Hibi Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Just a reminder. Whales of August is on tonight. Unsure if its a TCM premiere, but if not it hasnt been on in many years. Last film of Lillian Gish, and the last full performance of Bette Davis (as she quit the film she started after that) I think it may be Ann's last role as well. And her only Oscar nomination. A very good night of films overall with Cry Havoc on later and 3 Wives before....... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Thank You Hibi for the reminder. I had forgotten that was all on tonight and looking forward to watching all the films. I haven't seen Cry Havoc in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Thank You Hibi for the reminder. I had forgotten that was all on tonight and looking forward to watching all the films. I haven't seen Cry Havoc in years. Yeah, me either! Wish I didnt have to work tomw (LOL)....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockingbird66 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Yes, thanks for posting a reminder. I have this on my dvr timer. I have never seen it and i am very much looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 It's been years since I saw Whales of August. With all the talk that this film receives about the performances of the ladies, let's not forget, either, the charming contribution made by an elegant Vincent Price as a courtly gentleman. I recall quite liking Vinny in this film. I look forward to seeing this film again. Sadly (though not too surprisingly, considering their ages) all four stars of this film would be dead within six years of the film's release. It's fortunate that they were able to collaborate on this effort towards the end, a final memorable swan song for all involved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenIsHere Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I've never seen this movie before and am looking forward to it. I believe it is the last movie of Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Ann Sothern and Vincent Price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Keyes Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Sadly (though not too surprisingly, considering their ages) all four stars of this film would be dead within six years of the film's release. It's fortunate that they were able to collaborate on this effort towards the end, a final memorable swan song for all involved. Three out of four, actually. Ann Sothern died in 2001. I agree about Vincent Price in this film. His performance here will be a revelation to those who know him only from those bad horror movies in the '50s and '60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Three out of four, actually. Ann Sothern died in 2001. I agree about Vincent Price in this film. His performance here will be a revelation to those who know him only from those bad horror movies in the '50s and '60s. Thanks for the correction about Ann Sothern. It was, however, her final film appearance, as it was for Lillian Gish, and next to last for Davis. Price only had a handful of film appearances after this one, looking sadly quite physically feeble in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 It's been years since I saw Whales of August. With all the talk that this film receives about the performances of the ladies, let's not forget, either, the charming contribution made by an elegant Vincent Price as a courtly gentleman. I recall quite liking Vinny in this film. I look forward to seeing this film again. Sadly (though not too surprisingly, considering their ages) all four stars of this film would be dead within six years of the film's release. It's fortunate that they were able to collaborate for this effort towards the end. I was going to profile WHALES on my 'Tomorrow' thread but went instead with CHUBASCO. Reason? Because while WHALES is a TCM premiere, it is out on home video whereas CHUBASCO has never had a VHS or DVD release. Plus, according to MovieCollector's records dating back to 2002, CHUBASCO has not aired in at least 13 years on TCM (possibly longer). In fact, this entire last evening of Annie's Star of the Month tribute is loaded with seldom-played, seldom-seen titles. DULCY hardly ever airs on TCM; THREE HEARTS FOR JULIA last aired back in September for Melvyn Douglas' tribute but before that heaven knows how long it had been; and FAST AND FURIOUS (sorry Vin Diesel fans but this baby has Franchot Tone in his last MGM film) is a rarity of sorts, too. The only MGM film that remains M.I.A. from Annie's reportoire is JOE AND ETHEL TURP CALL ON THE PRESIDENT-- a political satire that paired her with William Gargan and Lewis Stone as the prez (an FDR knockoff?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Yes! And they moved Blue Gardenia to 11:45. I'll get home from work just in time to see my favorite Raymond Burr film. Yippee!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverrocks Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 A good movie that I watched on Amazon Prime a few weeks ago. Incredible to think that Lilian Gish was 93 when she appeared in The Whales of August. I will be watching again tonight. Like watching a Who's Who of Old Hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 If I am not mistaken, I believe it was Price's only Oscar nod. They're all wonderful in this picture. I was going to profile WHALES on my 'Tomorrow' thread but went instead with CHUBASCO. Reason? Because while WHALES is a TCM premiere, it is out on home video whereas CHUBASCO has never had a VHS or DVD release. Plus, according to MovieCollector's records dating back to 2002, CHUBASCO has not aired in at least 13 years on TCM (possibly longer). In fact, this entire last evening of Annie's Star of the Month tribute is loaded with seldom-played, seldom-seen titles. DULCY hardly ever airs on TCM; THREE HEARTS FOR JULIA last aired back in September for Melvyn Douglas' tribute but before that heaven knows how long it had been; and FAST AND FURIOUS (sorry Vin Diesel fans but this baby has Franchot Tone in his last MGM film) is a rarity of sorts, too. The only MGM film that remains M.I.A. from Annie's reportoire is JOE AND ETHEL TURP CALL ON THE PRESIDENT-- a political satire that paired her with William Gargan and Lewis Stone as the prez (an FDR knockoff?). Price? You mean Ann? Price was not nominated for this film......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Price? You mean Ann? Price was not nominated for this film......... Yes, good catch. I went back and edited that part out of the earlier post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight08 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Thanks for the heads up. This film wasn't on the schedule in the "Now Playing" magazine so I didn't even know TCM was showing it till I saw the post. I should always check the daily schedule as too many times the schedule on the "Now Playing" magazine changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Thanks for the heads up. This film wasn't on the schedule in the "Now Playing" magazine so I didn't even know TCM was showing it till I saw the post. I should always check the daily schedule as too many times the schedule on the "Now Playing" magazine changes. Yes, it wasnt listed originally when they posted the Ann SOTM schedule. It was added later (was so happy about that!) It pays to check the daily schedule....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Yes, it wasnt listed originally when they posted the Ann SOTM schedule. It was added later (was so happy about that!) It pays to check the daily schedule....... Exactly. Though I think Barton updated the information in the Star of the Month sub-forum (another good place to check for schedule changes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Exactly. Though I think Barton updated the information in the Star of the Month sub-forum (another good place to check for schedule changes). Yes, that's where I first saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 "When ANN SOTHERN was asked during the filming of The Whales of August, in 1986, how she compared her career to that of her two iconic costars, Lillian Gish and Bette Davis, she said, "Well, they are the queens and I suppose I'm a movie princess." But both movie queens held the princess in the highest regard...." article on the film: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-kaplan/the-queens-and-the-prince_b_6901088.html "The New York Times cited WHALES as "One of the Best Films of the Century." It will be a TCM Premiere on Wednesday, March 25, at 10:00 PM (ET)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I've never seen this movie before and am looking forward to it. I believe it is the last movie of ... Vincent Price. Price's last screen appearance actually came in 1990's "Edward Scissorhands." He has a small role as a kindly mad scientist who gives Depp his unusual appendages and dies before he can give him real hands. it is a very apt and touching swan song. his voice was also in a curious animated feature called (i think) "the thief and the cobbler" (?) it was an extremely troubled and ambitious production that saw a limited release after his death. he plays (who else?) the villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I have to say that I'm kind of irked they're airing "Cry Havoc!" at something like 3 in the morning. That's one that should have totally gotten the 8 p.m. primetime slot, especially since they've had the commercial promoting it on all week long. "a letter to three wives" has been shown enough times in the last couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I have to say that I'm kind of irked they're airing "Cry Havoc!" at something like 3 in the morning. That's one that should have totally gotten the 8 p.m. primetime slot, especially since they've had the commercial promoting it on all week long. "a letter to three wives" has been shown enough times in the last couple of years. Originally, THREE WIVES wasn't on the schedule three months ago...but it was added later on. It's a good film, and it was an Oscar nominee for best picture. So I can see why they wanted to lead off with it. CRY HAVOC is also very well made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Originally, THREE WIVES wasn't on the schedule three months ago...but it was added later on. It's a good film, and it was an Oscar nominee for best picture. So I can see why they wanted to lead off with it. to be honest with you: I can't stand "a letter to three wives" we had a pretty lengthy and interesting discussion about it when it was first shown on TCM something like 2 years ago and if I recall correctly we were all a little bit divided on how we felt about it. although I suppose one could argue how successful film is is correlated with just how long you can spend arguing over it after its done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenIsHere Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Price's last screen appearance actually came in 1990's "Edward Scissorhands." He has a small role as a kindly mad scientist who gives Depp his unusual appendages and dies before he can give him real hands. it is a very apt and touching swan song. his voice was also in a curious animated feature called (i think) "the thief and the cobbler" (?) it was an extremely troubled and ambitious production that saw a limited release after his death. he plays (who else?) the villain. Thanks, LHF, for this information. I actually almost watched EDWARD SCISSORHANDS on DVD this past weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Thanks, LHF, for this information. I actually almost watched EDWARD SCISSORHANDS on DVD this past weekend. you should have. we need people around to explain to Millennials that, once upon a time, Tim Burton made films that didn't suck out loud. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 well what did you guys think? I thought it was absolutely lovely to behold (great cinematography!) and simple- certainly not a lot happened...in fact I'm not really sure there was enough story there to justify the movie, but I felt like it pulled things together quite well at the end, which was powerful. neither of the leads was really given enough material to push their performances into the territory of greatness, but I did enjoy Ann Sothern and Vincent Price quite a bit. it was nice that she got nominated, but he was deserving as well. Man alive though, Bette was in full Cryptkeeper territory in this thing. I half expected her to do the fiendish laugh and start making bad puns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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