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*Ben just said that this film was made twice.* FredC, I caught Ben M's outro about the film being completely reshot. But he didn't address the four directors question. Two films would indicate two directors, not four. I would still like to know how much Wild Bill had to do with either version.

Barb, I am watching *Towering Inferno* as I type this. I'll be back with lots to say, no doubt! Did Paul Newman just ask someone to hand him a pair of dikes? I love Irwin Allen! Since she thinks firemen are coming, why doesn't Susan Flannery put some more clothes on? She really wants the firemen to see her in just Robert Wagner's pink shirt? The deaf mother wears orange slippers and her son wears red pants. I think everyone in that family is color blind. I'd forgotten how old Steve McQueen looks in this film.

Mark, Can you imagine the poor production manager? Has to find all those big animals (lions, elephants, etc) and call Central Casting for two dozen African warriors. Any idea on why this film has four directors, including "Wild Bill" Wellman?

*Well Dale, that's mighty welcome news. So pull up your saddle in front of the campfire, grab a plate of beans, turn on the big screen TV, open a nice bottle of Beaujolais or Chenin blanc { Hey, there's roughing it and then there's roughing it } or a cold brew and a shot of redeye and enjoy those hero's of yesteryear...* Roy, You know me too well! I can't wait for July! I finally got through all the B-westerns I tivo'd starring George O'Brien, Harry Carey and Tim Holt. I really enjoyed them and can't wait to see more. I really like Johnny Mack Brown. Was it the Statler Brothers who had a big hit with a song about Randolph (cue chorus) Scott and other stars of B-westerns? MsG, When the poster found the July schedule a few days ago and posted the link, the schedule was incomplete. Once it got filled in though, it is grand!

If you love B-Westerns (Roy, Gene, Johnny Mack Brown, Tim Holt, Tex Ritter and more), be sure to check out the July schedule. You'll be in heaven under the western skies, I promise! http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html?tz=est&sdate=2011-07-01

Wouldbe, Don't beat yourself up too much over *Liberty Valance*. The majority of critics missed the boat with the film as well. It's because of TCM that so many of us have had the opportunity over the last 17 years to see, appreciate and start pulling back those layers. Each time I see the film, despite the fact I think I have pulled all the layers back, I discover that there are still treasures buried in the story that I never truly appreciated. And that's despite having grown up with the film and lived through the whole "revival house" renaissance that happened in the 1970s/early 1980s. But thanks to TCM, each time the film airs, I discover that no matter how many times I see the film, there's always something new to explore.

*I'm glad they're showing some rare ones like NIGHT FLIGHT, THE CONSTANT NYMPH, and WEST SIDE STORY in 70mm.* Cat, Bear in mind that *The Constant Nymph* has rights issues that keep it from being shown on TCM. TCM was able to clear the theatrical rights for *Night Flight* after over 70 years but I don't know if that includes broadcast rights as well. *How nice are the different theaters? The only one I've been to is the Egyptian, and I liked it.* As a died in the wool Angeleno for almost 40 years, I've spent many hours in both the Chinese and Egyptian theaters. Grauman's Chinese is a wonderful theater. Built in the 1920s, it still retains much of its grandeur. The Egyptian theater was seriously damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake and the retrofitting that had to be done seriously altered the size, sight lines and the opulence of the Egyptian. Grauman's Chinese (often just called the Chinese) seats 1, 100 The Chinese Multiplex #1 seats 477 The Chinese Multiplex #3 seats 177 The Chinese Multiplex #4 seats 177 and the Egyptian seats 618 The Music Box seats 450 for live taping (ie the Peter O'Toole interview) and 1300 for live music (Vince G and the Night Hawks).

*Rhett Butler....James Brolin* I think James Brolin is in his 70s at this point. Do you maybe mean his son, Josh?

*Locals: Any advice on getting from LAX (with luggage) to Hollywood? Taxi? Shuttle bus?* Depending upon what time your flight gets in, sharing a taxi with JackBurley (and splitting the fare) into Hollywood might be the way to go!

> And since TCM's parent company, Time Warner, actually has a cable company--Time Warner Cable, which is the cable company in my area--there would probably be great resistance within the corporate umbrella to doing anything that would take away from cable.> Robbie, I think Time-Warner the corporation sold off Time-Warner cable company a few years back (around 2008). But, either way, at least for now, I don't think Time-Warner the corporation would be real keen on streaming their classic film library and if they were, the fees involved they would charge to do so would probably be beyond TCM's reach. Especially compared to what they currently pay in rental fees. And, are MrCutter and I, even with a high speed DSL internet connection, the only ones who dislike streaming? Every film we have tried streaming starts out great but about half way through the film, everything comes to a halt so it can buffer. Then the film starts again, then stops for buffering, continues, stops, repeat until the movie ends. Given a choice, we prefer recording Pay-per-view films or On Demand films over streaming. We have yet to enjoy a film all the way through without interruption while streaming.

Okay, folks, as we are all getting excited about the Festival and the potential for meeting each other in person, it is time to announce the *2011 In-N-Out unofficial TCM City gathering!* For the record, this gathering is not organized by or endorsed by TCM. Just wanted to post that in case it was necessary to say that. The history: last year a few of us gathered at In-N-Out in the afternoon of the Opening Day. All of us were brought together by this message board (which we affectionately call TCM City). Some of us (Kyle, filmlover, Suex2 and myself) had met here and become friends. Over the years, we became friends in the real world outside of TCM City. Others we only knew from the message boards and we immediately bonded with them over burgers, fries and shakes. From that afternoon, friendships were formed that sustained us through not only the Festival itself but all this year. We had so much fun that when this year's festival was announced, we knew we would be doing this again and inviting more folks. We wanted to wait until after the schedule was announced to make the plans. And here they are: When: Thursday, April 28th Time: Immediately following the TCM *Meet the Staff* panel (approximately 2:15-2:30) Where: the lobby of the Hotel Roosevelt Or, if you would like, you can meet us at the In-N-Out at 7009 Sunset Blvd (just a block or two south of the Hotel). So, as we like to say in Las Vegas, who's in?

*and there was Patrick O'Neal (one step up from Peter Lawford),* Barb, Spit Take!!! And so true!

Is this schedule really going to happen?? Lord, I hope so. Two days ago, it wasn't fleshed out. Now it is and worth the wait! A Salute to Farley Granger Roy Rogers and Dale Evans films that are featured at the upcoming TCM Film Festival Perry Mason - *The Case of the Curious Bride* -with Warren William *City Lights* on *The Essentials* *King Kong*, *Mighty Joe Young* and *Chang* as part of a salute to Merian C. Cooper 4th of July line-up includes *The Devil?s Disciple* with Kirk and Burt! The silent *Sea Hawk*. Even better, Doug in *The Thief of Bagdad* followed by the *The Shiek* Great silent trio! The 1940 version of *Gaslight* WOW!!! Steve Cochran in *The Lion and the Horse* AND *Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison* A salute to Leslie Howard that includes *Secrets* co-starring Mary Pickford. Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette! *The Super Cops* comes to *Underground*! *Don Juan* with Barrymore and Mary Astor A day of early 1930s films and a day of early rock and roll films! A salute to Larry Olivier *The Music Man* Wheeler and Woolsey, the Marx Brothers, Eddie Cantor, Hope and Crosby, Jerry Lewis, Abbott and Costello, Charley Chase and the Bowery Boys. An evening of B-Westerns with Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Charles Starrett and more! A salute to Clark Gable *The Hanging Tree* *The Son of the Shiek* and *The Wind of the Lion* More B-Westerns with Dick Foran *Land of the Pharaohs* Doug is back later in the month in *The Mark of Zorro*

*I am unable to reproduce the Remind Me issue being discussed. Can those you experiencing this issue, please let me know which browser this is happening in?* Renee, I am using Firefox. I am hoping that I won't be told I have to use Internet Explorer in order to use the Remind Me feature at the Database. The problem should be fixed so that no matter what browser one is using, they can use the Remind Me function without a problem.

CJ, Of the two, I prefer the Hollywood Heritage Museum at the DeMille Barn. It concentrates more on the early history of Hollywood and there is a terrific postcard/ephemera collection on display that allows you to see how Hollywood Boulevard developed. It also has old cameras and lights on display and quite an extensive history on Paramount and CB DeMille. Also, the small gift shop/book store has a great eclectic selection of biographies and autobiographies that many mainstream bookstores don't carry. Admission is $7 and it is a fairly easy walk to and from the Boulevard. Free parking is available as well. http://www.hollywoodheritage.org/museum/museum.html The Hollywood Museum in the old Max Factor Building has some terrific displays from the days when it was a museum devoted to Max Factor and his salon. In the basement is a set from *Cheers*. The admission price (before the TCM discount) is $15. It, too, is a fairly easy walk from the Festival zone. http://www.thehollywoodmuseum.com/ If you have the time, perhaps a visit to both?

Last year, locals who were attending the Festival were able to take advantage of parking at Hollywood and Highland via a TCM discount. Will that discount be offered again this year?

*"Upscale, luxury customers" ? ! Where does that come from?* MsW, The link provided takes you to a short analysis of a specific ad campaign/film festival that TCM did about a year and a half ago (maybe two years) with Architectural Digest Magazine. It was centered on, not surprisingly, Architecture and the Movies. AD Magazine's target readership is likely considered upscale, luxury customers and it looks like American Leather did some sort of tie-in with that specific festival to produce leather bound DVD sets. If my memory serves me correctly (and Kyle will likely jump in, if not), this was a smaller, separate film festival from the current TCM Film Festival. Last year's TCM Film Festival co-sponsors were Buick and Vanity Fair (two brands that likely appeal to the larger make-up of the channel than the AD magazine crowd.) This year, it is Vanity Fair and Time-Warner Cable (again, two brands that one doesn't necessarily think of in the same context as Architectural Digest magazine).

> {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote}I'm almost computer illiterate, so much of the new tool bar at top of the posts unknown to me. Val, In Rich Text, it looks pretty much like web based tool-bars. B would be Bold I would be Italicized U would be underlined x2 = ^words like this^ makes them smaller when you highlight a passage and click on x2 the other x2 = ~words like this~ which is basically the same thing but they should be different. The next two one is to bulletize item and the other numbers them * kind of like this # kind of like this The next three allow you to copy and paste including the last one which allows you to paste from Word. The next section lets you indent but unless they fixed that indentation bug, if you do that, part of your message may not post correctly. The Format thing just seems silly. Though it now says you can change the text color. Though it looks like grey is the only color available. And you can now add emoticons. Oh boy. Though it doesn't seem to be working. The quote function (the little balloons) allow you quote an entire passage from a previous post and you can edit it down to just the part you want. But when I did that on yours at the top of this post, I had to add that last because, otherwise, there was no way to get out of the text box to post the rest of this message. It probably would have been easier to have Plain Text/Rich Text/Preview but that probably is on the bottom of the list fo fixes. I would much rather have multiple air dates and a larger Remind Me function on the database page (or at least one that really worked). Hope this helps!

Renee, I haven't been on the boards the last few days and today I wanted to reply to a post in General Discussions and received this error message: Sorry, but we have noticed that your popup-blocker has disabled a window that provides application functionality. You will need to disable popup blocking on this site in order to fully utilize this tool. So, now, in order to post a reply here either in Rich Text or Plain Text, I have to disable my Pop-Up Blocker for this site? Really? Why? I certainly didn't have to do this before the upgrade. Hell, I didn't even have to do that prior to the weekend. And the poster who wrote about the Remind Me feature on the Database is absolutely correct. The Remind Me feature comes up with only a third of the box at the bottom of the screen. You can't type in your email addy because there is no way to scroll down to it. And the Remind Me feature is so small, you have to almost have a magnifying glass to even see the feature. Lastly, will the multiple air/show dates for films in the database be reinstated any time soon?

*So, reading over what Baldwin apparently said, what's wrong with it?* MsW, Not a thing as far I'm concerned. Alec Baldwin made a comment about Natalie Wood, is she a movie star or a movie actress, he wasn't sure. Heck, even Ms. Wood, herself, struggled with that very subject most of her life. There is a thread in this forum about "Actors/Actresses that Irritate You" and posters have spent pages and a great deal of time listing those actors who get on their nerves for whatever reasons, some of which strike others as specious at best. We give fellow posters the right to disagree with us with their choices on any number of subjects but now, it seems, we not only expect but demand that anyone who sits down with Robert O to not only never raise a discerning thought about any film but to always like everything they talk about. Part of the joy of *The Essentials* for the last three seasons is that Robert O and Alec B don't parrot one another. They actually have a discussion about the film/actors/music/director/cameraman/etc. We actually learn information about the making of the films chosen more often than not and definitely more than we have learned from some of the previous co-hosts. For three seasons, Robert O has welcomed Alec B as his co-host. No other co-host of the series has been asked this often. They obviously like each other and like the rapport they have on camera. Robert O looks beyond the baggage that is part of Alec B's past. He enjoys talking film with Alec B. It's unfortunate that others cannot do the same.

*It's great picking up lots of tips from more experienced festivalgoers and I can't wait to arrive in LA. I'm still in the process of finding accommodation but Santa Monica is looking likely.* JonMelville, Welcome to the boards! I wanted to let you know that if you are referring to the city of Santa Monica, that is quite a drive each day to the Film Festival. Even staying at a motel on Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood is a bit of a trek each day. Closer accommodations more within walking distant of the Festival can likely be found by reading here: http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=156453&tstart=0

Roy, I agree with many of your choices! Here's mine: *The Searchers* - best performance of his career and one of the darkest characters to grace American cinema. Ever. *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* - his most heartbreaking role, so deeply layered, it takes multiple viewings to peel away all the layers of this elegiac western. *She Wore a Yellow Ribbon* - One of his best at playing older than he was. *Rio Bravo* - Howard Hawks liked working with Wayne and they seemed to have a blast making this one. *Stagecoach* - one of the best introduction shots of a character in American film (see also Rhett Butler, Rick Blaine, the Rasuli and a few others) and Wayne just sizzles off the celluloid as a young cowboy out for revenge and trying to do the right thing. *The Quiet Man* - Wayne, O'Hara, a great supporting cast and Ireland. 'Nuff said. Dale

*Well I don't think any era is truly perfect but I am going to say a more modern era than most: the 70's.* Kinkoma, I grew up in the 1960s/1970s and fell in love with classic films in the late 1960s. They were everywhere back then, on network television, on the late show, the afternoon matinee shows and more. The stars were all over the dial as well. Sitting down with Johnny Carson to actually talk and not just hawk their latest movie, talking with Dick Cavett, Joey Bishop and in the afternoons talking to Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas. They came out for the Academy Awards each year and made that award show more glamorous and special then it has been in recent years. They were on game shows like Match Game, Hollywood Squares and all over television series from *The Virginian* (in the 1960s) to *Ironside* to *Love Boat*. The downside was, until the late 1970s at least, there was no way of recording them so you had to watch them when they happened because there was no guarantee they would be rerun. I can't tell you the number of times I faked being sick to stay home and watch a movie on the afternoon matinee show. But that combined with the movies that were being made in the early to mid 1970s and it was a blast from a film buff's perspective. As for me, the era I would love to be able to go back to would be the silent era from film making from the 1920s through to the height of the dream factories in southern California. That would be fun.

*Surely the Festival will have printed copies, yes? Will there be a printed program?* JB, Yes, there will be a printed pocket guide (I was asked to provide the screencaps used for the *Laugh-O-grams* for the pocket guide) and a commemorative program booklet as well. I printed out the schedule on my own so it would be handy and fit in my back pocket. I'm one of those women who doesn't carry a big purse. I also used it for keeping notes on what I saw and what I heard at each film/panel I attended. Worked out rather well for me though my handwriting got worse as the festival went on! Details for the unofficial In-N-Out gathering should be finalized by early next week.

This is indeed sad news. I was so hoping he could be at the Film Festival this year talking about *Network*. Up in heaven tonight, Paddy is buying the rounds tonight for Sidney Lumet.