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My regrets, Hibi, I think the reschedule for Cluny Brown was on April 23, and I don't see it listed again yet on a future schedule. (Someone please correct me if I am wrong.) The best I can offer is what appears to be a working YouTube link (although it consists of several sections to go through) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpfSP-EJXI8&list=PL5687E02263D7DE01&index=1

Full credit to TCM programmers for last evening’s centenary tribute to Danielle Darrieux, which included the premieres that mr6666 lists below together with the rarely shown ‘Loss of Innocence’ and some nice Criterion titles. Hope TCM knows how much these premieres are appreciated - looking forward to the Frances Dee premieres coming up later this month among others (knock on wood).

Hibi, Sorry I couldn't tell from your reply if you were referring to Mandalay or Hat, Coat, and Glove (or perhaps another film). These threaded comments are hard to follow sometimes. Just wanted to let you know that Hat, Coat, and Glove is coming on TCM this Thursday, in case you wanted to see it. It's one that I'm looking forward to as well. (Thanks to TomJH for his original post.)

As a longtime subscriber, I'm also disappointed. Here are the unique things about the magazine that will be missed if lost with the new system: - programming theme for the daytime movies (surely they will list this somewhere!!!) - TCM premieres for the month - Martin Scorsese article (this has previously been available on the web) - crossword puzzle (probably gone forever) Hibi, I've never received an e-mail schedule in the past. Didn't know they had one.

I’m not sure if this is the right place to post miscellaneous Noir Alley comments but here goes: - As one who sometimes worries about the possible decline of TCM, I’m encouraged to see TCM go “all in” on a new franchise such as Noir Alley. Complete with a regular schedule, a brand-new set, a knowledgeable host, and detailed introductions and wrap-ups, I think this has been a great series so far. I have to admit the Sunday morning time seems a little curious to me, but I have gotten in the habit of recording it to watch later. - I have very much enjoyed Eddie Muller as host. Of course he is TCM’s acknowledged Noir expert, and I have been impressed with the comments he has made based on his personal experiences with the writers, producers, and actors in the films. I try to avoid movie spoilers at all costs, so another advantage of recording the show is that I can watch the movie first and then watch the intro and wrap-up comments afterwards. Eddie isn’t really spoiling anything, but sometimes I think he does present information in the intro that may influence the perception of the film if you have not seen it before. (This is just me, I’m sure most people like the background before watching the film.) - As others have mentioned, I was surprised at how truly dark 'Scarlet Street' was. Compares with ‘M’ as the darkest Fritz Lang film I can recall. As Eddie pointed out, it also did not have an ending you would expect given the Production Code rules of the time. Turns out this Noir business can be more serious than I thought.

I was not at the film festival, so I'm looking forward to seeing the interview with Michael Douglas when it appears on TCM (if I can only wait until next year!). Thank you jakeem for posting the photos. Seeing that Sidney Poitier was in attendance makes me wish that TCM could have somehow arranged to have a retrospective interview with him as well. (Of course, Mr. Poitier would have had to agree to do such an interview. Perhaps TCM tried and could not make it happen.) As we have so painfully learned this past year, we only have so much time to spend with these icons.

Per Yancey's comments, there's an interesting discussion of the aspect ratio for Marty that was used in the Kino Lorber blu-ray release: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Marty-Blu-ray/56980/ Given the debate over what format should be used, I really don't mind watching Marty with an 'open matte' frame, since we are seeing all the information that was saved by the camera originally, and in my humble opinion it doesn't look like the top and bottom of the frame was shot to be expendable. The last time I recorded Marty on TCM back in 2014, it was presented in 'full screen' format which pretty much matches what is shown on the blu-ray screen shots. I would also add that the K-L blu-ray is the complete 94-minute version and not the 90-minute version listed on the site. TCM has been great in showing the 94-minute version as far back as I can remember.

In the extended version, the Fields sequence comes after the E.G.Robinson story, with the coat first being given to the ‘Santelli Brothers’ second-hand clothing store. Fields comes in to the store and decides to purchase the coat (from Phil Silvers, no less) after he finds what appears to be a full wallet in the breast pocket. Unfortunately for W.C. the wallet turns out to be stuffed with scraps of paper. The scene then shifts to a lecture hall where W.C. is wearing the coat and preaching to an assembled audience on the evils of drink, while promoting ‘cocoanut milk’ as an alternative. Of course the cocoanut milk has been spiked with gin, so W.C. and the rest of the audience have a much better time than expected. After this scene concludes, there’s a bit of a discontinuity, with the coat somehow ending up back at the Santelli Brothers where it is stolen by some burglars, which ultimately leads to the final Paul Robeson story.

A 2h 7m version of Tales of Manhattan with the W.C. Fields scene has been shown in the past on the Fox Movie Channel. Prior to Charter's purchase of Time Warner Cable, the FXM channel on my cable system was much lower quality than TCM, so I have only been watching the occasional 'rare' movie on FXM.

I'm so happy that Melissa is finally getting the credit she deserves as a top comedienne! (Please don't hate me.)

I believe you are referring to "The Every Thought of You" song used as the Private Screenings theme, as discussed in this other thread: http://forums.tcm.com/index.php?/topic/34438-tcm-private-screening-theme-music/ From the thread, it appears that the singer is René Marie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Marie It's really a beautiful song and goes perfectly with the series.

I was also entranced by the repeat of the 2014 Private Screenings interview with Robert this morning. Must admit it brought a few tears while watching it from the perspective of knowing how the story ends so soon afterwards. Another reminder to me that we must take advantage of and cherish the time we have with our loved ones - it does not last forever.

Just wanted to add here that TCM has announced a tribute to Robert Osborne on March 18th and 19th where they will be showing many of the Private Screenings episodes as well as the TCM Classic Film Festival interviews that I described below. A fitting tribute and a tremendous opportunity to catch up on these great programs!

For the last several years, TCM has presented an annual one-hour special consisting of an interview with a special guest movie star which was recorded at the TCM Classic Film Festival the year before. My impression is that TCM takes one full year to prepare these so that they can insert clips from the various movies that are referenced in the interviews during the show. (It must take time to get all the permissions that are required.) Plus, they can then use the show as sort of a cross-promotion for the current year’s film festival. Normally Robert was doing these interviews, but when he bowed out of the Film Festival others would take his place. Here’s a quick list of the shows I am aware of: 2011 - Robert interviews Louise Rainer in 2010 2012 - Robert interviews Peter O’Toole in 2011 2013 - Robert interviews Kim Novak in 2012 2014 - Robert interviews Eva Marie Saint in 2013 2015 - Robert interviews Alan Arkin in 2014 2016 - Edoardo Ponti interviews his mother Sophia Loren in 2015 2016 - Ben Mankiewicz interviews Norman Lloyd in 2015 (shown later in the year) So in a way this has taken the place of the Private Screenings interviews. In 2014 there was also a true "Private Screenings" episode which was a tribute to Robert Osborne. The next TCM Film Festival is coming up at the end of the first week of April, and TCM is staying consistent with the schedule showing an interview with Faye Dunaway on Monday, April 3, as recorded at the 2016 festival. (I believe Ben did this interview.) I find these shows to be really well done, so I am very much looking forward to it.

scsu1975 you really crack me up! I guess it hasn't aired much lately, but wasn't SBFSB one of the prime examples of terrible frame cropping in the infamous TCM letter-box explanation video? So the standard aspect version must have been shown somewhere...

James, Like all things on the internet these days, I suspect the money for IMDB is likely in advertising (including links to buying tickets for new movies, etc.) and the ability to drive viewers to Amazon.com (owner of IMDB) for related movie products and streaming services, for example. I too will miss the comments sections. I must admit I didn't notice much spam and just ignored what I wasn't interested in. Given how much spam the TCM message boards and others receive on a regular basis, I would think keeping IMDB relatively free of spam (both the obvious and more subtle) must have been a nightmare for all the movie pages that are contained there. Perhaps it's because I'm not much of a Facebook user, but I also don't see how Facebook can be a substitute for a quick way to find interesting comments about a movie (for thousands of films), as IMDB's rationale for the removal seemed to suggest.

When lower-resolution sources are used, another factor that affects how movies look in HD is the quality of the "upscaling" that is done to convert the presentation to 1080i for television. I've seen several movies on TCM that look like they were taken from DVD-quality sources (480 resolution) and then poorly up-converted, which produces a blurry image that is worse than if you were watching the film on a standard DVD player. Thankfully most of the films that are now being added to the libraries that TCM draws from are coming from much better sources and the images typically are getting better and better. The move to 4k+ resolution masters for new films and restorations has taken quality to an even higher level for digital archiving.

The quick answer is that no, the quality of the source material varies from movie to movie. Over time, TCM has been upgrading some of films to look better on 1080 HD so you never know when a given film may be improved.

Here's my list per IMDB info (including the ones mentioned previously). Admittedly, some of these are too new to be logically shown on TCM. Earrings of Madame de, The (1953) East of Eden (1955)) Easter Parade (1948) Eastern Promises (2007) Easy Rider (1969) Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) Ed Wood (1994) Eddy Duchin Story, The (1956) Edison, The Man (1940) Educating Rita (1983) Education, An (2009) Egyptian, The (1954) El Cid (1961) Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2006) Elle (2016) Elmer Gantry (1960) Emma (1996) Emma (1932) Emperor Waltz, The (1948) Enchanted (2007) Enchanted Cottage, The (1945) Enemy Below, The (1957) English Patient, The (1996) Entertainer, The (1960) Equus (1977) Erin Brockovich (2000) Ernest & Celestine (2012) Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind (2004) Eternally Yours (1939) Ex Machina (2015) Executive Suite (1954) Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) Exodus (1960) Experiment Perilous (1944) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) Equus should have been easy for TCM since it is included next month as part of the Richard Burton SOTM list.

I see that TCM is running Crashing Las Vegas late tonight (3:30am EST) in what might be the last Bowery Boys fix fans will get for a while.

Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't see Bowery Boys films scheduled on Saturdays in March. It looks like instead there are a series of 'Maisie' movies with Ann Sothern (these are showing up on the April schedule as well). If you want to check it out, the early schedule for March is at http://www.tcm.com/schedule/march2017.html

thinlady, Thank you for your post. With all due respect to Robert, I agree with you that it has been strange to go almost a year now with holding a place for him without any new on-air participation. They continue to show the introductory sequence for Robert's introductions with month after month of 'guest hosts' etc. I would hope that when Robert does officially retire, TCM can find another 'distinguished' host to go along with Ben (and yes Tiffany). I know this is just my own opinion, but I have always found Robert to be more personable/charming than Ben when it comes to the movie introductions and interviews with stars of yesteryear, and it would be nice if TCM could find someone of similar personality and experience. I realize this is a tall order, but I hope TCM doesn't feel they have to 'expand the demographic' in their selection at the expense of the original qualities that made TCM so popular with so many. One minor question per your post - I thought I had read somewhere that TCM was able to shoot Robert's introductions in New York, but perhaps I am mistaken. If this is true, then that would be another sign of the seriousness of the situation, since travel would no longer be a factor.

The November issue of Now Playing featured Natalie in a photo taken for Rebel Without a Cause. The same photo can be seen here on the internet: http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Rebel-Without-a-Cause-Natalie-Wood-1955-Posters_i9337011_.htm The version on the Now Playing cover looked as if it had been slightly colorized, showing Natalie's hair with a red tint and a pale skin tone in her face. The background had been colored a pale shade of green. Here is the article that Robert Osborne wrote for the issue: http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1270312%7C0/Robert-Osborne-on-Natalie-Wood.html There were a few other photos of Natalie sprinkled throughout the issue from selected films being shown, and in the back there was an advertisement for a recently released book: http://shop.tcm.com/natalie-wood-reflections-on-a-legendary-life/9780762460519 That's essentially it for the Natalie-themed content in the issue.

LawrenceA, I agree with your point that we should acquire a copy of the titles we're fond of, especially since you never can be sure of if/when they will be shown on an available network these days. I think part of seeking out the movies on TV may be the association with traditions we had in the past. When I was growing up, for whatever reason one of the local channels would play the 1954 version of White Christmas every year around 10 pm on Christmas Eve. So when my family would come back from the Christmas Eve church service it was always on. With repetition this has now been stamped in my memories of Christmas Eve with my family, so I will always look back fondly on this film. Even through changes in time and distance I still check the TV listings half expecting it to be showing on Christmas Eve. But I do own the DVD now so I can do my own programming if needed

Another surprise I came across is that HBO has scheduled Miracle on 34th Street (1947) for 11am EST on Christmas day. Don't see it showing on any other networks in my area during the next 2 weeks.