[My one BIG complaint about TCM]

You make some interesting points (though the slavery analogy seems really off-base to me...I would save that for a thread about BIRTH OF A NATION. LOL)

 

This is the one comment you wrote I think should be discussed more:

 

"...many think they have the information and explanation most of what was initially posted in response to my initial post..."

 

I think this happens because posters identify very strongly with the TCM brand and they like to think they have studied up on the way the channel operates. Some of them have posted or emailed directly with TCM personnel or attended the Classic Film Festival. Probably some of them will go on the upcoming cruise with R.O., so they feel as if they can speak a bit more knowingly about the business side of the channel. There's nothing wrong with that.

 

Folks should always ensure that the most up-to-date and accurate information is posted. And I think most of them do come back and edit or add a new post when they learn that they have been in error. If it's just someone guessing, then that needs to be clearly stated.

Opinions tend to be obvious. LOL In a perfect posting environment, facts should be properly attributed whenever possible.

 

 

[Fuller's PARK ROW now on DVD]

Hopefully, TCM will air the new cleaned up print later this year...I would like to see it on October's schedule.

 

http://www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-news.html?id=429666&name=Sam-Fuller-s-Park-Row-on-DVD

[Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?]

IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU is one of my favorites...but then, I am biased in favor of Judy Holliday...still, I think it's a very sharp satire and very charmingly done.

 

 

You mentioned Sheree North in another post. She did seem to get the Fox leftovers. Interestingly, she experienced a career resurgence in westerns in the 70s. Burt Lancaster hired her for LAWMAN in which she has a very good role as his on-again/off-again girlfriend; and John Wayne gave her a memorable part as a woman of ill-repute in THE SHOOTIST. Her career would increasingly turn to television in the late 70s and 80s. I think she was very talented and had a spiritual presence that other sexpots lacked.

[Duryea & Widmark Vie for Title of Screen's Baddest]

Good point. I'll buy that.

[Ou est les classiques de UNIVERSAL?]

Thanks for correcting my grammar in French. LOL

 

Merci beaucoup!

[My one BIG complaint about TCM]

Interestingly, you put the word 'big' in capital letters in your thread header. It was as if TCM had done something terribly wrong, like it had committed a major crime against its viewers. Now you are saying that TCM defaces the films it shows with a tiny little bug in the lower portion of the screen. I think you are over-stating things.

 

I hardly notice it. I hardly notice the one on Cinemax either. FMC's logo is a little more flashy and I do notice that one all the time.

 

I think when you post your first main topic as a rant against TCM saying that you have a BIG complaint, then that is going to get some pretty BIG responses.

 

Edited by: TopBilled on Jun 27, 2011 7:15 PM

[Ginger Rogers at 100: What are your favorite Ginger films?]

One title worth mentioning here, from her time at Fox in the 50s, is BLACK WIDOW. She really wasn't afraid to play against type and shatter audiences' expectations. It's that boldness that I really admire about her.

 

Another shocking film for her is Warners' STORM WARNING, where she gets drawn into a **** rally. What a risky film, but she pulls it off.

 

I also like TIGHT SPOT a lot. Her woman against the mob is at-once powerful and riveting to watch.

[The Latest 3-D Craze]

Love the second paragraph of what you wrote. If we still had the quote feature, I would certainly quote you on that!

 

The title you mention sounds intriguing.

 

I know very little about 3-D, so I appreciate all the comments on here as I find it educational.

[The Latest 3-D Craze]

You make a good argument. I agree. I hardly think GLEE will make use of 3-D in a revolutionary way. Of course, I could be wrong. LOL

[The Latest 3-D Craze]

I think the tremendous success of AVATAR in 3-D has caused this latest craze.

 

The latest version is RealD 3-D:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealD_Cinema

[Some of these RKO classics haven't aired in awhile, have they?]

Love the poetry!

 

Thanks everyone for adding your valuable comments to this thread.

[Ginger Rogers at 100: What are your favorite Ginger films?]

I don't think I have seen DREAMBOAT...is that the one she did with Clifton Webb?

 

They are all so good in STAGE DOOR... classic from fade in to fade out.

[Ginger Rogers at 100: What are your favorite Ginger films?]

Yes, I have this episode on a best of Here's Lucy, issued by the Shout Factory. It's great. These gals are something!

 

Thanks for sharing the link for those who have not yet seen it.

[Jodie Foster Now Third Billed]

*Meg Ryan* has two new film projects. She has been signed to star in LONG TIME GONE, based on April Stevens' novel 'Angel Angel.' It will be released next year. Also, the actress is filming LIVES OF THE SAINTS, a drama based on Nino Ricci's book.

[Ginger Rogers at 100: What are your favorite Ginger films?]

MONKEY BUSINESS was, of course, the second one she did with Cary. I think they are nearly upstaged by Charles Coburn, the monkey and Marilyn in a bit part. I would love to see this remade with an older movie couple today, like say Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan!

[Ginger Rogers at 100: What are your favorite Ginger films?]

I like VIVACIOUS LADY a lot. I wish Ginger and James Stewart had teamed up again. Fun movie!

[A Pair of Genes: How Well Do They Wear?]

I think Warners' musical film unit was probably inferior to MGM's in the 50s, but at least they tried. LOL

 

Howard Hughes seemed to be more interested in film noir and westerns at RKO. TWO TICKETS TO BROADWAY seems to be an exception to the rule as an RKO musical from the early 50s where considerable expense was undertaken and all the stops pulled out.

[Some of these RKO classics haven't aired in awhile, have they?]

ACE OF ACES

ACTION IN ARABIA

ADVENTURES OF A ROOKIE, THE

AFFAIR WITH A STRANGER

AFFAIRS OF ANNABEL, THE

AFTER TONIGHT

AGE OF INNOCENCE (1934)

AGGIE APPLEBY, MAKER OF MEN

AMERICANO, THE

ANIMAL KINGDOM, THE

ANNAPOLIS SALUTE

ANNE OF WINDY POPLARS

ANOTHER FACE

APPOINTMENT IN HONDURAS

ARE THESE OUR CHILDREN?

ARIZONA LEGION

ARIZONA RANGER, THE

ARIZONIAN, THE

ARMY SURGEON

AROUND THE WORLD

BACHELOR APARTMENT

BAD LANDS

BADMAN'S TERRITORY

BAMBOO BLONDE, THE

BASHFUL BACHELOR, THE

BEAT THE BAND

BEAU BANDIT

BEAUTY FOR THE ASKING

BEAU IDEAL

BECKY SHARP

BEFORE DAWN

BEHAVE YOURSELF!

BEHIND OFFICE DOORS

BEHIND THE HEADLINES

BEHIND THE RISING SUN

BETRAYAL FROM THE EAST

BIG BRAIN, THE

BIG GAME, THE

BIG SHOT, THE

BILL OF DIVORCEMENT, A (1932)

BILL OF DIVORCEMENT, A (1940)

BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE

BLIND ADVENTURE

BLOND CHEAT

BLUE VEIL, THE

BODYGUARD

BOLD AND THE BRAVE, THE

BOMBARDIER

BORDER CAF?

BORDER G-MEN

BORDER TREASURE

BOY SLAVES

BREAKFAST FOR TWO

BREAKING THE ICE

BRIDE FOR SALE

BRIDE WALKS OUT, THE

BRIGHTON STRANGLER, THE

BROTHERS IN THE SADDLE

BUNCO SQUAD

BUNKER BEAN

BY YOUR LEAVE

CALL OUT THE MARINES

CAPTAIN HURRICANE

CAPTURE, THE

CAREER

CARNIVAL STORY

CARTOUCHE

CASE OF SERGEANT GRISCHER, THE

CATTLE QUEEN OF MONTANA

CAUGHT PLASTERED

CHARLIE MCCARTHY, DETECTIVE

CHASING YESTERDAY

CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK

CHEYENNE KID

CHILD OF DIVORCE

CHINA PASSAGE

CIMARRON (1931)

CINDERELLA SWINGS IT

CLAY PIGEON, THE

CODE OF THE WEST

COME ON, DANGER

COMPANY SHE KEEPS, THE

CONDEMNED WOMAN

CONQUEROR, THE (1957)

CONQUERORS, THE (1932)

CONSOLATION MARRIAGE

CONSPIRACY

CONVOY

COUNT THE HOURS

COURAGEOUS DR. CHRISTIAN

CRASHING HOLLYWOOD

CRIME DOCTOR

CRIME RING

CRIMINAL COURT

CRIMINAL LAWYER

CURTAIN CALL

DANCING PIRATE

DANGER LIGHTS

DANGER PATROL

DANGEROUS CORNER

DANIEL BOONE

DATE WITH THE FALCON, A

DAY THE BOOKIES WEPT, THE

DAYS OF GLORY

DEADLINE AT DAWN

DELUGE, THE

DESERT DESPERADOES

DESERT PASSAGE

DESIGN OF DEATH

DESPERATE

DESTINATION MURDER

DEVIL'S CANYON

DICK TRACY

DICK TRACY MEETS GRUESOME

DICK TRACY VS. CUEBALL

DICK TRACY'S DILEMMA

DING DONG WILLIAMS

DIPLOMANIACS

DOG OF FLANDERS, A

DON'T TELL THE WIFE

DON'T TURN 'EM LOOSE

DOUBLE DANGER

DOUBLE HARNESS

DOWN TO THEIR LAST YACHT

DR. CHRISTIAN MEETS THE WOMEN

DREAMING OUT LOUD

DRUMS IN THE DEEP SOUTH

DUDE COWBOY

DYNAMITE PASS

EASY LIVING

EMERGENCY CALL

ENCHANTED APRIL

ESCAPE TO BURMA

EVERYBODY'S DOING IT

EVERYTHING'S ON ICE

EX MRS. BRADFORD, THE

EXPERIMENT ALCATRAZ

EXPERIMENT PERILOUS

FACE TO FACE

FALCON AND THE COEDS, THE

FALCON IN DANGER, THE

FALCON IN HOLLYWOOD, THE

FALCON IN MEXICO, THE

FALCON IN SAN FRANCISCO, THE

FALCON OUT WEST, THE

FALCON STRIKES BACK, THE

FALCON TAKES OVER, THE

FALCON'S ADVENTURE, THE

FALCON'S ALIBI, THE

FALCON'S BROTHER, THE

FARMER IN THE DELL, THE

FARMER'S DAUGHTER, THE

FIGHT FOR YOUR LADY

FIGHTING GRINGO, THE

FIRST YANK INTO TOKYO

FISHERMAN'S WHARF

FIT FOR A KING

FIXER DUGAN

FLIGHT FOR FREEDOM

FLIGHT FROM GLORY

FLYING DEUCES, THE

FLYING IRISHMAN, THE

FOLLOW ME QUIETLY

FOOTLIGHT FEVER

FOOTLIGHT VARIETIES

FOREVER AND A DAY

FORTY NAUGHTY GIRLS

FOUNTAIN, THE

FOUR JACKS AND A JILL

FRAMED

FRANKIE AND JOHNNY

FRECKLES

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

FUGITIVES FOR A NIGHT

FULL CONFESSION

GAME OF DEATH, A

GANGWAY FOR TOMORROW

GAY FALCON, THE

GENIUS AT WORK

GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS OF 1945

GHOST SHIP, THE

GILDERSLEEVE ON BROADWAY

GILDERSLEEVE'S BAD DAY

GILDERSLEEVE'S GHOST

GIRL AND THE GAMBLER, THE

GIRL CRAZY

GIRL FROM MEXICO, THE

GIRL IN EVERY PORT, A

GIRL OF THE PORT

GIRL OF THE RIO

GO CHASE YOURSELF

GOIN' TO TOWN

GOLDIE GETS ALONG

GOOD SAM

GOODBYE LOVE

GOVERNMENT GIRL

GRAND JURY

GRAND OLD GIRL

GREAT GILDERSLEEVE, THE

GREAT JASPER, THE

GREAT MAN VOTES, THE

GREEN PROMISE, THE

GRIDIRON FLASH

GUN LAW

GUN SMUGGLERS

HALF-BREED, THE

HAT, COAT AND GLOVES

HAWAII CALLS

HEADLINE SHOOTER

HEARTBEAT

HERE WE GO AGAIN

HI, GAUCHO

HIDEAWAY

HIGHER AND HIGHER

HIGHWAYS BY NIGHT

HIS FAMILY TREE

HIS GREATEST GAMBLE

HIT THE DECK

HITLER'S CHILDREN

HOLD 'EM, JAIL!

HOLIDAY (1930)

HOLLYWOOD COWBOY

HONEYMOON

HOOK, LINE AND SINKER

HOORAY FOR LOVE

HOT LEAD

HOT TIP

HURRY, CHARLIE, HURRY

I DREAM TOO MUCH

I MARRIED A COMMUNIST

I WANT YOU

I'M FROM THE CITY

I'M STILL ALIVE

IF I WERE FREE

IF YOU KNEW SUSIE

INDIAN AGENT

INSIDE THE LINES

IS MY FACE RED?

ISLE OF DESTINY

JALNA

JOAN OF PARIS

JOY OF LIVING, THE

JUDGE STEPS OUT, THE

KEEP 'EM ROLLING

KENTUCKY KERNELS

KEPT HUSBANDS

KID FROM BROOKLYN, THE

KING KONG

LADDIE (1935)

LADIES' DAY

LADY CONSENTS, THE

LADY REFUSES, THE

LADY SCARFACE

LADY TAKES A CHANCE, A

LADY WITH A PAST

LAS VEGAS STORY, THE

LAST OUTLAW, THE

LAW AND DISORDER

LAW OF THE UNDERWORLD

LAWFUL LARCENY

LAWLESS VALLEY

LEGION OF THE LAWLESS

LEOPARD MAN, THE

LET'S SING AGAIN

LET'S TRY AGAIN

LI'L ABNER

LIFE OF THE PARTY

LIFE OF VERGIE WINTERS, THE

LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE

LIKELY STORY, A

LITTLE MINISTER, THE

LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE

LITTLE ORVIE

LIVING ON LOVE

LONG LOST FATHER

LOOK WHO'S LAUGHING

LOVE COMES ALONG

LOVE ON A BET

LOVIN' THE LADIES

LUCKY DEVILS

M'LISS

MAID'S NIGHT OUT

MAKE A WISH

MAKE MINE MUSIC

MAKE WAY FOR A LADY

MAMA LOVES PAPA

MAN ABOUT TOWN

MAN ALIVE

MAN HUNT

MAN IN THE VAULT

MAN OF TWO WORLDS

MAN ON THE EIFFEL TOWER, THE

MAN WHO FOUND HIMSELF, THE

MARINE RAIDERS

MARINES FLY HIGH, THE

MARINES FLY HIGH, THE

MARSHAL OF MESA CITY

MASTER RACE, THE

MAYOR OF 44TH STREET

MEANEST GAL IN TOWN, THE

MEET DR. CHRISTIAN

MEET THE MISSUS

MELODY FOR THREE

MEN AGAINST THE SKY

MEN ARE SUCH FOOLS

MEN OF AMERICA

MEN OF CHANCE

MEXICAN SPITFIRE

MEXICAN SPITFIRE AT SEA

MEXICAN SPITFIRE OUT WEST

MEXICAN SPITFIRE SEES A GHOST

MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BABY

MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BLESSED EVENT

MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S ELEPHANT

MIDSHIPMAN JACK

MIGHTY JOE YOUNG

MILLIE

MILLIONAIRE PLAYBOY

MILLIONAIRES IN PRISON

MIRACLE OF THE BELLS, THE

MONKEY'S PAW, THE

MR. DOODLE KICKS OFF

MUMMY'S BOYS

MURDER ON THE BRIDLE PATH

MUSIC FOR MADAME

MUSIC IN MANHATTAN

MUSS 'EM UP

MY FAVORITE SPY

MY FOOLISH HEART

MY LIFE WITH CAROLINE

MY PAL WOLF

MYSTERIOUS DESPERADO, THE

NAVY COMES THROUGH, THE

NEVER A DULL MOMENT

NEW FACES OF 1937

NEXT TIME I MARRY, THE

NIGHT OF ADVENTURE, A

NIGHT SPOT

NIGHT WAITRESS

NITWITS, THE

NO MARRIAGE TIES

NO, NO NANETTE

NURSE EDITH CAVELL

OBLIGING YOUNG LADY

OF HUMAN BONDAGE

OLD MAN RHYTHM (1935)

ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN

ON THE LOOSE

ONE CROWDED NIGHT

ONE MINUTE TO ZERO

OUR BETTERS

OUR VERY OWN

OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT (1937)

OVERLAND TRIUMPH

PACE THAT THRILLS, THE

PACIFIC LINER

PAINTED DESERT

PALS OF THE PECOS

PAN-AMERICAN

PANAMA FLO

PANAMA LADY

PARACHUTE BATTALION

PARK AVENUE LOGGER

PARTNERS IN TIME

PASSION

PASSPORT TO ADVENTURE

PASSPORT TO DESTINY

PAST OF MARY HOLMES, THE

PAY-OFF, THE

PAYMENT ON DEMAND

PEARL OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

PECK'S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUS

PEOPLE'S ENEMY, THE

PETTICOAT LARCENY

PLAYMATES

PLOT THICKENS, THE

PLOUGH AND THE STARS, THE

POP ALWAYS PAYS

PORT SINISTER

POWDER TOWN

POWDERSMOKE RANGE

PRESTIGE

PRINCESS AND THE PIRATE, THE

PUBLIC DEFENDER, THE

QUICK MONEY

RACE STREET

RACING LADY

RACKETEERS OF THE RANGE

RADIO CITY REVELS

RADIO STARS ON PARADE

RAGE AT DAWN

RAINBOW ON THE RIVER

RAINMAKERS, THE

RED MORNING

RELUCTANT DRAGON, THE

REMEDY FOR RICHES

RENEGADES OF THE WEST

RENO

REPENT AT LEISURE

RETURN OF PETER GRIMM, THE

RIDER FROM TUCSON

RIDERS OF THE RANGE

RIDING ON AIR

RIGHT TO ROMANCE, THE

RIO GRANDE PATROL

RIVERBOAT RHYTHM

ROAD BLOCK

ROADHOUSE MURDER

ROOKIE COP, THE

ROUGHSHOD

ROYAL BED, THE

RUNAWAY BRIDE, THE

RUSTLERS

SADDLE LEGION

SAGEBRUSH LAW

SAINT IN LONDON, THE

SAINT IN NEW YORK, THE

SAINT IN PALM SPRINGS, THE

SAINT MEETS THE TIGER, THE

SAINT STRIKES BACK, THE

SAINT TAKES OVER, THE

SAINT'S DOUBLE TROUBLE, THE

SAINT'S GIRL FRIDAY, THE

SAINT'S VACATION, THE

SAN QUENTIN

SCARLET RIVER, THE

SCATTERGOOD BAINES

SCATTERGOOD MEETS BROADWAY

SCATTERGOOD RIDES HIGH

SCATTERGOOD SURVIVES A MURDER

SEA DEVILS

SEALED CARGO

SECOND CHANCE

SECOND WIFE

SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY, THE

SECRET SERVICE

SECRETS OF THE FRENCH POLICE

SEVEN DAYS ASHORE

SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE

SEVEN MILES FROM ALCATRAZ

SEVENTH VICTIM, THE

SHE

SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING

SHE'S MY WEAKNESS

SHOOTING STRAIGHT

SHOW BUSINESS

SILLY BILLIES

SILVER CORD, THE

SILVER HORDE, THE

SILVER LODE

SILVER STREAK, THE

SIN SHIP

SING YOUR WAY HOME

SKY GIANT

SKY?S THE LIMIT, THE

SLAUGHTER TRAIL

SLIGHTLY SCARLET

SMARTEST GIRL IN TOWN, THE

SMASHING THE RACKETS

SO DEAR TO MY HEART

SO THIS IS WASHINGTON

SOLDIER AND THE LADY, THE

SOLIDER AND THE LADY, THE

SONG IS BORN, A

SORORITY HOUSE

SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR

SPELLBINDER, THE

SPORT PARADE

STAGE TO CHINO

STAGECOACH KID

STATE'S ATTORNEY

STEP LIVELY

STRANGE JUSTICE

STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR

STRANGERS ALL

STRICTLY DYNAMITE

SUCCESS AT ANY PRICE

SUED FOR LIBEL

SUNNY

SUNSET PASS

SUPER SLEUTH

SWEEPSTAKES

SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON (1940)

SYNCOPATION (1942)

TALL IN THE SADDLE

TENNESSEE'S PARTNER

TEXAS LADY

THAT GIRL FROM PARIS

THAT'S RIGHT, YOU'RE WRONG

THEIR BIG MOMENT

THERE GOES MY GIRL

THEY GOT ME COVERED

THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED

THEY MADE HER A SPY

THEY MEET AGAIN

THEY MET IN ARGENTINA

THEY WANTED TO MARRY

THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME

THIS MAN IS MINE

THIS MARRIAGE BUSINESS

THOSE ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS

THREAT, THE

THREE MUSKETEERS, THE (1935)

TIMBER STAMPEDE

TOMORROW AT SEVEN

TOMORROW IS FOREVER

TOO MANY COOKS

TOO MANY WIVES

TOPAZE

TRANSGRESSION

TRAVELING HUSBANDS

TRIPLE JUSTICE

TROUBLE IN SUNDOWN

TRUTH ABOUT MURDER, THE

TWELVE CROWDED HOURS

TWO ALONE

TWO IN REVOLT

TWO IN THE DARK

TWO THOROUGHBREDS

TWO WEEKS TO LIVE

UP IN ARMS

VACATION IN RENO

VARIETY TIME

VENDETTA

VILLAGE TALE

VILLAIN STILL PURSUED HER, THE

WALK SOFTLY, STRANGER

WALKING ON AIR

WANDERER OF THE WASTELAND

WANTED: JANE TURNER

WAY BACK HOME

WAY DOWN SOUTH

WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE

WE'RE ON THE JURY

WE'RE ONLY HUMAN

WEDNESDAY'S CHILD

WEEKEND FOR THREE

WEST OF THE PECOS

WESTWARD PASSAGE

WHEN'S YOUR BIRTHDAY?

WHERE SINNERS MEET

WHIP HAND, THE

WHITE SHOULDERS

WHITE TOWER, THE

WILD BRIAN KENT

WINTERSET

WITHOUT ORDERS

WITNESS CHAIR, THE

WOMAN BETWEEN, THE

WOMAN COMMANDS, A

WOMAN I LOVE, THE

WOMAN IN THE DARK

WOMAN OF EXPERIENCE

WOMAN REBELS, A

WOMAN'S SECRET, A

WONDER MAN

YELLOW DUST

YOU CAN'T BEAT LOVE

YOU CAN'T BUY LUCK

YOU CAN'T FOOL YOUR WIFE

YOUNG BRIDE/LOVE STARVED

YOUNG DONOVAN'S KID

YOUTH RUNS WILD

ZOMBIES ON BROADWAY

[Ou est les classiques de UNIVERSAL?]

I think you may be trying to apply a double standard. Wouldn't it then be just as misleading to label a James Whale film a Universal horror film? Was he not just as much an auteur as Hitchcock?

 

The simple fact is that THE BIRDS is technically a Universal horror film of the 60s.

[The Latest 3-D Craze]

Classic titles are being reissued in 3-D. By classic I am using today's Hollywood idea of classic (TITANIC, LION KING, HALLOWEEN).

 

New films are also being produced in 3-D. What is the reason for this? Will it help boost the film capital's fortunes at the box office in these financially-challenging times?

 

_In 2011:_

 

Pina (2011 film) Wim Wenders - dance documentary

The Green Hornet mostly post-converted to 3D (IMAX 3D, Real D) on January 14

Sanctum (IMAX 3D, Real D) - February 4

Gnomeo and Juliet (Real D) on February 11

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (Real D) - February 11

Drive Angry (Real D) on February 25

Mars Needs Moms (IMAX 3D, Real D) on March 11

3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy (IMAX 3D, Real D) - April 14

Rio (Real D) on April 15

Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (Real D) - April 29

Thor post-converted to 3D (Real D, IMAX 3D) on May 6

Priest post-converted to 3D (Real D) on May 13

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (IMAX 3D, Real D) on May 20

Kung Fu Panda 2 (IMAX 3D, Real D) on May 27

Green Lantern post-converted to 3D (Real D) on June 17

Cars 2 (IMAX 3D, Real D) on June 24

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (IMAX 3D, Real D) on July 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Warner Bros., post-converted to 3D (IMAX 3D, Real D) on July 15

Captain America: The First Avenger post-converted to 3D (IMAX 3D, Real D) on July 22

Glee Live! 3D! (Real D) - August 12

The Smurfs (IMAX 3D, Real D) on July 29

Conan the Barbarian - August 19

Fright Night (IMAX 3D, Real D) on August 19

Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (IMAX 3D, Real D) on August 19

Final Destination 5 (IMAX 3D, Real D) on August 26

Shark Night 3D - September 2

Dolphin Tale (IMAX 3D, Real D) on September 23

The Mr. Men Movie (IMAX 3D, Real D) - September 23

Battle of Warsaw 1920 (IMAX 3D, Real D) - September 26

The Three Musketeers on October 14

Contagion (IMAX 3D, Real D) on October 21

Puss in Boots (IMAX 3D, Real D) on November 4

Immortals (IMAX 3D, Real D) - November 11

Happy Feet 2 (Real D) on November 18

Arthur Christmas (IMAX 3D, Real D) on November 23

Piranha 3DD (Real D) - November 23

Hugo Cabret (Real D) on December 9

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Real D) on December 16

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn (IMAX 3D, Real D) on December 23

 

Edited by: TopBilled on Jun 27, 2011 5:24 PM

[Ginger Rogers at 100: What are your favorite Ginger films?]

In my opinion, it would've been better Arturo if you had just commented on which Ginger Rogers films you like.

 

I look forward to reading others' comments about Ginger films, with or without Fred, that have special meaning to them and why.

 

The thread is a tribute to a mega-watt talent born 100 years ago this July 16th.

 

Thanks.

[Ginger Rogers at 100: What are your favorite Ginger films?]

I wouldn't dumb-down a view of the masses. Plenty of average movie viewers have seen KITTY FOYLE over the years or some of Ginger's Fox releases on FMC and home video.

 

Sometimes, the non-dance scenes of those pictures she made with Fred are a bit embarrassing due to the lack of plausible storyline and cheaper production values at RKO compared with Fox and MGM. In fact, after viewing BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY, it was my extreme wish that their earlier musicals had been done at MGM...how much more lavish they would have been! Some of the early ones if done by L.B. Mayer would probably have been in color like the Nelson-MacDonald ones were. RKO cheated us. LOL

[Liz Taylor's frequent lunch companion at MGM]

I think the chipmunk and the starlets' incessant chatter on the set of MGM's LITTLE WOMEN remake is what drove Mary Astor into a temporary retirement!

[A Pair of Genes: How Well Do They Wear?]

There may be someone at this very moment who would say exactly what you have said about Gene Nelson but apply it to Gene Kelly. If a person is not exposed to the classics, then they don't know these people existed and how talented they were.

 

Warners seems to have invested a lot in Gene Nelson's career. He was their Gene Kelly. Universal had Donald O'Connor. Add in Paramount's Bing Crosby, 20th's Dan Dailey and Sam Goldwyn's Danny Kaye. These were the song and dance men of that generation.

[Jodie Foster Now Third Billed]

I am sure that most folks feel neither Jodie Foster nor Meg Ryan belong in a Golden Girls movie. LOL