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> {quote:title=TopBilled wrote:}{quote}*MONDAY January 28, 2013 on TCM* > *EST* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > DAYTIME: RICHARD DIX AT RKO > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 6:15 a.m. After Tonight (1933)..Constance Bennett, Gilbert Roland, Edward Ellis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 7:30 a.m. Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934)..Ricardo Cortez, Barbara Robbins, John Beal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 8:45 a.m. Let's Try Again (1934)..Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Helen Vinson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 10:00 a.m. Dance Hall (1929)..Olive Borden, Arthur Lake, Margaret Seddon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 11:30 a.m. She's My Weakness (1930)..Arthur Lake, Sue Carol, Lucien Littlefield > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 12:45 p.m. Shooting Straight (1930)..Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, Allen Kearns > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2:00 p.m. The Public Defender (1931)..Richard Dix, Shirley Grey, Purnell Pratt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 3:15 p.m. The Royal Bed (1931)..Lowell Sherman, Mary Astor, Anthony Bushell > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 4:30 p.m. Secret Service (1931)..Richard Dix, William Post Jr., Shirley Grey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 5:45 p.m. No Marriage Ties (1933)..Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allen, Doris Kenyon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 7:00 p.m. No Other Woman (1933)..Irene Dunne, Charles Bickford, Gwili Andre > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gee, isn't your title kinda misleading? There are other movies playing in the daytime besides those of Richard Dix. Believe me, I am a big fan of Dix, but shouldn't your title also highlight there are films with Arthur Lake? And what about Irene Dunne and all the other RKO stars? As you wrote recently, "Quite frankly, I think you should be thanking me for adding a dimension to this discussion that only bolsters your thread, if you let it."

Top Billed wrote: "Certainly, ZORRO and DON JUAN are by no means the only classic swashbucklers and TCM is to be commended for programming all these titles during one evening." True, but then you also wrote, "How come we do not get all excited about the women's pictures as much as we do about the male-dominated action flicks?" I truly think that if the original poster just wanted to focus on the first two films - OR ANY FILMS OF HIS OR HER CHOICE - who are we to say it's a double standard? Are we allowed to start a thread on Dick Tracy without mentioning Nancy Drew? Can I start a thread on Mildred Pierce, or do I need to bring in Gentleman's Agreement. Both deal at some point with raising children. > {quote:title=TopBilled wrote:}{quote}Tom, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I do not think you are acting very polite. Quite frankly, I think you should be thanking me for adding a dimension to this discussion that only bolsters your thread, if you let it. Warning, warning: SUPER-EGO ALERT! Geez! I don't think he was starting a discussion, as much as try to let us know of two great films back-to-back that he or she really likes. If you want to focus on the feminine side because you have a complaint, then why not create your own thread instead of disrupting someone else's?

> {quote:title=TopBilled wrote:}{quote} > If I were to create a related thread, it would be about a Maureen O'Hara Swashbuckling Double Bill. LOL Then why not do so? You can even start a thread on how modern movies take fairy tale heroines who now kick butt, such as how Snow White becomes a Joan of Arc type in Snow White and the Hunstman, and Gretel (of H&G) is now a weapon-carrying, witch-destroying warrior. I was thinking about doing a thread on All the President's Men and All the King's Men, but it may not be PC.

> {quote:title=TopBilled wrote:}{quote}This thread draws concerns from me. What if we said DARK VICTORY and NOW, VOYAGER-- A Great Chick Flick Double Bill. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How come we do not get all excited about the women's pictures as much as we do about the male-dominated action flicks? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, the double-standard is even more evident when we look at TCM's schedule and see Maureen O'Hara being featured in AT SWORD'S POINT, and that one is not yet even mentioned. I think you are being WAY overly-sensitive. Especially when At Sword's Point comes after the film that comes after the two films in the title. Plus I think it is up to the poster to decide what films excite him. Also, in his opening paragraph, he said these were "two of the best swashbucklers ever made." At Sword's Point is not one that I have ever heard of as being in anyone's best swashbucklers list. And as a side note, Zorro and Don Juan are two very famous names. Doesn't quite have the same resonance by listing O'Hara's character: "Zorro and Don Juan...and Claire"

> {quote:title=dpompper wrote:}{quote} > > > > > > > > > > > If I may add one . . . can't remember film title . . . Kevin Kline played Douglas Fairbanks Jr. playing Zorro. > > > > You just reminded me of one more Zorro. In "The Artist," they included a scene from the Fairbanks version of The Mark of Zorro and inserted closeups of Jean Dujardin as Zorro.

I've always been a fan of the Zorro character. There have been MANY versions of the Zorro legend. Here are just some of the actors who have played the masked avenger. Douglas Fairbanks in *The Mark of Zorro* Douglas Fairbanks as Zorro and son in *Don Q, Son of Zorro* John Carroll in the serial *Zorro Rides Again* Reed Hadley in the serial *Zorro's Fighting Legion* Tyrone Power in *The Mark of Zorro* Jeff Stewart in the serial *Son of Zorro* Clayton Moore in the serial *Ghost of Zorro* (could anybody mistake that Moore Lone Ranger stance?) Guy Williams as *Walt Disney's Zorro* Alain Delon in *Zorro* Frank Langella in the TV-movie *The Mark of Zorro* Paul Regina and Henry Darrow in the Disney TV series *Zorro and Son* Sir Anthony Hopkins in *The Mask of Zorro* Antonio Banderas in *The Mask of Zorro* Duncan Regehr (who was raised in my hometown) in the TV series *Zorro* There was even a movie called "The Erotic Adventures of Zorro" (the trailer says it is from the people who brought you "Trader ****"). But my favorite of all the Zorros was definitely Tyrone Power.

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Well, not greatest, but fun... "Build Me Up, Buttercup" during the end credits of "There's Something About, Mary" "River of Jordan" in Airplane! "Amen" in Lillies of the Field" "To Sir With Love" played several times during the film of the same name, but in particular quite effective during the museum sequence and the farewell dance. "The Flight of the Bumblebee" (the Green Hornet theme) and the "Ironside" theme and Bernard Herrmann's "Georgie's Theme" from the movie Twisted Nerve, all used in Kill Bill Vol. 1. "Cuban Pete," "Hey, Pachuco," and "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Been Good to You" in The Mask "Now You See It, Now You Don't" or "Hocus Pocus", sung by Veronica Lake in This Gun For Hire "Unchained Melody" in Ghost "Everything's Coming Up Roses" sung hilariously by Rita Moreno as Googie Gomez in The Ritz "I'm Tired" in Blazing Saddles "Puttin' on the Ritz" in Young Frankenstein "Springtime for Hitler" in The Producers "Walk Like A Man" in Heart and Souls "Let's Misbehave" and the title song from "Pennies from Heaven" (1981), which may or may not be considered a musical "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby" from O Brother, Where Art Thou?

*Gentleman's Agreement* (Blu-ray) It is still a powerful piece, though dated, of course. But prejudice still exists for people of all nationalities and religions. We've seen enough of that in the news to know that hate never disappears. Gregory Peck is excellent as the writer, and Dorothy McGuire turns in a good performance. Exceptional in the cast are John Garfield as the writer's best friend (who happens to be Jewish), Anne Revere as Peck's mother, and Celeste Holm, who develops a crush on him. Garfield is best known for his angry young man performances, but except for one brief moment of a fight in this film, he displays a touching inner dignity throughout the picture. Dean Stockwell (Quantum Leap) is excellent as Peck's son. The film was a difficult one to get made. It was a best-selling novel, but most of the studio heads wouldn't option the screen rights because they were Jewish and they didn't want to draw attention to themselves by making this story. Maverick producer Darryl F. Zanuck, who wasn't Jewish, was the head of the 20th Century-Fox studio at the time, bought the rights. And after it was filmed, the other studio heads offered to buy the film from him, in order to shelve it. He wouldn't sell out...and the film went on to win the Best Picture Oscar for 1947. Many of the people in front of the cameras and behind had to face the House Un-American Activities Committee. John Garfield died a few years later of a heart attack due to the hounding by HUAC. Video quality is exceptional, with definite grain. Audio is also good. Extras are carried over from the DVD: A Hollywood Backstory about the making of the movie (25 min.), a trailer, two Movietone clips, and a dry-as-dust commentary by Richard Schickel with tiny bits interjected with film stars Cleste Holm and June Havoc. Highly recommended.

I agree. One of his very best roles.

Watching "You Can't Escape Forever", I was glad to see one of my favorite supporting actors, Eduardo Ciannelli. Would love to see an evening of his films. in Society Lawyer: in Gunga Din: in Foreign Correspondent:

I am among those who are concerned by what is going on, seat-wise, inside the theater. First, stadium seating? Yes, it works inside the Arclight and other theaters, but I have never found any seat in the house where it is hard to see the screen. Really, that screen is one of the biggest you will ever find! The Chinese is a landmark. Second, why would they cut down on the amount of seats? If they are trying to make money, 200 seats will hurt. If they really want to make money, they should play many films throughout the year, not just 26 weeks of a Tyler Perry film or a crappy horror movie. Honestly, films open there and stay and stay and stay. When I am at the TCM Festival and see something at the Chinese, I think how much I want to come back during the year to see something else at this great theater...but a whole year goes by without something worthwhile and that nexty time I looked forward to being there turns out to be with the next TCM Festival. When movie theaters start making changes inside the theater, it often ends with them making it a multiplex. I hope that doesn't happen with the Chinese. It already has a multiplex next door.

From May 1947: June 1947: July 1947:

Twilight Time will be releasing the following titles on Blu-ray: In Like Flint Nicholas and Alexandra Pony Soldier They will ship from Screen Archives Entertainment on February 12th In other news, Cohen Media will be releasing the silent version of The Thief of Bagdad on Feb. 19th. Publicity material says it will be newly restored and remastered in 2K. The Cohen Film Collection's Blu-ray release features a new presentation restored from two 35mm negatives and incorporating the color tints and tones of the original release prints. Carl Davis' score and the film's soundtrack, meanwhile, is presented via DTS-HD Master Audio. Extras include: * Audio Commentary with Douglas Fairbanks Biographer Jeffrey Vance * Featurette discussing the film and its impact, complete with rare behind-the-scenes photos

Yes, but you could always try this: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-xJemJnYJnhbJmm/american_graffiti_1973_trying_to_get_liquor_at_store/

Costco has the following Blus for $8.99 each: Titanic (1953) Wild River Gentleman's Agreement How Green Was My Valley Annie Hall Sleeper Hannah & Her Sisters Manhattan The Costco item numbers are: Woody Allen - 729094 Fox dramas - 729143 Burbank had them. Los Felix didn't.

As this is Inauguration Day, today's post is going to salute Presidents of the United States appearances in comics And what about Presidents interacting in comic books with comic book legends? This first item was an interesting story where Superman was helping President Kennedy. And the story then developed into one of Superman being honored by a TV broadcast, and all his friends are there...but Lois Lane and Lana Lang wait to see if they are right about Clark Kent really being Superman. If he isn't, then they will know he and Superman are the same person. But much to their disappointment, Clark does show up to greet Superman. This is how it turns out... It was meant to be a nice story involving President Kennedy...unfortunately, the timing went really wrong. It was prepared months ahead of time, but it hit the stands just a few days after Kennedy was assassinated. Apparently, DC Comics had tried to get the distributors to return the issue when the news was announced but it was too late, it was already getting to the newsstands. There was another story planned involving Superman and President Kennedy but it got shelved until the White House asked them to print it, "Superman's Mission for President Kennedy" and you can see from the splash page that it was a sad time: Other President-superhero encounters were lighter fare: And in a case of life imitating art

> {quote:title=Swithin wrote:}{quote}*Went the Day Well* is an excellent British film about the war made during wartime. I am glad to see some British films mentioned. They did some of the best. Perhaps it is because they were under attack so often. One that I haven't seen mentioned here yet is In Which We Serve.

An incredibly funny and warmhearted caper film. Peter O'Toole and Audrey Hepburn work wonderfully together.

And besides the Kaye salute, another great thing is today is Inauguration Day.