JarrodMcDonald

When I was in college, one of my film professors obtained a very rare copy of Abel Gance's epic NAPOLEON. It is 5.5 hours long. We watched it all in one night, with a few intermissions. It was exhilarating. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napol?on_(1927_film)

MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES is another title on my to-see list. I just only recent saw LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME. I have yet to explore most of Cagney's later work. I am also interested in locating a melodrama he made with Babs (Stanwyck) in the mid-50s. It was the only time they worked together.

Okay, but did they edit the actual verdict? Or does it cut from, 'we the jury find the aforementioned defendant---' to the final credits.

After watching WAR AND PEACE, movies that are between two and two-and-a-half hours seem rather average in length. LOL A ninety minute film seems like the beginning of a film idea, not a fully fleshed out film. LOL

This is a film I haven't seen. TCM has OKLAHOMA! scheduled in the near future. It would be nice if they could also show THE MUSIC MAN...to maybe do an evening of Shirley Jones musicals.

Good. Truce. LOL

When I think of Siodmak, I think of THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE and THE FILE ON THELMA JORDAN.

Well, I have never said I knew it all. I don't know more than you or anyone. I think we all have certain areas we focus on and specialize in, or a certain actor or director whose career we pay close attention to and know more about. The beauty of an internet board is we can share this knowledge with one another. I am sure Audreyforever accidentally transposed that actor's name while typing it. It was an honest mistake. When you put the word 'er' into your correction, it seemed like you were talking down. Let's just correct errors simply and continue to provide helpful information and links to one another in a civil fashion. I am ready to move forward. I hope you are, too. Thanks.

I think there's a smart-aleck tone with some of your corrections. I don't see you clarifying items to help another poster understand something. I see it as your way of showing off. There's a difference in how you approach it.

Oh, I think there are more mainstays than those. Again, I don't find them reason enough to subscribe to FMC. O'Hara seemed to work at a lot of different studios.

Don't worry, Audreyforever, we knew what you meant. This guy likes to go through and find the errors in other people's posts. LOL

LOL...that's funny. I'm glad that THE VERDICT was mentioned. I should've included it on the original post.

I think we have to start becoming independent of cable, I really do. I record as many of the unreleased titles I see on TCM as possible. Because I know the day my cable bill hits $500, I will have to say, enough is enough. It's the principle of it, and I'm not going to pay that anymore. I don't care if everyone else still has cable, I will do without. But in the meanwhile, I will have stockpiled all these good titles I can enjoy on my own time without having to pay again. I had considered adding FMC, since it is not included with TCM and the other channels I currently have. But since many of the Fox titles are on DVD, I think Netflix is the way to go on those. And honestly, I am not such a great big fan of Gene Tierney or Ty Power that I care to see many of those titles anyway. I'm not even a major Marilyn fan. I like a lot of the MGM and Warners talent roster from the 1930s-1950s, so TCM seems like a better place for me.

Thanks for the kind words. As I said in an earlier post, I use AMC to sample titles that I have either not seen or haven't seen in a long time. And yes, I timed it too, and every nine minutes, there is a commercial that lasts almost five minutes. But it's easy to fast-forward. While TCM is our major source for classic film, the other venues are worth mentioning. Again, these include FMC and AMC. Also, it includes TBS, CMT and any other cable station that occasionally shows older films. The networks and PBS sometimes showed classic films in the past. If they do again, I think we should have a discussion about that, too. Other sources that I have seen discussed on the board are Netflix, Youtube and of course, VHS.

I watched it this morning...it's one of my favorite musicals. My only criticism (and now don't laugh), but it bugged me how clean everyone's hair was! I got the feeling they all washed their hair and then put on make-up to simulate a street-urchin appearance. Wouldn't it have been more realistic if they hadn't washed or combed their hair in days? I think Reed could've gone for a more gritty realism considering the environment in which these characters live. The cast is superb, of course. And I think Shani Wallis is great. According to wikipedia, Shani has been performing since age four! She was in her mid-30s when she did OLIVER!, and since then, her credits have been rather extensive, working in practically all aspects of entertainment, from stage to film and television. She is married to an American and became a U.S. Citizen, though she was originally born in London. She's in her 70s now. Wikipedia also says there was an OLIVER! reunion special that aired on British TV. If only TCM could obtain the rights to that....it would be fun to see!

On Tuesday March 2, 2010, TCM is airing REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE. It tells the story of an alienated high school kid that tries to handle life's troubles. The teenager is portrayed by James Dean, and it has became one of his most iconic roles. During the film's 111-minute running time, he meets a girl (played by Natalie Wood), disobeys his parents (Jim Backus and Ann Doran), and defies a school bully (played by Corey Allen). He also befriends a youth named Plato (Sal Mineo). During the telling of the story, director Nicholas Ray is able to show the moral decay of American youth, provide a commentary on parenting styles, and critique the generation gap. Many of the scenes were filmed at a high school in Santa Monica. Photography was initially done in black and white and then film stock was switched to color. This necessitated the reshooting of several scenes. It is not known if the black-and-white footage still exists. The film's most climactic scenes take place at the Los Angeles-based Griffith Park Observatory. The film was in production from March through May 1955. It was released one month after James Dean's tragic death in October of that year. Since that time, the film has gained notoriety. In 1990 it was added to the United States Library of Congress's National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Hey, I praise certain performers too. Sometimes I over-hype my favorite stars! I will try to get to it by Friday...promise. Check back later this week, as I will be sure to post my reflections on it.

Zero. None. Haven't seen any. I have only seen ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES, CRIME SCHOOL and THEY MADE ME A CRIMINAL...but of course, they were the Dead End kids in those films.

Maybe they are finalizing a deal to show SOME LIKE IT HOT each week, and once that goes through, the schedule will be ready.

Maybe Robert Osborne could hold a seance and make it one of the more memorable tributes.

Apparently, Nestor Almendros did about half the actual filming...Malick was way behind schedule and Almendros left to work on a film for Francois Truffaut. Renowned cinematographer Haskell Wexler took over, and when DAYS OF HEAVEN won the Oscar for cinematography and Almendros accepted the award, there was considerable controversy. Wexler wrote a famous letter to Roger Ebert where he said that he sat in a theatre and used a stop watch to add up all the scenes he had done. According to him, his contributions totaled more than half the film's 92-minute running time.

I thought the dialogue of the shrink analyzing her was very interesting. Obviously, there had been much research done before the script was written. It hit screens a year before THE SNAKE PIT.

Hmmmm....that's a relatively low number when you think of all the great films ever made. I am glad you don't regret the time you've spent watching these wonderful movies. I don't regret it either.

I'm glad TCM is airing it. We're so lucky.

And let me guess, your future mother-in-law considers you the basis for ROSEMARY'S BABY.