I remember seeing this and felt sorry for Anne Jackson's character, the 'old maid' who's sleeping with the bride's father played by Gig Young, who's married to her best friend Cloris Leachman. Now as an adult, I'd probably tell her to 'grow a spine' and give an ultimatum to Gig and spill the...
I'd like to give a salute to the magnificent Miriam Hopkins, an actress who is all but forgotten today except by classic film fans. Her peak was in the pre-Code era (Design for Living, Trouble in Paradise, The Story of Temple Drake) but Becky Sharp is a wonderful showcase for her as both a...
I'm surprised that the early Showtime sitcom Brothers has yet to see a home video release! As for HBO, where are the season sets for Arliss and the entire run of Dream On? Also, why no DVD release for its late night documentary series Real Sex?
Over the years Playboy TV (formerly the Playboy...
When I watched the show on NBC as a kid, the opening title sequence had the theme blasting out loud- no dialogue! Apparently this was changed for syndication.
There's been rumblings lately about ABC possibly reviving All My Children and One Life to Live. If it does happen, I think it would be in half-hour form to fit the current ABC schedule with the GMA spinoff and General Hospital. Let's keep our fingers crossed!
I agree on Laramie- the episodes shown on cable now are fully remastered with magnificent color.. By the way, that show contributed to TV history as it was the first to use the second (and longest lasting) version of the NBC peacock intro- and because of that, it's been referred to as 'The...
I'd add the 1991 primetime Dark Shadows (apparently put into a fake widescreen ratio when it was filmed fullscreen).
Also, I'd love to see an ultimate Dragnet boxed set- perhaps a Complete Series set for the 1967-70 series with the 1966 2-hour pilot and the 1954 color feature film as a bonus...
There's been a rumor for years that a private collector has a pre-release print of the film with the missing scenes. Perhaps the folks at WB are waiting for him to 'kick the bucket' and reclaim their lost property......
What's interesting that it has among its guest stars Hollywood legends (Olivia deHavilland, Van Johnson, Luise Rainer, Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., June Allyson), TV icons (Nanette Fabray, Donna Mills, Rick Nelson, Jimmie Walker, Suzanne Somers, Tina Louise, Della Reese...
A few years ago I met Connie Stevens and asked her about "Hawaiian Eye" being put out on video, and she mentioned that some of those episodes were edited together to make feature length films for the foreign market. So I suppose in her eyes it may be a lack of proper source elements, but since...
The switch to color was even crazier for daytime TV. Early on in the 50s CBS would experiment with airing live colorcasts of some of their daytime shows. So, it was decided to air The Guiding Light in color one day, and the production staff was alerted. However creator/head writer Irna...
Eleven years and still no legit DVD/Blu-ray release! Why???? This remains my holiday Holy Grail. But in the meantime, there's YouTube. See for yourself why I am forever entranced by this film:
OK I have a confession: I first thought this post was about Christmas programs and films being released this season. The opening poster should have made himself more clear. As for me, I just want more Peyton Place being released along with Gunsmoke and Petticoat Junction!
Reminds me when B-R had another ice cream made up to promote another musical disaster: Can't Stop the Music, the 'disco musical' starring The Village People. "Can't Stop the Nuts" was the new flavor, but it certainly has weird connotations when you consider the overly gay content in that film!
It has to do mostly with the source material for the film (a novel or play) and who owns the right to it. Sometimes a film company will have a limited period of access to that source material before the rights (including remake rights) revert to the owners of the original material. That's why...
I read the original novel by Fred Mustard Stewart a few years before the film came out. Dudley Moore was hopelessly miscast- the role called for James Garner, Paul Newman, or Robert Redford. No wonder the film flopped!!!
In recent years the Time Warner has used its lawyers to untangle legal...
Gunsmoke, of course- it is the TV Western. Surprisingly, unlike other classis TV shows it has never been adapted for the big screen or subjected to a reboot. The TV-movies were basically sequels to the main series. Why hasn't CBS/Paramount considered a new version as either a film or series...