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Battle Cry (1955) A group of Marines eagerly await deployment during World War II. Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Mona Freeman, Nancy Olson, James Whitmore, Raymond Massey, Tab Hunter, Dorothy Malone, Anne Francis, Fess Parker. TV-PG. 3:45 PM EDT. TCM. A mostly hit movie based on a Leon Uris novel. Not [...] Robin And The 7 Hoods (1964) A Chicago gangster stumbles into philanthropic work during a gang war. Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Bing Cosby, Peter Falk. TV-PG. 9:30 AM EDT. TCM. A not bad movie more famous for its cast than as a great piece of film-making, but [...] Arrested Development… the entire series — available on Netflix Streaming… Share on Facebook Man Of A Thousand Faces (1957) Chameleon-like actor Lon Chaney becomes a star while coping with his first wife’s insanity. Dir: Joseph Pevney Cast: James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau, Jim Backus, Jeanne Cagney. TV-PG. 11:00 PM EDT. TCM. This is a strong biopic of the great actor. I’m not familiar [...] The Big Steal (1949) Seduction and murder follow the theft of an Army payroll. Dir: Don Siegel Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Ramon Novarro. TV-PG. 9:30 AM EDT. TCM. This is a great noir set in (and shot in) Mexico. Mitchum could knock these films out of the park. Also on TCM [...] A Yank In The R.A.F. (1941) A hot shot flyer discovers the hero within when he joins the British Air Force during World War II. Dir: Henry King Cast: Tyrone Power, Betty Grable, John Sutton. TV-PG. 4:00 PM EDT. TCM. No surprises here, but a nice afternoon at the movies with some romance, [...] Waterloo Bridge (1940) A ballerina turns to prostitution when her fiance is reported killed in World War I. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson. TV-PG. 10:00 PM EDT. TCM. Also on tomorrow are prior CPODs The Thief of Baghdad (6:00 AM), Roger Corman’s The Wasp Woman (8:00 AM), River of [...] Escape From New York (1981) Set in the future, Manhattan becomes a prison and an ex-bank robber is in charge of rescuing the president. Dir: John Carpenter Cast: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Karen L. Peterkin, Isaac Hayes, Donald Pleasance, Adrienne Barbeau, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton. TV-MA. 12:45 AM PDT (just after midnight [...] What happens when an American Mafia turncoat goes into Witness Protection in Norway? Find out on Netflix in “Lilyhammer” Share on Facebook The Onion Field (1979) When his partner is killed by a disturbed ex-con, a policeman struggles to regain his confidence. Dir: Harold Becker Cast: John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ted Danson, Ronny Cox, Christopher Lloyd. TV-MA. 11:15 PM PDT. TCM. The word “gritty” doesn’t do this adaptation of Joseph Wambaugh’s non-fiction book of [...] As Threedonia’s eventual hottest vocalist pointed out over the weekend, loads of music-minded nuggets newly added to the Netflix Streaming catalog. In addition to a couple Ted Nugent concerts inexplicably omitted (Full Bluntal Nugity and Sweden Rocks), loads of other tasty treats now at our fingertips. Joining the above, forsooth with some others … [...] Sullivan’s Travels (1941) A filmmaker masquerades as a hobo to get in touch with the little people. Dir: Preston Sturges. Cast: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest, Margaret Hayes, Porter Hall, Eric Blore, Robert Greig, Jimmy Conlin, Al Bridge, Franklin Pangborn. 8:00 PM EDT. TCM. TCM celebrates Joel McCrea tomorrow night and [...] This month I’ll point out some highlights or weird things I glean from Netflix Streaming. I’ll start this off with “Terriers” — a one season private detective/crime series with Donal Logue and Michael Raymond James as the detectives. A lot of familiar tropes (one an ex-cop — alcoholic natch; the other an ex-con) elevated [...] The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) An Okinawan translator introduces U.S. occupation forces to the joys of local life. Dir: Daniel Mann. Cast: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyo, Eddie Albert, Paul Ford, Harry Morgan. TV-PG. 12:00 PM EDT. TCM. Which one is Marlon Brando? Right. I haven’t seen this one in a [...] Tom, Dick And Harry (1941) A girl accepts three wedding proposals at once and dreams of marriage to each man. Dir: Garson Kanin. Cast: Ginger Rogers, George Murphy, Alan Marshal, Phil Silvers, Burgess Meredith TV-PG. 4:45 PM EDT. TCM. Fun little comedy. Silvers is especially hilarious as I recall. Share on [...] The Falcon Takes Over (1942) A society sleuth and a lady reporter try to track down a murderous thug’s lost girlfriend. Dir: Irving Reis Cast: George Sanders, Lynn Bari, James Gleason, Ward Bond, Hans Conried. TV-PG. 7:00 AM EDT. TCM. A pretty good (though not quite) version of Raymond Chandler’s Murder, My Sweetm though [...] 25th Hour (2002) Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term. Director: Spike Lee. Cast: Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian Cox, Anna Paquin, Rosario Dawson, Tony Siragusa. TV-MA. 10:15 PM EDT. Sundance Channel. If [...] Detour (1945) A hitchhiker takes on a dead man’s identity only to face blackmail by an unscrupulous woman. Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer. Cast: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake. TV-PG. 11:15 AM EDT. TCM. This is a C-movie noir classic… cult classic in every way. Also on TCM tomorrow are prior CPODs The [...] |
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