TCM recommendations for July 2014 with emphasis on the Golden Age titles showing on Turner Classic Movies throughout the month. Maureen O’Hara is Star of the Month but I like the World War I spotlight best this month. Plus birthdays for Ginger Rogers, Barbara Stanwyck, James Cagney, even C. Aubrey Smith and additional marathons of Kay Francis and Mae West movies.
TCM Preview June 2014 – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide
TCM recommendations for June 2014 with emphasis on the Golden Age titles showing on Turner Classic Movies throughout the month. Rock Hudson is Star of the Month and there are marathons dedicated to Rosalind Russell, Judy Garland, Ida Lupino, Dame May Whitty and Susan Hayward. Plus a couple of Jessie Matthews titles sneak into the TCM schedule.
TCM Preview April 2014 – Plus Blogathons; Odds and Ends
TCM preview and recommendations for April 2014 with emphasis on the Golden Age titles showing on Turner Classic Movies throughout the month. John Wayne is Star of the Month and there are marathons dedicated to Marie Prevost and Lionel Barrymore. Plus other site odds and ends.
TCM Preview March 2014 – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide
TCM preview and recommendations for March 2014 with emphasis on Golden Age titles showing on Turner Classic Movies throughout the month. Mary Astor Star of the Month with daytime birthday marathons dedicated to Betty Compson and Louis Wolheim.
TCM “31 Days of Oscar” Preview for February 2014
TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” celebration runs February 1-March 3. A look at the 2014 theme plus links to past posts about the movies and stars whose Academy Award nominated films play on TCM this month.
TCM Preview January 2014 – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide
TCM preview and recommendations for January 2014 with emphasis on Golden Age titles showing on Turner Classic Movies throughout the month. Joan Crawford Star of the Month with daytime marathons dedicated to Anita Louise, Kay Francis, J. Carrol Naish, Jean Hersholt and the films of Charles Brabin and Ernst Lubitsch.
TCM Preview December 2013 – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide
TCM preview and recommendations for December 2013 with emphasis on Golden Age titles showing on Turner Classic Movies throughout the month. Spotlight on pre-Codes and pre-War titles. Fred Astaire Star of the Month and a Friday night focus on The Hollywood Costume.
TCM Preview November 2013 – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide
TCM preview for November 2013 puts the emphasis on Golden Age titles showing on the network. Spotlight on pre-Codes and pre-War titles. Burt Lancaster Star of the Month and a Friday night focus on Screwball Comedies.
TCM Preview October 2013 – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide
TCM preview for October 2013 puts the emphasis on the 1930s and earlier titles showing on the network. Spotlight on Silents, pre-Codes and pre-War titles and themes.
TCM Preview September 2013 – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide
Preview of Turner Classic Movies in September with a focus placed on those oldies released between the World Wars. The reformatted TCM Now Playing Guide reviewed. A packed month of features from the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s from TCM including the premiere of The Story of Film: An Odyssey documentary. Star of the Month is Kim Novak.