TCM Schedule for Tuesday, February 9: 31 Days of Oscar, Day 9

[CBHagman]

TCM is getting seriously decadent this Fat Tuesday evening!

Tuesday, February 9th, 2016

1:00 AM
Hustler, The (1961)
A pool shark falls into the clutches of a crooked gambler.
Dir: Robert Rossen Cast: Paul Newman , Jackie Gleason , Piper Laurie .
BW-135 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM
Graduate, The (1967)
A recent college graduate has an affair with his neighbor's wife, then falls for their daughter.
Dir: Mike Nichols Cast: Anne Bancroft , Dustin Hoffman , Katharine Ross .
C-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:26 AM
Singing Nun, The (1966)
This promotional short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "The Singing Nun" (1966).
C-3 mins,

5:30 AM
Singing Nun, The (1966)
Fanciful biography of the Belgian nun who briefly made the hit parade.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Debbie Reynolds , Ricardo Montalban , Greer Garson .
C-97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:15 AM
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
Brothers on a whaling schooner become romantic rivals.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Robert Taylor , Stewart Granger , Ann Blyth .
C-95 mins, CC,

9:00 AM
Meet John Doe (1941)
A reporter's fraudulent story turns a tramp into a national hero and makes him a pawn of big business.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Gary Cooper , Barbara Stanwyck , Edward Arnold .
BW-123 mins, CC,

11:15 AM
Hanging Tree, The (1959)
A doctor saves a man from hanging then tries to run his life.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Gary Cooper , Maria Schell , Karl Malden .
C-107 mins, CC,

1:03 PM
Grandad Of Races (1950)
This short film presents the annual horse race held in the Piazza del Campo in Siena. Vitaphone Release 1950A.
Dir: André De La Varre Jr.
C-10 mins,

1:15 PM
Mark, The (1961)
A reformed child abuser fights the stigma of his past when he falls for a single mother.
Dir: Guy Green Cast: Maria Schell , Stuart Whitman , Rod Steiger .
BW-127 mins, Letterbox Format

3:30 PM
Billy Budd (1962)
Adaptation of Herman Melville's classic tale of a ship's captain caught between an innocent young sailor and an evil officer.
Dir: Peter Ustinov Cast: Terence Stamp , Peter Ustinov , Robert Ryan .
BW-123 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 PM
Logan's Run (1975)
A future police officer uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: Michael York , Richard Jordan , Jenny Agutter .
C-119 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:45 PM
Look Into The 23rd Century, A (1976)
This promotional short gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the science fiction classic "Logan's Run" (1976).
Dir: Ronald Saland
C-9 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR, DAY 9

8:00 PM
Cabaret (1972)
A young writer gets mixed up with a pleasure-loving singer in the decadent world of 1930s Berlin.
Dir: Bob Fosse Cast: Liza Minnelli , Michael York , Helmut Griem .
C-124 mins, CC,



10:15 PM
Barry Lyndon (1975)
An Irish rogue cheats his way to the top of 18th-century British society.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Ryan O'Neal , Marisa Berenson , Patrick Magee .
C-185 mins, CC,



1:30 AM
Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
Scientists use mind-control experiments to turn a gang leader against violence.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Malcolm McDowell , Patrick Magee , Michael Bates .
C-137 mins, CC,

4:00 AM
Entertainer, The (1960)
A third-rate vaudevillian uses liquor and young women to escape the pressures of changing times.
Dir: Tony Richardson Cast: Laurence Olivier , Brenda De Banzie , Joan Plowright .
BW-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 AM
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
Naval hero Lord Nelson defies convention to court a married woman of common birth.
Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Vivien Leigh , Laurence Olivier , Alan Mowbray .
BW-125 mins, CC,

[longship]

1. Wow! Two Kubricks!

Barry Lyndon, a slow paced -- hey, it's Kubrick! -- but visually stunning film. Not amongst my favorites. Still worth a view, if only for its incredible artful views. (If that makes any sense)

A Clockwork Orange. What can one say about this one that one has not heard before except Wendy Carlos does awesome duty in the musical soundtrack. It was her apex, well deservedly. Always worth a viewing and listening. Plus one gets to hear Singin' in the Rain, always good value.

And I fell in love with Jenny Agutter in Logan's Run. Another good flick.

[bbmykel]

2. Who is the connector?

Between 'Barry Lyndon' and 'The Entertainer'?

Also, didn't Kubrick shoot all of 'Barry Lyndon' in natural light (decades before 'The Revenant')? I seem to remember that they developed a special film stock for doing this, but I may misremember!

[Staph]

3. The connection from Barry Lyndon to A Clockwork Orange

is Patrick Magee (he was also in Chariots of Fire (1981). The connection from A Clockwork Orange to The Entertainer is Miriam Karlin. I must admit that I'm not familiar with either one of them.

As to the natural lighting in Barry Lyndon, according to IMDB:

Contrary to legend, this film did use artificial lighting in some scenes (for example, when Brian learns he's getting a horse). However, it is true that no electronic lighting was used for the candle-lit scenes. A lens built by the Carl Zeiss company for N.A.S.A., a fifty millimetre Zeiss lens modified with the Kollmorgen adaptor used in still cameras, was used to shoot scenes lit only by candle. This lens had the largest aperture of any ever built for movie use (f/0.7).

[edbermac]

4. Just watched ACO even though I have the DVD

I thought I'll just watch about half an hour of it. But then I got so engrossed I watched the entire film. Brilliant direction, brilliant performance by McDowell.

One scene that is prescient is when Alex is released and beaten up by the old tramps, the police come in to break it up and he finds out that they're his old gang members.