Our choice: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Airing at 1:45PM EST Once we realized this movie was in the queue for Paul Newman’s Summer Under the Stars tribute, we knew we had to recommend it. We have a connection to this film–tenuous, but important nonetheless–or, at least, to the source material of the…
Brandie: God’s Little Acre (1958) Airing at 4:00PM EST Robert Ryan, movie tough guy extraordinaire, is the focus of today’s Summer Under the Stars lineup over on TCM. Though best known for roles in such classic Westerns as The Professionals (1966) and The Wild Bunch (1969), and war films such as The Dirty Dozen (1967),…
Carrie’s choice: Spellbound (1945) Airing 4:00PM EST Today it was pretty hard to choose which movie to recommend. So, let me start by saying just set your DVR up now and record the whole thing, call in sick, get popcorn, something. That said, I’ll get to Spellbound. To fully understand how much I liked this…
Brandie’s choice: None But the Lonely Heart (1944) Airing 8:00PM EST I must admit that I wish I were suggesting another movie to you right now, a movie featuring the delightful Ethel Barrymore in one of her more effective supporting roles: 1947’s The Farmer’s Daughter, co-starring Loretta Young and Joseph Cotten. I adore this movie…
Brandie’s choice: A Tale of Two Cities (1935) Airing 1:00PM EST Most people are familiar with Rathbone in the persona pictured above, as the erstwhile detective Sherlock Holmes in a series of fourteen films spanning the years between 1939 and 1946. Carrie’s recommendations, listed below, will tell you a bit more about Rathbone’s most well-known…
Ladies and gentlemen, today I present to you the case of the most celebrated and vilified Southern belle to ever grace the silver screen. Now, depending upon where you fall in that camp–whether you revere the young woman in question, or cringe at the sound of her name–generally determines your opinion of the film that…
I generally hesitate to spoil the ending of a film. It’s poor form to ruin a film before one has even had the chance to view it for him/her self. In many cases, it sours me on ever viewing the film in question; for example, when a friend (somewhat gleefully) spoiled the ending of The…
There is something about Bill Holden. It’s something that can be hard to define. Sure, he’s a handsome lad, but there were handsomer stars. And yes, he’s a talented actor, but there were those whose talents exceeded his. He excels in defying expectation on the screen. Holden is, in many respects, the very definition of…
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