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I hope this also illustrates your point: (It does look similar to the style in Red River that jamesjazzguitar posted.)

Those are 2 of my favorites for this time of year. TCM has listed them for showing on WatchTCM through Dec 31. (So far no The Apartment, but Hibi can catch extra helpings of Desk Set on WatchTCM through Dec 26. 🙃 )

By my count, here are the winners for December: - 2 times All Mine to Give (1957) Bachelor Mother (1939) Bell Book and Candle (1958) Beyond Tomorrow (1940) The Bishop’s Wife (1947) Bundle of Joy (1956) Come to the Stable (1949) Cover-Up (1949) Desk Set (1957) Going My Way (1944) Lady in the Lake (1947) Larceny, Inc. (1942) Little Women (1949) Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) Meet John Doe (1941) Mr. Soft Touch (1949) Never Say Goodbye (1946) A Night at the Movies (2011) The Shop Around the Corner (1940) Susan Slept Here (1954) Three Godfathers (1936) - 3 times The Apartment (1960) Christmas in Connecticut (1945) Holiday Affair (1949) In the Good Old Summertime (1949) It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) - 4 times A Christmas Carol (1938) It will all be over with for another year after Friday…

I’m not sure if this is what you were thinking of, but Susan Slept Here seems to have an unusual pastel color theme, with many of the backgrounds in violet, lime green, and pink (for the dream sequence), and shot in technicolor as well so everything really pops.

Nice of you to put in all those titles. Very impressive!

The 'almost complete' arte version with the French subtitles appears to be essentially the same as the TCM showing (I think that's the one you were referring to). I was surprised to learn that Leonard Maltin was involved in part of the restoration - here's an article he wrote describing the film and how the 2 main reels were discovered: https://silentfilm.org/the-battle-of-the-century-and-other-comedy-restorations/

Great minds think alike! 🙂

I see the video now on their Facebook page (don't have to be logged in). Hopefully they will post it to YouTube as well. https://www.facebook.com/tcmtv/videos/465862931068696/?t=16

Article on TCM's selections for this evening: https://www.tcm.com/articles/Programming Article/020879/national-film-registry-12-15 (the link was included in the newsletter that TCM sent out today).

The TCM Crossword Puzzle is included with the Now Playing Newsletter e-mail that TCM sends out on the 1st and 15th each month. To get the e-mail, go to the following link and sign up for the Now Playing Newsletter: https://preferences.tcm.com/?icid=espnav1-email-sign-up On this page, check the box for the newsletter, fill in your e-mail address at the bottom, and click on Submit. It may take a while before you receive your first newsletter. January 1 might be the first e-mail you receive.

The Set-Up (1949) was featured on Noir Alley back in April of 2017 (one of Eddie's first presentations in the series). It has also been shown on TCM as recently as September (for Robert Wise's birthday salute) and a couple times earlier in the year.

As part of the National Film Registry primetime theme on December 15, 2 premiere shorts have been added to the schedule: Battle of the Century (1927) (8 pm ET) Illusions (1982) (10:15 pm ET) These titles have been added to the list of December premieres above.

It appears you are correct! Here is the current schedule (times are ET): 8:00 pm comedy Battle of the Century (1927) (A TCM premiere) 8:30 pm drama Lilies of the Field (1963) 10:15 pm drama Illusions (1982) (A TCM premiere) 11:00 pm romance The Joy Luck Club (1993) 1:30 am drama Cabin in the Sky (1943) 3:15 am drama The Man with the Golden Arm (1956)

TCM has posted an article that gives background on the Marsha Hunt documentary: https://www.tcm.com/articles/Programming Article/020861/films-on-film-12-11

TCM has done something similar in the past. They wait to see the list of films that are announced to be added to the National Film Registry, and then try to program what they can from their available library. Last year the Registry additions were announced on December 11th, so if form holds TCM can announce their lineup shortly thereafter.

That was all over my head at the time 🙂 Not to get too serious but I think one of the strengths of the show is that it can be enjoyed on multiple levels - watching it much later you can see satire that you did not pick up on before.

Another source is the nice 5-season set of Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends on DVD (something to add to a Christmas list). When I was very young my parents took us to a TV store on a Sunday afternoon, and one of the first programs I saw in color was an episode of The Bullwinkle Show. I was hooked from that point on.

Are you using the Xfinity app? See if this web page can help you turn off closed captions: https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/xtv-app-android-accessibility-settings

Limite (1931) is a Brazilian silent film, but there are only a few places where subtitles are necessary. The story is primarily told through a succession of video images without the use of language. (I'm happy to confirm that subtitles were included where appropriate.) TCM overview IMDB listing The film is available on WatchTCM through January 5 for those who are interested and have the service: WatchTCM link

For those who would like to compare, here is Eddie’s introduction from January 2018 for Tomorrow is Another Day (1951): And the wrap-up: (These are not my videos, so thanks to the original posters.)

TCM started showing the first Christmas movies of the season this afternoon, and they went all-out on the decorations! 🙃 Is there a single set somewhere with the grey-brick background, or do they have multiple sites for the hosts to record at?

While reading about advertisers' hopes for getting their hands on various shows/services, I felt as if I was in the presence of evil incarnate.

Thanks, it’s good to know there are subtitles available. Closed captions seems to be very hit-or-miss depending on the source being used. In the WatchTCM page on a computer web browser there is a ‘CC’ button that looks to turn on closed captions, but so far I haven’t been able to get that to work for my setup. I also tried the WatchTCM app on my phone, and there I was able to get subtitles. I’m not one to want to watch a film on my phone, so this is a bummer for me. I assume if I turn on closed captions on my cable box then I should see those for live broadcasts as well. Of course most cable users would not want closed captions on all the time, so that is why TCM normally uses burned-in subtitles for foreign films. I would add another side note here that in looking at the TCM online schedule, I don’t see any indication of which films have closed captions, another disappointment with the new schedule system. Sorry to veer off on this topic in the TCM Premieres thread.

Thanks, but sad to say that doesn't work for my recording. I also tried that for WatchTCM and don't see it showing anything when closed captions are turned on. Normally TCM uses burned-in subtitles for foreign films, so not sure why that wasn't done in this case.

I recorded La cigarette this morning, but it appears there were no English subtitles shown on TCM for the French title cards. Flicker Alley is the source of the video - I wonder if subtitles have been prepared for the film? Guess I will need to brush up on my French to fully enjoy it (definitely a big challenge). 🙂