adamg Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 TCM is showing three of the American International Beach Party movies on April 21 - "Muscle Beach Party", "Bikini Beach", and "Beach Blanket Bingo". I think it would be a great idea to get Donna Loren on TCM to introduce/discuss the films, or maybe TCM should do a live tweeting with her of something. She could discuss the films, particularly those of the cast we've lost such as Annette. Donna regularly performs her Beach Party songs at events, and even has a new CD coming out later this month which includes her original 1965 Beach Blanket Bingo album. I'm sure she'd be up for it. Her website is at: www.donnaloren.net Who thinks it's a good idea? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyDan Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 i'd love to see her again and hear what she has to say but i think TCM has probably taped any intros they had planned for april air dates already. but thanks for the link to her site! i'll pop in and say hello to her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swinging60sguy Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I do! Saw on Twitter that @DonnaLoren is going to be Tweeting, outside of TCM, during the four Beach Party movies she was in on the 21st. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 TCM is showing three of the American International Beach Party movies on April 21 - "Muscle Beach Party", "Bikini Beach", and "Beach Blanket Bingo". I think it would be a great idea to get Donna Loren on TCM to introduce/discuss the films, or maybe TCM should do a live tweeting with her of something. She could discuss the films, particularly those of the cast we've lost such as Annette. Donna regularly performs her Beach Party songs at events, and even has a new CD coming out later this month which includes her original 1965 Beach Blanket Bingo album. I'm sure she'd be up for it. Her website is at: www.donnaloren.net Who thinks it's a good idea? Donna Loren would be fine, but Sophia Loren would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyDan Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I do! Saw on Twitter that @DonnaLoren is going to be Tweeting, outside of TCM, during the four Beach Party movies she was in on the 21st. added her to my follow list. this will be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnm001 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Or Frankie Avalon, even. Although he's always touring with Bobby Rydell and Fabian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougieB Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I wonder if Stevie Wonder will be tweeting during "Muscle Beach Party". It's not just the three you mentioned; it's a 14-hour block. Usually these things get shown a few at a time, so this actually is kind of an event. I agree that a host would have been a good choice, whether Donna Lauren or someone else. It would probably be unprecedented for daytime, but TCM has set precedents before. I know there are plenty of people who look down on the Beach Party movies and don't think the hoopla would be worth it, but it would sure get me watching if there were a host with some backstory about the films and the studio. Even prefab nonsense like this can be a look into the industry and the era if it's handled right, as TCM usually does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 I wonder if TCM can make Donna's Tweeting an offiical TCM Tweet event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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