Alec Baldwin is a very complicated, very smart, and very talented guy. In two interviews just a month or so apart this fall, he was complaining about his career, contemplating other things he wanted to do with his life ... and that was all before winning the Emmy for 30 Rock.

Whatever he envisions for a professional life away from acting, if that's to be the case, Alec Baldwin has signed on to co-host Turner Classic Movies' The Essentials, a weekly analysis of a classic movie with co-host Robert Osborne. The show, which airs every Saturday at 8 p.m., most recently featured actress Rose McGowan, and before her Carrie Fisher and Molly Haskell shared the duties with Osborne.

It's one of my favorite TCM programs, giving the hosts a chance to set up a great movie, offer commentary and stimulate conversation. Considering the fact that Alec is very opinionated and pretty funny, he should add a lot to The Essentials.

TCM's new season, which will be it's ninth, premieres in March 2009, so there shouldn't be any significant conflict with his 30 Rock schedule. It'll be interesting to see which films Baldwin chooses to review in The Essentials.

A few years back, my husband had a chance to meet Alec in a movie memorabilia store. Alec was looking for a photo of Tony Curtis. Hmm... since I'm pretty sure that The Essentials has shown Some Like It Hot in the past, perhaps a few other Tony gems might get the "essentials" treatment -- Spartacus? The Sweet Smell of Success? The Defiant Ones? I wouldn't complain if one of my guilty pleasures -- The Great Race -- was selected.