2.08.2005

TCM for Tuesday 2/8

A category I love - best actress.

Recommended
:
Another day with quite a few.
Dark Victory (1939) - One of my favorite all-time Bette Davis films, even with the unfortunate role for Bogey. Prognosis Negative!!
Possessed (1947) - Not one of my favorite Crawford films, though others love it. Still very good though.
Splendor In The Grass (1961) - One of the first Kazan films I saw and one that first got me interested in Hollywood film before 1970.
Kitty Foyle (1940) - A wonderful classic.
Now, Voyager (1942) - My other all-time favorite Bette Davis film. It would have to be on the same day.
The Divorcee (1930) - Yet another dilemma. My favorite Shearer film and one of my all-time favorite films. The next category is going to be very difficult.

Highly Recommended:
This is even harder than last night. But, in the end, I think it will come down to recommending a film that may not have been seen too much, and so it is The Divorcee. I imagine many people have seen Now, Voyager and probably Dark Victory. Both have been considered classics for some time and are available widely on video and DVD. Only recently has Shearer come back into the spotlight and this film, as with all of hers, is hard to come by. So, see it if you can.

Haven't Seen, but want to:
White Banners (1938) - I'm giving it to this film because I have no familiarity with any of the other films and this one sounds, by its description, as the one I might like the most.

Really Not Interested:
Same Time, Next Year (1978) - I have seen parts of this from time to time and it really does nothing to interest me.

The Rest:
A Patch Of Blue (1965)
Blossoms In The Dust (1941)
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Sister Kenny (1946)

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