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Irma La Douce Shirley MacLaine, Irma La Douce (1963)

Wasn't this Carol's first appearance in a movie? Or had she done something earlier?

I am not really a Trekker, or at least I never considered myself one. However I admit I was pretty familiar with the original TV series, as well as the movies and the 80s' "ST: The Next Generation". But I won't deny I was very wary about the new "franchise reboot" being prepared by Paramount, because I thought it would be hard to recapture the magic of the series without having Gene Roddenberry around. I've just skimmed through Variety 's review and it seems fairly enthusiastic, calling it "sci-fi nirvana". Here is a link but beware of potential SPOILERS: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940096.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 Until I get a chance to watch it myself, I'll keep an open mind. And if it's even half as good as Variety says it is, I might even watch it more than once. TCMWebAdmin: this is no spamvertising, just an honest thread!

O'Donnell, Mary - Maureen O'Hara in The Long Gray Line

A lot of my most favorite scenes from the MGM musicals and the Astaire-Rogers musicals have already been mentioned, so I won't repeat those. But I seem to remember a very romantic dance in The Swan with Grace Kelly dancing with Louis Jourdan. I can't be 100% if that is the dance I remember until I watch the movie again, which I hope to do in July.

NosmoKing, I think at least part of the problem is that the "high-profile" directors today have become increasingly dependent on recycling themes and genres from earlier decades or even adapting movies from other countries, and this is a criticism that I think applies as much to Spielberg as it would to Tarantino - never mind that the movies may be entertaining, I won't argue they are and that I enjoy them on that level. But where are the filmmakers addressing the current problems and socially-relevant issues in today's society? Can they get financing to get their movies made? How much distribution can those movies get, if they are made at all? One of the last truly engaging movies that sought to examine issues that are socially relevant to where we are today (at least in the Western democracies) was Children of Men, which didn't do all that great commercially - it didn't help matters that a relatively downbeat movie should have been scheduled to open on a Christmas Day. But then, of course, we are coming off a very long frenzy of debt-fueled consumerism, in which more priority was placed (arguably) on material acquisitions than on actual growth of the individual from a cultural, intellectual, and spiritual point of view. Perhaps things will change somewhat now that the consumerist bubble has burst. Perhaps not. Many people will appreciate escapist fare for a while, as was the case during the Great Depression. We'll see.

paramountt, I wanted to thank you for starting this thread, many good titles have already been mentioned and I hope that the TCM programming department has not forgotten about all of these movies we wish they could be able to show. Now that TCM's sister company has kicked off the Warner Archives direct-order service, I wonder how many of the titles mentioned could also potentially become available through the Warner Archives collection. Hope the folks at TCM and WHV are listening!!

Now that this movie is out on DVD/BD, I would like to say that I think it is an amazing movie, and Frank Langella's performance here is totally fascinating. He really makes you feel for Nixon, the man, as a human being, with all his faults and errors, his attempts at rationalizing the mistakes that led him to resign. I watched footage from the REAL interviews after watching the movie, and in my mind at least, Langella makes a more compelling Nixon than the real Nixon. He even has more gravitas. Not an easy thing. Ron Howard has made the most of the source material, the climactic moment in the interviews is the stuff of high drama. Howard doesn't attempt to conceal that he saw obvious parallels between the Nixon administration and that of a more recent president who left the country in worse, much worse shape than when he took office. But even leaving that aside, it's still a very compelling film.

Malloy, Terry - Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront

Malloy, Terry - Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront

Heard some good things about this 1963 movie starring Dean Martin and Elizabeth Montgomery, hope it's at least half as good as some folks make it sound. Oh and Carol Burnett? Sounds like a classic to me. Has anyone seen it already? Or anyone who's really looking forward to it?

Well, the screenwriter did do a very good job, but the movie is also well-directed and very well-acted. The performances by Lancaster and Curtis are among the very best in their careers. And I remember the photography as being quite striking, as befits such a story, in addition to also capturing the spirit of NYC at the time.

> {quote:title=Fedya wrote:}{quote} > They had a tribute for Ingemar Bergman. Did they have one for Sydney Pollack? Yes, I'm pretty sure they did.

Queen Christina

Operation Petticoat

Kowalski, Stanley - Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire

For the Lloyd Webber fans, if there are any around: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LQioQ75408 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oohMgS7Du-w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0DitDonETg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11e6b_W4JHk

Mister Roberts

On Borrowed Time with Lionel Barrymore? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031754/

Orson Welles was in The Muppet Movie which also featured: James Coburn

The Sophia Loren movie is Too Bad She's Bad http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=93581

I liked Audrey Hepburn a lot in some of the movies from the late part of her career. One example of great chemistry was her and Cary Grant in Charade. One example of the other would be Audrey and Albert Finney in Two for the Road - I can't help but hoping they'll fall in love with each other again any time I watch that movie. The early days of their romance are so very romantic! With Barbara Stanwyck, some of the best chemistry/charmistry was relatively early in her careers, especially with Ball of Fire, The Lady Eve and Christmas in Connecticut. And with Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne, their chemistry always seems just right whether it is in The Quiet Man, McLintock! or The Wings of Eagles.

TCM Programmer(s), It is very exciting to see this movie on today's schedule! I've never seen it before, but I can see from the article in this website that it was put together following the huge success of The Egg and I, which explains the casting of Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride, although in this movie they do not play the Kettles. Together with the news of the upcoming showings of the Ma and Pa Kettle movies in July, it makes for a very exciting moment for this TCM viewer and I hope for many more, too. It's hard not to notice that quite a few of the movies in this week's schedule seem to be from Paramount/Universal. That's also great news, hopefully you can help pass the word along to the powers-that-be at MCA/Universal that there's a lot of movie buffs wantin' and waitin' and hopin' to watch these movies and in some cases maybe also buy them on DVD. (Some of us have also been noticin' the little TCM flyers that come in some classic DVDs from Universal Home Video and keepin' our fingers crossed). Keep up all the great work you guys do just to keep us classic film buffs watchin' and recordin' and waitin' for the next month's schedule with great anticipation. TCM rocks!!!

I watched Along Came Jones this morning, what a great movie. I love Coop as Melody Jones. He's like a little kid at times, like when he starts enjoy being confused with the other MJ in the town and everybody is a little intimidated by him. And also when he tries to help out Cherry (Loretta Young) even though he figures out she was trying to use him. The little thing he does with his arm right before he plants a big kiss on Cherry was also a nice touch, it is almost like a parody of such moments in other movies. Oh and the look on his face when he finally learns... POSSIBLE SPOILER . . . . . . . . . .... what a good shot Cherry really is. William Demarest is a great supporting player, as Melody's old buddy, he adds so many great touches of humor and he's just a delight to watch.

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