FredCDobbs Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 What happened to Black History Month? http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=20499&mainArticleId=17688 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cascabel Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 That is strange, Mr. Dobbs. Looks like the only films still on the TCM schedule are Cabin In The Sky (March 22), Lilies Of The Field (March 23), and Odds Against Tomorrow (April 12). Although I have no serious complaints about the current February schedule, I'm a little disappointed about missing the Josephine Baker movies and all the movies that had been scheduled for February 13th. Hope they're shown soon. I thought this had to be a list from some previous year, but can't find any proof of that. Since TCM knew February was going to be Oscar? month, why go to the trouble of drawing up (and posting!) this nice schedule that was never going to be used? Did we miss some later press release about it? What a mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsmellofsuccess Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 That looks like a schedule from several years ago. It did say TCM Archives in the middle of the page. I look at the schedule all the time, and don't remember seeing those films listed for February (although I hope to see them air in the future). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 Yes, I think it?s a schedule from several years ago. During Black History Month (February) I?ve enjoyed seeing Josephine Baker?s French films over the years, and the Paul Robeson British films (in which he is the star of the films and is co-equal with white people), and I like to see a showing of Nina Mae McKinney and Daniel Haynes in Hallelujah! from time to time. And here?s a good all-black short I found recently that has some incredible photography, editing, and music in it (this one takes a while to download): http://www.redhotjazz.com/movies/ellingtonsymphonyblack.WMV I?d love to see some of the old Cab Calloway shorts from the 1930s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hovtGsLPYeA Paul Robeson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73mQp20nXbk Green Pastures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3cdwTXmgoE Ethel Waters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IxWWw4bC1g Paul Robeson in "King Solomon's Mines": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSMsPgzB9xA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cascabel Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 That Duke Ellington clip was worth the wait. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_W Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 This is from the Feb 2002 schedule. -- Terry Wallace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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