movieman1957

As this month's theme is not exactly my preferences I think it is great that they aired the silent movies they did last week. I can't imagine where else anyone would get a chance to view them. Having had them shown weekly when I was a kid I'm not that fond of Charlie Chan or Mr. Moto but they have their place in American film history and certainly should be shown.

"We're Not Dressing" and oddball film with Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard and Burns and Allen. A cruise gone wrong shipwrecks our cast on an island. "Monkey Business" with the Marx Brothers. "Dante's Inferno" with Spencer Tracy. The finale at least happens on a cruise ship. If you want to be sarcastic you could include "Lifeboat" and "Abandon Ship." (I had a theme for these in a programming challenge here.)

WHile they have not been lately both "You Can't Take It With You" and "Meet John Doe" have been frequent attractions on TCM. You haven't seen a Cooper or Stanwyck movie? Well hurry up. You have some catching up to do and I think you'll have fun all along the way. Another movie to see them together is "Ball of Fire." It's not Capra but it is Howard Hawks.

The two scenes that get me are March's arrival at home when Loy realizes it must be him. Very romantic and touching. The other is when Russell shows his girl (Wilma) how he gets ready for bed.

I don't know anything about him as a man but I don't find him the least bit funny.

It's hardly a celebration. It is a form of honoring those who went, maybe expecting to die, to preserve the liberty we enjoy. It was a different time and a different war.

I like the scene you mention but I like even more the one where Bond dresses down Thursday when he comes to his quarters to get Philadelphia. Stern, formal and yet mannerly.

While I think it is a good idea to do it they just did a whole weekend for Memorial Day. I think war films were well represented then. TCM goes a long way to honor people and history so I think it is more the timing since it has only been a week.

This has less to do with a scene then the mechanics of it. Recently I watched some of the commentary from "The Hunt for Red October." The director John McTiernan commented about one scene where Connery and the senior officers were dining. He mentioned how Connery foods that were not filling (onions stick in my mind) and some other things as those scenes typically take a great deal of time. They are shot from different angles and with retakes someone could get full pretty easy. Connery's choices allowed him to eat frequently and it not be a problem.

Christine: Hi. Danny told me to tell you hello as well. I imagine your thought on the question about the Marx Bros is correct when you mention Harpo being the favorite. He certainly had the widest appeal. Oddly enough some who were close to the family thought Zeppo to be every bit as funny as his brothers, if not more so. Chris

>Vous ?tes m?chants. Vous me voulez mort pour une raison Is that French for WOW!?

Can anyone imagine the Burnett show without him? He may even have allowed for people to find out how funny Conway was. Korman couldn't keep himself together and I'm not sure anyone would have wanted him to. It gave Conway encouragement to be crazier which would only destroy Korman more. I remember on one of their anniversary shows he talked about Olivier being in the audience one night. In a sketch that was to have his pants ripped he failed to put boxer shorts on over his briefs. Well, when everyone but him noticed it was funny. When he finally caught on it was funnier. Knowing Olivier was in the audience and how embarassed he was made it funnier still. Good night Hedley.

Dear MissG: Hi. I've seen most of the old "B" films before but did any of them have the rerecorded synth. music? The old scores were fine but seeing some of these with the electronic music takes some getting used to. Ever see any where Duke played "Singing Sandy?" Those late 30's with The Three Mesquiteers were a hoot. "Lullaby" carrying around the dummy so he can do his vertriloquist bit seemed odd. I can see where all those movies were a big hit on Saturdays back in the day. Chris

It doesn't fit exactly but could it be "Slim" with Henry Fonda? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029579/

Don't worry, someone will.

If people want to learn more about Stewart they should check out information regarding his WWII air service. No movie star treatment for him. He flew many missions over Germany and spent time training pilots as well. Based on the book I am reading "Jimmy Stewart - Bomber Pilot" he was well respected by his fellow servicemen.

I haven't had a bit of trouble with getting my movies in the mail. I happen to live less than an hour from my primary distribution center but I've never had a delay of more than a day. I've never felt punished or pushed to alter my membership. I do get an email if they have to send the movie from some out of state center so I know it may take another day. However, that has happened maybe three or four times in two years. I have a pretty quick turnaround but I've not felt that I have had a problem. I hope it gets to a normal situation or you.

Thanks for the posters Kyle. In keeping with the Memorial Day theme I thought I'd mention that I received a gift of WWII documentaries that noted little except their titles. After seeing the title card of one I did a little research and found these are most of the "Why We Fight" series from Frank Capra. It gives a new perspective in which to watch them. To look at the box you'd never know they are what they are.

I used to be on a three plan until I figured out I had other things to do than watch movies all the time. If I was spending the money I felt I had to be getting my money's worth. Two-at-a-time turned out to be plenty for me.

Sinatra happens to be this month's "Star of The Month" so you are going to get a lot of his films. Also, TCM has to license everything they show so it's not as easy to just pull something off the shelf. I rather like the "gimmick" programming, as someone put it. I think watching films that have a commonality to them enhances the context sometimes. When they had their spotlight on films with trains last month I thought they did a pretty good job picking a variety of films. Nearly all the over movie channels do random scheduling so having a little thought put into it by TCM is a welcome change. Having said all that I guess there are times for everyone when it seems repetitive.

My most memorable Sonny Tufts film was "Government Girl" with Olivia deHavilland. (Woohoo!)

With a cast like Jory, Tufts and Windsor it's a miracle I managed to miss this one. "Love starved cat-women." Hmmmm.

You might even check your machine. I had a similar problem until I discovered that the clock ran fast. I have to rest it about every ten days so it doesn't get too far ahead. As far as DST I've always found it best to do it myself so this doesn't happen.

As far as the L&H shorts go for On Demand it is pretty rare. Both of these you mention have been on before, "The Music Box" has been featured as has "**** For Tat." Maybe one or two more. It is common though for any the shorts to be featured for only a week. Like you, I hope for more. P.S. If you don't know already L&H will have Saturday double features in June and a day in August as part of "The Summer Under The Stars" month.

>It's also unusual to see George Tobias in a villainous mood. ...and in such a small role compared to his WB days.