Emily Dean

If Ben then who? Some of the guests presenters are not all that cogent either and if it wasn't for Ben and Bob they'd be drifting through with superficial drivel. I prefer Alex Baldwin myself but I know how long he would last among the TCM fans. While I like Ben and I am sorry to see this thread re-emerge I certainly will take him in the movie intros as opposed to the Wine Commercials, which thankfully disappeared.

When you grow up with British parents and you spend five years in the UK....you end up adopting and adapting.

Really Mr. Roberts...using big words is good for your brain....too much time on Twitnits and we will all soon to resort to no language at all. After all Ben is a writer and the grandson and grandnephew of Herman and Joe and both were top notch writers so why wouldn't Ben use good language. If you listen to many of the movies of the 40's and 50's the language is much more erudite. So read more New Yorker, New York Book of Reviews and the Economist...and practice by watching William F. Buckley and guests on THE FIRING LINE (my dad's favourite show).

All this hub bub about the Oscars, I actually don't think they have been about talent for several preceding decades. And as Dargo mentions there were so many greats that were not recognized including Eve Arden (she and Jack Carson were great supporting stars, where would MILDRED PIERCE have been with out those two). All this PC is so silly, talent is recognized regardless of skin colour (at least from my perspective). Is it mandatory that Oscars are awarded in proportion to racial makeup of the country...when I look at the BAFTAS I don't hear the same hue and cry re: those nominations. Come on people grow up and apply common sense rather than emotional reaction....

Aha...my Sweet Prince coming this Friday to TCM, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY when I fell in love with Alan Rickman. See S&S at 2200 EST and 2100 CST.

I believe this is the first time I saw this film, I think Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones made a nice screen duo, this is not the only film they appeared in...DUEL IN THE SUN, SINCE YOU WENT AWAY and the penultimate pairing in PORTRAIT OF JENNIE. I like Joseph Cotten and enjoy all his movies even his wickedness in SHADOW OF A DOUBT, my favourite Alfred Hitchcock film.

I couldn't agree more...I enjoyed childhood in the 50's as well and while not in NYC, we too knew the benefits of collecting and turning in soft drink bottles....you could save up to get an ice cream from the ice cream man. In my neighborhood our mothers sent us out to play in the morning and we didn't return until various calls went out for lunch. Then it was "quiet time" and then outside until all over the neighborhood fathers returned home. Our parents would be arrested today for the freedom we experienced then...sad sad world now. Oh and one more thing I don't believe would occur today...the kindness and understanding of the "pony man" and intuitiveness in getting information so he could locate the little boy's family. Took a lot of insight and understanding. Don't think anyone would take the time today...and besides who sees children "free style" anymore.

Add to these tours THE THIRD MAN tour in Vienna and a trip along the Nile aka DEATH ON THE NILE and you are on your way to movie heaven...and don't forget floating down the steps of the Louvre in FUNNY FACE and so many other movie moments you can enjoy. I have turned heads during my travels reenacting movie moments along with song inspirations and turned heads boating through the Bosphorus singing " Istanbul, not Constatininople" sung by the Four Lads as well as singing a great Jo Stafford song as I traveled down the Nile..."You Belong to Me". My biggest regret is not getting to Kiev in time to walk down the Odessa Steps recreating the "Battleship Potemkin". Regretfully Putin nixed that idea.

I first swooned over Rickman in his role in "Sense and Sensibility" and then again in "Love Actually". While he is boorish in "Love" he still creates a pathos and I had the sense he is really conflicted over his actions and duplicity. Anyway Alan RIP.

I agree with you TikiSoo and just to add flavour include Eve Arden in the mix. You could not go wrong with a tribute to any of these three characters and add my all time favourite George Sanders to the threesome and I have a quartet worth several days of TCM binging.

Lavatory is a word regularly used in my family...do not know why it just was....

I have no idea what "facebook on me" means however I will agree on the deep sea diving suit. Also I remember I was required to go to the lavatory prior to snowsuit dressing regardless of whether there was a biological need and knew better to come in and state I had "to go" as then I would be undressed and that was the end of my snow day...she only donned it once. Oh yes...don't forget the mittens on a string, a must for any kid dressing for winter in the fifties.

Oh a day or week or Spotlight on Warner Bros. Cartoons would be fantastic. More interesting than Treasures from the Vault. Most of the old cartoons are "verboten" as they are terribly politically incorrect. I was on Movies Unlimited yesterday and they have DVD's of the Warner's cartoons however were a bit to pricey for my budget. You are able to see some on You Tube. I am not a traditional opera buff but Warner's did great cartoons to opera music and everytime I hear Wagner I think of the great cartoon "Kill the Rabbit" done to the March of the Valkiries. Keep posting however I won't hold my breath....I still want George Sanders as SOTM, however maybe we could lobby for a cartoon version of the Wine Club....

Who really cares about all this speculation on twin beds vs. double bed in THE CHRISTMAS STORY. The story is so true to the era in almost all respects and the frequency of twin beds was not that uncommon in that era. If you have ever shared a bed with a turner/twister, snoring or otherwise restless sleeper a separate bed is usually desirable. So much of this picture is representative of the era that I grew up in (late 40's and the 50's) down to the school, the clothes (I know the snowsuit episode all to well) and my most favourite scene is the "old man" fighting with the coal furnace....we had one for many years and the coal room was the harbour of an evil spirit in the basement. Love the movie....leave it alone and learn to enjoy some things without constant speculation.

Well if it is of any consolation re: Wayne Rogers not being in the TCM REMEMBERS segment for 2016...which I doubt considering they left off so many worthies this year (Jayne Meadows, Martin Milner, etc.). ME-TV is remembering him this week in its hourly segments of MASH. So we are able to treasure him this way....last night was the episode where he had a pin stripe suit made with the stripes horizontal instead of vertical...which still makes me laugh.

Why oh why do we keep seeing the same old SOTM....where is George Sanders or even James Gleason who would be far more entertaining and less sleep inducing. I suppose you equate Judy as SOTM with the Wine Club....way to repetitive.

I think it would be a good idea therefore to morph Orson and James into Wine Club commercials...now that would be a useful idea and we would have a true "classic" wine club

The only movies I really liked Brando in was TEA HOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON, DESIREE, SAYANORA and GUYS and DOLLS, otherwise his movie roles depress me considerably. As for the GODFATHER, et. al. on TCM, most likely that is why the Wine Club is featuring wines by Francis Ford Coppola's vineyard.

You have to remember this....the TCM staffers or more likely to be less educated in "film studies" than the segment host in some instances and this was so in the case of the "Ultimate Fan" presenter. The poor girl looked like she could have use a subscription to the Wine Club to loosen her up.

I just could not believe it, but as another Wine Club promo began I yearned for the much seen and much maligned " letterbox" feature on screening wide screen movies for television. That is when I realized I couldn't take the Wine Club much longer, especially with the chutzpah of including it in "News" segment for December. Bring on the letterbox please and spare me the wine club.

I truly enjoyed my evening of THE THIN MAN and the added joy of seeing them in the order in which they were made and shown. No need to argue over which one is the best, pros and cons of Nick Jr. etc. My goodness it is the New Year....just sit down and enjoy. Happy New Year

Boo Hiss to TCM for neglecting the movies listed below and too much of MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS as well as CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT and per usual The Wine Club (they forgot to put holly around the advert). Holiday Affair with Bing and Fred... The Lemon Drop Kid with Bob and Damon Runyon characters White Christmas with its overpowering Technicolour Red Oh and one more thing (think Columbo here): A day of Humphrey Bogart movies as he was born on Christmas Day, it is the 116th anniversary of his birth...take that Frank.

I too watched COME TO THE STABLE yesterday and the more I watch it the more I like it. It is such an understated movie with a message that crosses all time periods....one of faith and finding the goodness that exists within us all. I love the part where Hugh Marlow discovers his composition is really a 14th century Gregorian chant and then finally figures out where he heard it first.

You are correct TopBilled....is there anyway this is able to be moved back to the general discussion? I would think with the number of views the manager better known as the "censor" would count this as an important thread. Are they afraid to keep popular posts on the general discussion board as it shows the real beliefs of their viewers?

Well as I was "George Watching" last night as opposed to the drecks of Disney I contemplated the removal of this thread from general discussions to the ignominy of TCM moving this sight away from the general audience where I believe it should remain until we see George as either a SOTM or a SUTS in recognition of his career and contributions he made to the films he appeared in. So I guess it might be an honour but I don't believe moving the sight allows for ardent George fans to stay on top of the programmers to air a day of George. To coin a phrase..."Let's Whinge" which in this case is correct as whinge is a verb.