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Friday, June 20^th^

*"As someone else would say, it's kudos "* - scsu1975 Blast! Can I blame my "fat fingers"? (though they aren't.) Kyle In Hollywood

*"And for the record, I am a frustrated centrist. If you're going to label us, label us correctly..."* - mickeeteeze My apologies to you - and anyone else - for the slander. Kyle In Hollywood

Criminey. If you all want to hold a "political convention", I can suggest a few other places to do it - townhall.com littlegreenfootballs.com freerepublic.com politico.com americanprogress.org/ and a one-stop shop of topical discussion - http://www.technorati.com/ I can't believe the programming on TCM this month is so uninteresting that these Message Boards have to become a surrogate Debate Society for frustrated conservatives and liberals because there's nothing else to talk about. Bill Maher is a comedian who selected four rather middle of the road films to present on TCM. From the segments I saw, he was respesctful of the opportunity he was given to "program" TCM and respectful of the films he chose - If one can "respect" *The Oscar*. And extra kudis to him for choosing that film as it was a Premiere so we all got the chance to see it for the first time on TCM. Of course, when TCM shows *1776* next month, I'll expect you to extrapolate all the political themes from it that you want. Can't wait to see who lines up with the loyalists or the revolutionaries. Kyle In Hollywood

*"What night will Arabesque be on?"* - rainingviolets Hello "flowershower". Sadly, *Arabesque* isn't part of the Sophis Loren Spotlight this month. I just thought the poster was too good not to post during her stint as "Star Of The Month". Kyle In Hollywood

Thursday, June 19^th^ *The Crimson Kimono* (Thanks to "BackAlleyNoir") Premieres on TCM on Tuesday, June 24^th^ as part of "Race In Hollywood: Asian Images in Film"

*"If CITY LIGHTS is the Number 1 Romantic Comedy, and I personally feel that it is deserving, why hasn't this film been shown on TCM in years???"* - gagman66 Maybe it's a conspiracy? Or cause they just wanted to torture ya? (Kidding ya, gagman!) In case you've missed it - _Summer Under The Stars_ 2008 *Charlie Chaplin* - Saturday August 2^nd^ Films include - Knockout, The (1914) Rounders, The (1914) Dog's Life, A (1918) Shoulder Arms (1918) Sunnyside (1919) Day's Pleasure, A (1919) Kid, The (1921) Idle Class, The (1921) Pay Day (1922) Pilgrim, The (1923) Woman of Paris, A (1923) Gold Rush, The (1925) Circus, The (1928) *City Lights* (1931) Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003) Modern Times (1936) Great Dictator, The (1940) Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Limelight (1952) King in New York, A (1957) Don't know why *City Lights* has been overlooked as part of "The Essentials" in the past but at least *Modern Times* gets included in the series this year. Kyle In Hollywood

*"The I read the tag line-Ultra Mod, Ultra Mad, Ultra Mystery and it all made sense."* - Mlle. Minya Where did you read that? I've seen the film before - and remember little about the plot. It has been on TCM in the past. It was part of the Stanley Donen event in December 2006 - http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=86547 And during a "Summer Under The Stars" day for Gregory Peck also in 2006 and one for Sophia Loren in 2005. The *Arabesque* trailer can be seen here - http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index?cid=91396 But my biggest impression of the film is that it is no *Charade*. Kyle In Hollywood

*"I just don't understand how they could leave "Inherit the Wind" out of the top ten courtroom dramas."* - filmlover Me either. I was half expecting it to come in at #1 when it still wasn't seen by the time *12 Angry Men* was named #2. Kyle In Hollywood

*"The biggest problem with these lists (snip) is that many of the genres selected are mis-characterized."* - CSjr. I agree. More than once last evening I was going "No! That's not right!" in regard to mis-placement of films in the genres selected. While I consider *Back To The Future* a nice comedy, I think it is first and foremost a Fantasy film. But *Miracle On 34^th^ Street* isn't all that much of a Fantasy to me. (I also think *Here Comes Mr. Jordan* is a better Fantasy film than either of the two mentioned.) I also never think of *Harold and Maude* as a Romantic Comedy - simply because they share a bed and get engaged. Their's wasn't a Romantic relationship in my mind. I don't think Maude was in love - or even lust - with Harold. She was just his "life coach". But the neglected *The Awful Truth* ? Now _that's_ a Romantic Comedy. Same for *In Cold Blood* as a courtroom drama. I'd no more think of that film as a courtroom film than I would *A Place In The Sun* - a pre- "Perry Mason" Raymond Burr not withstanding. I was also surprised at the inclusion of *Dial M For Murder* in the mystery Top Ten. This over the truly mysterious *Rebecca* ? It must be the result of that "Grace Kelly in a nightgown" thing that it has going for it. That said, all in all I enjoyed the program. Only *City Lights* as a #1 took me by surprise. All the other #1s were easy to guess - if one had seen any of the previous AFI specials. And is there no movie that Amy Madigan hasn't seen? She was all over the show last night. And good for her for being that well acquainted with the best of Amreican films. I think she would be a great Guest Programmer for TCM. Kyle In Hollywood

TCM has announced the expected trbute to Cyd Charisse for Friday Night June 27^th^. (Next Week.) http://www.tcm.com/movienews/index/?cid=204018 "In tribute to Cyd Charisse, one of the great MGM musical stars, TCM is changing the schedule on the evening of Friday, June 27th to feature three of her finest films:" 8:00 PM *Singin’ in the Rain* 10:00 PM *The Band Wagon* 12:00 AM *Silk Stockings* This line-up replaces the originally scheduled Patrick Wayne Triple Feature of *Sinbad and the Eye Of The Tiger*, *People That Time Forgot*, and *McLintock!*. Kyle In Hollywood Message was edited by: hlywdkjk

Wednesday, June 18^th^ Message was edited by: hlywdkjk to sharpen image

*"Where did THE THIEF OF BAGDAD rank? Did they list Silent films? Or was that under the Fantasy Movies category?"* You're right. It was in the "Fantasy Genre" Top Ten. And it ranked #9 or #8. Perhaps not surprisingly, Leonard Maltin was (I think) the only person asked to talk about it. Kyle In Hollywood (and *City Lights* was just listed as the #1 Romantic Comedy - above *Annie Hall* and *It Happened One Night*.) Message was edited by: hlywdkjk

*"I assume that's German but do we know the literal translation?"* I would guess it is "Town in Turmoil". I would translate "Angst" as "Turmoil" anyway. kjk

Yes. You got the name of the movie right. And I doubt that you will ever forget it. Tonight I suddenly wanted TCM to select Wlater Brennan for a "Star Of The Month" salute. I do so admire him - though I am partial to _all_ the Brennan/Cooper films. I think *State Of The Union* is a very good film also - thanks to the script, Tracy & Hepburn, Frank Capra and Angela Lansbury doing her Manchurain Candidate evilness a few years before she gets to kiss her son. I also recommend *The Last Hurrah* as a decent Spencer Tracy political film. Kyle In Hollywood

*"It's just like the guest programmers? Haven't these people seen any other movies?"* Well, ya can't say Evander Holyfoeld didn't bring some "new" titles to the mix. http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=192009 Have to say, I was pleased to see Douglas Fairbanks and *The Thief Of Baghdad* included in tonight's show. Kyle In Hollywood

Ooops! Silly me confusing George Murphy and Jack Carson. They both occupy the same "terra filma" in my head. One is a great "second banana" and the other is a .... great "second banana". Mind ya, that's in my mind. Sorry for the scare, molo14. Kyle In Hollywood

Hi 'Prim' - That sorta describes *Sorry, Wrong Number* w/ Barbara Stanwyck - who overhears on her telephone a plot to murder a woman. See here for more details - http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=16418 Kyle In Hollywood

Found it. John McCain hosted a presentaion of Stanley Kubrick's *Paths Of Glory* in Septemeber 2004. (Senator Orrin Hatch presented *To Kill A Mockingbird* that month also.) One can read more about it here - http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=83306 And the John McCain intor & outro can viewed in the TCM Media room. Or try this link Intro - http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index?cid=83672 Outro - http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index?cid=83677 Kyle In Hollywood Message was edited by: hlywdkjk because I didn't read closely and my memory was fuzzy.

*"Well, that sums it up for his thought and maybe yours Kyle... People who believe in God are sheep.."* I mis-typed there and apoligise for it. What I fully intended but somehow got wrong was to write "Sheeple" - people who display no ability to think for themselves. And just so you know, John McCain hosted afilm presentaition on TCM in 2004, as did Orrin Hatch (I believe). But I can't for the life of me remember what film he chose to present. I'll see if I can look it up in the archives. Kyle In Hollywood

*"You could not pay me to watch this!"* - gagman66 You're sentiments are shared by a large number of folks. But they do take their methodology seriously when preparing these specials. As for me, you couldn't pay me to watch *Tea House Of The August Moon* again (not enough Paul Ford) - but I'll try to catch the intro. Kyle In Hollywood

Bill Maher is a self-described Libertarian who has a very low tolerence for hypocrisy and "sheeple". What I'd like to know is if he _did_ compare film musicals to porn in his discussion of *My Fair Lady*. Now _that's_ the Bill Maher I love. Kyle In Hollywood

Well, things are perfectly timed for me tonight as I can catch *Bad Day At Black Rock* and then catch the newest AFI special. Does anyone know what the Ten Genres the AFI is going to include in this special? I assume there will be "Musical", "Romance", "Adventure" and "Comedy". And I think I saw "Animation" in a promo for the special this weekend. All worthy topics. Just curious what the others might be. And consider this a thread for Discussion of the special too. Kyle In Hollywood

Hello 'SeniorMoment' - You can go back and scan the film and shorts titles for the end of May here - http://www.tcm.com/schedule/month/?cid=&timezone=PST&oid=5/1/2008 I can't tell you what film or short has the caveman sequence you saw through bleary eyes. But about the only "unseen by me" musical during that time period is *After The Dance* w/ Jack Carson which was shown early on Tuesday May 27th. Kyle In Hollywood

Tuesday, June 17^th^ *Bad Day At Black Rock* (Thanks to "Back Alley Noir") Part of "Race In Hollywood: Asian Images In Film" tonight on TCM