January, 2005 - Canadian Actors
Saturday, January 1 - Reunited theme
6:00 PM Psycho (1960)
8:00 PM Casablanca (1942)
10:00 PM Same Time, Next Year (1978) - only listed here because it’s a TCM premiere; I’m not recommending it.
12:15 AM My Favorite Wife (1940) - an hilarious Oscar nominated story, co-written by Leo McCarey (Going My Way (1944)) about a woman (Irene Dunne) who returns after seven years from being thought lost in a shipwreck, but was really just stranded on an island with another man (Randolph Scott), to find her husband (Cary Grant) has remarried (Gail Patrick). Directed by Garson Kanin.
2:00 AM Love Affair (1939)
3:30 AM The Sunshine Boys (1975) - Neil Simon’s Oscar nominated script turned out to be just the ticket for George Burns, who earned a Supporting Actor Academy Award on his only nomination, in this story about a vaudeville comedy team who agree to reunite for a TV special, even though they haven’t spoken for years. Walter Matthau earned a Best Actor nomination for his role as the other half of the team; Richard Benjamin plays his son, the TV producer.
Sunday, January 2- a couple of John Barrymore films
8:00 AM Stage Door (1937)
12:00 PM The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
3:00 PM Out of Africa (1985) - only listed here because it's an Academy Award Best Picture winner; I'm not recommending it.
6:00 PM Casablanca (1942) - this week’s TCM Essential is repeated.
8:00 PM Midnight (1939)
10:00 PM Counsellor at Law (1933)
1:30 AM Grand Hotel (1932)
Monday, January 3 - Rodgers & Hammerstein Musicals theme
6:00 AM Greed (1924) - this is a 2+ hour version of the four hour silent classic from director Erich von Stroheim that TCM showed in 2004. It stars Gibson Gowland, ZaSu Pitts, and Jean Hersholt. Added to the National Film Registry in 1991.
6:30 PM Bad Day At Black Rock (1955)
8:00 PM State Fair (1945) - a TCM premiere I haven’t seen. It stars Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, and a bunch of other familiar actors. The song "It Might as Well Be Spring" won the Oscar; the film’s score was Oscar nominated.
10:00 PM Oklahoma! (1955) - if you've never seen this, don't miss it! I find it unbelievable that none of its songs were recognized in AFI's recent 100 Songs special! Shirley Jones's first film won Oscars for Best Music and Sound Recording and has terrific acting by Gordon MacRae, Rod Steiger, Gloria Grahame, Charlotte Greenwood, James Whitmore and Eddie Albert. Directed by Fred Zinnemann.
12:30 AM South Pacific (1958) - like last October 20th, these two films are being shown back to back on TCM. Worth watching if you haven't seen it. The beach scenes with Mitzi Gaynor "washing that man right out of her hair", and the guys led by Ray Walston, are hilarious. Some scenes are filtered with different colors, which I personally find distracting. Lead Rossano Brazzi, John Kerr, and Juanita Hall as "Bloody Mary" are also noteworthy.
Tuesday, January 4 - Movies of the 40's theme (Women's Pictures)
8:00 PM Kitty Foyle (1940)
10:00 PM Now, Voyager (1942)
12:00 AM Kings Row (1942)
2:15 AM Humoresque (1946)
4:30 AM The Letter (1940)
Wednesday, January 5 - Movies of the 40's theme (The War Overseas)
11:00 AM The Westerner (1940)
3:00 PM Duel In The Sun (1946) - to see the ending of this film is to see something truly odd & unusual. Gregory Peck and AA Best Actress nominated Jennifer Jones headline an all-star cast including Joseph Cotten, Lionel Barrymore, Herbert Marshall, Lillian Gish (also nominated), Walter Huston, Charles Bickford, Harry Carey, Otto Kruger, even Butterfly McQueen. Directed by King Vidor; produced by David O. Selznick.
5:30 PM Red River (1948)
10:00 PM So Proudly We Hail (1943)
1:15 AM The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
3:15 AM Air Force (1943) - good, not great, but I've written a review of it ... so here it is;-)
Thursday, January 6 - Loretta Young's Birthday & Canadian Actors theme
9:30 AM Midnight Mary (1933) - a pre-code recommended to me
12:30 PM The Stranger (1946) - although I can’t recall it, I’m pretty sure this is a good one from actor/director Orson Welles which also stars Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young. It was nominated for a Writing Oscar.
2:30 PM The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
4:30 PM Rachel And The Stranger (1948) - recently recommended by someone on TCM's message boards
8:00 PM King Kong (1933)
10:00 PM Romeo And Juliet (1936)
12:30 AM Sparrows (1926) - pretty good silent with Mary Pickford as a young girl helping orphans who are being mistreated, working as slaves on a farm
2:00 AM Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) - a film which was added to the National Film Registry in 2000
Friday, January 7
10:30 AM A Patch Of Blue (1965) - it’s been a long time since I saw this film about a blind white girl (Elizabeth Hartman) who falls in love with a black man (Sidney Poitier). Shelley Winters won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award; Hartman was nominated.
6:00 PM Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
10:00 PM Come September (1961) - a TCM premiere!
12:00 AM The Rose Tattoo (1955)
2:00 AM Kapo (1959) - another TCM premiere
Saturday, January 8 - some Stanley Kubrick films
10:00 AM 3:10 To Yuma (1957)
12:00 PM The Letter (1940)
8:00 PM Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1963)
10:00 PM Lolita (1962)
1:00 AM Paths Of Glory (1957)
2:30 AM The Killing (1956)
5:00 AM A Day At The Races (1937) - Chico and Harpo Marx "enlist" Groucho, a horse doctor, to help a young woman (Maureen O’Sullivan) save a sanitarium from bankruptcy by winning a stakes race at the track. #59 on AFI’s 100 Funniest Movies list
Sunday, January 9 - Fun with Paint
10:00 AM Broadway Melody Of 1936 (1935) - Jack Benny, Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, and others star in this year’s version in the series which was nominated for Best Picture & Best Original Story Oscars, and won for Dance Direction.
2:00 PM The Heiress (1949)
4:00 PM Key Largo (1948)
6:00 PM Dr. Strangelove (1963) - this week’s TCM Essential is repeated
8:00 PM Portrait of Jennie (1948) - Jennifer Jones is the "muse" for painter Joseph Cotten, who is supported by gallery owners Ethel Barrymore & Cecil Kellaway. But does she really exist? Lillian Gish and David Wayne also appear, as does Nancy Davis Reagan (at the very end) in this unusual, yet captivating story. A Best Special Effects Oscar winner, also nominated for B&W Cinematography.
1:30 AM Lust For Life (1956)
4:00 AM The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Monday, January 10 - Scores by Alfred Newman
6:00 AM The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
8:00 PM The Seven Year Itch (1955) - a TCM premiere, which means I must have watched it on AMC (before that channel went to Hell). Tom Ewell plays a married man whose wife (Evelyn Keyes) is away. His neighbor happens to be a Blonde Bombshell, Marilyn Monroe. You can guess what happens next;-) Also, this film features the famous "dress blown above her waist" scene.
10:00 PM The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
1:00 AM The Song Of Bernadette (1943)
4:00 AM Street Scene (1931)
Tuesday, January 11 - Movies of the 40's ("On the Homefront" theme)
6:00 AM The Bank Dick (1940) - a W.C. Fields classic! Added to the National Film Registry in 1992.
7:15 AM Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) - a terrific comedy with Cary Grant and Myrna Loy, poorly remake in the 80's as The Money Pit, about a businessman who dreams about having a house in the country. It includes an unforgettable sequence with Ms. Loy and the local painters. Support provided by Melvyn Douglas. #72 on AFI’s 100 Funniest Movies list.
9:00 AM The Philadelphia Story (1940)
11:00 AM Adam's Rib (1949)
12:45 PM The Lady Eve (1941)
2:30 PM The Palm Beach Story (1942)
8:00 PM Since You Went Away (1944)
11:00 PM Mrs. Miniver (1942)
1:15 AM The Human Comedy (1943)
3:15 AM The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
Wednesday, January 12 - Movies of the 40's (Canteen pictures & Soldiers Return Home theme)
10:00 AM Casablanca (1942)
6:15 PM The Clock (1945) - an enjoyable film by director Vincente Minnelli starring his future wife, Judy Garland (who acts instead of sings in this one;-) as a woman who falls for a soldier (Robert Walker) over his weekend leave in New York City. James Gleason (and his wife) & Keenan Wynn also appear.
Two WW II support films, with limited plots, that are also excellent studio star showcases:
8:00 PM Stage Door Canteen (1943) & 10:15 PM Hollywood Canteen (1944)
12:30 AM The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)
5:30 AM Pride Of The Marines (1945)
1:00 PM Little Caesar (1931)
2:30 PM The Petrified Forest (1936)
4:00 PM The Roaring Twenties (1939)
6:00 PM Johnny Eager (1942) - I haven’t seen this one which earned Van Heflin his Best Supporting Actor Oscar (on his only nomination); it also stars Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, and was directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
8:00 PM Abe Lincoln In Illinois (1940)
Friday, January 14 - some Lee Marvin films
8:00 PM The Dirty Dozen (1967)
10:45 PM Cat Ballou (1965) - Lee Marvin won his Best Actor Oscar (on his only nomination!) in this Western comedy, playing two roles; Jane Fonda plays the title role - a school teacher turned outlaw. The film’s Writing, Music, and Editing were also nominated.
12:30 AM The Wild One (1953) - A somewhat disappointing film about a gang of men, led by Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin, with nothing better to do than put on leather and ride motorcycles every weekend with typical mob mentality outcomes. I'm guessing this had a bigger impact at the time, now it's pretty dated (even silly, at times).
Saturday, January 15
12:00 PM Random Harvest (1942)
2:15 PM Superman: The Movie (1978) - added to the schedule after Christopher Reeve died last October 10th, I suspect, given TCM’s three month lead time
5:00 PM The Great Escape (1963)
8:00 PM The Red Badge Of Courage (1951) - not quite sure what makes this one a TCM Essential. I watched this when it was on last October, listened to Sydney Pollack’s explanation and everything. Plus, I’ve read Stephen Crane’s novel. But, personally, I don’t think it rates more than 3 out of 5 stars. Audie Murphy plays the Union soldier who struggles with his own courage in the Civil War. Andy Devine, Bill Mauldin, and Royal Dano also star in this John Huston directed film.
1:15 AM Pride And Prejudice (1940)
Sunday, January 16 - TCM's host Robert Osborne's picks
8:00 AM Bringing Up Baby (1938)
12:00 PM Imitation Of Life (1959) - I haven’t seen this one yet, only the 1934 version, and am looking forward to comparing it; I know the plot is somewhat different. This one stars Lana Turner and Juanita Moore as mothers of Sandra Dee and Susan Kohner. It was directed by Douglas Sirk, a master of these kind of soapers;-)
2:15 PM 12 Angry Men (1957)
10:00 PM The Uninvited (1944) - A TCM premiere too!
12:00 AM The Garden of Eden (1928) - a TCM premiere
1:30 AM The Palm Beach Story (1942)
3:00 AM The Lives Of A Bengal Lancer (1935)
Monday, January 17 - some Alec Guinness films you won't want to miss!
7:30 AM The Thin Man (1934)
3:00 PM The Maltese Falcon (1941)
5:00 PM Watch On The Rhine (1943)
10:00 PM The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
1:15 AM Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
3:15 AM The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
4:45 AM The Ladykillers (1955)
Tuesday, January 18 - Movies of the 40's (Film Noir theme)
6:30 AM Phantom Lady (1944)
4:00 PM Ride The Pink Horse (1947)
6:00 PM Out of the Past (1947)
8:00 PM Double Indemnity (1944)
10:00 PM The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
1:30 AM Detour (1945) - poverty row film noir, added to the National Film Registry in 1992
3:00 AM The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Wednesday, January 19 - Movies of the 40's (Problem Pictures theme)
TCM is showing a single film from each of several different series which were released primarily in the 40's including The Saint, Mexican Spitfire, Maisie, Dr. Kildare, Bowery Boys, Andy Hardy, Lassie, and The Falcon Series, for which I’ve written several reviews.
8:00 PM Crossfire (1947)
9:30 PM The Lost Weekend (1945)
11:30 PM Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947) - Susan Hayward film I've not seen that was recommended to me; sounds a lot like I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955), which also stars Eddie Albert.
1:30 AM Brute Force (1947)
Thursday, January 20
11:15 AM A Face In The Crowd (1957)
12:00 AM Peyton Place (1957)
4:45 AM The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Friday, January 21 - some Rod Steiger films
Original programming 7 AM to 7 PM replaced with tribute to Virginia Mayo, who died Monday.
8:00 PM The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) - a TCM premiere, and a pretty good film directed by Otto Preminger and featuring an all star cast which includes Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger, Elizabeth Montgomery, Jack Lord, Peter Graves, and Darren McGavin. It was nominated for a Best Writing Oscar.
10:00 PM The Pawnbroker (1965) - another TCM premiere, a 4 star film from director Sidney Lumet that features Rod Steiger’s first Best Actor Oscar nomination, though he had received a Supporting nomination for On the Waterfront (1954).
2:00 AM The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964) - I couldn’t get into this Oscar nominated foreign film the last TCM showed it, but a lot of people really like this Catherine Deneuve film; all the dialogue is sung!
3:45 AM Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Saturday, January 22 - some Stanley Donen films
8:00 PM Singin' In The Rain (1952)
10:00 PM Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954)
12:00 AM Charade (1963) - an entertaining romp pairing Audrey Hepburn with Cary Grant in a comedy, mystery that includes some other named actors in humorous roles: Walter Matthau, James Coburn, & George Kennedy. Directed by Stanley Donen.
Sunday, January 23 - Guest Programmer: Bill Cosby
8:00 AM An American in Paris (1951)
6:00 PM Singin' In The Rain (1952) - this week’s TCM Essential is repeated
8:00 PM Monsieur Verdoux (1947) - Charles Chaplin earned a Best Writing Oscar nomination for his original screenplay about a man who woos and then murders wealthy women for their money. I’m looking forward to finally seeing it!
12:00 AM Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928) - classic Buster Keaton silent featuring the famous cyclone scenes, including the building front which falls over him as he stands unawares.
1:15 AM The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Monday, January 24 - Young Film Composers
8:00 AM Bad Day At Black Rock (1955)
11:30 AM The Catered Affair (1956)
8:00 PM, 10:30 PM, 4:30 AM Settling the Score (2005) - TCM premieres its fifth annual Young Film Composers competition followed by some silent films I’m looking forward to seeing:
8:30 PM The Temptress (1926) - a TCM premiere!
11:00 PM Ace Of Hearts (1921) - with Lon Chaney
12:30 AM Camille (1921) - with Alla Nazimova and Rudolph Valentino
1:45 AM Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) - with Lon Chaney and Loretta Young
3:15 AM The Rag Man (1925) - with Jackie Coogan
Tuesday, January 25 - Movies of the 40's (Leaving the Studio theme)
9:00 AM Cat People (1942) - spooky story later remade with Nastassja Kinski, about a woman who turns into a leopard (I liked the twist in the 1982 remake, which also had John Heard, Malcolm McDowell, and Annette O’Toole). This one stars Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, and Jane Randolph. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur, and was added to the National Film Registry in 1993.
12:15 PM Saboteur (1942)
2:15 PM Rope (1948)
4:00 PM Suspicion (1941)
6:00 PM Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
11:00 PM Germania Anno Zero (1948)
12:30 AM The Naked City (1948) - half documentary (narrated by producer Mark Hellinger), half crime thriller starring Barry Fitzgerald and Don Taylor, and other recognizable faces in small roles, as New York detectives trying to solve the "bathtub" murder case. The story was Oscar nominated, it won for B&W Cinematography and Editing. Directed by Jules Dassin.
Wednesday, January 26 - Movies of the 40's
2:00 PM Watch On The Rhine (1943)
6:00 PM Notorious (1946)
11:30 PM Objective, Burma! (1945)
Thursday, January 27
1:30 PM See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) - not great, but since I have reviewed it ...
3:30 PM The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
12:15 AM Forbidden Planet (1956)
2:00 AM National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) - a TCM premiere
4:00 AM It Happened One Night (1934)
Friday, January 28 - Stowaways theme
6:00 AM The Student Prince In Old Heidelberg (1927) - a four star Ernst Lubitsch directed silent about a young prince (Ramon Novarro) who learns to live, and love a commoner (Norma Shearer), before duty calls. Jean Hersholt plays the prince's indulging teacher.
8:00 AM The Merry Widow (1934)
10:00 AM Ninotchka (1939)
12:00 PM The Shop Around The Corner (1940)
2:00 PM That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
8:00 PM Road to Morocco (1942) - one of the better Bing Crosby-Bob Hope "Road" films, Best Writing Oscar nomination, with Dorothy Lamour & Anthony Quinn. Added to the National Film Registry in 1996.
9:30 PM Monkey Business (1931) - this Marx Brothers classic (with Zeppo) also features Thelma Todd in lieu of Margaret Dumont, and contains a cameo shot of their father, Sam.
2:00 AM Throne of Blood (1957) - a four star classic by director Akira Kurosawa; check out the bizarre old woman in the woods.
4:00 AM Blow-Up (1966) - seldom shown, this film about the casual life of a photographer (David Hemmings) and a mystery woman (Vanessa Redgrave) is considered a classic, but I found it somewhat disappointing when I first saw it last summer. Oscar nomination for director Michelangelo Antonioni as well as its Writing.
Saturday, January 29
12:00 PM King Solomon's Mines (1950)
8:00 PM Spellbound (1945)
12:15 AM Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Sunday, January 30
8:00 AM The Big Sleep (1946)
2:00 PM Splendor In The Grass (1961)
4:15 PM The Trouble With Harry (1955)
6:00 PM Spellbound (1945) - this week’s TCM Essential is repeated
8:00 PM The Gay Divorcee (1934)
12:00 AM The Temptress (1926) - full review (with spoiler warning)
Monday, January 31
1:30 PM Guys And Dolls (1955)
8:00 PM Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) - this TCM premiere is a sci-fi film which holds up today, who can forget the ending with Kevin McCarthy! Directed by Don Siegel, it was added to the National Film Registry in 1994.
11:15 PM Charley Varrick (1973) - a TCM premiere and an entertaining crime drama with Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, and Norman Fell; directed by Don Siegel
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