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Saturday, April 11 10 a.m. Popeye: Eugene, the Jeep (1940). with Peter Bogdanovich 10 p.m. Paper Moon (1973). By all rights this could have been a disaster but Bogdanovich pulled it off.

1966 6. Daimajin (1966) Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Japan It was much better than I expected given its American title, Majin Monster of Terror. One could be forgiven if you thought it was going to be another Godzilla spin off. I cannot recall if someone here recommended this one, but if so thank you. An evil warlord in feudal Japan overthrows a leader and begins a rule of terror. The peasants turn to a giant stone statue for protection. This is basically The Golem, Japanese style. An Angel For Satan (1966) Camillo Mastocinque, Italy Damned good gothic horror picture with a solid performance by Barbara Steele. Sergio Leone regular Maria Brega appears without a beard. Recommended for fans the genre.

William Hickey as Eugene T. O'Rourke in The Boston Strangler (1968). Hickey has a single scene as one of the prime suspects. Before he knows what he is potentially being charged with he gives an agonized confession about his perversions. it's a great piece of acting.

When i was in England I managed to see a few early Honor Blackman films. Here she is on the left with Anne Crawford and Siobhan McKenna in Daughter of Darkness (1948). I am not a Norman Wisdom fan but Honor was beautiful in The Square Peg (1958). I wasn't able to find a photo but if you liked Born Free (1966) you should look up To Walk With Lions (1999) in which Richard Harris and Honor Blackman play George and Joy Adamson in their later years. It is quite good and if TCM could obtain the rights it would make a good double bill with the Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna film.

Friday, April 10 4 p.m. Genius at Work (1946). No, it’s not the Donald Trump story. Radio detective comedy with Bela Lugosi. 3:45 a.m. Black Mama, White Mama (1973). With Pam Grier.

Who has alzheimer's?

John Gielgud as Lord Raglan, Fitzroy James Henry Somerset in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968). He is the epitome of the privileged English twit who callously sends men to their deaths without a second thought.

Is there any news of the virus at his Country Home and Hospital in LA?

Thursday, April 9 7:45 a.m. Expensive Women (1931). Apparently the last star vehicle for Dolores Costello.

Christopher Hewitt as Roger De Bris in The Producers (1967). When I first saw this at a tender age I had no idea why he was wearing a dress but thought it was funny in any event. Kenneth Mars and Dick Shawn have larger parts but Estelle Winwood as "Touch Me, Feel Me" was pretty good too ...

Wednesday, April 8 7 a.m. The Big Store (1941). Even a lesser Marx Bros. film is better than most. Quite possibly Harpo’s best solo musical moment.

Dispatch Rider during WWII.

Oh, wow. There is a channel in London that shows old British films and I was catching up on a lot of stuff that Honor Blackman did very early on. What a beautiful and talented lady she was.

Here are a few more late additions from films that I have recently seen or revisited that have made my top tens 1957 Supporting Actress 1. MYLENE DEMONGEOT (Abigail Williams), The Witches of Salem 1968 Actor 7. BORIS KARLOFF (Byron Orlok), Targets 2004 Supporting Actor 7. DAMIAN ALCAZAR (Vinicio Cepeda), Cronicas 2005 Actress 7. CATE BLANCHETT (Tracy Louise Heart), Little Fish Supporting Actor 8. HUGO WEAVING (Lionel Noel Dawson), Little Fish Supporting Actress 8. NONI HAZLEHURST (Janelle Margaret Heart), Little Fish 2015 Actor 7. MIN-SIK CHOI (Chun Man-duk), The Tiger: An Old Hunter’s Tale

The 2019 Danish Bodil Award for Best Picture went to … Queen of Hearts (2019) May el-Toukhy, Denmark

Jolting may not be the word but she certainly made the most of a very small part. Tessie O'Shea the Welsh Music Hall performer as Alice Foss, the switchboard operator in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966).

Tuesday, April 7 8 p.m. Cry of the City (1948). I saw a restored print of this at the BFI Southbank a few years ago and was very impressed.

One of my best friends pased away yesterday from complications of covid-19. Jay Benedict. An American actor working and living in London. His good friend Pierce Brosnan posted this message and a great photo on his Instagram account... For more about Jay, go to this wikipedia page ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Benedict

I can't leave The Loved One (1965) without mentioning Ayllene Gibbons' performance as the obese bed ridden Mrs. Joyboy with the insatiable appetite.

Monday, April 6 A day of films featuring Scotland. Why not do this on November 30th? TCM does something for St. Patrick’s day every year. 8 a.m. Tunes of Glory (1960). Ronald Neame film with Alec Guiness, John Mills, Dennis Price, Kay Walsh, Gordon Jackson and a young Susannha York

Rod Steiger in one of his greatest roles -Mr. Joyboy the mortician. It was too big a part to be considered for this thread. But he does look like Burton in that shot.

Without revealing too much John Gielgud's best scene in The Loved One (1965) is when he plays a dead body.

Sunday, April 5 midnight. The Scar of Shame (1927). This one looks very interesting. 2 a.m. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972). Really enjoyable wacky Samurai series with Pythonesque geysers of blood. 3:30 a.m. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972). The best in the series IMO.

It is pretty good. But I think they may have taken the idea from this Canadian low budget film ... Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001).

Liberace as Mr. Starker, the coffin showroom salesman in The Loved One (1965).