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*"Does any one here have any clues about their real identity?"* - MrHoneywell Tread carefully. Personal attacks, excessive or unwarranted criticism or other unsubstantiated allegations about Board Members is not acceptable and against the TCM CoC. A member's personal identity is of little or no consequence to the topic at hand - or in any thread in these Forums. Kyle In Hollywood -------------------------- "Ooohh, I had a little guinea pig. I kept him on the shelf with a little brownie camera so he could reproduce himself." *F. McGee*

*"The Bankruptcy Reform Act is designed to make it harder to file for bankruptcy because people were abusing that privilege."* - 'ask' Excuse me? It was a "privilege" to discharge all unsecured debt by declaring bankruptcy? Wow. I thought it was law - and part of the American tradition that everyone deserves a second chance. Banks that _encouraged_ personal indebtedness by offering credit cards to every Tom, Dick and Harry - regardless of income or work history - begged for a change in the law so to remove their risk. Banks no longer wanted to be held responsible for their lending practices. "It's not our fault we give "money" to folks that can't pay it back. Why should we lose money if someone loses a job due to illness? Or plant closure? Or divorce?" They asked for and received a new policy that legislated "indentured servitude" for persons not able to pay their bills and whose future earnings will not belong to the worker - but to the banks. This change in law only hurts American citizens and absolves the irresponsible predatory practices that are so profitble to the Banking Industry. Banks are no longer financial institutions but debt institutions. (see also - Home Morgatge Defaults) What's next? The re-establishment of debtors' prison? Kyle In Hollywood -------------------------- "Ooohh, I had a little guinea pig. I kept him on the shelf with a little brownie camera so he could reproduce himself." *F. McGee*

Friday, August 29^th^ 1915 "The otherwise pedestrian *The Incorrigible Dukane* benefited immeasurably from the leading performance by John Barrymore. The son of constuction-firm executive James A. Dukane Sr. (William P. Carleton), James Jr. (Barrymore) does not exactly share his father's work ethic. Even so, he is aware that several of his father's employees are skimming money from the firm by using shoddy building materials. In the end, it is James Jr. who saves his father from ruin by exposing the vipers within the company's bosom. As a bonus, he wins the heroine, ranchowner's daughter Enid Crofton (Helen Weir). The film's highlight should have been the climactic dam-bursting sequence, but this scene was compromised by lackluster special effects. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide" Text Source: http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/96511/The-Incorrigible-Dukane/overview

h3. Happy Birthday Mlle. Minya! I know I am little bit early, but I wanted to make sure you saw this first thing in the morning. I invited some friends over to celebrate tonight. Here's a photo - And here are some "presents" to open. I hope you enjoy them. Have a very happy Natal Day! Kyle In Hollywood ------------------------- "Ooohh, I had a little guinea pig. I kept him on the shelf with a little brownie camera so he could reproduce himself." *F. McGee*

*"For example, if you say "Bl?cher", you'll get a laugh..."* - Capuchin If you say "Blucher" to me, I'll probably whinny like a horse! Anytime someone gets wound up in their own righteousness, I can't help but reply - "Put your pants on, Spartacus." Kyle In Hollywood -------------------------- "Ooohh, I had a little guinea pig. I kept him on the shelf with a little brownie camera so he could reproduce himself." *F. McGee* Message was edited by: hlywdkjk because I forgot to "sign" it.

Yesterday, a columnist for the LATimes wrote about a new PETA "documentary" circulating in Hollywood about the treatment of apes, chimpanzees and assorted monkeys in the movie business. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-brief27-2008aug27,0,5468461,print.story The third paragraph reads - "We're talking primarily chimps, who have appeared in commercials and movies such as "Project X," "The Wizard of Oz," "Evan Almighty," "Planet of the Apes" and, of course, Clyde the kiss-blowing orangutan in "Every Which Way but Loose." Wow! I never knew the "Winged Monkeys" were real! I learn something new everyday. I thought it was all "movie magic". I wonder what Louis B. Mayer did with them after filming was done. Maybe he sent them to Kane's Private Menagerie. (Or am I having a memory lapse and there actually is a "real" chimp in the film somwhere? But I certainly can't remember seeing one.) Kyle In Hollywood -------------------------- "Ooohh, I had a little guinea pig. I kept him on the shelf with a little brownie camera so he could reproduce himself." *F. McGee*

Thursday, August 28^th^ 1915 "*The Warrens of Virginia* was yet another collaboration between film producer Jesse Lasky and stage producer David Belasco. It had originally been a book, then a Belasco stage play. The playwright was William C. DeMille, who also wrote the screenplay. It was directed by DeMille's younger brother, Cecil, and was one of the best of his early directorial efforts. The story concerns Ned Burton (House Peters), who leaves his Southern girlfriend, Agatha Warren (Blanche Sweet), to fight for the Union forces. He becomes a special agent and Agatha, who is wavering between her loyalty for the Confederacy and her love for Burton, gives him shelter. By the war's end, the couple settles their differences and all is well. Mildred Harris has a bit part here; a few years later, she would have a starring role in the DeMille feature *Fool's Paradise*. Harris is primarily known as the first wife of comedian Charlie Chaplin. Cecil B. DeMille's continuing faith in her (she worked for him off and on until 1944) suggests that perhaps history has underrated her acting talents. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide" Text Source: http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/116010/The-Warrens-of-Virginia/overview

*"1,000th Post!"* - ILRM And only 500 of them were about Ray Milland! (Just joshing ya.) Good for you. I think it is great that you have found your time here enjoyable. It's been fun so far. And I expect it to be fun for a long time to come. Kyle In Hollywood -------------------------- "Ooohh, I had a little guinea pig. I kept him on the shelf with a little brownie camera so he could reproduce himself." *F. McGee*

Hey You Two! There's a Forum for "Your Favorites"! And I - and a few others - would appreciate it if you at least _tried_ to use these Forums in the manner they have been constructed and arranged. There's no valid reason for the *10* threads in General Discussions on "Favorite Genre" titles. And the remaining "invalid" reasons are a poor reflection on yourselves. This competitive "OCD" / "ADHD" display in which the two of you are engaged better come to a halt real fast. And I don't want to hear "Well, He/She Started It." Kyle In Hollywood

*"..., it might be interesting to revive an old thread just so you can say, "Hey, wait, you posted the opposite opinion just nine years ago!"* - Capuchin Shhh! Don't be letting my secrets out. How do you think I figure out where some folks "soft spots" are? Kyle In Hollywood -------------------------- "Ooohh, I had a little flea and his name was Daniel. Saved all his money so to buy his own spaniel." *F.McGee*

Photo of the "Music Box Steps" today from the Sons of the Desert website. (I think.)

*"I will send you a picture of the staircase used in the Laurel and Hardy comedy, the Music Box. It's one of my little hobbies when I get to LA and visit my son."* - casablancalover I'd like to see a picture of 'casablancalover' throwing her hat in the air on the Nicollet Mall or taking a walk around Lake Of The Isles. (That is the neighborhood you're moving too, right?) Kyle In Hollywood

*"Aw, geeze, see? Someone mentions Tarzan and I get wordy. Sorry."* - bOb39 Shoot. Nothing "wordy" about your post at all. Your's was "Five Things I Didn't Know..." that I am happy to have learned. Besides. You've been pretty quiet as of late. I'm happy Tarzan snapped you out of your silence. Kyle In Hollywood

Just wondering if it is possible that Garbo and Glenn Ford were "cover subjects" for Now Playing but weren't actual "Stars Of The Month". The only reason ask is that no less a person than Robert Osborne says the very first "Star Of The Month" was Greer Garson in July 1994. See this article he wrote for the very first "Summer Under The Stars" event in 2003 - http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=33324 "Each month, we usually do an extensive salute to one star (Greer Garson was our first honoree, in July '94) but this month we're toasting 31, count 'em, 31, of Hollywood's most revered heavyweights. A different star will bask in the spotlight for a full 24 hours." Kyle In Hollywood

Sunday, August 17^th^ 1913 Added to the National Film Registry, 2006 "*Traffic in Souls* (1913), was an enormous hit and offers a remarkable window into the popular consciousness of the time. Produced by Jack Cohn and directed by George Loane Tucker, this white-slavery expos? was made for about $5,000 -- and, so the legend goes, without the knowledge of the bosses at Universal. It went on to gross nearly $500,000. Pitched between sensationalist exploitation and cautionary social drama, this quintessential "vice film" taps into the then-prevalent fear/fantasy that young women were being plucked off city streets and forced into prostitution by vast crime networks. With its extensive location cinematography, "Traffic in Souls" has considerable documentary value. Actual immigrants are seen arriving on the southern tip of Manhattan in a boat from Ellis Island. Gullible female newcomers are portrayed as easy targets -- two Swedish damsels narrowly escape a grim fate, thanks to a vigilant cop -- but the film ultimately focuses on a local shopgirl (Ethel Grandin), who succumbs to a suave syndicate operative and lands in the clutches of a cackling madam who locks her up and threatens her with a whip. *Traffic in Souls* was one of the very first full-length American features and was one of the first not to be based on an existing literary source. Despite its crudeness, it contains many tropes that would become familiar in urban crime dramas, from the noirish depiction of sin-city netherworlds to the use of surveillance technology to help crack a case. Text Source: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/homeentertainment/la-ca-secondlook13-2008jul13,0,1360115.story

ILRM - If I may on behalf of 'filmlover'... There's no age requirement or limit to being a participant in the "TCM Programming Challenges" that we do here periodically. In fact, I believe one or two High Schoolers have participated in the past - and done extremely well. Neither is having access to or having seen TCM a prerequisite for taking part either. Mostly you need to be creative and know how to search IMDB and/or the TCMDatabase to gather all the necessary information to fill in the schedule. But, you should know that the "Challenge" is an exercise in creating a week of programming as if it were actually going to presented on TCM. Challengers need to follow the "TCM template" pretty closely. Everyone should start their programming days at 6:00am (or 3:00am Pacific Time) and also begin "primetime programming" at 8:00pm (5:00pm Pacific Time) each evening. The hardest part is timing your film selections to so that you can start the theme for the evening at the right hour - and to start a "new day" at the correct hour. (Yeah, you have to use the actual "run times" of the films when putting your schedule together.) That said, everyone who has taken part before is helpful to anyone participating for the first time. They all remember their first times as a "Challenger". I certainly do. If you are interested in reading what past Challenges have been like, go to this thread - http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/click.jspa?searchID=204555&messageID=8104171 It is the "Voting Thread" for the most recently completed Programming Challenge. It contains the schedules submitted in that Challenge and also includes a post with links to each of the previous Challenges that have been held. I hope you do choose to participate in 'filmlover's Challenge. I know you'll do well and have a great time. Kyle In Hollywood

*"I personally prefer the hirsute Tarzan (Mike somebody?)"* - LandLFan Is this who you mean? http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/mikehenry.html Message was edited by: hlywdkjk to delete the image code. Go to the site.

"Tarzan" only conjures up images of Ron Ely for me. (I am no "King Of The Jungle" afficianado.) For those that are Gordon Scott enthusiasts: Kyle In Hollywood

Maybe everyone already knows this but I'll add it to the thread just the same. Monday, October 7^th^ TCM has scheduled four of the five films profiled in _Pictures At A/The Revolution_ . I think everyone can guess which one is left out. (But I so loved the pushme-pullyu. I was nine.) I am betting the author will be "co-hosting" that night as well. Kyle In Hollywood

*"I'm there."* - ydobon But the map at the mall says "you are here". I can never find you when I want to. Kyle (always) In Hollywood

Saturday, August 16^th^ 1913 "Essanay landed one of its biggest stars in 1911, when Francis X. Bushman joined the studio. "I put all of my emotions in my jaw," claimed the brawny Baltimore native, who as a young man had posed for a number of prominent statues-such as the Francis Scott Key Memorial in his hometown. "His classic profile and wavy locks literally drove the girls into a frenzy," said Louella Parsons, who, before gaining renown as a Hollywood gossip columnist, read scripts for Essanay. ("Manuscripts came in on pencil tablets, torn envelopes, and even on bits of wallpaper," she later recalled.) "In 1912, Essanay started pairing Bushman with Beverly Bayne, a beautiful young brunette from Hyde Park. When she was 16, Bayne had walked into the studio wearing a tan suit and a hat festooned with pink roses. Impressed by her big brown eyes and soft dark hair, the Essanay switchboard operator summoned a director. He had Bayne come back a week later, when he gave her a script to read. Perusing it over a bowl of soup in a nearby restaurant, she was astonished to realize she had been given the starring role. It wasn't long before Bayne was playing opposite Bushman in a series of love stories. "It's romance, just romance," Bushman told Photoplay, one of the first movie fan magazines. "We all know the ordinary ways of ordinary lives. We know that the peddler on Halsted Street and the bricklayer and the teamster have loves, and hates, and hopes, and disappointments. . . . It's not the world we know, but the world we'd like to know that we wish to see set in mimic. If it makes us forget for a little time our cares and worries, it is good." "In 1914, the readers of Ladies' World magazine picked Bushman as their favorite leading man. Crowds followed him everywhere, and the star lived up to their expectations. He drove a custom 20-foot-long Marmon auto, with his name spelled out in gold letters. At night, a spotlight inside the car illuminated his famous profile. Text Source: http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2007/Reel-Chicago/

*"What do we do now?"* - Bronxgirl48 Shhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! Remind me not to sit next to you in a movie theater! Kyle (Rosebud is a sl...) In Hollywood

*"However, it could be J. Edgar Hoover."* - scsu1975 I was wondering who was going to be the first to go there... Congratulations on being number one. And congratulations on passing the 5000 posts milestone! Kyle In Hollywood

*"How 'bout that? There's now info about "The Candidate" here."* - ccbaxter That's good news. It certainly was fast - and a bit "scary" too. While I know TCM folks look at the Message Boards, I never thought that it was quite as "all-knowing" as seems to be in the case of the broken link for *The Candidate* . I am beginning to believe they may know _everything_ that goes on in here. I don't know whether to be grateful for the attention - or feel sorry that they have to slog through all the silliness too. Kyle In Hollywood

Friday, August 15^th^ 1913 Source: IMPA 1913 Source: IMPA "Previously adapted for the screen in 1908, Bullwer-Lytton's novel The Last Days of Pompeii was remade in Italy in 1913. Directing this opulent "spectacular" was Mario Caserini, who'd previously helmed such cinemadaptations as Othello, Romeo and Juliet, MacBeth and Siegfried. The film was distributed in America by the entrepreneurial George Kleine, who unlike many of his contemporaries believed in the marketability of multi-reel "feature" films. Highlighted by a thrilling chariot race and an outsized volcanic eruption, The Last Days of Pompeii was screened at New York's Regent Theater with a specially commissioned musical score, utilizing themes from Aida and Lohengrin, among many others. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide" Text Source: http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/214067/The-Last-Days-of-Pompeii/overview