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  What's on TCM in May Highlights for the Month: Star of the Month features Movie Roberts, i.e., Robert Mitchum, Robert Walker, Robert Redford, etc., airing Mondays.  TCM Spotlight features Order in the Court, airing Wednesdays.  TCM Special Theme features Body Images airing Tuesdays. TCM Classic Film Festival airs May 6th-9th.  Dream State: California in the Movies airs May 13th and 20th. Frank Langella is TCM's Guest Programmer, airing May 27th.  Memorial Day Weekend airs May 28th-31st. Films Airing the Month to Check Out: Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014) airs 5/3 at 8/7 p.m. Strangers on a Train (1951) airs 5/4 at 4:45/3:45 p.m. and 5/9 at 6:15/5:15 a.m. West Side Story (1961) airs 5/6 at 8/7 p.m. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) airs 5/7 at 9:30/8:30 p.m. Grease 2 (1982) airs 5/7 at 11/10 p.m. The China Syndrome (1979) airs 5/9 at 10:15/9:15 a.m. Princess Tam Tam (1935) airs 5/9 at 12:45 p.m./11:45 a.m. Hollywood Home Movies: Stars at Work and Play (2...

Not too long ago I made a post called Rainy Day Movies . Since we are in April and as the saying goes: April Showers Bring May Flowers, here are 4 movies to check out with rain or storm in the title.  Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965) Directed By: Robert Mulligan Starring: Steve McQueen, Lee Remick, Don Murray Running Time: 100 Minutes Stormy Weather (1943) Directed By: Andrew L. Stone Starring: Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway Running Time: 78 Minutes *Note: The link is for the whole movie. Storm Center (1956) Directed By: Daniel Taradash Starring: Bette Davis, Brian Keith, Kim Hunter Running Time: 86 Minutes Solider in the Rain (1963) Directed By: Ralph Nelson Starring: Jackie Gleason, Steve McQueen, Tuesday Weld Running Time: 96 Minutes Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Spring is here and there have been some recent releases of biographies on Old Hollywood stars. Here's a few to check out.  The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock by Edward White  Elizabeth and Monty by Charles Casillo Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson with Michelle Buford Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman Until Next Time, Ashley A.