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I'll be checking that out in April. Sounds really good to me.

That's currently on demand for all HBO subscribers. I need to take a look at it.....

Me. But after I heard of his death, I found myself watching The New Land instead.

WB had a lot of films that faltered at the box office last year: Richard Jewell, Blinded by the Light, The Good Liar, Just Mercy, Motherless Brooklyn, The Goldfinch, there were some others too. Most actually sounded interesting....

A Man Called Peter

Now I am having pictures of Joan and Olivia starring in a 1970s version of Death Becomes Her

I have heard about this case for years. It's a terribly murky case, and not open and shut. But I have come to believe that Allen is most likely innocent. I heard that the ceilings of this attic where the abuse allegedly took place are only about 4 to 4 and a half feet tall. Woody is not a tall man, but if somebody would commit such an action they would have to be standing up I'd think., and that throws it a bit into doubt, as too does the date this abuse happened.It supposedly happened on August 4, 1992, the day of a party at this house. Bear in mind, it was Mia's house and she was not at this party. Mia discovered the Polaroids of Soon-Yi in January 1992. She immediately cut ties afters Husbands and Wives finished filming a few days later. Woody did not see the kids for several months until he received an invitation out of the blue to come to this birthday party that day. i think it was meant to be a trap if you ask me. For such a crime to happen on what was by that time enemy territory,the claim is dubious at best. If it didn't happen (which I believe is the case), it would have still been drummed into those children's heads for close to 30 years, long enough to make it seem real (Munchhausen disease). Woody would have to have been twisted of mind and stupid at the same time to be guity. And while he might not be the smartest (he actually wanted to ask Mia to appear in Mighty Aphrodite 3 years after the scandal until his sister told him he was nuts to even consider it) and he has been known to like young women, it just smacks of dubiousness that a then 56 year old man decides to be guilty of a grave sexual offence against a young kid, and there is absolutely no evidence that he did anything to young kids both before and after this date. Sex offenders typically have a whole history or related cases, more than just one. And in this day and age of the #metoo movement, if there had been other victims of Allen they would have jumped on the bandwagon by now and accused him. Nobody else has. That plus what i wrote above (not to mention some other things I'd rather not say about Mia) make me think he is innocent.

Shirley Knight won an Emmy for it, as I recall. Mercedes Ruehl, Sada Thompson, Henry Thomas, and Lolita Davidovich were also in it.

Coming in either July or August (not verified yet) according to Kino's Facebook page.....

Oh that is part of Letterboxd. It's like IMDb, but sorting there is easier, and I prefer it to IMDb actually. You get to log everything you've seen and you can add reviews and lists etc. They have free accounts and then also pay accounts but its really a nice site. This is my profile (I tend to give positive grades to films; 4 out of 5 is passing grade for me not 3) https://letterboxd.com/bcarr95/

I'd also say that Paper Moon is another wonderful period set film of the 70s.... and strangely even the deliciously manic comedy I Want to Hold Your Hand, made in 1978, but set in 1964 already had a slight period feel to it. Of the then modern set films, Nashville is just wonderful. I'd say my favorite of the decade was Chinatown (a period piece in itself). And I too liked Cable Hogue a lot. Most underrated of the decade, perhaps Darling Lili, a different stripe of Julie Andrews musical that is not afraid to take emotional risks. I still plan to hunt down more from the decade, and I am sure I will find more films worth catching.

Achieved a TCM milestone last night. Saw my very first "TCM Underground" film in a complete viewing (I had never seen one of the Underground picks on the late night it aired before): White Lightning from 1973.

I used to be a poster back in the day there in the last few years they were up (they closed in 2017, reportedly over controversies involving internet trolls, political taunts, and charges of racism about the low ratings for several high profile black-themed films), mostly on the Movie Awards (formerly Oscar buzz) forum, but also occasionally posted on the classic film forum. I also posted a few times on individual film forums. Most of the individual film forums have been archived and they fascinating to run through. Just go here if you're interested, and type the name of the film you want to look up in the search box: https://www.filmboards.com/

Of the decades from the 30s onward, I've seen the least amount of films from the 70s..... 358. It's a strange decade because the good stuff is really sublime, and yet some of the other titles are in what were they thinking territory (although I must say Mahogany is a very enjoyable guilty pleasure, and some of the old fashioned films so slated at the time are actually quite lovely.). The clothing of the period is pretty eyeopening to say the least. The 70s landed on their feet like a cat in having many of their best films also being some of the best known of the era, something that would not be true about the 80s or 90s where many choice titles were swept under the rug. There are some hidden gems I loved. Having the studio guides though is a nice way to deal with the period because you get to read up on what films actually sound like they are worth a look. I'm sharing pictures of what I have seen from the decade for reference..... (What is it in this decade with making the titles had to see on the poster?) I think I'd be willing to go back and see quite a few of these.

Here, information about the differences between the two versions with no need to rewatch it all. https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=1496

Well she had already done her disaster due in Airport 77! Oh, by the way, her character survives in Airport 77, as do the characters played by Jack lemmon, Brenda Vaccaro, Jimmy Stewart, and Joseph Cotten. Lee Grant who (seemingly) survived in the Swarm was one of the fatalites as were Christopher Lee, and Robert Foxworth. The film does serve as a finale though. It was the final oscar nomination for Edith Head, and judging from Olivia's dress here, the costumes were better than the ones in The Swarm.

There she is with the bees. Note: She was the only cast member in the film to actually get stung during production. And that is the fabric from the seats in the train scene so it must have been set after the explosion or just before.

The film doesn't tell us. All they say is that they are evacuating the town, and show many of the town residents getting on the train. The town is supposed to be not that far from Huston, so they are likely going north or west judging from the cliffs in the sequence. Patty Duke's character misses the train because she goes into labor, and Lee Grant accompanies them to the hospital. Although we see Duke again after she has given birth, the film drops both characters and we are left to assume both survived.

Back to the swarm... I am reporting on Roger Ebert's words about The Swarm's costume design nom in a 1979 video "I'm amazed that Paul Zastupnevich's costumes in The Swarm were even nominated. How ridiculous can you get? The characters aren't wearing asbestos suits to protect them from killer bees, they mostly just dressed is standard double-knit business suits and police uniforms. But then, why get all dressed up for the year's worst movie?" In the same video Ebert asks Siskel: "How do you account for the Academy Award nomination for The Swarm? How do you get an AcademyAward nomination for dressing people right off the rack?" Siskel replies: "Well there is only one explanation as I am concerned. And that is this costume designer must have an awful lot of friends among his fellow costume designers who nominated him." Two years later, Siskel picked the same designer's costumes for When Time Ran Out as the worst Oscar nomination of 1980...... (Ebert picked the cinematography from The Formula, which I personally feel is an undervalued film... if also confusing at times)

Burton came up with the original story idea of Nightmare and remained on as the producer, but Caroline Thompson ended up writing the script, and Henry Sellick ended up directing. Its a bit of a tenuous link to Burton but stronger than say Billy Rose's Jumbo. (Billy Rose produced the original Broadway show and insisted that the film still be called that when it was made in 1962)

She plays a man-hungry magazine editor. The film was regarded as an absolute fiasco outside of her (something about Deborah Raffin seeming too attached to her father Kirk Douglas for comfort; meanwhile Kirk is married to closeted lesbian Alexis Smith, who is seeing Melina Mercouri, while Raffin gets involved with alcoholic David Janssen, after previously being seduced by George Hamilton.... and so on ... it was shockingly toned down from the book which included an **** and hard drugs.) . Anyway, Vaccaro was praised though for having fun with her part in a dumpster fire of a film (and getting the films most lurid lines) and even won the Golden Globe that year! Some internet quotes: Regarding Vaccaro though, i like her. Try to check out 1989's mob comedy Cookie where she has a small but delightful part as a cheated-upon mob wife. When there is a mob-related explosion in her characters driveway, she gets on TV about it to make a pitch for her dog grooming business.

1964 ART DIRECTION (B&W) The Americanization of Emily Dear Heart Fate Is the Hunter Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte Kiss Me, Stupid Kisses for My President The Night of the Iguana Seven Days in May Soldier in the Rain Zorba the Greek ART DIRECTION (COLOR) Becket The Carpetbaggers Good Neighbor Sam Goodbye Charlie Mary Poppins My Fair Lady Sunday in New York The Unsinkable Molly Brown What a Way to Go! The World of Henry Orient CINEMATOGRAPHY (B&W) The Americanization of Emily Dead Ringer Dear Heart Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Fate Is the Hunter Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte Kiss Me, Stupid The Night of the Iguana Seven Days in May Zorba the Greek CINEMATOGRAPHY (COLOR) Becket Cheyenne Autumn Goodbye Charlie Marriage Italian Style Mary Poppins My Fair Lady Sunday in New York The Unsinkable Molly Brown What a Way to Go! The World of Henry Orient COSTUME DESIGN (B&W) Fate Is the Hunter A House Is Not a Home Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte Kiss Me, Stupid Kisses for My Presidents Kitten with a Whip The Night of the Iguana The Outrage The Pumpkin Eater The Visit COSTUME DESIGN (COLOR) Becket The Chalk Garden A Distant Trumpet Island of the Blue Dolphinss Mary Poppins My Fair Lady Robin and the 7 Hoods The Unsinkable Molly Brown What a Way to Go! FILM EDITING Becket Father Goose A Hard Day’s Night Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte Marnie Mary Poppins My Fair Lady The Pink Panther Topkapi The Unsinkable Molly Brown SOUND Becket The Chalk Garden The Fall of the Roman Empire Father Goose Good Neighbor Sam Kiss Me, Stupid Mary Poppins My Fair Lady Pajama Party Rio Conchos Seven Days in May The Unsinkable Molly Brown MUSIC SCORE - SUBSTANTIALLY ORIGINAL The Americanization of Emily Becket Cheyenne Autumn The Fall of the Roman Empire Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Mary Poppins The Pink Panther Rio Conchos Topkapi The World of Henry Orient SCORING OF MUSIC - ADAPTATION OR TREATMENT Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb A Hard Day’s Night The Incredible Mr. Limpet Kiss Me, Stupid Mary Poppins My Fair Lady Robin and the 7 Hoods Roustabout Summer Holiday The Unsinkable Molly Brown ORIGINAL SONG Circus World, “Circus World” Dear Heart, “Dear Heart” Goodbye Charile, “Goodbye Charlie” Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte, “Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte” I’d Rather Be Rich, “Almost There” Mary Poppins, “Chim Chim Cher-ee” Mary Poppins, “A Spoonful of Sugar” Robin and the 7 Hoods, “My Kind of Town” The Unsinkable Molly Brown, “He’s My Friend” Where Love Has Gone, “Where Love Has Gone”

1963 ART DIRECTION (B&W) America, America The Caretakers 8½ Hud The L-Shaped Room Love with the Proper Stranger Son of Flubber The Stripper Twilight of Honor Wives and Lovers ART DIRECTION (COLOR) The Cardinal Cleopatra Come Blow Your Horn How the West Was Won Irma La Douce A New Kind of Love Spencer’s Mountain Summer Magic Tom Jones Under the Yum Yum Tree CINEMATOGRAPHY (B&W) America, America The Balcony The Caretakers 8½ The Haunting Hud Lilies of the Field Love with the Proper Stranger Son of Flubber The Victors CINEMATOGRAPHY (COLOR) Captain Newman, M.D. The Cardinal Charade Cleopatra The Great Escape How the West Was Won Irma La Douce It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Tom Jones Under the Yum Yum Tree COSTUME DESIGN (B&W) A Child Is Waiting 8½ Kill or Cure Love with the Proper Stranger The Stripper Toys in the Attic Wives and Lovers COSTUME DESIGN (COLOR) The Cardinal Cleopatra A Gathering of Eagles How the West Was Won Kings of the Sun The Leopard A New Kind of Love Spencer’s Mountain Summer Magic Under the Yum Yum Tree FILM EDITING Bye Bye Birdie The Cardinal Cleopatra The Great Escape How the West Was Won Hud Irma La Douce It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Lilies of the Field Tom Jones MUSIC SCORE - SUBSTANTIALLY ORIGINAL America, America Charade Cleopatra 55 Days at Peking How the West Was Won It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Lilies of the Field Summer Magic Tom Jones Toys in the Attic SCORING OF MUSIC - ADAPTATION OR TREATMENT Bye Bye Birdie Follow the Boys Fun in Acapulco Irma La Douce Move Over Darling A New Kind of Love Sundays and Cybele The Sword in the Stone ORIGINAL SONG Bye Bye Birdie, “Bye Bye Birdie” Charade, “Charade” 55 Days at Peking, “So Little Time” How the West Was Won, “How the West Was Won” It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World” Love with the Proper Stranger, “Love with the Proper Stranger” McLintock, “McLintock’s Theme (Love in the Country)” Mondo Cane, “More” Papa’s Delicate Condition, “Call Me Irresponsible” Summer Magic, “Summer Magic”

1962 ART DIRECTION (B&W) Advise and Consent Birdman of Alcatraz The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Days of Wine and Roses Five Finger Exercise The Longest Day Period of Adjustment The Pigeon That Took Rome To Kill a Mockingbird Two for the Seesaw ART DIRECTION (COLOR) Billy Rose’s Jumbo Black Tights Bon Voyage! The Counterfeit Traitor Hatari! Lawrence of Arabia The Music Man Mutiny on the Bounty That Touch of Mink The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm CINEMATOGRAPHY (B&W) Advise and Consent Billy Budd Birdman of Alcatraz Experiment in Terror Five Finger Exercise The Longest Day The Pigeon Who Took Rome To Kill a Mockingbird Two for the Seesaw What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? CINEMATOGRAPHY (COLOR) Billy Rose’s Jumbo Gypsy Hatari! Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man Lawrence of Arabia The Music Man Mutiny on the Bounty Taras Bulba Tender Is the Night The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm COSTUME DESIGN (B&W) Billy Budd Cape Fear Days of Wine and Roses Electra Five Finger Exercise The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Miracle Worker Phaedra Walk on the Wild Side What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? COSTUME DESIGN (COLOR) Billy Rose’s Jumbo Bon Voyage! The Counterfeit Traitor Five Weeks in a Balloon Gypsy If a Man Answers The Music Man My Geisha Taras Bulba The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm FILM EDITING Birdman of Alcatraz The Interns Lawrence of Arabia The Longest Day The Manchurian Candidate The Music Man Mutiny on the Bounty Taras Bulba What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm MUSIC SCORE - SUBSTANTIALLY ORIGINAL The Counterfeit Traitor Freud Hatari! Lawrence of Arabia Mutiny on the Bounty Taras Bulba To Kill a Mockingbird Two for the Seesaw Walk on the Wild Side The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm SCORING OF MUSIC - ADAPTATION OR TREATMENT Billy Rose’s Jumbo David and Lisa Gay Purr-ee Gigot Girls! Girls! Girls! Gypsy The Music Man The Notorious Landlady State Fair The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm ORIGINAL SONG Boys’ Night Out, “Boys’ Night Out” Days of Wine and Roses, “Days of Wine and Roses” Gay Purr-ee, “Little Drops of Rain” In Search of the Castaways, “Enjoy It!” Mutiny on the Bounty, “Love Song from Mutiny on the Bounty (Follow Me)” State Fair, “Willing and Eager” Taras Bulba, “Love Theme from Taras Bulba (The Wishing Star)” Tender Is the Night, “Tender Is the Night” Two for the Seesaw, “Song from Two for the Seeasaw (Second Chance)” Walk on the Wild Side, “Walk on the Wild Side”

1961 ART DIRECTION (B&W) The Absent Minded Professor The Children’s Hour The Great Impostor The Hustler Judgment at Nuremberg La Dolce Vita One, Two, Three A Raisin in the Sun Sanctuary The Young Doctors ART DIRECTION (COLOR) Babes in Toyland Breakfast at Tiffany’s Cry for Happy El Cid Flower Drum Song A Majority of One One-Eyed Jacks The Parent Trap Summer and Smoke West Side Story CINEMATOGRAPHY (B&W) The Absent Minded Professor The Children’s Hour Claudelle Inglish The Hustler The Innocents Judgment at Nuremberg One, Two, Three The Outsider A Raisin in the Sun The Young Doctors CINEMATOGRAPHY (COLOR) Babes in Toyland El Cid Fanny Flower Drum Song King of Kings A Majority of One One-Eyed Jacks Splendor in the Grass Summer and Smoke West Side Story COSTUME DESIGN (B&W) The Children’s Hour Claudelle Inglish Judgment at Nuremberg La Dolce Vita Sanctuary Yojimbo COSTUME DESIGN (COLOR) Babes in Toyland Back Street Flower Drum Song Parrish Pocketful of Miracles Rachel Cade The Second Time Around Snow White and the Three Stooges Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea West Side Story FILM EDITING The Devil at 4 O’Clock El Cid Fanny The Guns of Navarone Judgment at Nuremberg King of Kings A Majority of One One, Two, Three The Parent Trap West Side Story SOUND Breakfast at Tiffany’s The Children’s Hour The Comancheros The Devil at 4 O’Clock El Cid Fanny Flower Drum Song The Guns of Navarone Judgment at Nuremberg King of Kings La Dolce Vita The Parent Trap The Pit and the Pendulum Splendor in the Grass West Side Story ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE Ballad of a Soldier Breakfast at Tiffany’s El Cid Fanny The Guns of Navarone King of Kings One-Eyed Jacks One, Two, Three The Parent Trap Summer and Smoke SCORE FOR A MUSICAL PICTURE Babes in Toyland Blue Hawaii Everything’s Ducky Flower Drum Song Khovanschina Paris Blues West Side Story ORIGINAL SONG All Hands on Deck, “All Hands on Deck” Bachelor in Paradise, “Bachelor in Paradise” Breakfast at Tiffany’s, “Moon River” Cry for Happy, “Cry for Happy” El Cid, “Love Theme from El Cid (The Falcon and the Dove)” The Guns of Navarone, “The Guns of Navarone” The Guns of Navarone, “Treu Sein” The Parent Trap, “For Now, For Always” Pocketful of Miracles, “Pocketful of Miracles” Town without Pity, “Town without Pity” SPECIAL EFFECTS The Absent-Minded Professor The Guns of Navarone Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea