Cheer up folks, it's almost spring! TCM makes it official with some fine cinematic offerings sure to lift those winter blues. My picks below. All times Eastern. Full Schedule
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3 Wednesday
12:30 AM
A poacher has to elude the Texas Rangers and the mob after stealing drug money.
C-122 mins, Letterbox Format
7 Saturday
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The first Batman serial, complete with racial slurs, begins on the 7th |
10:00 AM
The Caped Crusader battles a Japanese scientist turning people into zombies
BW-26 mins,
4:15 PM
A woman on the run gets mixed up with a repressed young man and his violent mother.
BW-109 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8 Sunday
10:00 AM
Documentary of a reclusive mother and her daughter who created their on own world in their mansion known as "Grey Gardens."
C-95 mins,
6:15 PM
A flamboyant star throws a TV comedy show into chaos.
C-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:00 AM
The French Riviera comes to life only after the tourists are gone.
C-12 mins,
3:00 AM
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All is not happiness in Le Bonheur |
A married young carpenter tries to make his mistress part of his family.
C-79 mins,
10 Tuesday
8:00 PM
An ambitious young man wins an heiress's heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend's pregnancy.
BW-122 mins, CC,
10:15 PM
A black woman uses her late husband's life insurance to build a better world for her children.
BW-128 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12 Thursday
5:30 PM
An American pioneer raised by Indians ends up fighting alongside General Custer.
C-140 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM
A washed-up prizefighter tries to free himself from his ruthless promoters to build a new life.
BW-85 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
9:45 PM
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Piper Laurie and Paul Newman get real friendly in The Hustler |
A pool shark falls into the clutches of a crooked gambler.
BW-135 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
14 Saturday
10:00 AM
The search for a kidnapped reporter leads the Dynamic Duo to a rooftop chase.
BW-17 mins
5:45 PM
A defrocked priest surrenders to the sins of the flesh in a Mexican hotel.
BW-118 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM
The World War II housing shortage brings three people together for an unlikely romance.
BW-104 mins, CC,
10:00 PM
Two aging gunslingers sign on to transport gold from a remote mining town.
C-94 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:30 AM
Two vagrants try to outrun the police after committing a savage crime in this real-life shocker.
BW-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:45 AM
This short safety film looks at carelessness in the home that can lead to fires.
BW-10 mins,
15 Sunday
9:45 PM
In this episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, Walt takes a trip to Ireland in search of actual leprechauns.
BW-49 mins,
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Visit Disney's Wonderful World of Color on the 15th |
10:45 PM
Two children stumble on a clearing in the woods where they encounter gnomes and an evil witch.
C-8 mins,
11:00 PM
This episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color takes a look at the history of animation and animation techniques throughout the ages.
BW-60 mins,
12:00 AM
With his friends Jose Carioca and Panchito, Donald Duck discovers the joys of Latin American life.
C-71 mins,
1:30 AM
Walt Disney leads his production team on a good will tour of Latin America during World War II.
C-106 mins,
3:15 AM
British colonists kidnap a rebel Irish prince.
C-110 mins,
19 Thursday
9:30 PM
A scientific expedition discovers a 25-foot tall mutant.
BW-65 mins,
4:45 AM
Delinquent teens ingest a substance and grow to 30 feet tall, then proceed to take over a small town.
C-81 mins, Letterbox Format
20 Friday
1:30 AM
A small-town girl hits the big city in search of romance Roaring Twenties style.
C-152 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:15 AM
An unemployed female singer poses as a female impersonator and becomes a star.
C-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
21 Saturday
10:00 AM
Batman races to stop enemy agents from destroying a supply train.
BW-17 mins,
2:00 AM
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The tragically hip life of Edie Sedgwick is chronicled in Ciao!Manhattan |
A one-time underground film star goes home to her mother to recover from years of drug abuse.
C-90 mins, Letterbox Format
3:45 AM
Cameras capture the backstage drama as acting students audition for a film.
C-75 mins,
5:00 AM
Technicians herald the arrival of a new car that "delivers the goods as no other compact car can" in this short advertisement.
C-6 mins,
5:00 AM
An education short film that exposes drug use and drug culture.
C-22 mins,
5:00 AM
Filmmakers trace the history of opium and its role in today's drug trade in this short film.
C-22 mins,
22 Sunday
8:00 AM
A gambler discovers an old flame in South America, but she's married to his new boss.
BW-110 mins, CC,
10:00 AM
When he inherits a fortune, a small-town poet has to deal with the corruption of city life.
BW-116 mins, CC,
12:00 PM
A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.
C-136 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM
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MacLaine and Lemmon in Irma La Douce |
A Parisian policeman gives up everything for the love of a free-living prostitute.
BW-143 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:30 PM
An old waterfront character tries to help his daughter when her lover leaves her pregnant.
C-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
25 Wednesday
10:00 PM
BW-91 mins,
26 Thursday
2:00 AM
A pulp fiction novelist fights to survive an assignment to ghost write a controversial star's memoirs.
C-95 mins, Letterbox Format
4:00 AM
A would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.
C-86 mins, CC,
5:30 AM
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.
C-29 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
27 Friday
10:30 AM
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More than crocuses are blooming in Ozu's Early Spring |
A young salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.
BW-145 mins,
1:00 PM
A fading stage star gets caught up in the decadent life of modern Rome when she hires a male companion.
BW-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:00 PM
When her husband moves them to a small farming town, a woman falls in love with a married neighbor.
C-98 mins, Letterbox Format
28 Saturday
10:00 AM
Batman investigates a fake fortuneteller working with Japanese spies
BW-18 mins,
3:45 AM
In this short film, children learn about the world of fun that awaits them when they grow up and go to work.
C-11 mins,
29 Sunday
2:00 AM
A young girl's guardian falls in love with her.
C-98 mins,
4:00 AM
Random scenes -- including the famous eyeball-slitting, a bicycle race and a hand crawling with ants -- capture the insanity of dreams.
BW-16 mins,
4:30 AM
A religious sage fights temptation from Satan himself.
C-45 mins,
20 Monday
8:00 PM
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Nuclear power is not your friend in The China Syndrome |
A television newswoman stumbles onto deadly secrets at a nuclear power plant.
C-122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:15 PM
A news producer is caught between a committed journalist and a flashy anchor.
C-133 mins,
12:45 AM
Television programmers turn a deranged news anchor into 'the mad prophet of the airwaves.'
BW-121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
31 Tuesday
8:00 PM
A little brat turns Paris upside down during a two-day visit with her uncle.
C-93 mins,
10:00 PM
A French boarding school harbors Jewish children during the Nazi occupation.
C-105 mins, Letterbox Format
12:00 AM
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Lacombe, Lucien is part of a Louis Malle festival on the 31st |
A French teen collaborating with the Nazis falls for a wealthy Jewish girl.
C-138 mins, Letterbox Format
2:30 AM
A 15-year-old comes of age despite his father's neglect and his mother's smothering love.
C-118 mins, Letterbox Format
4:30 AM
A businessman kills his boss to cover up his affair with the man's wife.
BW-91 mins, Letterbox Format