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Hey I asked a specific ? 2 pages ago & still no answer. These 2 (or is it just one) person or persons think they're being provocative when all they're proving is how bored they are. If i disliked a channel so much, I have better things to do than post on their message board.

Calling people who don't agree with your assessment "sycophants" implies that there is some benefit to disagreeing with you. Can you please explain what those benefits are?

Don't let Dobbs fool you. I've actually seen a couple of his thousands of posts where he recommended films made after 1960. I know he loved Missing with Jack Lemmon & if I remember correctly also liked The Killing Fields.

Just watched this. It's good & in no way did Wahlberg try to compare himself to those actors we like around here. He just expressed who influenced him & how he works. Can not why the OP would be so upset.

The main thing I remember about those shows is that one episode about Spencer Tracy. Benza claimed that Tracy would check into a hotel with s suitcase full of booze and get in the bathtub and drink until it was gone. He was tortured.

Well, apparently Ben loves it because he mentioned it during one of his appearances today. That multi drawer cabinet has been used before although I don't remember if it was Ben's or Robert's set. It's cool though. It looks like early California.

> {quote:title=AndyM108 wrote:}{quote}I'd surely hope so. Toshiro Mifune is worthy of a SOTM, and a SUTS day would be the least they could do. Quiet as it's kept, he's an actor every bit as worthy of the honor as any American star. > > I know this isn't a popular opinion, but although I recognize the need to balance the wants of the buffs with the wants of the "casual" classic film fan, it doesn't seem that TCM is exactly drowning in films that need to be "read". I seriously doubt that the combined percentage of subtitled films on our favorite network exceeds 10% in the average month, that one Kurosawa blowout aside. Not to mention that a disproportionate number of the silents seem to be either Chaplin, Lloyd or Keaton, many or most of which have been widely shown for decades. > > > Meanwhile, in April we've got *50* Doris Day or "Spring Break" movies alone. At what point is enough enough? Why don't they just buy the Double Bubble factory while they're at it? > > > (/rant, and yes, I know that May will be a huge improvement. I'm just blowing off steam after being bookended by 31 days of Oscar repeats and Doris Day.) > I'm not one of those people who object to silent or foreign language films. In fact, having only seen Rashomon, I was delighted to discover more of Kurosawa & agree that Mifune would be an excellent choice for either SOTM and/or SUTS. There are a lot of European & Asian stars I'd like to see honored. I might have been one of the few that enjoyed the Bollywood month a few years ago (the main complaint was that a lot of the films were newer movies, not necessarily that they were Indian films.) I found a star in there I like, Aamir Khan, and subsequently rented every film Netflix had where he starred. I'm also a fan of silent films, not only American but from other countries. I wasn't necessarily speaking about my own preferences re: silent & foreign films; mainly I was referring to some disgruntled viewers who posted here during these film presentations. I'm in agreement about April--it's basically a bust, although I do have a soft spot for the AIP films from the early 1960's. Doris Day, I can take or leave but all her films are going to be shown in one week so it will be painless. I'm watching less TCM these days anyway because my social life has improved immensely. I'll leave it at that. I still DVR stuff I don't want to miss.

> {quote:title=TopBilled wrote:}{quote}I am looking more at the list from the AFI. > > *James Dean* would be impossible to do, unless they acquired kinescopes of his live TV dramas. > > *Vivien Leigh* and *Grace Kelly* have at least been SOTM. > > *Mary Pickford* is a huge oversight. If they did Chaplin, they should've at least done Pickford. Pickford has never been SOTM. > > *Lillian Gish* has never been a SUTS honoree and has never been SOTM either. Why? She has an impressive filmography in both silent and sound eras and most of her titles survive. > > *Mae West* is another oversight, but it would mean dipping into the bank and licensing Paramount classics from Universal. They should do it. > > I am guessing that *Marilyn Monroe* will finally get her due this summer, especially since we know that SOME LIKE IT HOT will be an essential one Saturday this August. > > *Shirley Temple* could easily be featured. All they need to do is license one or two big titles from Fox, then mix in her later films at MGM and Selznick Studios. They could also show one or two of her TV specials from Shirley Temple Storybook. Plus, she made countless short films that they could insert between the bigger titles. The problem of including primarily foreign language & silent films is that the average TCM viewer (not the hardcore fans who post here) do not like "reading" films. For example, when TCM had Kurosawa's 100th Birthday Anniversary month, many posted here on the day that they showed 24 hours of his films of too many foreign language films. Now, Gish made lots of sound movies so not a problem, but with Pickford she only made a couple of sound pictures so most of her day would be her silent films. However, Jean Gabin day went by without complaint so maybe that would open the door for more foreign language stars. James Dean might have a meager output, but that could be remedied by featuring a day where film careers were cut short and include him with other stars and maybe feature him in prime time.

Nothing much, really. They embrace & their son comes out of the bedroom and says Daddy or something. The End.

I lost my sister to drugs & alcohol when she was just 39. She left behind a daughter who was 17 at the time. My niece who is now 43 still hasn't gotten over it. I hope somehow Whitney's daughter will be okay.

You must not let the fact that you're starting a little late discourage you. There are parts for actors of all ages and you are still in your 20's. Do what you want to do. Then you won't have regrets if you try, even if you aren't as successful as you'd like to be. But you'll never know unless you go for it.

Hey girl. I kinda thought this might be one you liked. It comes on cable from time to time but I hadn't seen it in quite some time until yesterday. I was scrolling through my on screen guide, saw it was on, thought about Brooks' snub in the recent Oscar noms, and thought I'd watched one of his best roles. Which is what I think about how great Brooks was in this movie, along with Hurt & Hunter. I haven't seen Drive, but I'll probably watch it when it comes on HBO or on whatever channel it will eventually air. Gosling is a guy I don't know anything about much (I haven't seen any of his films, but something tells me he's a great actor, and he's charming on the talk shows I've seen him do.) I was afraid I'd be disallusioned about my memory of this fine film, but good acting, writing & directing is always worth watching. And you're right about how prescient it was, along with Network. True confession--I've had a huge crush on Brooks for years, ever since he used to appear on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson back in the 1970's (Johnny loved him, BTW.) His film career has been hit or miss--he's had some really great roles but has been low profile for most of his career. I saw him in a film a few months ago, My First Mister, where he plays a guy who manages a men's clothing store who becomes friends with a troubled young lady and becomes a mentor of sorts to her. It came out in the early 2000's and I don't remember any publicity about it. But I enjoyed it quite a bit. Brooks is a talented man but doesn't seem to get much love. Edited by: helenbaby on Feb 4, 2012 7:50 AM

Anybody remember this movie? I watched Broadcast News (1987) yesterday for the first time in a long time. It's hard to believe it's been 25 years since this came out, and it holds up pretty well. Made at the end of the Reagan era, it was a comedy/drama about 3 young people who come together in the world of Network TV news. Holly Hunter, who was just starting to get some higher profile films, plays a smart, tough but neurotic news producer, William Hurt is the pretty boy, blow-dried former sports caster who has higher profile ambitions, and Albert Brooks as the very smart, but insecure news writer. All 3 are really great in this movie. I wouldn't say any of their characters are particularly likable, but yet you understand where all of them coming from. All 3 were Oscar nominated. There are a few supporting characters that really stand out as well. Robert Prosky plays Jane's (Holly Hunter) mentor at the network, Joan Cusack plays an office gofer who does what she can to make everyone's job easier, and in a bit, Jack Nicholson, the current anchor at the network. Well written & directed by James L. Brooks, who was riding high at that point, it's a time capsule of that era. Besides the obviously dated technology, it showed the beginning of the end of serious journalism. Nominated for 7 Oscars, it struck out for any awards, but it was well worth watching again. In my mind, one of the great & clever films from the 1980's. Any thoughts?

> {quote:title=darkblue wrote:}{quote}I don't really understand why anyone would watch a severely edited version of 'The Godfather'. I know, I'm stupid. Yet I get sucked in every time it's on. I have seen both unedited.

Okay, then, TB. Besides Joel McCrea, who do you deem worthy of SOTM that hasn't been selected as SOTM in the last 17 years? Malden & Lansbury were multiple nominees for the Oscar and were in a lot of high profile films. It's not like they picked someone like Frank McHugh or Guy Kibbee (even though both would be fine with me for SOTM.)

I had to laugh when 2 of the top 5 movies Tabesh says are most popular--Singin' in the Rain & North By Northwest. Those 2 have to be the most complained about, as far as being shown too much. I even told one of the TCM people I met on the cruise that I could not believe they were showing it, since it's so over exposed. She walked away from me.

You're welcome. I saw it a couple of years ago and knew it was a de Havilland film--I was just surprised that it came out in 1940 since she'd had a lot of higher profile films prior to this and this movie is just a little B programmer. Guess that's why she sued Warner's, even though it's a cute little movie.

I'll be honest. The only time I watch AMC is when one of the first 2 Godfather films comes on, because they are the only channel that has rights to it. However, it's quite frustrating since they show so many commercials that a movie that's almost 4 hours anyway ends up tying up 5 hours of your time. And it's severely edited. Other than that, I don't really care for the type of action films that makes up most of their programming. I don't watch TNT either.

I'm pretty sure it's *My Love Came Back* (1940) starring Olivia de Havilland.

Just my opinion, but I do know at some point about 10-12 years ago, they were purchased by some company (I don't know the particulars at the moment) and started showing some commercials. Then, they probably decided they wouldn't try to compete with TCM so they decided to compete with TNT. Next thing you'll see is some sporting events on AMC.

> {quote:title=willbefree25 wrote:}{quote}Quite an interesting lineup today. > > It shouldn't have mattered, but I was embarrassed for Van Johnson. I felt badly for Keye Luke too. > > > In the end, I had to turn it off. > > > BTW, was the blonde inviting Van to what I think the blonde was inviting Van to? Pretty racy for 1943, no? Or would she have been forgiven in those days, because as everyone knows, it's the absolute mission of every woman, if she can, to marry a doctor? > > Oh, and how *was* Miss Hotsy-Totsy affording that drop dead gorgeous apartment on a nurse's salary? > Apparently Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case was a continuation of the previous film in the series, as far as the Donna Reed story line is involved. But there's was a lot of plot in this film--when the docs were tending to the girls in the children's ward, I was wondering whatever happened to Donna Reed & her predicament because it went on for so long. Then, they throw in the plot about the guy who lost his legs in the attack on Pearl HarbIor. I wasn't embarrassed for them but a little confused by the lack of cohesive plot. It all came together at the end though. Most of them were just starting their film careers and had to be in whatever film they were assigned to. Luke was probably glad he was in something besides a subservient role. It's just they laid on the Brooklyn bit a little thick. Oh, and Marilyn Maxwell's character was a social services person not a nurse. I figured she was one of those trust fund Junior Leaguers doing charity work.

Interesting. I'm wondering who the Star of the Month is, although I suspect it's Doris Day because the first week has her films every evening. It might be one of those rare cases that all the SOTM films are crammed into a week so that other themes are explored, like the entire week of prime time devoted to teen flicks from the 1960's. I concur with the April 11th evening devoted to Peter O'Toole--they may be showing the interview Osborne did with him last year at the film festival. It's about an hour long. They are showing a couple of rare ones that caught my eye--What Price Hollywood? and Sweepings. Both are requested a lot around here. ETA: I forgot to mention another rarely seen film--Ski Party. It's one of those AIP films that doesn't get a lot of play. Annette Funicello is not in this one; however, it does feature James Brown and the Famous Flames as the ski patrol. LOL. Edited by: helenbaby on Jan 27, 2012 5:16 PM

I don't know if this is the problem, but I DVR'd The Huggetts Abroad & the EAS signal sounded. The movie cut off and started re-recording where it left off. In my case, I didn't lose much (a couple was starting to kiss and they were still kissing at the point it picked back up.) My cable has a LOT of EAS testing & warnings but not at any particular time.

FWIW, james, I've been thinking about this all day (off & on) and I came to the same conclusion as you. It's a free market and if you want something bad enough, you'll pay for it. While some cities have 1 cable co., there is always the satellite option. Cable tv is basically my only entertainment--I rarely go out to films and never buy DVD's. It's worth it to me to pay what I pay, even if I don't watch every channel every day. I don't see it as a scam or bilking--it's what the market will bear and what one is willing to pay.

A couple of months ago, an author & journalist, Toure', was making the rounds of talk shows & c-span promoting his memoir. He had a similiar upbringing as Howard in the film, although he is bi-racial and grew up in the 1980's. He related a story about him basically being raised in a mostly white community and went to college at Emory in Atlanta, where he got more in touch with his black roots. He said he was more berated by a black acquaintance, told that he wasn't "black." He said it shook him tremendously and it took him years to come to terms with the confrontation. I don't mean to sound like a racist person and I hope relating this information doesn't offend anyone. I just thought it apropos to your post.