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Don't know if anyone already touched on this, but some say Conrad owned the real "M. Falcon" in his garage for years too

All reading this 2 time leading actress *Oscar winner *Olivia de Havilland is currently 102 & mainly lives in Paris-(Mr. 0sborne said he used to call her each & every Sunday) Don't know if she'd either be up to it, or even want to. Though she does still do interviews from Paris, France. She just took the producers of TV's "Feud" top court over the stunningly beautiful *Oscar winning actresss *Catherine Zeta-Jones portrayal of her in that tv mini-series. As much as I think *Zeta is easily among the top ten all-time most gorgeous actresses, she looked nothing like *Olivia in it. I just thought of this idea a couple days ago & it may be why she never personally came here to accept AFI's annual lifetime award either? Though it would be marvelous for say Ben Mankiewicz to interview her via television about her life & career,etc & of course what is always said to still be the love of her life ERROL FLYNN-(l909-l959) Of course she took home "statuettes" for 1946's only ok (**1/2) "To Each Her 0wn" & the great 1949 "The Heiress"-(one of *Scorsese's all-time influences by the way) & correct me if I;m wrong, is she now the sole living survivor from *"GWTW?" & also didn't she do (8) with Flynn? But I have to check my "WALK-OF-FAME BOOK" & see, if she was even ever given a "Star" or not? A GENUINE "LADY" TO BE SURE

THANX FOR REPLIES! Although & it makes me scratch me head everytime over the past 218 years, that the majority on here apparently do not collect movie books much let alone memorabilia??? EVER HEAR OF THE TCM VERSION OF "SCENE-IT?" I got it as a Christmas gift about 15yrs ago, but have nobody to play the dvd, board game with??? My ma' at first got me the "SEINFELD SCENE-IT?" GAME, & AS MUCH AS I ADORE THAT SHOW, I WANTED THIS ONE & SURE AS HECK GOT IT, BUT FOR WHAT? IT EVEN HAS LITTLE CLKUE CARDS, DVD's, TINY FIGURINES OF "ROSEBUD SLED" "KONG" "WIZARD OF OZ SLIPPERS" "M. FALCON" & MORE. LOOKS A LOT LIKE MONOPOLY, BUT IT IS SIMNULTABNEOUSLY A DVD TRIVIA GAME.

EDDIE, have they asked you to be a regular host yet? & what are your top five or so favorite film 'noir pictures? Though it's from the UK to me "THE THIRD MAN" is the epitome of what that genre should be

At least these huge cars were made in America

Back in those days a NASH & an EDSEL were considered laughing stocks

To Eddie, did you like Dick Powell prior to his tough guy film 'noir persona? Think he's in a closed to the public section GLENDALE'S "FOREST LAWN"-(& I think, but am not certain that June Allyson yrs later chose same area, do ou know? As you know & by her own admittance she was almost equally in love with Alan Ladd There is a special on youtube about Ladd, very sad too! Do you know about it? His mother died in his arms as a very young man, taking booze & something called "ANTPASTE"-(what is that?) & of course he followed suit yrs later in 1964 at age 50. They used to have markers on the wall when casting people opposite Ladd, of whom was 5'6 at best & if you were taller you didn't get the role. Plus & this truly humiliated Alan, they would bring out a box for him to stand on a lot, or dig a hole for a co-star Even in high school his nickname was tiny Got photos of his wall niche very top "Freedom Maus.' in GLENDALE-(of course not to be confused with the park in Hollywood Hills) But, like an imbecile I missed the bust oif Ladd right there DUH Never had a desire to visit that other "F. Lawn" "Farewell, My Lovely" (l944) is my fav. film noir of his. Remade ok with Mitchum of course PLEASE REPLY & I THANK YOU!

This is by now a fairly well known & true story, hidden of course by the ultimate "DREAM FACTORY" in METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER-(est: 1924-) & L.B. Mayer (l885-l957) In 1937 the already pretty much legendary actor *William (Clark) Gable (l90l-l960) was completely loaded & drunk & hit another autombioler killing the other driver immediately. Back then the police,etc would first call said studio, before anywhere else. L.B. disliked *Clark to start with & a lot too! But knew he was money in the bank & grooming him by then. The future *"King of Hollywood"-(voted in a massive 1938 moviefans poll of over 20 million) had of course already won what was eventually his sole *Academy Award for ';34's *"IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT" (Columbia)-(a punishment by L.B. to be sent down to Columbia then nicknamed "Poverty Row" "Germ of the 0cean" & more, headed by what legendary Hollywood columnist James Bacon-(l9l4-20000) called "The Meanest Man in Town" in *Harry Cohn (l881-l958) Matter of fact very first time *Capra met *Gable was when *Clark stumbled into his office muttering that sob Mayer,etc Then of course came '35's BP winner *"Mutiny on the Bounty" (M-G-M)-(another pt *Clark didn't want to do, because of having to shave his mustache) & 1936's huge $smash$ "San Francisco" (M-G-M) (***1/2) This awful crash may have been around time of his worst film,, the 1937 dud (*1/2) "Parnell?" A role he never got over. Great pal *Tracy could easily do such roles, but not him. So the MGM media machine got into motion & even reversed entire situation, putting out to the press that *Clark actually saved this man's life instead of killing him! PLEASE CHECK STORY OUT & SEE WHAT I MEAN ON THIS HORRIBLE ACCIDENT FROM '37 Hell, I wouldn't even by surprised if Eddie Mannix-(L.B.'s hatchet man was mostly in the cover up) THANX

Does anyone else yet Mr. Robert 0sborne's incredible & incredibally huge movie book "85yrs of the OSCAR: The Official History of the Academy Awards" The biggest book I own, except the little larger *Selznick coffee table book. Isay I've never even picked up, despite it being a Christmas gift around 1985 from my mother) He not only wrote it, but I always dub it "MY OSCAR BIBLE!" & inside it has every single performer top ever win the *Academy Award-(though lots by now are now gone, I just circle them & even had this 2 pg leaf enlarged & lamenated on my "Walls-of-Fame" BUT, this photo is from the 70th Annual Academy Awards instead. You really can't call yourself a bona-fide cinephile / moviebuff unless you have this huge book fans. & can easily be found far less-(I had mine delivered from " & Noble") I hate to say it because it's putting virtually all out of business, try Amazon & again the mom & pop book store in PA "Harvest Books"-(has out of print books) (P.,S. PLEASE ASSIST DID ROBERT WRITE ANYMOIRE MOIVIE BOOKS?)

YOU ARE 100% CORRECT PAL! I LOVE THESE & REMEMBER THEY JUST GOT NICEST GUY IN THE WORL:D *OSCAR VICTOR*BOPRGNINE ON JUST IN TIME TOO! Betty Hutton was arguably my personal fav. & though he did do a lotta' name dropping M<r. 0swborne's was possibly thee greatest & I think the longest/ It was toward the end that A. Baldwin switched the tables & asked Robert to name thee eptimeof all things film & asked ADVENTURE: Osbo immediately said "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (l938 WB's)m COMEDY: "Libeled Lady" & "This Is Spinal Tap" DRAMA:"A Place in the Sun" & both men without pause cited the vastly underrated & especially as time goes on: *William Holden are their movie idol! (P.S., & Osborne touched on his debut interview with Mitchum & Bop kinda'; gave him "The High Hat" Anyone remember that on, Jane Russell was also there)

Although this new release opened nation wide on April 6th, it almost always in my previous 35 years of going to new releases takes 2 weeks for that film to get a nation wide release, but still hasn't? "Where Is Kyra?" is not going to be a big $B.O.$ smash or anything-(see last yrs staggeringly awful "mother!" with her in a small role & barely grossed about $18m. & then there was the surprising hit at over $105m "Murder on the 0rient Express" (**1/2-out of 4 stars) Last year was meant to be "Marvelous Michelle's" comeback a wee bity, another like "mother!" though & she's in DEEP trouble, though it wasn't her fault, but it's director obviously She's getting very good notices for "Kyra?" though & please let me/.us know first if you know about it's wide release & if you've already seen it (P.S. I'll never forget some snotty limey interviewer a few yrs back started out an interview with Michelle but immediately just blurting out "So,. How Come You Haven't already Had Plastic Surgery, Like So Many of your Contemporaries?>" She was shocked to say the least & took a long paused. She'll only be 60 on the 29th after all WHAT A WEASEL HE IS!!!) Born: April 29th, 1958 in San Jose, CALIF Married: David E.,Kelly & strangely used to date character actors: Peter Horton & Fisher Stevens Lives: North Carolina Hgt: 5'7, but many say 5'6. Eyes: Blue Hair: Blonde Films: approx. 45 td Debut: "Charlie Chan & Curse of Dragon Queen" Hollywood "Walk-of-Fame Star" (1) located near to "The Dolby Theatre" "Hollywood & Highland" (A locale the majority of current stars want their own WOF-STAR thesedays& of course the current-(4 now anyway) home of the Annual *Oscars) & my votes for "Essential Michelle Pfeiffer" to date: 1st "The Fabulous Baker Boys" (l989) (won virtually every single pre *Oscar critics & other award, but *Tandy took home the Best Actress *Gold instead for *"Miss Daisy" Her instant classic piano crawl to "Makin' Whoopee" was shot at the Cinegril in the "Roosevelt Hotel" (made $18 million) (Her Susie Diamond is one for the books & does her own singing as well) 2., "The Age of Innocence" (l993) ($33m.)(purely perfectly detailed filmmaking by *Marty at every level, slow moving for many though & my girl Winona Ryder was the sole performer up for an *Academy Award & took home Best Costume Design & yet another majestic score & opening credits by *Elmer Bernstein However, this was the year of *"SCHINDLER!") 3. "Dangerous Liaisons" (l988) ($35m.) (not really her showcase, but snagged her 1st nod for s. actresss for this other costume drama. However, Glenn Close is simply extraordinary in what was a stunning *AMPAS oversight that year! The kind of role *B. Davis woulda' relished. Did win Adapted-screenplay, Costumes & Art-Direction statuettes though) 4. "White 0leander" (2002) ($18m.) (For once she kinda' portrayed a villain or villainous here & was great to say the least, another *Oscar oversight-(s. actress) Large cast Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn, *Renee Zellweger & more. Lohman almost outshines her too. Depressing, but certainly worth seeing) 5th favorite to date "Frankie & Johnny" (l99l) ($23m.,) (as Maltin writes "An Ode to Loneliness" unquote A comedy-drama though & on stage *Kathy Bates originated her pt as Frankie. She & Pacino make a marvelous team together) (ALSO-RANS: I'd of course include the near legendary 1983 "Scarface" ($41m.) (but she's not crazy about it, a supporting turn again & always dubs it "A Boys' Film": instead) & was among about 2 to 3 ladies Hollywood Pictures wanted to star in & as "EVITA" (l996) ($51m.) *STREEP, but we all know what finally happened, don't we "Married to the Mob" (l988) ($21m,.) (strong ***) (Almost in my top 4 top 5 favs. Out & out comedy & she seems to be having a ball here as Angelo DeMarco, widow of a Mafioso. M. Modine& her though don;'t quite gel together, though her's only a yr younger? But it's the supporting performances of Dean Stockwerll-(nommed) & *Mercedes Ruehl that dominate the show & for thosaer that know their cinema, one can tell *J. Demme directed, right out of his own 1986 powerhouse "Something Wild") & of course there was ":Batman:Returns": (l992) (**1/2) ($163m.) (Michelle easily walked away with the immensely popular adventure as Catwoman-(she saved the whip by the way) Unfortunately the only time Danny De Vito got on my nerves) (Also her current record holder for biggest $Box-0ffice$ smash) (TRIVIA: Sher was scheduled to star in '91's cult hit "Thelma& Louise": & snagged one of her only (3) *Oscar nominations for the fair "Love Field"-(shoulda' been in that race as Catwoman instead) WORST: "Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen" (l980) I know I' missing a couple movies, for now anyway Let me know please? She certainly has a knack for romantic comedy, see 1996's fun (***) ($45m.) "One Fine Day" opposite *George Clooney as just 1 example & how can we neglect to include the fun thriller from '87 "The Witches of Eastwick" (***) (U.S. Gross: $63m.) THANK YOU

Anyone remember his flat & cowardly pt in 2002's great "Road to Perdition?"

*Kline was absolutely brilliant in '88's "A Fish Called wanda" as 0tto! Though I got it wrong that *Oscar year, forecasting *M. Landau or *A. Guinness would "Walk Down-the-Aisle": instead & *Kevin was almost equally magnifico in "Sophie's Chpoice" & up against *Streep no less! The *AMPAS/Hollywood probably did not know where to place him for it though, lead or support?

Both Ebert & Siskel thought he'd be a good Bond

Never saw Lazenby's installment Brosnan & Dalton seemed dull as dishwater & as the already sadly gone critic Joel Siegel once said on GMA *Sean Connery's an actor, Roger Moore;'s a movie star unquote Despite his & Bond pix, my top favs of *Connery's are "THE UNTOUCHABLES" (l987), "THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING" (l975)-(deserved a ton more *Oscar attention), "THE HILL"-(deserved a Best actor shot) & "ROBIN & MARIAN"-(beautiful *J. Barry score as usual) as for his Bond cinema a close-call but for me "FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE"

As u of all know during Hollywoods Golden age/Studio-System-(l925-60 & 63) It's glorious ":Dream Factories" much preferred directors that shot like an essembly line-(gotten from Henry ford) The epitome being *V. Fleming, W.S. Van Dyke, II, *Curtiz,etc But Hawks was the sole hold out & could handle each and every film genre from the likes of "Scarface: Shame of a Nation" "Twentieth Century"-(brilliant), "Bringing Up Baby" "His Girl Friday" "Sergent York"-(his sole nomination too? So much so it's legendary that winner *Ford for *"How Green Was My Valley" thought "York" & Howard truly deserved to win instead!), ), "Air Force, "To Have and Have Not" "The Big Sleep" (l946), "Red River" "I Was a Male War Bride" "Monkey Businesss" '52), "Rio Bravo" "Hatari" "El Dorado" & much more.

WHOOPS TO JAKEEM, IT WAS DIRECTED TO LAWRENCEA & HIS NEW :"AVATAR" WHAT IS IT FROM PAL?

No Jakeem, I really mean the *Walt Disney & even Pixar features? I agree on the now far too many animated series though Can you even begin to imagine just how much $dough$ *Uncle Walt's places & features are worth thesedays So tired of sequels, animated features, remakes the works Another reason I found "THREE BILLBOARDS..." so refreshing last yr. Personally it's my No. 5 to date for 2010- 1st being *"THE ARTIST"-(even with that magnifico score adapted from *B. Herrmann. Novak said she felt as though she had been raped though, of course due to her own all-timer "VERTIGO") I just love B & W over color & anything HOLLYWOODS GOLDEN AGE & THAT DOG WAS A WONDER!) ($44m.) (5 Oscars) 2. "GRAVITY"-(& in our era almost too short at 91 minutes, something lacking today & I'm not a sci-fi buff either, but admire *Sandy & Her 1 sequence in a dream sequence with *Clooney was worth it all!) ($275m.) (4 stars1) 3rd "LIFE ITSELF" (tribute yet ultra sad docu on Roger Ebert!) 5th "INSIDE/OUT" (Pixar/Disney in it's most intelligent effort yet!) ($254m.)-(revised to 5th place) & 4. fav. to date "THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI" ($55m.) & knew *"Shape of Wter" would win, buty weas rootiung fior this instant masterpiece & can you fathom, lots call this rascist?) & MY PERSONAL TOP 5-10 All-time FAVIORITE ANIMATED FEATURES(CLASSIC & THIS ERA BOTH)> 1st "Dumbo" (l94l-Walt Disney/RKO) (Maltin chooses it his overall 6th fav. film ever produced & "Baby Mine" deserved the song) 2. "Fantasia" (l940 Disney/RKO Radio) (most vote "Pinocchio" above all of his most glorious era, matter of fact *Spielberg's #1 film is that classic, but I've always considered this the "KANE" of animation, experimental & all & of course not a big hit upon initial release 2000's "Fantasia 2000" still terrific (3 & 1/2) but not in same league) 3. "Pinocchio' (l940 RKO/Disney) (many split with me in these animated flix deserving of BP consideration, but I personally woulda' voted for this that year over winner *"Rebecca"-(only won to award *Selznick a 2nd consecutive BP Gold!?) & even "The Grapes of Wrath") (P.S. Speaking of *Steven, he & the now 86yr old composer *J. Williams both cited their own fav. music scores & *Steven voted for this & "Vertigo" *Williams always picked *"Waterfront's" 4. "Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs" (l938-Disney/RKO) (some list this as 1937 & 1938 though?) 5th fav. "Finding, Nemo" (2003) (Disney/Pixar) (barely over "Toy Story" (l995) but has even more heart & technical prowess,etc Plus, Albert Brooks is among my fav. current movie comics) (TRIVIA: To date Pixar has won (9) Animated-feature statuettes) & MY ALL-TIME FAVOIRITE CARTOON CHARACTER: "Bugs Bunny" A combination of Groucho Marx & others Can you believe his sole *Oscar for Best animated-short is for the only ok (**1/2) "Knighty Knight Bugs?" (l958-WB's) His A #1 though & most agree is "A NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD"-(remember it? It's one I can never get enough of, featuring all the Golden age heavyweights & him!) & 1957's "WHAT'S OPERA, DOC? (FINAL TRIVIA FUN FAX: Due to *Disney's new era starting w '89's "Little Mermaid" & then '91's "Beauty & the Beast"-(still only 3 up for BP *Oscar), "Aladdin" & more the AMPAS devided 2 scoring categories from 1995 through '98. Because these were always winning. CAN YOU GUESS WHAT WON IN THOSE 3 YEARS???) THANX FOR YOUR TIME

To CinemaIntern-(1st & above all utterly love your AVATAR of "M. Times" my runner-up as all-time favorite ending!) JUST "SMILE" *Chaplin deserved an original music score for this silent masterpiece. Can you guess his one & only competitive victory though??? as I always say & write in my files & books, if *Welles could star, direct, write & produce, "The Little Tramp" had him beat by one in scoring! Also went to "P. Thread" & though slow & meticulous still very good filmmaking (***1/2-out of 4 stars) &only sold about $20m. in tickets, lowest of the recent BP contenders. Personally-(though not among my personal favs still with us today) I rank *D. Day as our finest living actor & amazingly at only age 60 has won (3) all leading *Oscars to date!!! "My Left Foot" "Lincoln" & "There Will Be Blood"-(AMAZINGLY CHANNELING *JOHN HUSTON) Ever see him in 1986's dull (**1/2) "A Room With A View" or 1984's superbly faithful version of "The Bounty?" Was robbed of another *Academy Gold as William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting in *Scorsese's 2002 "Gangs of New York" Like co-star Liam Neeson, both our my fellow IRISH. Knew "P. Thread" would score for Best Costumes though. & I bet right now it won't be his finale either! Others you may have caught "In the Name of the Father" (l993)-(nom.) "The Crucible": (l996), "The Boxer" (l997), "My Beautiful Launderette"-(never saw) As you know his longtime wife Rebecca Miller is the daughter of Arthur Miller-(l9l5-2005) A man I despise. THANKS & KEEP IN TOUCH. My other candidates for our greatest living actors-(not my favs though)> 1. *Day-Lewis 2. *Hopkins 3. *Duvall-(my mother escorted *Robert down to his limo in 1980 while working security at Playboy Casino! But her gal pal at Resorts actually got to escort *SINATRA!) 4. *Penn & 5th place *Hackman

To Jakeem, what are your personal all-time top 5 to 10 favourite animated features by the way??? Of course I just adore *Disney's glorious era the most, but Pixar is superior tech wise of course, just doesn't have the HEART

Jakeem, think he's somewhat feeling his oates thesese days at about 75, never stopped *Clint, 88, *Mel Brooks, 92 & others though?

sagebrush, you must really be an Astaire fan, huh. Personally I respect his dancing talent, but have always felt Gene Kelly more exciting (P.S. Can you also when you can submit your own top ten vs AFI's?)

Once again I am totally stunned that this crowd above all doesn't collect movie books let alone memorabilia. Among my most prized pieces of memorabilia is a huge poster of *Tracy by George Hurrell! Some girl once argued with me in the now long gone Suncoast Motion picture Store that she swore 100% they never even had 1 of *SPENCE & I shoulda' just shot down there & showed this weasel of a woman the many regular photos I have of it on my "WALLS-OF-FAME" I knew it was a rare poster vs the likes of MM, JD,etc but there it is anyway Also have IRISH flags, an in deoth & cross checked map to the stars homes, tons of classic posters,etc A *SINATRA BOBBLE HEAD is easily among my top 5 most valued Lots from HOLLYWOOD itself, A large map of Glendale's, 317 acre "F. Lawn"-(got all lamenated, because frames break. Plus, possibly my 1st most prized item TOP 3 HOLLYWOOD PHOTO ALBUMS! including an incredibally detailed lgf map of CALIF. HOLLYWOOD & SURROUNDING AREAS. "A TOGETHER AGAIN POSTER" from 1988 with *Frank, Sammy & Dino. & tooo many *Academy award posters I can't even begin to hang them up in this closet of a room. A beautiful pacque I got out there of NATALIE WOOD-(though no room), AFI posters & a ton more Almost forgot also on my "Walls-of-Fame" I have the en;larged & then lamenated image of what *Katharine personally sculted of *"Her Spenmca" as she called him. It stand 16 & 1/2 inches & sold for $316,000 at a NYC "Sotheby's Auction" Selling to a phone calling anonymous bidder, my gut says it was either Burt Reynolds or Robert Wagner! My dear lady friend raced over on Madison Avenue to get us both the catalogs one day. is Hr JUST WISH ANYONE HERE WOULD ALSO HAVE SOMETHING, EVEN 2 PIECES OF MEMORABELIA THOUGH Even own the original TCM Gangster Watch & due to smallness of this bedroom, I have certain areas devoted to a certain star or famous area. & ABOVE ALL, AGAIN DOES ANYBODY EVEN HAVE OR HEARD OF THE TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES DVD TRIVIA GAME-(Board) OF "SCENE-IT? Even got the original 1994 ceramic coffee mug. BUT, "SCENE-IT?" IS LIKE A MYSTERY OR SOMETHING, THEY NOW HAVE OTHER VERSIONS "Seinfeld" & more THANK YOU

You poor soul, "Hollywood Babylon" was a book I was given to or bought in the late 19809's & man, it's sooo trashy. Even tried giving it to my grandmother & she almost got sick. (P.S. But there is a FB page of same title if your interested & not nearly as gross)

Jakeem, whats your opinion of the original "Incredibles?" ($242m.) (***1/2-out of 4) I see Craig T. Nelson however doesn't appear to return?