lzcutter

Here's mine (in order): Joel McCrea as Star of the Month *Secret of the Incas* *El Cid*

On Demand choices seem to vary depending on which cable/satellite service one has.

> Am I the only one out there who likes Chris Isaak as a host? Tiki, Not at all. I saw him introduce an Elvis film at the TCM Film Festival this past spring and he was great trading quips with Mary Anne Mobley and TCM's own Tom Brown. He was terrific then and he has been terrific subbing for Robert O. Like you, I think it would be great if TCM and Chris could work together to do more together!

> His wraparounds are done in a day I've heard. hibi, As he does the wraparounds for the entire month, they typically take more than a day to film. In addition to the wraparounds, there is the filming for the monthly Guest Programmer and as well as wraparounds for *The Essentials* and special promotional event promos like the TCM Cruise and Film Festival. In addition as the face of TCM, he hosts film screenings across the country, musical events usually involving film and film music, speaking engagements, the TCM Film Festival (and the events that lead up that), the upcoming TCM Cruise as well as various speaking engagements and his writing. While he doesn't work a traditional 40 hour work week the way many of us do, he does stay busy with TCM events outside the office so to speak. He had surgery. He had time to recuperate and take a vacation. That's all we've been told. He's entitled to his privacy regarding all of that and neither TCM or Robert O owes us an explanation beyond that. He's coming back, looks good and is excited about returning to his busy schedule. That should be enough.

atlantic, After three turns as Robert O's co-host of *The Essentials*, it sounds like there will be a new co-host when the show kicks off a new season next spring. It probably has less to do with Baldwin's politics and more to do with wanting a new face sitting across from Robert O. As Alec B is part of the TCM family, he may continue to do the occasional documentary (his doc/conversation with Gene Wilder a few years back was quite good) for TCM.

Lyle Talbot twice in two days! Can Nat Pendleton be far behind? Hoping, hoping, hoping........

Flamengo, Check out this thread, I think it has the info you are looking for: http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=162029&tstart=0

> If it's still a feature, where do I go to find it ? It's still there but I the database recently had some changes to it so its placement may have changed. The Remind Me function is now in two places. One is on the same line as the date and upcoming broadcast time. The second one is to the right of the Email icon located below the title, date and upcoming broadcast time. To the left of it are the social media icons.

> kids could play outside without worrying about being kidnapped, people had jobs, america was thriving, . . . any movie from the 30s. Ah the power of movies. The 1930s was the Great Depression and Americans were facing catastrophic unemployment, bread lines, soup kitchens and the Dust Bowl. Movie attendance was up because Americans needed the escape the movies provided, one where the grim reality of their lives didn't always intrude. As for children, between the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and the threat of polio, parents had their fair share of worry about their children. And children were often pressed into working to help families make ends meet thus cutting those idyllic childhoods we so often see in the movies quite short.

Wasn't there another poster with this same issue about a year, year and a half ago? Or am I just imagining that?

> Isn't this reaction just a teensy-weensy bit over the top? It's how Astro rolls or perhaps I should say, posts.

It's *On Borrowed Time* with Lionel Barrymore and Bobs Watson.

> Is there a valid reason that "The Band Wagon" was NOT broadcast in the LetterBox format? It was shown in its correct aspect ratio. It's not a widescreen film. It wasn't shot in widescreen.

> Because Joel McCrea's Month is seriously, almost disrespectfully overdue. For what it's worth, I don't feel disrespected and I hope others don't as well. TCM plans months in advance and I hold out hope that they are trying to get some of his rare and seldom seen films as well as reaching out to his grandson, Wyatt, to co-host with Robert O. All this stuff takes time. It took quite awhile for TCM to get *Five Graves to Cairo* (from the time we started advocating for that one) but it was definitely worth the wait. And I have no doubt this will be worth it, too!

MrRoberts, Thanks for catching that. I shouldn't try to multi-task when typing a response. I knew it was William Holden, not Powell. Not sure where the Powell came from except maybe I was thinking it was Jane Powell and not June Allyson? Anyways, I fixed it. A million thanks!

Ned Wynn, son of Keenan, grandson of Ed and stepson of Van Johnson, used to post here: http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=87014&tstart=0&messageID=7830027#7830027

> Is this the contest where you program one evening's viewing, like the current guest programmer does, or does it cover a longer period of time? Sunny, I believe the OP is referring to a video contest that TCM held a few years ago. Contestants made a video where they talked about their love of classic movies. Many, many people submitted videos either via YouTube or sent them in. People were then encouraged to vote for their favorite. The winner got the opportunity to sit across from Robert O as a Guest Programmer. It was an official contest sponsored by TCM. >I saw a contest once where you were to program a full week (or was it a month)? That sounds like the TCM Program Challenge which *is not* sponsored or endorsed by TCM. The Program Challenge is a quarterly event here on the Message Boards. It was started more than a few years back by a regular poster, the long-missed Path40a. The object of the Challenge is to put together a week's worth of programming using many of the same criteria the TCM programming staff does. Message board posters vote and the winner gets to moderate the next challenge. While the Program Challenge is not sponsored by or endorsed by TCM, the programming staff does follow the thread and does use programming ideas that posters come up with. The next Challenge is currently underway and can be found here: http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=161894&tstart=0

I don't want to live in the movie but I wouldn't mind living in the house that William Holden and June Allyson live in *Executive Suite*. I love its mid-century modern design. Same goes for *LA Confidential* but I would love to live in Pierce Patchett's house designed by Richard Neutra. Edited by: lzcutter because William Holden is nothing like William Powell

According to John Carpenter at the TCM 2010 Film Festival, the new movie is a prequel to his version of *The Thing*: According to Carpenter, the script for the remake will focus on the Norwegian scientific camp that is mentioned in his version of *The Thing* but not the original. Carpenter is not happy because he is not receiving a check for them using an idea that he essentially thought of. (from my Festival recap. I attended the *Remake* Panel that Carpenter was part of that year.)

> Oh hell no! To everyone who participates in this thread: I did not start this thread as a competition and I would hate to see it devolve into that. There are plenty of actors and actresses who deserve to be SOTM. This thread is dedicated to helping make Joel McCrea a SOTM but not at the expense of other worthy candidates. Thank you for your understanding!

The latest word is that Robert O returns to Atlanta for taping in November and returns to hosting films on TCM in December.

I didn't see any altercations or brawling while standing in line at the various venues. More often than not, I encountered cheerful people who were thrilled to have the chance to see some of their favorite films on the big screen. But, given the Festival crowd and the crowds on Hollywood Blvd that had to be traversed to get to a venue, I can see how tempers could get short. The crew of volunteers/staff at the Chinese (Graumans and the smaller theaters) seemed to be a bit more organized and had more correct information about screenings, lining up, etc. And they were that way at the 2010 Festival as well. The crew of volunteers/staff at the Egyptian while just as hard working and dedicated, weren't as well as organized and, as in 2010 as well, didn't always give out correct information. But I certainly didn't feel like one team got better training than the other. It didn't looked to my husband and I that there were two separate companies supplying volunteers/staff. They looked as if they had all been culled from the same volunteer/staff pool. If they all get the same training and they all get the same information, there is the element of error possible just based on how much information a person can remember and relate to others correctly. Obviously, some take their job more seriously than others but that is true in almost all walks of life. I'm not sure what the answer to all of this is. But, considering how much the TCM staff was interacting with not only festival goers but volunteers as well, there's no reason to doubt that they won't take action to avoid altercations and brawling from happening next year. By the same token, we as Festival goers have to be aware that sometimes misinformation is given out. It's not intentional and mistakes do happen. When MrCutter and I arrived early at the Egyptian for the screening of *The Cameraman* we were given line numbers. As we were early, we ducked into the Pig and Whistle for dinner. Afterwards, we checked again with volunteers at the Egyptian and were told we were given wrong line numbers. We received new ones and got in line. Any time we had a question about a screening or such, we asked and, sometimes, asked again to be sure we wouldn't miss the films or panels we wanted to see. Given the scope of the Festival, it helps to be pro-active to be sure you won't miss something special that you have your heart set on seeing.

CFM, Congrats on your phone conversation. It is all good news. Just wanted to let you know that animated gifs such as the one in this thread and your Robert O Returns thread can, ultimately, render the thread impossible to open over time. While more modern message boards have no problems with animated gifs, the software that powers this board is not as forgiving and can cause problems just opening a thread.

I really loved the *Kevin Brownlow* discussion. He was just terrific and Scott McGee, the moderator, was great. It's always fun to see the *Meet the TCM Staff* because a) it's great to see how much they love movies as we do, they have great senses of humor (especially Tom Brown) and c) you always learn something you didn't know. I also enjoyed the *Voice Doubles* panel about the talented singers that did the singing but didn't get the credit. For 2012, I would love to see the authors of the recently published *MGM Backlot* book give a presentation as well as a discussion/panel on John Ford.

CFM, I think the new WebAdmin is named Michael. There's an announcement about that found here: http://forums.tcm.com/ann.jspa?annID=53 He welcomes questions! Good luck!