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I have the laser of LOVE ME OR LEAVE and its great. I expect the DVD to be even better. Incidently JUMBO also starring Doris Day had been added to the musicals WB is set to release next year.
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therealfuster, thanx for the info. I remember seeing WHERE'S CHARLIE on TV years ago and then it just vanished off TV. I thought it might be legal rights. Its seems silly Mrs. Loesser not wanting to make the film available on video, everybody loses this way. Maybe she just hated the filmed version.
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Just a bit of a correction on my comments. The release date of those three MGM musicals should be in 2005. In addition FOX has announced special anniversary editions for 2005 for such musicals as STATE FAIR, OKLAHOMA and SOUND OF MUSIC. I don't know what extras would be on SOUND OF MUSIC since this has been released in a special 2 disc set already.
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Warner Bros announced the release in 2004 of three more classic musicals: BROADWAY MELODY OF 1929, EASTER PARADE with Astaire and Gatrland and one of Doris Day's best LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME. Hope these will have lots of extras. It would be nice if Day did some commentary on her film. One could only hope!
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moviejoe79, there were rumors that FOX intended releasing CALVALCADE on DVD soon. They supposedly are working on the restoration, That it is an Oscar winner for best picture probably has something to do with its pending release. Incidently in TV Guide I notice FMC is running the rare DELICIOUS with Janet Gaynor and Charlie Farrell and HELLO FRISCO HELLO with Alice Faye next week!
It would be great if TCM could lease all the early FOX films that never play TV anymore or haven't been in circulation at all.
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tcmprogrammer, Is this 1952 screen version of the B'way play in the Turner library? It's been off TV for years. The film seems to have vanished. Ray Bolger recreated his role from the stage. Could there be some legal rights about WHERE'S CHARLIE being off TV?
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On the recent DVD release of ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND they included a featurette of the London premiere of this film. At that premiere the host announced one of the stars attending and coming up to the mike now is George Sanders (pronounced "Sand"). So its seems both America and Britain pronounced the name the same way.
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bansi4, the lady seems to be interested in money alone and she has to have her name on everything released today that is associated with Astaire at MGM. She says she is protecting the Astaire name and like you said why the commercial!
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bunderw170, I agree with the lookalike appearance of Charisse and Gardner. This was very, very apparent in the early 50's especially the way Charisse was photographed. Oddly enough I have never seen pictures of Charisse's son from her first marriage. I guess she kept her private life, private. BTW I met Miller and Charisse many times during my autographed collecting. Both are very nice. Miller was more outgoing very much like Janet Leigh. People think Charisse is aloof, but I blame this on what I am sure is basic shyness. Tony Martin incredibly is still active in showbiz and looks pretty good for age 90.
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I've seen the movie and am pretty sure that is Dore Schary. Also, he was supposed to appear as himself on the classic I LOVE LUCY episode when the Ricardos visited Hollywood, but for some reason he backed out and Philip Ober (Vivian Vance husband) played him.
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The one I regret not writing to was Ava Gardner who by that time was living in Europe. I heard she did sign autographs by mail Also, there are several I did write to in the early 90s and then shortly after they passed away, such as my all time favorites Greer Garson, Irene Dunne and Eve Arden. I could kick myself for waiting just a bit too long.
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About ten years ago I met Liz Scott in person. She looked pretty good, very, very tanned. Friends used to see her grocery shopping in West Hollywood. Also, about that time I went to an Ann Blyth concert. She looked terrific and her singing voice was still great. Blyth always had beautiful skin. Of course ten years is a lot of time to pass. Alot can change in those years. Would love to see Ms. Blyth interviewed by Robert Osborne.
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musclephoto2, like you I could only afford to see a select few of the 3D films at the Egyptain, but it was a lot of fun. I know some people saw them all. I didn't have the time nor the money. There was some talk there were plans for a 2nd mini 3D festival of films that weren't shown the first time.
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tmsenzig, all these titles were originally released on laser discs, which I have. I'm sure many are coming or in the works for DVD. WB can do just so much restoration at one time. Apparently they are working on the big ones first: THE BAND WAGON, BRIGADOON, AMERICAN IN PARIS. And as I stated before one Minnelli title is glaringly missing: GIGI. This one has been released before on DVD but its long overdue for a special edition. But when??? It would be nice for an Astaire box set of YOLANDA AND THE THIEF, BELLE OF NEW YORK, THREE LITTLE WORDS and ROYAL WEDDING. These are all good in their way, but not top notch titles and probably would sell better in a box set.
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I guess that TCM would have to license these films from Paramount unless the Wayne estate has another deal cooking for licensing to cable TV.
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY is a rare Deanna Durbin film which hasn't been on TV in years. Now that TCM has Universal films, would hope that this one would air. I would like to see this one on DVD. A film noir which is a very unusal for both Durbin and Gene Kelly.
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I believe you are talking about NEVER SAY GOODBYE which starred Rock Hudson and Cornell Borchers released in 1955.
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Paramount just made a deal with the Wayne estate to release 4 films which star the legendary John Wayne. They include the long awaited HIGH AND THE MIGHTY. The other films are HONDO, ISLAND IN THE SKY and McCLINTOCK. For the records these four films were originally released by Warner Bros. in the 1950s. Release date is May 2005.
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TCM needs to license more of the WB films from the early 50s. No classics but some real goodies including STORM WARNING with Doris Day and Ginger Rogers, CRIME WAVE, an exciting film noir with Gene Nelson and Phyllis Kirk, THE GLASS MENAGERIE with Jane Wyman and Kirk Douglas, COME FILL THE CUP with James Cagney, SO BIG with Jane Wyman and I could go on and on. Where are these films?
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Unfortunately, I too have to agree with these comments. I find myself watching less and less of TCM since too many of the films are repeated over and over again. Many of these films I already own on DVD. I realize this is a 24-hour non stop movie station without commercials but I am hoping the station will be adding many more films to the library and do a better mix next year. Would love to to the entire FOX library of classics go over to TCM!
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nickdimeo, Yes prints of the 3D versions of DIAL M FOR MURDER and HOUSE OF WAX still exist. Hollywood had a 3D festival earlier this year and they included the two above as well as such films as KISS ME KATE, CHARGE AT FEATHER RIVER, THE FRENCH LINE, MISS SADIE THOMPSON, and SECOND CHANCE.
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Let's face it, how many movies released today are worth seeing more than once. Pictures like ALL ABOUT EVE, AFRICAN QUEEN, CASABLANCA, THE GODFATHER, ANNIE HALL, SINGIN IN THE RAIN, THE BAND WAGON can be enjoyed over and over again. I can go into these films and watch small segments of these classics which I definitely can't do with today's films. I can't think of one film released this year that I would want to add to my DVD collection. I might want to rent, but never to buy!
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On November 7 Columbia will release another Stevens classic THE MORE THE MERRIER from 1943 with Joel McCrea, Jean Arthur and Charles Coburn. This was remade with Cary Grant in 1966 was WALK DON'T RUN. The latter is quite inferior to the original.
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bansi4, we may have to continue to wait and wait and wait for HIGH AND THE MIGHTY. The last I heard there is a big to do between WB and the John Wayne estate about the restoration costs of this classic.
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Oddly enough Gardner became a blonde for a while. With her coloring it did not really work. However, when Turner went brunette in such films as FLAME AND THE FLESH and BETRAYED, it did work. No one mentioned both gals were married to Artie Shaw at different times. Shaw said some unkind things about Turner's intellect and Gardner wouldn't put up with Shaw's nonsense. For some reason he tried to educate all the women he was involved with.