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I must wonder how much further this will develop beyond: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). I have not watched and I have no intention to ever watch the movies which center on: Jobs or: Zuckerberg so I can not say how much they are advertising vehicles for the respective companies but I suspect they are outliers and that the majority of companies could not commission feature-length advertisements.

"An editorial in Harrison’s Reports criticized the collaboration between the Corona Typewriter company and First National Pictures when a Corona typewriter appeared in the film The Lost World (1925)." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_placement The oldest know product placement in literature is in: Genesis in: The Bible. It tells that Apple is the source of knowledge. It is 1 byte and then everything crashes.

I fear that I must disagree. I believe these are stills from: Godzilla In Love (1957).

I have just watched thirteen episodes of: Qumi-Qumi (2012). I had heard of the concept many years ago and wondered if it was ever to be used as the basis of a series. I discovered the episodes by accident on: Ovguide on: Roku. This is a charming little animated series. It is one of those which is denoted as being for children but adults can find it quite enjoyable. It is of three friends who should not be friends because they are from different tribes. Yusi is a girl who uses technology. Shumadan is a boy in a communist/military tribe. He has a crush on Yusi. Juga is a magical-warrior-in-training who has a crush on Yusi also. It is a Russian series but they speak a made-up language with a smattering of English words. I am returning now to watching all of first six seasons of: Perry Mason on: CBS-All-Access. I do not know why three seasons are missing.

The roles are played by twins: Yan Feldman: and Rafael Feldman. Each have an array of credits apart from the relatively few times when they appear in the same movie. I am sorry to say that I can not find clip of their first scene in the movie. I find it precious because there is such a subtle hint of depravity underneath the obvious. This clip does show them a little in their 'tame' mode: It demonstrates also why you should not mess with a person who is a classically-trained ballerina.

There is an interesting situation in a city near here. A house on the Historical Registry had a minor fire. Inspectors for the city found the fire resulted from a variety of things which made the house unsafe and they condemned it. It could have been rehabilitated to remove the condemnation order. The council which oversees the Historical Registry refused to allow the rehabilitation because the alterations to bring the building up to code would be extensive. They feel the result would be counter to their cause because the interior would only look period but would contain very little original material. The years since have taken their toll on the house. Fire and Code Compliance departments of the city now demand that the house be torn down and are attempting to levy fines against the owner for each day that it is standing. The council for the Historical Registry have gained court injunctions against the house being torn down and the owner could go to jail if they tore it down. It is now a sad little house. It has been wrapped in chain-link fencing to prevent intruders and squatters. A tall chain-link fence surrounds the lot also. There has been no care for the lawn or shrubs except for mowing required by city statute to prevent weed propagation.

I find that very interesting because: Serenity (2005) has characters which are named: Fanty and Mingo. They seem to be twin males and their sexual orientation is left to the imagination of the viewer. Their personalities and amorality do not rule out incestuous homosexuality. The screenplay was written by Joss Whedon who often includes obscure references to other movies and movie tropes.

The passing of Ron Glass makes me very unhappy. He was truly a treasure. He communicated a combination of boyishness and worldliness with perfection. This is demonstrated well in: Firefly (2002) in which he portrays monk/reverend/counselor Shepherd Book. He is mild-mannered and unpretentious and has a great store of gentle wisdom. It is in the episode: War Stories that the crew is preparing to go on a mission to rescue one of their own and the second-in-command finds him loading a weapon: Second-in-Command: Don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Shepherd Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps. I can think of no other actor who could have so completely owned that line. The subtle trace of being an imp is unmistakable. I am sad to say that I know little of his older work and I had hoped to see much more of him in the future.

It is probably a translation error that I consider: 'butterflying' a chicken is to cut off the breasts as one piece. I find this difficult as one must be delicate to cut meat cleanly from the sternum but yet so strong as to cut through the sternum so that the keel remains with the meat. It is sad to say that I have to now roast chickens as our one frying pan which was so large that it could hold an entire chicken broke. It requires nearly twice as much time in an oven than it does on a burner and the rosemary and dill on it tend to char. We mean to buy a new frying pan of proper size but we forget each time when we go to the city where they can be purchased. There are none available locally and ordering a large cast-iron pan entails a high shipping cost.

I feel that that is very unfortunate. It is a truly unique blend of philosophy, social commentary and wild silliness. It is of a six year old boy whose tiger is his mentor, conscience, foil and accomplice. It can be enjoyed by children but was truly written for adults. It depicts well a child learning and maturing in a complex world: http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1985/12/06 It demonstrates subtly how personal philosophies can affect friendships: http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/02/11 It has even helped me understand some of the finer points of the English language: http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/02/24

We were very fortunate that it was only two of us this year and so we had a simple meal. I made spatchcock chicken and my insignificant whatever made duchess sweet potatoes. I do not have my legs for this holiday yet and so I welcomed the opportunity to avoid preparing many specialty dishes. I hope that you and yours had a delightful day and that your bathroom scale is broken!

Is it necessary now for some person to explain my American cultural references?

I hope that all here are having a Happy Thanksgiving!

I am awaiting the first depiction in a movie of a game of Calvinball. That is a movie I will watch no matter the genre!

I am sorry to say that I must ask that my schedule be excluded from the voting. My anticipated schedule for many months to come would make hosting a TCM Programming Challenge very difficult. To be excluded from the voting will save me some embarrassment also as this schedule was done hurriedly and so is not the best. I have scanned quickly the other schedules and have come to the conclusion that it will be very difficult to select one! They are all quite excellent and and each has some very wonderful aspects. It may require days of consideration to make a selection.

I do not recall such from movies other than what has been mentioned but the television program: Castle contained many such from television show: Firefly. Nathan Fillion was star of both series. Many actors who were in: Firefly were guest stars also on: Castle. One may Google: "firefly castle references" to find a number of lists and videos of these.

I have stumbled across a reference which claims that: The Connection (1961) was the first use in an American movie of the four-letter word for excrement. It was originally denied a license to be shown in New York. A court: "held that while 'vulgar', this usage could not be considered obscene." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Connection_(1961_film) I find it difficult to believe that there was not a pre-code movie which used the word but I have no idea how to research same.

It symbolized extravagance of a corrupt Party member. A piano was luxury. An American piano was so lavish that it could never have been obtained through legitimate means. I love this movie very much but it is as much propaganda as those produced in era of Stalin. It was N. S. Khrushchev's desire to depict Russians as human rather than impersonal parts of collective machine. It was at a time also when he needed to depict Germans/Western Europeans as inherently evil. The figurative government hand-out on what type of personalities and behaviour were to be depicted was altered drastically at this time but it was enforced with same rigor.

I thank you for your kind words. It was very easy to schedule that movie as it fits many categories. I have it in back of my mind to do tribute to: Bob Fosse in some schedule and so it is sure to appear then also.

I wish very much that I had seen this prior to blowing off date night to finish and post my schedule! I am sorry to say that I do not know when I may be able to write Program Notes for this schedule. I believe that it is in the main very self-explanatory.

SansFin's Schedule for April 23, 2017 to April 29, 2017 A Week of Days Six daytime schedules and three evening schedules are recognized 'days' as found at: https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/2017/04/ One daytime schedule is important birthday. One evening schedule is anniversary of historic event. Three evening schedules are required schedule programming. Challenge # 1 - President Steve McQueen and Vice-President Audrey Hepburn on Monday Evening Challenge # 2 - Collaborators Norman Panama and Melvin Frank on Friday Evening Challenge # 3 - Damn Yankees (1958) on Saturday Sunday, April 23 Talk Like Shakespeare Day 6:00 AM As You Like It (1936) Laurence Olivier, Elisabeth Bergner, Henry Ainley. Dir: Paul Czinner, Fox, 96 mins., P/S 7:45 AM Henry V (1944) Sir Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks. Dir: Sir Laurence Olivier, Two Cities Films, 137 mins., P/S 10:15 AM Kiss Me Kate (1953) Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller. Dir: George Sidney, MGM, 109 mins. 12:15 PM Romeo and Juliet (1936) Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore. Dir: George Cukor, MGM, 125 mins. 2:30 PM Julius Caesar (1953) Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud. Dir: Joseph L Mankiewicz, MGM, 120 mins. 4:30 PM Hamlet (1969) Nicol Williamson, Judy Parfitt, Anthony Hopkins. Dir: Tony Richardson, Filmways, 117 mins., P/S 6:30 PM Othello (1951) Orson Welles, Michael MacLiammoir, Suzanne Cloutier. Dir: Orson Welles, Mercury Productions, 90 mins., P/S World Book Night Movies Based On A Novel 8:00 PM Freckles (1935) Virginia Weidler, Tom Brown, Carol Stone. Dir: William Hamilton, RKO, 62 mins. 9:15 PM Rebecca (1940) Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock, Selznick, 130 mins., P/S Silent Sunday Night 11:30 PM The Restless Sex (1920) Marion Davies, Ralph Kellard, Carlyle Blackwell. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard, Cosmopolitan Prods., 78 mins., Exempt Silent 1:00 AM Prodigal Daughters (1923) Gloria Swanson, Ralph Graves, Vera Reynolds. Dir: Sam Wood, Paramount, 60 mins., Exempt Silent TCM Import 2:00 AM Clouds at Sunset (1967) Shima Iwashita, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kei Sat⌠. Dir: Masahiro Shinoda, Shinoda Prods., 106 mins., Exempt Import 4:00 AM Nights of Cabiria (1957) Giulietta Masina, Franτois PΘrier, Franca Marzi. Dir: Federico Fellini, de Laurentiis, 110 mins., P/S Monday, April 24 Firefly Day Spaceships and Space Adventures 6:00 AM Serenity (2005) Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Dir: Joss Whedon, Universal, 119 mins., Premiere # 1 8:00 AM Silent Running (1972) Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin. Dir: Douglas Trumbull, Universal, 89 mins., P/S 9:30 AM Alien (1979) Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright. Dir: Ridley Scott, Fox, 117 mins., P/S 11:30 AM Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963) Zdenek Stepánek, Frantisek Smolík, Dana Medrická. Dir: Jindrich Polák, Filmové, 81 mins., Premiere # 2 1:00 PM The Black Hole (1979) Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster. Dir: Gary Nelson, Disney, 98 mins., P/S 2:45 PM Barbarella (1968) Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg. Dir: Roger Vadim, Dino de Laurentiis, 98 mins., P/S 4:30 PM The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe. Dir: Robert Wise, Fox, 92 mins., P/S 6:15 PM Five Million Years To Earth (1968) Andrew Keir, James Donald, Barbara Shelley. Dir: Roy Ward Baker, Hammer Films, 97 mins., P/S Challenge # 1 President Steve McQueen and Vice-President Audrey Hepburn President Steve McQueen demonstrates meticulous planning: 8:00 PM The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke. Dir: Norman Jewison, Mirisch, 102 mins., P/S Vice-President Audrey Hepburn demonstrates ability to handle foreign affairs with aplomb: 9:45 PM Roman Holiday (1953) Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert. Dir: William Wyler, Paramount, 118 mins., P/S President Steve McQueen demonstrates ability to deal with Congress: 11:45 PM The Blob (1958) Steve McQueen, Aneta Corseaut, Earl Rowe. Dir: Irvin S Yeaworth Jr, Fairview Productions, 86 mins., P/S Vice-President Audrey Hepburn demonstrates ability to deal with financial crisis: 1:15 AM How to Steal a Million (1966) Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach. Dir: William Wyler, World Wide Prod, 123 mins., P/S President Steve McQueen demonstrates resolve to secure peace: 3:30 AM The Magnificent Seven (1960) Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen. Dir: John Sturges, Mirisch, 128 mins., P/S Tuesday, April 25 Guglielmo Marconi's Birthday Radio Performers 6:00 AM Whistling In Brooklyn (1943) Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, Rags Ragland. Dir: S Sylvan Simon, MGM, 87 mins. 7:45 AM Whistling In Dixie (1942) Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, George Bancroft. Dir: S Sylvan Simon, MGM, 74 mins. 9:00 AM Whistling In The Dark (1941) Red Skelton, Conrad Veidt, Ann Rutherford. Dir: S Sylvan Simon, MGM, 78 mins. 10:30 AM The Unsuspected (1947) Claude Rains, Joan Caulfield, Constance Bennett. Dir: Michael Curtiz, WB, 103 mins. 12:15 PM Stand By All Networks (1942) Florence Rice, John Beal, Margaret Hayes. Dir: Lew Landers, Columbia, 65 mins., P/S 1:30 PM The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) James Whitmore, Nancy Davis, Gary Gray. Dir: William A Wellman, MGM, 83 mins. 3:00 PM Mr. Dodd Takes The Air (1937) Kenny Baker, Frank McHugh, Alice Brady. Dir: Alfred E Green, WB, 87 mins. 4:30 PM Are You Listening? (1932) William Haines, Madge Evans, Anita Page. Dir: Harry Beaumont, MGM, 73 mins. 5:45 PM Behind the Headlines (1937) Lee Tracy, Diana Gibson, Donald Meek. Dir: Richard Rosson, RKO, 58 mins. 6:45 PM Professional Sweetheart (1933) Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, ZaSu Pitts. Dir: William A Seiter, RKO, 73 mins. SOTM - Lee Tracy 8:00 PM Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) Lee Tracy, Constance Cummings, Walter Connolly. Dir: James Cruze, Columbia, 79 mins., P/S 9:30 PM Doctor X (1932) Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy. Dir: Michael Curtiz, First National Pictures, 76 mins., P/S 11:00 PM The Half Naked Truth (1933) Lupe Velez, Lee Tracy, Eugene Pallette. Dir: Gregory La Cava, RKO, 77 mins. 12:30 AM Criminal Lawyer (1937) Lee Tracy, Margot Grahame, Eduardo Ciannelli. Dir: Christy Cabanne, RKO, 72 mins. 1:45 AM Blessed Event (1932) Lee Tracy, Mary Brian, Allen Jenkins. Dir: Roy Del Ruth, WB, 80 mins. 3:15 AM Betrayal From The East (1945) Lee Tracy, Nancy Kelly, Richard Loo. Dir: William Berke, RKO, 82 mins. 4:45 AM Fixer Dugan (1939) Lee Tracy, Virginia Weidler, Peggy Shannon. Dir: Lew Landers, RKO, 68 mins. Wednesday, April 26 Administrative Professionals Day 6:00 AM My Dear Secretary (1948) Laraine Day, Kirk Douglas, Keenan Wynn. Dir: Charles Martin, Cardinal, 94 mins., PD 7:45 AM Wife vs. Secretary (1936) Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy. Dir: Clarence Brown, MGM, 88 mins. 9:15 AM The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970) Samantha Eggar, Oliver Reed, John McEnery. Dir: Anatole Litvak, Columbia, 105 mins., Premiere # 3 11:00 AM The Liquidator (1966) Rod Taylor, Trevor Howard, Jill St John. Dir: Jack Cardiff, MGM, 104 mins. 12:45 PM Quick Money (1938) Fred Stone, Gordon Jones, Dorothy Moore. Dir: Edward Killy, RKO, 59 mins. 1:45 PM Government Girl (1943) Olivia de Havilland, Sonny Tufts, Anne Shirley. Dir: Dudley Nichols, RKO, 93 mins. 3:30 PM She Married Her Boss (1935) Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Raymond Walburn. Dir: Gregory La Cava, Columbia, 85 mins., P/S 5:00 PM More Than a Secretary (1936) Jean Arthur, George Brent, Lionel Stander. Dir: Alfred E Green, Columbia, 76 mins., P/S 6:30 PM Men Are Not Gods (1936) Miriam Hopkins, Gertrude Lawrence, Sebastian Shaw. Dir: Walter Reisch, London Film Prod, 82 mins., P/S Anniversary of Nuclear Incident at Chernobyl 8:00 PM The Battle of Chernobyl (2006) Mikhail Gorbachev, Tim Birkett, Hans Blix. Dir: Thomas Johnson, Play Film, 94 mins., Premiere # 4 9:45 PM The Babushkas of Chernobyl (2015) Documentary. Dir: Anne Bogart and Holly Morris, Hedgebrook, 70 mins., Premiere # 5 11:30 PM Pripyat (1999) Documentary. Dir: Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Geyrhalter Film, 100 mins., Premiere # 6 1:15 AM Them! (1954) James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon. Dir: Gordon Douglas, WB, 94 mins., P/S 3:00 AM Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kochi. Dir: Ishiro Honda, Toho, 78 mins., P/S 4:30 AM Mothra (1962) Franky Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyoko Kagawa. Dir: Inoshiro Honda, Toho, 91 mins., P/S Thursday, April 27 Morse Code Day Telegraph Operators 6:00 AM A Dispatch From Reuters (1940) Edward G Robinson, Edna Best, Eddie Albert. Dir: William Dieterle, WB, 90 mins. 7:30 AM Western Union (1941) Robert Young, Randolph Scott, Dean Jagger. Dir: Fritz Lang, Fox, 95 mins., P/S 9:15 AM Closely Watched Trains (1966)Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vlastimil Brodský. Dir: Jirí Menzel, Filmové, 93 mins., P/S 11:00 AM The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) Don Ameche, Loretta Young, Henry Fonda. Dir: Irving Cummings, Fox, 98 mins., P/S 12:45 PM The House on 92nd Street (1945) William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso. Dir: Henry Hathaway, Fox, 88 mins., P/S Babe Ruth Day 2:15 PM Headin' Home (1920) Babe Ruth, Ruth Taylor, William Sheer. Dir: Lawrence C Windom, Yankee Photo Corp, 71 mins., P/S 3:30 PM The Babe Ruth Story (1948) William Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford. Dir: Roy Del Ruth, Roy Del Ruth Prod, 106 mins., P/S 5:30 PM Elmer The Great (1933) Joe E Brown, Patricia Ellis, Frank McHugh. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy, First National, 72 mins., P/S 6:45 PM Alibi Ike (1935) Joe E Brown, Olivia de Havilland, Ruth Donnelly. Dir: Ray Enright, WB, 72 mins. Tell a Story Day Movies told as stories: 8:00 PM The Princess Bride (1987) Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin. Dir: Rob Reiner, Buttercup Films Ltd., 98 mins., Premiere # 7 9:45 PM Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga. Dir: Hector Babenco, HB Filmes, 120 mins., P/S 11:45 PM The Pillow Book (1996) Vivian Wu, Ewan McGregor, Yoshi Oida. Dir: Peter Greenaway, Woodline Films, 126 mins., Premiere # 8 2:00 AM The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James. Dir: Charles Crichton, Ealing Studios, 78 mins., P/S 3:30 AM The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm (1962) Laurence Harvey, Karl Boehm, Claire Bloom. Dir: Henry Levin, MGM, 136 mins. Friday, April 28 Hairball Awareness Day 6:00 AM Rhubarb (1951) Ray Milland, Jan Sterling, Gene Lockhart. Dir: Arthur Lubin, Paramount, 94 mins., Premiere # 9 7:45 AM Gay Purr-ee (1962) Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Red Buttons. Dir: Abe Levitow, WB, 85 mins., P/S 9:15 AM Cat People (1942) Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph. Dir: Jacques Tourneur, RKO, 73 mins. 10:30 AM Alice In Wonderland (1933) Leon Errol, Louise Fazenda, Ford Sterling. Dir: Norman McLeod, Paramount, 76 mins., P/S 12:00 PM The Black Cat (1968) Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kei Satô. Dir: Kaneto Shindô, Toho, 99 mins., Premiere # 10 1:45 PM Hausu (1977) Kimiko Ikegami, Eriko Tanaka, Kumiko Ohba. Dir: Nobuhiko Obayashi, Toho, 88 mins., P/S 3:15 PM Bell Book and Candle (1959) James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon. Dir: Richard Quine, Columbia, 102 mins., P/S 5:15 PM I Married A Witch (1942) Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley. Dir: RenΘ Clair, Paramount, 77 mins., P/S 6:45 PM A Bucket of Blood (1959) Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Antony Carbone. Dir: Roger Corman, Alta Vista, 65 mins., P/S Friday Night Spotlight - Screenwriter Collaborations Challenge #2 Collaborators: Norman Panama and Melvin Frank 8:00 PM The Court Jester (1956) Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone. Dir: Norman Panama, Dena Ent., 101 mins., P/S 9:45 PM White Christmas (1954) Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney. Dir: Michael Curtiz, Paramount, 120 mins., P/S 11:45 PM Strictly Dishonorable (1951) Ezio Pinza, Janet Leigh, Millard Mitchell. Dir: Norman Panama, MGM, 86 mins. 1:15 AM Callaway Went Thataway (1951) Dorothy McGuire, Fred MacMurray, Howard Keel. Dir: Melvin Frank & Norman Panama, MGM, 81 mins. 2:45 AM The Road To Hong Kong (1962) Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour. Dir: Norman Panama, Melnor Films, 91 mins., P/S 4:30 AM The Road to Utopia (1946) Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour. Dir: Hal Walker, Paramount, 90 mins., P/S Saturday, April 29 International Dance Day Dancers 6:00 AM Singin' In The Rain (1952) Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds. Dir: Gene Kelly, MGM, 103 mins. 7:45 AM Cabaret (1972) Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey. Dir: Bob Fosse, Allied Artists, 124 mins., P/S 10:00 AM All That Jazz (1979) Roy Scheider, Ann Reinking, Jessica Lange. Dir: Bob Fosse, Fox, 123 mins., Premiere # 11 12:15 PM Damn Yankees (1958) Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston, Tab Hunter. Dir: Stanley Donen, WB, 111 mins., Exempt Premiere 2:15 PM Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn. Dir: Howard Hawks, Fox, 91 mins., P/S 4:00 PM Gilda (1946) Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready. Dir: Charles Vidor, Columbia, 109 mins., P/S 6:00 PM Let's Make Love (1960) Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall. Dir: George Cukor, Fox, 119 mins., P/S International Astronomy Day Astronomers Essentials 8:00 PM The Heavenly Body (1943) William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, James Craig. Dir: Alexander Hall, MGM, 95 mins. 9:45 PM Contact (1997) Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skeritt. Dir: Robert Zemeckis, WB, 150 mins., P/S 12:15 AM Slaughterhouse Five (1972) Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche. Dir: George Roy Hill, Universal, 104 mins., Premiere # 12 TCM Underground 2:00 AM Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai Tsereteli. Dir: Yakov Protazanov, Mezhrabpom-Rus, 111 mins., Exempt Underground 4:00 AM Roxanne (1987) Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich. Dir: Fred Schepisi, Columbia, 107 mins., P/S Premieres: Serenity (2005) The Black Cat (1968) All That Jazz (1979) Slaughterhouse Five (1972) Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963) The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970) The Battle of Chernobyl (2006) The Babushkas of Chernobyl (2015) Pripyat (1999) The Princess Bride (1987) The Pillow Book (1996) Rhubarb (1951) Exempt Premieres Clouds at Sunset (1967) Damn Yankees (1958) The Restless Sex (1920) Prodigal Daughters (1923) Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) Range: 1920s: 4 1930s: 22 1940s: 19 1950s: 21 1960s: 16 1970s: 8 1980s: 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 1

I find it a gentle little comedy. I feel it would have been easy for it to have become either stupidly silly or oppressively morbid but it stays the course for a strange little story as might be told by Thurber. Looking for the movie many years ago led me to this anecdote of a Gazebo influencing a D&D game: http://www.comedycorner.org/90.html

Our cord was cut for us because of construction in the area. There were many promises but the cable company appears to feel it would be prohibitively expensive to run cable from other direction to serve the few customers on our stretch. Construction was to be finished by middle of September and normal routines restored. That plan was pushed to First of October and then to middle of October. We believe the current timetable is to complete construction by June, 2021. We have Roku but reception is poor because Internet for us is wireless by local utility. We do not know when we might have cable/wired Internet access. We had access to many channels because we had cable company account even when not having service but that changed and so those channels disappeared. CBS-AllAccess is our primary viewing. It is fortunate for us that CBS offers this because: Elementary and NCIS are two of the three network programs which we watch. We have considered SlingTV but cost is high for two channels only. It is sad to say that TCM has had little scheduled of recent to justify the cost.