TCM on FRIDAY DECEMBER 7TH will show BELOW THE BELT- 80- A rare interesting film about wrestling, that has seldom been on cable.
BELOW THE BELT has been on the THIS Channel several times over the past few years, but the TCM showing is an opportunity to see it without commercials and , if TCM's listing is to be believed, in it original aspect ratio.
TO BOB- As always my friend,thanks for update imformation, after all is that not what this can and should be all about on the board.Only a fool would go into this info game and think they can be perfect.
TCM ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 13TH WILL GIVE LES MISERABLES fans warmed up for the big one coming very soon by showing 3 earlier film versions of that tale. They are [all same title] the 1934 FRENCH VERSION, the 1935 version with FREDRIC MARCH and the 1952 version with MICHAEL RENNIE.Over the years there has been a bunch more film versions of this classic tale which includes one from 1952 from Italy directed by RICCARDO FREDA, A FRENCH GERMAN VERSION FROM 1957 WITH JEAN GABIN, A 1978 TV VERSION WHICH HAD ANTHONY PERKINS AND JOHN GIELGUD IN IT .A 1995 FRENCH VERSION WITH JEAN PAUL BELMONDO , PLUS A BIG BUDGET VERSION WITH LIAM NEESON AND GEOFFREY RUSH IN 98.
TCM ON FRIDAY THE 14TH- will show the rare genre film of the supernatural-LEMORA-73- Was on a few times decades ago in Syndication, Stylish little effort.
TCM ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 18TH WILL SHOW A WILLIAM POWELL/MYRNA LOY MARATHON- HERE ARE THE FILMS IN THE ORDER THEY WILL BE SHOWN-THE THIN MAN-34-AFTER THE THIN MAN-36-ANOTHER THIN MAN-39-I LOVE YOU AGAIN-40-SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN-41-LOVE CRAZY-42-THE THIN MAN GOES HOME-45-ENJOY.
TCM on Friday December 21th will have a END OF THE WORLD MARATHON to get some relief from depression[ha-ha]- The films in order of showing are-THE LOST MISSILE-58-THE SATAN BUG-65-LAST MAN ON EARTH-64-THE BED SITTING ROOM-69-FIVE-51- PANIC IN YEAR ZERO-62-THE WORLD THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL-59- I felt they all were good films in different degrees.ENJOY.
TCM on CHRISTMAS DAY will have a ANDY HARDY MARATHON-Here are the films in the order they will be shown-LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY-38-ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER-39-JUDGE HARDY AND SON-39-ANDY HARDY MEETS DEBUTANTE-40-ANDY HARDY'S PRIVATE SECRETARY-41-LIFE BEGINS FOR ANDY HARDY 41-ENJOY.
If your not feeling too well, tune in FRIDAY DECEMBER 28TH to TCM;S DR KILDARE'S MARATHON- A 9 film salute to the late 30's early 40's series starring Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore. Here are the films in the order they will be shown-YOUNG DR KILDARE-38-CALLING DR KILDARE-39-SECRET OF DR KILDARE-39-DR KILDARE'S SECRET CASE-40-DR KILDARE GOES HOME-40-DR KILDARE'S CRISIS-40-PEOPLE VS DR KILDARE-41-DR KILDARE'S WEDDING DAY-41-DR KILDARE'S VICTORY-42--the whole series has been pretty obscure on the TV tube for decades. ENJOY- Be healthy.
THIS NETWORK as always gives us a pretty constant amount of obscure films from the past, closing out 2012 in late DECEMBER they give us FLIGHT TO HONG KONG-56- with BARBARA RUSH, a crime effort and SIX PACK ANNIE-75-atypical film of it's kind, playing at drive in theatres on a triple bill.Catch these obscure films that are dug out of a hole before they go back into the hole for a long time again.
TCM UNDERGROUND on FRIDAY DECEMBER 28TH will have a pretty obscure doubleheader of 2 genre films that don't pop up much on cable these days -NIGHT OF THE CREEPS-86 and TERRORVISON-86
TCM UNDERGROUND on DECEMBER 31ST will have a 9 film ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MARATHON. This great comedy team have not gotten the exposure in recent history that they deserve. For sure when it comes to their very funny TV show, on DVD, but not on the airways.Here are the films in the order they will be shown-DANCE WITH ME HENRY-56-JACK AND THE BEANSTALK-52- ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEETS CAPTAIN KIDD-52- RIO RITA-42-LIFE IN A HARAM-44-ABBOTT AND COSTELLO IN HOLLYWOOD-45-ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEETS FRANKENSTEIN-49-ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEETS THE INVISBLE MAN-51- ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEETS THE MUMMY-55- ENJOY.
TCM on WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2 will have a marathon of fantasy films dealing with the afterlife-Here they are in the order they will be shown-COCKEYED MIRACLE-46-A GUY NAMED JOE-43-CABIN IN THE SKY-43-TOPPER-37-A MATTER OF LIVE AND DEATH-47-ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER-46- HERE COMES MR JORDAN-41.ENJOY.
What i really like about TCM lately is they have been doing more MINI MARATHONS on specific topics. They always did that to a certain extent but in recent months they have been doing it a bit more often. By creating such marathons they will by natural means bring out more obscure films, then just showing the same old films over and over again. Which too me gets to be a bore, because if you are really a movie fan there are so many ways to have the film without a station like TCM showing it again and again, Video DVD, YOU TUBE ETC.VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE, I like the way they are doing things lately.