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Highlights For October: Anthony Perkins is Star of the Month, airing Friday nights throughout October.  TCM Spotlight features Trailblazing Women airing Monday nights throughout October. Monster of the Month features Dracula airing Sunday nights throughout October. TCM Guest Programmer features Todd Haynes on October 19th. The four films he picked are: The Crowd (1928), Sounder (1972), The Night of the Hunter (1955) and Walkabout (1971) Films Airing This Month to Check Out: Frankenstein (1931) airs 10/3 at 8/7 p.m. The Cameraman (1928) airs 10/4 at 3:15/2:15 p.m. High Society (1956) airs 10/9 at 10/9 a.m. Light In the Piazza (1962) airs 10/10 at 12:45 p.m./11:45 a.m. The Bad Seed (1956) airs 10/13 at 4:30/3:30 p.m. The Curse of the Cat People (1944) airs 10/13 at 6:45/5:45 p.m. Side Street (1950) airs 10/15 at 10/9 a.m. Old Acquaintance (1945) airs 10/22 at 6/5 p.m. Psycho (1960) airs 10/27 at 8/7 p.m. Pretty Poison (1968) airs 10/27 at 10:15/9:15 p...

Here's my monthly edition of Original and Remake. This month I'm focusing on A Little Princess . It's based on the  1905 children's book of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. For this post I'll be focusing on the 1939 and 1995 big screen versions, however, there is a 1917 silent adaptation as well as several television movies. The Little Princess (1939) Directed By: Walter Lang Starring: Shirley Temple, Cesar Romero, Sybil Jason Running Time: 93 Minutes A Little Princess (1995) Directed By: Alfonso Cuaron Starring: Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham Running Time: 97 Minutes Personally my pick is the remake, maybe I'm a bit biased since I saw the remake first as a child and imminently fell in love with the story. It's funny because I am a Shirley Temple fan, she was the first Old Hollywood star I became interested in, but the 1939 version I don't 100% love. Sure it's a sweet film, it has it...

Here is my second to last installment of my favorite films by decade. Like the 1960s, I don't have a lot of favorite 1930's films. There are several ones I've seen and like but I just don't consider them my favorite. I have a musical, a childhood favorite, an epic masterpiece, a comedy and a dramedy. Gone With the Wind (1939) Directed By: Victor Fleming Starring: Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia De Havilland Running Time: 234 Minutes The Wizard of OZ (1939) Directed By: Victor Fleming Starring: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr Running Time: 102 Minutes Bright Eyes (1934) Directed By: David Butler Starring: Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Withers Running Time: 85 Minutes * Note: The above is not the actual trailer but a clip from the film. The Thin Man (1934) Directed By: W.S. Van Dyke II Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan Running Time: 87 Minutes City Lights (1931) ...

I know this blog is more of a classic movie and TV blog but from time to time I post music playlists. One little fact about me, I love music, this includes classical music. I've been heavily listening to classical since I was 8 years old (I'm 32 now, you do the math!). September is Classical Music Month and in honor of that I decided to put together a playlist of several pieces I enjoy. Les Toreadors from Carmen Suite No. 1 by Georges Bizet In The Hall of Mountain King Op.46 by Edvard Grieg Anvil Chorus by Giuseppe Verdi Ode an die Freude 'Ode To Joy' - Ludwig van Beethoven Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner O Fortuna Carmina Burana- Carl Orff Nocturne op.9 No.2 - Chopin Gymnopedie No.1 - Erik Satie Claire De Lune - Claude Debussy Swan Lake Op.20, Act 2, No.10 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Waltz - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Blue Danube Waltz - Johann Strauss II Habanera 'Carmen' - Geo...

Highlights For September: Jennifer Jones is Star of the Month airing Tuesdays throughout the month. TCM Spotlight features Motion Picture Television Fund airing Wednesdays throughout the month. Treasures From the Disney Vault airs September 11th with 5 films and 1 short.  Counter Culture Classics airs September 14th, 21st and 28th.  Films Airing This Month To Check Out: Rope (1948) airs 9/3 at 6:15/5:15 p.m. Taxi Driver (1976) airs 9/8 at 1:30/12:30 a.m. Rear Window (1954) airs 9/9 at 12 p.m/11 a.m. Summer of '42 (1971) airs 9/9 at 4/3 p.m. Sex and the Single Girl (1964) airs 9/10 at 5:45/4:45 p.m. Freaky Friday (1976) airs 9/11 at 2:30/1:30 a.m. Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015) airs 9/13 at 8/7 p.m. Now and Forever (1934) airs 9/15 at 12:30 a.m./11:30 p.m. I Married A Witch (1942) airs 9/22 at 6:30/5:30 p.m. Strangers On A Train (1951) airs 9/25 at 4:30/3:30 p.m. Heidi (1937) airs 9/27 at 8/7 p.m. A Star is Born (1954) airs 9/...

Here is my next Original and Remake, this month I'm focusing on the film, Freaky Friday.  It is based on the 1972 children's book of the same name by Mary Rodgers. There are two big-screen adaptations, the original from 1976 and the remake from 2003. There was also a made for TV version from 1995 but for this post I'm only focusing on the big screen adaptations. Freaky Friday (1976) Directed By: Gary Nelson Starring: Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris, John Astin Running Time: 95 Minutes Freaky Friday (2003) Directed By: Mark Waters Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Jame Lee Curtis, Mark Harmon Running Time: 97 Minutes The original is my tried and true pick here. The remake has it's moments, particularly with Jamie Lee Curtis as Tess Coleman, Ryan Malgarini as Harry Coleman and Harold Gould as Grandpa Alan - Anna's mother, younger brother and grandpa, respectively. Also true, this film has a bit more comedy than the original but I feel the orig...

Here we are in the 1940s, my favorite films from this decade include a musical, suspense, animated, comedies and a drama flick. So let's get started. Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) Directed By: Vincent Minnelli Starring: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor Running Time: 113 Minutes Rope (1948) Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Farley Granger, John Dall, Jimmy Stewart Running Time: 80 Minutes Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Directed By: George Seaton Starring: Natalie Wood, Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn Running Time: 97 Minutes Waterloo Bridge (1940) Directed By: Mervyn Leroy Starring: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucie Watson Running Time: 109 Minutes The Curse of the Cat People (1944) Directed By: Robert Wise & Gunther von Fritsch Starring: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Ann Carter Running Time: 70 Minutes The Major and the Minor (1942) Directed By: Billy Wilder Starring: Ging...