Bogie56

Friday, August 7 I think all of these Kate Hepburn films have been done to death, have they not? At least those of us on the boards are likely to think so.

And a Shaggy witch story.

Overall a much better month than October. And nice choice with Norma Shearer too. b. Montreal, Quebec. There are lots of my old favourites on this schedule plus some that I am looking forward to seeing for the very first first time. Nov 1. Toritlla Flat (1942). Wonderful comedy with a tremendous supporting cast doing some of their career best work. Frank Morgan, Akim Tamiroff, Allen Jenkins, Sheldon Leonard and John Quaylen. Fists in the Pocket (1965). Good film. Nov 3. The Hunters (1958) and The Angry Hills (1959). Two Mitchum films I have wanted to see. Nov 10. Private Lives (1931). Missed this one the last time it was on. Nov 12. The Connection (1962) and Come Back, Africa (1959). Nov. 16. Hell's Heroes (1929). Hoping for a good print of this. Nov 19. The Black Pirate (1926). Good early Technicolor film. Nov 21. They still haven't run out of Batmans? Cat Ballou (1965). Great Jane Fonda western with lovely minstrel score. Nov 23. Boris Karloff day! Just wish they weren't the same old same olds. Has Boris every been star of the month? The Wrong Box (1966) Very funny Bryan Forbes film with support from my favourites, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore Nov 24. Merrill's Marauders (1962). Haven't seen this one since I was a kid. Nov 26. National Velvet (1945). But will it be on in Canada? Nov 27. North by Northwest (1959). What a surprise! Nov 29. The Professionals (1966). One of my favourite westerns. Satyricon (1969) and The White Sheik (1952). Two really good Fellinis. Nov 30. The Silver Chalice (1954). Pre nose-job Paul Newman film. The story goes he took out an ad in LA telling people not to watch this film when it premiered on television. Naturally everyone then tuned in. The Apu trilogy. Pather Panchali is an essential. Poetry on film. An incredible Ravi Shankar score. One of the best juvenile performances in film by Umas Das Guptas and an equally great twilight performance by Chunibala Devi. Heartbreaking film. I'm a fan of all of the other Ray films too but record Pather Panchali!

Caine actually did 2 more Harry Palmer films in the 90's: Bullet to Bejing (1995) and Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996)

Now would be a great time to rerun that one!

Thursday, August 6 What’s it all about … Michael Caine day. 6 a.m. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979). The cheese factor is intriguing. 9:45 a.m. Billion Dollar Brain (1967). Haven’t seen this Harry Palmer in yonks.

I saw Nightmare Alley (1947) for the first time only a few weeks ago. I was impressed with Ty, Joan Blondell, Helen Walker and the young lady who played Molly. I then looked 'Molly' up on the imdb and it was then a case of, 'oh yeah ... her. Very good.' And it struck me that she might have been a good interview for TCM considering all of the noire she made.

Fred's looks are a turn-off for her. The romantic pretence in his films does not work for her. What can I say? I have tried to encourage her to get past that hurdle but to no avail. I like Marie Dressler films but I would much prefer to date Marlene Dietrich.

Thumbs up!

Saw a bit of The Little Foxes this evening and even though I was stepping into the film mid-stream I was impressed with the ensemble acting. Wyler was really good at doing 3 shots where you would be focusing on the person who was doing most of the listening. Duryea when the brothers are concocting the scheme to steal the bonds. Loved the bit where he is slapped in the face and his cigar just explodes. Marshall when Collinge is saying that she doesn't much like her own son. He doesn't say much but practically steals the scene. I thought Herbert Marshall was great and Bette Davis is so much fun in this.

Wednesday, August 5 Fred Astaire. Here’s one way to torture Mrs. Bogie. I don’t know why but she cannot stand him. On the Beach would have been a nice change of pace.

Discovery One in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).

Really? Those Bambi critters? We have Moose crossings on Main Street up here north of the 49 and everything is sympatico.

Tuesday, August 4 10:45 a.m. The Actress (1953). If I had to pick a film to see again from today I might look at this Jean Simmons film.

Is combining the school crossing and deer crossing areas such a bad idea?

But what if it's something important?

The boyfriend introduces his girl to his best friend. The best friend (usually the marquee name) immediately takes a dislike to the girl and says there is no place for a woman on their mission/journey. This animosity continues for a good 40 minutes or so until they fall into each other's arms and smooch. The boyfriend meanwhile has the good grace to get himself killed and clear the path for true love between the two stars.

And while he is doing this he explains his plans and confesses his crimes.

I mentioned begin introduced to Charles Ruggles through The Beverly Hillbillies and forgot about its star the old hoofer, Buddy Ebsen.

Misswonderly3, perhaps this thread could use a little title change that might attract a TCM programmer, or two? TCM celebrates Canada Day 2016, or something? As evidenced in all of your responses, there are plenty of films with Canadian slants that TCM could should that one day of the year.

The Nostromo in Alien (1979) which takes its name from the Joseph Conrad novel.

Oh, and Arnold Stang and Allen Jenkins in Top Cat.

Speaking of Rocky and Bullwinkle, that was my intro to Edward Everett Horton. Fractured Fairy Tales.

Monday, August 3 8 p.m. Father Takes a Wife (1941) with Gloria Swanson and Adolphe Menjou. Haven’t seen this one. 12:45 a.m. The Hucksters (1947). This one wasn’t my cup of tea. But there was chat about this film in the Ava Gardner thread in July.

But where is Menjou's best performance? Paths of Glory (1957).