Barton_Keyes Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 It's up to TCM Backlot members to decide who gets the honours this December. Who would you like to see as SOTM this December? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Oh, that's great. I love both those actresses. But I'd probably pick Joan Bennett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Joan Bennett if TCM can get some films rarely shown. Love Blondell but TCM shows a lot of films she was in especially her Warner Bros. days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Oh man. Have people been reading our constant posts wishing for either of the Joans? I would vote for Blondell if they could premiere The Blue Veil and The Perfect Specimen. But I have a feeling that Bennett has more lesser viewed films, so those would be good as well. I'd be happy with either choice! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I think what I don't like about these Backlot picks is that both choices are deserving. So if Blondell doesn't get chosen, will they still make her a Star of the Month later? They should do these contests differently. Like make both women Stars of the Month, and let the Backlot members decide which one is honored first (weeks 1 & 2) and which one is honored second (weeks 3 & 4). That way fans of both actresses are not disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 2 hours ago, TopBilled said: I think what I don't like about these Backlot picks is that both choices are deserving. So if Blondell doesn't get chosen, will they still make her a Star of the Month later? They should do these contests differently. Like make both women Stars of the Month, and let the Backlot members decide which one is honored first (weeks 1 & 2) and which one is honored second (weeks 3 & 4). That way fans of both actresses are not disappointed. What I wonder about is how did TCM decide on the two choices? Isn't that is the first place fans of other stars get disappointed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 2 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said: What I wonder about is how did TCM decide on the two choices? Isn't that is the first place fans of other stars get disappointed? Right. Someone's always going to be disappointed. Though in this case, at least they are making it possible for someone who never was Star of the Month before, to finally be honored. So in a way that cancels out some of the negativity. Still I think it would be better if they had more than one Star of the Month. Then they could cover more people, more fan bases would be happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Keyes Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 I can confirm that Joan Blondell won this contest among TCM Backlot members, so she will be Star of the Month in December. Schedule to come, most likely in September. Stay tuned. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I wish I could vote, but I'm not a Backlot member. Blondell films are shown constantly all year round. I doubt we'd see anything new. Whereas Joan's are hard to come by and we could possibly see something new. I'm quite surprised they even put her in contention (and yes, I'd vote for her). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I wonder what percentage of films for Blondell as SOTM will feature James Cagney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Barton_Keyes said: I can confirm that Joan Blondell won this contest among TCM Backlot members, so she will be Star of the Month in December. Schedule to come, most likely in September. Stay tuned. Thanks Barton. Both were deserving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Plenty. (Cagney) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I’d love for them to premiere “The Perfect Specimen” with Blondell and Flynn, but I think it’s held up in rights hell somewhere. I’d also love for them to show “The Blue Veil.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 TCM's article: http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/1548053|0/Joan-Blondell-Thursdays-in-December.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Watching Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell last night I again noticed how sexy Blondell is and how non-sexy Farrell is. It isn't their looks, but how each moves and carries themselves. There were a few scenes where each goes to open a door: Blondell glides and sways over to the door gracefully while Farrell,,, well, she looks like a linebacker; all stiff with little to no grace. Was there any other actress that was able to be as sexy as Blondell? (of course these are pre-code films and that does make a difference). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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