TCM Premieres

[mr6666]

Tues., 3-31                                 SUFFRAGISTS: CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT........

(times ET)

8:00 PM

Shocking Miss Pilgrim, The ( 1947) a young woman struggling for equal treatment in the workplace while becoming involved in the Women's Suffrage movement in 1874. see: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/89971/Shocking-Miss-Pilgrim-The/articles.html

Dir:  George Seaton Cast:  Betty Grable , Dick Haymes , Anne Revere . BW- 85 mins, CC,   3:15 AM Rails Into Laramie ( 1954) A railroad sends an agent to Laramie to try to find out who is behind the efforts to stop the railroad from building its line into the area.     Dir:  Jesse Hibbs Cast:  John Payne , Mari Blanchard , Dan Duryea . BW- 81 mins, CC, "..... It's got a reliable lead in John Payne, who, in the next year would go on to film two other transportation-theme-titled Westerns (Santa Fe Passage and The Road to Denver, both as memorable as their names suggest). But the wild card in the stack was supporting actor Dan Duryea. .....Duryea gave a special spark to the noir and Western canons, and it's quite fun to see him let loose, especially in a thrilling climax set on a moving train. While Laramie as a standalone film isn't particularly memorable, it's the work of actors like Duryea who add color and texture to the canvas of the West in all its history and mythology. " http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87611/Rails-into-Laramie/articles.html

[mr6666]

Thurs., 4-2 for                                          TCM SPOTLIGHT: NEW YORK IN THE 70'S...........

(times ET)

2:15 AM

B/W - 90 m
 

Fingers (1978)

Synopsis:  A wanna-be concert pianist spends his days making a living by collecting debts for his Mafioso father, a lifestyle that could eventually ruin his dreams of a musical career.
 

Dir: James Toback Cast:  Zack Norman , Frank Pesce , Harvey Keitel .

"........Toback, making his directing debut, is clearly exorcising - or indulging - a few personal demons, and the perverse conviction of Keitel's tormented performance, reinforced by restless, sometimes volatile visuals, prevents the overheated plot from becoming entirely risible. It's not exactly pleasant, but it is compelling. "

https://www.timeout.com/london/film/fingers

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4:00 AM

B/W - 112 m
 

Report to the Commissioner (1975)

Synopsis:  When a rookie cop accidentally kills a female cop working undercover in narcotics, he unwittingly becomes involved in a police department cover-up.
 

Dir: Milton Katselas Cast:  Yaphet Kotto , Susan Blakely , Michael Moriarty .

".......It's a competent, slick cop movie that doesn't always work. But when it does, it keeps us interested...."

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/report-to-the-commissioner-1975

[mr6666]

late Fr i., 4-3                                             Underground........

2:00 AM	Cover Me Babe ( 1970) The story of a film student who films in search of reality. After alienating everyone around him, his professor points out that reality is subjective--just because something is on film doesn't make it true.
	Dir:  Noel Black Cast:  Robert Forster , Sondra Locke , Susanne Benton . BW- 85 mins, CC, "......is the sort of movie that needs the words of a critic less than it requires the services of an analyst, displaying, as it does, a compulsive need to ridicule itself, to deny its basic intelligence and to fail. It accomplishes all of these things with an idiocy that should warm the neurotic heart...." see: https://www.nytimes.com/1970/10/02/archives/screen-story-of-a-student-filmmaker.html
3:45 AM	Jennifer on My Mind ( 1971) A rich American boy meets a rich American girl in Venice and tragically leads her into drug abuse.
	Dir:  Noel Black Cast:  Michael Brandon , Tippy Walker , Steve Vinovich . BW- 90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format "....Variety noted: "The delightfully ridiculous plot, mock-sentimental narration, absurd dialog, infectious syrupy music and intermittent idyllic interludes all parody Love Story. And yet, like Pretty Poison, this is a potpourri of disarming satire, black comedy and poignancy that creates a strangely haunting aura...." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_on_My_Mind

[mr6666]

Sun., 4-5 for                                          TCM Imports..........

2:00 AM	Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance ( 1972)
	Dir:  Kenji Misumi Cast:  Tomisaburo Wakayama , Akihiro Tomikawa , Tomoko Mayama . BW- 84 mins, Letterbox Format
3:30 AM	Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx ( 1972)
	Dir:  Kenji Misumi Cast:  Tomisaburo Wakayama , Akihiro Tomikawa , Kayo Matsuo . BW- 81 mins, Letterbox Format

[cmovieviewer]

Criterion issued a Lone Wolf and Cub film collection blu-ray set in 2016 and has some interesting background material on their web site at:

https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1217-lone-wolf-and-cub

There is a 5-minute introduction video if you scroll down.  I assume the films TCM shows on the channel will be from the Criterion Collection.

Note there are 6 films in the series:

1. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)   (TCM April 5)
2. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)   (TCM April 5)
3. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)   (TCM April 12)
4. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)   (TCM April 12)
5. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
6. Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)

TCM had originally planned to show all six films on TCM Imports this month, but the change to the schedule for the TCM Film Festival during April 16-19 meant that two of the Lone Wolf and Cub films were preempted (films 5 and 6).

Hopefully these last 2 films will be rescheduled for TCM Imports, perhaps as soon as sometime in July.

[mr6666]

Tues., 4-7 for                                                  1948 in Noir........

8:00 PM

B/W - 95 m
 

Cry of the City (1948)

Synopsis:  Police Lieut. Candella (Mature), longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin (Conte) Rome.
 

Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast:  Victor Mature , Richard Conte , Fred Clark .

"......Beginning with Phantom Lady (1944), he )Siodmak)  brought shadowy atmosphere, psychological complexity and suspenseful direction to an unprecedented run of superb crime dramas and mysteries, including The Killers (1946), Criss Cross (1949) and The Film on Thelma Jordan (1950), starring some of Hollywood's most famous (and noir's most iconic) performers. ..."

se e:  http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71965/Cry-of-the-City/articles.html

[mr6666]

late Sun.,  4-12 for                                    TCM Imports.......

(times ET)

2:45 AM

B/W-89 min
 

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)

Synopsis:
Dir: Kenji Misumi Cast:  Tomisaburo Wakayama , Akihiro Tomikawa , Go Kato .

 

 

 

 

 

4:15 AM

B/W - 81 m
 

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)

Synopsis:
Dir: Buichi Saito Cast:  Tomisaburo Wakayama , Akihiro Tomikawa , Yoichi Hayashi .

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-frankly,  thought two I saw were rather silly

 

[mr6666]

Tue s., 4-14 for                                            Clifton W ebb......

9:45 PM (ET)

B/W - 103 m
 

Man Who Never Was, The (1956)

Synopsis:  British  officials would print a set of bogus documents indicating that the Allies were actually preparing to invade nearby Sardinia and Greece, throwing the Germans off the Sicilian scent. ......... arranged for an elaborate subterfuge whereby a drowned man would be washed ashore - on a Spanish coastline where Germans would be pretty sure to find the body - with the papers hidden in his clothing.
 

Dir: Ronald Neame Cast:  Clifton Webb , Gloria Grahame , Robert Flemyng .

"..... director Neame keeps the story moving at a brisk pace, giving it enough bite and surprise to keep it involving from start to finish. Clifton Webb plays mildly against type as Lieutenant Commander Montagu, making a strong enough impression to remain a vivid presence even during the long stretch when the German agent dominates the story. Gloria Grahame and Josephine Griffin are excellent as Lucy and Pam, respectively, and Grahame delivers a stunning moment when a phone call at work informs her that her fiance has been killed. Winston Churchill doesn't appear on the screen, but his voice is heard, impersonated by none other than the great comedian Peter Sellers in a non-comic performance that couldn't be more convincing."

see:  http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82752/Man-Who-Never-Was-The/articles.html

 

 

 

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LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:    

 

😧 Ronald Neame. Cast:  Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng, Josephine Griffin, Stephen Boyd.

"Good WW2 spy yarn based on true story of Allies planting elaborate red herring to divert attention from invasion of Sicily. CinemaScope."

[LsDoorMat]

On 4/5/2020 at 8:19 PM, mr6666 said:

Sun., 4-5 for                                          TCM Imports..........

2:00 AM	Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance ( 1972)
	Dir:  Kenji Misumi Cast:  Tomisaburo Wakayama , Akihiro Tomikawa , Tomoko Mayama . BW- 84 mins, Letterbox Format
3:30 AM	Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx ( 1972)
	Dir:  Kenji Misumi Cast:  Tomisaburo Wakayama , Akihiro Tomikawa , Kayo Matsuo . BW- 81 mins, Letterbox Format

Was it just me or did anybody else think that the Mandalorian seems like a rip off of this series?

[mr6666]

Sun., 4-19                                                 THE TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL--THE HOME VERSION.........

8:00 PM (ET)

B/W - 95 m

 

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016)

Synopsis:   Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker. At 80 years old, see how Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney, continues to impact animation and stir up "trouble" after the company force-retired him at age 65.
 

Dir: Michael Fiore Cast:  Cosmo Anzilotti , Jane Baer , Dave Bossert .

".........Besides extensive commentary by the youthfully vibrant Norman, the film features effusive testimonials by many of his colleagues and friends, including Whoopi Goldberg, Leonard Maltin and such animation veterans as Dean DeBlois (How to Train Your Dragon), Gary Trousdale (Beauty and the Beast) and Mary Poppins composer Richard M. Sherman.

Diffuse and rambling at times, An Animated Life, which sometimes has the feel of a tribute film shown at an award gala, is not as compelling as such similarly themed docs as Waking Sleeping Beauty and Frank and Ollie. Nonetheless, it serves as an entertaining salute to an unsung figure whose considerable accomplishments well deserve recognition.   "

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/floyd-norman-an-animated-life-922842

[mr6666]

22 hours ago, mr6666 said:

Sun., 4-19                                                 THE TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL--THE HOME VERSION.........

8:00 PM (ET)

B/W - 95 m

 

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016)

Synopsis:   Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker. At 80 years old, see how Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney, continues to impact animation and stir up "trouble" after the company force-retired him at age 65.
 

Dir: Michael Fiore Cast:  Cosmo Anzilotti , Jane Baer , Dave Bossert .

".........Besides extensive commentary by the youthfully vibrant Norman, the film features effusive testimonials by many of his colleagues and friends, including Whoopi Goldberg, Leonard Maltin and such animation veterans as Dean DeBlois (How to Train Your Dragon), Gary Trousdale (Beauty and the Beast) and Mary Poppins composer Richard M. Sherman.

Diffuse and rambling at times, An Animated Life, which sometimes has the feel of a tribute film shown at an award gala, is not as compelling as such similarly themed docs as Waking Sleeping Beauty and Frank and Ollie. Nonetheless, it serves as an entertaining salute to an unsung figure whose considerable accomplishments well deserve recognition.   "

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/floyd-norman-an-animated-life-922842

bump for Sun., 4-19  

[mr6666]

Sat., 4-25 for                                          Spotlight:   PETER BOGDANOVICH........

10:15 PM (ET)

B/W-115 min.

 

Saint Jack (1979)

Synopsis:  Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara, Husbands, Road House) is a street savvy American living in Singapore. And like all Americans, Jack has a dream... to open the best whorehouse in Singapore....
 

Dir: Peter Bogdanovich Cast:  P Ganesan , Nina Bagharib , Juliana Loi .

.......In the Chicago Reader Dave Kehr specified his accomplishment: "Gazzara draws his consummate self-possession, his boxer's stance, and his sly smiles in the face of adversity from a long-lost film tradition: the performance is assured and seamless and dead-ahead in a way that seems all but anachronistic in the self-doubting cinema of the '70s.".........

see:  http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/88910/Saint-Jack/articles.html

[mr6666]

late Sun., 4-26                                           TCM Imports.........

3:00 AM (ET)

B/W - 103 m

 

Fireworks (1997)

Synopsis:  Nishi, a violent cop forced into retirement by an accident that caused the death of one colleague and severe injuries to two others. Unemployed, he spends most of his time caring for his leukemia-stricken wife and borrowing money from the yakuza to stay afloat.
 

Dir: Takeshi Kitano Cast:  Takeshi Kitano , Kayoko Kishimoto , Ren Ôsugi

"....The story has the violence and tension characteristic of the yakuza genre, but Kitano imbues it with a serenity and tender humanity, along with a formal and narrative minimalism, that render the work, in the eyes of many reviewers and audiences, unclassifiable and hard to describe. There is little dialogue in the film and long pauses between lines. American critic Roger Ebert, rating the film highly in 1998, said Fireworks "lacks all of the narrative cushions and hand-holding that we have come to expect" and called it "a demonstration of what a story such as this is really about, fundamentally, after you cut out the background noise."

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/524457/Fireworks/articles.html

[mr6666]

8:00 PM

B/W - 92 m

TV-PG

Widescreen
 

Foxfire (1955)

Synopsis:
Dir: Joseph Pevney Cast:  Jane Russell , Jeff Chandler , Dan Duryea .

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75559/Foxfire/articles.html

 

 

 

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LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:    

 

😧 Joseph Pevney. Jane Russell, Jeff Chandler, Dan Duryea, Mara Corday, Barton MacLane.

Russell battles cultural barriers when she impulsively marries Indian mining engineer Chandler while vacationing in Arizona. Not bad; the stars are well matched. Incidentally, that's Chandler singing the title song; he also wrote the lyrics.

[cmovieviewer]

Here are the TCM premieres for May, as determined by MovieCollectorOH’s report published on April 2. Note that on Saturdays TCM is premiering episodes of the Terry and the Pirates serial along with selected cartoons, so these are listed separately.

May 3 - The Silver Cord (1933)
May 3 - The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)
May 3 - Once to Every Woman (1934)
May 7 - Sapphire (1959)
May 9 - The Comancheros (1961)
May 10 - Wajda by Wajda (2017)
May 11 - No Maps on My Taps (1978) (2 showings)
May 11 - The Little Colonel (1935)
May 15 - From Beyond (1986)
May 15 - Dolls (1987)
May 16 - Rufus Jones for President (1933) (short)
May 17 - Shoes (1916)
May 17 - Don Juan (Or if Don Juan Were a Woman...) (1973)
May 17 - Vadim Mister Cool (2016)
May 22 - Nursery Rhyme Mysteries (1943) (short)
May 30 - The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) (10:30 pm ET, 100 min.)

 - Saturdays: serials
May 2 - Terry and the Pirates Ch. 1: Into the Great Unknown (1940)
May 9 - Terry and the Pirates Ch. 2: The Fang Strikes (1940)
May 16 - Terry and the Pirates Ch. 3: The Mountain of Death (1940)
May 23 - (Memorial Day weekend programming)
May 30 - Terry and the Pirates Ch. 4: The Dragon Queen Threatens (1940)

 - Saturdays: cartoons
May 2 - MGM: Bear and the Beavers, The (1942)
May 2 - Popeye: Quiet Pleeze (1941)
May 9 - MGM: Bear and the Hare, The (1948)
May 9 - Popeye: Olive's Sweepstake Ticket (1941)
May 16 - MGM: Bear Raid Warden (1944)
May 16 - Popeye: Flies Ain't Human (1941)
May 30 - MGM: Barney's Hungry Cousin (1953)
May 30 - Popeye: Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle (1941)

Thanks as always to MCOH!

[mr6666]

Sun., 5-3 for                                            PRE-CODE PREMIERES..........

(times ET)

8:00 PM	Silver Cord, The ( 1933)
	Dir:  John Cromwell Cast:  Irene Dunne , Joel McCrea , Laura Hope Crews . BW- 76 mins, CC, LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:       😧 John Cromwell. Irene Dunne, Joel McCrea, Laura Hope Crews, Frances Dee, Eric Linden. Very much a photographed stage play (by Sidney Howard), but interesting for its look at a self-absorbed woman (Crews) who attempts to dominate her sons' lives completely--not counting on the strength of her new daughter-in-law (Dunne), a career woman with a mind of her own. Both Dunne and Dee are first-rate.
9:30 PM	Sin of Nora Moran, The ( 1933)
	Dir:  Phil Goldstone Cast:  Cora Sue Collins , Zita Johann , Alan Dinehart . BW- 65 mins, CC, LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:       😧 Phil Goldstone. Zita Johann, Alan Dinehart, Paul Cavanagh, Claire Du Brey, John Miljan, Henry B. Walthall, Cora Sue Collins. Surprisingly interesting Poverty Row cheapie with supernatural overtones, told in flashback, about a hard-luck woman (Johann, who's excellent) who falls in love with the wrong man and makes the ultimate sacrifice for him. More notable for its ambitions than its achievements, with great use of stock footage and a wall-to-wall music score, unusual for 1933.
10:45 PM	Once to Every Woman ( 1934)
	An able nurse clashes with a new doctor at her hospital. Dir:  Lambert Hillyer Cast:  Ralph Bellamy , Fay Wray , Walter Connolly . BW- 64 mins, CC, (no further info found...........)

[mr6666]

early Thurs., 5-7

6:00 AM (ET)

B/W - 92 m
 

Closed
Captions

Sapphire (1959)

Synopsis:  A "light-skinned" black co-ed has a penchant for passing as white and hanging at London's bars at night. When she is found murdered, a number of suspects are considered, including the naive white architectural student who fell in love with her, never suspecting she was black.
 

Dir: Basil Dearden Cast:  Nigel Patrick , Michael Craig , Yvonne Mitchell .

 

 

 

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LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:    

 

😧 Basil Dearden. Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, Paul Massie, Bernard Miles, Earl Cameron, Rupert Davies, Yvonne Buckingham.

When music student is murdered, it is discovered she was passing as white. Considered daring in its day, still absorbing today--both as entertainment and social comment. Fine performances. Story and screenplay by Janet Green (with additional dialogue by Lukas Heller).

 

[mr6666]

Sat., 5-9

3:45 PM (ET)

C - 107 m

TV-G

 

Comancheros, The (1961)

Synopsis: A Texas ranger teams up with a gambler to stop an outlaw from running weapons into Mexico with the help of the Comanches.
 

Dir: Michael Curtiz     Cast:  John Wayne , Stuart Whitman , Ina Balin .

"..........was the last film directed by Michael Curtiz, it was arguably more a reflection of the work of John Wayne, who stars as Texas Ranger Jake Cutter but also had a big hand--uncredited--in casting, producing and even directing. .....

see:  http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/18069/Comancheros-The/articles.html

[mr6666]

late Sun., 5-10

2:00 AM (ET)

B/W - 95 m

TV-PG

 

Wajda by Wajda (2017)

Synopsis:
Dir: Andrzej Wolski

“Afterimage,” the final film by Poland’s Andrzej Wajda, is a fitting coda to the career of one of world cinema’s giants. Unlike fellow Poles such as Roman Polanski and Jerzy Skolimowski, who decamped for the West’s freedoms not long after their careers launched, Wajda, who died at 90 following the film’s premiere at last fall’s Toronto International Film Festival, remained in Poland trying to examine that country’s modern history and mores. Prior to the collapse of Soviet Communism, his efforts often led to difficulties with Poland’s Communist regime, which in turn gave him a theme that recurs in “Afterimage”: the necessity for individuals and artists to resist the soul-crushing demands and cruelties of totalitarian governments.....

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/afterimage-2017

[mr6666]

Mon., 5-11 for                                                           Tip Top Tap............

(times ET)

8:00 & 10:45 PM

B/W - 59 m
 

No Maps on My Taps (1978)

Synopsis:           ".......director George T. Nierenberg and writer Lynn Rogoff's tribute to three legends of tap dancing--Chuck Green, Bunny Briggs and Harold "Sandman" Sims--and to the art form itself. In the late 1970s, tap dancing was all but dead, having long fallen out of favor. What might be called the golden age of tap dancing occurred at a time when vaudeville, night clubs and legitimate theater were the stomping grounds for tap dancers and some of the most famous dancers would successfully make the transition to film, like The Nicholas Brothers, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, John "Bubbles" Sublett and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. But society was changing in the 1950s and 1960s, and musical genres changed along with it. .....

see:  http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/480517/No-Maps-on-My-Taps/articles.html
Dir: George T Nierenberg Cast:  Sandman Sims , Bunny Briggs , Chuck Green .

 

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12:00 AM

B/W - 81 m

TV-G

Closed
Captions

Little Colonel, The (1935)

Synopsis:
Dir: David Butler Cast:  Shirley Temple , Lionel Barrymore , Evelyn Venable

.see:  http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81513/Little-Colonel-The/articles.html

 

 

 

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LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:    

 

😧 David Butler. Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge, Sidney Blackmer, Bill Robinson.

"Even non- fans should like this, one of Shirley's best films, as she mends broken ties between Grandpa Barrymore and Mama Venable in the Reconstruction South . . . and does that famous step dance with Robinson. Final scene was filmed in Technicolor

[TikiSoo]

15 hours ago, mr6666 said:

In the late 1970s, tap dancing was all but dead, having long fallen out of favor.

Re: No Maps On My Taps

I had a very good co-worker friend that revealed in passing he had suffered years of tap dancing lessons as a boy. I was impressed and asked if he still could do it. He was completely ashamed of it and said he NEVER would tap dance again because he felt it was a "black stereotype". Isn't that sad? Wish I knew how to tap dance. 

[mr6666]

late Fri., 5-15                                                Underground.........

(times ET)

2:00 AM	From Beyond ( 1986)
	Dr. Pretorius and his colleagues are working on an experiment involving stimulation of the pineal gland, which they believe may open the human mind to greater dimensions. The experiment succeeds, but has an unfortunate side-effect, the scientists are instantly attacked by dreadful life forms which were previously floating around them unseen.   Dir:  Stuart Gordon Cast:  Jeffrey Combs , Barbara Crampton , Ken Foree . BW- 85 mins, CC, Letterbox Format see: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/from-beyond-1986
3:30 AM	Dolls ( 1987)
	A group of motorists, including young Judy Bower, her horrible father, her evil stepmother and a meek businessman named Ralph, become stranded at a spooky mansion during a nighttime thunderstorm. The house's strange owners offer overnight lodgings, but with the dastardly intentions .......   Dir:  Stuart Gordon Cast:  Ian Patrick Williams , Carolyn-Purdy Gordon , Carrie Lorraine . BW- 78 mins, CC, Letterbox Format see: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dolls-1987

[mr6666]

Sun., 5-17  .........................

(times ET)

12:00 AM	Shoes ( 1916) Sixteen-year-old Mary MacLaren starred as Eva Meyer, a poor shop girl working at a five-and-dime. Eva is the sole wage earner for three younger sisters, an overwhelmed mother, and an indolent father who prefers alcohol and dime novels to work.......... see:  http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/501128/Shoes/articles.html
	Dir:  Lois Weber Cast:  Mary MacLaren , Harry Griffith , Mrs. Witting . BW- 52 mins,
	TCM Imports.................
2:00 AM	Don Juan (Or if Don Juan Were a Woman) ( 1973) Jeanne lives in Paris and believes she is the reincarnation of Don Juan. She visits a priest and tells him she has killed a man. He comes to her elegant flat - her father has died leaving her rich - and she tells the priest stories about men she has seduced.
	Dir:  Roger Vadim Cast:  Brigitte Bardot , Robert Hossein , Mathieu Carriere . BW- 95 mins,
3:45 AM	Vadim Mister Cool ( 2016) examines the life and career of another Parisian writer/director, the notorious Roger Vadim. His films were groundbreaking for their depiction of sensuality on the screen, eventually making him a pioneer of the French New Wave. However, Vadim's work was often held back by his personal life. ........ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2161130/Vadim-Mister-Cool/articles.html

[mr6666]

tonight 5-22 for                        Rankin & Bass..........

(not sure about...

8:00 PM

B/W - 95 m
 

Mad Monster Party (1967)

Synopsis:   Frankenstein celebrates his retirement by throwing a bash and inviting every ghoul in town.
 

Dir: Jules Bass      Cast:  Boris Karloff , Ethel Ennis , Gale Garnett .

"The film was created using Rankin/Bass' "Animagic" stop motion animation process, supervised by Tadahito Mochinaga at MOM Productions in Tokyo, Japan. The process involved photographing figurines a frame at a time, then re-positioning them, exposing another frame, and so forth......Mad Magazine creator Harvey Kurtzman penned the script (with writer Len Korobkin) and Mad artist Jack Davis designed many of the characters. .......

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Monster_Party%3F

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1:30 AM

B/W - 10 m

TV-G

 

short

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries (1943)

Synopsis: This short film examines the origins of popular nursery rhymes.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast:  Mary McLeod , Leonard Mudie ,

[TikiSoo]

On 4/28/2020 at 6:22 AM, cmovieviewer said:

Here are the TCM premieres for May, as determined by MovieCollectorOH’s report published on April 2.

Could you possibly post these posts a bit earlier? I compile my list and set the DVR near the end of the previous month & have missed a few good premieres. I'm sifting through June right now.

I find your list way easier to understand than Ohio's grid. Sorry, nothing personal Ohio-it's me, I have a tough time with grids.