TCM Schedule for Wednesday, February 12: 31 Days of Oscar - Best Score/Boxers/Best Cinematography

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

12:15 AM Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The film adaptation of Edward Albee's Broadway play that rips the façade of civility off the dysfunctional marriage between an alcoholic college professor and his shrew of a wife during a dinner party the two host for a young couple.
Dir: Mike Nichols Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal
Runtime: 131 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


2:45 AM Johnny Belinda (1948)
A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


4:45 AM Possessed (1947)
A married woman's passion for a former love drives her mad.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

31 Days of Oscar - Daytime - Best Score

6:45 AM Summer of '42 (1971)
A high school student falls in love, for the first time, with a World War II bride.
Dir: Robert Mulligan Cast: Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

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8:30 AM Easter Parade (1948)
A musical about a Broadway dancer who tries to forget his ex-partner while rising to stardom with his new partner.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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10:15 AM Camelot (1967)
This lavish film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical celebrates a fleeting, mythical time of love and chivalry--the reign of King Arthur and the Knights of The Round Table. Although torn apart by the conflicts between passion, love, honor and duty, it was a golden era that could have been ... and could yet be.
Dir: Joshua Logan Cast: Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero
Runtime: 179 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

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1:15 PM Anchors Aweigh (1945)
A pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly
Runtime: 143 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y



3:45 PM On the Town (1949)
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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5:30 PM Oklahoma! (1955)
Film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical about the early settlers on the Oklahoma plain.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson
Runtime: 148 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



31 Days of Oscar - Primetime - Boxers

8:00 PM The Champ (1931)
A broken-down prizefighter battles to keep custody of his son.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y



9:45 PM The Fighter (2010)
A fledgling boxer tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness. Based on the story of boxer Micky Ward.
Dir: David O. Russell Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC:



12:00 AM Raging Bull (1980)
The story of Jake LaMotta, a former middleweight boxing champion, whose reputation for tenacity and success in the ring was offset by his troubled domestic life: full of rage, jealousy, and suspicion--particularly towards his wife and manager/brother--which, in the end, left him destitute, alone, and seeking redemption.
Dir: Martin Scorsese Cast: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci
Runtime: 129 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y



2:15 AM Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
True story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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31 Days of Oscar - Best Cinematography

4:15 AM Cries and Whispers (1972)
A woman's impending death leads to painful memories and confrontations for herself and her two sisters.
Dir: Ingmar Bergman Cast: Ingrid Thulin, Liv Ullmann, Harriet Andersson
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: N

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