An abundance of things kept me away from this thing of ours last week and I don’t think a Fox Movie Channel post for July is going to happen either. Hopefully I’ll get back to that in August. My top 50 films of the 1990s list is just around the corner from being posted so [...]

This may not be the strongest week of TCM’s “Great Directors” month, with one whole day devoted to Mervyn LeRoy and the daylight hours of another given to W.S. Van Dyke, but it does have an inspired pairing of Otto Preminger and Ernst Lubitsch on Tuesday. There’s also a night of Fellini movies and another [...]

Excellent week of directors here, with Billy Wilder and Howard Hawks getting full days on the weekend and some more of my favorites being featured later on. As always, all times are EDT and program days begin at 6:00 AM.
Saturday June 13

3:30 AM Avanti! (Wilder, 1972) - C-144 mins. - I can’t let a full [...]

Second week of June, second week of TCM picks at the new place. A good mix of directors these next few days, though I’m not sure about having a day’s worth of George Sidney. As always, all times are EDT and program days begin at 6:00 AM.
Saturday June 6

7:45 AM These Three (Wyler, 1936) - [...]

This is my first edition of The TCM Ten here, and I hope you’ve found the new place easily enough. The channel is trying something new in June by devoting each day to just one or two directors. It’s a great idea in theory, but, as you’ll often see, the schedule has been filled mostly [...]

I’ve now archived my TCM picks by month as subpages on the separate TCM Ten page. Someone might find them useful and I hate to delete them outright. Reference purposes maybe. I’ve also updated The TCM Ten for next week’s selections and will continue to do so (most) every Friday. Comments, concerns, and [...]