Thanks, Moira, that's such a cool poster.

Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) is a curious film (D: Wesley Ruggles) which re-teams Clark Gable and Lana Turner. Lana holds her own against Gable, and she's lovely despite one of those 1940s helmet hairdos. Both play reporters, as does Robert Sterling as Gable's younger brother. Gable strongly oppo...

Moira, I agree completely about The Little Foxes . Bette looks unusually buxom in that film. I believe you're right that in the early films she's often in long shot as part of a group, whereas once she becomes more of a star she gets more close-ups. It's a good thing someone finally realized that pl...

Finally got around to seeing The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter , and I agree completely with ChiO, JF, and the other fans of this film. It's an outstanding movie, probably superior to the novel, though it's been a long time since I read the book. The screenplay is credited to Thomas C. Ryan, and whoever ...

Secrets is not the film I'd recommend to anyone wanting to get acquainted with Frank Borzage. The Mortal Storm was the first I saw, and that made me interested in seeing more of Borzage's work. Secrets essentially has four separate acts--the stars meet cute and elope; their cabin is under siege by ...

Kingme, I also love John Frankenheimer's 1960s thrillers. Seven Days in May is a solid film. Lynn, I'm with you on The Thief of Bagdad and the delights of Doug, Anna May Wong, and William Cameron Menzies. Stamboul Quest is a charming film, with George Brent more appealing than usual. Myrna Loy is al...

The film Albert Lewin made following Pandora and the Flying Dutchman is even less well-known: Saadia (1953). Both are about beautiful exotic women in exotic settings. TCM could easily have included this in their Arab Images series because the setting is a small town in Morocco. Fortunately, they did...

Thanks for the heads up. Mr. A. Sorry I didn't record it, but will the next time it cycles around. This is the kind of film that would sell out the smallest theater at next year's TCM festival and need to be repeated on Sunday. Just a hint for the powers that be.

No, I haven't seen it but will probably record it.

Borzage's Secrets (1933) with Mary Pickford, Leslie Howard, and C. Aubrey Smith will be shown at 6am EDT Friday, 3am PDT. TCM describes it as "A New England society girl braves the West to help her husband build his fortune."

I wonder if Robert Young didn't seem too much of a nice guy to be a really big star. He does have a meaty role in The Enchanted Cottage.

I'd love to see more Borzage films.

A cool thing to notice about Madeleine if you ever see it again is how Lean repeats the motif from the early scenes of Madeleine's lover talking to her through the grille of her basement room. She's looking up, he's looking down. We later have him looking down from the balcony of a great hall as she...

This Fourth of July I watched a natural double feature: Yankee Doodle Dandy and Made in U.S.A . OK, maybe not such a natural double feature. If anyone is an auteur, making exactly the films he wants to make, it's Godard, but does that mean you therefore have to like all of his films? Made in U.S.A. ...

OK, I'm bumping this thread too late to remind people that the David Lean tribute this morning included The Passionate Friends , so beautifully directed, and Madeleine , another little-known film of his that's even better on second viewing--some people have problems with the ending the first time t ...

I spent a Mann-ly day over the weekend catching up with TCM's tribute to Anthony Mann. Because I've already seen Border Incident, Devil's Doorway , and The Black Book , all good films, especially the first two, I watched Two O' Clock Courage, Desperate , and The Tall Target . Two O'Clock Courage is ...