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*"I received some nice second-degree burns in March..."* - smileys Ouch! I hope they healed nicely. *"wildfires were miraculously stopped one-hundred yards from the house in April,"* Yea! I was wondering if your area was going through that hell. Glad to know it passed you by. *"...and it seems as though I hear a fire truck nearly every day."* Well, as long as they keep right on going... Enjoy the pin-up! Kyle In Hollywood Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jul 2, 2011 5:36 AM

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*"Well, pooh on Kyle in Hollywood. You would have gotten my vote."* - LonesomePolecat I am very flattered you found my schedule worth voting for, "LP". But if I hadn't recused myself for personal reasons, I would have had to do it because I didn't follow the rules 'kingrat' put down. I mis-remembered that the "1-2-3" needed to be three sets of _three_ films. I was thinking about his invoking of the sharing of films with friends that one wants to expose to classic films with the inclusion of this requirement. Now, I have done such sharing with numerous friends and acquaintances - but I always kept it to two titles at a time. Double features seemed to go over well with the recipients. Triple features could be burdensome for newbies. Anyway, because I only included two films each in the "1-2-3" section, it wouldn't be fair to everyone else for me to "compete" with them for the honor of being the "favorite" Challenge Schedule. (I also mis-numbered my premieres using "#4" twice. I caught it but left it alone as I only used 13 premieres total in the week of programming anyway. But I don't want anyone to think I was trying to sneak in an extra premiere with some loose accounting methods.) Kyle In Hollywood

*"Hey, it looks as if we made some headway. In his intro to X: THE UNKNOWN, Robert Osborne referred to a certain movie character as Quatermass - not QUARtermass."* - clore Ha! And I was all set to put money on the liklihood that he was going to mis-pronounce it once again. Guess I'll put a buck in the lottery tonight instead. Kyle In Hollywood

*"Internet Explorer. I had no problem last month changing to PST when I printed out the schedule."* The same is true for me. I think there is a coding glitch that occurred when adding the link to the Canadian Schedule on the page. (That link won't work in IE either.) Hopefully it can be straightened out today. Kyle In Hollywood

Wow! Got the "Cruise email" yesterday. The Alloy Orchestra is taking the cruise. I am betting that means a Silent with Live Accompaniament is on the schedule. Could it be a Keaton Nautical Comedy? How cool is that? I am envious of you all Though I'd hate to have to pay the surcharge they are going to incur for going over the luggage allowance. They've got some big gongs to pack. Kyle In Hollywood

One can now access the printable Canadian Schedule through the link to the U.S. version. From the Schedule Link in the banner above, choose "Month Schedule". When the page loads, there is a link at the top of the page for the Canadian version of the listings. And "Happy Canada Day." Kyle In Hollywood

Yep. The link 'lzcutter' posted is working this morning. And for those celebrating "Canada Day" and are wondering where their monthly schedule is located, there is now a direct link for the Canadian Schedule on that same page. Kyle In Hollywood

Friday, July 01, 2011 Happy Holiday Weekend! Don't forget to practice bar-b-cue safety! (Click Through On Above Image to Access Larger Versions) ----------------------------------------- Singing Cowboys Every Friday Night In July Reposts from TCM 2011 Film Festival Thread - (Click Through On Reposts to Access Larger Versions)

ragdoll9 - Also keep an eye on TCM's podcast page of audio versions of the past Private Screenings episodes. http://www.tcm.com/this-month/podcast.html (Look on the right side of the page for the downloadable audio podcasts.) It's likely that the "Child Stars" episode will turn up one of these days. BTW - These are the unabridged versions of the interviews. Kyle In Hollywood

*"Kyle, I love your Olympic theme. TCM should pick this up and run with it."* - kingrat Thanks. We'll just have to wait and see. If I thought I could have gotten away with it, I was thinking of pulling a "Jacques Cousteau" and including a day made up of Bud Greenspan's theatrically-released *16 Days Of Glory* about the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics along with a full day of episodes from Greenspan's documentary mini-series "Olympiad" from the 1970s. (There's 22 hours worth.) I figured that the Cousteau uproar would be just a distant memory by 2012 and TCM would be ready to do it all over again. Personally, I think Bud Greenspan is a filmmaker worthy of inclusion on TCM. Glad that you found other parts of my schedule appealing too. After the first two Challenges, I haven't been too successful at getting ideas into the actual schedule. Maybe this time... Kyle In Hollywood

_Some Notes on "Kyle In Hollywood"s Programming Challenge Schedule_ Like a "seven-year cicada", after taking a hiatus from Challenge writing for the past seven editions, I have returned to write a week of programming for TCM. But, I am still invoking my "Challenger Emeritus" status and not "competing" for the chance to moderate the next Challenge. My day-to-day life won't allow it for the forseeable future. But I was inspired with some ideas that I wanted to put forth for the membership and for the Programming Department. I hope it is met with some approval. Choosing to assemble a full "Spotlight" event for this Challenge, I programmed Five Nights to salute the Olympic Games. It is scheduled for the last week of July, 2012 which would lead into the opening of next year's London Games that begin on July 27th. Originally planned for four nights, it was expanded to five nights because of the number appropriate titles and the numerous premieres available for use this time out. _The Olympics, Night One - Documentaries_ Of the documentaries made about the Olympic Games, Leni Reifenstahl's two-part *Olympia* about the Berlin Olympics in 1936 is probably the most well known. It was included in TCM's Spotlight on Documentary Films back in 1999. Of the documentary premieres presented this night, two cover the 1972 Games in Munich - *One Day In September* about the murder of the Israeli athetes that year and *Visions Of Eight* which compiles work by eight different directors who focused on specific competitions that year. The eight directors include Arthur Penn, John Schlesinger and Claude Lelouch. The film *Olympic Cavalcade* chronicles the 1948 Olympic Games held in London and which were the first held after WWII. _The Olympics, Night Two - Olympic Settings_ There are quite a few films set during Olympic Games that don't focus specifically on the athletic competitions. This evening is made up of some of those films. *Charlie Chan At The Olympics* is (surprise) a mystery set at the 1936 Games in Berlin - where No. 1 Son is a member of the U.S. Swim Team. *Million Dollar Legs* is a comedy with W.C. Fields about the nation of Klopstokia entering the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. *Search For Beauty* stars Olympian Buster Crabbe as a former Olympian who becomes involved in promoting a titillating fitness magazine. The familiar *Walk, Don't Run* reimagines *The More The Merrier* by placing the housing shortage at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. *It Happened In Athens* is a Jane Mansfield farce set during the the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, 1896 while *The Games* takes place at the 1960 Rome Olympics. _The Olympics, Night Three - Olympic Fictions_ This night covers fictional stories about Olympic competitors. The English film *Wee Geordie* is the story of a small-ish lad from Scotland who becomes a celebrated hammer-thrower. *Downhill Racer* is the Micheal Ritchie film about a downhill skier that climaxes at the Olympic Games and *The Cutting Edge* is a love story about a former hockey player who becomes the partner to a prima-donna figure skater. *International Velvet*, recently seen during the TCM "Playing The Ponies" Spotlight, has Velvet coaching an aspiring Olympic Equestrian. _The Olympics, Night Four - Olympic Actors_ I think it was Ben Mankiewicz who mentioned in an intro of his that Nat Pendleton was an Olympic medalist. It's true. This night's line-up features Pendleton and other assorted actors who have competed in the Olympic Games. Four former Olympians have protrayed Tarzan on film with Johnny Weismuller being the most famous and successful. Buster Crabbe also did a turn (and which wil be seen on TCM in July) as did decathlete Glenn Morris - who abandoned acting shortly afterwards. Herman Brix was an Olympic shot-putter in the 1928 Olympics, winning a silver medal in the event. In 1935 he starred in *The New Adventures of Tarzan* followed by *Tarzan and the Green Goddess* in 1938. (He is also seen in *Million Dollar Legs* as a member of the Klopstokian Olympic team.) Frustrated at being typecast as another Tarzan, he changed his name to Bruce Bennett. This new name changed the trajectory of his acting career. As Bennett, he was seen in better films, including *Mildred Pierce*, *Treasure of the Sierra Madre* and *Angels In The Outfield*. *The Younger Brothers* represents one of his best starring roles. The infamous Gold Medalist Figure Skater Sonja Henie was made a star at 20th-Century Fox and made numerous films there through the 1940s - including her debut film *One In A Million* which focuses on an Olympic Figure Skater. I would have used that film but the film's running time made a mess of my night's line-up. A focus on Olympic athletes-turned-actors also fit into the TCM Underground mindset with two Olympic Gymnasts being featured in two pretty dreadful films of the 1970s. _The Olympics, Night Five - Olympic Bio Pics_ While not everyone may consider *Chariots Of Fire* an "Essentials"-worthy film, it was useful for the last Olympic Spotlight I planned. The lives of Olympians do provide inspirational stories and *Chariots Of Fire* does succeed on that level, as do all the other titles included this night. Besides *Jim Thorpe, All-American*, the night also includes a dramatic look at the life of another Native-American Olympian, Billy Mills (portrayed by 1980s heart-throb Robby Benson) and the story of another runner, Steve Prefontaine, who was the subject of two feature films within two years, *Without Limits* (included in my schedule) and *Pre*. The evening (and week) finishes off with *The Bob Mathias Story* starring, of all people, Bob Mathias himself. Most of the rest of the schedule is pretty self-explanatory. I riff on the name of a famous NYC music club, CBGB's (OMFUG), with a day-long look at the co-starring turns of Bette Davis and George Brent that they made at Warner Bros. for "Uncle Jack" Warner. "Dudley Nichols & John Ford" is a line-up of Ford films with scripts by the screenwriter Dudley Nichols. I've been long amused and impressed by the lengths films studios went to stir patriotic and pro-war feelings in the audience during WWII. Two looks at such studio endeavors can be found in the use of franchise film characters to fight the Nazis (Tarzan? Lassie? Really? Highly Amused.) and the "Homefront" films (Impressed) that explore the idea that "They also serve who only stand and wait" when performing their civic duties (and enduring domestic hardships) far from those on the battlelines. Albert Finney films have been a staple on TCM for the past few years - so much so that I thought TCM was gearing up to name him a "Star Of The Month". It hasn't happened yet. Maybe soon. But it was nice to explore his career without having to use any premieres. I had fun attempting a Challenge Schedule again. But don't be surprised if I wait out another seven Challlenges before jumping in again. Kyle In Hollywood

*"We're the telepathic Stan and Ollie. Gymkata was one of my Underground selections!"* - smileys I've always known we were simaptico! Maybe next time? (Dial-up willing.) Kyle In Hollywood

BTW - I had made all the Kapralik images "private" in my flickr account to keep folks from peeking at upcoming postings. But now that all the images have been uploaded to this thread, I've reverted back to them being accessible by everyone. One can see them as a group at this link - Or one can click through on any individual image. Many of the images are available in larger versions. Kyle In Hollywood

June 30th Drive-In Double Features Every Thursday In June 40" x 60" Poster

Well, you guys checked those off in a hurry. Yep, it is *Crossroads*, *Girl Crazy*, *Susan And God* and *Lady Be Good*. And, because I think everyone has forgotten about it, the Judy Garland at the harp is attributed to *Little Nellie Kely*. I am pleased so many of you found these interesting. I'll see what I else I can dig up for your amusement. Kyle In Hollywood

19th Programming Challenge for the week of July 22 to July 28, 2012 *A Spotlight on the Olympic Games* =============== Sunday, July 22nd 2012 *Turner and "Hooch"* Films about Bootlegging or Moonshine 03:00am The Secret Six (1931) 83m, MGM 04:30am Gentleman's Fate (1931) 90m, MGM 06:00am Caught Plastered (1931) 68m, RKO 07:15am Pardon Us (1931) 55m, MGM/Roach 08:15am Them Thar Hills (1934) 20m, Roach *James Stewart Bio Pics* 08:45am The Stratton Story (1949) 106m, MGM 10:45am Carbine Williams (1952) 91m, MGM 12:30pm The Glenn Miller Story (1954) 116m, Universal (P/S) 02:30pm The Spirit Of St. Louis (1957) 138m, WB (P/S) === Primetime Hours=== Efficiency Experts 05:00pm Cheaper By The Dozen (1950) 86m, 20th-Century Fox (P/S) 06:30pm Sitting Pretty (1948) 84m, 20th-Century Fox (P/S) 08:00pm Stand-In (1937) 91m, WB 09:30pm Silent Sunday Nights - The Godless Girl (1929) 113m, Pathe (P/S) 11:30pm TCM Imports - Jesus Of Montreal (1989) 118m, Orion Classics 01:30am To Be Or Not To Be (1942) 100m, Para (P/S) ---------------------------- Monday, July 23rd 2012 *BDGB's OMFUJ* Bette Davis/George Brent - Our Melodramas For "Uncle Jack" 03:30am Special Agent (1935) 78m, WB 05:00am Golden Arrow (1936) 70m, WB 06:15am Front Page Woman (1935) 82m, WB 07:45am Jezebel (1938) 103m, WB 09:30am The Old Maid (1939) 95m, WB 11:15am Dark Victory (1939) 105m, WB 01:15pm The Great Lie (1941) 110m, WB 03:15pm In This Our Life (1942) 98m, WB ===Primetime Hours=== *_An Olympic Spotlight, Night One_* Olympic Documentaries 05:00pm Olympia, Part One (1936) 121m, (P/S) 07:15pm Olympia, Part Two (1936) 96m, (P/S) 09:00pm One Day In September (1999) 94m, Sony Classics - *Premiere #1* 10:45pm Visions Of Eight (1972) 110m, Cinema5 - *Premiere #2* 12:45am Tokyo Olympiad (1964) 132m, A.I.P (P/S) ------------------------ Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 *Olympic Documentaries* (cont.) 03:00am Olympic Cavalcade (1948) 60m, UA (P/S) *Dudley Nichols & John Ford* 04:00am The Plough And The Stars (1937) 67m, RKO 05:15am The Hurricane (1937) 110m, UA/Goldwyn (P/S) 07:15am The Lost Patrol (1934) 75m, RKO 08:30am The Informer (1935) 97m, RKO 10:15am The Long Voyage Home (1940) 103m, UA (P/S) *Redheads* 12:00pm Life With Father (1947) 119m WB (P/S) 02:00pm Red-Headed Woman (1932) 80m MGM 03:30pm The Lady WIth Red Hair (1940) 78m WB :::Primetime Hours::: *_An Olympic Spotlight, Night Two_* *Olympic Settings* 05:00pm Charlie Chan At The Olympics (1937) 71m, 20th-Century Fox - *Premiere #3* 06:15pm Million Dollar Legs (1932) 64m, Para (P/S) 07:30pm Search For Beauty (1934) 78m, Para - *Premiere #4* 09:00pm Walk, Don't Run (1966) 114m, Columbia (P/S) 11:00pm It Happened In Athens (1962) 92m, 20th-Century Fox - *Premiere #4* 12:45am The Games (1970) 100m, 20th-Century Fox - *Premiere #5* 02:30am Now Playing: The Show (August) TCM Production 30m ---------------------- Wednesday, July 25th 2012 *The Homefront During WWII* 03:00am Since You Went Away (1944) 172m, Selznick (P/S) 06:00am Tender Comrade (1944) 102m, RKO 07:45am What A Blonde (1945) 72m RKO 09:00am Doughgirls (1944) 102m, WB 10:45am Swing Shift Maisie (1943) 87m, MGM 12:15pm Rationing (1944) 94m, MGM 02:00pm War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) 86m, MGM 03:30pm Priorities On Parade (1942) 79m, Paramount - *Premiere #6* :::Primetime Hours::: *_An Olympic Spotlight, Night Three_* Olympic Fictions 05:00pm Wee Geordie (1955) 93m, Times Film Corporation - *Premiere #7* 06:45pm Downhill Racer (1969) 101m, Paramount (P/S) 08:30pm Cutting Edge (1992) 101m, MGM - *Premiere #8* 10:15pm International Velvet (1978) 127m, MGM (P/S) 12:30am National Velvet (1944) 124m, MGM ------------------------------ Thursday, July 26th 2012 *Hiding Out* 03:00am The Whole Town Is Talking (1935) 95m, Columbia (P/S) 04:45am Talk Of The Town (1942) 118m, Columbia (P/S) 06:45am We're No Angels (1955) 105m, Paramount (P/S) *Everyone* *vs. The Nazis* The Lone Wolf 08:45am Passport To Suez (1943) 72m, Columbia (P/S) The Saint 10:00am The Saint's Vacation(1941) 61m RKO Tarzan 11:15am Tarzan Triumphs (1943) 77m, RKO East Side Kids 12:45pm Ghosts On The Loose (1943) 65m, Monogram (P/S) The Falcon 01:30pm The Falcon's Brother (1942) 64m, RKO Sherlock Holmes 02:45pm Sherlock Holmes and the Voice Of Terror (1942) 65m, Universal (P/S) Lassie 03:00pm Son Of Lassie (1945) 100m, MGM :::Primetime Hours::: Star Of The Month - Albert Finney (Also "1-2-3" Requirement) Albert Finney in the '60s 05:00pm Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1961) 90m, Continental (P/S) 06:45pm Tom Jones (1963) 131m, Lopert Pictures (P/S) Albert Finney in the '70s 09:00pm Murder On The Orient Express (1974) 128m, Paramount (P/S) 11:15pm Gumshoe (1971) 88m, Columbis (P/S) Albert Finney in the '80s 12:45am The Dresser (1983) 118m, Sony Pictures (P/S) 02:45am Under The Volcano (1984) 112m, Universal (P/S) ---------------------- Friday, July 27th 2012 04:45am Hidden Values: The Movies Of The Fifties (2001) 60m, TCM Production *Really Big Doings in Really Small Towns* 05:45am Magic Town (1947) 103m, RKO 07:30am Hail, The Conquering Hero (1944) 101m, Paramount (P/S) 09:15am June Bride (1948) 97m, WB 11:00am Bye, Bye Birdie (1963) 112m, Columbia (P/S) 01:00pm Cold Turkey (1971) 102m, UA (P/S) 02:45pm The Russians Are Coming... (1966) 126m, UA (P/S) :::Primetime Hours::: *_An Olympic Spotlight, Night Four_* *Olympic Actors* 05:00pm Tarzan, The Ape Man (1932) 101m, MGM *Johnny Weismuller* - Gold Medalist (Swimming), 1924 & 1928 Olympics 06:45pm Everything Happens At Night (1939) 76m, 20th-Century Fox (P/S) *Sonja Henie* - Gold Medalist (Figure Skating), 1928, 1932 & 1936 Olympics 08:15pm Sing And Like It (1934) 72m, RKO *Nat Pendleton* - Silver Medalist (Wrestler), 1920 Olympics 09:30pm Tarzan The Fearless (1933) 89m, 20th-Century Fox (P/S) *Buster Crabbe* - Gold Medalist (Swimming), 1932 Olympics 11:00pm TCM Underground - Gymkata (1985) 90m, MGM *Kurt Thomas* - Gymnast, 1976 Olympics 12:30am TCM Underground - American Anthem (1986) 102m, Columbia *Mitch Gaylord* - Gold Medalist (Gymnastics), 1984 Olympics 02:15am The Younger Brothers (1949) 76m, WB *Herman Brix/Bruce Bennett* - Silver Medalist (Shot Put), 1928 Olympics --------------------------------- Saturday, July 28th 2012 *Olympic Actors* (cont.) 03:45am Tarzan's Revenge (1938) 70m, 20th-Century Fox *Premiere #9* *Glenn Morris* - Gold Medalist (Decathalon), 1936 Olympics *Day Of Powell-full Musicals* William Powell 05:00am The Great Ziegfeld (1936) 180m, MGM Eleanor Powell 08:15am Rosalie (1937) 122m, MGM Dick Powell 10:30am The Singing Marine (1937) 105m, WB Jane Powell 12:30pm A Date With Judy (1948) 113m, MGM Michael Powell 02:30pm The Tales Of Hoffmann (1951) 138m, London FIlms (P/S) :::Primetime Hours::: *_An Olympic Spotlight, Night Five_* Olympic Bio Pics 05:00pm *The Essentials* - Chariots Of Fire (1981) 124m, Ladd Co. (P/S) *Eric Liddell*, 1924 Gold Medalist - 400 Meters *Harold Abrahams*, 1924 Gold Medalist - 100 Meters 07:15pm Jim Thorpe, All American (1951) 107m, WB (P/S) *Jim Thorpe*, 1912 Gold Medalist - Decathalon, Pentathalon 09:15pm Running Brave (1984) 106m, Buena Vista - *Premiere #10* *Billy Mills*, 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist - 10,000 Meters 11:15pm Without Limits (1998) 117m, WB - *Premiere #11* *Steve Prefontaine*, 1972 Olympic Team - 5000 Meters 01:15 The Bob Mathias Story (1954) 80m, Allied Artists - *Premiere #12* *Bob Mathias*, 1948 & 1952 Olympic Gold Medalist - Decathalon FIN ================== Notes To Follow Tomorrow Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jun 30, 2011 11:40 AM To add missing runtimes and studio info in two places Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jun 30, 2011 11:45 AM

Last Ones

Filler or not, that TCM celebrates the birthday of a star such as Joan Davis, like it did this morning, should be a cause for celebration. I feel sorry for anyone that can't enjoy such presentations. Kyle In Hollywood

Drive-In Double Features Every Thursday In June

*"Bataan", "Presenting Lily Mars", "Life Begins for Andy Hardy"..."* - smileys Thank you, sir. I thought everyone was getting bored with these postings. *"...and I refuse to get suckered into guessing the Jeanette MacDonald movie."* I don't blame ya. "Once bitten, twice shy." I find it interesting that, from these 30+ images, one can definitely tell which stars MGM considered their most important. Kyle In Hollywood

*"What is jive message body and why does it keep printing?"* - darkblue I believe that is caused when editting a message that was first composed in "Plain Text" but was editted using the "Rich Text" window. If you composed your message in "Plain Text", remember to click over to the "Plain Text" composition window first when doing your edit. Kyle In Hollywood

*"...do you REALLY think they will open up their minds to a diverse society with freedom of speech and religion as we have here in America."* - cody1949 Every nation has the right to self-determination in regards to their chosen form of government - including a theocracy. And remember, the film series being presented on TCM next month is about stereotypical, unflattering and prejudicial images of Middle Easterners in films made in the USA. Kyle In Hollywood

*"And it was a joke -- which is why I used a smiley."* - TE Be very careful. "Smiling" while sticking someone with a verbal shiv doesn't make it OK or amusing. Kyle (played like a violin) In Hollywood