the requirements for this challenge. You may include a Guest Programmer but you are not required to do so. Programming related to birthdays, anniversaries of historical or cinematic importance, genres, places or anything else that can reasonably be thematically grouped together (i.e., “Roller Disco Films”) is encouraged. Thought provoking, humorous and/or outrageous themes are especially welcome. Programming notes to explain your themes or to provide additional information on your selected movies are not required but are greatly encouraged. These notes should be on a separate post following the posting of your schedule. Format and Justifications: Follow the standard TCM scheduling format for each film: Time, Title, Year, Actor(s) Director(s) Studio, Running Time and justification. For example: 6:15 PM The Muppet Movie (1979) Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Animal. Dir: James Frawley. The Jim Henson Company, 97 min., Premiere #1. Running times and studio information may be found in the TCM database or at IMDB.com Justifications: P/S for movies or programs which have been previously shown on TCM. E or “Exempt” for Silent Sunday Night, TCM Imports or TCM Underground films. PD or “Public Domain” for films in the public domain. “Premiere” for movies which count toward the Challenge allowance on premieres. No notation is needed for any movie in the original Turner film library. Film library, SOTM, and previous challenge archive links plus other information: The original Turner library consisted of: Warner Brothers (pre-1948 only,) MGM (pre-1986 only) and RKO (all years.) Please note that the usual ban on scheduling Disney animated film premieres has been lifted somewhat for this challenge. Please refer to the 'Challenge' post for more information. All other theatrical films are allowed as premieres. Movies in the original Turner library are: Warner Brothers (pre-1948 only): www.imdb.com/company/co0026840/ MGM (pre-1986 only): www.imdb.com/company/co0020206/ RKO (all) www.imdb.com/company/co0041421/ Movies in the public domain are: https://archive.org/.../feature_films/ All other theatrical movies are allowed as premieres. The most commonly used libraries are: Columbia Pictures http://www.imdb.com/company/co0071509/ United Artists http://www.imdb.com/company/co0026841/ Samuel Goldwyn http://www.imdb.com/company/co0016710/ J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors: http://www.imdb.com/company/co0027356/ 20th Century Fox: http://www.imdb.com/company/co0000756/ Paramount Pictures http://www.imdb.com/company/co0023400/ Universal Pictures http://www.imdb.com/company/co0005073/ British Gaumont Pictures: http://www.imdb.com/company/co0103050/ A link of previous Stars Of The Month can be found here: http://forums.tcm.com/index.php?/topic/48417-tcm-stars-of-the-month/ Previous Challenges can be reviewed here: http://forums.tcm.com/index.php?/forum/138-tcm-program-challenges-archive/ How to tell if a movie has aired previously on TCM: The TCM database has programming notes and articles for most of the movies which have aired. However, there are some movies which have been shown on TCM which do not have notes or articles. Thanks to previous Challenge Moderators for the opportunity to copy and paste the usual rules and to borrow different requirements in order to craft TCM Programming Challenge #29- "There's No Place Like Home."

Would someone like Natalie Wood qualify? She was a child actress in the 1940s but wasn't really a star until the mid to late 50s through the 1960s, which in my opinion was the peak of her career. Shirley MacLaine, Kim Novak and Ann-Margret I think would also qualify.

...Working on our night moves... Tryin' to make some front page drive-in news... (That's what I thought of when I saw this thread) I'm not sure if I'm sorry our not that I missed this film. The synopsis sounds interesting, but it looks like this movie got lukewarm reviews. I'll have to look out for it next time. Alex & The Gypsy sounds very interesting. I'm a fan of Lemmon and this sounds like a film that I would enjoy watching. It looks like this film is available as a Print on Demand option through Fox Cinema Archives. I'd rather see it first though, before spending money on it.

Maybe we can throw Errol in as the distinguished but devastatingly handsome younger brother of Bogart and uncle to James Dean (I'm just assuming by the title "I Never Sang For My Father" that the "I" would be James Dean and "Father" would be Bogart).

This thread was inspired by something I was thinking when responding to the "Summer of Darkness" thread in the Friday Night Spotlight board. I was saying that the summertime, especially summer nights in particular, sets the perfect ambiance for a gritty noir. The darkness, combined with warm breezy air puts me in the right mood for a noir. For whatever reason, Saturday mornings with bright sunshine does not put me into the mood to watch a dark film. If I don't want a to watch a noir on a warm summer night, for whatever reason, I also like to watch steamy melodramas or something along that vein. Something with intense moods seems to be the right film for me during the summer nights. Really Late nights (like 10pm-later) (probably Friday night or Saturday night, not a "work night" lol) is the right time for me to watch cult classics like Barbarella, The Stepford Wives (1975) or Roller Boogie, really cheesy horror movies (Nightmare on Elm Street or the earlier Friday the 13ths) or the really cheesy sci-fi movies (like The Brain That Wouldn't Die). Other times of the day just don't seem "right" for these films. I like to reserve mornings and afternoons for happier things like musicals or light comedies. Sometimes though, if I've had a particularly trying day at work, musicals and light comedies can be just the thing to watch in the evening. Evenings are for the dramas. These will precede my corny sci-fi, bad horror or cult movie fest of the late late night. Days with horrible weather (snow, pouring so much rain that driving is dangerous, etc.) I like to save for those really long movies that I've always wanted to see, like Gone With the Wind, Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra, things like that. How about you? Do certain types of environments put you into the mood to watch a certain type of film?

I'm excited that the Summer of Darkness is going to go two months. I love film noir and there are so many that I haven't seen. Summer is the perfect time to watch these types of movies--especially at night. There's the darkness, but also the warm summer breeze with creates the right kind of ambiance for gritty noir. I don't know if this idea of the perfect environment makes sense, but it does to me. Good work TCM! I'm looking forward to it!

I was just meaning that it would have been nice to have seen (or have the ability to see) Welles' original version of his films. Without the uncut version to compare the theatrical version to, who's to say that Welles' version was too long and tedious and that the studio's edited version was better? Maybe the studio's version is better and Welles' version was boring and made no sense. However, we'll never know because the studio took it upon themselves to edit Welles' films behind his back. Perhaps if the editing had been more of a collaborative process, there would have been a different outcome, or, if Welles' ego got in the way, we may have been left with the same result. There's no way to ever know though because the deleted footage is gone.

If Bogart could set ego aside, I could see him being great in ensemble pieces like 12 Angry Men or Judgement at Nuremberg or something like that. I don't know if he'd be able to keep up the lead billing into the 1960s with the likes of Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford becoming big stars. I think Bogart, unless he was somehow able to keep up with the changing times would end up becoming somewhat of a relic. He'd be good though if he stepped back and took some juicy supporting roles like Edward G. Robinson did. However, I could also see him and Bacall teaming up again in another film. I don't know what type, but I think that it would have been really fun-- maybe in a 1960s caper film or something.

It seems with Orson Welles, people either really like him or don't. I, for one, love him. I think he was ahead of his time with his films. I love The Lady From Shanghai and I thought The Stranger was really great too. He's even good in films where he's just an actor, like Tomorrow is Forever with Claudette Colbert and The Third Man. His Harry Lime character in The Third Man is fascinating and has one of the best entrances of all time. Sometimes I think The Third Man is an Orson Welles film. I forget that he only appeared in it as an actor. Orson Welles seems like he'd be really intense in person. Which might be the case as I believe that is part of the reason his relationship with Rita Hayworth fell apart. However, he also seems like he's hilarious as seen in his appearance on The Dick Cavett Show. I really like Welles and it's a shame that so many of his films fell victim to over-zealous film editors and producers. I would have loved to see Welles' version of The Magnificent Ambersons and The Lady From Shanghai.

I really liked The Harder They Fall. I may be biased, because I'm a sucker for sports movies (especially boxing!) but I thought this was a great film and I'm glad that Bogart was able to end his career with a respectable film and not like some actors whose last film is unfortunately a stinker. I really liked the grittiness of the film and I really liked Bogart's good guy character.

While Shelley Winters is definitely not my favorite actress by any means, and I'll agree that she is pretty irritating in many of her roles, except for I felt bad for her in A Place in the Sun, I loved her as Roseanne's Grandma Mary in Roseanne. She was hilarious in that role. Re: Her Cheesecake photos. Wow! I had no idea she looked like that in the early days. To me, she always looked kind of dumpy. At least in comparison with her peers like Ava Gardner, Lana Turner and the like.

I watched quite a few things since I last posted in this thread: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, I just finished watching this. Loved it. Gene Tierney is so beautiful and I believe, an underrated talent. She was perfect as Lucy Muir and I loved how well she carried off the aging of her character in this film. Natalie Wood was adorable, but I prefer the adult part of her career. I loved George Sanders and even Rex Harrison was good as the ghost. Torrid Zone. I thought this was an excellent movie (despite Andy Devine). I loved Ann Sheridan and James Cagney, though I did not love Cagney's moustache. I don't know what he was thinking, but I do not like a moustache on him. I loved Sheridan's sassiness. From this film, I learned that I cannot stand Andy Devine. He was so annoying in this film, I do not desire to see more for him. God forbid he turns up in another film I'm watching. The Stepford Wives. I watched the 1975 version. I thought this was a great movie. I liked the campiness of it. Katharine Ross was good as the suspicious newcomer to town and I also enjoyed Paula Prentiss. I was disappointed that Ross' character wasn't able to beat the men's club, but also found the ending satisfactory since this was a sci-fi horror film. I also really liked the movie poster showing Katharine Ross' robot in broken into pieces. "Joanna, how could you do a thing like that?... I thought we were friends!" Footlight Parade. I watched this to see James Cagney in a musical. I also liked Joan Blondell. I found Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell very annoying. I like Powell in his film noirs, but I can't say I like his singing. While I don't loathe his singing as much as I do Jeanette MacDonald's and Kathryn Grayson's, it's just a little too old timey for me, if that makes any sense. It reminds me of the one part of Singin' in the Rain that I don't like--the part during the montage showing the transition to talkies and the guy with the mega phone sings "Should I" (I think). Busby Berkley's musical numbers are boring. While I get the kaleidoscope affect that he goes for and the impressiveness of the chorus girls pulling off the numbers, they do nothing for me. I find Berkley's choreography tedious, though I'm not denying his groundbreaking work in the early days of the talkies, he's just not my favorite by any means. Passage to Marseille. The cast of the movie looked promising (Bogart, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre), but I didn't find it that exciting. The film was a Casablanca reunion, sans Ingrid Bergman. All the "usual suspects," Bogart, Rains, Lorre, Paul Henreid, even the lady who plays the little guitar was there. Unfortunately, it wasn't as good as Casablanca. The movie just wasn't very exciting despite the exciting sounding synopsis. Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn. Even though I can't say I'm the biggest Spencer Tracy fan, I do enjoy documentaries. I found this documentary to be interesting and I liked hearing Hepburn's narration. From what I've heard her say on this documentary, her own documentary and various interviews, she and Tracy were genuinely in love--even though she was basically his mistress for 20+ years. While I don't think I'll ever become a huge fan of Tracy, I do appreciate him a little bit more after seeing this and will try to watch more of his films in the future. My Reptutation. I already talked about this movie on another thread, but I loved it. Barbara Stanwyck never fails to entertain. This was one of those great "weepie" films that Warner Brothers was known for. Stanwyck and Eve Arden were definitely the highlights. George Brent was sufficient as the man whom Stanwyck loves. I also liked Lucile Watson's cranky old mother. The cranky old women in these Golden Era films are hilarious. Baby Face. I also already talked about this movie on another thread, but I loved it. I'm finding the pre-code films very entertaining and this film was no exception. Barbara Stanwyck plays the bad girl very well. I found her character very sympathetic and liked the ending. They Drive By Night. Another film that I've already discussed. I really enjoyed Bogart's small role and George Raft wasn't half bad. This film truly belongs to the women however, Ann Sheridan's sassy waitress and Ida Lupino the bonkers woman scorned. I thought this was a great film and I especially loved Lupino's breakdown on the witness stand. I will definitely be seeking out more of both Sheridan and Lupino. George Washington Slept Here. Ann Sheridan and Jack Benny make an interesting couple and you can't go wrong with Hattie MacDaniel. I love these old movies with the dilapidated homes. As a new home owner, I identify with these films very much. Except my house is not falling apart like they typically are in the movies. I found it interesting to find out that Sheridan and Benny's home in this film is the house from Arsenic and Old Lace, just with some modifications. The little black terrier dog in the film is also Toto from The Wizard of Oz. I recognized Lee Patrick from Auntie Mame and Footsteps in the Dark and John Emery, he played a couple different characters in a couple different episodes of I Love Lucy. In one episode he was a tramp and in another he was a grumpy neighbor who didn't like Little Ricky's dog. I also liked seeing Percy Kilbride. I wasn't aware he was in any other films aside from the Ma and Pa Kettle films. Films left to watch: What's the Matter with Helen? (This movie just sounded ridiculous so I had to record it) The Pride of the Yankees Forbidden Planet Little Miss Thoroughbred One More Tomorrow Honeymoon For Three Kings Row (I watched part of this but need to re-watch) Of Human Bondage (the remake with Kim Novak) Stage Fright Scaramouche Escape From Fort Bravo Invisible Stripes BF's Daughter Breakfast for Two I Could Go On Singing A Child is Waiting The Forbidden Street People Will Talk Yankee Doodle Dandy Klute Witness For Prosecution City For Conquest Lust for Life Baby Doll The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Thelma & Louise A Yank in the RAF Humoresque Bird on a Wire

I love this topic. It'd be cool if TCM did an entire year of fans voting for who they'd like to see as SOTM and SUTS. Those who get the most votes are featured. Although, depending on whether more laymen movie watchers are voting, we could end up with a bunch of the "usual suspects," or, we could end up with more unique choices if the more avid film buffs cast votes. JANUARY- Rosalind Russell. Start the year off right with the sassy Rosalind Russell. FEBRUARY- I like Lydecker's idea of saluting all the great artists of the Golden Era who never won an Oscar. I'd choose the films that featured performances, direction, costumes, etc. that should have been nominated and weren't. Some films that would be featured would be Gentleman Jim (for Errol Flynn's performance of James J. Corbett), Psycho (for Norman Bates' portrayal of the best creeper of all time, Norman Bates), The Thin Man (Myrna Loy's Nora Charles), Of Human Bondage (Bette Davis' star-making role), Preston Sturges' Palm Beach Story, just to name a few. MARCH- Fred MacMurray. See MacMurray's films before Disney and My Three Sons. However, this month could also include a Disney Vault centered around MacMurray's contributions like The Absent Minded Professr and The Shaggy Dog. APRIL- The Rat Pack. A month of films featuring the members of the Rat Pack. A night of Dean Martin, a night of Sinatra, a night of Sammy Davis Jr. and a night featuring all the Rat Pack films. If there was somehow a fifth night to fill, I would feature the films of Peter Lawford. (I'm not the biggest fan of Lawford--his voice irritates me, that's why he's a bonus option). MAY- George Sanders. I second everyone's desire to see this man recognized! JUNE- Betty Grable. A great way to kick off the summer with the #1 Pin Up Girl herself. JULY- Olivia de Havilland. This month would also feature a brand new edition of Private Screenings before it's too late! The lady is a few months from being 99! Hop to it TCM! If she can't fly to the US, fly to her home in Paris for godsakes! AUGUST- 1. Joan Blondell (which will feature the premiere of The Perfect Specimen with my boyfriend Errol Flynn) 2. Myrna Loy 3. Agnes Moorehead 4. Jack Lemmon 5. Gene Tierney 6. Lucille Ball 7. Montgomery Clift 8. Peter Lorre 9. James Cagney 10. Thelma Ritter 11. Marjorie Main 12. Bette Davis (which will feature the premiere of Beyond the Forest with Joseph Cotten) 13. Ann Sheridan 14. Raymond Massey 15. Vera-Ellen 16. Brian Keith 17. Ida Lupino 18. Jack Nicholson 19. Mitzi Gaynor 20. Tony Curtis 21. William Holden 22. Priscilla Lane 23. Madeline Kahn (including the premiere of the greatest movie based on a board game ever, Clue). 24. Rita Hayworth (this day will include Salome where Rita performs her version of the dance of seven veils). 25. Burt Lancaster 26. Charles Coburn 27. Jean Harlow 28. William Powell 29. Claude Rains 30. Angela Lansbury 31. Hayley Mills (TCM will score rights to air Mills' Disney films including Pollyanna, The Parent Trap and Summer Magic). SEPTEMBER- Anne Baxter. She's a great actress and overdue for a SOTM honor. OCTOBER- Basil Rathbone. His role in horror films like Son of Frankenstein makes him a good candidate for Halloween month. NOVEMBER- Jean Arthur. I just love her and want to see more of her films. DECEMBER- James Stewart. This will be the time that TCM obtains viewing rights to It's a Wonderful Life because of some colossal blunder than NBC commits which causes Paramount to retract their agreement. This paves the way for Time Warner to swoop in and obtain exclusive viewing rights. The film will be shown un-cut and commercial free--the way ALL films are intended to be seen. There are so many more combinations I could have gone with. I didn't go for some of my pet choices like Errol Flynn, Cary Grant, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly (just to name a few) because I own/have seen so many of their films, I wouldn't gain anything new from these actors being featured.

I agree with you about Elizabeth Taylor. I had seen her in some of her earlier roles like as Amy in Little Women, and was not impressed. Well I didn't like the film as a whole, but Taylor in that film didn't do anything for me. I had also seen her in a slightly later film, Father of the Bride, and the first time I watched the film, Taylor did the same for me as she did in Little Women. What did make me appreciate her talents as an actress was also Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Richard Burton still doesn't do much for me, but Taylor really impressed me. Her portrayal of Martha, the hard drinking wife of Richard Burton was fascinating. I can't blame the young married couple, Sandy Dennis and George Segal for simultaneously feeling awkward and wanting to leave but also being captivated by what is going on and staying. I also found Taylor to still look very pretty even though she made an effort to gain weight and makeup to make herself look a little "rough." After 'Virginia Woolf,' I sought out more of Taylor's adult work. I also really loved her in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Her role in A Place in the Sun with one of my favorites, Montgomery Clift, was also entertaining. I've discovered that I really like Taylor's dramatic roles over her more lightweight roles. She also does steamy romantic dramas very well, which are also types of films I really enjoy.

I'll admit that I recorded Forbidden Planet, I've never seen it. I also watched most of North By Northwest (I got home after it had already started). I own this movie on Blu-Ray and I love it. I love the music, the color, everything. It doesn't get old for me-- I don't watch it each time it airs on TCM though. I do love it though when I watch it. I'm catching up on my Ann Sheridan movies now! Not particularly a fan of Ben-Hur, so I decided not to continue in the Friday Night Spotlight.

I saw this question earlier today and have spent some time thinking about it. There have been some who, thanks to TCM, I've discovered and developed a real appreciation for them: Jean Arthur, I really started to like her when I saw The Ex-Mrs. Bradford and Talk of the Town Ann Sheridan, I saw her in Silver River and I wanted to see more. Ida Lupino, I loved her in They Drive By Night Fred MacMurray, I had only seen him in My Three Sons and had no idea he could play a bad guy like in Double Indemnity. Barbara Stanwyck, She also had me hooked in Double Indemnity William Powell Myrna Loy William Powell and Myrna Loy's collaboration in The Thin Man made me want to see more. I don't know why, but for years I had heard of The Thin Man and for whatever reason thought it was a western. I have no idea why. I'm not the biggest fan of Westerns, but have grown to like more and more of them, and I had been avoiding The Thin Man because I didn't want to watch a Western. I was bonkers. Lol. There have also been others who I wasn't wasn't a fan of initially but have grown to like them like Jean Harlow. I'm slowly warming up to Carole Lombard. One actress who I've really developed an appreciation for is Claudette Colbert. I had seen her in It Happened One Night and while I thought she was funny and found the movie amusing as a whole, I wasn't seeking Colbert out. However, then one night, I watched The Palm Beach Story and really loved Colbert. From then on, I've been trying to see Colbert in all I can and I really love what I've seen. Clark Gable, Colbert's co-star in It Happened One Night, is another person I was lukewarm about initially. I don't know what it was about him, while I thought he was funny in IHON, I didn't see a reason to see more Gable films. However, I saw him in Test Pilot with Myrna Loy and I really liked him in that. Since then, I've been trying to watch more Gable films and found that I really enjoy his persona. Finally, another person I've developed an appreciation for is Doris Day. For years, I avoided her films because I thought she was this goody two-shoes, saccharine personality--which was actually a really unfair assessment, because I hadn't actually watched any of her movies. Then I saw her in her trio of films with Rock Hudson and really liked her. The film that really made me like her was Love Me or Leave Me. I was happy to see that there was another side of her and see her in a grittier role. Since then, I've seen many of her films and have found her to be an enjoyable film presence. I'm very grateful to TCM for making all these films available so I can continue to learn about new personalities and also continue to see more and more films of those actors and actresses whom I really enjoy.

A night at the opera is the best one, in my opinion--followed by duck soup.