In May 1988, Orion Pictures had a Summer Preview Luncheon in Chicago where the studio screened BULL DURHAM and MARRIED TO THE MOB. That was certainly a memorable double-bill. A whole lot of laughs for one afternoon. #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social
Itβs fascinating how time and life experience can change our perspectives on certain things. Things that meant so little suddenly mean so much.
Yes, that was me, on a flight to London, sitting next to my Dad.
βAre you crying?β
βYes!β
βWhy?β
(Through gritted teeth) βIβ¦ donβtβ¦ KNOW!β
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Do you have a movie that makes you cry every time you see it and you donβt understand why? #TCM is about to show mine. It kills me: no idea why it has that effect on me. #TCMParty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social @tcm-up-next.bsky.social @comingupontcm.bsky.social
I discovered it a few years ago and it is now one of my Pre-Code faves!
Happy birthday! Try this one, from Cecil B. DeMille, of all people!
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In case (like me) you have a lot of catching up to doβ¦
βShow me 2026 in one imageβ¦β
Gas prices βWill drop rapidly.β And I will flap my arms and fly to the moon. Iβm old enough to remember that $2 a gallon gas was only βtemporaryβ 20-some years ago.
I managed the AMC Eastland 5 when MOONSTRUCK opened; it played for almost six months. To this day, I can quote large stretches of the wonderful, brilliant dialogue! #cher #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social #nicolascage
I thought it was just me. βYour driver is 5 minutes away (except that heβs 18th in line at the Starbucks drive-thru).β
ChatGPT is a cyber-cheerleader that not only supports your ideas but urges you to build on them. βLetβs keep going!β The only thing it cares about is keeping you online and making you feel confident. Itβs Jane Fonda in KLUTE, telling you youβre amazing in bed while secretly glancing at her watch.
My parents attended an advance screening of A PASSAGE TO INDIA and the print was missing a reel: Of course, it was the pivotal Malabar Caves sequence. What a mess! The screening was, of course, ruined. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social
OK, when I saw A PASSAGE TO INDIA in Chicago in 1984, some nutty projectionist played this trailer in front of a David Lean epic. It absolutely brought down the house. So, I share it with you! #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social
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It is from the original release in 1956! Whomever had it originally took great care of it. Here is the wonderful hardcover program book, which features a helpful illustrated guide to all the star cameos!
And in remarkable shape, too!
It was funny seeing it years later when I recognized all the stars. I didnβt know many of them when I was 6! π€©
EXACTLY! And no DCP, either. I wanted to book it when I was working at Alamo Drafthouse and the WB rep gave me the sad news about the terrible condition of the materials.
I should have invited you over to play the board game during the Entrβacte! Next timeβ¦ #tcmparty @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social
My parents took me to the re-release of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS after my kindergarten graduation and I will never forget how spectacular it was. Tragically, the elements have deteriorated so much, according to a friend at Warners, it can never be fully restored. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social
I was just thinking about that a few days ago when I was playing some CDs I burned 20 years ago. I honestly canβt remember the last time I made one.
One of the first dates I ever went on was to see ALL THAT JAZZ. We were both too young to see an R-rated film, but the cashier didnβt stop us. βAir Roticaβ was, ummm, a lot for a teenage first date. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social
As a former DJ, I tend to pay a lot of attention to music in public places. And the jaw-dropping segue at Walmart this evening from #ReneeRappβs βGet Him Backβ to Basiaβs βNew Day For Youβ was one for the booksβ¦
If youβve never been lucky enough to see WEST SIDE STORY on the big screen, this number absolutely kills. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social
Tucker Smith was The Man. I want everything he wears in this movie. Mambo! #tcmparty #WestSideStory @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social
I got more laughs out of your post than I did watching the movie. Thank you! π€©
So many of the leading men of the 1930s and 1940s aged at an alarming rate, probably because of a combination of chain-smoking, heavy drinking, lack of sleep, too much sun, poor skin care and a lack of stress management. A lot of them looked like they were 10-15 years older than they actually were.
I knew someone who absolutely loathed THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY. It turned out it was because he really WAS Tom Ripley. You have never seen anyone so eager to please. You didnβt know whether to laugh or shudder. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social
The amazing #ShirleyJones played an alcoholic Sunshine Girl in Playhouse 90Β΄s THE BIG SLIDE in 1956. Burt Lancaster was so wowed by her performance that he pushed for her to be cast in ELMER GANTRY. #tcmparty @tcmtv.bsky.social @tcmparty.bsky.social @tcmfans.bsky.social