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*"...what kind of parent would allow their kids to wear such a thing."* - hamradio Oh, the ones that buy their daughters Bratz dolls and dress them in "****-In-Training" tee shirts. Yes, I actually saw a young girl with her parents with just such a tee shirt on. I guess Mom and Dad thought it was cute to put it on their four-year old. Kyle In Hollywood

*"I don't know why I even bother writing this. Fred is just going to pick and choose what he wants."* - filmlover I am hoping he won't see it because is watching *Going My Way* at the moment - with a little Irish Whiskey to warm him and his soul. But there is that troublesome sub-plot about a wayward girl that the priest lets leave to walk the streeets of NYC. tsk-tsk. Kyle In Hollywood

Happy Valentine's Day from Betty "Cupid" Grable, Dobbsy! ca. 1937 Kyle In Hollywood

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*"Has TCM ever produced or hosted an in-depth look at the blacklist and its effects?"* - eebyo I believe there was a monthly Spotlight dedicated to the Hollywood Blacklist in the late '90s. I think I've seen a few references to the Blacklist programming on TCM webpages stored at archive.org. But I personally don't remember any details from the event. The Associated Press Obit - http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/02/13/arts/AP-US-Obit-Betty-Garrett.html?ref=entertainment Los Angeles Times Obit - http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-betty-garrett-20110213,0,2531900.story Kyle In Hollywood

Sunday, February 13th Sweden

*"I remember thinking, now this is Hollywood at its best. Or worst. Not sure. And then I lost all the feeling in my legs. But, that's a story for another day."* - David in Seattle I have no doubt it was memorable. I would have loved to hear Martin Landau that weekend. But Saturday was a looong day on my itinerary so sleeping in on Sunday was a necessity if I was to make it through *Metropolis* Sunday night. (Little did I know just how LOUD the Alloy Orchestra would be. No one was falling asleep in the Chinese that night.) And it wouldn't have been my legs that lost all feeling if I sat through *Cleopatra*. I do hope the 2011 Film Festival includes another set of 70mm films. They are quite a sight to behold on the screen in the Egyptian Theater. Kyle In Hollywood

Betty Garrett (1919 - 2011) Actress Betty Garrett has passed away of natural causes at the age of 91. http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/2011/02/stage_raw_betty_garrett_dies_a.php She is the widow of actor Larry Parks, who passed away in 1975. She received a star on the Walk Of Fame in a ceremony attended by her godson, Jeff Bridges. http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/betty-garrett/ Her legacy includes appearances on stage and in television. But it is her film work that is probably the source of affection for most members here. *Take Me Out To The Ballgame* *Neptune's Daughter* *On The Town* *Neptune's Daughter* was screened at very special Opening Night event at the First TCM Classic Film Festival in 2010 (Photo Courtesy of TCM's Facebook Page) Ms. Garrett was in attendance along with Esther Willams. The screening was preceeded by a performance by "The Aqualillies" water ballet company. (Photo Courtesy of TCM's Facebook Page) *On The Town* can be seen this week on TCM in previously scheduled showing on the 18th. Kyle In Hollywood Edited by: hlywdkjk on Feb 13, 2011 8:16 AM

"Bumping" this thread for the benefit of all the 2011 Film Festival attendees. All the info in this thread is still valid and should keep everyone well-fed for four days. I just want to add that there is a "Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf" on a shared corner with the Roosevelt Hotel and across from the Chinese Theater. Great coffee and pastries - without the hotel prices. Kyle In Hollywood

*"OK-I hadn't thought of that. Come to think of it, where can you get a decent breakfast?!"* - chicagovet As 'twinstarhill' just noted (Thanks!), the "Mel's Drive-In" will be just what you are looking for and is very close to your hotel. The Renaissance Hotel is on Highland Avenue 1/2 block north of Hollywood Blvd. while "Mel's Drive-In" is on Highland just 1/2 block south. It opens at 6:30 Sunday thru Thursday and is open 24 Hours on Friday and Saturday. It features just the kind of fare you mentioned. See here - http://www.melsdrive-in.com/menu/breakfast.html And I will bump last year's "Food" thread in the "Questions And Concerns" section of this Forum. All the info there is still valid. and the map I posted seemed popular to visitors too. Kyle In Hollywood

*"The question you should be asking is "Where can I get a decent breakfast in Hollywood at 7:30am, and is sitting through 2/3 day of "Cleopatra" at the Egyptian really worth it?" - MavFan4Life I voted "No" on the 70mm *Cleopatra* screening for that reason alone. Well, that it started at 9:00am Sunday wasn't too enticing either. But I did make it to the 70mm screening on Saturday Morning and saw *Playtime*. That was well worth it. Kyle In Hollywood

*"Be prepared to start the day early as screenings begin at about 8:30 or 9:00 and go late into the night. Last year the screening of Censored Cartoons began about 10:45 pm and I think there was a late night screening on Friday night as well. Kyle will remember better than I will but I think it was Saturday Night Fever ????"* - lzcutter Thanks goodness I saved the Festival PDFs as I have somehow lost my Daily Attendees Guide from last year's Festival. All the days activities started no earlier than 9:00AM. But they went late in to the night each night - save for Sunday. On Thursday, after the Opening Night Reception, there were screenings of *Sunny Side Up* and *Casablanca* that started at 10:00PM. In fact, 10:00 pm Screenings were some of the most interesting presentations all weekend. Those included *Midnight Cowboy*, *No Orchids For Miss Blandish*, *Saturday Night Fever* and the aforementioned *Out Of Circulation Cartoons* event. There were two "Midnight Screenings" last year during the Festival. On Friday Night, a restored *The Day Of The Triffids* with the director present (I think it was the director) was shown at midnight. And on Saturday Night, *The Bride Of Frankenstein* was shown. Those were the last programs of the day. Kyle In Hollywood

*"Although it followed the same story line, the film I watched was in black and white. Can someone telll me {what I} watched?"* - wshoudt Don't take this the wrong way but... When you watched the film "once upon a time", did you happen to see the film on a B&W television? I only ask because, in the past, others have asked about the same dis-orienting experience - forgetting they saw a film that long ago "on their old Philco", or similar set. Of course, if you are in your 20s, that wouldn't apply to you. I haven't seen the film and don't know enough of the plot details that would point to a similar film. There must be someone else around here who is better versed than I. Kyle In Hollywood

*"It's a little disorienting to see such an elegant, spare poster for this film, which was intentionally cluttered with so much spectacle to draw in the TV audiences."* - DougieB It certainly is striking. I've never watched the film so I didn't know that it is one of those badly over-produced "spectacles" of the era. *"Beautiful."* Most definitely. Kyle In Hollywood

Saturday, February 12th *Of Mice And Men* (1939) France Edited by: hlywdkjk on Feb 12, 2011 7:03 AM

*"...the wonderful MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot is finally coming out."* - lzcutter Let me add another link - http://www.tcm.com/bookcorner/index/?cid=374702 TCM's new "Book Corner" is giving away copies of "M-G-M: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot" all this month. Just follow the link above. Kyle In Hollywood

Friday, February 11th Spain (Click Through On Above Image to Access Larger Versions. Select "Actions", then "View All Sizes".)

While one man's "mediocre" is another man's "masterpiece", debating the quality of the Staffer's selections is not what I am concerned with. I don't want the premise of the OP to go unanswered. Lest it gets buried in other commentary, TCM is always looking at the "Suggest A Movie" pages and these Forums looking for inspiration and recommendations. By turning over certain evenings in March to TCM Staffers, that doesn't mean that viewers requests are being ignored to make it happen. Such viewer feedback is taken into account regularly by the programming department. Whether it is just serendipity or not, I don't know. But last fall some of us recommended TCM show "Tarzan" features once the cycle of "Bowery Boys" films runs its course. And Tarzan will begin showing up on Saturday mornings in the Spring. And a serial returns to the morning line-ups too after having been requested here in the recent past. To paraphrase the old ad tagline, "When TCM viewers talk, the staffers listen." But this March, we can turn the tables on that. We can listen as these knowledgeable and talented Staffers talk. Kyle In Hollywood

I think it is Richard Hayden who is playing the widowed professor in *Ball Of Fire* - and is playing much older than his actual age at the time. One of the best character actors ever. Also, I think Jean Arthur's Iowan Congresswoman in Billy Wilder's *A Foreign Affair* falls into the "buttoned-up" hero/heroine who is distracted from his/her objective by an unexpected romance. And for anyone that wondered what a full-color Barbara Stanwyck/Sugarpuss O'Shea looked like in her nightclub costume... Photography by George Hurrell Kyle In Hollywood

Steve Reeves certainly had some perks that others didn't have. Kyle In Hollywood

*"Does TCM have a "library" of films and does it rent them to other channels??"* - FredCDobbs It doesn't any longer. And that info was probably out of date at the time that the student wrote that piece. (I am only deciphering the link you provided. I didn't actually click on it.) In 2009. the Turner Library (the familiar suspects - MGM/WB/RKO) were already turned over to Time-Warner (I think) and were not a source of revenue for Turner Entertainemnt. But even before that change, I don't think any licensing revenue from leasing films to other channels, etc. went directly to TCM. It likely went to Tuner Entertainment, the parent company. But I could be wrong about that. As of 2011, there are only a handful of films owned outright by TCM. Those are the "Lost And Found" RKO titles - like *Double Harness* (Ann Harding & William Powell) and *A Man To Remember* (1938) (Anne Shirley). TCM, in their effort to "find" these titles, actually became the owner of them after they succeeded in tracking them down. The web feature created to accompany the premiere of these titles a few years back in 2007 is still online. http://www.tcm.com/2007/rko/index.jsp And there is little revenue generated from licensing these few, obscure titles to other outlets. TCM's main source of revenue is from the monthly fees it receives from cable and satellite systems in the country. Kyle In Hollywood

*"Yes and if we complain about such posters, we're the ones getting deleted!"* - hamradio Oh. So you've noticed that too. Glad to know that I am not alone sensing that. Kyle In Hollywood

*"Why 31 Days Of Oscar?* Best to let Robert Osborne reply - http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=374042 "One thing seems to stir the souls of our Turner Classic Movie loyalists like no other: the 31 Days of Oscar? salute we've been delivering every year since 1995--a time we fill Academy Award? month with nothing but Oscar? -winning or Oscar?-nominated features and shorts 24/7. (If you're not aware, this year Academy Award? night is Feb. 27.)" "And yes, we quite understand if you're new to TCM, you may be wondering why our Oscarama smorgasbord lasts for 31 days when February itself always consists of several days fewer. There's a simple explanation. When we began serving this annual feast of fabulous films, Oscar? nights took place in March, a month which does consist of 31 days. A few years ago, when the Academy decided to deliver its big giving-away gala one month earlier, we went with them, but we were hesitant to shrink the duration of our own Oscar? party. (Let's face it: 28 Days of Oscar? seems a tad anemic when one is used to that larger number.) Because of that, we decided to continue to celebrate Oscar? for extra days, even if it meant extending our festival into the first few days of March." ------------- Kyle In Hollywood

*"Why are we always arguing over this stuff?"* - MissWonderly Because some "members" have a bone to pick with TCM, have a chip on their shoulder or are interested only in manufacturing controversy in these Forums due to a sense of boredom in their off-line lives. Simple as that. I agree with your observations on the situation. And there is no shame in being an "apologist." Kyle In Hollywood

*"Three or four years ago, a TCM executive expressed some surprise to a reporter when he found out some people watch only TCM and as often as possible."* - FredCDobbs While he may well have been surprised, I think he also expressed that such 24/7 viewers are near-impossible to please. Kyle In Hollywood