Entries in the Category "turner classic movies"
The Most Wonderful Time of Year?
In case the word hasn't been adequately spread, I love movies, and especially old movies. I got hooked on them in 1994, when I was thirteen years old and the dual successes of Pulp Fiction and Clerks had every director in Hollywood filling his movies with comic violence and profanity. Age restrictions kept me out of the local cineplex and, out of desperation, I tried a new aisle in the video store.
These days, Turner Classic Movies in one of my go-to channels. For the past couple years, the month of August has been designated "Summer Under the Stars," with each day dedicated to a single legend of the silver screen. Here's this year's schedule:
August 1: Henry Fonda
August 2: James Mason
August 3: Marion Davies
August 4: James Coburn
August 5: Harold Lloyd
August 6: Judy Garland
August 7: Glenn Ford
August 8: Bette Davis
August 9: Cary Grant
August 10: Dirk Bogarde
August 11: Audrey Hepburn
August 12: Clark Gable
August 13: Gloria Grahame
August 14: Sidney Poitier
August 15: Deborah Kerr
August 16: Elvis Presley
August 17: Jennifer Jones
August 18: John Wayne
August 19: Red Skelton
August 20: Miriam Hopkins
August 21: Gene Hackman
August 22: Sterling Hayden
August 23: Angela Lansbury
August 24: Fredric March
August 25: Merle Oberon
August 26: Yul Brynner
August 27: Ida Lupino
August 28: Frank Sinatra
August 29: Peter Sellers
August 30: Jean Arthur
August 31: Claire Bloom
Some of my favorites have been moved out of the rotation, like Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and Jimmy Stewart. Their absence leaves room for more obscure stars, though. I'm excited about Ida Lupino day; she was one of the first female directors to make it in Hollywood. And I know I'll be glued to the TV on August 9, when the dapper fellow above gets his day: My Favorite Wife, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, To Catch a Thief and Notorious are all first-rate.