TCM Schedule for Monday September 3 - TCM Spolight; Telluride Film Festival
It's Labor Day, and on TCM that means the annual tribute to the Telluride Film Festival (happening this week in Colorado).
(All times Eastern)
6:00 AM Greed (1924)
In this silent film, lust for gold tears apart a dentist and his wife. Dir: Erich von Stroheim Cast: Gibson Gowland, ZaSu Pitts, Jean Hersholt. C-239 mins, TV-PG,
10:15 AM Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood (2009)
This TCM original documentary explores the life and career of Academy Award winning animator Chuck Jones. C-26 mins, TV-14, CC,
10:45 MGM Cartoons: Dot and the Line, The (1965)
In this animated short, a straight line tries to woo a dot. Dir: Filmation C-10 mins,
11:00 AM Apartment, The (1960)
An aspiring executive lets his bosses use his apartment for assignations, only to fall for the big chief's mistress. Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray. BW-125 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
1:15 PM Tramp and the Dictator, The (2002)
A fascinating comparison of the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolph Hitler. Includes never-before-seen color film shot by Chaplin's brother. Dir: Kevin Brownlow Cast: Walter Bernstein, Ray Bradbury, Sydney Chaplin. C-55 mins, TV-PG, CC,
2:15 PM My Life To Live (1962)
A young woman turns to prostitution to pay the rent. Dir: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Anna Karina, Saddy Rebbot, André S. Labarthe. BW-83 mins,
4:00 PM Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Interviews and classic clips trace the career of one of the screen's greatest cinematographers. Dir: Craig Mccall C-86 mins, TV-14, CC,
5:45 PM Black Narcissus (1947)
Nuns founding a convent in the Himalayas are tormented by the area's exotic beauty. Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar. C-101 mins, TV-14, CC,
8:00 PM Palm Beach Story, The (1942)
To finance her husband's career, a married woman courts an eccentric millionaire. Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor. BW-88 mins, TV-G, CC,
9:45 PM My Brilliant Career (1979)
A proud young woman in early 20th century Australia must choose between marriage and independence. Dir: Gillian Armstrong Cast: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes. C-100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
11:30 PM Shadows in Paradise (1986)
Dir: Aki Kaurismäki Cast: Matti Pellonpaa, Kati Outinen, Kylli Kongas. BW-76 mins,
1:00 AM Night and the City (1950)
A London hustler has ambitious plans that never work out. Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers. BW-96 mins, TV-PG, CC,
2:45 AM My Name Is Ivan (1962)
A twelve-year old Russian boy spies on the Germans during World War II. Dir: Andrey Tarkovskiy Cast: Kolya Burlyayev, Valentin Zubkov, Ye. Zharikov. BW-91 mins,
4:30 AM Orlando (1992)
An immortal noble experiences four centuries of sexual politics. Dir: Sally Potter Cast: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau. C-94 mins, Letterbox Format