Like me, do you find yourself saying (either aloud or in your head so people won't stare at you), "When is TCM going to get around to showing Gone With the Wind, From Here to Eternity, Casablanca, North By Northwest, Singin' in the Rain, Mister Roberts, and Giant? When, I ask you?? When??"
Well, we're in luck--it's nearly time for TCM's 31 Days of Oscar Registered Trademark (Oscar®)! For 31 days, TCM will air movies that have received "one or more Academy Awards Registered Trademark (Academy Awards®), and/or nominations." Which means TCM will finally, at long last, air flicks like On the Town, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and Grand Hotel. I daresay it won't even seem like TCM. I imagine the following dialogue taking place in homes across America®:
Husband: Honey, what cable channel is this? It says TCM, but I have my doubts.
Wife: Oh, that's TCM, all right. They just go a little crazy in February with a whole month of Oscar Registered Trademark (Oscar®) films.
Husband: Are you sure? Since when do they ever show North By Northwest?
Oh, well. Despite February, I love TCM. To my knowledge, it's the only major cable channel that does what it does. Once upon a time, showing old movies was called "TV." Now it seems like a revolutionary programming concept. Except in February.
Lee
4 comments:
I don't mind it, gets some interest with others who don't tune in all the time. It is an amazing channel. Always hoping it sticks around and doesn't fall prey to some bigwig saying "what if..."
I love the way that TCM picks legendary films by legendary directors starring legendary stars who define what it means to be legendary. So legend has it, anyway.
I miss the days of when AMC was called American Movie Classics, had zero commercials, and featured quality hosts like Nick Clooney...!
My MN friends are complaining that TCM has moved up a tier on the cable pricing scheme. Meanwhile, there's Netflix, or if you're lucky enough still to have one, local video rental stores usually have an Oscar-winners section. And there's the library, too.
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