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A few have told me how tio do it-(post a photo/.avatar) on my profile, but I can't ever do so for some reason Even had the picture picked out too PLEASE HELP!

Strangely no takers on here, huh? & need info on tcm backlot members-(just got mine about a week ago) Now, do they send all members a t-shirt & box containing lots of data & what does it mean to have a 30 day trial bases If they send all of that stuff, does that mean your only 30 days or permanent?>?? PLEASE ASIST

"White Heat" just ended again awhile ago & immediately I was reminded that his dynamic Cody Jarrett wasn't even up for another *Academy Award!? It's screenplay was though He didn't enjoy playing gangsters, calling it "NO STRAIN" so it was his concept to make Cody nuts &^ for that matter Margaret Wycherly shoulda' also been in the s. actress race & yet another powerhouse score by *Max Steiner too! The official Best Actor nominees instead that year were>? *Broderick Crawford won for "All the King's Men"-(A role offered to the *Duke" of all people) Richard Todd, "The Hasty Heart"-(NOTE: woulda & shoulda been Jim's slot instead) Kirk Douglas in "Champion" Gregory Peck in "12 0'Clock High" & John Wayne in "Sands of Iwo Jima" YOU BE THE JUDGE??? & I THANK YOU (P.S. most may not know this but fmr U.S. president Ronald Reagan's movie idol was *Cagney)

& I must cast a few candidate for my mother *"Dances With Wolves" (l990) though a couple of her favs are too long for broadcast) *"Gone with the Wind" (l939 Selznick/MGM) (now ridiculously being banned from theaters???) "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (l942-Warner Bros.) & if time the 1992 version of "Last of the Mohicans"

This got deleted for some reason, again? I just wanted to throw my hat in & give my own top four favs if I wre ever a tcm "Guest Programmer" Just now finally able to log back in & after 5 tries to tcm moderator? Just wanted to throw my fedora in & list my own top (4) if I was ever lucky enough to be a "GP" 1st & foremost *"The Godfather" (l972) however & still for some reason the network doesn't have the legal rights to broadcast it? So here goes "Kane" (l941-RKO Radio) (I agree with the masses & it truly is thee greatest motion picture ever made!) "Captains Courageous" (l937 MGM) (even *"The Great: Tracy" wrote in his diary that this & "Nuremberg" were his best films, but barely over the superb 1955 "Bad Day at Black Rock" (M-G-M)) "Some Came Running" (l958 MGM) (not *"The Chairman's" best of his (58) but I just like it best & *Scorsese ranks this among his all-timers) & "Inside Daisy Clover" (l965) (far from Natalie's finest, that honor must go to 1961's "Splendor in the Grass" But I just can't stop watching her in this one) THANK YOIU & WELCOME ANY COMMENTS

Hefner's idol was *Bogey & his mansion was close to *Bogart's holmby hills hoiuse

When pressed for the question Johnny Carson chose *"Casablanca" The late Tom Snyder *"Rebecca" & his movie hero was *"The Great: Spencer Tracy" & *Ingrid Bergman his all-time fav. actress

To ToBilled, Jakeem & LawrenceA, if you hasd to chose just (4) & were a "GP" what would they be buddies?

Don't think Leonard Maltin has yet to be a "GP" or has he? But his top 4 are> *"Casablanca" "The Maltese Falcon" (l94l version) "Kane" & "Singin' In the Rain" He lists "Dumbo" as his 6th

Seeing a true nice guy listed Dick Cavett, he'd also be a fine host! I love when tcm airs those superb interviews with him & several heavyweights like *Kate, Mitchum, *Brando, Hitch & others

AGREED! To author please also update these

I CAN'T THANKYOU ENOUGH FOR POSTING THIS & IF OUR PAL MR. ROBERT OSBORNE HAD TO CHOOSE HIS OWN 4 IT WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN> "A Place in the Sun" "Singin' In the Rain" "Sunset Blvd" & "Random Harvest" He told Stanley Donen that 7 of his flix were in his top ten once

He is actually buried at some cemetary down here in Tampa

I do recall that WINONA RYDER was not only a "GP" but filled in for our old buddy Mr. Osboprne when he was out for a week too! She chose as her top 4> "The Front" (l976) "Ball of Fire" (l941-RKO Radio) "A Face in the Crowd" (l957) & "12 Angry Men" (l957) Strangely Winona didn't chose her idol: Kate Winslet though?

I somehow lost the entire list that I think our great pal topbilled was kind enough to send me, I just personally wrote him, but asm not certaion he will get it again, so I;m asking again her PLEASE ASSIST & I WIUSH I HAD EACH "GP'S" TOP 4 PICKS TO AIR, BUT THATS ASKING A LOT THANK YOU & TO TOPBILLED, PLEASE L:ET ME KNOW IOF YOU GOT MY PERSONAL MESSAGE ON THIS TOPIC

Just curious on several levels here, who else is a TCM BACKLOT member & if so, what do you think of it? Very curious because I am now a new member & exactly what it all intails THANK YOU & PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS MY FRIENDS

YUK!

NAME IT? Everyone I've ever known despises this snob

NEAT, don't care fir her, but back when I first starting to study cinematic history & somewhat pasying attention to the *Oscars-0(around 1978/79) Her magazine was IT back then She might be both a "GP" & a host-(especially the former) She'ws the one that insited in her mag that *Warren & his marvelous 1978 "Heaven Can Wait" would sweep Wonder how she felt when it only took home Best art-Direction-(for the heaven sequence & "The Concord")

To author, you must be either joking or or playing with us on this topic!? This man is without peer thee single most despised film reviewer in history & by anyone I've ever even mentioned him too He's a king snob-(to put it mildly) even had NATALIE on another of his short lived shows & said very negative things about her latest movie 1980';s "Last Married Couple in America" (**) & about it's cast, save her & she's always been the sweetest no matter what, but for the very firt time I could see her getting a wee bit angry! Of all all-time movie reviewers-(also a massive snot there too!) He is "THEE SINGLE MOST HATED!" Complete opposite on thee finest ever> James Agee-(l909-l955) (not only arguably the best, but wrote the scripts for "A. Queen" & "Night of the Hunter")=-(Aghee always voited for "City Lights" "Duck Soup" "Kane" & "Treasure Sierra Madre" as his favs flix) *William Goldman-(l931-)( SOMEOINE, IS HE STILL WIUTH US BY THE WAY?) He wrote for "Premiere" periodically & was great at just movie reviews, but just knowing the *Oscars.) (he said he's all-timer was always"Gunga Din") Of course Roger Ebert -(l942-2014) & Gene Siskel-(l946-99)=(WHATS LEFT TO SAY?) (won't list all the dymamic duos' fav. fiulms, exceot Ebert chose "Kane": the most & Gene refused to say, until the end & called "2001" his "Desert Island Choice" Ebert's hero/idol was MITCHUM by the way & today Leonard Maltin (l950-) for many reasons, he once wrote me back from TV's ET & with it's logo on it on his top ten all-time fav. pix & I';ve purchased his annual movie book every yr since 1987, getting his very last next month y the way & unlike most contemporary critics, Leonard adores-(like our own Mr. 0sborne) Hollywoods Golden Age/Studio-System the most! For trivia facts keepers, Maltin's top 10 that he snail-mailed me around 1987> *"Casablanca" "M. Falcon" (l94l), "Kane" "Singin' In the Rain" The 39Steps" ('35 version), "Dumbo" "His Girl Friday" "A Night at the 0pera" "King Kong" ('33), "Modern times" & "Swing Time" His idol is: *Charles (Spence) Chaplin by the way & I match his top ten by (5) & now these so-called critics have turned rightwing political? Michael Medved being the most obvious THANX & PLEEESE NO MORE REX REED-(ever see him in one of the worst films yet made 1970's"Myra Breckinridge?")

HE IS & WILL ALWATYS BE A MASSIVE WEASEL!

I'm really dissmayed again though that they hired "Mr pc Kimmel to host!?" Sure wish Crustal would come back, Letterman again-(he last gave it the college try foir the '96 ceremonies), Jimmy Fallon, Conan 0'Brian-(though I have a personal rule that a host should have appeared in at least 1 theatrical release) Letterman was in a guilty pleasure "Cabin Boy" Fallon in a couple including the wonderful "Almost Famous" Don't know about Conan though? & I like Ellen as an entertainer Anyone see her huge flop from '96 "Mr. Wrong?" ($13m.) The day the get the disgusting Rosie 0'Donnel to host may be the end of the world!!! Still think Mr. Clooney would do a fine job though

Also, "The Great 0ne: Jackie (RALPH KRAMDEN) Gleason!!! This guy once rented an entire train & the entire massive trip was a travelling bar & band,etc

NATALIE * SINATRA! Because *"The Great: Tracy" was not one would call a people person

I rarey if ever even attempt to officially-(online anyway since early 2001) to even try & looking ahead in the crystal ball at just what & whom may have their name called at "The Dolby Theatre"-"Hollywood & Highland" (6801 H. Blvd) on Sunday March 4th, 2018, but just for very early & fun, I'll throw my very early hand in & play my fav. annual game (P.S. Did hit 24 out of 40 correct on the top 6 majors though Batting average of 80%) (NOTE: Not all particularly my personal favs for last year, just gtrying to outguess the 8,700 voting mbembers, for now anyway & please feel free to chime-in, that's the funnest pt) (3,000 up in 3yrs) Best Picture: "Three Billboards 0utsid Ebbing Missouri" (closebetween this & 13 time contender "Shape...though?) Actor: Gary 0ldman in "Darkest Hour" (EASIEST RACE!) Actress: Franes McDormand, "Three Billboards..." S. Actor: Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards..." S. Actress: Laurie Metcalf, "LadyBird" Best Director: Guillermo Del Toro for"Shape pf Water" Adapted-screenplay: "Call Me By Your Name" (by 89old veteran James Ivory, ala "A Room With a View" "Howard's End" & the perfectly made1993 "Remains of the Day") Original-screenplay" "Thgree Billboards..." 0riginal Score: "Shape of Water" (Alexander Desplat) Original-Song: "mudbound" ("Mighty River") Foreign-Film: none yet projected ? Animated-feature: "Coco" Cinematography: "Blade Runner 2049" Costume Design: "The Phantom Thread" Production Design: "Shape of Water" Film Editing: "Dunkirk" Sound Mixing: "Dunkirk" Sound Mixing: "Dunkirk" Make-Up/Hairstyling: "Darkest Hour" Best Visual Effects: "War of the Planet of the Apes"-(flip of a coin vs "BR 2049) not forecasting the smallest categories,. but only for now There are 24 total (FINAL NOTE: Friends of mine for decades havew naggedor a 25th category for Best Poster Design, what do you all think & on these of course? Saul Bass woulda loved it!!!) THANX