Dommy Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I am so happy that TCM is finally saluting the legendary Madeline Kahn. Young Frankenstein, Simon and What's Up, Doc? are the films being showcased. I wish they could have shown Paper Moon and Blazing Saddles too. But its a great tribute to that star of classic film comedies. Hopefully one day they can have her for Summer Under The Stars. Thanks TCM. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Markoff Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 She starred with Alan Arkin in 'Simon'? I didn't know that. I like that film a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Wish we had MORE performances for posterity....Kahn was one-of-a-kind talent we'll never see the likes of again. I'm happy TCM premiered SIMON this time around. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Great artist. Loved her in High Anxiety and History of the World Part I. High Anxiety 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougieB Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I'm not a huge fan of What's Up, Doc?; the endlessly switching suitcases are just too tiresome. Plus TCM has shown it at least a couple of times recently. I'd much rather see Paper Moon, with Madeline as the appropriately named Trixie Delight. She a total hoot ("This little mama's got to winky tink."), but she pulls off a really touching scene where she tells Tatum O'Neal not to worry and just be patient; she won't be around long because she can never seem to hold onto a man. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosebette Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 High Anxiety and Blazing Saddles feature my two favorite performances of Kahn's. The Marlene Dietrich impersonation always breaks me up. Such a gifted and funny lady. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LsDoorMat Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 10 hours ago, DougieB said: I'm not a huge fan of What's Up, Doc?; the endlessly switching suitcases are just too tiresome. Plus TCM has shown it at least a couple of times recently. I'd much rather see Paper Moon, with Madeline as the appropriately named Trixie Delight. She a total hoot ("This little mama's got to winky tink."), but she pulls off a really touching scene where she tells Tatum O'Neal not to worry and just be patient; she won't be around long because she can never seem to hold onto a man. Warner Bros. does not own the rights to Paper Moon. They belong to Paramount. Expect the new "business daddy" (a phrase coined by John Oliver) , AKA AT&T, AKA "The Death Star" to not want to shell out money to other studios when they can just rotate their own content to death. Simon belongs to Warner Bros. What's Up Doc belongs to Warner Bros. That is probably why they were on last night. Evil AT&T. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommy Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Young Frankenstein is a 20th Century Fox film. TCM has shown Paper Moon before. I wish they would show Clue. Glad so many others out there love Madeline Kahn too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulll Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Madeline Kahn is absolutely hilarious as Mrs. White in Clue!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 11 hours ago, Dommy said: Young Frankenstein is a 20th Century Fox film. TCM has shown Paper Moon before. I wish they would show Clue. Glad so many others out there love Madeline Kahn too. While TCM has always focused on the films that were part of the old, so called, Ted Turner library of films which were mainly from Warner Bros., MGM and RKO. But as you note TCM also shows films from other studios; just not as many. As for AT&T already having an impact on TCM's programming and what they would lease; way to early to say that is happening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommy Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 I think one day all these streaming services coming in droves, that all films will be available and I hope all the very old ones that are supposedly lost. The one Madeline Kahn movie I am surprised that TCM has not yet show is the comedy Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood. It wasn't a great film but she gave a delightful performance and also all those cameos from stars from the early days of Hollywood. Happy Birthday, Gemini is another film that havs never been on any cable or streaming services. It was on VFS years ago but no DVD or Blu-Ray versions either. I went to TCM's streaming site and was delighted to see on their collections list they have a section for Starring Madeline Kahn. Thanks again TCM for saluting her. This I believe was the second time I remember last year she was part of the Funny Ladies month. She may not be part of this years Summer Under The Stars , but I am sure maybe next year or soon enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NipkowDisc Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I like Eunice. she got a raw deal in that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 2 hours ago, NipkowDisc said: I like Eunice. she got a raw deal in that movie. Eeh! No she didn't. She was MUCH better off pairin' up with that little dweeb Larrabee at the end of that flick. (...yep, those two stick-in-the-muds were MADE for each other) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 The facts that she was so great( LOVED her!) and left us all too soon STILL makes my eyes water every time I see her in a movie. Sepiatone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 My favorite memory of her was seeing her in a revival of "Born Yesterday" on Broadway in 1989. She played opposite Ed Asner and it was great. Although I think the 1950 movie version is OK, I felt it worked much better on stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommy Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Det Jim McLeod, I saw Madeline Kahn in Born Yesterday twice and she was great. I also saw her in On The Twentieth Century and The Sisters Rosenweig. When they remade Born Yesterday, they failed to use her, I guess because she considered too old for the rle and she was when she did it in stage but on Broadway age doesn't matter. I only wish they would have made a film version of Sisters Rosenweig with her before she left us. I love to see her TV Series Oh Madeline! get streamed on Amazon Prime. Judy Berlin was her final film and she was amazing in that and she had lived she may have gotten an Oscar nomination and maybe would have won. If any of you haven't read her Biography Madeline Kahn: Being The Music written by William V. Madison . He really did an amazing job and delivers such a poignant biography. I had the pleasure of meeting him and he even put my name in the acknowledgments in the book. He invited to one of the book signings with a panel discussions with her costars from stage, film and television. I love to see a film on her one day. A must read. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Somnambula Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 The Muppet Show and The Muppet Movie. She was big. Perhaps trying to convince Kermit she is Drew Barrymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 17 hours ago, NipkowDisc said: I love this picture although never saw the movie. To be honest....when I was younger and everyone raved on about Madeline Kahn..how great she was, I didn't see it. Then all of a sudden when I was in my thirties I saw her in something, maybe PAPER MOON and all of a sudden I saw "it". Once I became a Madeline Kahn fan, I sought out more of her work. She is always the highlight of every movie she's in, sometimes the only screen time worth watching. Some people just emote and we as fellow humans "read" them, we connect. And do any of you miss wearing gloves? Or am I the old lady of this board too? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinemaInternational Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I was looking at something that was archived the other day. The IMDb messageboards closed down in 2017, but they had an archive feature where you could look through old posts, and I happened to look at Madeline Kahn's messageboards. There was something there that was unique for the internet; there were no nasty posts; everyone who posted truly loved her. She was a true original, incredibly funny, extremely endearing. There was a good biography published about her a few years ago, well worth checking out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 12 hours ago, CinemaInternational said: There was a good biography published about her a few years ago, well worth checking out. Is it THIS one? Your post prompted me to do a library search-this came up so I requested it. The Preston Sturges one I just started isn't very engaging, might as well give Madeline a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Actually, of all the things my wife and I found over the years that we had in common, our mutual love and admiration for Madeline was one of the earliest we discovered. My wife was CRAZY about her. And that fact will KEEP me being a fan of MS. Kahn for life! Sepiatone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinemaInternational Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 11 hours ago, TikiSoo said: Is it THIS one? Your post prompted me to do a library search-this came up so I requested it. The Preston Sturges one I just started isn't very engaging, might as well give Madeline a try. Yes, that's the one. Good read, very poignant too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagelOnAPlateOfOnionRolls Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I love Madeline Kahn! I especially enjoy her work in Mel Brooks's movies. Here's one of the many favorite scenes from Young Frankenstein. The hamper for the poo poo undies cracks me up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommy Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Love all the wonderful comments. So glad that Madeline Kahn is so fondly remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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