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remember all those movie ads in newspapers ??

ANGIE DICKINSON - best transition from movies to tv......

"When You Walk Down Mainstreet with Me" from On the Town - a song that always 'chokes you up'............

CALAMITY JANE - film you're hoping TCM will air...........

SUN., 2-20 8:00 pm (ET) Selma (2014) 2h 3m | Biography | TV-14 In spring of 1965, a series of dramatic events changed the course of America and the moder... Director Ava Duvernay Cast Charles Black, Clay Chappell, Greg Chandler Mane... SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_(film)#Critical_response

SUN., 2-20 8:00 pm (ET) Selma (2014) 2h 3m | Biography | TV-14 "In spring of 1965, a series of dramatic events changed the course of America and the modern concept of civil rights forever......... Courageous marchers, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., attempted three times to carry out a peaceful procession from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama on a quest for the basic human right to vote. The shocking confrontations, the triumphant final march and the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that followed are now an indelible part of history. " Director Ava Duvernay Cast Charles Black, Clay Chappell, Greg Chandler Mane... "......... a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches initiated and directed by James Bevel[5][6] and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Tim Roth as George Wallace, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, and Common as Bevel. ......... Selma received critical acclaim, with particular praise given to DuVernay's direction and Oyelowo's performance, though it was met with some criticism for its historical inaccuracies, which largely centered on the perceived vilification of Johnson and the omission of several prominent Jewish civil rights leaders........ .....The Washington Post gave the film four out of five stars, and wrote: "With Selma, director Ava DuVernay has created a stirring, often thrilling, uncannily timely drama that works on several levels at once ... she presents [Martin Luther King, Jr.] as a dynamic figure of human-scale contradictions, flaws and supremely shrewd political skills."[76]............. Rolling Stone wrote: "DuVernay's look at Martin Luther King's 1965 voting-rights march against racial injustice stings with relevance to the here and now. Oyelowo's stirring, soulful performance as King deserves superlatives."........ The film was criticized by some for its omission of various individuals and groups historically associated with the Selma marches, while others challenged how particular historical figures in the script were represented. ............" SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_(film)#Critical_response

"In this edition of TCM Slumberground, our panel discusses a double feature about the dark side of show business: ‘Valley of the Dolls' (1967) directed by Mark Robson and 'The Legend of Lylah Clare' (1968) directed by Robert Aldrich. The esteemed colleagues also dive into the subjects of camp humor, Grande Dame Guignol, the tradition of adapting famous novels to film, and the benefits of walking through a garden without a shirt. Look for these films on Watch TCM at http://tcm.com/watch.

my DTV guide shows "Ben" airing also (usually shows most recent info)

SUN., 2-13 (times ET) 9:30 pm Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021) Documentary - 80 min. A look at the life and work of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film indu... Director Francesco Zippel "......The pioneering filmmaker Oscar Micheaux is the subject of a documentary that celebrates the first African American to produce a feature film by black people for black people (The Homesteader, 1919). Before Spike Lee even existed, Micheaux had broken new ground with silent movies in the 1920s, embraced the advent of sound in 1931 (with The Exile) and went on to make his mark on the independent film scene for thirty years. An insightful celebration of an iconic African American filmmaker, Francesco Zippel’s work presents Micheaux as an ambitious man who blazed a trail in black representation and counteracted white, racist views – Within Our Gates was made in response to The Birth of a Nation. Zippel perceptively uses Micheaux’s films to illustrate not just his career, but also his life. Where film is not available, beautiful 2D animation fills in the gaps.......... see: https://raindance.org/festival-programme/oscar-micheaux-the-superhero-of-black-filmmaking/ ================================================ 2:00 TCM Imports........... am Deep Crimson (1996) 1h 54m | Comedy Set in 1949 in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and based on the infamous "Lonely Hearts" murder case, a story which revolves around the unlikely couple formed by Nicolas Estrella, a studied balding gigolo, and Coral Fabre, an overweight nurse, who join forces to exploit old and lonely female victims........... Director Arturo Ripstein Cast Regina Orozco, Daniel Giménez Cacho "......Ripstein's choice of filming in unbroken masters distances us from his victims, a gambit that tends to mute the drama. The film is realistic and consistent in its outlook, but can't match the rich characters of The Honeymoon Killers. ...... SEE: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/442975/deep-crimson#articles-reviews?articleId=91286

also a Premiere

https://images.app.goo.gl/oVtsajutinfzTGVc9 Or from "THE DEVIL & DANIEL WEBSTER'' ?

& late tonight for SOTM ....... Henry Fonda as POTUS in the classic Lumet thriller..... 2:00 am (ET) Fail Safe (1964) 1h 51m | Drama | TV-14 A failure in the U.S. defense system threatens to start World War III. Director Sidney Lumet Cast Henry Fonda, Dan O'herlihy, Walter Matthau

who caught this wild Curtiz pre-code this AM ? 4:30 am The Mad Genius (1931) 1h 21m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-14 A deranged ballet teacher will stop at nothing to keep control of his protegee. Director Michael Curtiz Cast John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth "........Working with art director Anton Grot and cameraman Barney McGill, Curtiz infused The Mad Genius with expressionistic angles and design that turned the film into a fascinating near-horror film, possibly inspired by the recent success of Dracula (1931) and other macabre thrillers. According to historian James C. Robertson (The Casablanca Man: The Cinema of Michael Curtiz), "the undisciplined Barrymore loathed Curtiz's strict direction and later reportedly compared it to participation in a marathon dance contest. In fact, he turned in one of his best sound performances amidst Anton Grot's fabulous, revolutionary theatre sets - tilted ceilings and floors, out of proportion doors and windows, and unusual staircases." It's worth noting, too, that The Mad Genius shows ceilings ten years before Citizen Kane (1941) was lauded for the same thing....... https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1909/the-mad-genius#articles-reviews?articleId=184986

one of my favs is "Pirovitch' in "SHOP/CORNER'' as he tells Stewart he has no need for a dining room , as "a real friend will come AFTER dinner"

WED., 2-9 8:00 pm (ET) When We Were Kings (1996) 1h 30m | Documentary "On September 25, 1974, in the wake of one of the greatest political scandals in its history, Watergate, America was poised to watch a knockout punch that would redefine it as a nation of champions. .......... two American fighters held the world's attention. One would capture the world's imagination. ......... black Americans saw their own generational crossroads reflected in the contrasting images Foreman and Ali. ........... Director Leon Gast Cast Malick Bowens, Lloyd Price, Thomas Hauser ".....directed by Leon Gast about the "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight championship match that was held on October 30, 1974, in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) between world heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. It features archival footage of celebrities, including James Brown, B.B. King, and promoter Don King, in the lead-up to the fight and accompanying Zaire 74 music festival, alongside interview footage of Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Spike Lee and Thomas Hauser from the 1990s. ..... won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature of 1996. .........is regarded as one of the best boxing documentaries ever made......." See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_We_Were_Kings

2:00 NOIR ALLEY.......... am (ET) The Turning Point (1952) AKA "This Is Dynamite" 1h 25m | Crime Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city, and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: ....... synopsis: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/94073/the-turning-point#synopsis Director William Dieterle Cast William Holden, Edmond O'brien, Alexis Smith IMDB reviews: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045267/reviews?ref_=ttexrv_sa_3 (NO TCM article ) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ meant to mention 2 premieres tonight in HITS/MISSES & forgot

& "Crash" Corrigan's head wouldn't fit mask.......so they made his chin sticking out look like a TONGUE!! (LOVE Sven's trivia)

aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh........."the film that inspired ALIEN" https://twitter.com/turbokat42/status/1490146285340536834?s=20&t=P2llW5Q-znLKS-HSLOqllw

& it's a premiere........... 10:15 pm (ET) The Long Day Closes (1992) 1h 22m | Biography Autobiographical film based on the director's happiest years of childhood; a time spent amid the love of his mother, sister and brothers, prior to the struggle he experienced in adapting to a new school. ... Director Terence Davies Cast Leigh Mccormack, Marjorie Yates, Anthony Watson "......Like his earlier shorts, Distant Voices was an autobiographical film about growing up in Liverpool in the 1950s, beautiful but somber and almost heartbreaking in its portrait of a family living in fear of its angry, alcoholic father. The Long Day Closes, released four years later in 1992, isn't a sequel in any literal sense of the term - none of the actors return and the names of the characters are all changed - but it nonetheless carries on the story of Davies family after the death of his father with the focus on a character absent from the earlier film. 12-year-old Bud (Leigh McCormack) is the youngest in a loving family looked over by an affectionate widowed mother (Marjorie Yates). A sweet, quiet schoolboy in love with the movies, he's Davies' stand-in in a film that offers a fictionalized reflection on what Davies described as the happiest days of his life. Just like Bud, The Long Day Closes is in love with the movies. ......... SEE: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81745/the-long-day-closes#articles-reviews?articleId=965764 ========================================== Thanks Swithin

then which ones were "stinkers"??

SAT., 2-5 (times ET) 10:15 pm The Long Day Closes (1992) 1h 22m | Biography Autobiographical film based on the director's happiest years of childhood; a time spent amid the love of his mother, sister and brothers, prior to the struggle he experienced in adapting to a new school. ... Director Terence Davies Cast Leigh Mccormack, Marjorie Yates, Anthony Watson "......Like his earlier shorts, Distant Voices was an autobiographical film about growing up in Liverpool in the 1950s, beautiful but somber and almost heartbreaking in its portrait of a family living in fear of its angry, alcoholic father. The Long Day Closes, released four years later in 1992, isn't a sequel in any literal sense of the term - none of the actors return and the names of the characters are all changed - but it nonetheless carries on the story of Davies family after the death of his father with the focus on a character absent from the earlier film. 12-year-old Bud (Leigh McCormack) is the youngest in a loving family looked over by an affectionate widowed mother (Marjorie Yates). A sweet, quiet schoolboy in love with the movies, he's Davies' stand-in in a film that offers a fictionalized reflection on what Davies described as the happiest days of his life. Just like Bud, The Long Day Closes is in love with the movies. ......... SEE: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81745/the-long-day-closes#articles-reviews?articleId=965764 =============================== 12:00 NOIR ALLEY.......... am The Turning Point (1952) AKA "This Is Dynamite" 1h 25m | Crime Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city, and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: ....... synopsis: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/94073/the-turning-point#synopsis Director William Dieterle Cast William Holden, Edmond O'brien, Alexis Smith IMDB reviews: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045267/reviews?ref_=ttexrv_sa_3 (NO TCM article )