lzcutter

> how does Turner do it? Does he earn so much from his other holdings that he can pay for this Mimi, Ted Turner started TCM back in 1994 and it was part of his media empire. However, by the mid to late 1990s, he merged his media empire with Time-Warner. As part of that merger, TCM (as well as the other Turner channels) came under the ownership of Time-Warner where they have remained ever since. As to how the channel survives in this market, its brand is not only very strong but prestigious. The channel won the national Peabody award a few years ago for being the channel that has stayed true to its original mission. Which in this day and age of media conglomerates buying cable networks and then changing them drastically from what they once were (A&E, Bravo, History Channel to name a few), Time-Warner must feel that TCM is worth keeping as it is. For that, we should all be very thankful!

Universal has announced that it will be offering films from their library via MOD. (Much like the Warner Archive). > Universal needs to explore it's options. They can give or donate some of these properties to a not for profit archive. (Tax write off) A non-profit can raise donation money towards restoration. I still think they should also consider selling the collection piecmeal to interested and qualified parties. The problem with that is that non-profits aren't in a position to take over the costs of digitizing and releasing DVDs. Due to the economy, many non-profits are struggling with donations to cover costs for works they are already doing. The Film Foundation works with the various studios to help with underwriting restorations. But even with Marty Scorsese out there talking on their behalf and reminding us all how important our cinematic heritage is, the Foundation isn't exactly rolling in dough. Kevin Brownlow, perhaps the preeminent archivist of our time, struggles to raise money to restore films via Photoplay. Each year, non-profits such as UCLA Film Archives and George Eastman House must make choices of which films from their holdings they can restore because there isn't money enough to restore them all. Whether its just digitizing films and making them available via MOD or restoring films for the future, it all costs money and as Kevin Brownlow and David Shepard have stated publicly, classic films, especially silents and early talkies, are a very niche market. That doesn't mean it shouldn't be done but until we as a society value our cinematic heritage, films will languish on the shelf whether they are in studio vaults or non-profits.

> There is but one classic film and that is All Quiet on the Western Front. The rest are recent popular films that have all been released before The list includes restorations of *Dracula*, the Spanish language *Dracula*, *Frankenstein*, *The Bride of Frankenstein*, *Buck Privates*, *The Birds* and *To Kill a Mockingbird*. Those who have been clamoring for restorations of Universal's horror films are getting their wish come true.

Universal, celebrating its centennial this year, announced that it is restoring the following films: *All Quiet on the Western Front,* *The Birds*, *Abbott and Costello's Buck Privates, Dracula* (1931), the Spanish-language *Dracula* filmed on the same set at night, *Frankenstein, Jaws, Schindler's List, Out of Africa, Pillow Talk, Bride of Frankenstein, The Sting* and *To Kill a Mockingbird*. Each restoration costs between $250,000 and $600,000 to do and takes between three to six months to complete. Restoration on the films began last year and the films will be released throughout this year as part of the Universal centennial. Universal senior VP, Michael Daruty spoke about the restorations last month and said, ""This restoration effort was not about marketability and whether we're gonna sell enough DVDs. That is what we do on a daily basis, but this was a commitment by the company to say, 'We're gonna devote funding and most probably continue that effort year over year, to try and preserve and restore the legacy of the company. We're here to spend the money on these 13 titles and some others, whether we're gonna get our money back in that first year or not.' It's really refreshing." More from COO Ron Meyer, "There will be a number of films in collectible book style packaging with memorabilia. It's an area for us to frankly show off and give the audience something they've never seen before." Daruty's team proved Meyer right by showing horrifying damage magically repaired in the coming releases. In Universal's classic monster cinema (which you can expect to see promoted next Halloween), loud hisses, pops, and crackles vanish, making scary footsteps audible. *To Kill a Mockingbird* loses the appalling graininess in a courtroom closeup. *In Out of Africa*, Meryl Streep loses a weird wobble in her walk possibly caused by projectors that enlarged the sprocket holes. *Pillow Talk* erupts with dazzling color and detail. *Jaws* practically bites your nose off. So, when you wonder why studios aren't churning out restorations fast enough, it's important to consider the money and logistics involved.

My apologies, I posted in the wrong thread. Edited by: lzcutter on Jan 10, 2012 9:30 AM

> If that's the case, do they have to do that with every film they air? TCM has to rent/lease the films they broadcast. Some films come with long term contracts and some come with short-term contracts. It all comes down to the negotiations between TCM and the studios/distributors that own the films. Once a contract has expired, the film is available to other networks for rental/lease or TCM may have the opportunity to extend the contract. It all depends on the negotiations. Other channels that rent/lease classic films (though not to the degree that TCM does) include: the Encore channels, especially the Western channel, Retroplex and Multiplex (which seems to have some sort of corporate partnership with the Encore channels and possibly the Fox Movie Channel), Fox Movie Channel (only Fox films) Flix, HBO, Cinemax and Showtime. HD channels showing classic films also include UAHD, SonyHD and MGMHD. Hope that helps.

> Who/what is responsible for this ? Likely your cable company. If it was a problem with TCM we would all be experiencing the problem and these boards would be lit up like a Christmas tree with people complaining. Your cable company may try to say the fault lies with TCM (it seems to be their favorite fallback position) but again, if the problem was with the signal from TCM, we would all be experiencing the same problem and that's not happening.

> But if it's based on work by Doris Kearns Goodwin, will it really be historical? I just know that it's based on her best-selling book, *Team of Rivals*. The screenplay was written by award-winning playwright, Tony Kushner.

> What surprised me was seeing them all clumped together over consecutive nights. As Michael, the WebAdmin, has repeatedly said, the schedule is not to be considered finalized until it is announced. Just because six days are posted online does not mean that those six days are finalized or that the overall schedule for April won't change. It is also the month that the Film Festival will be held in Hollywood and there is always programming included that highlights what is going on at the Festival. So, based on what Michael has said, it's a schedule that is a work in progress and could change so these first six days should be taken with a grain of salt. Doris Day being Star of the Month and films and programming that highlight the Film Festival are the two things not likely to change.

> What is the word for a male "floozie"? A flooz? Gigolo is used a lot in the movies.

The movie, *Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter* is based on a best-selling book of the same title. It's a mash-up of history and a vampire story. The book garnered good reviews when it was released and the movie rights were quickly nabbed up. For everyone who wants to the traditional Lincoln story, you will get your chance with Daniel Day Lewis in the Spielberg directed movie, *Lincoln* which is currently filming. Photos from the production show that Day Lewis looks very much like Lincoln. The script for this one is from the book by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt ( *500 Days of Summer* ) and Jared Harris ( *Game of Shadows* and *Mad Men* ). Edited by: lzcutter on Jan 7, 2012 9:50 AM

It's also the Cactus Rose theme in *Liberty Valance*. It's heard mainly when Hallie is remembering/talking about Tom Doniphon.

> A while ago there was a special on John Ford shown on TCM (I think narrated by Orson Welles?), and he mentions Ford reusing this piece of music. The special was the restoration of the documentary called *Directed by John Ford* (done by Peter Bogdanovich and featuring a number of actors talking about working for Ford) and the piece of music from *Young Mr. Lincoln* is used very eloquently in Ford's film, *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance*.

> because I find James Caan unbearable. He became so arrogant after he won the Oscar for playing Sonny in The Godfather, that I can't stand to watch him in anything except Misery - and that's only because he is the victim in that movie. Mimi, Just a fyi, James Caan was nominated for his supporting role in *The Godfather* (along with Al Pacino and Robert Duvall) but Joel Grey took the Oscar home that year for his supporting role in *Cabaret*.

Roy, Yep, I was watching the Channel 5 local broadcast with Bob Eubanks and Stephanie Edwards. They said there were a couple of bicyclists near the Roy Rogers riders and the reins of the horse got snared in the handlebars of one of the bicyclists. The bicyclists were adviced to get off the parade route, pronto. I felt really bad for the rider who through no fault of his own had to dismount and walk the route. I'm just glad he's okay.

> It is much easier for TCM to air it than those Doris Day films from Universal and Fox. At one time, *Storm Center* had rights issues surrounding it. I don't know if those issues have been worked out but it is worth noting that just because a film is in a studio film library does not always mean that it can be shown. *The Story of Temple Drake*, *The Constant Nymph* and *NIght Flight* are recent examples of films that were kept in the vaults for decades due to rights issues and only recently were those issues resolved (a big thanks to TCM for the major assist they provided in helping those films come back to us). Other films in the MGM/RKO/Warner's film library still unable to TCM because of rights issues include *Letty Lynton*.

Happy New Year to all the Ramblers!

theKing, You still can find if movies are scheduled via the database and sign up for a reminder while on the page for that particular film. This is just an example of a film from the database that is scheduled to be shown: The Searchers(1956)Sunday, January 1 @ 12:45 PM (ET) - Only on TCM-REMINDER Click on Reminder just to the right of the broadcast time and you should be able to set up a reminder.

> This is a thread for the movie "THE SEARCHERS". Dorothy is not in it. FredC, My guess is that Mongo's fingers slipped as he was adding a New Year's image to his *Candids* thread and accidentally posted the image in this thread.

Happy New Year, Chief! May 2012 be a great year for you!!!

Hey Roy, Glad you'll be watching the Parade, too! Hope you and yours have a wonderful New Year and I'll see on the range in 2012! Dale

Rich, How did I miss this one? Must be the holidays. Anyways, as always, thank you for another great review. Hope you have a Happy New Year and I look forward to this thread, as always, in the new year!

Hey all you buckaroos! Roy Rogers is being feted by the Rose Parade this Monday. Dusty Rogers (Roy, Jr) and his band, Trigger, Bullet and some of Roy's grandchildren will all be on a western themed float honoring Roy's centennial. So, get up early and catch the Rose Parade on Monday, Jan. 2nd. (No parade or Rose Bowl game on Jan. 1st this year because it is a Sunday and the charter for the Rose Committee specifies that no parade or game is held on the day of the Lord). To tide you over till Monday: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-roy-rogers-float-20111230,0,6092661.story

> Robertson didn't make the cutoff for getting the montage? A gross injustice. There was no injustice, gross or otherwise. Cliff Robertson is in the 2011 TCM Remembers In Memoriam. The poster was talking about the stand alone tribute that some stars get (the slow orchestral music, windshield wiper, rain) when they pass away. She was saying while Robertson got a Tribute day, she did not see the Memorial tribute to him alone.

> From the comments posted here it is apparent that this problem is originating from TCM itself If the problem were coming from TCM then all of us would be experiencing the same problems when watching TCM regardless of cable or satellite provider. But we aren't. So, it is likely (as has been mentioned more than once previously in this thread) that the problem is with your cable provider. Cable providers are notorious for trying to lay the blame on others to try and get out of actually doing the job you are paying them for.