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Loved "B. Bad' but the network was better before

I've long thought SINATRA deserved another Oscar nom for this A very risky role for an actor too

My vote for SINATRA'S finest hour of acting, though he always cited "Man With the Golden Arm"

& now all of a sudden the 3rd highest grosser of all-time, even over TITANIC

& now ridiculously many theaters will never show it again

Do you know of Michelle Pfeiffer's newest "Where Is Kyra" & it's wide release date yet?

Did you report on "B. Panther" now the 4th highest grosser of all-time?

thought she was 94 though?

terrific topic

You scooped me on this one I only missed 3 of the BP contenders & this was one it did well too considering such a little film at $45m. What other recent Oscar contenders have you seen of late?

Years back he made a challenge to Ebert & Siskel that if they didn't outright laugh at his great 1971 "Bananas" he reimburse them or something to that effect (TRIVIA: *Woody's all-time personal favs are> Bob Hope, *Bogey. *Chaplin & Groucho & his favorite pix> "City Lights" "Duck Soup" "Kane" "Casablanca" & "Treasure Sierra Madre" But he always had problems w/"The Great Dictator"-(final speech) though he;s a huge Ingmar Bergman fan

& was never a fan of *Landau, until "Tucker: Man & His dream" (l88)-(nom.) this masterful role & of course what must rate among the decade or more incredible performance as Bela Lugosi in 1994's "Ed Wood" ($6m.)

& people are extremely surprised at just how serious he is while filming

"Midnight in Paris" is by far his biggest $hit$ I thought it well-made (***) but not amount his finest by any means It sold $71m. in tickets He used to always vote for his 1980 "Stardust Memories" as his favorite, saying because it made the least $money$ But in later yrs he is most fond of "Crimes & Misdemeanors" (l989) ($18m,.) But by far & I truly agree with Leonard Maltin his absolute worst yet is 2005's (*) "Anything Else" ($5m.)

Tucker had those asinine "Rush Hour" flix & Morgan has another coming up What do you think of Pauly Shore, or Amy Schumer for that matter?

So this topic/thread, is not limited to TCM broadcasting?

That was yet another off the wall early demise Not fr the fainted heart, but check out what I still rate his finest work in *K. Bigalow's 1987 thriller "NNear Dark" (***)

TO JAKEEM, have you seen "Black Panther?" Of course a sequel is already planned & more importantly on another site-(which shall remain nameless) I very much & tried to no avail to find the IQ's of NATALIE WOOD, *TRACY, *SINATRA, WINONA RYDER & it says EINSTEIN never got one done? PLEASE REPLY & ASSIST PAL Have you had chance to see either *"SHAPE OF WATER" or "THREE BILLBOARDS...?"

How pathetic in this moviegoing ara, we now suffer through the likes of Chris Tucker, Tracey Morgan, Jack Black, Amy Schumer & on & on & on??? I would easily include Pauyly shore, but thankfully he doesn't realkly make flix thesedays, for now anymore & this guy has a WOF-Star?

OOPS, you forgot about "Porky's?"

WOW, already posted this & again it went bye, bye & for no reason? Now I forget what exactly I wrote? This nonsense of being logged out must be fixed In short & some fun trivia Hollywoods Golden age & Studio-System-(circa 1925-60 to 63) Some classic comedians birth names were> *Charles (Spencer) Chaplin, Joseph (Francis) Keaton, William (Claude) Dunkenfield, Julius Henry Marx, Leonard Marx, Adolph (Arthur) Marx, Moses (Harold) Horwitz, Laurence Fineberg, Jerome Horwitz, Samuel Horwitz, Jerome Horwitz, Arthur (Stanley) Jefferson, Oliver (Norvell) Hardy & more & Billy wilder was asked why his 1959 "Some Like It Hot" wasn't another big *Oscar contender like most of his & he immediately said "Because It was a Comedy" unquote Though AFI voted it #1 ever in it's 2000 poll & tv special) L.B. Mayer loathed movie comics & virtually all say he ruined career of Keaton.

AS USUAL THANX LAWRENCE-(do you prefer just Lawrence of LawrenceA?) Only one I missed is "Team America" & unfortunately as *Billy Wilder said the reason his own "Some Like It Hot"-(voted A #1 in AFI's 2000 "100yrs...100 Laughs" &it not being his usual *AMPAS winner,etc He frankly said "Because It was a Comedy" unquote & I'm certain you of all already know this but Mr. 0sborne without pause chose both "Libeled Lady" & "Spinal tap" as his ideal comedies & so you agree with many Marx bros fans & even Groucho himself, that your prefer "Duck soup" over "A Night at the 0pera" THANX AGAIN PAL!

Had trouble just replying back to you HamRadio, please let me know if you get this reply? KUDOS for including *"The Woodman" What do you think of Oscar contender for '87's great "Broadcast News?" (TRIVIA: his brother is Super Dave 0sborne) & his birth name was truly Albert Einstein NO KIDDIN' & *Woody is now officially-(barely over *Billy Wilder)as the all-time record holder for most screenplay noms. I think (18 nods & has won 3 in that category to date) & the inline media keeps saying his newest release will be his last? (FUN FAX: Although he's only been up for Best Actor for *"Annie Hall" I personally & barely rate his superb comedic work in 1972's "Play It Again, Sam?" as his ultimate work as an actor & deserved a nom. Possibly the reason is he could concentrate on his per. & didn't direct or write it) (TRIVIA: What was his sole appearance at the *Oscars? & how many did he do with Mia & *Diane Keaton? Plus, his biggest $moneyspinner$ td? THANK YOU

If some don't wish to list movie comics, then PLEASE vote for your top 5 to 10 out & out comedies??? I don't mean comedy-dramas such as *"The Apartment" *"Cuckoo's Nest" & to some degree "C. Lights" may be another & another true comedy-drama is the all-time great-(AFI voted it #11th in it's revised 2007 poll) But 1933's "Dinner at Eight" (MGM) is another example of a comedy-drama-(John Barrymore's sequences)

I;m a massive fan of William Claude Dukenfield, but not quite certain what your talking about Now I get it, his juggling bit. Most suffered after the talkies arrived, but his voice was perfecto for sound & many may not be aware of this but H. Loyd blew off 2 fingers during an early stunt, all you see is a well-made glove & unlike most of his contemporaries he truly saved his $dough$ & had a huge mansion