TCM Premieres....

[Bronxgirl48]

"Third prize is you're fired"

[Bronxgirl48]

Thank you so much, ziggy, for this thread and I also offer my apologies....

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS is one of my favorites. I love Mamet!

[ziggy6708a]

late FRI., 8-3, early SAT.
SUTS: Stella Stevens


2:00
am

Slaughter (1972)
1h 31m

Ex-green beret Jim Brown stars as Slaughter, a man who avenges the gangland murder of his parents by massacring half of Central America.

Director
Jack Starrett
Cast
Jim Brown, Stella Stevens, Rip Torn

"..... AllMovie, Mark Deming stated, "Featuring a dynamic theme song by Billy Preston, Slaughter was a major box-office hit in 1972 and one of the most popular films of Jim Brown's screen career; it spawned a sequel, Slaughter's Big Rip-Off, which appeared in 1973."[10]

In retrospective reviews, Todd Doogan of The Digital Bits noted the film's "dated set-ups, stiff acting and horrifying dialogue", but felt that Brown had "a lot of charm and charisma, and he's always interesting to watch. This is a guy that has the right walk, the right stare and the right sexual bravura to carry anything off." Doogan ultimately concluded that Slaughter "will please even the hardest fan of exploitation films.".....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughter_(1972_film)

[jamesjazzguitar]

late FRI., 8-3, early SAT.
SUTS: Stella Stevens


2:00
am

Slaughter (1972)
1h 31m

Ex-green beret Jim Brown stars as Slaughter, a man who avenges the gangland murder of his parents by massacring half of Central America.

Director
Jack Starrett
Cast
Jim Brown, Stella Stevens, Rip Torn

"..... AllMovie, Mark Deming stated, "Featuring a dynamic theme song by Billy Preston, Slaughter was a major box-office hit in 1972 and one of the most popular films of Jim Brown's screen career; it spawned a sequel, Slaughter's Big Rip-Off, which appeared in 1973."[10]

In retrospective reviews, Todd Doogan of The Digital Bits noted the film's "dated set-ups, stiff acting and horrifying dialogue", but felt that Brown had "a lot of charm and charisma, and he's always interesting to watch. This is a guy that has the right walk, the right stare and the right sexual bravura to carry anything off." Doogan ultimately concluded that Slaughter "will please even the hardest fan of exploitation films.".....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughter_(1972_film)

Dated set-ups? I wonder what era Doogan was referring too that he finds "dated".

[ziggy6708a]

WED., 8-9
SUTS: The Nicholas Bros. ....


9:45
am (ET)

My Son Is Guilty (1939)
1h 3m

Honest cop Tim Kerry (Carey) struggles to keep his son Ritzy (Cabot) from becoming involved in a crime ring.

Director
Charles Barton
Cast
Bruce Cabot, Jacqueline Wells, Harry Carey, Glenn Ford.... featuring The Nicholas Bros.

"Police Officer Tim Kerry (Harry Carey) is a great cop...but he has a huge achilles heel...his son, Ritzy (Bruce Cabot). Ritzy is just no darn good and has just gotten out of prison but Tim thinks his son has seen the light and has changed. In fact, Tim helps Ritzy get a job...a job which he wants so he can help his gang with a robbery! About the only one who can see right through Ritzy is Barney (Glenn Ford)...a childhood acquaintance who knows he'll never change.

The acting is pretty good in this one though the film itself is yet another formulaic B-movie from Columbia. This doesn't mean it's bad...but it's also not particularly good because it's all pretty predictable. One of the few surprises is seeing Glenn Ford in one of his earliest roles ...."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031698/re ... _=tt_ov_rt

[cmovieviewer]

I really don’t know very much about Geraldine Chaplin, but August the 22nd on TCM is my opportunity to learn. It appears that she worked with Spanish director Carlos Saura on several films, and six of these are included tomorrow for Summer Under the Stars:

6 AM (P) Honeycomb (1969)
8 PM Cria Cuervos (1976)
10 PM (P) Anna and the Wolves (1972)
12 AM Peppermint Frappé (1967)
1:45 AM Elisa, Vida Mia (1976)
4 AM (P) Stress-es tres-tres (1968)

Three of these films are TCM premieres (marked with ‘P’ above). With 3 premieres, Geraldine Chaplin leads all other actors in having the most premieres during Summer Under the Stars this year.

The afternoon also includes some popular films where Geraldine Chaplin was part of an ensemble cast, namely 12:30 PM The Three Musketeers (1973), 2:30 PM The Four Musketeers (1975), and 4:30 PM Dr. Zhivago (1965).

So the 22nd is quite a diverse day of programming on TCM.

[ziggy6708a]

TUES., 8-22
SUTS: Geraldine Chaplin

(times ET)

6:00
am

Honeycomb (1969)
Drama

Isolated from the rest of the world in their countryside mansion, an unhappily married couple engages in a series of increasingly violent role playing games ...

Director
Carlos Saura
Cast
Geraldine Chaplin, Per Oscarsson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeycomb_(1969_film)


10:00
pm

Anna and the Wolves (1972)
1h 36m | Drama

a foreign governess who comes to an isolated house to take care of the children of a convoluted family. The film is encoded with political symbolism of Francoist Spain.

Director
Carlos Saura
Cast
Geraldine Chaplin, Jose Maria Prada, Rafaela Apari...

see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_and_the_Wolves


4:00
am

Stress-es tres-tres (1968)
Drama

A married couple and a friend go on vacation together. Out of jealousy, the husband plans to take revenge on the friend and his wife.

Director
Carlos Saura
Cast
Geraldine Chaplin, Juan Luis Galiardo, Fernando Cebrián

see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_Is_Three

[Hibi]

So Buffalo BIll wasn't a premiere? I guess I missed it before. Glad I checked the schedule and recorded it. Always wanted to see that film.

[ziggy6708a]

TUES., 8-28
SUTS: Woody Strode
(1st time)


1:00
pm

Winterhawk (1975)
1h 27m | |

the story concerns an Indian chief from the Blackfoot tribe who attempts to get help for his tribe who have been infected by smallpox. He is betrayed by the people from whom he seeks help.

Director
Charles B Pierce
Cast
Leif Erickson, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle, L.Q. Jones, Michael Dante and Elisha Cook Jr.

".... melodramatic Western movie with trappers , mountain men , Indians and extremely nasty baddies . It packs thrills , noisy action , pursuits and gorgeous landscapes. Exceptional and colorful photography of the gorgeous scenary can't hide the cliched story , in spite of it , resulting to be enjoyable enough . Very marvellous scenary shots of the Rocky Mountains and some pretty soundtrack make up for some of the known , predictable plot . The picture contains a good cast , giving decent interpretation , with plenty of Western notorious secondaries as Leif Erickson , Denver Pyle , Elisha Cook Jr , Woody Strode , Michael Dante , L. Q. Jones in a really villain role and Arthur Hunnicut's last screen appearance

It packs a sensitive and rousing musical score by Lee Oldridge . Luminous and briiliant cinematography from Jim Roberson and Charles B Pierce himself . This acceptable and in medium budget motion picture was well directed by Charles B Pierce . This craftsman also made similar style westerns such as : Hawken's Breed , Sacred Ground and Grayeagle ...."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075432/re ... _=tt_ov_rt

[cmovieviewer]

Here are the TCM premieres for September, as determined by MovieCollectorOH’s TCM schedules database.

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

Feature Films

Sep 2 - The Love God? (1969)
Sep 3 - City Girl (1930)
Sep 3 - Baal (1970)
Sep 5 - North Dallas Forty (1979)
Sep 5 - Semi-Tough (1977)
Sep 9 - Back Street (1932)
Sep 12 - Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)
Sep 13 - I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
Sep 16 - Cry-Baby (1990)
Sep 20 - The Damned (1969)
Sep 23 - The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Sep 24 - Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956)
Sep 24 - Wild Geese (1953) 'Gan'

Cartoons

Sep 2 - MGM: Old Mill Pond (1936)


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

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

[Hibi]

Can't wait for the original Back Street! Think that's the only notable Irene Dunne film I haven't seen. Thanks for the heads up!

[ziggy6708a]

THURS. 8-31
SUTS: John Carradine


3:30
pm (ET)

I Escaped From the Gestapo (1943)
1h 15m | Spy | TV-G

A Nazi spy (John Carradine) and his gang spring a counterfeiter (Dean Jagger) from prison to help them fund the Axis.

Director
Harold Young
Cast
Dean Jagger, John Carradine, Mary Brian

"1943's "I Escaped from the Gestapo" was also issued under the more accurate title "No Escape," as the audience is left to feel just as trapped as Torgut Lane (Dean Jagger), confined in a small, windowless room in the back of a Los Angeles arcade run by Nazi agent Martin (John Carradine). This being a typical Poverty Row production from Monogram, we get a montage of stock footage depicting Lane's well-orchestrated prison break, so that he can use his counterfeiting skills forging bonds and passports on behalf of the Third Reich. Jagger never seems to be too worried about his predicament, and Carradine pretty much gives the same kind of detached performance he usually gave at Monogram...."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036026/re ... _=tt_ov_rt

IMDB rates: 5. 3/10***

[ziggy6708a]

SAT., 9-2

10:00
pm (ET)

The Love God? (1969)
1h 43m | Comedy | TV-PG

A bird-watcher publisher's magazine is taken over and converted into a girlie mag.
Director
Nat Hiken
Cast
Don Knotts, Anne Francis, Edmond O'brien

see: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/22673/t ... leId=82709

(about what you'd expect from a Don Knotts movie)

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late SUN., 9-3

(time not indicated, as it doesn't appear on the schedule)

Silent Sundays...

City Girl (1930)

"City Girl is a 1930 American silent film directed by F. W. Murnau, and starring Charles Farrell and Mary Duncan. It is based upon the play "The Mud Turtle" by Elliot Lester.
Though shot as a silent feature, the film was refitted with some sound elements and released in 1930.[1][2] The film is credited as being the primary inspiration for Terrence Malick's film Days of Heaven (1978)...."

se e: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Girl_(1930_film)
& https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020768/re ... _=tt_ov_rt

TCM Imports...


2:30
am

Baal (1970)
1h 25m | Adaptation | TV-14

A man who decides to be a social outcast's life is examined.
Director
Volker Schlondorff
Cast
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Baal
Sigi Graue: Ekart
Margarethe von Trotta: Sophie

see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal_(film)
& https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065440/re ... _=tt_ov_rt

"....Though mis-classified as a TV movie by IMDb due to German network funding, BAAL is a cinema film, made and copyrighted in 1969. It does not resemble Schlondorff's work of the period, not his classical YOUNG TORLESS, his "hip" A DEGREE OF MURDER (memorably with Brian Jones score and starring Anita Pallenberg) nor his realistic POOR PEOPLE OF KOMBACH. Instead it is an in-your-face sort of rock opera.....


...Baal was a brilliant start to ( Bertholdt) Brecht's career, and it is great in moments. (He wrote a dozen greater plays at least.) The film isn't entriely successful either, but it is a vital, occasionally brilliant attempt to explore Brecht's complex, contradictory protagonist. Absolutely worth watching if you are fascinated by Fassbinder, Brecht or the New German cinema of the 70s and 80s.....

[ziggy6708a]

WED., 9-5
(again...NOT on TCM schedule, but listed on DTV's.....
thanks, Zaslav

(times CT)
7PM
PAPER LION
"based on George Plimpton’s 1966 best-seller chronicling his time at the Lion’s training camp. The tall, lanky Harvard grad, who founded The Paris Review while still in school, had made a name for himself writing pieces for Sports Illustrated in which he attempted various types of professional athletic ventures such as pitching in an All-Stars game or even going three rounds in the ring with Sugar Ray Robinson. That didn’t end well for Plimpton.

But when it came time to do a story on trying out as a pro quarterback, only the Lions agreed to have him in training camp. However, Plimpton had to sign a waiver that the team wouldn’t accept responsibility if anything happened to him.

Paper Lion changed the career of Alan Alda who plays Plimpton....

9PM (CT)
NORTH DALLAS FORTY
"...Just as Reynolds is the heart and soul of Semi-Tough, so is Nick Nolte in 1979’s North Dallas Forty. The comedy-drama was directed and co-adapted by Ted Kotcheff from Peter Gent’s 1973 semi-autobiographical novel about his experiences as a wide receiver in the 1960s for the Dallas Cowboys.

Nolte’s aging wide-receiver Phil Elliott who plays for North Dallas Bulls still has the best hands in the business, but he’s been so beaten down by the game he goes through an ordeal just to get out of bed in the morning. He relies on painkillers, shots and booze to get him through the day and perform on the playing field. And his non-conformist attitude with his coaches and the head office constantly gets him in trouble. ...

11:15 PM (CT)
SEMI-TOUGH
"The raucous R-rated 1977 comedy Semi-Tough, based on Sports Illustrated journalist Dan Jenkins’ 1972 best-seller plays out more like a pigskin version of Design for Living (1933). Though there is game footage and the requisite hedonistic behavior, Brian Dennehy of all people plays a dumb jock who doesn’t know how to handle women, it’s mostly a rom-com about two football stars in love with the same woman.

Directed by Michael Ritchie and adapted by formerly blacklisted writer Walter Bernstein, Semi-Tough revolves around two football buddies, the carefree Billy Clyde Puckett (Burt Reynolds) and Marvin “Shake” Tiller (Kris Kristofferson, fresh from 1976’s A Star is Born) and the woman in their life...

SEE: https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/ ... urce=Block