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Post by yanceycravat on Oct 22, 2022 17:51:09 GMT
Robert Osborne's Final Turner Classic Movies Intros and Wrap-Ups (2016-02-21) TCM's annual 31 Days of Oscar in 2016 connected each movie that aired by an actor. On February 21, 2016 Robert Osborne , unbeknownst to his legion of fans, introduced his last three films. The Slipper and the Rose (1976) - TCM Premiere Tom Jones (1963) Under the Volcano (1984) - RO's last Solo Wrap-Arounds (For the record - Four months later, On June 14, 2016, Robert Osborne introduced The French Connection (1975) but that was with guest programmer Candice Bergen.) www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV4GOxwLgbd5-w6xIRRAaC5GEzGNsEoAn |
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Post by topbilled on Oct 23, 2022 15:10:19 GMT
Robert Osborne's Final Turner Classic Movie Intros and Wrap-Ups (2016-02-21) TCM's annual 31 Days of Oscar in 2016 connected each movie that aired by an actor. On February 21, 2016 Robert Osborne , unbeknownst to his legion of fans, introduced his last three films. The Slipper and the Rose (1976) - TCM Premiere Tom Jones (1963) Under the Volcano (1984) - RO's last Solo Wrap-Arounds (For the record - Four months later, On June 14, 2016, Robert Osborne introduced The French Connection (1975) but that was with guest programmer Candice Bergen.) www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV4GOxwLgbd5-w6xIRRAaC5GEzGNsEoAn
Do we know what his very first TCM intro was? |
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Post by BingFan on Oct 23, 2022 15:24:53 GMT
I think TCM showed Robert Osborne’s first intro (or at least part of it) during their tribute to him after he died. Wasn’t it Gone With The Wind?
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Post by Fading Fast on Oct 23, 2022 16:33:59 GMT
I loved Robert Osborne, but do you guys remember Bob Dorian who was the host of AMC when it was like TCM (even before TCM existed)? I can't say I remember anything specific about Mr. Dorian other than that I enjoyed him as a host, as I did Mr. Osborn.
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Post by BingFan on Oct 23, 2022 16:44:09 GMT
I loved Robert Osborne, but do you guys remember Bob Dorian who was the host of AMC when it was like TCM (even before TCM existed)? I can't say I remember anything specific about Mr. Dorian other than that I enjoyed him as a host, as I did Mr. Osborn.
Nick Clooney (George’s dad) was another host on AMC, and I also liked him very much. With his sister being Rosemary Clooney, he had a real connection to old-time Hollywood. I remember him well as the host of local news and talk shows in Cincinnati, where I grew up.
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Post by dianedebuda on Oct 23, 2022 17:05:04 GMT
I remember Bob and Nick too. Saw Bob in a play in Austin many years ago, but apparently his performance did not leave a lasting impression.  |
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Post by topbilled on Oct 23, 2022 17:21:43 GMT
Nick Clooney wrote a book, after he left his hosting duties at AMC, in 2002. It's called The Movies That Changed Us: Reflections on the Screen. It's an easy read.
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Post by BingFan on Oct 23, 2022 17:38:57 GMT
Nick Clooney wrote a book, after he left his hosting duties at AMC, in 2002. It's called The Movies That Changed Us: Reflections on the Screen. It's an easy read. Sounds interesting— I’ll have to look for it. Thanks! |
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Post by yanceycravat on Oct 23, 2022 18:06:05 GMT
In fact the very first intro Robert Osborne gave was for Gone With The Wind (1939). TCM has re-aired it.
I remember Robert Osborne being asked about Bob Dorian and he said something to the effect of, "He was a good reader."
I think the implication was he didn't know much about classic movies but was a good presenter. I'd have to share RO's assessment. I like Bob Dorian as well but the difference was RO had lived the old movies, worked for the Hollywood Reporter for many years and was a friend to many of those Golden Age Stars.
When Angela Lansbury received her honorary Academy Award she requested Robert Osborne present it to her. In a recently posted 2016 TCM Festival interview she did with Alec Baldwin, Lansbury seems to get choked up by the fact that Osborne was the only one that knew her movies and seemed to stick by her.
I can't say I've ever heard of anything regarding Bob Dorian and his relationship to the Golden Age of Hollywood outside of his presenting the movies. Not a dig at all, just an observation.
Go to 18:20 in the interview below to hear that section.
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Post by cineclassics on Oct 24, 2022 12:38:37 GMT
As others have mentioned, Robert's first intro for TCM was Gone with the Wind. Hard to imagine that would be the first film introduced if TCM was starting out today. But it was a different time back in 1994. The American Film Institute has a good collection of Robert's intros/outros that can be viewed here: www.afi.com/robert-osborne-collection/Unfortunately, it isn't comprehensive and doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the totality of his intros/outros. I don't understand why TCM doesn't release all of Robert's material from TCM on-line for us fans. We should be able to celebrate his work at the network in this way. There is an entire collection of interviews entitled "Private Screenings" with Robert hosting and interviewing classic cinema stars. TCM hasn't released any of this material. Baffling. |
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Post by yanceycravat on Oct 24, 2022 15:41:18 GMT
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Post by cineclassics on Oct 24, 2022 18:50:45 GMT
I've also always wondered why there isn't a biography of Robert Osborne. His stories and connection to Old Hollywood were legendary and would have made for a great read. Perhaps he was just too modest to write an autobiography.
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Post by CinemaInternational on Oct 25, 2022 18:50:25 GMT
Unfortunately, it isn't comprehensive and doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the totality of his intros/outros. I don't understand why TCM doesn't release all of Robert's material from TCM on-line for us fans. We should be able to celebrate his work at the network in this way. There is an entire collection of interviews entitled "Private Screenings" with Robert hosting and interviewing classic cinema stars. TCM hasn't released any of this material. Baffling. Some of the private screenings specials could be found on some old WB DVDs of films with those stars. I think the one with Robert mitchum and Jane Russell appeared on the disc for Macao. |
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Post by cmovieviewer on Oct 27, 2022 8:27:42 GMT
I believe I started watching TCM around 2010, so I missed many of the earlier Private Screenings episodes. Robert was such a great interviewer that it's really disappointing that they don't show all of these again. (I think the speculation has been that some of the episodes may have rights issues because of the film clips that were included.)
I had also hunted for these on DVD and this was all I could find:
Jane Powell (1995) - Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory Volume 3
Esther Williams (1996) - Esther Williams TCM Spotlight Volume 1 (Bathing Beauty)
Robert Mitchum & Jane Russell (1996) - Robert Mitchum Signature Collection (Macao) <--
Mickey Rooney (1997) - Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection (bonus disc) Sidney Lumet (2005) - Network (1976): Special Edition (bonus disc)
Liza Minnelli (2010) - Conversations with Robert Osborne <--
Robert Osborne (2014) - Conversations with Robert Osborne <--
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Post by CinemaInternational on Oct 28, 2022 18:28:15 GMT
As others have mentioned, Robert's first intro for TCM was Gone with the Wind. Hard to imagine that would be the first film introduced if TCM was starting out today. But it was a different time back in 1994. The controversy really didn't stick to Gone with the Wind until around 2013, after the release of 12 Years a Slave. |
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