DVR Alerts with Emphasis on Hitchcock

Some DVR Alerts for this upcoming weekend on Turner Classic Movies.  All times Eastern.

Saturday, September 14:

8:00 PM:  "Lifeboat" (1944) Alfred Hitchcock's story of survivors on a lifeboat after their ship was torpedoed by  a German U-Boat.  Wait 'til you see how Hitch works his cameo into this one.

12:00 AM (technically, Sunday morning): "Titanic" (1953)  No, not the James Cameron, Leo DiCaprio blockbuster of a few years ago, but a black & white soap opera-ish story that stars Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck (an actress whom I have really come to appreciate thanks to TCM), and a very, very young Robert Wagner.  (By the way, I think that Clifton Webb played the same character in every movie he ever made; only the names were different.)  The special effects in this one are pretty good, actually.  Spoiler Alert: The boat does sink in the end.

Sunday, September 15:

8:00 AM: "King Kong" (1933)  You all know the story.  If you've never seen the original, you simply have to do so.  And if it's been awhile since you've seen it, or even if you've seen it recently, watch it again.  All kidding aside, Fay Wray really was beautiful, and this movie has one of the greatest final lines in the HISTORY of movies.

There then follows a whole gaggle of Hitchcock movies on Sunday:

11:15 AM "The Trouble With Harry" (1955)  A dark comedy about rather inconvenient dead body.  This was Shirley MacLaine's first movie, and it also starred a very young Jerry Mathers.

1:15 PM: "Family Plot" (1976) This was Hitchcock's last movie.  To be honest, I saw it when it was released, have never seen it since, and can't recall if it's very good or not, but it's worth seeing because it's Hitchcock's Last Movie, for god's sake!

3:30 PM: "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956)  James Stewart, Doris Day, the Royal Albert Hall, a sea of umbrellas, and "Que Sera, Sera".   Not one of my all-time favorites, but worth seeing at least once.

5:45 PM: "Vertigo" (1958) James Stewart and Kin Novak.  Many consider this the Best Movie Ever Made.

8:00 PM "Rear Window" (1954)  James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey, and Raymond Burr.  Wheelchair bound Stewart witnesses a crime while observing his neighbors through his rear window.  Or does he?  Personally, this is my favorite Hitchcock movie.  I've seen it dozens of times and watch it at least once a year.  Has there ever been an actress as beautiful as Grace Kelly?

10:00 PM:  "To Catch a Thief" (1955)  Cary Grant and Grace Kelly on the French Riviera.  Grant plays a famous "retired" cat burglar who must get back in the game in order to save his reputation.  Don't ask, just watch.  It's fun and how can you resist the charms of Grant and Kelly.  In this one, they make fireworks - literally!

More good stuff on TCM later in the month, but this should keep you occupied for awhile!

Enjoy!

The Jimmy Stewart Museum

What do you do on a rainy Monday morning when you have absolutely nothing on your calendar for the day?  Marilyn and I decided to take a drive to Indiana, PA and visit The Jimmy Stewart Museum.  As most probably know, Stewart is a native of Indiana, and in 1995, the town opened a museum dedicated to Stewart and his remarkable career.  Hey, who doesn't love Jimmy Stewart?

The museum is housed on the second floor of the Indiana Public Library, and it has all sorts of Stewart memorabilia, including posters and summaries of all of his movies.  There is a small theater within the Museum that does show Stewart movies on weekends.  The theater also has a 45 minute documentary on Stewart and, since we were the only visitors this afternoon, we were able to see it "on demand".  The movie is worth seeing if you visit the Museum, and if you are a Stewart fan, you really should visit this place.

Unfortunately, you cannot take pictures inside the Museum, so I don't have a lot of good photos of the day, but you are able to get your picture taken with one of Stewart's favorite co-stars, and I took advantage of the opportunity:

We did sign the guest book, and it was interesting paging through it.  There have been visitors to the Museum in little old Indiana, PA from all over the country, and I even saw signatures from Brazil and the United Kingdom.  

As I said earlier, who doesn't love Stewart?  On my list of Movies I Would Take With Me If I Was Stranded On A Desert Island, there are two of Jimmy's movies: "Rear Window" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence".  

Which ones would you pick?