Recent Posts Tagged With 'tcm fest'

• TCM Fest: Mission Accomplished

  Posted on Saturday July 11th, 2009 at 05:45 in tcm fest

  24 hours and 17 movies later, I have met my goal of watching an entire day TCM programming. It was great fun; I saw several movies I had never seen until today. But all I can say about this accomplishment is... I'm going to bed....

• TCM Fest: Karl Malden in On the Waterfront

  Posted on Friday July 10th, 2009 at 19:55 in on the waterfront, karl malden, tcm fest

  A great film moment: TCM is honoring Karl Malden tonight by screening three films: On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire and Birdman of Alcatraz....

• TCM Fest: Miss Annie Rooney Trailer

  Posted on Friday July 10th, 2009 at 16:40 in shirley temple, tcm fest, miss annie rooney

  After much searching I found the trailer for Miss Annie Rooney, starring Shirley Temple. It's a cute movie....

• TCM Fest: Three Wise Girls

  Posted on Friday July 10th, 2009 at 13:56 in jean harlow, mae clarke, tcm fest, three wise girls

  Three Wise Girls is a 1932 pre-code film starring Jean Harlow in one of her first starring roles. She plays Cassie Barnes, a small town who moves to New York, becomes a fashion model, and begins an affair with a very married man. Harlow, who is as bl...

• TCM's Karl Malden Tribute

  Posted on Friday July 10th, 2009 at 10:56 in turner classic movies, karl malden, tcm fest

  This is the video tribute TCM has been airing in memory of Karl Malden.Beginning at 8 pm tonight, TCM is airing three of Malden's best films: On The Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire and The Birdman of Alcatraz....

• Introducing Featured Player: Mae Clarke

  Posted on Friday July 10th, 2009 at 09:44 in mae clarke, tcm fest

  I'm currently watching The Good Bad Girl, starring Mae Clarke. I've realized that she is listed as a star in two other films I will be watching today: Final Edition and Three Wise Girls. I also realized that I had no idea who she was. Born Violet Ma...

• The marathon begins

  Posted on Friday July 10th, 2009 at 05:45 in the roaring twenties, tcm fest

  It is 6:45 AM and I am armed with a cup of coffee, ready for the TCM marathon to begin.First up is The Roaring Twenties, a 1939 crime thriller starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane and Humphrey Bogart. This film is a part of TCM's 39 from 1939 spotl...

• TCM Fest: The Rundown

  Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 20:31 in turner classic movies, 1939, tcm fest

  There are less than 12 hours to go before the 24 hour TCM marathon begins. The day starts at 6:45 AM with The Roaring Twenties (1939). This is followed by 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year at 8:45, which is a 2009 documentary about 1939.Here is the res...