31 Days of Oscar

Today begins Turner Classic Movies' yearly month long tribute to the Academy Awards - 31 Days of Oscar.

I am going to try and keep a running catalog of some of the days - the ones I get to look at anyway. I don't know that I will write about all of the days, but will try about many.

Today is easily going to turn out to be one of my favorite days. It's too bad I have too much work to do, otherwise I would probably spend the whole day sitting in front of the television.

Already this morning I caught, again, Smilin' Through, soon to be followed up by The Barretts of Wimpole Street, The Merry Widow, Camille, and The Good Earth. This is, of course, leading up to the premiere tonight of Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood. I am really looking forward to seeing this as I am a huge fan of Thalberg and would like to see if there is any new information in there about him. After that, tonight, they are showing Mutiny on the Bounty and Grand Hotel.

What a night!!! I recommend each and every one of these films to everyone. I wish this program could be put together as a screening for one day. So many of these I would love to see on the big screen.