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Dear BLU Thanks for the heads up. I shall be watching. Regards

Andrew Robinson and John Vernon in Charley Varrick. Two of the best slimy actors in Hollywood. Andrew Robinson was excellent at sick psychotic slime (Dirty Harry, Charley Varrick). John Vernon excelled in a smoother more sophisticated sliminess. Great actors. Regards

Charley Varrick (1973). The wee hours of monday morning or late sunday, depending upon which coast you are on. Charley and his gang commit armed robbery on a bank in a small southwestern town. Several people are killed. Several more people are killed later as a consequence of the robbery. This movie presents us with the same moral paradox as "The Godfather" and others of it's kind. i.e. - Why are we rooting for a guy who is basically a robber and murderer. A great movie with two of my all time favorite 'slimy' actors, Andrew Robinson and John Vernon. Regards

I would like to go to lunch with Errol Flynn. He probably would'nt show up, or he'd stiff me with the check, or it would end up in a brawl and we'd be thrown out of the restaurant or arrested. Failing that, I would have loved to go to an intimate lunch with Kathrine Hepburn. I always considered Kathrine Hepburn to be highly erotic. The sight of her climbing into the African Queen after her bathe always drives mr crazy. Regards

Poor old Tom Cruise. What has he done to make so many people dislike him so ?. I like the guy. He has character, he's colorful. I love to stand in the check-out line at Walmart and flip through the National Enquirer to keep abreast of his escapades. My favorite is the 'Weekly World News'. If it was'nt for the 'Weekly World News' I would'nt know what the hell was going on in the world. Regards

I rented 'The Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy' a couple of weeks ago. I liked Douglas Adams' books and the TV show of the same name, so I thought I was onto a winner here. Three minutes into this movie I knew it was time to Bail out. The late Douglas Adams would have been ashamed to be associated with this awful movie. (but he would have taken the money I suspect). Regards

Hang in there Bill, don't try to argue with children and idiots. Making the connection that 'Booty Call' is somehow a classic because Jamie Fox was in it is rediculous. We need to start another thread - 'Dog movies featuring talented actors' I love classic movies, but we all have to admit that Hollywood in it's golden period was a very 'White' institution. It's interesting to compare Sidney Poitier in 'In The Heat Of The Night' (oh my God, a black cop, the sky's gonna fall !) to today's movies where Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington can play a cop and race means nothing (the sky did'nt fall after all). The only 'Black' movie I'm waiting for from Hollywood is a 'True' biography of Nat King Cole. This won't happen soon though. The more astute readers of his biography may be able to figure out why.(I can't remember the name of it right now) Regards

The beautiful Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery starred in a TV movie in the late 1970's called "The Legend Of Lizzie Borden'. It was quite excellent as I remember. However, the beautiful Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery reciting the phone directory would have been enchanting to me. My blind love for the beautiful Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery renders me incapable of offering any unbiased review of this movie. I don't believe it is available on either VHS or DVD. Shame. Regards

You are neither funny nor smart. A double whammy. You have my pity

To get a jump on African Americans in movies month. Here's a treat to put you in the mood. It does'nt get cooler than this. http://poy.no/files/vintage/clips/jammin.asf What are your favorites ? Regards

Bought the DVD of the movie 'Zulu' starring Stanley Baker and Michael Caine. What a great film this is. Based on a real event in 1879 during the Zulu wars. The Zulu people were treated with respect in this movie and not as ignorant savages. The mass wedding in the Zulu Kraal at the beginning of the film is fascinating to watch and hear. The star of the movie was Stanley Baker, a great actor who is almost unheard of today. There is also an interesting and unique trivia question attached to this film which I will save for another day. Regards

If you want to see the Gilberto/Getz clip again, go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QeQ-81zhHY&search=stan%20getz Regards

I want my soundies TCM occaisionaly shows 'Soundies', and other short films for that matter. But they are generally used to fill time between feature movies and are not listed on the schedule. Which makes them impossible to catch except by accident. TCM has access to some great 'Soundies' from the 1940's. If they can't be listed on the schedule then maybe a regular time slot can be dedicated to them once or twice a month, somewhat like 'Silent Sundays'. Your cooperation in this is appreciated. Jump to it ! chop chop. For anyone interested, a few minor examples of 'Soundies' can be seen at the 'Internet Archive' of public domain media. There is no advertising or other baloney at this site, and I have no financial interest in it. So don't be afraid to visit and look around. There are also a few public domain feature films. http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=soundie I found the search feature on this site somewhat awkward and clunky. It inserts its own words into the search field, presumably to assist you in your search. It can be helpful but also misleading on occaisions. Regards Metry (pronounced Met-A-Ree) Road

This is a 'Hip' thread. To participate you must understand the lingo. Here's some help http://www.howtospeakhip.com/ Stay Cool

Got home from work. Flipped TV to TCM, and all of a sudden I'm watching Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz performing 'Girl From Ipenima', a lounge lizard classic (I should know, I'm a lounge lizard from way back). I'm riveted to the spot. When I recover I check the schedule, 'Get Yourself A College Girl'. Never heard of it. Strange and cool. Where does TCM find this stuff. Get in the groove Jackson. Regards

I personally can't stand the Osmonds, but my wife is a big fan. It would'nt hurt TCM to show a couple of them. Maybe TCM could include them as part of a showcase on popular music in the movies along with the Beatles movies, 'Woodstock' etc. My personal choices would be 'Jazz On A Summers Day' about the 1958 Newport Jazz festival and 'Rhythm and Blues Revue' and 'Rock 'n' Roll Revue' from the mid 1950's. Regards

As far as I know nobody has blamed FDR for WW2. FDR is representative of nobody and nothing except FDR, and that generation was no better and no worse than any other generation. It was also the generation that produced Tailgunner Joe McCarthy. I can see why you worship FDR and will not tolerate any criticism of him. I think Senator McCarthy would have been proud of you. Regards

Dear MikeDouglas Nice to hear from you again. I think the current membership of the DOROTHY JANIS FAN CLUB stands at 3 members. I would offer you our secret handshake, but thats hard to do over the internet. As for history, I sometimes feel that trying to make sense out of history is like trying to do a jigsaw puzzle with 90% of the pieces missing. I'm not sure that the remaining pieces even belong to the same puzzle. Regards

Dear MattHelm I understand your feelings towards the powers-that-be at Comedy Central for declining to air the episode of South Park featuring Mo'ham'med, and I'm inclined to agree with you that this appears to be a lack of courage on their part. However, I would like to offer an alternative point of view. In America we accept the lampooning of our government and religious leaders. We might not like it or agree with it, but we accept it as part of the price of freedom, and we are free to disagree. And we settle our differences (for the most part) by debate and the will of the majority, and not by murder, terrorism and assassination. If an individual says something I find disagreeable or offensive I have the right to challenge and debate that individual publicly without the fear of violence or being shipped off to a government gulag. It's not perfect but it works. Those who would take offence at any representation of Muhammad, specifically those who would act violently on that offence, have only the vaguest understanding of our concept of free speech (I know a lot of Americans do as well, but we'll debate that another day). The point is, if I were a TV executive or a newspaper editor and I thought that my editorial decisions would result in some **** off suicide car-bomber demolishing an embassy and killing a 100 people just to show how offended he was, It would certainly make me think twice. This may sound to you like a cowardly capitulation to terrorism (it does to me to). If it were I alone who would carry the responsibility and suffer the consequences of my decisions, I would say publish and be damned. But it would be unfair of me to put other lives at risk without their consent and cooperation. Regards

As far as I know nobody has blamed FDR for WW2. If new research brings forth evidence that leads to a conclusion contrary to the 'Official' version of an event, then history should damn well be revised accordingly. I repeat again the word 'Evidence'. I'm well aware that there are those who try to reinterpret history based on the flimsiest evidence, or no evidence at all for their own reasons. However, your "Let it lie" attitude towards history is also troubling. My main issue with your reply however is your assertion that any criticism of FDR is somehow a criticism of "The generation that fought and won WWII". This is an outrageous and ridiculous assertion and I await your apology for using such cheap tactics in your attempt to stifle an silence those who seek the truth. Then we can continue this debate on an intelligent and respectful level. Of course I know nothing of FDR beyond what I read in history books. I also know nothing of Abraham Lincoln, or George Washington, or Gengis Kahn, or Julius Caesar beyond what I read in history books. But I doubt seriously that "The generation that fought and won WWII" have any more insight into the deep and secret waters of higher government than I do 65 years later. Regards

For me, one of the best is 'Doctor Strangelove. Or How I etc. etc.' . Sterling Hayden as General Ripper is superb. How many people do you know who would instigate a global thermonuclear war because of erectile dysfunction ?. I just get drunk and watch a movie on TCM. Regards

I've liked some Eastwood movies, and disliked some others. Clint Eastwood is one of those actors who essentially plays 'Himself' in whatever movie he is in. Not necessarily a bad thing, a least you know what your getting. There are many other actors who are basically the same. Let's face it, Jack Nicholson hasn't played anybody but Jack Nicholson since the early 1980's. And Al Pacino is pretty much Al Pacino. Like being a musician with only one tune. Regards

The true story of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and it's aftermath has yet to make it to the big screen. But with with the recent declassification of secret WW2 documents the truth may yet be told. A Military and congressional board of enquiry placed the blame for the tragedy of Pearl Harbor on the two US military commanders on the ground in Hawaii, Admiral Kimmel and General Short, who were accused of incompetence and subsequently relieved of command and stripped of rank. Although they were never officially court marshaled they were kicked out of the military in disgrace. Most historians (based on the evidence) believe that the blame lies with President Roosevelt and his cabinet and that Admiral Kimmel and General Short were sacrificed as scapegoats for the Presidents own incompetence. Sadly, Roosevelt is one of the sacred cows of US history, and for the moment is untouchable. President Truman in the late 1940's is quoted as saying that the true facts surrounding Pearl Harbor will never be made public. Regards

There are three movies (that I remember) that were very good and showed aspects of WW2 from the German perspective. 'Cross of Iron' from Sam Peckinpah. I've always found Peckinpah's style of ballet and destruction to be irritating and distracting, but it did'nt completely ruin this movie. And two excellent German movies 'Das Boot' and 'Stalingrad'. 'Stalingrad' was a little nasty and depressing, but I guess that was the point. Regards

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