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> {quote:title=Edgecliff wrote:}{quote}Mr. Limpett on Blu Ray. Who cares. At least I don't. With so many wonderful classic films that needed to be updated this one is a strange pick. Personally would not spend extra for this one. But Universal is doing some wacky things.
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> Filmlover, Amazon has a listing for SINGIN IN THE RAIN BR deluxe edition with lots of extras. Another expensive set with no date announced. Weirdly enough they are including an umbrella in the box.
I like Don Knotts and will pick it up. Amazon has it for $13.99. And I think you have your studios mixed up. While Knotts did several films for Universal, Limpet was WB.
Yes, I know about the Singin' in The Rain set. While I understand the tie-in, the umbrella is ridiculous.
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The Incredible Mr. Limpet comes to Blu on August 7th.
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Day 2 of the Festival
I was there bright and early for the showing of Wings. A.C. Lyles introduced it, and this was a great print. Gary Cooper got applause when he appeared on screen (regrettably, just a short bit). I, and I think others, got a little teary-eyed at the ending of the film. And then William Wellman, Jr. (son of the film's director) spoke for a bit, providing fascinating insights on how the actors became directors, cameramen, stunt pilot and actors all-in-one when they were up in the skies filming closeups for the battle scenes.
Then it was off to Raw Deal, a low budget film noir that was very enjoyable. The cast and the tight direction worked well together, and actress Marsha Hunt came out to a standing ovation after the film was over to discuss the picture with film noir historian Eddie Muller.
It ran a little long and it meant a very quick dash to the Chinese Theater for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Ben M. interviewed Kirk Douglas who got a thunderous ovation upon his appearance. Ben M. said that Douglas could still remember the words to "A Whale of a Tale" and Douglas proved that. Douglas also mentioned how he wanted to hire Elsa Martinelli for a film he was doing shortly after the release of Leagues. "The Indian Fighter", and called her on the phone. She didn't believe it was him and said if he really was Douglas, he should sing "A Whale of a Tale" since the film was so recent...which he did.
Afterwards, it was over to Two For The Road. Stanley Donen discussed the Audrey Hepburn-Albert Finney movie, one I had not seen in decades, and Ben M. raved about the non-linear storytelling and how we had never seen a film like it before. The movie was as terrific as I remembered it, and there was genuine chemistry onscreen between the two stars. So glad I got to see it again.
I was then very tempted to see Grand Illusion but it had already been a 12-hour day of films and the third day was going to be a long one (recounted several posts down), plus I was really hungry, so I called it a night.
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Nora, thanks for posting. Was just about to do the same.
The ten titles are:
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Terminator
The Hustler
Patton
The Comancheros
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
An Affair to Remember
All About Eve
The Usual Suspects
Rocky
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Yikes, 17!!! They must have propped your eyes open with toothpicks! I am sitting here bleary-eyed two days later.
I was at:
Sullivan's Travels
Wings
Raw Deal
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Two for the Road
3-D Rarities
Dr. No
Singin' in the Rain
A Night to Remember
A Trip to the Moon
Call Her Savage
Rio Bravo
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
plus Club TCM:
Meet TCM
Part of the The Maltese Touch of Evil
Part of Imagemakers
Lobby:
Various tapings of interviews by Robert O.
And yet, LOL, I look at the program schedule book and feel like I missed so many films! (due to 5 different films playing at the same time, but you can only be at one.)
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Heidi,
Great photos. I got a preview of them from you at the party. I got you the glass of champagne. : )
Peter
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Costco has the Mike Hammer 1950s TV series collection starring Darren McGavin for $24.99. I think I bought it there when it was something like $50!
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Criterion releases for July
After much speculation, the Criterion Collection has posted their full roster of Blu-ray releases for July 2012. Titles include Jim Jarmusch's Down By Law, Whit Stillman's Metropolitan & The Last Days of Disco, and Aki Kaurismäki's Le Havre. Plus Eclipse Series 34: Jean Grémillon During the Occupation (which contains Remorques (1941),Lumière d'été (1943), and Le ciel est à vous (1944).
Of those four films, Down By Law, Metropolitan, and The Last Days of Disco are the previously available Criterion entries receiving Blu-ray upgrades; Le Havre is new to the Criterion Collection.
Furthermore, Kaurismäki's film is making its debut onto the North American Blu-ray format.
Quoted below are Criterion's release date and disc specifications for each film.
*Down By Law* (July 17th, 2012) —
* High-definition digital restoration
* Uncompressed monaural soundtrack
* Thoughts and reflections on the making of the film from director Jim Jarmusch in 2002
* Interview with director of photography Robby Müller from 2002
* Footage from the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, including a press conference featuring Jarmusch and actors John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, and Nicoletta Braschi, and an interview with Lurie, with commentary
* Sixteen outtakes
* Music video for Tom Waits's cover of Cole Porter's "It's All Right with Me," directed by Jarmusch
* Q&A with Jarmusch in which he responds to fans' questions
* Recordings of phone conversations between Jarmusch and Waits, Benigni, and Lurie
* Production Polaroids and location stills
* Isolated music track
* Optional French dub track, featuring Benigni
* Trailer
* An essay by critic Luc Sante
*Metropolitan* (June 24th, 2012) —
* Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director Whit Stillman and cinematographer John Thomas
* Uncompressed monaural soundtrack
* Audio commentary by Stillman, editor Christopher Tellefsen, and actors Chris Eigeman and Taylor Nichols
* Rare outtakes and alternate casting, with commentary by Stillman
* A booklet featuring an essay by critic Luc Sante
*The Last Days of Disco* (June 24th, 2012) —
* Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Whit Stillman
* 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
* Audio commentary featuring Stillman and actors Chloë Sevigny and Chris Eigeman
* Four deleted scenes with commentary by Stillman, Eigeman, and Sevigny
* Audio recording of Stillman reading a chapter from his book The Last Days of Disco, with Cocktails at Petrossian Afterwards
* Behind-the-scenes featurette
* Stills gallery with captions by Stillman
* Original theatrical trailer
* An essay by novelist David Schickler
*Le Havre* (July 31st, 2012) — Blu and DVD
* New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Aki Kaurismäki
* 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
* New interview with actor André Wilms
* Cannes Film Festival press conference from 2011, featuring cast and crew
* French television interview with Kaurismäki, Wilms, and actors Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Kati Outinen
* Concert footage of Little Bob, the rock group featured in the film
* Trailer
* New English subtitle translation
* A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Sicinski
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I just came across this on YouTube, the 15th anniversary promo, and so much of it brings the feeling of the Film Festival, too:
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I was missing the Festival today and had gotten so used to it being part of my daily habit that while standing in a food court line at Costco, I looked at the other three lines and thought, "I wonder what film they are seeing?"
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What an incredible 4 days! I really loved every moment of the Festival, and I find it hard to believe that I am not getting up now to start out another whole day of great films. (And I suspect that most of the TCM staff are winging their way back to Atlanta as I write this, very happy that they did such a great job again this year.)
I mentioned in a previous post about my third day at the festival but I would like to mention the other three...
Day 1. It is ALWAYS amazing to walk into the Hollywood Roosevelt the first day of each festival, just to see what TCM has done with the place. I was glad to see the gift shop was back, and it looked like there was even more selection of items this year. And Club TCM was similar in some ways from last year, but also felt improved in others. The first impression I got was that there was more seating than before, which is very welcome. Then there were the wonderful great photographic on-the-set images of Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Ingrid Bergman, and so many more adorning the walls. There were also an incredible selection of costume sketches (with photos of the results) by different Hollywood costume designers, since style was a major focus of this year's Festival. Plus the real prize was seeing one of Audrey Hepburn's dresses from Sabrina in a glass case. And to keep people feeling the wonder of classic films, a large screen on the far wall was showing clips from memorable films of the past.
Much of the first day of the Festival each year is getting together with friends who have come from near and far (and that list grows with each passing Festival as we make new friends). This year was no exception. I saw so many: lzcutter, Kyle, Sue Sue, and others whose screennames I cannot recall. And a very special part of my day is seeing my friends from TCM again. They are truly my second family, I really mean that. (A note about the TCM staff: for the four days that we see them at the different venues, they never stop working. I am beginnning to think their only time for sleeping is at street crosswalks while the lights are flashing "Walk"..."Don't Walk"..."Nap." This year's festival was incredibly smooth, and I believe that comes from them having perfected the day-in and day-out operations over these three years. To any of you at TCM who read this: thank you for being you, evry single one of you contributed to making this all happen!)
The first part of the afternoon was spent at Club TCM watching the "Meet TCM" panel. Then came the presentation of "The Maltese Touch of Evil" with Shannon Scott Clute and Richard L. Edwards, who co-wrote the book of the same name. It must also be said that Shannon is the person responsible for your TCM Now Playing Magazine each month. In addition, he put together this year's truly incredibly-designed Festival magazine/program.) (Afterwards, as we were discussing private eye trivia, Shannon and I both got temporarily stumped as we tried to remember the radio series in which Dick Powell played a singing detective...it was Richard Diamond.)
I had to dash out of part of the presentation in order to watch Robert Osborne interviewing Sara Karloff, Rick Baker, and fans of the network, in the lobby of the hotel. I had a very pleasant surprise when one of the fans interviewed was Kimberly Truhlr, who runs a wonderful site, GlamAmor.com, dedicated to the glories of Hollywood fashion and the great architecture of Los Angeles. I met Kimberly at last year's festival and we became friends. It should also be noted, Kimberly has an incredible fashion style and designs her own clothing line that celebrates Hollywood's past. (And she has one of the best websites for looking at photos of the Festival. She is not only beautiful and has lovely style, she also has a great camera eye. Well, she has two great eyes, but her photos are stunning.)
After a quick bite to eat, I saw "Sullivan's Travels" at the Chinese Theatre Multiplex. (This was at their #1 theater - not to be mistaken for their Chinese Theater itself, the king of Hollywood showplaces - and the #1 theater would become my second home while at the Festival, for I saw more films here than anywhere else.) Ron Perlman (from TV's "Beauty and the Beast") introduced the film. It turns out this was a joy for Perlman because when he was a guest programmer on TCM recently, he had picked four films to discuss with Robert O. One of the four was "Sullivan's Travels" and he filmed the intro and outgo with RO, but due to a last-minute rights problem, the film could not be shown. So, here he was, with the chance to talk about the film. I want to tell you, it was great to start the Festival with this, a film that deals a lot with Hollywood. And the audience howled with laughter during the movie.
I wanted to stay around for the showing of "Sabrina" but I knew the second day was going to start early and end late, so I called it an early night.
Day Two to come.
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Hi, Kyle,
Hope you don't mind me dropping in a line or two about today.
My day started with the 3-D shorts, many of which were interesting. The host, Serge Bromberg, completely charmed the audience with his French accent, humor, and piano playing to silent shorts. The best part of the program was at the end, when they showed a 2012 3D WB cartoon, "Daffy Duck's Rhapsody", that used a track that Mel Blanc recorded for a record album. I could feel a huge smile on my face during it. It was hysterically funny and the audience applauded loudly.
After that was Dr. No, where Ben M. was in heaven interviewing two former Bond girls, Eunice Gayson (Sylvia Trench in the first two Bond films) and Maud Adams (star of The Man With the Golden Gun and Octopussy). This was the 50th anniversary for Dr. No and it played before an appreciative audience.
At Grauman's, while Debbie Reynolds was meeting a few people in a roped-off area before the screening of Singin' in the Rain, a young woman near me was looking at DR and I could see the young woman was feeling very emotional. She said, "I think I am goiing to cry."
From what I could see, it was a full house, and people were very excited by Debbie Reynolds, who in answer to Robert O's questions managed to fluster even an experienced interviewer like RO with her salty language. Looking back at people sitting in the front row who were only getting a view of her back, she said to them, "Tough s--t." LOL, I am not sure if the interview ended early because of things like that but she did give some behind the scenes stories of the making of Singin' in the Rain before she left.
The film was glorious on that huge screen at Grauman. This was a newly restored version. People applauded after almost every number.
After the movie, Gene Kelly's widow took the stage and told the audience more stories about the making of the film, several of which contradicted DR's.
My evening ended with A Night to Remember. The host for the film was historian Don Lynch. During his remarks, he looked at his watch and told us that in 12 minutes, 100 years ago, that the Titanic went under the waves. That knowledge definitely was with us as we watched the most-accurate of films. He held a Q&A after the film but I didn't stick around for that.
It was an incredible day! Can't believe that this great event is ending on Sunday. : (
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If you are looking for Hollywood places to eat, there are three you must do:
In 'n' Out: two blocks south of The Roosevelt, on Sunset Blvd. Make sure you get the Double-Double, their fries, and a shake. The burgers and fries are made fresh when you order them. A California institution.
Pink's: On La Brea, near the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. Look for the line of people.
Musso & Frank's: popular Hollywood eatery on Hollywood Blvd.
Also, be sure to check out lzcutter's thread: http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=152178&tstart=0
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> {quote:title=JakeHolman wrote:}{quote}And why do the children speak to their father by his name Atticus? I'm from Atlanta, GA, deep South, with ancestors who go back to pre-revolutionary times and fought in the War Between the States, and I never called my Daddy by his first name.
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> Jake in the Heartland
Charles: Where you going?
Scout: Time to meet Atticus.
Charles: Why do you call your daddy Atticus?
Scout: 'Cause Jem does.
Charles: Why does he?
Scout: I don't know. He just started to ever since he began talking.
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Nope, this is totally their own.
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We've known now for awhile that Joel is May's SOTM, but now the worry, the write-in votes campaign, and, LOL, the poems can come to an end. Here is the proof it is on.
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Unfortunately, Santa Fe Trail is a public domain film, so there are a lot of bad copies out there.
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And now the Trayvon Martin case is another example of racial tension. (Bill Cosby spoke out against gun violence this weekend - his own son was shot and killed back in 1997 when he stopped on a highway to change a tire) (Interesting sidenote: in the clip this weekend, Cosby was wearing a TCM sweatshirt.)
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I like the film quite a lot. Been a fan of it since when I first saw it in the movie theater way back when. Jesus Christ Superstar was also released to the movie theaters about the same time in 1973, but I always liked the simpler and much more joyful Godspell.
Garber has appeared in a number of films, probably best known as the architect in James Cameron's Titanic. He was the star of a short-lived TV series, I Had Three Wives. For awhile there, he kept popping up in TV remakes of famous musicals, the aforementioned Annie, The Music Man, and Cinderella. And in the TV redo of Charlie's Angels, he was the voice of Charlie.
However, his real career is on Broadway. Of course he is famous for the Jesus character in Godspell, but he also played the Devil in the revival of Damn Yankees. Plus John Wilkes Booth in the original off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins. (He's been in about 5 or 6 Sondheim shows.)
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First two weeks of July 1936
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It'd be nice if there were more people like Atticus Finch in this world. I know I would like to be more like him.
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As mentioned, I think I read that William Asher took an interest in Nader.
I just discovered something that comes as a bit of a shock. According to a 2007 article, he became an acting teacher!!!!! I guess that old saying is true, "If you can't do, teach."
Do you know who else in the cast became acting teachers? Bobbi Shaw (Buster's assistant in BBB. "Ya! Ya!") and Harvey Lembeck. I'm not kidding.
Also, didya know that John Ashley and Deborah Walley were actually a married couple at the time of BBB?
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The girl who shoves the ice cream in Nader's face in this clip...
...is Mary Hughes. You can spot her in several beach films. When she would enter a scene, you would always notice her. Maybe it was because her hair was blonder that the others. Yeah, maybe that's the reason. Uh huh.
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One scene where he was particularly hammy was during Donna Loren's "It Only Hurts When I Cry." It's a good song and she is good doing it, but his "humorous" antics during it destroy the mood and leave a very bad taste in your mouth (that's him with the hot dog).
Here's the clip in widescreen so you can see what I mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4thY-wyuP00
I never thought I would praise pan-and-scan but now take a look at the same scene with him almost completely cut out. You get to enjoy Loren and the feeling she puts into it without his distractions.
p.s. -- that's Donna Michelle he kisses.
Upcoming Releases
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Some new releases from Kino...
The Saphead (starring Buster Keaton) on DVD and Blu-ray July 10th.
The Devil's Needle (& Other Tales of Vice and Redemption) on DVD and Blu-ray July 10th
They Made Me A Fugitive (starring Trevor Howard) on Blu-ray July 24th.