MFU-NCIS Tuesday: MFU Movie Soundracks

Are you an UNCLE memorabilia buff?

A couple weeks ago, I ordered "The Spy With My Face" soundtrack from a seller on eBay. The CD arrived Saturday.

The cover has a nice copy of the poster for "TSWMF", which featured Robert Vaughn.  When I opened the CD, I found a book in the front, filled with several photos from the MFU movie posters.  The soundtrack has music from "TSWMF" and the subsequent movies.  On the back of the CD, I read that the soundtrack was a limited issue of 3000 copies, and it was issued by Turner Classic Movies.

I visited the TCM website (see the links).  The soundtrack is still available; just click on "shop" and "soundtracks".  I just typed in the full name of the soundtrack and found it.

If you visit the TCM website, you can click "database".  I used "David McCallum" for my search.  I found all the MFU movie trailers, which can be downloaded.  Also, if you haven't done so, you can vote to have the movies made available on DVD.

If you click on "site", there are articles about some of the movies and four MFU-era photos.  The photos were labeled "One of Our Spies Is Missing".  Three are different shots of the photo of Waverly standing between the guys with a treasure chest on the table.  You can't download, but you can print the photos.  In the third photo, it looks like Mr. Vaughn was intentionally making a face - it's worth a look!

The fourth photo is of Robert Vaughn only, standing beside the cracked glass panel. He's smiling, not all like the deadly serious photo behind the glass, and his hair isn't as flatly Bryllcremed as it was in the first few episodes.  The photo reminded me of the one first season episode when Solo casually stepped away from the glass panel and, "breaking the fourth wall", told the viewer about the episode.

Cousins, I try to share the best inside information I can with you! Since there hasn't been a lot of traffic on Section II yet, these are our little secrets!

Serendipity Saturday - Voting for MFU and Other Movies on TCM

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday, and a happy "Boxing Day" to our UK cousins.

Today's topic is one I have mentioned before on Channels D and M, voting for various MGM movies to be made available on DVD.  The movies were made from various "Man from U.N.C.L.E." episodes or were movies that DM or RV filmed during the mid-1960's. 

On the Turner Classic Movies website, http://www.tcm.com/, type the name of the movie in the database search window.  The name of the movies, along with any similarly titled ones, will be listed in the center window.  Click on the appropriate movie title, and the database will bring up information about the movie. 

If you're not familiar with a movie, most have a theatrical trailer that can be viewed or downloaded.  On "Three Bites of the Apple" there's a trailer entitled, "Italy's in Season", that promotes both "Three Bites" and "The Venetian Affair".

To the right of the screen, there is an arrow with the word "vote".  If you have not voted for a movie before, click the word "vote", type your email address in the pop-up box, and then submit your vote.  It's that simple.  You are not obligated to purchase anything by voting.

Here are the movie titles:

"Around the World under the Sea" - a David McCallum movie

"Helicopter Spies" ("Prince of Darkness Affair")

"How to Steal the World" ("Seven Wonders of the World Affair")

"Karate Killers" ("Five Daughters Affair")

"One Spy too Many" ("Alexander the Greater Affair")

"Sol Madrid" - a David McCallum movie

"Spy in the Green Hat" ("Concrete Overcoat Affair")

"Spy with My Face" ("Double Affair" with a snippet from "Four Steps")

"Three Bites of the Apple" - a David McCallum movie

"To Trap a Spy" ("The Vulcan Affair")

"The Venetian Affair" - a Robert Vaughn movie (not based on MFU)

Please take a few minutes and support our favorite spies!

Also, while your here, please comment on any of the topics from earlier in the week.