Great question about the evening opening, Lynn. Any chance we can make a sticky for the list of Essentials, Jr. films that Scott has provided us with here or on the TCM Message Boards? Moira, I would love to see Wee Willie Winkie , too. :D You also had some great suggestions for Essentials, Jr. . S...

Lzcutter wrote:Hey Scott,

We've had the new evening opening now for over five years I think.

I thought there might be a change to something new with the channel celebrating its anniversary this year.

Are there any plans to replace the Evening opening any time soon?

Not that I know of, Chiefette

Suggestions: If you don't mind my saying so, I hope that another Shirley Temple movie, Wee Willie Winkie (1937), appears someday in the Essentials, Jr. lineup. In addition to a strong sense of place and a stellar supporting cast, the film is one of Shirley's movies that most appeals to boys as well...

Scott, Good morning! Hope you are enjoying your time in the "hot seat" with us! At the Club TCM discussion about 20 Years of TCM On-Air at this year's film festival (thank you by the way for including that, I love the promos and interstitials sometimes more than the movies!- note I said s...

Thanks for the detailed response about Essentials, Jr. , Scott. I hope you don't mind, but I do have some suggestions for the series and some feedback, as you requested. (I've included a whole list of all the films I could find that have appeared or will show on The Essentials, Jr. from 2010-2014 a...

Hey, Scott--could you please talk a little about Essentials, Jr. , which begins again this Sunday? Are there any movies that you would love to feature that are hard (for whatever reason) to get a hold of and show? What criteria do you use in selecting the films? In 2006, our general manager at the ...

Moira, great question! Scott, any chance that TCM might screen The Canterville Ghost , 1944, on Essentials, Jr.? I remember thinking how spooky Charles Laughton was as Sir Simon, the ghost, and it's from an Oscar Wilde tale, I think. It has a great cast that includes Robert Young, Margaret O'Brien,...

Scott, any chance one of my guilty sci-fi pleasures, Mysterious Island , will ever be shown at the Turner Classic Film Festival? Ray Harryhausen was so integral to this personal favorite of mine. And, I have to ask about the possibility of Joan Collins introducing The Opposite Sex. Could this wittl...

Scott, How do you go about choosing the music for the year-end TCM Remembers? The songs are usually ones that aren't well known, it seems. And because I loved the month so much (great comedy and most of all, my beloved City of Angels in the background), how did the Mack Sennett month come about and...

Scott, Here's another fun question for you ... which of the three MOVIES that he had most fun doing? PAJAMA PARTY as CHIEF ROTTEN EAGLE in 1964 BEACH BLANKET BINGO as BUSTER in 1965 HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI as BWANA in 1965 Personally, I like him in WILD BIKINI the best. Another Question One of m...

Not really a question but a big thanks for the promos and videos that people have already mentioned. I try to collect some of these which mostly were shown years ago. Things like the music videos for the month (the tatooed lady and the vaccuum,) promos for genre themes. (There was one for noir film...

Scott, Thanks for all the great info! The "John Ford Country" promo is, of course, one of my faves! We share many of the same likes and holy trinity! Imagine that! How do you go about pairing contemporary actors with SOTM promos. While some, like Carol Burnett, seem a perfect fit with the...

I love the interstitials that you often produce and write with your collaborators at TCM--especially the promo for Shadows of Russia , the sweeping preview for the monumental Kurosawa month , and the hilarious one for The High and the Mighty on TCM . When you are preparing a new spot for an individ...

Thanks, Scott! If you use my idea, I'll smile every time I hear it. :-) And I would love to hear more about some of your favorite brushes with filmdom celebrities that you have met during the course of your duties at the festivals and on the cruise. Please share what you can! Here's a few at random...

Thanks, Scott! I'm glad that things seem to be encouraging in classic film. I love the interstitials that you often produce and write with your collaborators at TCM--especially the promo for Shadows of Russia , the sweeping preview for the monumental Kurosawa month , and the hilarious one for The H...