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What's On TCM in February

  February is usually 31 Days of Oscar but as of now the Oscars have been moved to April. So a regular schedule is up and below.  Highlights for February John Garfield is Star of the Month, airing Tuesdays. TCM Spotlight features Kiss Connection, airing Thursdays. TCM Special Theme: Noteworthy African Americans, airing Wednesdays. TCM 100th Birthday Tribute to Lana Turner airs February 8th. Romantic Weekend Getaway airs February 12th -14th.  Films Airing the Month to Check Out: Change of Habit (1969) airs 2/2 at 1:45/12:45 a.m. Rope (1948) airs 2/6 at 6:30/5:30 p.m. Rear Window (1954) airs 2/12 at 6:15/5:15 a.m. High Society (1956) airs 2/12 at 8:15/7:15 a.m. West Side Story (1961) airs 2/12 at 10/9 p.m. Marty (1955) airs 2/12 at 12:45 a.m./11:45 p.m. Crossing Delancey (1988) airs 2/13 at 2:30/1:30 a.m. Pillow Talk (1959) airs 2/13 at 10:15/9:15 p.m. The Goodbye Girl (1977) airs 2/13 at 12:15 a.m./11:15 p.m.  The Philadelphia Story (1940) airs 2/14 at 2:15/...

Current TV Shows Set in Past Decades: Part Three

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Here is a part three of current tv shows set in past decades. You can view parts one and two . Enjoy!  The Durrells (2016-2019) Decades Covered: 1930s Project Blue Book (2019-2020) Decades Covered: 1950s & 1960s  Hollywood (2020) Decades Covered: 1940s The Queen's Gambit (2020) Decades Covered: 1950s & 1960s Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014) Decades Covered: 1920s  Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Same Title, Different Movie

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There are several movies that have the same title but are a different movie. Here are a few of the original movies and the never movie with a different storyline.  Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) Mr. and Mrs. Smith - The 1941 version is a screwball comedy starring Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, yes really! The 2005 version is an action comedy starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. In the 1941 version the lead couple discovers they aren't legally married. In the 2005 version the lead couple are assassins assigned to kill each other.  Fear (1946) Fear (1996) The 1946 version is a noir that is an Americanized retelling of Crime and Punishment, after a medical student murders a professor. The 1996 version is a psychological thriller, starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg, where a family's life is threatened after their 16 year old daughter begins dating a 23-year old man.  Bombshell (1933) Bombsh...