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Indeed. And a certain portion of the TCM audience is already loaded for bear w/ Ben because they know his politics.

Loni Anderson on the cover of the kids' magazine BANANAS in Jan, 1981.

TV stars were ubiquitous back in the day and kids knew them even if we were too young for their show.

They were on variety, talk, and game shows, LOVE BOAT, FANTASY ISLAND, and TV movies, posters, t-shirts and magazines.

The world was smaller then and stars like Loni Anderson made lasting impacts.

YouTube video by K.J. Norman TRUCK TURNER (1974 Theatrical Trailer)

RIP Jonathan Kaplan: a wild career starting with Roger Corman, years in the exploitation trenches (including my beloved Truck Turner & Over The Edge), the strange TVM Girls of the Wild Orchid during a stint in Director Jail, to Oscar glory with The Accused

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Ben's been very gracious, more gracious than people have been in their criticism.

Farewell to the delightful Loni Anderson (1945-2025).

She was everywhere when I was a kid and always a joy to watch. #LoniAnderson #TVSky

Jonathan Kaplan, Director of ‘The Accused’ and ‘ER,’ Dies at 77 The nephew of Van Heflin also helmed ‘Love Field,’ ‘Truck Turner,’ ‘Over the Edge,’ ‘Bad Girls,’ ‘Immediate Family’ and other admired films.

RIP Jonathan Kaplan.

I knew Jonathan since the late 60s. No finer filmmaker, no better friend.

His cancer battle was finally lost Friday morning. His many friends and colleagues will remember him fondly.

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She pulls it off, though! Bless.

Myrna vs. Irene!

I have not, but it sounds right up my alley. Thanks for the recommendation.

There's a nice restored transfer on VOD, but it's also available "elsewhere" if you know where to look.

Why I'm not married.

The Studio Era's "perfect wife" looking sexy and sinister in THIRTEEN WOMEN (1932).

Crossing out victims as they are dispatched. One of the (many) tropes making an early appearance in this film.

Ricardo Cortez as the cop investigating the mysterious deaths in THIRTEEN WOMEN (1932).

Irene Dunne as the "final girl" in THIRTEEN WOMEN (1932).

Everybody loves “perfect wife” Myrna Loy, but have you seen her as a serial killer?

THIRTEEN WOMEN (1932) is a Pre-Code thriller w/ Montana-born Myrna as an exotic "mystic" plotting the demise of sorority sisters who bullied her.

A fun watch (w/ context) using tropes still common today. #FilmSky

Who, Exactly, Is the ‘Netflix of AI’ For? Plenty of would-be Walt Disneys would like to make their own little cartoons. But who wants to watch them?

Care for a weekend read? Here's me at @opinion.bloomberg.com, specifically on Amazon's baffling investment in "Showrunner," but moreover on the idea of "two-way entertainment" via AI. I'd like to leave entertaining me to the professionals, tyvm!! www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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The Fleischer studio's first color cartoon, "Poor Cinderella," premiered on August 3, 1934. (This cartoon was Betty Boop's sole color appearance in animation in the Fleischer era.) Having color available led animators to make her a redhead in the cartoon.

Thanks for this.

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A cheerful woman dressed in a silver, spaghetti strap flapper dress and matching headband with a feather on her head of short, blond hair. She's standing in front of a gold theater curtain with a large, round, silver microphone on a stand in front of her. As she smiles, her arms are up, bent at her elbows to each side, hands cupped in that old-fashioned flapper style. Jean Hagen, born on this day in 1923 (d. 1977) as Lina Lamont in a scene from the film SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952) Tags Filmsky moviesky MOVIES films botd happy birthday Hollywood legends sexy beautiful actress MGM musical golden age comedy Oscar Academy Award nominee

Good morning.

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So adorable. is that your First Communion dress?

What an absolute fucking psychopath.

Whoa. I didn't feel it.

Bill Scott and June Foray in the studio.

June Foray and Bill Scott #BOTD the voices of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

"It was a special show for special people," said Scott, who also voiced Mr. Peabody and Dudley Do-Right and was the head writer and co-producer of the show (with Jay Ward). #TVSky #Cartoons

WHAT?

Ted Turner's hubristic love for colorization allowed him to pull off one of the great villain-to-hero redemption arcs when he started TCM.

They call me Mr Huggs!

Oscar winner Rod Steiger (in costume as Chief Bill Gillespie) embracing Sidney Poitier and Lee Grant.

Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Lee Grant on the set of Norman Jewison's IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT released #OTD in 1967.

It's streaming on Tubi and Hoopla (free w/ a library card). #FilmSky

James Dolan is so proud.

Wizard of Oz at The Sphere looks gorgeous