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So, does she ever call for a boycott of classic Western genre movies in which Native Americans("Injuns" to some of you) AREN'T played by actual Native Americans? But by white actors also wearing darker body make-up? Or maybe a boycott of WEST SIDE STORY, in which non-Latino Natalie Wood affects a slight accent and portrays a girl of Puerto Rican heritage? Or the Greek GEORGE CHAKIRIS also plays a Puerto Rican? (THERE'S a twist. A Greek playing a Latino while elsewhere, an actual Latino [ Anthony Quinn] portrays a GREEK in other movies! ). Given that sort of thing done in Hollywood history, she's going to be one busy gal. I guess we won't also be seeing her preset any CHARLIE CHAN movies anytime soon. Sepiatone

Markie too? Cripes, she was just barely a year older than me(8 mos.) And IMO just too young to go. And not only did Jane make me laugh as a kid watching those Shirley Temple flicks, but Markie too, was a bright spot on NIGHT COURT. Bummer. Sepiatone

Sure. Not so bad now, but in 1961 three minutes WAS a long time. Especially for a 10 year old with a typical ten year old's level of patience. Sepiatone

That is a good line, but tell me JAMES...... I'm dying to know when you've ever had opportunity to use that line in everyday conversations? You know, the question ASKED by this thread? Sepiatone

I usually FALL ASLEEP halfway through a good movie, but manage to wake up just as it ends. Which really only annoys me if it's a movie I haven't seen before, but I find fascinating. But sadly, not fascinating enough to keep my tired old a$$ awake all the way through it. It's all those nocturnal visits to the loo all night that does it. Sepiatone

I find silent comedies (Loyd, Keaton, Chaplin) are more favored by teens and other youngsters more than silent dramas, which many also see as comical, but would rather pass on. CHAYA, let's not try to "whitewash"(pun intended) things by asserting the Yiddish term is the ONLY one in "Blazing Saddles" that's NOT racist. And sure. EVERYBODY at first gets drawn in somehow of calling the MONSTER Frankenstein. And I have friends who STILL think THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME ('39) is a "horror" flick. I would think "Young Frankenstein" would get them to clear that hurdle a bit easier. My "kids" are now well into their 40's, and as I stated, have seen and liked a certain amount of "classic" movies before their teen years. And the dead horse I'll beat is insisting comedies work better than heavy dramas(at first) and some classic horror and stuff like KING KONG('33) are good too. But this sort of thing was easier for those of us who were in our 20's when our kids were born rather than those here who list movies THEY loved as teen-agers that came out when I was in my mid 20's or late 30's. And really, if my kids had their own children, THEY'D be the teens (or older) that the OP aimed at here. As more time passes, those teens we're referring to won't be our kids, but our GRANDCHILDREN! And all those '80's JOHN HUGHES flicks will be considered "classic" films. (if they ain't already) Sepiatone

Ha! Well, I've been known to use THIS line a time or two. Sepiatone

Heh! When was the last time(besides on TCM) when you saw a movie that ended with just "THE END" in big letters on the screen then have the screen go black? Now, I can't remember what was involved in the opening credits of Disney's 101 DALMATIANS ('61) but that was the first movie I remember seeing at a theater with what seemed to me to be long opening credits. The next longest for me was SUPERMAN ('78) . And those "multi-credit" openings really ramped up in the '80's. Then there was the trend where we had to sit through indeterminate lengths of "outtake bloopers" before the oh, so long closing credits began. But sometimes they were so entertaining that we felt cheated if a movie didn't have them! Sepiatone

I see Segal and Shatner, but nah, not Plummer. But Darg's shot choice of Plummer makes me think some of MICHAEL CALLAN. But then too, there's some shots of Callan that remind me some of Shatner. Sepiatone

I don't get it. Who's the "Scrooge" in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE? And don't say Mr. Potter, because as Scrooge-like he is, HE'S not visited by any ghost or experiences any redemption of his ways. And George is never shown or reminded of any past indiscretions or present behavior that would jeopardize his future(or afterlife, if you will). Sepiatone

I'm supposing it's "outsourcing". You know, it's maybe cheaper or at least a more profitable write-off than doing all of that stuff "in house" where they might need to put WAY more people on the payroll( meaning extra assistants and equipment or dressing trailers and catering, etc.) Sepiatone

Now, I know that YOU very well know it's Mrs. Dilber's line from A CHRISTMAS CAROL('51). Sepiatone

Usually something light or comedic works for getting teens these days into black and white. Laurel and Hardy maybe... Or the bevy of "screwball" comedies of the '30's and '40's. Or maybe a few of those '50's "juvenile delinquent" flicks that weren't really meant to be comedies but might strike the kids as comical. And while Nip's suggestion is good, my kid's intro to the "Golden Age" was another Bogie classic, DEAD END. They thought The Dead End Kids jargon was a hoot. ---- "EAHhhhhhh! Yeh MUDDUH wears army boots!" ........ "Eahhhh, I'll WHALLOP ya!" But it turns out(as one daughter informed me) that as the years passed and whenever they knew it was on the tube somewhere, they'd tune in to relive the laughs and it occurred to them that there was actually a compelling story there! And the older they got the more they understood some of the references in it (Like what AL JENKINS meant when he told Bogie the girl he asked Al to look up was "busy" ). So, they're not aficionados, but don't refuse to look into a classic movie now and then(at my suggestion). Sepiatone

Y'know, if I was a drinking man, and wasted time and money in bars, I'd use that too. One small bit of line I use in reference to me or others is(and name that flick) "I" or "You"..."Should nip along smartly......." Sepiatone

I still don't get the significance of Jan. 6 unless you're referring to the hoards of people pushing into a Russian Orthodox church for it's New Year's mas. Sepiatone

What "agendas" would excessive intro nonsense promote? I know what you mean KID.... I've griped about that for years. I at first thought your complaint was about all the TCM promos in between movies. But You're really annoyed with (ie); "Paramount presents"......... "A Schlock production inc. presentation" "Of a Joe Schmoe film" "Distributed by Foist On 'Em" "In association with....." "Plot Hole Productions" "Of A.." "Basement Studios production of...." Yeah. By the time you're let in on the title and who's in it, your popcorn is soggy from the now cold butter and your soft drink is warm and flat. Sepiatone

HEEL?? Actually(and I've mentioned this before) I hold with STANLEY ADAMS' "Lilies Of The Field" character's reliance on "Insurance". So I try to be nice and fair with everyone and even donate to some "faith based" charities. So, as JUAN said,. "If what they say is true, when my time comes, I have paid my insurance!" Sepiatone

So, what does Jan. 6 have to do with anything about Black Friday( as we've come to know it as these days)? Sepiatone

BLACK FRIDAY is truly horrifying! Sepiatone

I too, can see a bit of ROBERT DUVALL there as well. Sepiatone

See.... That's not what was revealed at the period of time just after he was caught in that Dallas movie house. As I posted earlier, several marines he served with, when interviewed said Lee wasn't that great a shot and was often berated by his sergeant for his poor marksmanship. A few even stated he was close to being washed out of the corps. I still feel the only man he killed was that Dallas police officer. Sepiatone

The problem is the generalization of the people in those groups. To whit; Not all black people are lazy, shiftless and prone to committing crimes. Nor are all black men obsessed with wanting to rape white women, or black women predisposed to being prostitutes. nor are black people inherently less intelligent than white people and resistant to learning and being educated. And too, not all white people are bigoted towards black people. Not all white people feel they are somehow superior to blacks(or any other ethnicity of color) regardless of how poor, ignorant they actually are. Black people aren't better than whites because they're black, anymore than white people are better than blacks because they're white. Or too.... The black man down the street shouldn't be hated because some black kid years ago beat up my father and stole his car. That man down the street had nothing to do with it, and I'm not interested in any apology that man offers for that black kid's actions. Unless of course, that man is a relative of that black kid. Which is why, as despicable I feel the enslavement of black people more than two hundred years ago was, and who were released from that enslavement years before any of my family set foot in this country is why I don't feel an obligation to apologize for the actions of white people Me or my ancestors had no part in, just because I'm white. All that water went under the bridge more than a century ago. Let it run and let's not burn that bridge behind us. Sepiatone

Maybe those footsteps were the sound of people DANCING IN THE DARK('49)! Sepiatone

Oswald being a "skilled" marksman was only recently touted with magically revealed "documentation" that somehow wasn't available 30 years ago or so at the time of the assassination. And at that time(I was 12 years old when it happened) there were several interviews with many marines who were in Oswald's company that made the claim that Lee couldn't hit the dirt in front of the broadside of a barn. And it's not the entire "lone gunman" theory that's in question. It's just WHOM that "lone gunman" was that's challenged. Sepiatone

"maw" and "mean" "mein" come to mind too. Don't know what ****was supposed to be. Sepiatone