John Amos' big break!

Another Mel Brooks fan here! I love "Spaceballs" too and the "remake" of "To Be Or Not To Be" (with Brooks as producer/actor.)
He also brought us other great (non-comedic) movies (as executive producer)-"The Elephant Man" and "Frances."

Curtis Harrington is another one of my favorite filmmakers. He began making films as a teenager and later attended UCLA. I would love to see his first (short) film from 1946, "Fragment Of Seeking-"about a young man exploring his sexuality. I've never been unsatisfied with his psychological...

Thanks for posting that great video, Dewey! I always thought Weird Al was quite clever...and omnipresent. A couple of other movies to add to my "underground" essentials are "Door-To-Door Maniac" with Johnny Cash and "Bill And Coo" (1948)-which won an honorary Oscar...In...

All those "damsel in distress" movies involving the telephone are fun... "Dial M For Murder" "Sorry, Wrong Number" "Midnight Lace" "Wait Until Dark" Three of my favorite movies with female characters in "danger" are Roman Polanksi's "R...

I'm anxious to see the Todd Haynes/ Dylan movie too. (Big fan of both.) It will be interesting to see all the various actors playing Dylan. (I really enjoy the work of Christian Bale.) If anyone can pull that off, it is Haynes.
And Todd Solondz too...in "Palindromes."

What about "Roman Holiday?" Audrey got her hair cut, bought sandals and a gelato-all for under $1.50!

I watched a couple of episodes of "Everybody Loves Raymond" and was (painfully) unable to understand the appeal. I was reminded of the scene from "Annie Hall" where Tony Roberts is choosing types of "canned laughter" to follow lines in his hit TV show. This show was one...

Speaking of Bob Dylan, I'd LOVE to see his "Renaldo And Clara-"the four hour version!

I think TCM Underground is just as important (and, unfortunately flawed) as The Essentials. I would love to see John Waters as host...and I would like to see a broader horizon of "underground" films. What about Alejandro Jodorowsky's "El Topo" and "The Holy Mountain." A...

Don't forget the fun "Stage Door Canteen-"with the "once in a lifetime" cast!

St. Louis Blues

I always loved the melancholy theme song from "The Bob Newhart Show." And the music of Earle Hagen-from "The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis" to "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."

I love seeing Joanne Woodward in roles as a mother or mother figure ("Mr. And Mrs. Bridge," "Philadelphia," "Sybil") and Patricia Neal ("The Homecoming: A Christmas Story") because both of them remind me of my mother. My favorite TV moms are Sada Thompson as K...