Just wanted to shove this to the top as a reminder that DeepDiscount.com's semi-annual 20% off sale is running now through Nov. 25 (Sunday). This is the time of year that DD outsells every other online video source, so make sure you get your dibs in!

Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis worked together early in their careers in 20,000 YEARS IN SING SING (1933), and they make a dynamic pair.

Still looking for a Gable-Davis combination. I think they might have worked together on radio . . .

One book I've been reading off and on this summer -- and probably into the fall, too -- is Stephanie Harrison's anthology Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen . From Tod Robbins' story "Spurs" (the basis for FREAKS) to Philip K. Dick's "Minority Report" (which became the S...

This guy's just another far-left pundit who thinks he's Ed Murrow, and he's miffed because the President isn't listening to him.

Gee, I wonder why . . .

moirafinnie wrote:The above UFO spotted flying over TCM Message Board this morning. Careful, friends

Don't be alarmed. We still see them periodically in Cincinnati.

Scrooge's sister, Fan, died giving birth to her son Fred, who is also Scrooge's nephew. The bit about Scrooge's mother dying when he was born was not mentioned in Dickens' original, which is why it sounds confusing. But I always thought that Fan was older than Scrooge, since she is the one who final...

HALLELUJAH!!! I've been hearing about this project for months, but had doubts about whether Fox would finish it in time for the Christmas season. This is very good news indeed! There's an additional comment on Dave Kehr's site saying that there will probably be substantial discounts on this set and ...

As far as I know, that sterling Warner Brothers stock company member Frank McHugh had only one starring role, in THREE MEN ON A HORSE (1936).

The rumors about Gilbert having a high voice, thereby destroying his career in talkies, simply weren't true. Welllllll . . . yes and no. True, Gilbert did have a pleasant voice of tenor pitch -- the first time I heard his voice in QUEEN CHRISTINA, he reminded me of David Niven. But remember that we...

My thanks too, Moira and Klondike, for taking this matter seriously and dealing with it quickly and decisively. Your efforts at maintaining civility on this site are much appreciated. However, I can't help noticing that SHolmes's atavar was actress Frances Farmer, who was also known for being obnoxi...

Chris, your post with the Daniel Boone lyrics just reminded me of the parody we sang as kids (anybody else remember this?) -- which I'm reluctant to post here because it contains a racial epithet. But you've got me singing the darned thing, and it won't go away! ARGGHH!!

The Deep Discount 20% off sale runs through June 16 (a week from Saturday). And all their books and CDs are on sale, too.

I was working on an order to Deep Discount late last month, but put it off when I remembered this sale was coming up. Good thing -- it saved me nearly $50! FYI: The code of DVDTALK did not work as a discount for this particular item, but USATODAY & SUPERSALE did. Funny -- DVDTALK worked for me. ...

This is the third time I've seen THE MONSTER and tried to like it, mainly due to Lon Chaney's presence -- but no dice. The film tries to do too many things at once and doesn't really do any of them well. The comedy is forced, the horror aspect doesn't really work, and I kept wishing Chaney would do ...

It's always said that Brooklyn is a series of small towns, and I've lived in several of those "towns" throughout my life, and it's true - they are different in age, architecture and atmosphere; all you have to do is walk a few blocks either way, and you're in a totally different place. Br...