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TCM Remembers: Norman Lloyd

...But, as the story goes on, we begin to understand why she is obnoxious, and accept her and her insecurities, and like her for her newly found independence. I say "we", but maybe it's just "me" who sees her that way.

Them is fightin' words, ElCid! Just joking. 😉

Fred's birthday! I'm glad they are showing SECOND CHORUS and THE SKY'S THE LIMIT. Some really great songs and dancing in both of them!

Fritz Leiber shows up in so many films I watch; I always recognize him no matter how small the role. Here is a little amusing anecdote about him on Wikipedia I remember reading once and laughing at: For most or all of his long acting career, Leiber had a hobby: each time he performed a new role, he had his likeness or portrait made in costume and make-up for that role.[10] Since Leiber was not an especially protean actor, he tended to look the same in every part: therefore, to bring some variety to his portrait collection, he varied the format and media of each likeness: one was a full-length oil painting, another a charcoal sketch of his upper body; one a sculpted bust, one a clay bas-relief, and so forth. After the actor's death, all of his surviving portraits passed to his son, Fritz Leiber Jr., who found himself in the awkward situation of sharing a cramped residence with more than two hundred copies of his father's face; Leiber Jr. later used this experience as the basis of his 1963 story "237 Talking Statues, Etc." The two Fritz Leibers also physically resembled each other enough to give casual visitors the impression that the portraits were of Leiber Jr. himself.

I had missed the very beginning and thought perhaps they had mentioned why Richard Beymer wasn't there. Did they, by chance? From what I've read about him, though, he considered nearly everything he appeared in until he started becoming a filmmaker himself a "bad performance" and he felt that even at a young age he was meant to be a character actor. This could explain why he wouldn't want to be part of the celebration.

I like that SOTM promo. Has anyone seen a "This month on TCM" on-air promo? It seems to be the pattern that now they are only doing them every other month. I wonder why, though...

I always enjoyed watching him dance, whether it was in a film or a documentary about dance. He was a great soloist who also was an unselfish partner. I love that he gave so much back to the dance community. RIP, Mr. d'Amboise.

Happy centennial birthday to director Satyajit Ray, born in Calcutta, India, on May 2nd, 1921!

I love this song! Whenever I play this CD (Yes, I still have a CD player in my car 😄) this song, along with NOWHERE MAN, gets repeated.

Wasn't SABRINA a black and white film? I agree about Paul Newman; he aged really well.

That was such a sad scene 😞 I really felt sorry for Christopher Lee's monster in THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN. Peter Cushing was so abusive to him.

She had a gift for making an age difference seem not so important: Fred Astaire (FUNNY FACE) 30 years Gary Cooper (LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON) 28 years Humphrey Bogart (SABRINA) 30 years Cary Grant (CHARADE) 25 years

I saw that production in San Francisco. He was marvelous in the role!

Oh my, FIRECREEK was one of my husband's favorite films.🥱 Not only did he watch the DVD often, but he would try to make me watch it with him "to make up for always tuning into TCM when I turn on the TV." I would always have laundry to attend to at that point. 😄

Irene Dunne and William Powell were so good together in LIFE WITH FATHER. I can't help but think they would have teamed well in some screwballs during the 1930's.

😄 That's a nice way of saying they don't think she's working on her versatility. I lie your comment "Okay" at the conclusion of that review; that was exactly my sentiment before I read that last word!

Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell Fred Astaire and Judy Garland Fred Astaire and Ann Miller

I thought the song choice was a nice change (it still held the sentiment) but, yes, the pace was way too fast especially when the tempo of the song increased.

Tyler Perry won the night with his beautifully spoken acceptance speech for the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

I actually don't mind the ending (and I like Stanwyk's desperate speech about "the John Doe who already died nearly 2000 years ago." I agree about that last line, though, and think your idea would be a good one.

Happy centennial birthday to Janet Blair, born Martha Janet Lafferty in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on April 23rd, 1921!

I found this amusing: This year's Oscar goody bag includes luxury vacations, vape cartridges, and a hammer from PETA Taylor Watson Wed, April 21, 2021, 2:36 PM·1 min read It's an honor just to be nominated … because you still get a goody bag worth six figures. The Academy Awards are this Sunday, but no matter who gets a trophy, all Best Actor and Actress, Best Director, and Supporting Actor and Actress nominees get an unofficial "Everyone Wins" gift bag, courtesy Distinctive Assets. According to Vogue Australia, highlights include: A three-night stay at a lighthouse in Sweden; a four-night stay at a luxury spa; a plastic surgery session; a PETA emergency hammer designed to save dogs from hot cars; a home renovation project; vape cartridges; vitamin IV infusions; and, because it's 2021, an NFT. Big ticket items are accompanied by a plethora of down-to-earth gifts, like cookies, alcohol, and sweatpants. Thank god for the goody bags, how would celebs have been able to afford this stuff otherwise? Read more at Vogue Australia and HelloGiggles.

Yes, it was shown a few months back in later 2020.

Anna May Wong looking lovely in some stylish hats: