TV and Movies

[Laura14]

It came into theaters yesterday for its 85th anniversary. I watched all four hours including intermission because Clark Gable is worth it. 😛

The burning Atlanta scenes are a whole other experience in theater. I had only ever seen it on tv with my grandmother when it used to be a two night tv event and on TCM when that channel launched decades ago. 

It was also the first time I watched it in Georgia, where I live now, which was also cool that I now know the places they reference in the film. I may have been the only Yankee in the theater. 😯

It's only out today and Wednesday if you want to catch it at a theater near you. 

Spoiler alert: He still doesn't give a ******. 😂☹️

We all applauded at the end. 👏 Some classics never die. ❤️

[fingerlakesny]

My favorite movie of all time. Our 8th grade class went to see it at the Eastman Theater in Rochester, NY. The screen was big and I was so mesmerized by it. I am 71, so that was awhile ago. My daughter is named after Melanie.

[Group 5 minus 1]

I think that film is such an old cliche' type film. Saw it years ago,but won't watch it today.

As some have said,"It's been done".

[Big Joanie]

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@fingerlakesny wrote:

My favorite movie of all time. Our 8th grade class went to see it at the Eastman Theater in Rochester, NY. The screen was big and I was so mesmerized by it. I am 71, so that was awhile ago. My daughter is named after Melanie.

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Rochester native here ....

[Commoner Exec Mr Wilkes]

I also saw it in a large theater during its 30th Anniversary release.

I remember the excitement,  the audience reactions, an actual intermission....

I have multiple copies of it on different media:  VHS, DVD, laserdisc, a priceless interview with Olivia de Havilland on the 70th Anniversary DVD....

I can watch it over and over.  A cinematic masterpiece with unparalleled craftsmanship. 

The documentary The Making of Gone With the Wind is a must see for fans, including interviews with many then-surviving cast members, and screen tests of various Scarlett contenders including Susan Hayward,  Lana Turner, Paulette Goddard,  Joan Bennett and so much more!

[drizzellla]

@Laura14 Glad you got to see it on the "big screen".

The first time I saw "Gone With The Wind". I was 20 something years old. It was being shown at a movie theatre two blocks from where I worked.

Someone mentioned that they wanted to see the movie. Well, by the end of the day, quite a group of us went to see the movie. It was fun to go as a big group. It was a bonding experience.

It was funny we had so much fun, we agreed we should do it again - never happened. 

[Neetgal2]

I also went in high school to see this movie in Philadelphia on a bus from New Jersey with my history class. I have always loved this movie and books about the south. I would ride around, visiting relatives looking for the old plantations and tour many.  Back in the 80s I was in Atlanta passing time during the day while my husband was in classes and I went to a museum and Butterfly McQueen was there talking and giving autographs, what a thrill .  My daughter now lives in the south and I remember when she was in college seeing my first Cotton field.  I recently watched GWTW during Oscar week!  There is a lot to learn from this movie!

[proudlyfromNJ]

One of the best movies ever. 

[Estellee]

I havn't seen it in a long time but now I want too. Such a great movie.

[Commoner Exec Mr Wilkes]

"Ladies and gentlemen, please forgive me if my words are inadequate in thanking you for your very great kindness. If I were to mention all those who have shown me such wonderful generosity through "Gone with the Wind" I should have to entertain you with an oration as long as "Gone with the Wind" itself.

So if I may, I should like to devote my thanks on this occasion to that composite figure of energy, courage, and very great kindness, in whom all points of "Gone with the Wind" meet -- Mr. David Selznick."