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Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955) The jazz band’s leader gets mixed up with gangster in ’20s Kansas City. Dir: Jack Webb Cast: Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O’Brien, Peggy Lee, Andy Devine, Lee Marvin, Jayne Mansfield, Ella Fitzgerald, Martin Milner. TV-PG. 12:15 PM EST. TCM. This may be my favorite Jack Webb movie. It’s got [...] Town Without Pity (1961) A military lawyer defends four soldiers accused of raping a girl in occupied Germany. Dir: Gottfried Reinhardt Cast: Kirk Douglas, E. G. Marshall, Christine Kaufmann, Robert Blake, Richard Jaeckel. TV-PG. 7:30 AM EST. TCM. This is a great and very under known courtroom drama with a lot to say about [...] The Long Voyage Home (1940) A merchant ship’s crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war. Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald. TV-G. 7:45 AM EST. TCM. I’ve only seen part of this and liked the parts I saw. [...] One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1941) When the Nazis shoot down a British bomber, its crew seeks help from the Dutch underground. Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams, Peter Ustinov. TV-PG. 9:30 PM PST. TCM. The words “in Holland” are all that are lacking from the most perfect movie [...] I liked Tsotsi, and since this movie features friend of RF3D Stelio Savante, do believe I’ll be off to the Pan Africa Film fest next Friday. Share on Facebook Ben Gazzara (above left from Roadhouse) has died at age 81. Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway and the film “The Big [...] The Entertainer (1960) A third-rate vaudevillian uses liquor and young women to escape the pressures of changing times. Dir: Tony Richardson. Cast: Laurence Olivier, Brenda De Banzie, Joan Plowright, Daniel Massey, Alan Bates, Shirley Anne Field, Albert Finney, Thora Hird. TV-PG. 8:00 PM EST. TCM. This is a great and often overlooked performance by [...] The Fallen Idol (1948) A neglected child thinks the servant he idolizes has committed murder. Dir: Carol Reed. Cast: Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan, Bobby Henrey, Sonia Dresdel, Jack Hawkins, Bernard Lee. TV-PG. 8:30 AM EST. TCM. Another great movie from a Graham Greene story. I’ve not seen this though it, like the book, is [...]
Breaking sports news video. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL highlights and more. NBCSports Channel had a great two hour townhall meeting hosted by Bob Costas (part of a show called “Costas Tonight”) on the state of the NFL. They talked a [...] A Passage to India (1984) A false rape charge threatens British-Indian relations. Dir: David Lean. Cast: Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, Alec Guinness. TV-PG. 11:30 PM EST. TCM. David Lean’s last film is tomorrow’s CPOD as TCM visits India. Also on tomorrow are prior CPODs: The Night Of The Iguana (9:00 AM), the [...] Sure, no hamsters, but yet another pre-Super Bowl ad still works. Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx called the whole experience a blast, saying, “A hot model, a fast car, a pro fighter, pyrotechnics and rock n’ roll…What’s not to love?” He’s got a point, doesn’t he? Share on Facebook Captains Of The Clouds (1942) A mail flyer joins the Canadian air force for fun but has to prove his worth when he goes to war. Dir: Michael Curtiz. Cast: James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Reginald Gardiner. TV-PG. 11:15 AM EST. TCM. Great war-time flick with Cagney as the [...] While nowhere near as sad as I was last week with the passing of Coach Paterno, news of Don Cornelius’ death (of an apparent suicide) leaves me devastated nonetheless. (Formerly) Scrawny little white boy from PA owes him and his Soul Train for unleashing my inner groove, and that will never be forgotten. Hope his [...] Reap the Wild Wind (1942) Two sailors vie for the affections of a southern temptress while fighting off pirates. Dir: Cecil B. DeMille. Cast: Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Louise Beavers, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Susan Hayward, Hedda Hopper. TV-PG. 12:00 PM EST. TCM TCM kicks of its “31 Days of Oscar” tomorrow. [...] Ian Abercrombie… most famous for playing Mr. Pitt on Seinfeld (above) has passed away at age 77: Ian Abercrombie, a veteran British stage and screen actor whose TV roles included Elaine’s boss Mr. Pitt on “Seinfeld” and the voice of Chancellor Palpatine in the animated TV series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” has died. [...] Gardens of Stone (1987) Soldiers long for combat in Vietnam while serving at Arlington Cemetery. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola, Cast: James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D.B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell, Mary Stuart Masterson. TV-MA. 11:00 PM PST. TCM. This is an under-appreciated film. It’s a slice of life film and I always get [...] As good a reason as any to switch to Direct TV, I’d say. Pretty clever commercial. Share on Facebook The Constant Nymph (1943) A composer finds inspiration in his wife’s romantic cousin. Dir: Edmund Goulding; Cast: Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith, Peter Lorre, Charles Coburn, Dame May Whitty. TV-PG. 10:00 PM PST. TCM. This received its first public viewing since 1944 just last year due to legal wranglings and rights issues. Anyway… [...] The Prestige (2006) After an illusion goes tragically wrong, two 19th-century magicians engage in a bitter and potentially deadly rivalry. Directed by: Christopher Nolan. Cast: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, David Bowie, Andy Serkis, Piper Perabo. TV-PG. 5:45 PM EST. IFC. Put me in the camp of “Christopher Nolan can do [...] |
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