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_Theater Marquee and Lobby Displays of the 1930s_ Rialto Theater, New York City 1932

Wednesday, July 20th

So, would it be "Cool" or "Creepy" to see *Between Two Worlds* while on a cruise ship? Kyle In Hollywood

*"Two lovely posters, thanks."* - smileys Sure! Glad you like them. But I think the *Kismet* poster is rather unexciting for such an exotic film - let alone a "technicolor glamour romance" with "La Dietrich and Coleman. Kyle (Hope the power is on in Texas) In Hollywood

Solarblast and everyone else - It seems the links to advance schedules are functioning once again. August - http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html?tz=est&sdate=2011-08-01 September - http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html?tz=est&sdate=2011-09-01 And it even remembers my timezone regardless of the of the "est" in the link. When clicking on them, the above links displayed in PST for me. Kyle In Hollywood

*"They've been waiting until you asked."* http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html?tz=est&sdate=2011-08-01 http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html?tz=est&sdate=2011-09-01 Wow. Finally. Thanks for posting the above links again, PhygLeGuy. Up until a few days ago, such links - even if they directed toward later months - would only display the current month's schedule. It's so nice to be able to see upcoming months "at-a-glance" once again. Kyle In Hollywood

_Theater Marquee and Lobby Displays of the 1930s_ Scollay Square Theater, Boston 1930

Tuesday, July 19th Race In Hollywood: Arab Images On Film

mrroberts - Just by coincidence, I recently came across an auction history listing for the Bogart "Worry Balls" from *The Caine Mutiny*. In 2005, the balls sold at auction for $2,390. Kyle In Hollywood

*"Didn't you say that the stage show came AFTER the movie Luxury Liner? What's your point?"* - FCD You wrote that the proposal came "not long" after the movie was made. "Not long" made it seem like it occurred within a couple of years of making the film together. But I'm thinking that the proposal was at least ten years and perhaps fifteen (or more) years after they appeared in Luxury Liner. That's all. Keel was doing stage shows in the 60's and could have appeared with Powell then. I'm not sure. I do know (thanks TCMdb) Powell and Keel appeared on stage in "South Pacific" in 1977. Brent passed away in 1979 so he could have popped the question as late as the 70's while in his 70s. Kyle In Hollywood Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jul 18, 2011 8:38 PM to add some missing punctuation.

*"She said George Brent proposed to her not long after this movie was made."* - FCD Hmmm. That's not the way I remember what she said. I heard Powell say she was appearing in a stage musical with Howard Keel when Brent came to see the show. Afterwards, they kept in touch through phone calls - including one with a proposal from Brent. My thinking is that this stage production was after Powell's contract with MGM was finished (though I have no idea when that might have been.) when such stars as Powell and Keel would often go out and tour in musicals. I place that in the late Fifties to mid-Sixties. Maybe even later - if Brent lived that long. But I am pretty certain the phone call and proposal from Brent came after this stage show appearance/ backstage visit and not after they appeared together in *Luxury Liner*. Kyle In Hollywood Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jul 18, 2011 8:10 PM

*"I wonder if anybody collects those, or if any still exist?"* -smileys I think most ended up on the proverbial trash heap. But I seem to remember seeing a "story" somewhere of some of these types of materials being found by someone in their family home. The large display pieces were used like drywall to create walls to "rooms" in an attic or unfinished third floor of a house. (The art sides were put up facing the studs so that the blank, back sides were facing out and could be painted.) I think the story appeared on a short-lived spin-off of Antiques Roadshow where appraisers came to look at items in someone's house. Some of these pieces went up for sale at an auction and sold for very little. "One-of-a-kind", locally produced art displays like these don't have much value. (But locally produced posters or poster-style artwork are a different story. Those can be valuable.) *"Those cardboard cutouts are just too cool."* Because "cool" is in short supply this week where you are, here's some other interesting (cool?) 1930s lobby displays. ! Theater Unknown, Boston Scollay Square Theater, Boston ----------------------------- Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jul 18, 2011 9:53 AM

_Theater Marquee and Lobby Displays of the 1930s_ Metropolitan Theater, Boston (1933)

Monday, July 18th

*"...anybody else notice the hundreds of light bulbs outside those theaters?"* - smileys When it comes to light displays, "you ain't seen nothin' yet." Kyle In Hollywood

Thanks everyone for the positive comments posted recently. Glad to know that my whims are interesting to others. Kyle In Hollywood

*"If LonesomePolecat can have houses can I have the DeathStar?"* - SansFin I can just hear Capuchin now. "You're not bringing that evil thing into this house!" And one item from your earlier list is waiting for you - http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/exhibitions/2011/07/forbidden-planet.html Robby The Robot is just sitting in the theater lobby until August 7th. Wanna hire Danny Ocean? Kyle In Hollywood Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jul 17, 2011 6:52 PM

Adjusting for inflation is important to the discussion. But I also think that the advent of VHS/DVD making these films available for purchase has changed the value (validity) of "rankings" - especially for films released within the past 20 years. For over a decade, studios have had no real motive for keeping a film in theaters for extended periods of time. A film released today collects ticket sales for a very short period of time compared to years ago, Now the Box Office reciepts generated in a film's third month of release are "written off" in favor of rushing the film into the Home Video marketplace. I think it is important to know that *E.T. - The Extraterrestial* stayed in the Top Ten for 35 straight weeks. (And in the Top Ten a total of 44 weeks. 44 weeks! That's three months short of a year!) Films just don't stay in theaters that long anymore. http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/bestranked.htm?page=WKNDSCAT10&p=.htm Of course, this isn't meant to diminish the"achievements" of films that had "Roadshow" releases (Like *The Sound Of Music*, for example) which would never have been in the Top Ten charts during the "reserved seating" period of their release. Trivia tidbit - in 1975 the largest number theaters in the country showing *Jaws* (#7 on the "All-Time Adjusted Box Office list) at one time was 675. Kyle In Hollywood Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jul 17, 2011 9:01 AM to add the link

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Sunday, July 17th

*"And the text is mounted separately."* - smileys I think that wall-mount with the text is a light box which would illuminate the text from behind. Sounds cool but it isn't as "fun" as the text on the poster - Kyle In Hollywood

estragon - These threads cover most of the relevant info on the idea of TCM being available online - http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=157887&tstart=0&messageID=8486874#8486874 http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=160112&tstart=0&messageID=8526885#8526885 Hope this is helpful. Kyle In Hollywood

*"Thanks, Kyle, for clarifying that."* - TB Sure. Even though others have found (legitimately) a lot of repetition in the intros/outros, perhaps that one comment regarding unfamiliarity should have been reiterated more often in the commentaries throughout the series. Kyle In Hollywood

*"In the other thread on this subject you have some posters who disagree with those of us who have raised questions about this series 'anti-semites."* - TE "... this series 'anti-semites." I don't understand what you are writing. Is this a punctuation error and it should be "this series' anti-semites"? If so, who are the anti-semites associated with the series? Or is there a word or two missing from your post. Again, if anyone is calling another poster "anti-semitic" or using similar language in an inflammatory way, you need to alert WebAdmin. And they are expecting to hear from you ASAP. Kyle In Hollywood

*"It is obvious to me that the guy does not like classic film, because it is all a conspiracy against his people."* - TB That's not true. During the first night of the series, Professor Shaheen specifically stated that he attributed the use of stereotypes by filmmakers and the film studios to an unfamiliarity with the culture and that they were not expressions of any sort of shared beliefs or wide-spread prejudice. He also mentioned the genesis of many of these depictions in Hollywood films coming from European art and literature which Americans were more likely to have been exposed to at the time than actual Middle Easterners themselves. Of all the "Race And Hollywood" introductions I've seen, one of the most negative things he has said all month is that it bothered him that Damascus was protrayed as such an backward, "third-world" city in *Sirocco* when, in reality, it was a beautiful, European-styled city. Well, there's that and the fact that David Lean and Robert Bolt fudged history with the ending of *Lawrence Of Arabia*. But he still praised the film and is quite fond of it. He thnks it is a great film. I wish posters making claims on Shaheen's motivations would back them up with statements the professor has made during his commentaries and introductions. Kyle In Hollywood Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jul 16, 2011 9:44 AM to add "one of" to "one of the most negative things..." Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jul 16, 2011 10:12 AM to fix errant mark up codes. Hopefully it works.