Sue Sue's TCM Film Festival Tidbit Travel Blog

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I am so excited about all the films and panels this year, but I have been busy with work, and haven't had a chance to seriously scrutinize the schedule and look at my choices.

I love all the choices Lynn has made and may just duplicate most of them.

I just feel that they wouldn't be showing The Italian Job, Zulu, or Hannah and Her Sisters unless Sir Micael Caine shows up.
And if we could have Maureen O'Hara as the interview or Sir Michael, I'd be happy.

But I seriously hope the interview is with Maureen. However, if she is not physically capable, Sir Michael will do.

Michael Caine is also good friends with Sidney Poitier, and Mr. Poitier is not in the best of health, so that might be another reason Michael Caine might visit California again, and if he could do on someone else's nickel, more the better. But that is just one of those scenarios that Sue Sue cooked up, and it has no basis in fact.

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In honor of the showing of Young Mr. Lincoln, I've added my original post about Jane Fonda's Footprint Ceremony:

Silent sentinels guarding the west wing from the roof of the TCL Chinese Theatre...


Henry Fonda's handprints and footprints in Grauman's forecourt,
completed in 1942 for the premiere of Tales of Manhattan.


TCM Host Robert Osborne looks on as Jane Fonda flashes a peace
sign right before she immortalizes it in cement, the first celebrity
with an actual peace sign in her cement handprints.

I kept hoping that if I kept vigil by Henry Fonda's footprints after
the ceremony that I might be able to see some family members
stop by for one last moment of reverence and respect, and I am
glad that I did. Before I took all these photos, I asked and was
granted permission to use my camera because I felt that it was
a very private moment for the family members, and I didn't
want to intrude.


Young Viva Vadim (Jane Fonda's granddaughter by her
daughter Vanessa Vadim), and Troy Garity (Jane Fonda's son)

After Troy Garity and Viva Vadim stopped by, Shirlee Fonda
walked over carrying a photo in a clear, protective file. And
she spoke to me first, before I had a chance to ask to snap a
photo. "This is a photo of him when he had his footprint
ceremony. Right here in 1942! Can you believe it? Right here."
She was so happy to be sharing her photo and participating in
Jane's ceremony, and I felt that she had such pride in Henry
Fonda's accomplishments, and was also very excited for Jane's
ceremony 71 years later. Shirlee Fonda seems like such
a kind, sweet lady!


Peter Fonda's wife, Parky DeVogelaere, Peter Fonda, Shirlee Fonda, and Robert Wolders.


Peter Fonda's wife Parky, Peter Fonda, Shirlee Fonda,
possibly Troy Garity's wife, Simone Bent,
and Robert Wolders (Shirlee's partner of 15 years.)
This was the last gathering of family members
at Henry Fonda's marker before I left, and I was
so happy that I was able to share those moments
with the family, and have these photos to share
with everybody who couldn't be there.

These exclusive photos by Sue Sue have not been previously published in any medium.


And just in time for the TCM Film Festival, it looks like there are some new items at the Gift Shop:
http://shop.tcm.com/tcm-gear-gift-cards ... y_fan-gear

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I hope it's Sir Michael, David! What fun we will have this year! Can't wait to see you!

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I just have a feeling it's Julie Andrews, though. I keep hoping Michael Caine, but...
And he's already had a footprint ceremony in 2008.

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Well, I've just lost my psychic celebrity cap, again!

The celebrity interview is with Alan Arkin, as I'm sure most of you festival aficionados know by now.

But what a fabulous actor to put in the comfy chair next to Robert Osborne.

Here's the lengthy TCM Festival bio of Arkin, which I thought I would add here in its entirety:

Alan Arkin is long one of the most respected artists of the stage and screen, he won an Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 2006 hit Little Miss Sunshine. For his role, Arkin also won an Independent Spirit Award and a BAFTA Award, and shared in a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award® for Outstanding Motion Picture Cast, in addition to receiving an individual SAG Award® nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

Arkin most recently earned Oscar®, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award nominations for his supporting performance in director Ben Affleck’s Oscar® winning Best picture Argo (2012) which also won the BAFTA Award for Best Picture in 2013. He also garnered nominations from The Broadcast Film Critics Association, The London Critics Circle and the Screen Actors Guild.
His recent credits include director Peter Segal’s comedy Grudge Match (2013) with Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey, the crime comedy Stand Up Guys (2012) with Al Pacino and Christopher Walken, directed by Fisher Stevens, the family hit The Muppets (2011), the comedy The Change-Up (2011), the heartwarming Marley & Me (2008) and the action comedy Get Smart (2008).

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Arkin launched his career with Chicago’s improvisational revue “Second City.” This led to his 1963 Broadway bow in the play Enter Laughing, based on Carl Reiner’s book, for which Arkin won a Tony Award. The following year, he starred on Broadway in Murray Schisgal’s hit LUV.

In 1966, Arkin made his major feature film debut, starring in Norman Jewison’s comedy smash The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming. For his performance in the comedy, Arkin earned his first Oscar® nomination, for Best Actor, and won a Golden Globe Award. He garnered a second Best Actor Oscar® nomination for his performance in the 1968 drama THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER, for which he also won a New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) Award and received a Golden Globe nomination. He gained another Golden Globe nomination for the title role in Popi (1969).

With more than 70 films spanning over 45 years, his long list of credits also includes Wait Until Dark (1967), Catch-22 (1970), Little Murders (1971), which marked his feature film directorial debut, Hearts of the West (1975), for which he won an NYFCC Award, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976), The In-Laws (1979), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Havana (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992); Mother Night (1996), So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Gattaca (1997), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Jakob the Liar (1999), America’s Sweethearts (2001), Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) for which he received another Spirit Award nomination, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), Rendition (2007); Thin Ice (2011); City Island (2009); and Sunshine Cleaning (2008). He has also directed several short films, including People Soup, which was Oscar®-nominated for Best Live Action Short.

Arkin has also been recognized for his work on television, earning four Emmy Award nominations, the most recent for his performance in the telefilm The Pentagon Papers. He also earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his work in the true-life Holocaust drama Escape from Sobibor. His other Emmy nods came for his guest role on Chicago Hope and the drama ABC Stage 67. Among his many other television credits, Arkin starred in the acclaimed A&E series 100 Centre Street, created, written and directed by Sidney Lumet, and also appeared in the Showtime movie Varian’s War. In addition, Arkin directed the television adaptation of the Broadway play Twigs, starring Carol Burnett, and two episodes of the PBS series Trying Times.

Arkin began directing for the stage in 1966 with the much-acclaimed Eh?, starring Dustin Hoffman at the Circle in the Square. He then won an Obie for directing Jules Feiffer’s Little Murders, followed by Feiffer’s The White House Murder Case. He won Drama Desk Awards for his direction of both plays, also presented at Circle in the Square. On Broadway, Arkin directed the Neil Simon hit The Sunshine Boys, for which he was nominated for a Tony for Best Direction of a Play. In 1998, he directed, starred in and co-wrote, with Elaine May, the hit production of Power Plays at the Promenade Theatre. His directing work also includes the Broadway musical Molly, Rubbers and Yanks Three at The American Place Theater, Joan of Lorraine at the Hartman in Stamford, The Sorrows of Stephen at the Burt Reynolds Theatre and starring his son Adam, and Room Service at the Roundabout in New York.

Arkin has also written several books, including eight children’s books, the latest entitled Tony’s Hard Work Day. An earlier book, The Lemming Condition, was honored by The Book Sellers of America by being placed in the White House Library. In 2011, Arkin released a memoir entitled An Improvised Life.

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Here's my latest article about TCM's Youngest Guest Programmer, Shane Fleming...
http://www.examiner.com/article/tcm-s-y ... programmer


Robert Osborne and Shane Fleming on the Atlanta set in Turner Studios...

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That is so cool! Congrats young Shane Fleming.

The Fan Programmers begin introducing their films beginning next Monday, April 7th!

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Thanks, Lynn!

Evidently, according to David's post on the original 'Sue Sue' on the TCMMBs, Ryan O'Neal has cancelled his appearance, but it seems that Director Norman Jewison, Sound Designer Ben Burtt, and TCM website writer/filmmaker/historian Jeremy Arnold have been added if I didn't overlook them to begin with. If you've ever read anything on the jump page, Arnold has crafted some lovely, in depth articles.

Since Jewison directed Judy Garland's television program, maybe he will attend the Club TCM Judy Event....or since Alan Arkin is already listed, maybe they will add The Russians are coming X 2 to the TBAs...all we need is Carl Reiner and Eva Marie Saint and we have a super event!!!!

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Here's a link to my latest article about Glenn Taranto, a TCM Guest Programmer...
http://www.examiner.com/article/actor-g ... QKxPy.gbpl

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Doris Day attends her 90th birthday celebration in Carmel-by-the-Sea! Here's my updated article on The Examiner: http://exm.nr/1fMOWPq

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Actor Jason Lee has just been added to the lineup of Special Guests at the festival. He'll introduce City Lights on Saturday morning at 9:15 in the Chinese Muliplex 1.

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Don't forget about the upcoming Guest Programmers!
Here are some links to articles I've written about TCM's Ultimate Fan Contest and a few of the Guest Programmers:

Shane Fleming, TCM's Youngest Guest Programmer, is so energetic and knowledgeable about film: http://www.examiner.com/article/tcm-s-y ... programmer

Actor Glenn Taranto:http://www.examiner.com/article/actor-g ... programmer

Six programmers and their originally submitted videos:
http://www.examiner.com/article/tcm-s-2 ... rogrammers

And I was so interested in all the films that were chosen by Guest Programmers, that I compiled a list: http://suesueapplegate.wordpress.com/20 ... n-contest/

Here's the FABULOUS lineup:

Monday, April 7
8 p.m. The Naked City (1948) – Co-hosted by TCM Ultimate Fan Contest Winner Tiffany Vazquez (New York, N.Y.)
9:45 p.m. A Face in the Crowd (1957) – Co-hosted by Craig Shemin (New York, N.Y.)
Midnight Show People (1928) – Co-hosted by Michelle Curtis (Winter Garden, Fla.)
1:30 a.m. Them! (1954) – Co-hosted by Steve Hayes (New York, N.Y.)

Tuesday, April 8
8 p.m. The Catered Affair (1956) – Co-hosted by Pat Hill-Yandell (Plano, Texas)
9:45 p.m. Witness for the Prosecution (1958) – Co-hosted by Dominique Breckinridge (Plano, Texas)
Midnight Modern Times (1936) – Co-hosted by Shane Fleming (New York, N.Y.)
1:45 a.m. A Woman Under the Influence (1974) – Co-hosted by Whitney Matheson (New York, N.Y.)

Wednesday, April 9
8 p.m. Waterloo Bridge (1940) – Co-hosted by Stefanie Del Papa (Miami, Fla.)
10 p.m. The Philadelphia Story (1940) – Co-hosted by Kim McShane (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Midnight TCM Premiere: Went the Day Well? (1942) – Co-hosted by Glenn Taranto (Culver City, Calif.)
1:45 a.m. 12 Angry Men (1957) – Co-hosted by Onalee McGraw (Front Royal, Va.)

Thursday, April 10
8 p.m. Young at Heart (1955) – Co-hosted by Hannah Kass (New York, N.Y.)
10:15 p.m. TCM Premiere: A Man Called Adam (1966) – Co-hosted by Petri Hawkins Byrd, Judge Judy's bailiff (Elk Grove, Calif.)
Midnight The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) – Co-hosted by Matt Roush, TV Guide critic (Los Angeles, Calif.)
2:15 a.m. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) – Co-hosted by Robert Best (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Friday, April 11
8 p.m. Summer Stock (1950) – Co-hosted by Sara Harmon (Wichita, Kan.)
10 p.m. Sunday in New York (1963) – Co-hosted by Laura Ackerman Pauzé (Granville, Ohio)
Midnight The Nights of Cabiria (1957) – Co-hosted by Alberto Ferreras (New York, N.Y.)
2:15 a.m. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) – Co-hosted by Peter Tulba (New York, N.Y.)

Enjoy! I will try to make some posts here from the festival, and I will be tweeting live from the Turner Classic Film Festival 2014 when I have time and all the technology is cooperating!
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