TCM Premieres....

[txfilmfan]

FRI., 6-21


9:45
pm (ET)

Gay USA (1977)
1h 18m | Documentary

"The documentary focuses on the gay rights movement. Composed of footage shot at a number of gay pride events around the United States in 1977,[2] the film captures a time just as the gay rights movement began facing the first organized backlash in the form of Anita Bryant and her campaign to repeal anti-discrimination protection in Dade County. ...

Director
Arthur J Bressan

see: http://thefilmexperience.net/blog/2020/ ... y-usa.html

Have this queued up on my DVR. I've never seen it. As a gay man who was a young teenager at that time (13/14), this was a very confusing era for me. There were snippets of visibly gay characters in movies and TV, especially important for those of us who grew up in small town middle America, but the rising culture disputes (I especially remember campaigns against gay teachers) with Anita Bryant and the birth of the Moral Majority movement was scary for me, anyway. And then the coming AIDS crisis a few years later... It all did a number on me, personally, and I appreciate what the folks who were a bit older than I was had to go through and what they accomplished.

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MON., 6-24


6:15
pm (ET)

Throw Momma From The Train (1987)
1h 28m | Comedy | TV-14

A man tries to get his creative writing teacher to kill his abusive mother.
Director
Danny De Vito
Cast
Danny De Vito, Billy Crystal, Anne Ramsey

"...The film was inspired by the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train,[3] which is also seen in the film.[4]

The film received mixed reviews, but was a commercial success. Anne Ramsey was praised for her portrayal of the overbearing Mrs. Lift; she won a Saturn Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. ....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throw_Mom ... _the_Train

[Hibi]

FRI., 6-21


9:45
pm (ET)

Gay USA (1977)
1h 18m | Documentary

"The documentary focuses on the gay rights movement. Composed of footage shot at a number of gay pride events around the United States in 1977,[2] the film captures a time just as the gay rights movement began facing the first organized backlash in the form of Anita Bryant and her campaign to repeal anti-discrimination protection in Dade County. ...

Director
Arthur J Bressan

see: http://thefilmexperience.net/blog/2020/ ... y-usa.html

Have this queued up on my DVR. I've never seen it. As a gay man who was a young teenager at that time (13/14), this was a very confusing era for me. There were snippets of visibly gay characters in movies and TV, especially important for those of us who grew up in small town middle America, but the rising culture disputes (I especially remember campaigns against gay teachers) with Anita Bryant and the birth of the Moral Majority movement was scary for me, anyway. And then the coming AIDS crisis a few years later... It all did a number on me, personally, and I appreciate what the folks who were a bit older than I was had to go through and what they accomplished.

I thought it was ok. I thought it could've been shorter (too many interviews asking dumb questions). But it was a nice snapshot of its time. (the 70s). I thought the Queen (shown later) was more interesting. I found the ending rather sad

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WED., 6-26
Nicole Kidman tribute...
mostly

(times ET)

8:00
pm

Moulin Rouge! (2001)
2h 6m | Drama

"...It follows an English poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan, Satine. The film uses the musical setting of the Montmartre Quarter of Paris and is the final part of Luhrmann's "Red Curtain Trilogy".....
The film was praised for Luhrmann's direction, the performances of the cast, its soundtrack, costume design, and production values. It was also a commercial success, .....

At the 74th Academy Awards, the film received eight nominations, including Best Picture, and won two (Best Production Design and Best Costume Design).
Later critical reception for Moulin Rouge! remained positive and has been considered by many to be one of the best films of all time, ........."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulin_Rouge!

Director
Baz Luhrmann
Cast
Nicole Kidman, Ewan Mcgregor, John Leguizamo

10:30
pm

The Others (2001)
1h 41m | Horror/Science-Fiction | TV-14

"...focuses on a woman and her two young photosensitive children who experience supernatural phenomena in their large manor after the arrival of new servants. ...

.. It was a major box-office success, grossing $210 million worldwide on a $17 million budget, and received positive reviews from critics, who praised Amenábar's screenplay and direction, as well as the atmosphere and performances of the cast (particularly Kidman)...
.... "The Others is a spooky thriller that reminds us that a movie doesn't need expensive special effects to be creepy."....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Others_(2001_film)

Director
Alejandro Amenßbar
Cast
Nicole Kidman, Fionnuala Flanagan, Christopher E...


12:30
am

To Die For (1995)
1h 40m | Adaptation | TV-14

Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) is a weather reporter at her small-town cable station, but she dreams of being a big-time news anchor. However, she feels that her middle-class husband (Matt Dillon) is holding her back, so she decides to have him murdered. For this, she enlists Jimmy (Joaquin Phoenix), a high school boy who is enamored with her. The plan doesn't work exactly as she intended, though, ....

... the film "an irresistible black comedy and a wicked delight" and added, "[it] takes aim at tabloid ethics and hits a solid bull's-eye, with Ms. Kidman's teasingly beautiful Suzanne as the most alluring of media-mad monsters...."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Die_For

Director
Gus Van Sant
Cast
Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix
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2:30
am

The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
1h 50m | Adaptation

"Based on the novel by John Irving, this unusual comedic drama follows the exploits of the eccentric hotel-operating Berry family. While there are many strange dynamics between the various members of the Berry clan, arguably the most unconventional is the almost incestuous relationship that young, handsome John (Rob Lowe) has with his pretty sister, Franny (Jodie Foster). As the patriarch, Win (Beau Bridges), tries to keep his family together, unexpected events occur, changing them all forever........

Director
Tony Richardson
Cast
Jodie Foster, Beau Bridges, Rob Lowe, Nastassja Kinski, also featuring Wilford Brimley, Amanda Plummer, Matthew Modine, and Seth Green in his film debut.

"...Rob Lowe later said "When some studios do get a good movie, a movie that's different, they kill it. Orion – I hate that studio; I won't work for them again for all the money in the world – releases Hotel New Hampshire with a cartoon of a bear: people thought they were going to see Garfield the Cat. Then they change it to a bicycle for five: people thought they were going to see the Von Trapp family."....
...On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 71% ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hotel ... ire_(film)
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THURS., 6-27

8:00
pm & 11:30pm

The 49th AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Nicole Kidman (2023)
"...The American Film Institute (AFI) presented the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award to Nicole Kidman on Saturday, April 27, at a Gala Tribute in Hollywood
The tribute special, THE 49TH AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: A TRIBUTE TO NICOLE KIDMAN, will premiere on TNT on June 17 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
and on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on June 27 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. ...

Meryl Streep, Zoe Saldaña, Naomi Watts, David E. Kelley, Morgan Freeman, Keith Urban, Aaron Sorkin, Reese Witherspoon and Lulu Wang Among Guests.....

https://www.afi.com/press/nicole-kidman ... a-tribute/

8:30 pm CT (***not shown on schedule, ck local listings)

"The Hours" (2002)

the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
"Three lives are connected by Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel Mrs Dalloway. In 2001, Clarissa Vaughan (Streep), a New Yorker, prepares an award party for her AIDS-stricken long-time friend and poet, Richard (Harris). In 1951, Laura Brown (Moore) is a pregnant California housewife with a young son, currently in an unhappy marriage. In 1920s England, Woolf (Kidman) battles with depression while struggling to finish the work. ....

"... directed by Stephen Daldry and
starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Nicole Kidman. Supporting roles are played by Ed Harris, John C. Reilly, Stephen Dillane, Jeff Daniels, Miranda Richardson,...

Critical reaction to the film was positive, with nine Academy Award nominations for The Hours including Best Picture, and a win for Nicole Kidman for Best Actress. ...

... The New York Times called the film "deeply moving" and "an amazingly faithful screen adaptation" and added, "Although suicide eventually tempts three of the film's characters, The Hours is not an unduly morbid film. Clear eyed and austerely balanced would be a more accurate description, along with magnificently written and acted. Mr. Glass's surging minimalist score, ..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hours_(film)

[cmovieviewer]

Sorry for the correction, but The Hours (2002), scheduled for June 27, is not a TCM premiere. It was previously shown on TCM on Feb. 21, 2020 as part of 31 Days of Oscar. So Thursday will be the 2nd time it has been shown on TCM. (By the way, TCM has just added it to their web schedule, so the 9:30 pm ET start time on the 27th is confirmed.) Nevertheless, thank you ziggy for posting the summary.

[kingrat]

I also very much like the performance of the little boy in The Hours, and I often do not like performances by children.

[Hibi]

Does Tom appear at the AFI tribute?

[CinemaInternational]

The Nicole Kidman AFI Tribute Special has already aired on TNT before tonight's TCM airing and it is on demand, so I am checking to see who was there in person and those who just appeared on video to pay their respects.


In person:
Morgan Freeman
Zoe Saldana
Naomi Watts
Keith Urban (current husband)
Mike Myers (who arrived in an Eyes Wide Shut mask and cloak, and upon removing them stating "You were expecting somebody else?")
Joey King
Zac Efron
Reese Witherspoon
Aaron Sorkin
Miles Teller
Meryl Streep

On video:
Baz Luhrman
Phillip Noyce (director)
Russell Crowe (who I would not have recognized without his name in the corner)
Jane Campion
Jimmy Fallon
Hugh Jackman
Cate Blanchett


Some recognizable faces in the audience though....

As for the premieres, they chose some good ones to represent Nicole.


The only thing I can think of though when it comes to the one non-Nicole premiere, The Hotel New Hampshire is how my father told me how much he despised that film and how he walked out on it when it got to the incest scene that the film seemingly condoned. (Of course though, looking at that film's plot, it seemingly was covering seemingly every taboo imaginable, also including terrorism, suicide, and gang rape)

[Hibi]

More stars than there are in heaven! LOL. I doubt I'll watch.

[cmovieviewer]

Here are the TCM premieres for July, as determined by the TCM schedules database.

Notes:
- The dates shown are based on a programming day starting at 6 am ET and running past midnight.

Jul 6 - Scent of a Woman (1992)
Jul 8 - Blanche Fury (1948)
Jul 11 - That Certain Feeling (1956)
Jul 13 - Midnight Run (1988)
Jul 14 - Ossos (1997)
Jul 20 - Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Jul 20 - Grosse Point Blank (1997)
Jul 22 - The Plunderers (1960)
Jul 25 - Nothing in Common (1986)
Jul 26 - The Olympic Games in Paris 1924 (1924)
Jul 26 - Olympic Spirit (1980)
Jul 28 - The Guns of August (1964)
Jul 30 - The Endless Summer II: The Journey Continues (1994)
Jul 30 - The Endless Summer Revisited (2000)
Jul 30 - On Any Sunday: Motocross, Malcolm, & More (2021)
Jul 31 - Tony Rome (1967)

For additional details, please refer to my TCM schedule information page:

http://escapepress.com/tcmsched/tcm_overview.html

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SUN., 6-30


10:15
pm (ET)

"Enemy Mine" (1985)
1h 52m | Adventure/Sci-fi

a human and alien soldier, respectively, who become stranded together on an inhospitable planet and must overcome their mutual distrust in order to cooperate and survive. ...

Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Cast
Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett

".... Critics consensus on Rotten Tomatoes reads: "Enemy Mine extracts thrilling sci-fi pulp from Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr.'s chemistry and inventive production design, but an overextended story diminishes the power of its central duo's relationship."....
Variety magazine called it "an anthropomorphic view of life but touching nonetheless".[19]
On Metacritic, it has a score of 59%, based on reviews from nine critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".....

Seventeen years later, another New York Times reviewer gave the film a more positive assessment, noting that, "taken in the intended spirit, it's often moving, suggesting what might happen if two of Earth's perpetually warring peoples were stranded together."[20]
The Los Angeles Times praised the film, calling it "surprisingly coherent, surprisingly enjoyable"...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_Mine_(film)

[kingrat]

I don't know the film, but I have to chuckle at the line "surprisingly coherent." Maybe that's a comment on the director's other films? Or the films the reviewer had been seeing in that time frame?

[Fedya]

Enemy Mine is a fun film. It's not particularly good, but it's one of those movies that has its heart in the right place. Two other 80s movies I would give that description to are Krush Groove and Gleaming the Cube.

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late SAT., early SUN. 6-7

(Times ET)
1:45
am

Scent Of A Woman (1992)
2h 29m | Comedy/Drama

Frank is a retired Lt. Col. in the US army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to college. To help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over Thanksgiving. ...

Director
Martin Brest
Cast
Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell, with James Rebhorn, Philip Seymour Hoffman

"...Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. The film was nominated for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published.[2]

The film won three Golden Globe Awards, for Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Motion Picture – Drama..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scent_of_ ... 1992_film)
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MON., 6-8

9:30
am

Blanche Fury (1948)
1h 30m | Crime

Penniless governess Blanche Fullerton takes a job at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury family. To better her position in life, Blanche marries her dull cousin, Laurence Fury, with whom she has a daughter. But before long, boredom sets in, and Blanche begins a tempestuous romance with stableman Philip Thorn. Together, they hatch a murderous plan to gain control of the estate.

Director
Marc Allegret
Cast
Valerie Hobson, Stewart Granger, Michael Gough

"....Blanche Fury is a potboiler. Take a dollop of Jane Eyre, a soupcon of The Moonstone, a dash of Gone with the Wind, consult with Bill Shakespeare about how many bodies you can get away with piling up at the end, photograph beautifully, ...
...The best thing about Blanche Fury is its look. Marc Allegret, at the beginning of his very brief British period, moves matters along so smoothly that you may not realize how ridiculous it all is—despite being inspired by real events—until it’s all over. The real star is cinematographer Guy Green’s use of Technicolor, coming right after his spectacular Oscar-winning b&w work on Great Expectations. Green and the uncredited Geoffrey Unsworth give the film some lush blues and greens, as with the colorful gypsy caravans, but the dominant color is red, suitably for an overheated melodrama, with the varying shades of Blanche’s hair matching what’s going on in the plot at the moment. The cinematography makes the film’s mostly predictable nonsense easier to take...."
https://letterboxd.com/film/blanche-fury/

& https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Fury

[ElCid]

late SAT., early SUN. 6-7

(Times ET)
1:45
am

Scent Of A Woman (1992)
2h 29m | Comedy/Drama

Frank is a retired Lt. Col. in the US army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to college. To help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over Thanksgiving. ...

Director
Martin Brest
Cast
Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell, with James Rebhorn, Philip Seymour Hoffman

"...Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. The film was nominated for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published.[2]

The film won three Golden Globe Awards, for Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Motion Picture – Drama..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scent_of_ ... 1992_film)
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You can find the Tango dance scene with Gabrielle Anwar on YouTube. Best scene in the movie. She was excellent in the TV series Burn Notice.