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I would hope his young followers parents would show some restraint and do some research before taking their younger children to see him in "Equus". He is age appropriate to be in the play and he no longer is a ten year old actor. The play does have a nude scene and anyone going to see it should be aware of that.

Professor Klondike, I am on my way over to the Pub this evening for the Welcoming party that staffers Thelma Ritter and Eve Arden have to put together for you and the others. Please join us. I think you will have a swell time. Everyone let's their hair down and it's a good way to get to know each other. I am hoping JackBurley will lead us in a round of songs from his favorite musicals. Drinks are on the College until Dean Finnie returns. But we mustn't take advantage of her good nature in her absence! See you across the quad!!!

where they take a tram to the top of a mountain? The tram is supposed to be on location in the film,but I believe it was filmed somewhere outside L.A.,>> There is such a tram in Palm Springs about three hours south of Los Angeles.

> I believe that Family Guy is produced by Fox. Either > way, they would have had to get the rights from > Warners to use the idea. No, I don't think anyone needs to get rights for anything if what they're doing amounts basically to a parody, send-up, or some kind of homage. I believe it falls under the "fair use" doctrine of copyright law. >> As I understood the original post, Stewie replaced Jerry the Mouse ( in Anchors Aweigh) and danced with Gene Kelly in the show. While that may fall under fair use (and I'm not sure either), wouldn't they have to get permission from Kelly's estate to use him? And what of the music? Wouldn't rights be involved there as well?

Before now TCM acted like it didn't even exist? I'm happy to see this picture finely turning up. As it's a Columbia release, TCM should have the broadcast right's to all the Rita Hayworth starring features made by that studio now? Isn't Columbia owned by Sony today?>> Gagman66, Yes, Sony owns the Columbia Studio library. Up till recently, as I understand it, it was difficult for TCM to rent/lease films from the Columbia Library. (I don't know why) However, finally, TCM and Sony have reached an agreement and TCM has already started showing films from the Columbia Library! With any luck there will be many more gems throughout the year!

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From Wikipedia: New Zealand entered the Second World War by declaring war on Germany at 9.30 pm 3 September 1939 (NZT). Politically, New Zealand had been a vocal opponent of European fascism and also the appeasement of those dictatorships, national sentiment for a strong show of force was generally supported. Economic and defensive considerations also motivated the New Zealand involvement - reliance on Britain meant that if she were threatened, New Zealand would be too in terms of economic and defensive ties. There was also a strong sentimental link between the former British colony and the United Kingdom, with many seeing Britain as the "mother country" or "Home". Prime Minister of the time Michael Joseph Savage summed this up at the outbreak of war with a quote that would become a popular cry in New Zealand during the war; "Where Britain goes, we go! Where she stands, we stand!"[1] New Zealand provided personnel for service in the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, the Royal New Zealand Navy was placed at the Admiralty's disposal and new medium bombers waiting in the United Kingdom to be shipped to New Zealand were made available to the RAF. The New Zealand Army contributed the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF). In total, around 140,000 New Zealand personnel served overseas for the Allied war effort, and an additional 100,000 men were armed for Home Guard duty. At its peak in July 1942, New Zealand had 154,549 men and women under arms (excluding the Home Guard) and by the war's end a total of 194,000 men and 10,000 women had served in the armed forces at home and overseas. The costs for the country were high - 11,625 killed, a ratio of 6684 dead per million in the population which was the highest rate in the Commonwealth (Britain suffered 5123 and Australia 3232 per million population).

**************** Memo to all Faculty and Staff ********************** From: Interim Dean LZ Cutter, School of Film Restoration Subject: The return of Dean Finnie and Additions to the Staff Dear Faculty and Staff, You have no idea how glad I am to be writing that Dean Finnie (aka Buffalo Gal to numerous male admirers who have been mailing her from her various stops around the world) will finally be returning to our humble little school. I have no idea how we will manage to keep her now that she has seen the world but perhaps these additions to the faculty and staff will help to keep her focused on the prize that we have here in our own backyard. (If anyone is starting a betting pool, I recommend not betting the family farm, just yet). As Interim Dean, I am pleased to announce the following additions to our faculty and staff: Professor Klondike: who knew that the guy in greasy overalls down in the motorpool was so knowledgeable about the great, white North. He will be joining the College of History. I suspect that he will be raising quite a ruckus with his unorthodox teaching skills. The note that I received from Dean Finnie before she was to undergo medical observation for numerous bumps and bruises that she sustained while dogsledding with Klondike basically said "No matter what happens (!), hire this man immediately" Furthermore, after much consideration (and given all their help in the aftermath of our Holiday Party), the School of Film Restoration is pleased to add to their staff the following: JackBurley: Mr Burley will be overseeing the Restoration of our Musical Film Heritage. Please be aware that he is known to break into song at all times of the day and night so do not be alarmed when you hear his wonderful baritone voice warbling "There Ain't Nothin' Like a Dame" or "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair". Prof. Burley loves all songs and sings them no matter the gender. Filmlover: One of our favorite and hard working students is now our senior teaching assistant. This semester he will be in charge of our TCM Programming Class. Please note, this class does begin tomorrow and there are a few seats left. Hollywood Kyle: Besides pouring a great cocktail, he has been instrumental in making sure everyone is aware of the bounty of public relations material that is available about the school. We decided amongst ourselves to award him with the title of Information Officer. Staffers Thelma Ritter and Eve Arden would like to invite everyone over to the Pub this evening to welcome our latest additions. While we know that you want to welcome them in style, I BEG you to be on your best behavior. I will hopefully have word on the exact date of Dean Finnie's return. Until this evening, That is all.

Brad, If I recall correctly, those are the words that Joey is yelling as Shane is riding away. "Shane, Shane, come back! Pa's got things for you do! Mother wants you. I know she does!" Shane keeps riding. They are easy lines to miss because I think the music is beginning to swell as Joey is yelling. No harm, no foul.

And I've never tried to "browbeat" anybody, >> I don't know about anyone else but after this argument carrying over into three other threads, I sure am feeling browbeat.

I'm just wondering, do any of you think that Jean Arthur's character had a little bit of a crush on Shane? I'm not sure how I feel about it, would be interested to hear some opinions. >> Brad, This line from Joey probably sums it all up best: Pa's got things for you to do. And Mother wants you. I know she does!

SPTO, If it's any consolation, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are in pre-production at HBO for a Band of Brothers type miniseries that focuses on the Pacific Theater. Also, Ken Burns is working on a Civil War type epic documentary on WW2. I believe he just got the big thumbs up from PBS when he signed a non-exclusive contract to provide them with content for the next 20 years.

I'm not at all sure. That's why I'm asking... anyone know? "How did they get the rights to this? It must've cost a fortune, right? Is The Family Guy produced by Sony? Oh wait, the rights would have to come from Warner's, wouldn't it?" >> Jack, I believe that Family Guy is produced by Fox. Either way, they would have had to get the rights from Warners to use the idea. It seems the studios, in light of all the possibilities with new media, are starting to play way nicer with one another. Let's hope it stays around. Think of the possibilities for TCM!

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KF, I saw "Sugarland" when it was first released many years ago. It is early Spielberg and definitely worth catching. I'm surprised it is not on DVD. I wonder why? It does have some Looney Tunes cartoons in it (Roadrunner and Wiley Coyote). I wonder if that has something to do with it?

It would be great if TCM could get these documentaries and run them: MGM: When the Lion Roars The RKO Story Here's Looking at You: The Warner Bros. Story The Universal Studio Story Was there one done for Columbia?

> I think it's the best documentary on Hollywood ever > made [....] It's not a disguised commercial for a > studio and its films, like so many of these things > wind up being. Could it be simply because RKO is no longer a major Hollywood studio, therefore no need to get RKO execs to give their approval to the project, authorize the clips, etc.? >> The RKO film library was owned by Ted Turner at the time this documentary was made. So, they would have had to license the clips from Turner. I believe the documentary was based on the book: The RKO Story by Professor Richard Jewell. Rick is the head of the Film History/Criticism department at USC as well as teacher. His class on Westerns is great. He wrote the book back in the late 1970s/early 1980s I believe. It is out of print but if you can find a copy, I highly recommend it. He is great guy and a great teacher.

Bill, TCM aired "Hallelujah" last May during their Race on Film month. As for the Jolson films, I am hoping that the Race in Film month was successful that TCM might consider doing a similar month that features films with blackface. Put them in a historical context with Donald Bogle or someone of his stature talking about the films and air them. Hoping, hoping, hoping.

"Which classic actress would you like to bring home to meet your parents? The Big M! Pull yourselves together, family members, and have a seat! Which classic actress would you like to dance with? The Big M! Which classic actress would you like to see as a Playboy centerfold? The Big M! ..." How refreshing to see that Marjorie Main is so well regarded and remembered today! >> Jack, I hope Larry isn't drinking coffee when he reads this in the morning!

Anyway, what do you do? Do you stick the classics or the newer films or will you watch anything because I will watch anything, if it's good to me, I like it, if its' not good to me then I just forget about it. To me there is no such thing as a good film or bad film because to me It's all about opinions, are any of you the same way? I will not judge if your not, it's your opinion.>> Kubrick, Welcome. You will find that this is one of the most contentious subjects that we talk about here second only to TCM running post-1960 films. There are folks here who like only classic films and some here who like both. Sometimes we all agree on a film (classic era films), most times not (post-1960s). As for me, I grew up loving film and love films from all decades. Some films are good, some are great and some are very, very bad. Each decade is filled with examples. When I was younger and had more time, I used to see a great number of films. Now I am older and while I still love going to the movies, my free time revolves around friends and home more. However, Mr Cutter and I do try to make it down to Hollywood to see films as we both believe there are some films that just have to be experienced in a good theater. However, Mr Cutter is an audiophile so we have a good home theater system (working our way to flat screen and high def one of these days) and watching DVDs in our house is alot of fun audio wise. As for passing judgements on films, films are very subjective and their power comes from striking different people in different ways. It's not important to me as to what my top ten films are because when you are talking with folks, their top ten is always going to be different. The fun is in how many films you have in common and why. A classic film is not a classic because of when it was made or because a critic or anyone else says it is. A classic film is one that you carry with you always because it touched your heart in a special way. At least to me.

Kubrick, I'm thinking you mean February 7th as January 7th has come and gone. As for "Starman", I saw it when it was initially released back in the 1980s. I love the movie. Jeff Bridges is great, Karen Allen is great and the score by Jack Nitsche is one of my favorites (along with "The Razor's Edge" and "Cutter's Way"). Love the on-location footage in Arizona, though the little diner at Space City that they stop in for pie on the way to the Meteor crater was torn down a few years back. There are still roadside boards for "Space City" along the highway.

Kubrick, Every February TCM does its 31 Days of Oscar Salute. This is the month usually with the highest quota of recent films (post-1960s to todays). So, they often show some of the best of modern films that were nominated for Oscars (not just Best Picture nominees but acting and sometimes other craft positions as well). City of Angels was on TCM last year with Wings of Desire. I believe that Rushmore was part of the Oscar Salute two years ago and I believe Jurassic Park was as well. Meet John Doe was just on in December as part of the Gary Cooper salute. Bringing Up Baby used to play almost every month but they seem to have put that one on retirement for a while. As for City Lights and the Kubrick Films, as I said in your other thread it may be rights issues or ownership or monetary issues that keep them from being aired. Hang tight though, because TCM is making some great strides on all fronts. They recently made a wonderful agreement with Sony to broadcast many of the Columbia films and they have made a short agreement with Disney as well. Last year, TCMProgrammr told us they were working on a long term deal with Paramount as well. I would expect Halloween to be on TCM Underground at some point, perhaps just before Rob Zombie's remake is released. As for TCM only showing films that important to film history that creates more problems. Who decides what films are important? My list won't be your list, won't be Kyle's list, won't be Moira's list and on and on. TCM, instead, takes a big tent approach to the films it shows. All films from all decades are shown regardless if they are silent, foreign, bad, classic, modern. There is something for everyone 24/7 at TCM.

A Clockwork Orange should be allowed to air on TCM, or do you think that the film is not worthy enough to be aired, or do you think that the violent content of the film is too intence to be aired uncut and commercial free.>> I don't think the problem is that TCM is reluctant to air Clockwork Orange but there may be rights issues or monetary issues involved that are keeping it from being broadcast by TCM.

Jack, I heard this theremin group, Project Pimento, over the weekend. They are based out of SF and are quite good.