It’s a relatively light month, musical-wise, over at TCM, with the glaring exception of November 12, where they’ve apparently decided to program the day exclusively with rare Busby Berkeley directed/choreographed musicals. I offer absolutely no resistance to this idea whatsoever and encourage future repetition whenever possible.
Category: Television
Rare Musicals on TCM — October 2013
Some interesting stuff this month, partly owing to a “Bob’s Picks” day with some great selections, and partly owing to the fact that I actually read the synopses and cast lists this month. Picking through my DVR I’ve been surprised a few times by something I’d start watching, only to discover that one of my favorite actors or actresses had a bit part in it that I never expected. And I’d let out a grateful sigh, extremely lucky that I hadn’t just deleted it into the ether. Knowledge is power!
Rare Musicals on TCM – September 2013
Mario Lanza fans… this month TCM is really looking out for you. Although it’s a relatively light month otherwise, in terms of Not-on-Netflix musicals, September 18th brings a bounty of five rare Lanza musicals to TCM throughout the day. They’ve played a few of these in the past couple months, though I haven’t watched them …
Rare Musicals on TCM – August 2013
Set your DVRs and request your reminders… here are the rare, Not-On-Netflix classic musicals airing for the remainder of August on TCM: Stingaree (1934) – August 4, 6:00am New Moon (1940) – August 4, 1:00pm Music for Madame (1937) – August 6, 6:00am A Damsel in Distress (1937) – August 6, 7:30am Screen Director’s Playhouse: It’s a …
Rare Musicals on TCM – July 2013
TCM celebrates Independence Day with a great collection of musicals, though mostly well-known and easily accessible classics, so make sure to check those out if you haven’t seen them. That leads to a lighter first-half of the month, but builds into a crescendo of not-on-Netflix/not-even-on-DVD classics the week of July 22nd. All times are in …
Rare Musicals on TCM – June 2013
Because I do this for myself already anyway: below is a list of the rare-ish musicals playing on TCM in June. My definition of rare is “Not available from Netflix,” though you may be able to find some of them in your local video store, if you’re lucky and it still exists. Most of these …