I'll try to keep it updated, anyone else can feel free to do the same.

I firmly believe this is the best channel on television. Pretty much everyone has it. I really think more people should use it.

I'll start with December, and go through the "Now Playing Guide" and highlight some of the months special events/features. Maybe update (that is, copy paste) the actual schedule every week, too or something.

All this info is available on http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com , but i figure people might be more inclined to check out what's playing here, and hopefully see something worth watching... feel free to give me recommendations, as well (truthfully, that's my biggest reason for the thread, hearing opinions on what I should try to watch. )

Anyway,
DECEMBER - (these are just the films showing in their little monthly specials/marathon type things, without showtimes for the most part. this has already been a pain enough to compile, and as Dec. starts tomorrow, I'm not gonna get the times. Again, all of this, including showtimes can be found over here)

Weekly Showcases

The Essentials
Every Saturday at 8:00 pm (ET) & Sunday at 6:00 pm (ET)

Vertigo (1958)
The Third Man (1949)
White Heat (1949)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Syncopation Station (musicals)
Sundays at 10:00 AM EST

Funny Face (1957)
Good News (1947)
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

Silent Sunday Nights (silent films)
Every Sunday at Midnight (ET)

The Rag Man (1925)
Little Annie Rooney (1925)
The Kid (1921)

TCM Imports (foreign)
Every Friday at 2:00am (ET)

La Dolce Vita (1960) 3 AM
Never on Sunday (1960)
Gigi (1948)
Le Quai Des Brumes (1938) 2:15AM

Darkness After Dawn (film Noir)
Every Saturday at 8:00am (ET)

He Ran All The Way (1951)
Touch of Evil (1958)
He Walked by Night (1948)
Lady in the Lake (1947)
Ministry of Fear (1944)

Lone Star Cinema (Westerns)
Every Saturday at 12:00pm (ET)

Guns for San Sebastion (1968)
Sitting Bull (1954)
Blood on the Moon (1949)
3 Godfathers (1948)
The King and Four Queens (1956)

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Woody Allen's Birthday
Thursday, December 1st

Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002), a documentary
Love and Death
Stardust Memories (1980)
Zelig (1983)
TCM premiere of Shadows and Fog (1992)
Play It Again, Sam (1972), based on Allen's own stage play but not directed by him (Herbert Ross does the honors).

Guest Programmer
Isaac Mizrahi, 12/2, 4 of his favorite films, Starting at 8PM

Dinner at Eight (1933), an all-star comedy with Jean Harlow in shimmering designs by Adrian;
The Red Shoes (1948), a musical tragedy set in the world of ballet;
All This, and Heaven Too (1940), a melodrama with Bette Davis in the fashions of 19th-century France;
La Dolce Vita (1960), Federico Fellini's masterpiece about the glamorous, decadent rich in 1960s Rome.

Costumes by Edith Head
5 films, Sat. Dec 3, starting at 8 PM

Vertigo
The Joker is Wild
Roman Holiday
Winning
Sweet Charity

Cult Movie Picks
Dec 9-21

Goodbye, Mr. Germ
All of Me
Lady Scarface
Golden Dawn
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Guns of Navarone
Kid Galahad

Produced by Alexander Korda
Dec. 10, 5 films

The Third Man
The Four Feathers (1939)
The Scarlet Pimpernal (1935)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Vacation from Marriage

24 Hours of Shakespeare
Dec 14th, 17 films

7 Silent Shakespeare Features
Cleopatra (1912)
Othello (1922)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
As You Like It
Romeo and Juliet (1936)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Henry V (1944)
Hamlet (1948)
Othello (1965)
Othello (1952)

Alternative Shakespeare
Dec. 15th, 5 films (based on Shakespeare)

The Man From Laramie
West Side Story
Forbidden Planet
Kiss Me Kate
Throne of Blood

The End is Near
6 films, Saturday Dec. 31 starting at 8 PM

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Quatermass Xperiment
The Thing (from Another World)
It Came From Outer Space
The Blob
Village of the Damned

Star of the Month - Bing Crosby
Every Monday
18 films
(I cant seem to find the list of all films online, and don't wanna type it all out from the Now Playing Magazine, so. uh. look it up?)

See the Original - originals that have been remade.
Tuesdays, 20 films, 1 docu

Ocean's 11 (1960)
Scarface (1932)
Cape Fear (1962)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Ladykillers (1955)
King Kong (1933)
I'm King Kong! (2005, doc)
The Haunting (1963)
Psycho (1960)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Yours Mine and Ours (1968)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Sabrina (1954)
The Thing (1951)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
Wings of Desire (1988)
Alfie (1966)
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
The Time Machine (1960)
The Incredibly Shrinking Man (1957)


4 Days of Christmas
Dec 22-25, 25 Movies

A Christmas Carol (1938)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Since You Went Away (1944)
Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
Fitzwilly (1967)
Holiday Affair (1950)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Period of Adjustment (1962)
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Little Women (1949)
Since You Went Away (1944)
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner
Meet Me in St. Louis
I remember Mama
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Father's Little Dividend
Wife vs. Secretary
You Can't Fool your Wife
Julia Misbehaves
Sons of the Desert

Great, great, great job compiling this, Kypade. I'll be using this to pretty much plan the next month of my life. A thousand thank yous.

Turner Clasic Movies is easily the best channel on the cable dial. I just hope this thread inspires some people to check out some classic films.

Some recomendations:

Make sure you catch three of the essentials:
The Third Man
Shop Around The Corner- Later remade into You've Got Mail. But, you know, this one is good. Great for Christmas, too.
Vertigo

If you can, try to see some of the Woody Allen marathon tomorrow, but especially check out Zelig, his brilliant, brilliant mockumentary. There's nothing else like it.

Chaplin's The Kid- Good intro to his stuff.
The Ladykillers
King Kong
The Haunting

And looking at the Chirstmas list, there's some good stuff to watch, but only if you really, really love classic Hollywood schmaltz....which I do. Like crazy.
-Christmas In Connecticut
-Love Finds Andy Hardy - Charming, charming movie from the Andy Hardy series, with Mickey Rooney and a rather young Judy Garland. Just don't go in feeling cynical.
-Meet Me In St. Louis

And you wrote "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner," but I assume you meant "The Man Who Came To Dinner," a wonderful underseen Christmas film with Bette Davis. Highly recommend that one.

Great Thread! I just hope people come inside and read it!

I wish it was in HD.

Thanks. At least I know I'll have one person checking it out and recommending some stuff.

I actually wasn't too thrilled with The Third Man a couple years ago, but that was VHS, not the best quality. I'll definitely check it out (at least the 6 PM Sunday one, anyway.) Shop Around the Corner, as well (though I've never seen that one.)

I'll be watching Love and Death tomorrow night, and I don't have too much to do Friday, so I'll try to stay up for Zelig. I've heard so much good about it, sounds great.

The Kid and Kong are also both on my "watch" list.

And I copied the Christmas ones out of the Now Playing Mag, but it definitely says "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)" under the "christmas with the in-laws" section. So, I assume that's correct.

Again, thanks for the response and recs.

Well I checked and found that The Man Who Came To Dinner is only airing once, 12/18, at 6 in the morning. Good movie, bad timeslot. But that's when its on, if you're interested.

I haven't seen Guess Who's Coming To Dinner in quite some time. I don't remember it taking place at Christmas....does it? Regardless, you're correct, and it's airing on Xmas day.

Here's a few more to watch, Kypade:
2
6:15 PM Gold Diggers Of 1933 (1933)- Great early Warner backstage musical, up there with 42nd Street and Footlight Parade. Not as good as 42nd Street though.

5 (Monday)
2:30 AM Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
4:30 AM It Should Happen To You (1954) - Wonderful underrated comedy I saw because Peter Bogdanovich had it on the essentials. HIGHLY recommended.

7
5:30 PM The Lion In Winter (1968) - If you have time, WATCH THIS.

8
12:00 PM Black Narcissus (1947) - A visual feast.

I'll throw some more up tomorrow.

Vertigo (1958): One of my faves, but not for suspense reasons. I'm still wondering about all the shots of the back of her head. I'd like your take on it. This is up there with Rope for psychological taughtness, which is odd considering how different the premesis is. It's really interesting as far as how intentionally his mind was manipulated. As thought there was some anticipation he would find her again. I dunno. I'm being vague mostly to try and not give anything away to anyone that hasn't seen it.

La Dolce Vita (1960) 3 AM


Thursday, December 1st

The Red Shoes (1948), a musical tragedy set in the world of ballet: I love this movie. Its one of my top 100. Besides just being a good drama, its quite beautiful and is an early play-within-a-play feature. The ballet The Red Shoes, which is quite famous, is about a woman who dons a pair of shoes that keep dancing even when she's too exhausted to keep going. She dances for days until she collapses and dies. That's the inside story (the ballet). The outside story is of the ballerina who's debut role is to be the shoe victim on stage. She loves the up and coming musician but also has a relationship with the demanding director. All while becoming more obsessed with her dancing. Anyways, check it out if you can.
All This, and Heaven Too (1940), a melodrama with Bette Davis in the fashions of 19th-century France;

La Dolce Vita (1960), Federico Fellini's masterpiece about the glamorous, decadent rich in 1960s Rome.

West Side Story - It is a good reinterpretation. Good musical too. I think it gets the usual butt of jokes reserved for high gloss musicals, but if you peel that back and approach it from the genre and the romeo and juliet retelling, its great.

Wings of Desire (1988) - Beautiful movie. I've seen several Wenders movies, and there's a reason this one made him famous. I find all of his work to be very demanding and cerebral (not always to benefit) but Wings had a poetry and rythm to it that made it alot more pleasant while not dropping the arts-house philosophy, grit, and feel.

Those are just high recs. If you want half recs or warnings or what to stay away from, just let me know. :-P

Dolce, I'd certainly like to hear your warnings about to what to stay away from. I'm curious, especially since there's a lot of stuff above that I haven't seen.

And I agree 100% on the Red Shoes. Somehow I overlooked it. Great, captivating movie from "The Archers" team of Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger. They also collaborated on the aforementioned Black Narcissus (which I recommended above).

My favorite P&P is A Matter of Life and Death (AKA Stairway To Heaven), which is available in no video format in America, and is not airing on TCM in the near future. A shame. I managed to tape it off TCM a few months back, and have watched it at least 10 times.

I'll check out the Red Shoes, too.

And I'm definitely looking forward to Wings of Desire.


Anyway, so I was/am watching the Woody Allen doc thing now, which is kinda cool, but it made me realize something...Stardust Memories, which I was sure I had seen...I haven't seen. Lessee...we were supposed to watch it about a year ago in a class, and I was absent that day..BUT, I thought for sure I had watched it on my own to make up, yknow.

Turns out, the film I've been associating with that title is not only NOT "stardust memories," but I'm pretty sure it's not even woody allen. The movie was about a director, who's trying to make a movie, and every day is like one from hell. Basically, he has all kinds of problems with actors, sets, time, and such...and SPOILER? (see small text) it ends up being a dream each time something goes wrong.

Or something like that. The name of the film, now that I realize it's not this Allen film, is on the tip of my tongue, as is the main actor (who i think also directed?)...but it's driving me crazy and i can't figure it out....any ideas?

Really? Is sounds vaguely like 8 1/2... but it's probably not, since Mastroianni did not direct it (but it is loosely based on director Fellini's life).

West Side Story? Zelig? I'm in heaven

Thanks kypade for the compilation!

Nah, not 8 1/2. i couldnt get through that last time....

Its definitely more modern, and I'm pretty sure it's reletively famous/popular/considered good...it was a film class, after all (though some of the other stuff we watched was...eh, not the 'usual' kinda stuff.)

It's really bugging me that I can't think of the name.

On a semi-related note, Love and Death was great. Hilarious! Felt kinda...long...but very good, still.

And I'm watching Stardust Memories now...I dunno. Its good, but it's not really grabbing me. I'm finding it kinda hard to stay interested. This is definitely NOT the one I watched, though. laul. :O

No problem Christian...glad to help...and if nothing else, its helping me decide what to watch more than just clicking the website (since there's no guide on this tv :O)

Uh, where was I.......:O

Hehe. Aaw..

Hmmm... is it a musical? Nah, you would've mentioned it (All That Jazz)

Does it have Steve Buscemi? - Living in Oblivion. I know some film students have seen that one. I have as well and I remember the spoiler you gave.

And there's also one I remember with John Boorman - the star and director of the movie, I Dreamt I Woke Up.

aha! that's it...must have watched it the week after Stardust Memories and their discussion got em mixed up or something. I really liked that movie...i might just have to rent it again.

thanks a ton. :)


and now that Stardust Memories is over....I don't know what to think. I can recognize brilliance, and truthfully I should have LOVED it...it's just my kinda film. But...yeah...just can't help but feel kinda detached...never really engaged me. I dunno, good enough I guess. :o

Hehe. You're welcome. I saw Living in Oblivion on IFC, I think.

Now that I think about it, a lot of movies revolve around the process of making a movie. Ever seen Day For Night?

Going back to TCM, I'll check out that Ladykiller's original, to take my mind off the Tom hanks one.

Hm. The original Ladykillers is at 4AMEST, wed morning. :/

But yknow.

Zelig was fantastic, yoshue. Definitely very funny, and really interesting. Best mockumentary since, uh, I dunno, not a huge fan of the genre. :O

I suppose I should watch Roman Holiday Sat night, eh? Any good?

Oh well, gonna sleep I think. :O

Roman Holiday is a classic that I just for whatever reason haven't seen. It's on TCM enough. I'll catch it one of these times.

And is the 'mystery' movie Day For Night? I think that might be it. Francois Truffaut directed and starred. Does he dream of being a small boy stealing Citizen Kane still photos from a movie theater? Do they have issues with a cat refusing to drink milk? I love that film.

LMAO, I remember that cat!

Well, Ive been pretty busy so this kinda got pushed aside; I managed to watch Roman Holiday which I loved, though.

Tonight is their first "see the original" night:

8:00 pm
Ocean's Eleven (1960)

A group of friends plot to rob a Las Vegas casino. Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis, Jr.. Director: Lewis Milestone. C-128m, TV-14
________
10:15 pm
Scarface (1932)

A murderous thug shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life. Paul Muni, Karen Morley, Ann Dvorak. Director: Howard Hawks. BW-93m, TV-PG
________
12:00 am
Cape Fear (1962)

An ex-convict plots to destroy the district attorney who sent him to prison. Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen. Director: J. Lee Thompson. BW-106m, TV-PG
________
2:00 am
Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1946)

Illicit lovers plot to kill the woman's older husband. Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway. Director: Tay Garnett. BW-113m, TV-PG
________
4:00 am
Ladykillers, The (1955)

An eccentric bandit gang moves into a little old lady's boarding house to plot a major heist. Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Katie Johnson. Director: Alexander Mackendrick. C-91m, TV-G
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I've only seen the remake of Ocean's 11 and Ladykillers (:o), but I did watch the first half or so of the original Cape Fear which was pretty good. I'll watch Ocean's Eleven (1960), I suppose.

Glad to hear you loved Roman Holiday. Once again, I missed it. It's a good thing Gregory Peck is dead; he'd be very disappointed in me.

Did you watch "Ocean's" tonight? I'm not a big fan of the movie, and I even liked Rat Pack crapola like ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS.

And Kypade, do you think Day For Night was the 'director' film in question? http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0070460/

nah, Christian figured it out, a few posts up...definitely wasnt a director-starred film. i suppose i was just confusing the discussion of Allen's film from the previous week with the movie we watched that day (hence the assumption this film was called 'Stardust Memories'.)

the movie i actually watched was Living in Oblivion


and no....:O, i fell asleep, and when i woke up Ocean's 11 was half over or so...I caught the end of Huckabees though. :O:O:O

Geez, how did I miss the revelation of the movie? Need to read closer.

Huckabees. Oh, man, do I Heart Huckabees.

Tomorrow. 5:30 pm. THE LION IN WINTER, with Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole.

If you have about 2 hours and 15 minutes to devote to this amazing movie, tune in. If you don't, try and tape the damn thing.

Really? That would be an interesting discussion to have someday.

Rat Pack is Rat Pack. I was not all that impressed with the original Ocean's 11. Probably had I seen the remake, i would have enjoyed it just as much if not more. I think the prominence of their movies (especially 11) is their teamwork, and the fact that alot of people already associated outside of that film got to work on it together. Some of that shows through, but in general, its a one time watch work.

I missed Black Narcissus at noon today (though, I suppose I shouldn't have expected any different, as I was asleep at noon.)

I have a reminder set for the 1-31-06 6PM show, so hopefully I'll catch it then. Better time, anyway.

Sabrina, thus far (20 minish in) is pretty good, actually kinda funny. Not nearly as engaging as Roman Holiday from the year earlier...

I'm a Billy Wilder freak, but even I've never been a big fan of SABRINA.

Tomorrow at 1 o'clock: Kubrick's PATHS OF GLORY. One of the great war films.