TCM brings lots of Aussie goodness in May, along with a mini-Maysles festival and a slew of silly shorts. My picks below, with full schedule HERE. All times Eastern.
5/2
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| A group of Aussie soldiers hope for fair dinkum in Breaker Morant |
When his commanding officers make a mistake, an Australian soldier faces court martial.
Dir: Bruce Beresford Cast: Edward Woodward , Jack Thompson , Bryan Brown .
C-107 mins, Letterbox Format
10:00 PM
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in World War I.
Dir: Peter Weir Cast: Mel Gibson , Bill Kerr , Diane Chamberlain .
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12:00 AM
A simple builder's laborer falls in love with a woman who offers him yard work.
Dir: Michael Pate Cast: Piper Laurie , Mel Gibson , Alwyn Kurts .
C-108 mins, Letterbox Format
2:00 AM
A post-apocalyptic cop seeks revenge when his family is murdered.
Dir: George Miller Cast: Mel Gibson , Joanne Samuel , Steve Bisley .
C-93 mins, CC, Let
5/3
11:45 AM
Trappers lead an expedition against river pirates and Indians along the Missouri River.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Kirk Douglas , Dewey Martin , Elizabeth Threatt .
BW-138 mins, CC,
2:15 PM
A young widow and her son on an isolated ranch find themselves being protected by a wild stallion.
Dir: R. G. Springsteen Cast: George Montgomery , Diane Brewster , Edgar Buchanan .
C-77 mins, Letterbox Format
3:50 AM
Westinghouse shows women how to improve their lives by decorating their refrigerators in this short film.
C-6 mins,
5/4
2:00 AM
Dir: Ivan Passer Cast: Vera Kresadlová , Zdenek Bezu¿ek , Jan Vostrcil .
BW-73 mins,
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| A taste of the Czech New Wave in The Shop on Main Street |
4:00 AM
A Christian forges an unlikely bond with an elderly Jewish shopkeeper during World War II.
Dir: Ján Kadár Cast: Jozef Króner , Ida Kaminska , Hana Slivková .
BW-126 mins,
5/8
8:00 PM
Two presidential hopefuls get caught up in the dirty side of politics.
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner Cast: Henry Fonda , Cliff Robertson , Edie Adams .
BW-102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:00 PM
A free-living New Yorker fights to maintain custody of his nephew.
Dir: Fred Coe Cast: Jason Robards Jr. , Barbara Harris , Martin Balsam .
BW-118 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12:15 AM
A defrocked priest surrenders to the sins of the flesh in a Mexican hotel.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Richard Burton , Ava Gardner , Deborah Kerr .
BW-118 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:30 AM
A young veteran returns home to deal with family conflicts.
Dir: Ulu Grosbard Cast: Patricia Neal , Jack Albertson , Martin Sheen .
C-108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:30 AM
Asylum inmates stage an unsettling play about the French Revolution in this adaptation of the legendary stage production.
Dir: Peter Brook Cast: Clifford Rose , Brenda Kempner , Ruth Baker .
C-119 mins,
5/9
8:00 PM
When a group of schoolgirls mysteriously disappear, the survivors find their lives changed forever.
Dir: Peter Weir Cast: Martin Vaughan , Rachel Roberts , Dominic Guard .
C-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:00 PM
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aborigines in a ritualized murder and in the process learns disquieting things about himself.
Dir: Peter Weir Cast: Richard Chamberlain , Olivia Hamnett , David Gulpilil .
C-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
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| Dust vs. Rust in The Cars That Ate Paris |
12:00 AM
A small town in rural Australia makes its living by causing car accidents and salvaging any valuables from the wrecks.
Dir: Peter Weir Cast: Terrance Camilleri , John Meillon , Melissa Jaffer .
C-88 mins, Letterbox Format
1:45 AM
Two children are stranded in the Australian outback and are forced to cope on their own.
Dir: Nicolas Roeg Cast: Jenny Agutter , Lucien John , David Gumpilil .
C-100 mins, Letterbox Format
5/10
2:00 AM
Tainted LSD leads to a series of shocking murders.
Dir: Jeff Lieberman Cast: Zalman King , Deborah Winters , Mark Goddard .
C-95 mins, Letterbox Format
3:45 AM
A schoolgirl spends her summer vacation in a haunted house.
Dir: Nobuhiko Obayashi Cast: Kimiko Ikegami , Eriko Tanaka , Kumiko Ohba .
C-88 mins,
5:20 AM
Experts demonstrate such innovative kitchen gadgets as the cheese slicer and the melon baller in this short film.
Cast: Arnold Morris ,
BW-13 mins,
5:35 AM
The dangers of marijuana are outlined in this educational short film.
Dir: Ib Melchior Cast: J. Edward McKinley ,
C-21 mins,
5/13
2:00 AM
Documentary of a reclusive mother and her daughter who created their on own world in their mansion known as "Grey Gardens."
Dir: David Maysles Cast: Edith Bouvier Beale , Edith B Beale Jr. , Jerry Torre .
C-95 mins,
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| In Salesman the Maysles offer a reality check |
3:45 AM
The adventures and misadventures of four door-to-door salesmen.
Dir: David Maysles Cast: Paul Brennan , Charles McDevitt , James, U. S. Baker .
BW-91 mins,
5/15
4:00 PM
An ambitious Southern boy tries to set himself up as a street preacher.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Brad Dourif , Ned Beatty , Harry Dean Stanton .
C-106 mins, Letterbox Format
6:00 PM
A bogus preacher marries an outlaw's widow in search of the man's hidden loot.
Dir: Charles Laughton Cast: Robert Mitchum , Shelley Winters , Lillian Gish .
BW-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM
In this silent film, a rich hypochondriac on vacation in the tropics gets mixed up with revolutionaries.
Dir: Fred Newmeyer Cast: Harold Lloyd , Jobyna Ralston , John Aasen .
BW-63 mins,
9:15 PM
Three sisters deal with their tangled relationships amidst the wonders of New York City.
Dir: Woody Allen Cast: Woody Allen , Moses Farrow , Michael Caine .
C-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5/16
12:00 AM
An account of the dramatic childhood and early adulthood of New Zealand writer Janet Frame.
Dir: Jane Campion Cast: Kerry Fox , Karen Fergusson , Alexia Keogh .
C-158 mins, Letterbox Format
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| Jane Campion's Angel at my Table on the 16th |
2:45 AM
A young woman's life is torn apart by the sudden intrusion of her mentally disturbed sister.
Dir: Jane Campion Cast: Genevieve Lemon , Karen Colston , Tom Lycos .
C-99 mins,
5/17
5:00 AM
The modern miracle of tranquilizers helps working men and their wives deal with life's little problems in this short film.
C-13 mins,
5:15 AM
This short industrial film focuses on the making of Tupperware.
Dir: George J. Yarbrough
C-29 mins,
5:45 AM
Military tests demonstrate the dangers of poor home maintenance in the event of a nuclear attack in this short film.
C-12 mins,
5/18
2:00 AM
A young boy's life changes the summer he moves in with relatives while his sick mother tries to recover.
Dir: Lasse Hallstr÷m Cast: Anton Glanzelius , Anki Liden , Manfred Serner .
C-101 mins, Letterbox Format
5/20
8:00 PM
A 19th-century doctor questions his motives for rescuing a sideshow freak.
Dir: David Lynch Cast: Anthony Hopkins , John Hurt , John Gielgud .
BW-123 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
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| You've probably seen The Elephant Man. Watch it again. |
10:15 PM
A flamboyant star throws a TV comedy show into chaos.
Dir: Richard Benjamin Cast: Peter O'Toole , Mark Linn-Baker , Jessica Harper .
C-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5/23
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
Two American journalists get more than they'd bargained for during an Indonesian revolution.
Dir: Peter Weir Cast: Mel Gibson , Sigourney Weaver , Linda Hunt .
C-115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:00 PM
The arrival of a mysterious plumber upsets a doctor's wife.
Dir: Peter Weir Cast: Judy Morris , Robert Coleby , Ivar Kants .
C-77 mins, Letterbox Format
11:45 PM
An Australian cowboy undergoes numerous adventures as a stand-up comic touring England.
Dir: Bruce Beresford Cast: Barry Crocker , Barry Humphries , Paul Bertram .
C-114 mins,
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| Things get wild and crazy at Don's Party |
1:45 AM
This film focuses on a wild house party that takes place in a suburban Australian neighborhood in 1969.
Dir: Bruce Beresford Cast: Ray Barrett , Claire Binney , Pat Bishop .
C-90 mins,
5/29
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
The investigation of a publishing tycoon's dying words reveals conflicting stories about his scandalous life.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten , Dorothy Comingore , Agnes Moorehead .
BW-119 mins, CC,
10:15 PM
Director Orson Welles examines the career of a notorious art forger.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles , Oja Kodar , Joseph Cotten .
C-88 mins, Letterbox Format
12:00 AM
A Hollywood film director assembles a group of friends and strangers in a deserted movie theater in an examination of failed relationships and loneliness.
Dir: Henry Jaglom Cast: Orson Welles , Henry Jaglom , Andrea Marcovicci .
C-105 mins,
2:00 AM
A group of women gather for the birthday party of a friend and discuss their lives and associations with food.
Dir: Henry Jaglom Cast: Nelly Alard , Frances Bergen , Mary Crosby .
C-110 mins,
4:00 AM
A conversation between a globe-trotting theater director and a playwright playfully explores ideas about art, theater, and daily life.
Dir: Louis Malle Cast: Wallace Shawn , Andre Gregory , Jean Lenauer .
C-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5/31
5:50 AM
In this short film, a monkey's prank on a turtle demonstrates how to survive a nuclear attack.
Dir: Anthony Rizzo Cast: Leo M. Langlois III , Ray J. Mauer ,
BW-9 mins,
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