Star Of The Month- Ginger Rogers:Tom, Dick And HarryPlaying this month on TCMSometimes you have to learn how to say "No," a lesson obviously lost on Rogers as she successively accepts marriage proposals from car salesman George Murphy, mechanic Burgess Meredith and rich man's son Alan Marshall, and must think on her feet to undo the chaos. TCM's done triple overtime for their research on this fluffy fave, and you can ring it up if you click here. Only $23.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Star Of The Month- Ginger Rogers:Rafter RomancePlaying this month on TCMThis early RKO assignment cast Ginger as a career girl forced by a grasping landlord to share her Greenwich Village apartment in shifts with night watchman Norman Foster, leading to a contentious unseen relationship and an inevitable meet-cute out in the real world. Unseen for decades, TCM lobbied hard to restore this charmer to availability, and the story's ready to let if you click here. Only $19.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Star Of The Month- Ginger Rogers:Week-End At The WaldorfPlaying this month on TCMGinger's first assignment at MGM was this post-war omnibus set at the storied NYC hotel, playing an unhappy film star finding herself drawn to world-weary war correspondent Walter Pidgeon. Lana Turner, Van Johnson, Edward Arnold and Robert Benchley are among those also on hand for this all-star opus, and TCM will open the guest register if you click here. Only $23.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Star Of The Month- Ginger Rogers:Swing TimePlaying this month on TCMArguably the best of the Astaire-Rogers RKO musicals, this George Stevens-helmed confection featured Fred as a hoofer/gambler who sets out to prove his responsibility to the family of fiancee Betty Furness, but finds his plans sidetracked when he encounters dance instructor Ginger. The feature's slate of Jerome Kern numbers included the Oscar-winning The Way You Look Tonight, and TCM will put its best foot forward with even more factoids if you click here. Only $16.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Spotlight On Akira Kurosawa:Drunken AngelPlaying this month on TCMThis early and noir-esque effort for the director examines the bond that grows between a dissolute, alcoholic doctor (Takashi Mishura) who ministers to a slum populace that has no one else and the wounded, tubercular hoodlum (Toshiro Mifune) who comes to him for aid. TCM's got the treatment for this impactful tale, and you can read about it in the waiting room if you click here. Only $39.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Spotlight On Akira Kurosawa:The Seven SamuraiPlaying this month on TCMKurosawa's influential, undisputed classic indelibly tells the tale of a cadre of nomadic swordsmen honor-bound to train a desperate village to do combat with bandit hordes. Later Americanized as The Magnificent Seven, it remains one of the foremost achievements of global cinema, and TCM will provide a slice of its production history if you click here. Only $42.49 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Spotlight On Akira Kurosawa:Stray DogPlaying this month on TCMKurosawa took a trenchant look at his nation's postwar malaise via this gritty crime narrative, which starred Toshiro Mifune as a rookie cop who hunts for his gun after it gets swiped on public transport, and faces mounting shame and guilt when he discovers it's being used for violent crime. TCM's lifted a thorough appreciation for this powerful tale, and it can be in your sights if you click here. Only $39.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Spotlight On Akira Kurosawa:The Hidden FortressPlaying this month on TCMStar Wars is amongst the films that owe an obvious debt to this action-packed and often amusing tale, featuring Toshiro Mifune as a canny general charged with covertly spiriting a haughty princess (Misa Uehara) across enemy territory, and who dupes assistance from a pair of knuckleheaded thieves. TCM's gone about its business of preparing plenty of backstory, and you can move along if you click here. Only $19.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
International Cinema:Lola MontesThe final masterwork from the ouevre of Max Ophuls was this lushly rendered historical fancy starring Martine Carol as the 19th-century courtesan who counted Franz Lizst and King Ludwig I of Bavaria amongst her conquests. It's been argued that the public response and battle for final cut helped shorten the director's life, and TCM will unveil more on the DVD release of this enduringly controversial effort if you click here. Only $33.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
International Cinema:MafiosoPlaying this month on TCMHailed as a revelation during its recent theatrical revival, director Alberto Lattuada's wry farce focuses on a Sicilian-born, white-collar auto worker (Alberto Sordi) who takes the wife and kids away from Milan for a vacation to his hometown in order to dispel the prevalent stereotypes, and still winds up finding himself owing a favor to the local don. TCM's concocted an appreciation for this clever comedy that you can't refuse, and you can give it the eye if you click here. Only $29.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
International Cinema:M. Hulot's HolidayPlaying this month on TCMDirector/star Jacques Tati bowed his benignly bemused alter ego in this wistful, winsome and largely dialogue-free comedy, as Hulot takes a vacation sojourn to a beachfront town and leaves copious chaos in his wake for the resort's regulars. TCM's laid out a blanketful of appreciation for this enduring charmer, and you can pipe yourself aboard if you click here. Only $24.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
International Cinema:RembetikoDirector Costas Ferris delivers a remarkable chronicle of 20th century Greece by depicting the emergence of the blues-esque musical form born of the Turkish deportations and the rocky rise and tragic fall of one of the sound's great practitioners (Sotiria Leonardu). TCM's tuned up an appreciation for the DVD bow of this singular journey, and you can bring your bouzouki if you click here. Only $26.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |