This Week on TCM
- Posted by Johanna on March 30, 2008 at 12:25 pm
- Category: Movies/TV
Some notes about what’s showing this week on Turner Classic Movies: Not a heck of a lot. April Fools’ Day features films with “Fool” in their titles, but I don’t see any worth watching. Then there’s some Hitchcock, and a night of movies about train robberies, and a focus on Hedy Lamarr, who just isn’t all that interesting to me.
Plus, I’m mad at them — I tried watching Joan Crawford in Spring Fever, but it ran over its scheduled slot, so my Tivo didn’t get the ending. (I HATE it when channels do that!) Can anyone tell me how he finds out she’s really rich?
But I do want to recommend the documentary Complicated Women, an examination of how diverse and powerful roles for actresses were during the pre-Code era (1929-1934).
March 30, 2008 at 12:40 pm
You typo’d Hedy.
And if they are honoring Hedy Lamarr, shouldn’t they be playing Blazing Saddles?
March 30, 2008 at 1:02 pm
That’s Hedley.
(Someone had to say it.)
March 30, 2008 at 2:09 pm
March 30, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I have had that problem with TCM before. I always record an extra 5 minutes when I DVR anything off of that channel now, even though I am not sure its ever been an issue since.
March 30, 2008 at 5:16 pm
March 31, 2008 at 11:29 am
Oh, you can’t blame TCM. Obviously, Crawford went into overtime!
March 31, 2008 at 5:00 pm
As a general rule, I just always tape a few minutes before and after stuff.
Between network incompetence and greed from showing extra commercials, you can never be too careful.
April 2, 2008 at 9:32 pm
I want to know the ending of Spring Fever, too!