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> {quote:title=JackQ wrote:}{quote} > I don't remember Gail Russell in "7 Men...". I remember a very mean Lee Marvin in one of his early roles. But I'll always remember the beautiful Gail in "The Uninvited" with Ray Milland, a spooky story. Hi, JackQ, and welcome to the forums I do remember Lee Marvin in 7 Men, and I'm also very fond of The Uninvited, I wish TCM could play it more often. What I know about Gail Russell's problems and what the Duke did to help her, I learned from the bonus documentary in the 7 Men DVD. > This sounds like fun, talking about these great movies, especially westerns. Randolph Scott and Joel McCrae are two western actors I've always enjoyed watching. "Western Union" and "Ride the High Country" for Scott. "High Country" for McCrae (spelled right?), too. And "Union Pacific" and "Ramrod", a blistering, tough little western, for McCrae. McCrea and Scott are always fun to watch in almost any Western. I've been hearing a lot of good things about Ramrod and hope to be watching it fairly soon. > Wayne's movies I've wittled down to the ones I feel subdue Wayne and let the character come through. Like "Red River" and "...Yellow Ribbon" I like those Wayne performances quite a bit, especially in Yellow Ribbon, which was shown recently as part of the Guest Programmers special.

Don't forget to "Put the Blame on Mame" today when "Gilda" airs on TCM!

I don't think I'd ever noticed a nose job before - but I think she'd be just as lovely with or without it.

Soapdish - Good clean fun next: Popi

> {quote:title=OurGangFanatic wrote:}{quote} > Pick your favorite Disney animated feature from each period: Golden Age: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Package Films: The Three Caballeros (1945) 50's: Peter Pan (1953) 60's: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) 70's: The Aristocats (1970) Pre-Renaissance: The Great Mouse Detective (1986) Renaissance: Beauty and the Beast (1991) Post Renaissance: Lilo & Stitch (2002) Live-action Films With Animation: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Pixar: The Incredibles (2004) Others: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Popi

Moore, Terry

Nigh, William - directed Allotment Wives

Most likely, it's a rights issue. And it _did_ get released on DVD, at least in Europe - but you'd need a multi-region DVD player to be able to watch it.

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > Seems that this is a made-for-TV political film that aired on PBS back in 1982. It was shot on 16 mm. > > Is TCM now showing TV movies? This is from the TCM article: "Gregorio Cortez" was slated to have its initial debut on PBS' American Playhouse, but its producers insisted it be shot as a theatrical release, not a made-for-TV movie. So the film was shot in super 16mm and framed for an eventual 35mm blowup for the big screen. Another unconventional aspect to the production was the decision to do the film in English and Spanish without subtitles, replicating, for many viewers, the confusion the film's characters experienced. The film's producers, of which Olmos was one, had negotiated a contract requiring a theatrical premiere before the PBS premiere, but they didn't have much time. Just three weeks before the PBS airing, Olmos organized an unusual screening in San Antonio, Texas. With funding from La Raza and Esparza, he "four-walled" a theater?renting it out for free showings to encourage people to see it. According to David Rosen, "At the first screening?only two paying customers attended. By week's end, however, favorable word of mouth was drawing 250 people per screening." http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=235313

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > Well, did anyone like the Latino gang films shown last night? I recorded all of them, but probably won't get a chance to watch them any time soon. Tonight's schedule is one of the best yet, imho. I am especially happy to be able to record The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez and Popi, because they're not on DVD yet (and might never be). Lineup for tonight: *The Ballad Of Gregorio Cortez* (1983) A translation error causes tragedy for a Mexican-American family. Cast: Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill Dir: Robert M. Young C-105 mins, TV-14 *Lone Star* (1996) The sheriff of a sleepy border town investigates his predecessor's murder. Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Elizabeth Pena Dir: John Sayles C-135 mins, TV-MA *Popi* (1969) A Puerto Rican immigrant hatches a series of zany schemes to insure his children's future. Cast: Alan Arkin, Rita Moreno, Miguel Alejandro, Ruben Figueroa Dir: Arthur Hiller C-113 mins, TV-14 *My Family: Mi Familia* (1995) Three generations of immigrants fight to make their way in the U.S. Cast: Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Eduardo Lopez Rojas, Jenny Gago Dir: Gregory Nava C-127 mins, TV-MA *Terror In A Texas Town* (1958) A whaler inherits his father's farm but has to fight off a corrupt town boss. Cast: Sterling Hayden, Sebastian Cabot, Carol Kelly, Eugene Martin Dir: Joseph H. Lewis BW-81 mins, TV-PG

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> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote} > I thought it was just playing after the last film of the festival that night. > > Tonight *Terror in a Texas Town* follows *Lone Star*, but I really doubt that Chon Noriega picked that one either. Actually if you look at the LIF microsite (http://tcm.com/lif), Terror in a Texas Town is officially part of the series, although like all the other movies shown at the very end of the day's LIF schedule, it probably won't have an intro with RO and CN. As for The Nevadan, I totally agree with you regarding the Cinecolor process, although it might have looked better when it was first released.

Dewey, The last two days have been just terrific. The ending of The Pretender was just delicious, I think the audience loved it (in hindsight, the poster reproduction in the program might have given away just a bit too much - but I hadn't looked at it very closely before watching the movie). Suspense totally lives up to its description as perhaps the biggest-budget movie Monogram ever made; the performances are great, and the singing & dancing number wasn't bad at all... The Kay Francis double feature was also a delight. I had watched Allotment Wives on TCM last time it showed, but nothing compares to watching it with a large, enthusiastic audience! You know Kay's last line in that movie? I loved the audience's reaction! I'm sorry to hear that ChiO wasn't able to stay another week, I think he would have had a lot of fun.

I've set up a temporary message board for TCM viewers who continue to have trouble with these forums. If interested, just send me a PM.

Interesting points you make about Pride of the Yankees, CineSage. I'm a big Cooper fan, but I think you're right in that Robert Montgomery could have added something extra to the part that didn't come naturally to Coop. As for Here Comes Mr. Jordan, it's always been one of my favorite movies about the afterlife. And is it just me, or did there seem to be quite a few of those between the late 30's and the mid-40s? You had On Borrowed Time, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Heaven Can Wait, Between Two Worlds, and A Matter of Life and Death. Would this have been as popular a theme at the time, had it not been for WW2? I wonder.

Johnson, Tor

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I'm one of those people who doesn't know the difference. Don't get me wrong - I'd jump at the chance to see the musical on-stage, but it has never happened so far. Could you give us a rough idea what makes the stage version so much better than the movie? Just an example or two would do, I guess...

This article has the list, if you don't remember off the top of your head: http://www.tcm.com/movienews/index/?cid=239081 According to the auteur theory in cinema studies, the director is the ?author? of a film and the person most responsible for a film?s distinctive qualities. This June, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will put that concept front and center as it celebrates the work of more than 50 top directors from around the world. TCM?s month-long GREAT DIRECTORS festival will featured nearly 350 films, including the works of classic directors like Frank Capra (It Happened One Night), Alfred Hitchcock (Notorious) and John Ford (Stagecoach); mavericks like Orson Welles (Citizen Kane), Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot) and Blake Edwards (Victor/Victoria); international icons like Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal), Federico Fellini (La Strada), Francois Truffaut (Jules and Jim) and Akira Kurosawa (Kagemusha); and modern masters like Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan), Martin Scorsese (GoodFellas) and Woody Allen (Hannah and Her Sisters). Also included in the festival will be several memorable documentaries about and interviews with legendary directors. ?The enormous response we receive each August with our SUMMER UNDER THE STARS festival, which features a different actor or actress? work each day, inspired us to create this expansive showcase of the world?s greatest film directors,? said Charles Tabesh, senior vice president of programming for TCM. ?With this festival, we are once again able to utilize TCM?s tremendous roster of film titles to create an in-depth, authoritative examination and celebration of a particular aspect of cinema.? Each weekday of the GREAT DIRECTORS festival will feature two directors, one during the daytime and another in primetime and late night. The daytime lineup will feature such directors as Victor Fleming (June 2), Fritz Lang (June 8), John Huston (June 11), Jacques Tourneur (June 12), Robert Wise (June 16), Blake Edwards (June 19), Otto Preminger (June 23), David Lean (June 26) and Sidney Lumet (June 29). Weeknight primetime directors include John Ford (June 1), Frank Capra (June 2), Ingmar Bergman (June 4), Steven Spielberg (June 5), Preston Sturges (June 10), Akira Kurosawa (June 11), Woody Allen (June 12), Orson Welles (June 16), Francois Truffaut (June 18), Martin Scorsese (June 19), Stanley Kubrick (June 24), Federico Fellini (June 25), Norman Jewison (June 26) and Cecil B. DeMille (June 29). Each Saturday and Sunday, TCM will present 24 hours of one director?s work and will include Saturday 8 p.m. installments of THE ESSENTIALS showcase, hosted by Robert Osborne and Alex Baldwin, and Sunday 8 p.m. editions of THE ESSENTIALS JR., hosted by John Lithgow. The weekend directors include William Wyler (June 6), Michael Curtiz (June 7), Billy Wilder (June 13), Howard Hawks (June 14), Mervyn LeRoy (June 20), Vincente Minnelli (June 21), Alfred Hitchcock (June 27) and George Cukor (June 28).

Even before TCM dedicates most of the day to Fritz Lang movies on June 8th, there's two movies of his on the schedule: _May 29th, 3:30pm ET_ *The Big Heat* (1953) A police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster's moll to bring down a powerful gangster. Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby Dir: Fritz Lang BW-90 mins, TV-14 _May 30th, 8am ET_ *Hangmen Also Die* (1943) When a Nazi officer is assassinated, Czech patriots band together to protect his killer. Cast: H. H. v. Twardowski, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee Dir: Fritz Lang BW-134 mins, TV-14

Eastwood, Clint

Fosse, Bob - directed Cabaret

Cyd Charisse was in Party Girl with Robert Taylor