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Sorry, this was so late today Monday, Aug. 21st, 1939 And here's the answer to that 1939 contest yesterday:

It's my favorite film, but I have to disagree with you that the script is a masterpiece. Casablanca is a case of all the right elements coming together. But much as I love the film, and yes some of the dialogue is great, but there are also clunkers. Rick: Sam, if it's December 1941 in Casablance, what time is it in New York? Sam: Uh, my watch stopped. The following is a classic line, much repeated, but only Bogart could have gotten away with it: "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."

Friday, Aug. 18th, 1939 The below sounds exciting. I am glad to wait for it.

Three more British classics are on the way from VCI on October 18th. They are: Reach for the Sky (1956) - Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow, Lyndon Brook, Lee Patterson, Alexander Knox The Silver Fleet (1943) - Ralph Richardson, Googie Withers, Esmond Knight The History of Mr. Polly (1949) - John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Finlay Currie, Gladys Henson

No, that doesn't ring a bell. Sounds interesting, though.

Thurs., Aug, 17th, 1939

gagman wrote: "OK, I'm new to this thread and a little lost, but many of these pictures look like rather bad colorizations, rather than true color photos? I've stayed away from this, because I didn't think that colorized images were allowed here. That doesn't seem to be the case. So here we go with some of my more recent work." Just an FYI, since I guess you didn't check out the first post of this thread two months ago where I wrote: "Last week, I saw someone selling a package of about 200 movie star portraits from movie magazines of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. I immediately thought these would be great for the board. The package arrived a few days ago!" I then scanned and posted 5 different photos every single day for the last two months. Sorry you just came in now and didn't like the pictures. I had just brought the thread to a close yesterday mere hours before you posted.

Hi, gagman, The color was as it was on the magazine pages. I didn't add any color to the photos. True, some of the magazine editors may have added some in, but I think there were a lot of genuine color photos in there.

You're right, it is.

Wed., Aug. 16th, 1939 Lots of news today!

Final day of pictures from the collection I purchased. Phew, I've listed about 200 portraits, bringing this to a close. Linda Darnell (note: the last picture refers to "The Californian." That was the working title of "The Mark of Zorro.") Don de Fore The final four pictures, I am not positive who they are. Here's your chance to put provide your expertise. And there you have it. Hope everyone enjoyed seeing them.

Meet Me in St. Louis is coming to Blu on Dec. 23rd. Extras: * Introduction by Liza Minnelli * Audio commentary by Garland biographer John Fricke, actress Margaret O'Brien, screenwriter Irving Brecher, songwriter Hugh Martin, and Barbara Freed-Saltzman, daughter of producer Arthur Freed * 3 documentary specials - Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic, Hollywood: The Dream Factory, and Becoming Attractions: Judy Garland * The 1966 pilot for the Meet Me in St. Louis TV series * 2 vintage shorts - 1930's Bubbles and 1941's Skip to My Lou * Audio Vault featuring an outtake of "Boys and Girls Like You and Me" and a 1946 Lux Radio Theater broadcast

New Criterion releases: Fanny and Alexander, 1982 (November 8th, 2011) Blu-ray box set (already avalilable in DVD) Extras: High-definition digital restorations of the television and theatrical versions of Fanny and Alexander High-definition digital restoration of Ingmar Bergman's feature-length documentary The Making of Fanny and Alexander Ingmar Bergman Bids Farewell to Film: A sixty-minute conversation between Bergman and film critic Nils Petter Sundgren recorded for Swedish television in 1984 Audio commentary on the theatrical version by film scholar Peter Cowie A Bergman Tapestry: A documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew Costume sketches and footage of the models for the film's sets Stills gallery Theatrical trailer Optional English-dubbed soundtrack for the theatrical version Booklet featuring essays by documentarian and film historian Stig ****?rkman, novelist Rick Moody, and film scholar Paul Arthur Three Colors Trilogy, 1993-1994 (November 15th, 2011) DVD and Blu-ray box sets Extras: Three cinema lessons with director Krzysztof Kieślowski New interviews with composer Zbigniew Preisner, writer Krzysztof Piesiewicz and actors Julie Delpy, Zbigniew Zamachowski and Ir?ne Jacob Selected-scene commentary for Blue with actress Juliette Binoche Three new video essays, by film writers Annette Insdorf, Tony Rayns and Dennis Lim Kieślowski's student short The Tram (1966) and his fellow student's short from the same year The Face, which features Kieślowski in a solo performance Two short documentaries by Kieślowski: Seven Women of Different Ages (1978) and Talking Heads (1980) Krzysztof Kieślowski: I'm So-So . . . (1995), a feature-length documentary in which the filmmaker discusses his life and work Two multi-interview programs, Reflections on Blue and Kieślowski: The Early Years, with film critic Geoff Andrew, Binoche, filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, cinematographer Sławomir Idziak, Insdorf, Jacob and editor Jacques Witta Interviews with producer Marin Karmitz and Witta Behind-the-scenes programs for White and Red, and Kieślowski Cannes 1994, a short documentary on Red's world premiere Original theatrical trailers New and improved English subtitle translations Booklet featuring essays by critics Colin MacCabe, Nick James, Stuart Klawans and Georgina Evans, an excerpt from Kieślowski on Kieślowski and reprinted interviews with cinematographers Sławomir Idziak, Edward Klosinski and Piotr Sobocinski The Rules of the Game, 1939 (November 15th, 2011) DVD and Blu-ray Extras Introduction to the film by Jean Renoir Audio commentary written by film scholar Alexander Sesonske and read by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich Version comparison: side-by-side analysis of the film's two endings, and an illustrated study of Renoir's shooting script Selected-scene analysis by Renoir historian Christopher Faulkner Excerpts from Jean Renoir, le patron: La R?gle et l'exception (1966), a French television program directed by Jacques Rivette Part one of Jean Renoir, a two-part 1993 BBC documentary by David Thompson Video essay about the film's production, release, and later reconstruction Jean Gaborit and Jacques Durand discuss their reconstruction and re-release of the film Interviews with Renoir's son and assistant cameraman Alain Renoir, set designer Max Douy, and actress Mila Par?ly Written tributes to the film and Renoir by J. Hoberman, Kent Jones,Paul Schrader, Wim Wenders and others Improved English subtitle translation Booklet featuring writings by Sesonske, Renoir, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bertrand Tavernier, and Fran?ois Truffaut Rushmore, 1998 (November 22nd, 2011) Blu-ray (already available on DVD) Extras New high-definition digital transfer of the director's cut supervised by director Wes Anderson Audio commentary by Anderson, co-writer Owen Wilson and actor Jason Schwartzman The Making of Rushmore: An exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary by Eric Chase Anderson Max Fischer Players Present: Theatrical "adaptations" of Armageddon, Out of Sight and The Truman Show, staged for the 1999 MTV Movie Awards Episode of The Charlie Rose Show featuring Anderson and actor Bill Murray Cast audition footage Wes Anderson's hand-drawn storyboards, plus a film-to-storyboard comparison Props, posters, behind-the-scenes photos and other graphic ephemera Original theatrical trailer Collectible poster Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Dave Kehr 12 Angry Men, 1957 (November 22nd, 2011) DVD and Blu-ray Extras: Twelve Angry Men: From Television to the Big Screen: A video essay by film scholar Vance Kapley comparing the Sidney Lumet and Schaffner versions Frank Schaffner's 1955 television version, with an introduction by Ron Simon, director of the Paley Center for Media Studies Archival interviews with Lumet New interview about the director with writer Walter Bernstein New interview with Ron Simon about television writer Reginald Rose New interview with cinematographer John Bailey in which he discusses cinematographer Boris Kaufman Tragedy in a Temporary Town (1956), a teleplay directed by Lumet and written by Rose Original theatrical trailer Booklet featuring an essay by writer and law professor Thane Rosenbaum Eclipse Series 30: Sabu! (Nov. 29th) DVD box set Films: Elephant Boy, The Drum, Jungle Book

"It would be a fascinating hour; bringing a gaggle of these opinionated posters together for a freewheeling hour of moans, complaints, theories, suggestions, etc., " Thanks, but no thanks. I have just spent several months of watching Democrats, Republicans and Tea Party members going at it. I don't need to see arguing on my favorite channel, too.

Paramount has announced Blu release dates for *My Fair Lady* (Nov. 15th) and for *Little Big Man* (Nov. 8th).

Tuesday, Aug.15th, 1939

Marlene Dietrich Mario Lanza Liberace possibly Dennis Morgan Greer Garson

Monday, Aug. 14, 1939

Ann Rutherford Linda Darnell Robert Alda William Eythe Greer Garson

That's not what I was referring to. I didn't mean they were not acting like actors in a 1930s movie. If you see the film, you will see that I am talking about how every inch of 1960s being surrounds their persona. And I am not talking about sensibilities of the 1960s, either, And neither was I saying it looked like a 1930s movie. What I said was that it was a movie set in the 1930s, but amidst all the trappings of the era (clothes, cars, sets, hairstyles, etc.) the three stars stood out by looking like they were from the 1960s, hence my referral to McQueen looking like he stepped out of Bullitt (no, no need to correct that to say Bullitt came three years later) and Ann-Margret from Viva Las Vegas. In "The Sting," Redford and Newman looked like they were part of the era the movie set up. McQueen, Ann-Margret, and Tuesday Weld did not. Now, would it not have been easier to just ask in one line what I meant instead of going off on one of your aren't-I-so-clever-wth-my-headers, long-winded attempts to "educate" us all?

The latter is probably correct. Besides, the subjectmatter would have been taboo with audiences and the studio at the time. LOL, what would they do, make a musical with Betty Hutton? "It's Porno, he said!" "We get into an intimate situation And then begins this character's conversation He says, porno, he says Every time we kiss He says, porno, he says At a time like this He says, porno, he says Is that the language of love"

Jef, just found them through Google.com images.

Sunday, Aug. 13, 1939 Regular articles and ads return tomorrow. In the meantime, gere is a special article from 1 1939 movie magazine. The article analyzes stars' signatures. Large pictures follow the below two pages so save your eyes

Jeanne Crain Rock Hudson Kate Jean-Peirra Aumont Janet Blair

At 6 pm Pacific/9 pm ET, Amazon is going to have a Gold Box Lightning Deal on a Stephen Sondheim 6-disc set. The only one that matches that description the 6-DVD "Stephen Sondheim Collection", which contains stage videos of 1. Into the Woods 2. Sunday in the Park with George, with commentary by composer Stephen Sondheim, writer James Lapine, and actors Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters 3. Follies in Concert 4. Passion, with commentary by Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine, Donna Murphy, Jere Shea, Marin Mazzie, and Ira Weitzman 5. Sweeney Todd in Concert 6. A Celebration at Carnegie Hall Don't know what the price will be, but this is a good set to get.