“31 Days of Oscar” is now over so it’s back to the weekly browsing of the TCM schedule for interesting and rare showings. Generally, March looks to be a very strong month for the channel but this week may not be the best. The Friday picks do look odd and appealing so take that as [...]

February begins TCM’s Oscar tribute, running all month and three days of March. This doesn’t tend to be my favorite month since the schedule usually sticks to more well-known fare but the programmers do seem conscious of this enough to also include things like Moonrise this week. I haven’t decided whether to post every week [...]

Some of most everything this week. Edward G. Robinson as a Chinese hitman. Van Johnson as a vengeful police detective. Walter Huston as a U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union who finds the virtues of the country. And plenty more of interesting films and characters. Also worth noting, on Fox Movie Channel this Monday the [...]

Actually a stronger than usual week I think. The January schedule is especially good for some diversity from what’s been shown over the last couple of years on the channel. The two Jerzy Skolimowski films that air as part of TCM Underground on Friday might not appeal to everyone but I couldn’t be more anxious [...]

Okay, first entry of the new year. It’s a bit late, of course, but so be it. Both my index of the TCM Ten and the dedicated page and subpages are now up to date so that you can see every movie I’ve ever picked and when it was aired on the channel. This week [...]

Most of these are either directed by Frank Capra or starring Humphrey Bogart, but that’s what TCM has given us this holiday season. I’m assuming everyone already knows the pleasures of The Shop Around the Corner and Remember the Night, both of which show up in the next few days on the channel. All readers [...]

Less than two weeks until Christmas now and plenty of those movies popping up on the TCM schedule. I really like that the channel tries to go a bit beyond the usual things. Also lots of Frank Capra and Humphrey Bogart choices this week and throughout the month. I saw the March schedule a couple [...]

After a much longer than expected absence, I’m cranking up the TCM Ten again this week. The Mickey Mouse Mafia will be knocking down my door any day now if I don’t get a few things reviewed very soon, but December is such an exciting month on Turner Classic Movies, with hours upon hours being [...]

Interesting selection on Monday and a great Lillian Gish tribute on Wednesday make for a strong week. As always all times are EDT and program days begin at 6:00 AM.
Saturday October 10
4:30 PM Sirocco (Bernhardt, 1951) - BW-98 mins. - On DVD in R1 from Sony but now out of print, this Humphrey Bogart starrer [...]

The write-ups are on the brief side this week, but it’s a good enough set of picks overall. Lots of stuff from the thirties and forties and even a silent. Speaking of silents, I reviewed Sunrise at DVD Times, the new Masters of Cinema Blu-ray edition, and I put a lot of time into it. [...]