TopBilled Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 My guess is it will be Jane Wyman, since she would have been 100. It would also be nice if, for a change, they highlighted someone like Marion Davies or Ann Miller. But since November and December's honorees were females, does that mean they would probably choose a male actor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Keyes Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Jane Wyman is a very likely candidate. TCM could show her Turner library films like JOHNNY BELINDA and THE YEARLING, and might even throw in some classics from Universal like THE LOST WEEKEND and MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION ('54). Of course, the other way you can argue it is that Wyman isn't a likely choice precisely because of how many Oscar-winning or nominated films she appeared in throughout her career. The programmers might feel that honoring her the month before 31 Days of Oscar might be a bit of overkill, considering how many titles in Wyman's filmography would likely repeat in February. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Jane Wyman is a very likely candidate. TCM could show her Turner library films like JOHNNY BELINDA and THE YEARLING, and might even throw in some classics from Universal like THE LOST WEEKEND and MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION ('54). And TCM has been known to show Disney's POLLYANNA. That would be another good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 I'm hoping we get the January schedule information this week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I'm hoping we get the January schedule information this week... We just got December's schedule 11 days ago. Do they release them that close to each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 We just got December's schedule 11 days ago. Do they release them that close to each other? Well the December information was "late." Usually the new schedules are released during the second week of the month. It's been as early as the 9th. So I am being optimistic we will learn about January soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 We're still waiting for the January schedule information. I had a dream two nights ago that Jane Wyman was Star of the Month. Of course I could be wrong...and yes, I do dream about TCM. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 We're still waiting for the January schedule information. I had a dream two nights ago that Jane Wyman was Star of the Month. Of course I could be wrong...and yes, I do dream about TCM. LOL Jane was STOM back in 2000 so maybe she is due another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 Jane was SOTM back in 2000 so maybe she is due another one. This coming January marks her 100th birthday. They did skip Kirk Douglas in December (who is still living). But there has never been a year since I began watching TCM in 2008 where Jane did not get a birthday tribute. If they do honor her as Star of the Month in January, there's a wonderful tribute I found online from one of her former costars that I may post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisR Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 A lady on a tcm fan group on facebook guessed it might be Warren Beatty for January. That got me thinking it might be just based on the movies he was in during Hackman's Spotlight like Lilith and Reds. Of course he is in Splendor in the grass during Natalie Wood's Spotlight, he could be on other movies of hers but I'm not familiar with her movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 A lady on a tcm fan group on facebook guessed it might be Warren Beatty for January. That got me thinking it might be just based on the movies he was in during Hackman's Spotlight like Lilith and Reds. Of course he is in Splendor in the grass during Natalie Wood's Spotlight, he could be on other movies of hers but I'm not familiar with her movies. I guess it's a possibility. But after Redford and Hackman, would they pick another star so soon that is associated with the 70s & 80s..? And all men? Wouldn't they want to honor one of the women instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Keyes Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I guess it's a possibility. But after Redford and Hackman, would they pick another star so soon that is associated with the 70s & 80s..? And all men? Wouldn't they want to honor one of the women instead? Exactly. I think the chances of another male star of the '60s, '70s and '80s being selected so soon after Redford and Hackman are pretty slim. My guess is that the next time a star of those decades is selected as a Star of the Month it's going to be Faye Dunaway or Jane Fonda or Diane Keaton or Mia Farrow. Having said that, I'm virtually certain that Warren Beatty's REDS will crop up again on TCM during 31 Days of Oscar. It last aired in September for TCM's Gene Hackman festival, which I found odd since Hackman is only in two or three scenes in the film. The programmers are definitely going to use it again during Oscar month, especially since there is renewed interest Beatty with the forthcoming release of his new film, RULES DON'T APPLY. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 My guess is that the next time a star of those decades is selected as a Star of the Month it's going to be Faye Dunaway or Jane Fonda or Diane Keaton or Mia Farrow. They'd pick Jane Fonda first because of her ties to golden age Hollywood. And the fact she was married to Ted Turner. She has the pedigree the other ladies lack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 The schedule information is now available. I was certainly expecting Jane to be honored. And she is..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 39 films 1.05.2017 public wedding (1937)..william hopper torchy plays with dynamite (1939)..allen jenkins *brother rat (1939)..wayne morris *brother rat and a baby (1940)..wayne morris *an angel from texas (1940)..eddie albert *tugboat annie sails again (1940)..alan hale gambling on the high seas (1940)..wayne morris he couldn't say no (1938)..frank mchugh 1.06.2017 private detective (1939)..dick foran kid nightingale (1939)..john payne *the crowd roars (1938)..robert taylor the kid from kokomo (1939)..pat o'brien *ready, willing and able (1937)..lee dixon 1.12.2017 johnny belinda (1948)..lew ayres the yearling (1946)..gregory peck the lost weekend (1945)..ray milland the story of will rogers (1952)..will rogers jr. stage fright (1950)..michael wilding 1.13.2017 crime by night (1944)..jerome cowan *my favorite spy (1942)..kay kyser the lady takes a sailor (1949)..dennis morgan *flight angels (1940)..dennis morgan bad man of missouri (1941)..dennis morgan wyoming kid (1947)..dennis morgan 1.19.2017 here comes the groom (1951)..bing crosby magic town (1947)..james stewart larceny, inc. (1942)..edward g. robinson three guys named mike (1951)..van johnson *the doughgirls (1944)..jack carson make your own bed (1944)..jack carson 1.20.2017 *princess o'rourke (1944)..robert cummings *one more tomorrow (1946)..dennis morgan *honeymoon for three (1941)..george brent *the king and the chorus girl (1937)..fernand gravet 1.26.2017 magnificent obsession (1954)..rock hudson all that heaven allows (1955)..rock hudson lucy gallant (1955)..charlton heston miracle in the rain (1956)..van johnson so big (1953)..sterling hayden *secondary role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Keyes Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Robert Osborne on Jane Wyman, originally published in the January 2017 edition of Now Playing: http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1282089%7C0/Robert-Osborne-on-Jane-Wyman.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 I've edited my earlier post, since it looks like the films that were scheduled to air on the 27th have been canceled due to the Debbie Reynolds Memorial Tribute. This means the retrospective is now comprised of 39 films, instead of 45 films as originally announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel6 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I've edited my earlier post, since it looks like the films that were scheduled to air on the 27th have been canceled due to the Debbie Reynolds Memorial Tribute. This means the retrospective is now comprised of 39 films, instead of 45 films as originally announced. The tribute to Debbie is well deserved of course and I was sure it would take place before 31 Days of Oscar began but I'm surprised they cut into another feature like Star of the Month instead of a regular day. I can see them choosing a weekend day, or one that runs into it but Saturday or Sunday would have worked just as well. Be that as it may hope they run the Wyman pics that were scrapped. A couple, The Body Disappears and You're in the Army Now I was particularly looking forward to since they would have been new to me and they don't seem to be shown often on the channel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 The tribute to Debbie is well deserved of course and I was sure it would take place before 31 Days of Oscar began but I'm surprised they cut into another feature like Star of the Month instead of a regular day. I can see them choosing a weekend day, or one that runs into it but Saturday or Sunday would have worked just as well. Be that as it may hope they run the Wyman pics that were scrapped. A couple, The Body Disappears and You're in the Army Now I was particularly looking forward to since they would have been new to me and they don't seem to be shown often on the channel. Welcome to the message boards, joel. YOU'RE IN THE ARMY NOW will return to the schedule when they are running tributes for Phil Silvers or Jimmy Durante. Also, it fits in with their military satire themes. So I'm sure we'll see it on the air later in 2017. I can't remember the last time THE BODY DISAPPEARS was broadcast. It definitely doesn't turn up very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Jane Wyman Stardust: TCM’s January Star of the Month By The Editors/Celluloid Club... http://celluloidclub.blogspot.com/2017/01/jane-wyman.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D8y3i9lfLY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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