The Essentials with Robert Osborne and Molly Haskell

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That's right, for the sixth season of TCM's ongoing The Essentials series, author/critic Molly Haskell will join TCM host Robert Osborne to introduce 30 "must-sees", beginning March 11 (& 12) with the airing of The Hustler (1961), and continuing with The Quiet Man (1952) & Brief Encounter (1945) through March (Duck Soup (1933), Winchester '73 (1950), Imitation of Life (1959!), The Four Feathers (1939), & A Place in the Sun (1951) in April).

 

You may remember our original thread about Peter Bogdanovich:

 

http://forums.turnerclassicmovies.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=61394&start=15#5942272

 

which unfortunately got bogged down with some OT sniping. It will be interesting to see how this new format (more like the guest programming gigs) works.

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Well, what did everybody think of this season's first installment of "The Essentials"?

 

I thought it was an interesting format. The (new, weekly) intro included our host (Robert Osborne), and Ms. Haskell, effectively defining the term "essential" and then, after a short clip from this week's film (The Hustler (1961)), the two began (rather abruptly, no introductions necessary, I guess) discussing it. Although I didn't really learn anything new about this particular movie, in their discussions before or after its showing, I thought it went pretty well. The two seemed to know one another, perhaps socially, and Mr. Osborne was able to correct her (as a friend would) with some of the facts about the film.

 

Anyone else watch "The Essentials" this past weekend?

 

Oh, one other thing, I couldn't find the thread we used to have here about look-alikes actors. After watching The Hustler (1961), I thought that James Woods certainly resembles George C. Scott.

 

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I thought that James Woods certainly resembles George C. Scott.

 

Only if Eddie Bracken resembles Gary Cooper.