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Stars on TCM today

from blu-ray.com The Criterion Collection has announced six titles for Blu-ray release in July. On July 12th, the independent studio will release *Naked* (Mike Leigh, 1993). A week later, it will release *The Music Room* (Satyajit Ray, 1958) and *Beauty and the Beast* (Jean Cocteau, 1946). And finally, on July 26th it will release *High and Low* (Akira Kurosawa, 1963), *L?on Morin, Priest* (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1961), and *Life During Wartime* (Todd Solondz, 2010). Technical specs and special features include: _Naked_ Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Mike Leigh, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack Audio commentary by Leigh and actors David Thewlis and Katrin Cartlidge Exclusive video interview with director Neil LaBute An episode of the BBC program The Art Zone in which author Will Self interviews Leigh The Short and Curlies, a short comedy from 1982 directed by Leigh and starring Thewlis, with audio commentary by Leigh Original theatrical trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by film critics Derek Malcolm and Amy Taubin _Beauty and the Beast_ High-definition digital transfer from restored film elements, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Composer Philip Glass's opera La Belle et la B?te, presented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio as an alternate soundtrack Two commentaries: one by film historian Arthur Knight and one by writer and cultural historian Sir Christopher Frayling Screening at the Majestic, a 1995 documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew Interview with cinematographer Henri Alekan Rare behind-the-scenes photos and publicity stills Film restoration demonstration Original trailer, directed and narrated by director Jean Cocteau, plus restoration trailer from 1995 PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien, a piece on the film by Cocteau, excerpts from Francis Steegmuller's 1970 book Cocteau: A Biography, and an introduction to Glass's opera by the composer _The Music Room_ New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Satyajit Ray (1984), a feature documentary by Shyam Benegal that chronicles Ray's career and includes interviews with the filmmaker, family photographs, and extensive clips from his films New interview with filmmaker Mira Nair New interview in which Ray biographer Andrew Robinson discusses the making of The Music Room and the film's cultural significance Excerpt from a 1981 French roundtable discussion with Ray, film critic Michel Ciment, and filmmaker Claude Sautet New and improved English subtitle translation PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Kemp as well as reprints of a 1963 essay by Ray and a 1986 interview with the director about the film's music _High and Low_ High-definition digital restoration, with original four-track surround sound presented in DTS-HD Master Audio Audio commentary by Akira Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince Documentary on the making of High and Low, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create Rare video interview with actor Toshiro Mifune Video interview with actor Tsutomu Yamazaki, who plays the kidnapper Theatrical trailers from Japan and the U.S. PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien and a reprinted on- set account by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie _L?on Morin, Priest_ New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Archival interview with director Jean-Pierre Melville and actor Jean-Paul Belmondo Visual essay by French film scholar Ginette Vincendeau Original theatrical trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic and novelist Gary Indiana _Life During Wartime_ New digital transfer, supervised and approved by director of photography Ed Lachman, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Ask Todd, an audio Q&A with director Todd Solondz Making "Life During Wartime," a new documentary featuring interviews with actors Shirley Henderson, Allison Janney, Michael Lerner, Paul Reubens, Ally Sheedy, and Michael Kenneth Williams, and on-set footage of the actors and crew New video piece in which Lachman discusses his work on the film Original theatrical trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic David Sterritt

...Spring Break is upon us, and veterans of the message board know what that means. Brace yourself.

If you do travel alone into Hollywood, I would suggest Super Shuttle. I would avoid a taxi.

Saturday, April 15th, 1939

Appearing on TCM today

...Christopher Reeve...

SgtMajor, I was going to say since you are a newbie, but seeing as you registered way back in 2007 you probably already know, that you should stay away from using all capitals in your posts as that is the equivalent of shouting.

Friday, April 14th, 1939

The Boy Friend is a definite buy for me. Been waiting a long time for this one. Now, all I need is another 5 for $50 sale before I can afford it.

WBshop.com has a sale on Blu-ray digibooks: $14.95 A Star is Born Hamlet Falling Down Batman JFK Bonnie and Clyde $17.95 300 Goodfellas How the West Was Won Poltergeist The Green Mile North By Northwest Shawshank Redemption Amadeus http://www.wbshop.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-WB-Site/default/Search-Show?cgid=BDBOOK&promo=fHEBDBOOKmulti

Thurs., April 13, 1939

Nat Pendleton, Shirley Temple and Dale Robertson appear on TCM today

April 12th on TCM

Wed., Apr 12, 1939

Tuesday, April 11th, 1939

April 11th on TCM features stars Harold Lloyd, Rhonda Fleming, and Fess Parker

Monday, Apr.10,1939

Today is Elizabeth Taylor's special day

Wow, 5,000 views of this thread! Sunday, April 9th, 1939 Regular articles and ads return tomorrow; in the meantime, here are more pictures from that weekly from a little earlier in 1939

Ward Bond and Don Rickles appear on TCM today

Here's my advice...and I hope you don't mind, I am placing the questions in the order I think most important... *What one thing did you NOT do that you would do this time?* Get AS MUCH sleep that you can for several days leading up to the festival. Get much more than normal! Trust me. I was stunned how exhausted I would be after a day's showing and my mornings started getting later and later before I arrived for the next day's showings. Wear comfortable shoes. You will be standing in some lines for awhile. *What is one thing that you did that you wouldn't do again?* On a couple of films I went to, there were others playing at the same time I had wished I had gone to, instead. Ones I really loved, as opposed to a classic that "must be seen." My advice...FOLLOW YOUR HEART for your greatest viewing enjoyment. *Would you spend all day in the theater or take breaks and not see a segment of movies?* Well, you won't be at one theater all the time. And you can't stay in your seat from one film to the next, anyway. And trust me, you will want to eat. There are plenty of fast food places in the area (McDonald's, In-N-Out, pizza places). Rest in Club TCM when you can. It is close to everything and you might get a chance to nibble on something or drink something to keep going. You might also like to take in a panel or two. *One thing you must see* If you are limited on transportation, the Hollywood Heritage Museum is a few blocks up on Highland. Some very interesting artifacts there. If you do have transportation or time to take a bus, go to the Margaret Herrick Library, which houses the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences library: http://www.oscars.org/library/index.html *Last piece of advice...* If you see Robert Osborne at a social event at Club TCM, and if he is free, don't be nervous about going up to say hi. He's a very friendly person. The Robert Osborne you see on TCM is the Robert Osborne in real life.

Sat., April 8, 1939 !

April 8 Robert Horton stars today in The Green Slime

It was called the Washington Home.