JonnyGeetar

I don't think Ginger Rogers was ever better on screen than she is in the major and the minor .ROBBED of an Oscar nod for that one she was. ps- nice job on the schedule today, TCM

> {quote:title=AmandaHallay wrote:}{quote} > *punkrockkim:* Why is everyone ripping on Elvis? Personally, I don't need a whole day of Margaret O'Brien (a WHOLE DAY!), but hey...there are people out there who adore her, and I know the day will be extremely enjoyable for them I'm with you 100% on the Margaret O'Brien thing. She's spooky. Kind of seems like she'd wish you into the cornfield if you made her mad.

> {quote:title=annelovestcm wrote:}{quote} > are all the elvis movies gone for another year? I think it's safe to assume Blue Hawaii will be trotted out some more in the coming months, Angela.Lansbury is adding a lanai to the place in Malibu and TCM's trying to put her across the threshold with residuals from her old stuff. ps- I know Angela Lansbury is a terrific actress and she probably neither gets not needs residuals. But seriously, does she bake brownies for the programmers or what?

> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote} > *I MARRIED A WITCH* is in need of film restoration and video remastering. The print TCM has been running does not look very sharp or clear. Appears to be at least third generation. Hmmm, I never noticed. The film is charming enough, to make up for it I 'spose.

GREAT POST CAPUCHIN! I'd love to see: Jan Sterling Herbert Marshall Albert Finney Leslie Howard Jack Carson Mercedes Macambridge (sic I'm sure!) Christopher Lee Una O'Conner John Gielgud Vanessa Redgrave WC Fields Vivien Leigh Agnes Moorehead

Thank you so much for posting that link! I voted for Dangerous and I Married a Witch . The African Queen isn't on DVD! What the hell?

> {quote:title=CelluloidKid wrote:}{quote} > _The Friends of Eddie Coyle_ (1973) ... Great film ...So glad it came to DVD ...Finally!! > ET Weekly Magazine considers _The Friends of Eddie Coyle_ (1973) 1 of the best DVD release of 2009! > I know I'm like a Macaw by now, but I gotsta reiterate: Eddie Coyle : great movie, lousy DVD. Someone correct me, but I recall no brilliant extras, no subtitles, just the film and the trailer for $10 more than it should be. I don't get Criterion either

_i copied this from imdb's trivia section_: "Herbert Brenon reportedly loved to pick on and ridicule a 14-year-old Loretta Young in her first big role, but was civil with her whenever Lon Chaney was present on the set. Chaney noticed this and never left her side, even if his character wasn't needed for shooting that day. He directed her throughout the shoot and became her surrogate father on the project. "I shall be beholden to that sensitive, sweet man until I die," said Young of Chaney."

Would it cost that much for them to play more Bios? There have been some excellent one hour bios of stars on in the early, early morning- almost as if they were to be filler. I'd rather watch some of the Turner-produced bios of Harlow, Garbo, Cary Grant etc than a thousand clowns or guess who's coming to dinner or high noon or 3:10 to Yuma or the facts of life AGAIN. PS- it seems like every time someone legitimately beefs about a film being on too much, someone posts an eight-page writ in defense of TCM. We know times are tough, we're just letting off steam. personally, there are certain films I'd be fine with weekly showings of, it just seems like some of the repeat offenders are less than stellar offerings, or (in the case of rear window) movies we once loved whose marrow hath been sucked dry.

The movie is great, Mitchum is terrific- the Criterion DVD is a RIPOFF! If I recall correctly, it doesn't even have the option for subtitles.

I wish Ty Power was as good in everything as he is in Nightmare Alley . (I think he had Robert Taylor syndrome: I'm so pretty I must not be good.) Witness for the Prosecution is- more or less- a great example of a "last hurrah" for three greats of the 30's.(Although Dietrich (sic again, I know!) had her best role in years the next year in Touch of Evil . I want to like Irma LaDouce, I really do, but ultimately agree with Shirley MacLaine on that one.

i love you Dred. i have harped on this exact topic many a time myself. there have been numerous occasions when i turned on the TV, not knowing what was coming on TCM next, the morning or noon "now playing" intro rolls...then silence...then... THAT DAMN KID STARTS SINGING "A THOUUUUSAND CLOWNS..." And then I go all Elvis and shoot the TV out. Well, that last part isn't true...But it's funny how often I seem to be there for the very start of it. I miss the scarlet empress and the WC Fields marathon but I'm there for A Thousand Effin Clowns EVERY TIME. It's like a Pink song on the radio. Thanks for not making me feel like the only one.

OMG! Cary Grant would have been beyond fabu in that rule...I'll never see the film the same way again. ps- i kinda sorta love Dietrich in much of it too.

> {quote:title=Kinokima wrote:}{quote} > I still have not seen every Wilder film but of the ones I have seen my top 5 of his would be: > > The Apartment > Sunset Blvd > Stalag 17 > Witness for the Prosecution (the best Agatha Christie adapted film I've seen) > Ace in the Hole You should check out some of the A&E productions with David Suchet as Poirot- the ones in more recent years especially Death on The Nile It makes a fascinating comparison to the 1978 big screen version... I watch Witness for the Prosecution EVERY time it is on. Love, love, love Laughton and Lanchester in it, but I have issues with Ty Power's performance and (sadly) Marlene Dietreich's (sic) as well. However, if you do want to get out of jury duty, shouting "DAMN YOU! _DAMN YOU!_ DAMN YOU !" to the attorney asking you the questions does the trick every time. (German accent is optional.)

> {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote} > You really should see Cluny Brown, it's a gem of a movie. Amen, sister. Cluny is one of the best of the 40's, why it's not on DVD is beyond me.

> {quote:title=Kinokima wrote:}{quote} > My only real issue with TCM and time is the foreign/silent films those are pretty much always regulated to late/early morning on the East Coast. But now I am getting off topic... Not at all. I love and adore TCM, but the spectacular quality of their late, late, late nite programming as well as their leaning _heavily_ on certain titles is (and has been) a real problem. Tomorrow they are showing Laugh Clown Laugh (1925) at (I think) 6:00 am. They are showing The Indiscretion of An American Wife TWICE in about eight hours- prime time, no less.( I know it's a salute to Jennifer Jones, but I don't think even SHE would want that **** aired out.) It's non sequitor, but the more we pipe up about it (no matter the topic), the more of a chance they'll change this annoying habit.

> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote} > *How nice of TCM to bring out a rare gem at the asscrack of dawn* > > As TCM only has one feed for both coasts, those of us on the West Coast appreciated it being shown during primetime out here in the West. > > The screening in February is obviously scheduled for primetime for the East Coast. Nice defense, but... Would it have killed them to have shown it twice in one week (lord knows they do that plenty, saturday morning encores happen aplenty, Goldfiiiiiiiinger recently got that treatment, although heavens to Betsy I don't know why .) Five Graves is a rare treat, after all, not available on DVD. No, the hours between 9:00 am and 8:00 pm seem to be reserved for repeated showings of A Thousand Clowns and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (FYI on the last one: by now, some of us have guessed.) Anything outside the box must be on after 2:00 am. the recent airing of Stephen Bogart's excellent documentary about his father at six am following a Garbo doc on at 5:00 am comes to mind. not all of us have DVR or VCRs and not all of us are morning people and i am not the only one to voice this concern. (PS- It's _COLD_ and I'm cranky, and I know they do show some good stuff at decent hours.)

> You did it was on yesterday very early morning at 1:15 AM EST. But luckily for you (and me) it will be on again Feb 22nd at 8:00 PM EST (a much better time for those of us not on the West Coast). > > On another note I see Wilder's Foreign Affair is also scheduled to air on TCM: January 24th at 10:15 PM and Feb 14 10:00 AM (both EST times) Thank you Kinokima I appreciate that update very much (genuine). How nice of TCM to bring out a rare gem at the asscrack of dawn, as usual. I'm taking this time to note that All Fall Down is on for the 32nd time in six months, right smack in the middle of the day. Thanks TCM! (sarcasm)

it's noon on 1/5/10...did i miss five graves to cairo ? i also feel the need to throw this out: Billy Wilder may be my fave of all time... But I *LOATHE* Kiss Me Stupid

much better.

um... it's cheesing me off a tad that none of this press mentions the thing aka the thing from another planet from 1951. it's better.

i still say it's a strong #4 on the list...but then again, i was born during the Carter administration. one of the many things i actually find timeless about one, two, three is the fact that while the cold war may be a non-issue now, it is the way Wilder looks at life, politics, business and human nature (and weaknesses) in his typically charming, "continental", cheerfully amoral, and utterly pragmatic manner that i adore...check out Horst Bucholtz (sic, i'm sure) when he first tries on the bowler hat and says "not bad." it is much like the best of Lubitsch and makes a delightful companion piece to Ninotchka i've often thought a remake set in Mexico or South America would work, but what do I know? Wilder's best films represent both the way the world really is and the way we wish it was all at once.

there are tragically few films made "nowadays" that are successful as "throwbacks"- and I mean that in the BEST sense of the word. Chinatown, LA Confidential and Far From Heaven are three movies that pull of the rare feat of fitting in perfectly with the great classics of the past. I understand anyone who didn't care for Heaven, but to me it was one of the best films of the aughts by a large margin. Which makes that Gawdawful Bob Dylan trainwreck that Todd Haynes did a few years back all the more of a head scratcher to me. Maybe he was sniffing brake cleaner or something...

> {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote} > One Two Three is on next - this is one of my favorite Wilder films. So much fun, motion, and excellent political satire (for its time). there exists no finite number of times that i will watch one, two, three all the way thru. the more i see it, the more I wonder if it is maybe Wilder's best...but then, no I think of ace in the hole, sunset blvd and indemnity and must put it at #4. Even Wilder's 4rth best is better than a lot of other director's first birst. and Cagney was ROBBED of an Oscar nod.

yes, i had meant to point out that was a solo Powell joint. my biggest issue with Peeping Tom was how intensely stupid the female protagonist was, inviting the clearly disturbed German guy out on dates and such. In comparison to Psycho or even Homocidal it just doesn't hold up.