LAND OF THE PHAROAHS -- I guess every great director is entitled to make at least one bad picture in their career. "Bring the snake in a strong basket" "The gods of Egypt have spoken!" I still love the ending though. So deliciously ironic. William Faulkner worked on the script! ...

And Paul Newman's illustrious debut follows: The Silver Chalice! (or as I dub it, The Silver Phallus!)

Isn't that the Joan Collins one? Have always wanted to see it but its seldom shown on TCM and I never seem to catch it when it is shown.

The Rialto is now an Urban Outfitters, but the building is still there. The theater itself wasn't that large compared to other L.A. downtown theaters, but it was said to have the longest marquee on Broadway.

ziggy6708a wrote: ↑May 18th, 2024, 10:10 pm SO WHY ARE THEY NOW PLAYING "JEWEL ROBBERY" INSTEAD OF "FORTY GUNS" !????????

Zaslav's cutbacks are REALLLY starting to show!!

I'd have loved to see Spielberg's reaction if he happened to tune in!

I've never heard that NO song. Wonder who wrote it?

nakanosunplaza wrote: ↑Today, 12:22 pm

nakanosunplaza wrote: ↑Today, 12:06 pm Yes Iwasnot a happy camper and last night they played Love with Garbo right after The Kiss

WEIRD. Someone is asleep at the wheel...

Krakatoa is actually WEST of Java, but that's Hollywood! {Pedanticism=ON} Any two points on the surface of a globe which do not lie on the same line of longitude are both east and west of each other. It is simply a matter of how far you wish to travel when going from one to the other. {Pedanticism=...

At the risk of sounding like Jimmy Carter, there was a "malaise" that settled in over films in the second half of the '70s. This is not to say that there weren't some excellent titles that were still released in these years. What is true though is though that there were a convergence of e...

Yes, Alma is back as a Spanish name, pronounced "Ahlma." The name from the past was "you can call me Al-ma." What movie character was named Alma? I seem to remember one. Geraldine Page's character in SUMMER AND SMOKE was named Alma. There's even a line where Alma says that her n...

Is Jewel Robbery on right now on TCM on anyone else's TV in the East instead of Forty Guns? Ben was with Spielberg introducing Forty Guns then the screen went black for a few minutes then Jewel Robbery showed up. Anyone else experiencing the same ? YEP! SAME! No 40 Guns! LOL. Dunno what's going on ...

Spielberg was introducing it over the wknd, than after a few minutes delay, Jewel Robbery started and was shown in its entirety (a previous selection in that series) WHAT is going on with TCM lately? This is the 2nd time in a couple wks this has happened. (something not on the schedule is shown). I ...

Yes, Alma is back as a Spanish name, pronounced "Ahlma." The name from the past was "you can call me Al-ma." What movie character was named Alma? I seem to remember one. Donna Reed in From Here To Eternity (1953) she has a made up name of Lorene but later confesses it is really ...

Yes, Alma is back as a Spanish name, pronounced "Ahlma." The name from the past was "you can call me Al-ma." What movie character was named Alma? I seem to remember one. Not a character, but Alma Reville was a script writer, assistant director and had various other behind the sc...

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