Turner Classic Movie Channel
October....the month of my favorite holiday: Halloween. Ghosts, vampires, cult classics and stuff that goes bump in the night. I am unsure if my cable company always had TCM, or if they just gave it ot us...but last Friday I stumbled across the channel, with one of my all time favorite classic scary movies: 'The Uninvited'. Also Rob Zombie hosts an early morning double feature show which is just way cool.
Anyway, I am including today's run down of TCM shows, for those interested. I know my DVR box will be very busy tonight taping stuff for me. Woo-hoo!
October 20th, Friday
10:00 AM Big Store, The (1941)
A daffy songwriter inherits a fortune but has to fight off gangsters to get it. Cast: Bert Lahr, Buddy Ebsen, June Havoc. Dir: A. Edward Sutherland. BW-71 mins, TV-G
11:30 AM At The Circus (1939)
A detective and his zany pals take over a failing department store. Cast: The Marx Bros., Tony Martin, Margaret Dumont. Dir: Charles Reisner. BW-83 mins, TV-G, CC
1:00 PM Night at the Opera, A (1935)
The Marx Bros. team up to keep a circus from going bankrupt. Cast: The Marx Bros., Margaret Dumont, Eve Arden. Dir: Edward Buzzell. BW-87 mins, TV-G, CC
3:00 PM Day At The Races, A (1937)
Three zanies turn an operatic performance into chaos in their efforts to promote their protege's romance with the leading lady. Cast: The Marx Brothers, Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
5:00 PM Life Of The Party, The (1937)
A group of zanies tries to save a pretty girl's sanitarium. Cast: The Marx Bros., Allan Jones, Maureen O'Sullivan. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-111 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
6:30 PM Horn Blows At Midnight, The (1945)
A young girl tries to escape the suitors her mother has picked for her. Cast: Joe Penner, Harriet Hilliard, Gene Raymond. Dir: William A. Seiter. BW-77 mins, TV-G
8:00 PM Mark Of The Vampire (1935)
An angel is sent to destroy the earth with a trumpet blast. Cast: Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, Dolores Moran. Dir: Raoul Walsh. BW-78 mins, TV-G, CC
9:15 PM Return of the Vampire, The (1944)
Vampires seem to be connected to an unsolved murder. Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi. Dir: Tod Browning. BW-60 mins, TV-PG, CC
10:30 PM Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey (1932)
A vampire terrorizes a British family during World War II. Cast: Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch. Dir: Lew Landers. BW-69 mins, TV-PG
Classic tale of a young traveler finding himself in a sinister castle. Cast: Julian West, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel. Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer. BW-75 mins, TV-PG
12:00 AM House Of Dark Shadows (1970)
A vampire seeks a cure so he can wed the reincarnation of his lost love. Cast: Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Joan Bennett. Dir: Dan Curtis. C-97 mins, TV-14
2:00 AM Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
Three go-go dancers resort to murder in search of a family's hidden treasure. Cast: Tura Satana, Haji, Lori Williams. Dir: Russ Meyer. BW-83 mins, TV-14
3:30 AM Mudhoney (1965)
A drifter with a past falls for an abused small-town wife. Cast: Hal Hopper, Antoinette Christiani, John Furlong. Dir: Russ Meyer. BW-92 mins, TV-MA
5:15 AM Festival of Shorts #22 (1999)
TCM features two Dogville Comedy shorts from 1931: So Quiet on the Canine Front and Trader Hound. BW-33 mins, TV-G, CC
Anyway, I am including today's run down of TCM shows, for those interested. I know my DVR box will be very busy tonight taping stuff for me. Woo-hoo!
October 20th, Friday
10:00 AM Big Store, The (1941)
A daffy songwriter inherits a fortune but has to fight off gangsters to get it. Cast: Bert Lahr, Buddy Ebsen, June Havoc. Dir: A. Edward Sutherland. BW-71 mins, TV-G
11:30 AM At The Circus (1939)
A detective and his zany pals take over a failing department store. Cast: The Marx Bros., Tony Martin, Margaret Dumont. Dir: Charles Reisner. BW-83 mins, TV-G, CC
1:00 PM Night at the Opera, A (1935)
The Marx Bros. team up to keep a circus from going bankrupt. Cast: The Marx Bros., Margaret Dumont, Eve Arden. Dir: Edward Buzzell. BW-87 mins, TV-G, CC
3:00 PM Day At The Races, A (1937)
Three zanies turn an operatic performance into chaos in their efforts to promote their protege's romance with the leading lady. Cast: The Marx Brothers, Allan Jones, Kitty Carlisle. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
5:00 PM Life Of The Party, The (1937)
A group of zanies tries to save a pretty girl's sanitarium. Cast: The Marx Bros., Allan Jones, Maureen O'Sullivan. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-111 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
6:30 PM Horn Blows At Midnight, The (1945)
A young girl tries to escape the suitors her mother has picked for her. Cast: Joe Penner, Harriet Hilliard, Gene Raymond. Dir: William A. Seiter. BW-77 mins, TV-G
8:00 PM Mark Of The Vampire (1935)
An angel is sent to destroy the earth with a trumpet blast. Cast: Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, Dolores Moran. Dir: Raoul Walsh. BW-78 mins, TV-G, CC
9:15 PM Return of the Vampire, The (1944)
Vampires seem to be connected to an unsolved murder. Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi. Dir: Tod Browning. BW-60 mins, TV-PG, CC
10:30 PM Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey (1932)
A vampire terrorizes a British family during World War II. Cast: Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch. Dir: Lew Landers. BW-69 mins, TV-PG
Classic tale of a young traveler finding himself in a sinister castle. Cast: Julian West, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel. Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer. BW-75 mins, TV-PG
12:00 AM House Of Dark Shadows (1970)
A vampire seeks a cure so he can wed the reincarnation of his lost love. Cast: Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Joan Bennett. Dir: Dan Curtis. C-97 mins, TV-14
2:00 AM Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
Three go-go dancers resort to murder in search of a family's hidden treasure. Cast: Tura Satana, Haji, Lori Williams. Dir: Russ Meyer. BW-83 mins, TV-14
3:30 AM Mudhoney (1965)
A drifter with a past falls for an abused small-town wife. Cast: Hal Hopper, Antoinette Christiani, John Furlong. Dir: Russ Meyer. BW-92 mins, TV-MA
5:15 AM Festival of Shorts #22 (1999)
TCM features two Dogville Comedy shorts from 1931: So Quiet on the Canine Front and Trader Hound. BW-33 mins, TV-G, CC
posted by Orelinde_03 @ 9:35 AM
7 Comments:
At 12:39 PM ,
Piccu said...
I am DVRing Faster Pussycat and Mudhoney, and I have already seen all the Marx Bros. movies. You are preaching to the choir as far as I am concerned. I have been a huge fan of TCM for a few years now. I have found that you can find many better movies to watch on TCM than in your local multi-plex.
At 3:05 PM ,
Orelinde_03 said...
I was always so jealous when you'd brag about stuff you got to watch on this channel. I am a newbie to it.
Have never seen Faster Pussycat or Mudhoney.
Tonight I am going to go see 'The Prestiege'.
At 10:47 AM ,
Piccu said...
I watched Faster Pussycat and it was a messed up movie. You almost had no one to root for. I think it would make for a great remake if anyone had the guts to try.
How was the Prestige? I was a little scared by some of the reviews and I am not sure how a movie about magic would be in the age of digital effects.
At 11:39 AM ,
Orelinde_03 said...
I have yet to see all the shows that I taped on Friday night. This was a hectic weekend. Thus far I was able to view:
Mark Of The Vampire (1935)
Return of the Vampire, The (1944)
House Of Dark Shadows (1970)
During the week I will have to catch up on the others. Maybe tonight I'l watch Faster Pussycat so we can compare notes. :-)
The Prestiege was LONG!!! We saw the 6:30 showing, and didn't get out until after 9pm. But it was good. It focused more on the rivalry between Hugh Jackman's character and Cristian Bales than on magic. It was extremly dark, and there was a really great twist at the end. My mom liked The Illusion better than this one. Ida didn't see The Illusion, so she couldn't compare. I liked them both for different reasons. There is a twist at the end, if you'd really want me to tell you I will. But I don't want to ruin it for you, should you go to see it. Because even though you think you have the movie figured out...you don't. It's one of those types.
At 10:04 AM ,
Orelinde_03 said...
So I watched Faster Pussycat last night, before my regular programs.
Not what I thought it would be at all. I don't know what I expected, but it was not that.
I won't go so far as to say it was BAD. Just not on my things to watch again list.
Perhaps a remake or a longer version (so we could get a better read on the characters) is a good idea.
At 9:58 AM ,
Piccu said...
I watched Mudhoney last night and it was not my cup of tea. It was just weird. I liked Faster Pussycat more than Mudhoney. I thought Faster Pussycat was funny without really meaning to be funny. It is one I would watch again. The only thing Mudhoney offerd was topless girls, other than that, it was not that great.
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