This early silent-sound hybrid, an early directorial effort by Michael Curtiz, owes more than a small debt to Griffith's Intolerance, down to its comparison between a modern day story and a biblical one that have the most tenuous relationship to each other. More importantly, the film plainly illustr...

Jon, your mention of that blow-dried pretty boy, Bobby Sherman , instantly reminded me of a series that I'd expunged from my brain pan quite thoroughly: Here Come the Brides (1967-1970). I vaguely remember the existence of the show, although I don't remember watching it -- there wasn't anything the...

Oh great, now I've got "Julie Julie Julie Do You love Me" stuck in my head.

Unfortunately, The Beast of Yucca Flats came out in 1961, so that doesn't count. Still, it's probably the all time worst. In fact, the 60s were really the golden age of bad sci fi -- in addition of BoYF there were the all but unwatchable The Creeping Terror, and The Crawling Hand and the execrable 2...

Dewey1960 wrote:I have NEVER understood FP's popularity (I suppose it had a lot to do with that dopey robot) and I guess I never will.

For me it's Anne Francis in the miniskirt. Oh my. Oh my. I'm gonna go watch it again right now.

I'll go with "Dracula." Lugosi was creepy and dangerous in this film, a long way from the parody he became later.

Truly great.

I am so jealous. Brownlow is a hero of mine -- I would rather meet him than most celebrities who are far more famous. I would kill to be at that.

There's a six month moratorium on architectural changes, and they're going to try to get landmark designation from the City Council.

Cool! Thanks Jon! Was The Charles originally built as a theatre or was it refurbished into a cineplex? The Senator looks great! What is its capacity? The small town where I was raised also had a Senator. Do you suppose they were all part of the same chain? The Charles has been a theater since 1939,...

klondike wrote:Next, I'll learn that you're a Microsoft stockholder, and you've got season tickets to Lambeau Field!

Klondike

Well I have some Apple. I'm a Mac guy all the way, unless I'm at work where I have no choice.

What's your favorite Anthony Mann-Jimmy Stewart western?

The best theaters in Baltimore proper are The Charles, which is a five screen theater but doesn't look like one, The Senator, and Bengies. The Charles shows art, indy and foreign films. They also do a revival series that shows the occassional silent. They just finished a series of Japanese movies an...

klondike wrote:I know what ya mean about Time playing etch-a-sketch with one's looks

I grow more handsome all the time.

Kyle In Hollywood wrote:OK, all you fans and fanatics who want to sit next to Robert Osborne.
The TCM website has finally uploaded the Guest Programmer Contest entry page.

You can find it here -
http://www.tcm.com/2007/GuestProgrammer/index.jsp

kjk

Wow they aren't giving us long, are they?

Lzcutter wrote:Jon,

Could I ask for one for Film Preservation? It would be a place to talk about Film Preservation, Restoration, Kevin Brownlow, David Shepard, et al and movie Palaces!

Done.