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kinda surprised there hasn't even been a TCM memorial video.....

Mon., 8-19 for SUTS: Buster Keaton..... 8:00 PM (ET) B/W -101 min Great Buster: A Celebration, The (2018) Synopsis: The life and filmmaking career of iconic comedian Buster Keaton is celebrated in this documentary. "The later years of his career, which were filled with personal and professional difficulties are also chronicled, but the film returns to highlights from his brilliantly productive period to showcase the creativity, fearlessness and physical talents that made Keaton a comedy legend. " Dir: Peter Bogdanovich "...... For biographical details, Bogdanovich uses scholar James Curtis, who intelligently discusses Keaton’s career, accompanied by a wealth of terrific photos from the comic’s earliest days. Dick Van Dyke is also a welcome presence, enthusiastically chatting about what made Buster unique, yet many of the other interviewees are of arguable usefulness, ..... Structured as a straightforward life story followed by an extended coda looking in detail at the features Cohen is restoring, “The Great Buster” can’t hold a candle to the 1987 three-part series “Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow” .............. see: https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/the-great-buster-a-celebration-review-buster-keaton-1202924203/

today's SANTA FE TRAIL print looks pretty bad too..........

Fri., 8-16 for SUTS: Irene Dunne..... (time ET) 12:15 AM When Tomorrow Comes ( 1939) A married pianist deserts his mentally troubled wife when he falls in love with a pretty waitress. Dir: John M. Stahl Cast: Irene Dunne , Charles Boyer , Barbara O'Neil . BW- 92 mins, "... would be love affair is derailed by nothing less than a hurricane and the reappearance of Boyer's wife, played here by Barbara O'Neill. O'Neill steals the show ... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032124/reviews?ref_=tt_ql_3 2:00 AM High, Wide, And Handsome ( 1937) A man must save his marriage while also trying to save the family oil business. Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Irene Dunne , Randolph Scott , Dorothy Lamour . BW- 105 mins, "... Jerome KernOscar Hammerstein old-time musical of determined Scott drilling for oil in 19th-century Pennsylvania, fighting corrupt Hale. Corny plot put over by energetic cast; result is entertaining. Songs include "The Folks Who Live on the Hill.''

tonight 8-14 for SUTS: Liv Ullmann.... 8:00 PM (ET) B/W - 85 m TV-PG Liv & Ingmar (2012) Synopsis: ".....In snippets from Bergman films skillfully used to illustrate the shadowy line between art and autobiography in many of them, Ms. Ullmann’s face registers an astounding emotional transparency. Portions of this small, likably sentimental film, narrated by Ms. Ullmann, are drawn from “Changing,” her 1976 autobiography. It also includes scattered excerpts from Bergman’s letters, read by Samuel Fröler..... https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/movies/liv-and-ingmar-documents-a-relationships-highs-and-lows.html Dir: Dheeraj Akolkar

- this one with Claudette Colbert. ?? Three Came Home is a 1950 American post-war film directed by Jean Negulesco, based on the memoirs of the same name by writer Agnes Newton Keith. It depicts Keith's life in North Borneo in the period immediately before the Japanese invasion in 1942, and her subsequent internment and suffering, separated from her husband Harry, and with a young son to care for. Keith was initially interned at Berhala Island near Sandakan, North Borneo.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Came_Home

Universal Pictures cancels release of movie 'The Hunt' after mass shootings Previously, Universal put a temporary halt on marketing for the film following a series of mass shootings. Insiders tell Varietythat the studio came to the decision alongside “The Hunt” filmmakers. They also said it was a tough decision for the company, but studio leadership ultimately determined that the film could wait. Previously, Universal put a temporary halt on marketing for the film following a series of mass shootings. In the film’s few marketing materials that did air, stars such as Betty Gilpin and Ike Barinholtz could be seen brandishing assault rifles and pistols while taking on a group of would-be hunters. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/universal-pictures-cancels-release-movie-hunt-after-mass-shootings-n1041136?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma ----------------------------------------------- "....The violent (satire) movie from producer Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions follows a dozen individuals who wake up in a clearing and realize they are being stalked for sport by elite liberals. .... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/universal-scraps-hunt-release-gun-violence-uproar-1230716

Sat., 8-10 for SUTS: Rita Moreno...... 1:45 PM (ET) B/W - 103 m Seven Cities of Gold (1955) Synopsis: Catholic priest Junipero Serra accompanies a group of Spanish soldiers into the land north and west of Mexico. Reverand Serra, however, intends to establish missions there, while the military men want to find the fabled "seven cities of gold." Dir: Robert D. Webb Cast: Richard Egan , Anthony Quinn , Michael Rennie , Rita Morno, Jeffrey Hunter "..... The picture was made under the working title The Gun and the Cross; with that title, Webb said, "you've got your conflict. That's the way I wanted to go after it, [with] that spiritual [element]... I had a beautiful scene with Father Serra sitting on the sand with the Indian, and he said, 'The wind--where does the wind come from?' I had things that would open up the conflict and make you ask who is doing the better, this guy going out and subduing the Indians or the Father bringing them in through a spiritual concept. They cut that out of the picture." Instead, the studio powers inserted a love story--between a Spanish officer played by Richard Egan and an Indian girl played by Rita Moreno--to drive the story's development and crisis. Webb felt this was contrived, "There [was] no legitimate reason for the love story... It still sticks out like a sore thumb." Rita Moreno wasn't too crazy about the role, either ......... "I must have been filed under the category of 'general ethnic,'" Moreno later wrote in her memoir. "I guess they figured that if there was some sort of accent, darker skin, or an exotic look, a little Puerto Rican girl could play the role. Indian maiden roles were popular in the era. [They] became a stereotype--insulting along both sexual and racial lines. ......." see: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/89618/Seven-Cities-of-Gold/articles.html

Thurs., 8-8 for SUTS: Ava Gardner..... 8:00 PM (ET) B/W - 52 m Ava Gardner, the Gipsy of Hollywood (2017) Synopsis: the filmmaker explores the motivations behind this move and contrasts Ava Gardner's glitz and glam lifestyle with the hardships faced by the Spanish people under Franco's rule. Dir: Sergio Mondelo https://letterboxd.com/film/ava-gardner-the-gipsy-of-hollywood/

Tues., 8-5 for SUTS: Melvyn Douglas..... (times ET) 1:30 PM B/W - 84 m TV-G Closed Captions Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935) Synopsis: young woman who owns a coffee shop falls for a handsome young customer, unaware that he is a gangster. Dir: William K. Howard Cast: Sylvia Sidney , Melvyn Douglas , Alan Baxter . ".... well-made tale, it is content to exploit the violent surfaces of the situation, and makes only a tentative effort to examine its psychological aspects. It makes for a satisfying if pretty improbable melodrama. ..." https://www.nytimes.com/1935/11/16/archives/mary-burns-fugitive-the-melodrama-of-a-girl-who-loved-a-murderer-at.html LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: 😧 William K. Howard. Sylvia Sidney, Melvyn Douglas, Pert Kelton, Alan Baxter, Wallace Ford, Brian Donlevy. Fine gangster melodrama. Sidney is dragged into underworld, valiantly tries to escape her gangster lover (Baxter). =================================== 10:00 PM B/W - 87 m TV-G Closed Captions I Met Him in Paris (1937) Synopsis: Kay Denham, romanced in Paris by friends Gene and George, can't figure out why George disapproves of Gene. Dir: Wesley Ruggles Cast: Claudette Colbert , Melvyn Douglas , Robert Young . " Long after audiences will have forgotten what this picture is about, the studio probably will be showing the film as one lesson in what a comedy picture ought to be. It’s not the story [by Helen Meinardi]. It’s not the acting. It’s not the production. It’s the many infinitesimal touches stuck into the script and action by the adaptor, Claude Binyon, and the director-producer, Wesley Ruggles. " https://variety.com/1936/film/reviews/i-met-him-in-paris-1200411408/ LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: 😧 Wesley Ruggles. Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Robert Young, Lee Bowman, Mona Barrie, Fritz Feld. Prolonged romantic comedy dependent entirely on charm of its stars. Vacationing Colbert, in Paris, then Switzerland, has to choose from Bowman, Young, and Douglas (you guess who wins out).

Sun., 8-4 for SUTS: Shirley Temple...... 11:30 PM (ET) B/W - 79 m Susannah of the Mounties (1939) Synopsis: orphaned survivor of an Indian attack in the Canadian West who is taken in by a Mountie and his girlfriend. Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Shirley Temple , Randolph Scott , Margaret Lockwood . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susannah_of_the_Mounties_(film) LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: 😧 William A. Seiter. Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Margaret Lockwood, J. Farrell MacDonald, Moroni Olsen, Victor Jory. Mountie Scott raises orphan Shirley in this predictable but entertaining Temple vehicle.

not bad, but my fav were Ashley Holt's from 2014 (or 15) (I think)

@kategabrielle · 1h Replying to @kategabrielle and @tcm The @TCM #SummerUnderTheStars star for August 1st is Henry Fonda!

Kate Gabrielle @kategabrielle Happy #SummerUnderTheStars! I’ll be adding to this thread each day with a sketch of @TCM ’s star of the day! #LetsMovie

tonight 7-29 for SOTM: Glenn Ford.... Times ET 10:15 PM B/W - 103 m Rage (1966) Synopsis: Bitten by a rabid dog in Mexico, a doctor goes overland with a prostitute to get treated in time. Dir: Gilberto Gazcón Cast: Glenn Ford , Stella Stevens , David Reynoso . " Though low-budget, "Rage" is one of Glenn Ford's best movies from the mid-'60s, a rugged adventure filmed in Durango by a mostly-Hispanic crew..... Unusual and gripping, this race-against-time is well-written, with peculiar but effective music from Gustavo César Carrión. " https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060882/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_(1966_film) ===================================== Tues., 7-30 for TCM SPOTLIGHT: OUT OF THIS WORLD ..... 10:30 PM (again on Wed., 7-31 @8:00 pm) 125 m Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) Synopsis: The story concerns a farm boy and a rebellion that happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. It's a Hero's Journey that takes that farm boy, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), across that far away galaxy, to meet up with his destiny, Dir: George Lucas Cast: Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher , Mark Hamill . " well over four decades later, is responsible for what is still the most popular, expansive and groundbreaking cinematic universe ever created. ...." see TCM article: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/22123/Star-Wars-A-New-Hope/articles.html

late Sun., 7-28 for TCM Imports.... (times ET) 2:00 AM Le Samourai ( 1967) hit man gets into trouble with conflicting alibis Dir: Jean-Pierre Melville Cast: Alain Delon , Francois Perier , Nathalie Delon . BW- 105 mins, Letterbox Format "in the 1960s, Melville gained popularity for his minimalist storytelling style, with a trio of neo-noir crime dramas, including what many consider to be his greatest film: Le samoura (1967). " http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76561/Le-Samourai/articles.html 4:00 AM Swann in Love ( 1984) story concerns the bourgeois late 19th century Parisian protagonist, Charles Swann, falling for a prostitute, Odette, despite her indifference to him, which drives him to greater obsession and a loss of standing in society. Dir: Volker Schlöndorff Cast: Jeremy Irons , Ornella Muti , Alain Delon . BW- 112 mins, .... "Many critics and audiences (especially in France, where Proust is especially revered) took umbrage at even the attempt to adapt this great literary work... Schlondorff proved here that the legend of 'inadaptability for film' of certain literary texts is only a matter of talent and ideas." .... http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/92046/Swann-in-Love/articles.html

TCM Underground @TCMUnderground · 4h Tonight! School’s in session with FINAL EXAM (1981) at 2:15 am east / 11:15 pm west followed by NIGHT SCHOOL (1981) at 4:00 am. Come hang out with us before we’re off for August!

sorry for late posting....... (but it's apparently available ON TCM DEMAND) earlier Mon., 7-22 11:00 AM (ET) B/W - 72 m Green-Eyed Blonde, The (1957) Synopsis: Dir: Bernard Girard Cast: Susan Oliver , Linda Plowman , Beverly Long . ".... Trumbo later wrote on the cover of his personal copy of the script, "This I wrote on the black market for Sally Stubblefield. It was produced at Warners by Marty Melcher and utterly ruined by the director [Girard]. Because Mr. Melcher published music he wrote a horrible song for the film called The Girl with the Green Eyes." .... see: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76962/Green-Eyed-Blonde-The/articles.html LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW: 😧 Bernard Girard. Susan Oliver, Linda Plowman, Beverly Long, Norma Jean Nilsson. "Illegitimate mother Plowman is sent to reformatory, where she encounters tough-as-nails Oliver (who's quite good). Written by Dalton Trumbo, though credited to Sally Stubblefield."

Michael Kronenberg‏ @MWKronenberg 9h9 hours ago There ya go, folks. My contribution to @EddieMuller’s @NoirAlley, those are my comics. I sent them to him for this movie. #NoirAlley #WhileTheCitySleeps #FilmNoir #ECComics @noirfoundation @eccomics

Noir Alley‏Verified account @NoirAlley 11m11 minutes ago Pull up a seat, grab a drink, and get ready for Fritz Lang's WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS ('56) tonight at Midnight ET on #NoirAlley hosted by @EddieMuller

Sat., 7-20 (times ET) 8:11 AM Optical Poem, An ( 1938) In this short film, animated geometric forms reflect the moods of Liszt's' "Hungarian Rhapsody." Dir: Oskar Fischinger C- 7 mins, ======================================================= Sun., 7-21 TCM Imports...... 2:00 AM Pigs and Battleships ( 1962) young barkeep Haruko (Jitsuko Yoshimura, in a debut performance just before Imamura's The Insect Woman and Onibaba in 1964) leads a fairly straight and narrow life that takes a wild turn when she becomes enamored with the flashier, more dangerous Kinta (Hiroyuki Nagato), who's chasing a get-rich criminal scheme involving pig breeding as a food source for local American troops ..... Dir: Shohei Imamura Cast: Hiroyuki Nagato , Jitsuko Yoshimura , Shiro Osaka . BW- 108 mins, Letterbox Format article : http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/491711/The-Flesh-Is-Hot/articles.html " A very early entry in the wave of yakuza films that would become a major component of Japanese cinema throughout the 1960s, Pigs and Battleships is also among the most convincing due to the amount of effort Imamura put into researching and spending time with area gangsters. His own brief experience as a very young man just after the war in black market cigarettes and alcohol (among an environment of pimps and addicts) gave him a leg up on his contemporaries, with his rule-breaking enthusiasm for restless, very mobile camerawork giving his work a distinctive flavor. ...." 4:00 AM Branded To Kill ( 1967) The Japanese mob's third-best hit man takes it on the lam after missing a kill. Dir: Seijun Suzuki Cast: Jo Shishido , Koji Nanbara , Isao Tamagawa . BW- 91 mins, Letterbox Format article: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/516263/Branded-To-Kill/articles.html " Seijun Suzuki stands out as one of that country's most significant innovators and a master stylist who transformed routine B movie assignments into what New York Times critic Manohla Dargis called, "Japanese cinema in all its frenzied, voluptuous excess." ....

just watched my recording....... & thought this was fantastic especially Rudolf Hrušínský's sleezy performance ======================== Mon.,7-8 6:15 PM (ET) Cremator, The (1969) synopsis: Karl Kopfrkingl works at a crematorium in Prague. Obsessed with his duties, he believes he is not just cremating the dead, but liberating the souls of the departed. With Nazi forces gathering at the Czech border, he descends into a mania that allows him to enact his disturbed beliefs. "...... The story combines features from black comedy and horror (comedy horror). It is often recognized as a follower of German Expressionist film[2] and also as an example of the Czechoslovak New Wave. ... The Cremator is often considered to be one of the best movies ever made in Czechoslovakia. It has also gathered a prominent cult following .... the films reaction were different in every country, noting that "In Prague, people were depressed; in Slovakia, they laughed; in the Netherlands, it was a comedy from the beginning to the end"[9]TV Guide awarded the film 3/5 stars, stating that "Hrusinsky's scary performance highlights this morbid, darkly funny work."[10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cremator (BTW, whole movie's on YouTube also if not on TCM Demand) TRAILER

#5) Twentieth Century Pictures, before it merged with Fox, purchased the rights to the book The Life of Dr. Mudd by Nettie Mudd Monroe, the doctor's daughter.

Five Easy Pieces -disillusionment of a hero

Jim Brown -actress known for playing tough, independent women