ChristineHoard

Yes, the "it's his/her turn" has resulted in a lot of misguided Oscars.

Good beer in cans is another thing you'll see more of now and in the future. A couple of years ago, there was a "taste test" between beers in bottles and beers in cans and the tasters couldn't tell the difference (I don't remember the source of the test). Lots of good craft beers in cans. When I started my career decades ago writing about the alcohol beverage trade, I became a bit of a snob about wines with screw tops, wines in boxes, beers in cans, etc. but the quality and market innovations have really improved over the years so I've changed my tune big-time. The only thing I remain snobby about now is watered-down domestic "light" beers - I just don't care much for them. If I'm drinking a beer, I want BEER.

You will be seeing more wines in cans. It's a growing market and the wines are getting better. There are some good winemakers getting into the canned wine biz. Coppola has "Sofia" sparkling wines in cans and it's good but pricey.

You'll find a lot of good wine choices in all price ranges with screw caps nowadays, Sepiatone. More wineries are replacing oak corks with screw caps for environmental reasons, no worries about cork taint and opened wine will last a little longer with a screw cap. All the wines from New Zealand have screw caps now.

I laughed because what you said was funny but, come on, there were some good flicks in the Seventies.

Keith was also on one of DEXTER's seasons (one of the better early ones).

What is it about stable boys? They always get all kinds of action.

He did age a lot over his film career likely due to heavy drinking. He was intense and I can't imagine anyone better as Frankenstein.

I like RAINDROPS although it doesn't fit the movie at all but I like it as a song. Some of the other songs are too syrupy for my taste. I really like TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW but FOOTLOOSE is a fun song that makes me want to dance so it certainly fits the movie.

I liked CAT's MEOW, too. Another good film for TCM to run. I do wonder how much of it is true; certainly seems plausible. Poor Tom Ince - I remember reading about him in film history books and now the only people who remember him are film buffs like us whose interest goes back into the silent era. No surprise Bogdanovich didn't seem thrilled to be at LAX as it's my understanding a lot of people aren't too thrilled to be there. Ditto a lot of big city airports. My favorite Bogdanovich movies remain TARGETS and THE LAST PICTURE SHOW. He acted a bit in THE SOPRANOS as well and did a nice job as the shrink's shrink.

I have always wondered what really happened to Natalie. I just don't think she would have voluntarily gone into the water or at the edge of the boat where she could fall in, especially at night and with her fear of dark water. I don't care how buzzed she may have been. I don't know if Robert Wagner had anything to do with it or not but it's certainly worthy of a more thorough investigation.

Here are a couple more I'd like to see again and it's been ages since I first saw them: One False Move (1992) and directed by Carl Franklin. Racial stereotypes (on all sides) are turned upside down in this great crime thriller that has some intense violent moments. Bill Paxton leads a fine cast. Auto Focus (2002) and directed by Paul Shrader. It's about actor Bob Crane and his descent into sex obsession/addiction and how it hurt his career and marriages with sterling performances by Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe (this guy is so good in everything). Both these movies would have to be shown later at night as they are strictly for grownups. I think I saw them on HBO originally but I'd be happy to see TCM run them.

You're not alone. I'm glad The Artist, another unpopular winner here on the boards, won. We like what we like. To me I think the most head-scratching win was Around the World in 80 Days. By the way, several years ago there was porn spoof (I think it was on Mad TV or SCTV so more funny than porny) and called it "Saving Ryan's Privates" which I still think is a funny title and makes me laugh.

I watch even in the years when it's predictable (the topic is "Oscar Insanity" after all and could refer to some viewers) just in case something interesting happens. It's like I can't help myself. But no way do I watch the red carpet pre-show.

He knows his film history. I think he'd be a good guest programmer. Even though he does fair voice imitations, I would hope he'd skip/limit them for his hosting gig.

THE WILD BUNCH is not for everybody, to be sure. I personally think it's a fine western. Yes, it is violent and the opening scene clues the viewer in on what's in store, so caveat emptor. To me, any movie with both Robert Ryan and William Holden is worth seeing.

I recorded it but haven't seen it yet. I'm always interested in Eddie's comments even if I've seen the film many times like the recent showing of ACT OF VIOLENCE.

I looked it up and, yes, the word "dreamboat" takes on a different connotation. I had no idea. Sadly, many of my movie heroes are tarnished as human beings - especially the "hotties." Still a great looking guy, though.

He's a dreamboat, for sure. Thanks for the pix of a shirtless Steve Cochran. Perfect!

Me, too, especially since we'd been talking about Tiffany on the other thread.

AMOS looks very timely. Elder abuse is definitely something that happens and we've all heard the stories about nurses killing off patients.

I don't think so. It's my understanding Ben and Alec Baldwin have been political (not on TCM) and that seems to be OK.

CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS where the murderer gets away with it. The code would never have allowed that to happen.

Someone is sure to complain about her Australian accent. I can hear it now: "Couldn't they have found somebody American?" You can't please everyone.

Of course! So much for creativity and thinking outside the box. Maybe the original movies and "Oscar bait" will come out later in the year.