[Name a Celebrity - Name a Movie]

Shirley Jones was in The Music Man with Robert Preston

[A to Z of Characters]

Blandings, Jim - Cary Grant in Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House

[TCM's birthday tribute to Eddie Albert - 4/22]

I have to keep an eye out for him next time I watch Roman Holiday !!

[A to Z of Characters]

Zuko, Danny - John Travolta in Grease

[Name a Celebrity - Name a Movie]

Shelley Winters was in Odds Against Tomorrow with Gloria Grahame

[A- Z of movie geography]

G - Greenwich Village

[Actor/Movie Association Game]

James Coburn

[The films of Peter Bogdanovich]

Good news for Bogdanovich fans - What's Up, Doc? has been scheduled for blu-ray release on Aug. 10th. I believe this is the first Bogdanovich film to be released in high-definition.

 

[Name a Celebrity - Name a Movie]

Pat Hitchcock was in Strangers on a Train with Farley Granger

[Actor/Movie Association Game]

Julie Andrews

[Up in the sky! It's a comic book superhero movie!]

Thanks for the link!

 

And of course, I'm also very interested in the Justice League movie, I also heard they're planning a Wonder Woman movie but they are probably still casting for that one.

[Name a Celebrity - Name a Movie]

Peter Bull was in A Chrismas Carol with Alastair Sim

[[b]Free screenings[/b] in 5 cities, leading up to TCM Festival!!]

Last of the Road to Hollywood screenings is tonight at San Francisco's historic Castro Theater - with a showing of The Lady from Shanghai

[Actor/Movie Association Game]

James Garner

[Name a Celebrity - Name a Movie]

Louis Calhern was in The Asphalt Jungle with Sterling Hayden

[The Old PostER Road To Hollywood]

Great posters all around, especially The Lady from Shanghai - hope everyone who's attending the Castro screening tonight has a great time!

[A- Z of movie geography]

E - East of Eden

[TCM's birthday tribute to Eddie Albert - 4/22]

 

So, I'm looking ahead at the schedule for tomorrow (Thursday - and the 1st day of the TCM Film Festival) and realized they're doing a birthday tribute to Eddie Albert.

 

I haven't paid much attention to him in the movies before, but I looked up his photo and he did definitely look very familiar. I'm glad there is a tribute to him tomorrow so I can watch some of his performances.

 

Thanks, TCM.

 

*_EDDIE ALBERT B-DAY TRIBUTE 4/22_*

 

*On Your Toes* (1939) 7:30am ET

A hoofer gets mixed up with a ballet dancer, triggering backstage jealousy.

Cast: Zorina, Eddie Albert, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh Dir: Ray Enright BW-94 mins, TV-G

 

*The Great Mr. Nobody* (1941) 9:15am ET

An accident-prone reporter stumbles into love and a big story.

Cast: Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Alan Hale, William Lundigan Dir: Ben Stoloff BW-71 mins, TV-G

 

*Thieves Fall Out* (1941) 10:30am ET

A young man tries to rescue his grandmother from kidnappers.

Cast: Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Jane Darwell, Alan Hale Dir: Ray Enright BW-72 mins, TV-PG

 

*The Gun Runners* (1958) 11:45am ET

A charter boat captain runs guns during the Cuban revolution.

Cast: Audie Murphy, Eddie Albert, Patricia Owens, Everett Sloane Dir: Donald Siegel BW-82 mins, TV-PG

 

*Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman* (1947) 1:15pm ET

A singer's wife turns to the bottle when she fears she's lost her husband to success.

Cast: Susan Hayward, Lee Bowman, Marsha Hunt, Eddie Albert Dir: Stuart Heisler BW-103 mins, TV-PG

 

*Ladies Day* (1943) 3:15pm ET

To save their team, baseball players try to get their star pitcher married to the right woman.

Cast: Lupe Velez, Eddie Albert, Patsy Kelly. Dir: Leslie Goodwins. BW-62 mins, TV-G

 

*The Fuller Brush Girl* (1950) 4:30pm ET

A daffy door-to-door saleswoman blunders into a murder investigation.

Cast: Lucille Ball, Eddie Albert, Carl Benton Reid, Gale Robbins Dir: Lloyd Bacon BW-84 mins, TV-G

 

*Escape to Witch Mountain* (1975) 6pm ET

An unscrupulous millionaire tries to catch two mysterious children with super powers.

Cast: Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence, Kim Richards Dir: John Hough C-97 mins, TV-G

[The films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger]

These last few days have been happy days for fans of Powell and Pressburger. Just a few days ago, Criterion finally announced the blu-ray release of Black Narcissus and the restored version of The Red Shoes.

 

The Red Shoes, by the way, is also going to be shown on TCM this Thursday at 8pm ET, as part of a 20th anniversary tribute to the Film Foundation.

[John Ford's "Cheyenne Autumn" (1964)]

Just found this nice essay about Cheyenne Autumn by Toshi Fujiwara - great reading:

http://www.fipresci.org/undercurrent/issue_0509/cheyenne.htm

[Night Clubs Restaurants Bars Saloons...]

Some great ones listed already. I'd just add that something like half of Casablanca takes place at Rick's, which is of course a saloon/nightclub.

 

Another personal favorite is a scene in the Dodge City saloon in John Ford's My Darling Clementine, which includes this memorable exchange:

 

*Wyatt Earp*: Have you ever been in love?

*Bartender*: No, I've been a bartender all my life.

[Aussie Kiwi Favorites]

Has anyone here seen the recent documentary Not Quite Hollywood, about the Australian film industry?

[Fun facts about your favorite stars]

Ha! You got a good point.

[Up in the sky! It's a comic book superhero movie!]

Oh, yes, I saw that from the first time I watched the movie!

 

It's safe to say that character which only appeared for a moment at the very end of the credits will be back, and perhaps play a more prominent part in this summer's installment.

 

As to The Avengers, well, I'm really looking forward to that one, as well.

[Rare TV alert: Stanley Donen's "Staircase" (1969)]

The Fox Movie Channel (FMC) will be showing Stanley Donen's Starcase (1969) on _Wednesday, April 21_ at 6pm ET.

 

*Staircase* (1969) 6pm Eastern

Homosexual lovers (Harrison and Burton) fight and make up in 1960's England.

Cast: Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Pat Heywood, Avril Angers, Cathleen Nesbitt

Director: Stanley Donen

 

For the record, I've never seen this movie before, although those who have say the performances amount merely to stereotypes of gay men.