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Below, in tabular form, are my recommendations for TV movie viewing this weekend and on into next week. The feature has text in red. This issue, Logan's Run - pictured here at the left, will have a special Agora entry with an original review and several purchase selections by the weekend, before its showing. Rare or highlighted showings are in blue (once in a "blue moon") with showings of previous features in maroon (an "older" red). If you watch a movie and enjoy it enough you wish to own a copy, please come back here and use one of these links to purchase it. (Most movies can be acquired by using the link on the name of the movie. Your purchases support this website.) |
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| 20-May | 9:00 AM | HBO | Minority Report (2002) | Futuristic tale about a cop who turns fugitive after the crime-forecasting unit in which he works predicts he will commit a murder. |
| 20-May | 10:00 AM | TCM | The Mortal Storm (1940) | One of the best WWII era movies about Nazi Germany. It depicts what happens when a country and its people are overrun by fascism - hauntingly familiar. Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart (b-day: 5/20/1908), Robert Young. D: Frank Borzage. |
| 20-May | 2:00 PM | TCM | Harvey (1950) | A wealthy eccentric enjoys the company of an invisible six-foot rabbit. James Stewart (May 20, 1908 was Stewart's Birthday), Josephine Hull, Cecil Kellaway. D: Henry Koster. |
| 20-May | 4:30 PM | HBOS | Protocol (1984) | There's something funny going on in Washington. Goldie's about to become a diplomat. |
| 20-May | 8:00 PM | TCM | Blossoms In The Dust (1941) | True-life story of Edna Gladney, who worked for orphans' rights in Texas. Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Marsha Hunt. D: Mervyn LeRoy. |
| 20-May | 8:30 PM | HBO | Minority Report (2002) | Futuristic tale about a cop who turns fugitive after the crime-forecasting unit in which he works predicts he will commit a murder. |
| 20-May | 10:00 PM | TCM | Madam Curie (1943) | The famed female scientist discovers Radium with her husband and scientific collaborator. |
| 21-May | 2:35 AM | HBO | Crazy People (1990) | Dudley Moore plays a ad copywriter admitted to a mental institution where he turns out truthful ads and anti-authoritarian comedic fun. |
| 21-May | 4:30 AM | MAX | Cool Hand Luke (1967) | A free-spirited convict refuses to conform to chain-gang life. Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin. D: Stuart Rosenberg. |
| 21-May | 12:00 PM | HBO | Emma (1996) | Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. Central planning at the personal level fails. |
| 21-May | 10:00 PM | MAX | Catch Me If You Can (2002) | Based on the true story of a successful con artist who operates under several identities long outwitting the FBI. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Dir: Steven Spielberg |
| 22-May | 7:20 AM | MAX | The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) | Eddie Murphy portrays a maverick former space smuggler who transforms a seedy nightclub on the moon into a thriving business. |
| 22-May | 12:35 PM | MAX | Dirty Harry (1971) | "I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well...you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk?" |
| 22-May | 2:30 PM | SHO2 | Bananas (1971) | Woody Allen wrote, directed and stars as a nervous New Yorker involved in the overthrow of a corrupt South American government to impress a girl back home. |
| 22-May | 4:00 PM | TCM | A Face In The Crowd (1957) | A female television executive discovers a folk-singing drifter who becomes a powerful media star. |
| 23-May | 5:15 AM | SHO2 | Bananas (1971) | Woody Allen wrote, directed and stars as a nervous New Yorker involved in the overthrow of a corrupt South American government to impress a girl back home. |
| 23-May | 6:00 AM | MAX | Logan's Run (1976) | The only thing you can't have in this perfect world of total pleasure is your 30th birthday... Logan is 29. |
| 23-May | 7:30 AM | MMAX | NUTS (1987) | Barbra Streisand plays a high-priced call girl who kills a client in self-defense. She refuses the easy way out: copping a plea of insanity. Richard Dreyfuss plays her lawyer. |
| 23-May | 9:00 AM | HBO | Minority Report (2002) | Futuristic tale about a cop who turns fugitive after the crime-forecasting unit in which he works predicts he will commit a murder. |
| 23-May | 6:45 PM | HBOS | Emma (1996) | Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. Central planning at the personal level fails. |
| 24-May | 4:05 AM | HBO2 | Unlawful Entry (1992) | Michael and Karen thought their troubles were over when the cops arrived, but one of the officers is a psycho obsessed with Karen.... |
| 24-May | 5:35 AM | MAX | After Hours (1985) | Hang on for a wild ride through New York City's late-night underground scene in this outrageous comedy directed by Martin Scorsese. |
| 24-May | 8:45 AM | HBOS | Protocol (1984) | There's something funny going on in Washington. Goldie's about to become a diplomat. |
| 24-May | 2:35 PM | MAX | Mad Max beyond Thunderdome (1985) | Mad Max (Mel Gibson) is the coolest anti-hero in the post-Apocalypse world...this is the future as a demolition derby! Light entertainment. |
| 24-May | 9:30 PM | TCM | The Enchanted Cottage (1945) | A scarred veteran and a homely woman are transformed by love. |
| 25-May | 4:55 AM | HBO | Crazy People (1990) | Dudley Moore plays a ad copywriter admitted to a mental institution where he turns out truthful ads. Comedic fun. |
| 25-May | 2:01 PM | FMC | People Will Talk (1951) | A controversial doctor marries a student made pregnant by another man; and must answer charges relating to his past. Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain |
| 25-May | 12:15 PM | TCM | You Can't Take It With You (1938) | A girl from a family of free-thinkers falls for the son of a banker. |
| 25-May | 2:30 PM | SHO2 | Bananas (1971) | Woody Allen wrote, directed and stars as a nervous New Yorker involved in the overthrow of a corrupt South American government to impress a girl back home. |
| 26-May | 3:00 AM | TCM | Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936) | When he inherits a fortune, a small-town poet has to deal with city life. |
| 26-May | 4:01 AM | FMC | People Will Talk (1951) | A controversial doctor marries a student made pregnant by another man; and must answer charges relating to his past. Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain |
| 26-May | 5:45 AM | SHO2 | Bananas (1971) | Woody Allen wrote, directed and stars as a nervous New Yorker involved in the overthrow of a corrupt South American government to impress a girl back home. |
| 26-May | 10:00 AM | MMAX | Other People's Money (1991) | Meet Larry the Liquidator (Danny DeVito). Arrogant. Greedy. Self-centered. Ruthless. You gotta love the guy. DeVito's speech to the stockholders is superb! |
| 26-May | 10:30 AM | MAX | Catch Me If You Can (2002) | Based on the true story of a successful con artist who operates under several identities long outwitting the FBI. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Dir: Steven Spielberg |
| 26-May | 4:30 PM | HBO | Emma (1996) | Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. Central planning at the personal level fails. |
| 26-May | 5:15 PM | HBOS | Protocol (1984) | There's something funny going on in Washington. Goldie's about to become a diplomat. |
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This is a work in progress. It definitely will change. I hope
to improve
its format as time passes.
Currently it is based on a weekly survey of what is upcoming from Thursday to
the next Wednesday
on channels that show movies without interruptions (commercial or otherwise):
Turner Classic Movies, Fox Movie Channel, HBO(s), Cinemax(s), Showtime(s) and
The Movie Channel.
Some channels listed may be part of basic service and some may be premiums.
(if a channel has both East and West instances, only the eastern one is listed
above).