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> I actually saw something that looked like an emu sprint across the street from one of our local delis. It looked like Goldie Hawn. Oh Barb, You have no idea how much you have missed around these parts! I just did a spit take! Thanks for the laugh at the end of an irritating week!

I would recommend reading Furious Love. It's a terrific (and heartbreaking) chronicle of two people very much in love who lost sight of that love. But, until the end, Elizabeth loved Richard Burton and kept his love letters by her bedside, including the note that arrived just days after his untimely death. He was hoping they could reconcile one last time.

> However, it appears that TCM has something built into their channel that prevents DVD recording of some films, from what I have read in these boards. Infinite1, If you go back into the archives, there are the occasional thread about someone having trouble recording certain films. They come here thinking the culprit is TCM (or the studios providing the digital prints to TCM) when, in fact, almost every time it is the original poster's cable/satellite company and changes they have made to their settings. Most of those cases are resolved after they contact their cable/satellite providers.

> The Essentials went down the toilet after the original host died. For the record, Rob Reiner was the original host of *The Essentials* and he is still very much alive. I believe you are thinking of Sydney Pollack who was the second host of the series. > TCM needs to show more silent films and 30's films. They need to show more Garbo and Valentino films on Silent Sundays. Garbo does not suffer from lack of love by TCM. She has been Star of the Month three times and her films are in regular rotation on the channel. > TCM needs to show Hal Roach shorts more often. TCM has to rent the films it shows and the rights holders of the Roach films certainly appear to be very stringent in their dealings with TCM. I'm sure TCM would love to be able to show more Hal Roach more often but, as was the case in the winter of 2011 when TCM last did a Hal Roach festival, many of those films were made available for limited re-airing and some were only allowed to be aired that month. A similar situation with the Roach rights holder came into play a few years ago when April was devoted to silent comedians and silent films. As is often the case, the rights holders have the final word not TCM. > TCM needs to show more Universal Horror stuff like Frankenstein , Dracula , the Mummy , etc They need to make it a tradition to show those film every October. They would probably love to show the Universal Horror Classics every October. But the reality of the situation is those films are very popular, especially in October, and TCM must compete with other channels when bidding for the rentals/leasing of those films. Many of the Universal Horror classics have been playing on the channel the last few months. TCM is not the only channel that airs classic movies. The Encore channels, Retroplex and its sister channel, the lesser HBO and Showtime channels, the Fox Movie Channel and others all show classic films as part of their line-up. With the exception of the Fox Movie Channel that only shows Fox films, they are competing with TCM for the rental/lease rights to classic era films.

> After seeing The Thief of Bagdad (1924) on the big screen this year, more Douglas Fairbanks, please King, How cool would it be to have both Doug's version of *Robin Hood* and Errol's *The Adventures of Robin Hood* at the festival? Just not at the same screening time!

Roy, Hello! Can you believe I don't think I've seen *Hangman's Knot* ? I know, given how much I love Randolph (cue chorus) Scott and Lee Marvin. Now I have a film to look forward to! Thanks!

> Have you ever thought of taking pictures for a "side by side" comparison? TikiSoo, Here's two sites that do just that: The first belongs to John Bengston, the author of books on the film locations of Chaplin, Lloyd and Keaton. He also researches Hollywood and has an article on the locations used in this year's Oscar winner, *The Artist*: http://silentlocations.wordpress.com/ The second site is: http://dearoldhollywood.blogspot.com/ Enjoy!

> Yes, I thought he mentioned Los Feliz in the film, but wasnt sure....... In the film, the Dietrichson house is located in Los Feliz. In real life, the house is located in the Hollywood hills. Dietrichson House, 6301 Quebec Drive, Hollywood Hills Here's an article from the LA Times a few years back: http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-brunken17-2009oct17,0,6259333.story

TCM's *31 Days of Oscar* microsite has been nominated for a Webby. You can vote to help them win: http://pv.webbyawards.com/ballot/33

Just a quick reminder that John Bengston's stint at the Silver Screen Oasis begins tomorrow, Tuesday, April 24th. Please consider this your invitation to join us between April 24th-April 28th at the Silver Screen Oasis for this exciting special event and welcome John to our classic film discussion group.

For me it's easier to talk about Helm's acting career than his music career. From the time I was in junior high, Levon Helm with Ronnie Hawkins, with the Band and on his own have been part of the musical tapestry of my life. His voice was immediately recognizable and the southern/western tinged story songs he wrote (and co-wrote with Robbie Robertson) at a time when rock 'n roll was going in a very different direction, still stand the test of time. The camera always liked Robbie Robertson best but the microphone loved Levon Helm's voice and so did I. Here's a nice article/interview from EW: http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/04/23/levon-helm-obituary-interview/

They do have a calendar and you look up specific dates: http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.html

Chief, That's a great idea! I would love to hear James Cromwell talking about his father! Another good addition would be Becca Wilson talking about her father, blacklisted screenwriter, Michael Wilson. Michael Wilson wrote such films as *Lawrence of Arabia*, *The Bridge on the River Kwai*, *Friendly Persuasion* and *Planet of the Apes*. I would also love to see a salute Michael Curtiz with films such as *Noah's Ark* (1928), *The Mystery of the Wax Museum* (1933) and, of course, *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938). I would also love to see Steve Bingen and his co-authors do a Club TCM presentation on their book, *MGM-Hollywood's Greatest Backlot*. Would love to see the Academy do presentation on their latest acquistion, the photo collection they received from Bison Archives. Would love it if Marc Wanamaker, the owner of Bison, could do co-presentation. Would also love to see a Club TCM presentation on *Los Angeles as Backlot* - a look at City of Angels landmarks and other locales that appear in films. With *The Artist* winning an Oscar and using many Los Angeles sites for filming, this presentation could be broken into two presentations: Silents to WWII featuring author John Bengston, And Post-War to the 1970s. Edited by: lzcutter

> Considine left acting for phtography around age 30 or so, didn't he? Ginnyfan, Yes, and he is quite accomplished at it. Shortly after appearing in *Patton* he realized that he could make a living with his photography skills. He still dabbles in film and tv projects from time to time but, like Stollery, realized that he didn't have the necessary drive it takes to be A-list actor.

Not all child actors want to continue with their careers as they begin to get older. I saw David Stollery ( *Spin and Marty* ) in a panel discussion with Tim Considine last year. Stollery had made his film debut in 1949 in *A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court* and enjoyed working in films. But as he got older and into his teen age years, after the run of *Spin and Marty*, he started to realize that he didn't have the drive necessary to make the transition to being an adult actor full-time. He opted out, going to college and became a very successful car designer (including the 1978 Toyota Celica). He doesn't regret the decision.

Last Saturday evening during the *18th Birthday Salute*, Ben M not only told the audience how joining TCM was a life changing event for him, but as the party wound down and festival goers had mostly left to get in line for the evening line-up of movies, those of us who were hanging around were lucky enough to hear Ben M talking about his dog. Kudos to all those sharp-eyed TCM viewers who noticed the puppy's water bowl on Ben M's new set.

Here's the URL: http://r9.fodey.com/2207/33ff87a7cf1f40a59bc05353e34058dc.0.jpg I was able to cut and paste the image from your post using rich text.

I don't see a URL address, I just see the image.

Are you referring to this: Re: I hate to complaint but.... Posted: Apr 19, 2012 6:40 PM

> Mine lasted only a few hours. It now says "Image not Found". FredC, Your newspaper clipping about finding the films and selling them to TCM for $25 is still visible as is filmlover's newspaper clipping. They were both posted on April 19th and neither says "Image Not Found".

> My headlines lasted only a few hours, but yours is still there. FredC, Your post with your "newspaper article" that you posted on April 19th is still there as is filmlover's. They were still there last night and are still there today. I don't think either of them has been removed.

> The narrator of the Right Stuff. In addition to the narrating *The Right Stuff*, Helm also portrays Jack Ridley, Chuck Yeager's good buddy who not only looks out for him but shares his Beeman's gum with him as well. RIP Levon! Thanks for the songs, the movies and the memories!

> I highly recommend that TCM consider making the "Hollywood Home Movies" presentation an annual event for Club TCM with a new edition each year. The Academy sounded very receptive to just such an idea. And the passholders sure enjoyed them. Chief, I totally concur! This was my favorite Club TCM presentation this year. Randy Haberkamp and Lynne Kirste did a great job with the presentation! I so thought of Patful while watching the home movies. Between all the gams and Margaret O'Brien in person, he would have been in heaven. I do hope that TCM and the Academy will do more presentations like this next year! The color behind-the-scenes footage of *Gunga Din* and *Gone With the Wind* was terrific. Gable and Leigh certainly looked like they were getting along off the set. A shirtless Gilbert Roland? OMG!!!!! And Caesar Romero was very suave as well. > 'lzcutter' nearly swooned more than once at the homemade 1947 Hollywood "travelogue". That one was my favorite. NBC Radio over on Vine, the old CBS radio studio at Columbia Square, the black and gold Warners pylon sign that used to advertise their theater (today the LA Film School theater), the Mocambo and best of all, night time footage of the neon signs that used to grace the Blvd. Made this City of Angels history buff more home sick than I have been in quite some time!

Filmgoddess, For the last two years TCM has offered a Matinee Pass that allows a passholder to attend movies and panels that are scheduled during the daytime. Wouldbestar, a regular poster here, had such a pass last year and had a terrific time. The Matinee Pass seemed to be very popular this year.

Sans, Glad to hear that you are able to continue to hang out with us. Wouldn't be the same without you!