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Well James Dean is going to be in a new movie this year (or next?), he still has a chance!

In addition to the Blu Ray films announced, WB has these films available for pre-order:

To the Gen-X and old Millennial generation, Elizabeth Taylor is probably also very well known for her commercials for her White Diamond perfume.

Lol. And if you're not a "star" you're an "influencer."

I would say Audrey Hepburn is similar to Marilyn in that both women are used as symbols of glamour for many generations of women/teenage girls who've probably never seen any of either lady's films.

741 It's the Bowery Boys/Dead End Kids... I'm going to guess Angels With Dirty Faces. I'm not a fan of Gorcey & Co.'s shtick. I find them very tiresome. If it's Angels With Dirty Faces, I've seen this film. If not, then maybe, maybe not. 742 Hold Back the Dawn with Charles Boyer and Olivia de Havilland. I have this on the DVR but haven't watched it yet. 743 Not sure. I thought it was Four Jills in a Jeep, but I'm not sure. 744 I recognize Joel McCrea 745 The Tender Trap. Yes I like this movie very much. I may have watched it a few times on Watch TCM while I've been working. It's an easy movie to listen to and still know what's going on. 746 Looks like Lord of the Flies. I haven't seen this and it isn't particularly at the top of my list either. 747 I'll go with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. I haven't seen it, but maybe will someday. Westerns aren't my favorite genre. 748 Looks like possibly an older Rita Hayworth. I haven't seen this film. 749 Private Benjamin. No. 750 Apollo 13. Maybe a long time ago when it came out originally. I remember the "Houston, we have a problem" being the go-to tagline for awhile.

745 is The Tender Trap

TV Beefcakes: Ricky Ricardo, Desi Arnaz, I Love Lucy Jesse Katsopolis, John Stamos, Full House. Dylan McKay, Luke Perry, Beverly Hills, 90210. Dr. Tony Newman, James Darren, The Time Tunnel --- That's what I have so far...

::begins looking at knees, nervously::

It was years before I learned that Anna Maria Alberghetti was a real person and not just a joke on MTM. In the beginning of the episode, Ted is the one with the knock knock joke (Anna Maria Alberghetti, who?) and cannot come up with the punchline. This is the episode where Lou's ex-wife Edie remarries. Lou remains very stoic and supportive of his ex-wife, even though he's devastated. Mary is completely overcome by how well Lou is handling himself and he has to take her to the bar to cheer her up. Ted finally comes up with the "Anna Maria Alberghetti in a taxi, honey" punchline and it cheers Mary up.

I'm always fascinated by people using corded phones in the bathtub in old movies... Wasn't there a worry about electrocution?

I've seen Trumbo before. But in light of Kirk's passing, I borrowed his book I Am Spartacus from the library and am going to try and read it and watch the Trumbo film again. I thought Trumbo was excellent. Bryan Cranston did a great job.

The only part of Dodge City that I'm somewhat disappointed with is Ann Sheridan's tiny role. I also didn't like when Errol threatened Olivia with a spanking in Dodge City for laughing at him when he trips and falls. I found that very demeaning for Olivia.

I like that for the most part, the men in this era were fit, but not insanely muscular. I find giant muscles very unappealing--not saying that this is true of all super muscly men, but usually big muscles = not much else. I'd rather be with a flabby intelligent man than a muscly moron. This conversation is making me want to watch a Burt Lancaster film.

Didn't Mitchum make some comment at some point about having to suck in his gut when he made movies? Or maybe that was just a typical droll Mitchum remark.

One of my favorite parts of that movie is when Alan Hale inadvertently becomes part of the Pure Prairie League.

David Schwimmer reminds me of Droopy.

I love An American in Paris. I just saw it in the theater for probably the 3rd time last month and then I watched it yesterday on Watch TCM while I was working. As much as I love the 18 minute ballet at the end, I really love Georges Guetary's "Stairway to Paradise" number. That's my favorite part. And of course, Oscar Levant is always hilarious. I also really liked Nina Foch's character. I think this film, and Executive Suite are the only films of hers that I've seen.

I stand corrected. I thought Crowe had won for A Beautiful Mind.

I'm conflicted with Gable. Sometimes he's attractive, like in It Happened One Night. And sometimes he looks like the guy from Mad Magazine.

I know. It came out when I was a sophomore in high school. I remember clearly when it was in the theaters, let alone twenty years later. If I recall, this film started a series of other films being released about Greek/Roman figures. I think within a few years, Gladiator, Troy, and Alexander all came out. I think Gladiator was touted as Russell Crowe's shot at an Oscar, but he'd have to wait until the year after.

If you're interested in Merle Oberon's attempts to hide her Asian ethnicity, last week's episode of the You Must Remember This podcast covered this exact same subject! This current season of the podcast covers the lengths that actresses went through to conform to society's idea of beauty. I thought it was crazy that Oberon was using products to literally bleach her skin to make it more white. It is probably lucky that she had her career during the era of black and white film. I imagine that the skin damage caused by her bleaching products and such would be much more apparent in color. Is there a significance to the title of the novel? I would have never guessed that Whisper of the Moon Moth was about Merle Oberon's attempts to conceal her racial identity.

731 My Man Godfrey, yes 732 Notorious, yes 733 I'm guessing that this is some version of Hamlet, but I haven't seen it. 734 An American in Paris, yes 735 The Defiant Ones, no 736 CORNEL WILDE IS IN THE PENTHOUSE! CORNEL WILDE... that's all I have for that one 737 Halloween, yes 738 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn, no. I just recognized Ricardo Montalban's hair in this photo and knew what it was 739 No. I see that it's Jamie Lee Curtis with her mother, Janet Leigh. 740 Gladiator, yes a long time ago.

Maybe she had too many of her 12-blue ribbon winning pickles, with the secret ingredient, allspice.

Horror/alien things are already not my favorite. A film has to be pretty special to overcome those handicaps. Rosemary’s Baby was not one of them. However, I loved “The Birds” aside from the weird Rod Taylor being brother to Veronica Cartwright thing. I love: -the lady in the diner who screams at Tippi. -the guy who gets his eyes pecked out. -the birds attacking the children. -the lovebirds. -Tippi’s green suit. -the birds attacking the phone booth. -the lack of sound in the film, except the birds. -the ominous unresolved ending.