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The Godard salutes is one of the highlights of the month for me.

Is THE AVIATOR airing in Canada?

" S-p-e-r-m to worm" was in the original stage production (and in subsequent Broadway revivals) of WEST SIDE STORY, but was cleaned up for the movie version. The "clean up" that annoys me the most is Anita's verse in the "Tonight" quintet. The stage version: "Anita's gonna get her kicks tonight. We'll have a private little mix tonight. He'll walk in hot and tired. So what. Don't matter if he's tired As long as he's hot." The movie version: Anita's gonna get her kicks tonight. We'll have a private little mix tonight. He'll walk in hot and tired. Poor dear. Don't matter if he's tired As long as he's here."

That was Ann Wedgworth.

Thank you! GARDEN OF ALLAH appears to be part of the 100th Anniversary of Technicolor tribute in July.

TCM did play THE ROMANCE OF ROSY RIDGE during Janet Leigh's Star Of The Month tribute, and I did miss it. I'm glad TCM is airing it again.

Although her role in MISS FIRECRACKER is not a large one, Ann Wegeworth makes a big impression. I had forgotten about her and Trey Wilson singing "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" during the swimsuit competition of the pageant until I saw the movie again recently. I didn't see Delta Burke in the movie though.

Was movie is the clip at 1:15 in the July promo video from? The clip (in color) shows Marlene Dietrich with a torch.

Just a reminder: it's Sally Field, not Fields.

The wonderful Ann Wedgeworth also has a role as Miss Blue, the pageant director. It's her voice at the opening of the trailer saying: "Only one of those fahv will be cray-owned Miss Firecracker."

Yes, the movie MISS FIRECRACKER is set and was filmed in Yazoo City, Mississippi. In Beth Henley's play The Miss Firecracker Contest the action is set in Brookhaven, Mississippi.

Airing tomorrow (July 4, 2015) on TCM is MISS FIRECRACKER, adapted by Beth Henley from her play The Miss Firecracker Contest. Starring as contest hopeful Carnelle Scott is Holly Hunter, reprising the role she played in the play. In addition to Hunter, the movie also features wonderful performances by Mary Steenburgen (as Carnelle's cousin Elain, a former Miss Firecracker) and Alfre Woodard (as seamtress Popeye Jackson). Alfre Woodard has said in interviews that Popeye Jackson is her favorite film role. For me, the weakest link in the movie is Tim Robbins (as Carnelle's cousin and Elain's brother), mostly because his Southern accent sounds so fake compared to the authentic-sounding accents of Holly Hunter and Mary Steenburgen. Which of these beauties will claim the coveted title of Miss Firecracker in Yazoo City, Mississippi's annual Fourth of July pageant?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgEjqAV3_g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OXJfcR2cW0

I thought this thread was going to be about Degrassi. Paige Michalchuk rocks.

Are you sure it's not Audrey Dalton? The "JF" could be a red herring.

No, it's not irony because, by definition, intent is the crucial element of irony: the intended meaning is different the literal meaning. Since the fillmmakers were not aware that PANAM would not be around in 2001, there was no intent on their part to imply otherwise, hence no irony. By the way, rain on your wedding day is not ironic either.

Ah, so that's who's voicing Max off-camera in the clip.

Mary Richards went through many hairstyles during the run of THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW. SEASON 1 SEASON 2 SEASON 3 SEASON 4 SEASON 5 SEASON 6 SEASON 7

Yes, the gay back story in BEN-HUR was very deliberately added by screenwriter Gore Vidal and director William Wyler. Stephen Boyd was directed to play the back story while Charlton Heston was left "out of the loop" for fear that he would freak out.

Yes, and one only need to watch THE STERILE CUCKOO to see what a "natural" dramatic actor Liza Minnelli is. People who say that her performance in CABARET was "over the top" don't understand Sally Bowles. By the way, that expression "over the top" irks me. Who decides what "the top" is anyway? I see people behaving in "real life" in ways that some would label as "over the top" if they saw that behavior in a movie. Sometimes, less is less.

I agree. Some have said Liza Minnelli was too young at the time, but how old was was Mame supposed to be anyway? Lucille Ball was in her 60s when she made the movie and didn't they use a filter on the camera lens to make her look younger? Someone also said Liza wasn't a good enough actor to play the role of Mame, but I very strongly disagree with that statement. She's one of the best, especially when it comes to musical material. Here's a clip of Liza performing the song "So What" from the stage musical CABARET. The song (which was not used in Bob Fosse's movie) was sung by Sally's German landlady Fraulein Schneider. It's amazing what Liza Minnelli does with the song with no costumes or sets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZc2fUqmaXE

JOHNNY TREMAIN was aired in widescreen even though the schedule did not state it! I was expecting Pan-and-Scan but was pleasantly surprised.

Ah, yes, here's the infamous Danielle DeMetz/Audrey Dalton debate.

Did you know that Florence Henderson wore a wig for the first season of THE BRADY BUNCH?