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Tuesday, July 28 9:45 a.m. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Very good Mike Nichols film with Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal and Sandy Dennis. Carl Reiner Tribute 2 a.m. Where’s Poppa? (1970). Irreverent comedy based on the book by Robert Klane. For me, Ron Leibman (1937-2019) is the stand out in this film. BTW, anyone else read Klane’s The Horse Is Dead? Incredibly un-PC if memory serves but very funny IMO. I read it in high school though. I was attracted to a quote on the softcover … “The funniest book I’ve read read - Jack Benny.” I wonder if it was true that Benny had even read it?

The winner of China’s Golden Rooster Award for Best Film of 2019 was … The Wandering Earth (2019) Frant Two, China The winner of China’s Golden Rooster Award for Foreign Film of 2019 was … Romy’s Salon (2019) Mischa Kamp, the Netherlands

Monday, July 27/28 2 a.m. Insignificance (1985). Really good Nicolas Roeg film with Teresa Russell and Tony Curtis. Recommended.

Sunday, July 26 Here we go. TCM swapped nights with July 12. 10 p.m. Bedazzled (1967), One of my favourite comedies with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and the babe with the bust, Raquel Welch. Drimble Wedge and the Vegetation is not to be missed. Music by Dudley Moore.

Saturday, July 25 10 a.m. Popeye: Blunder Below (1942). noon. Malcolm X (1992). It's still Spike Lee's best film and the one that Denzel Washington should have won the Oscar for.

Broads Behind Bars is still my all time favourite.

Friday, July 24/25 2:30 a.m. The Big Doll House (1971). With Pam Grier. If these women weren't behind bars they could probably all get jobs as models.

Thursday, July 23/24 3 a.m. Who’ll Stop the Rain (1978). By Karel Reisz with Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld.

Charles Buddy Rogers Robert Downey, Jr.

Wednesday, July 22 7 a.m. Once You Kiss a Stranger (1969). Carol Lynley stars in a criss-cross murder plot ala Strangers on a Train which is on at 2:30 p.m..

A forced oddity for comedic purposes.

Tuesday, July 21 8 p.m. Notfilm (2015). Documentary about the collaboration between Samuel Beckett and Buster Keaton ?? What the ? Featuring Kevin Brownlow. Looks like a BFI restoration. 10:30 p.m. Archival Screening Night (2020). Anyone have any idea what this might be?

2007 Formidable (2007) Dominique Standaert, Belgium Two men who have both lost their jobs and wives meet by chance and become reluctant friends. Thankfully it does not try to rely on quirkiness which can be the kiss of death for me. Not bad.

Monday, July 20 8 p.m. Spartacus (1960). I see they have made a schedule correction … Part Two is no longer followed by Part One.

Sunday, July 19/20 2 a.m. The Magic Flute (1975). Delightful Mozart opera by Ingmar Bergman.

Saturday, July 18 10 a.m. Popeye: Kickin’ the Conga Round (1942). 4:30 a.m. The Quiet American (1958). I believe they took great liberty with this Graham Greene story turning the American into the hero.

Friday, July 17/18 John Ford day. 12:30 a.m. The Long Voyage Home (1940). Great cast in this Eugene O'Neill tale.

The might be a bit of a stretch but Depardieu as Chabert made my top ten of 1994. I think his Cyranno was probably a better performance but the role is much showier. Fabrice Luchini in Colonel Chabert is a revelation.

Thursday, July 16 3:30 p.m. Star of Midnight (1935). With Ginger Rogers and William Powell.

Wednesday, July 15 6 p.m. Marty (1955). With Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair.

Tuesday, July 14 8 p.m. My Journey Through French Cinema (2016). by Bertrand Tavernier.

I have a copy of this but haven't seen it as yet. I am curious, do you know the story behind the decision to shoot this in Esperanto? And how do you think the actors such as Shatner did with that challenge? Was it worthwhile?

Monday, July 13 10 a.m. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937). I still haven’t seen this one.

Sunday, July 12 Bedazzled (1967), one of my favourite comedies with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore and the babe with the bust, Raquel Welch was originally on the schedule but has been replaced by two Japanese films that I would like to see … 8 p.m. Children of Hiroshima (1952). 9:45 Hiroshima (1953). 5:30 a.m. Borom Sarret (1963). Short subject by Ousmane Sembene. According to the imdb this is ‘arguably' the first film by a Black African.