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I know I've seen The Dentist on TCM. I want to say it was during the "April Fools" event about three or four years ago - http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=92500 It's not listed as being part of the event so I could be wrong. Maybe it was during the Short Film event a year or so later. But I swear it was presented at least once. And I seem to remember it being a short presented between two other films. (Perhaps between the showings of The Bank Dick and Never Give A Sucker An Even Break that month.) And it turns out The Fatal Glass Of Beer was shown once too. http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=88122 Haven't a clue when that was. Kyle In Hollywood

Hello 'lindalou' - I haven't looked at the wikipedia or imdb entries but the tcmdatabase entry notes that Jane Powell hosted a radio program in Portland on KOIN Radio. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant/participant.jsp?spid=154704&apid=79308 (Info in the tcmdatabase is fact-checked and needs a published reference for inclusion.) Even if you can't reach Jane Powell, you might be able to confirm your Mother's participation through the radio station, the Portland library or a Portland Historical Society. Kyle In Hollywood

Well, I can't say that I have seen any films from that year other than The Broadway Melody (It's "On Demand" this month.) But looking at a list of Academy Award nominees for the year, I would like to see The Patriot - directed by Ernst Lubitsch The Valiant - starring Paul Muni and The Bridge Of San Luis Rey Isn't there a Show Boat with Helen Morgan from 1929 also? I hear the earliest version is a hybrid silent/singing version. Is the 1929 version that one? Kyle In Hollywood markbeckhuaf - I think it was December that had three Wheeler and Woolsey films scattered throughout the schedule that month. I caught part of one. But I have seen Rio Rita inthe past and thought they were very funny. Message was edited by: hlywdkjk to change November to December.

Do you want to at least try to justify "spamming" the boards with links to political screeds? You have been a member since 2007 and haven't engaged in this kind of behavior in the past. Why Now? Kyle In Hollywood

"so you're a marketer for TCM?" No. I have no business or financial relationship with TCM. I just have an unused $200 gift certificate Kyle In Hollywood

All right everyone. Here's a different question. If you had a $200 gift certificate to spend at the TCM Shopping site, what would you spend it on? I am looking for some suggestions of things unique, overlooked or are "great values" on which to spend such a gift certificate. And they don't necessarily need be DVD recommendations. Any ideas? Kyle In Hollywood

31 Days Of Oscar Movie Posters - with 2-for-1 Weekends Sunday February 10th

31 Days Of Oscar Posters - with 2-for-1 Weekends Sunday February 10th

Funny you mention Twentieth Century tonight. It is still resting in my VCR. This is one of the films I can put in and enjoy at anytime. Besides the two stars, I love the boat-shaped bed, Oliver and Owen (Roscoe Karns and Walter Connolly) and the dialogue. ("I close the iron door on you!" / "Sadie, I've only got an hour to live. Get me a bottle of gin") I have never seen it on TCM. It is long overdue to be seen here. Kyle In Hollywood

31 Days Of Oscar Movie Posters - with 2-for-1 weekends Saturday February 9th

31 Days Of Oscar Movie Posters - with 2-for-1 weekends Saturday February 9th

"Many of us are storing copies of classic films away in our closets and file cabinets, in case the day comes when there is no more classic movie channel on TV." - FredCDobbs Sounds all too reminiscent to Y2K panic, if you ask me. Bottled Water? Check. Canned Goods? Check Batteries? Check Camille? Check kjk

"...I decided that I needed to have the classic movies on TCM again, especially since AMC was beginning to fall apart, so I then subscribed to the second tier to get TCM.' - FredCDobbs And you really believe that, in the vast universe of "second-tier" subscribers, you are NOT the exception but the rule? Okay... "TCM gets a direct read-out about this, without needing the Neilsen service." I don't think I am following your thought here. Are you saying that TCM gets a quantitative number of viewers for a particular film or program from the cable or satellite systems each day? If that is your point, I suppose it is possible. I guess my cable company could track my viewing habits and compile a list of programs I watched every day. But that is the first I have ever heard of such an endeavor by any cable / satellite system. If they are performing such data tracking, they could compete with the Neilsen Service and provide all sorts of viewer information to content providers - who would be willing to pay top dollar for said information. I don't know that they are doing that and I would actually be surprised to learn that they are doing that. (I am not at all convinced that it is legal. But that is only my suspicious nature when it comes to privacy. Supposedly my phone records are "private" (no comment) so I'd like to think my television viewing habits are also.) If I mis-interpreted your remarks, then maybe you mis-understood mine. I was only asserting that TCM - as a Non-Neilsen subscriber - does not know if more homes watched The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at 10:30 am yesterday morning than watched Easy Rider at 10:30pm last night. TCM knows it is avalable in so many households in the country (90 Million, I believe) but it seldom knows how many homes are watching TCM at any given moment. And with such vagaries about viewing habits, TCM probably does not know if it is attracting new "second-tier" subscribers (and more revenue) because there are contemporary films on the schedule, cult films on Friday Nights or any other programming "gimmick" the channel institutes. I can't draw a line of cause and effect between the two points. And I don't think TCM can either without hard viewership numbers. Kyle In Hollywood

joebuck69 - From looking at the schedule, I think it is very safe to plan to add 3 hours to the start time of the short/featurette program. (6:22am in your case.) Kyle In Hollywood

"I'm concerned that if the newer and non-classic movies gradually begin to dominate the channel, then fewer people will see any need to pay for that "second tier" service, ..." But that is assuming all "second-tier" subscribers are only interested in obtaining TCM for their homes. While that may describe your decision, it is definitely not the case for the majority of cable/satellite homes. A "second-tier" will often offer multiple ESPN channels, multiple Discovery channels, C-SPAN3, Hallmark Channel, the Encore Family of channels, etc. TCM is just one of many additional choices at that level of subscription. To give up dozens of channels because contemporary films that are shown on TCM may be available (with commercials) on basic cable channels is unlikely. Also, "TCM doesn't subscribe to Nielsen ratings. ...TCM {generates} its revenues from cable-operator license fees, which are expected to climb above $200 million this year." Thank you for posting this excerpt. I have been asserting this for months and it is nice to know my interpretation of the TCM business model is the reality. So, the next time someone blames the appearance of contemporary films on TCM's desire for higher ratings, maybe you can tell them their interpretation is wrong. TCM doesn't subscribe to Neilsen Ratings because they don't sell 30-second advertising on the channel (though I did see the new ad for "Martha Stewart" on the website yesterday.) And for those that want "a-la-carte" cable pricing, how much will it cost and how many homes will be needed to replace the $200 million/year that TCM would lose if "tier/package" pricing is eliminated? Kyle In Hollywood

"I wonder what ever happened to this "game show" project for TCM:" D.O.A. But the "Idols" pilot is running in April. kjk

I guess I'd choose the twists (and turns) at the end of Witness For The Prosecution. Kyle In Hollywood

31 Days Of Oscar Movie Posters Friday February 8th.

"BlueBonnie, I find it interesting that you're expounding here on the history of TCM when you've only 31 posts to your name (assuming it's your original name); were you even alive in 1994???" - otterhere What,because the poster chose the name of a film character that is what, 5 or 6 years old, that the poster must also be that age? C'mon! Don't use that as an excuse to attack the veracity of the poster. That's quite a stretch for such a cheap shot. There is no more reason to be skeptical of the identity or motivation of this poster than there is for most other posters here. Not all, but most posters. And at 31 posts, that is quite a few more than the original poster of this thread. And it would be nice if "elders" would also be respectful of the newcomers kjk

"Has TCM ever conducted a poll of it's viewers about showing more recent films?" - ThelmaTodd Interesting idea. I know that there is a "Daily Poll" question here on the website (See the banner at the top of the page) but I have never participated. The questions are usually of the "Which film of "so-and-so" is their best?" type. Maybe we could get them to past such a question in the poll for a day - or even a week. (If you have participated in the site's polls, are you allowed multiple votes? If so, then that wouldn't work.) Of course, the question needs to be phrased in a nuetral manner so not to favor one response over another. Anyone want to take a stab at a fair wording of the poll question? "I am sorry some of you are annoyed by the expression of my concerns." "TT" I wasn't annoyed by your post. You were very thoughtful and rational in your original post. Others who have brought up the topic in the past have not been so calm about it all. Past posts on this topic have been emotional and sometimes filled with venom toward the management of TCM. Thank you for NOT being one of those posters. Since you seem genuinely interested in the topic, please do a Forum Search for posts from "member" tcmprogrammr. He is the Head of Profrgramming for TCM and has posted on the topic of contemporary movies and the future of TCM many times in the past. He has offered reassurances that the "demise of TCM" is not eminent,. commercials are not part of the business model and there is no plan to follow in the footsteps of AMC. But he has added the caveat that TCM is a business and the corporate parent could seek changes at anytime. But those changes are not in the plans for TCM in the near future. If you are intent on trying to preserve the state of TCM, it will be the Corporate Parent (Time-Warner Inc.) that should be the focus of your attention because the people in charge of TCM / Turner Entertainment are all commited to continuing the traditional programming of TCM - but that does include presenting selected films from the 80s and 90s on the channel. Kyle In Hollywood

Am I reading correctly that The Sin Of Madelon Claudet has a storyline twist like that in White Banners? (I recently listened to radio play version of White Banners.) Kyle In Hollywood ps - Did you see today's poster? http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=116507&tstart=0

"The station has shown this mix of mostly older and newer films, since it went on the air in 1994. Nothing different. Nothing new." - BlueBonnie OK. Can somebody please help me up off the ground? I just got blindsided by the sanity truck. Kyle In Hollywood

Re: Time-Warner to spin off AOL (&TWCable?) My favorite part of the LATimes article on the "conference call" to Wall Street Analysts yesterday. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-timewarner7feb07,1,5029387,print.story "Citing the danger of "complacency," (TW CEO) Bewkes promised to keep a sharp eye on costs. He set the tone by announcing the immediate elimination of 100 jobs at headquarters, a 15% reduction that would contribute to a savings of $50 million a year." 100 jobs cut = $50 Milion in savings. (i.e. -$500,000/year each.) There's only person in the Time-Warner empire deserving that much money - and I hope 'tcmprogrammr' is getting it! (Hi "Mr. t." Hope some of the above savings flows down to Atlanta.) Kyle (should've gone to business school) In Hollywood

"You've got to be kidding! Other basic cable channels show R and NC-17 movies all the time. (*cough* IFC *cough*)" I am sure you're right. (Was it IFC that showed The Dreamers in the past few months?) But each channel is free to create its own "standards" under which they operate. When it comes to "content" issues, I am sure they are sensitive to the expectations of their audience. And the expectations of the viewers of IFC are probably quite different than those of TCM. Last year TCM "moved" two films of the "Screened Out" series originally scheduled for the early evening to after 9pm PST - The Fox and Staircase - at the direction of TCM's "Standards and Practices" department. They are flexible. And it seems they want to be as accomodating as possible. (Heck, even The Exorcist has been seen on TCM in the wee hours of the night.) But there must be certain content that is considered inappropriate for TCM regardless of the hour. I guess one should look to IFC to catch those films. Kyle In Hollywood

31 Days Of Oscar Movie Posters Thursday February 7th.