The Russ Meyer classics Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill! (1965) and Mudhoney (1965) will air at 2AM Friday night as part of Turner Classic Movies Underground series.

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Turner Classic Movies will be running an interesting series of films this Monday 9/14. The day kicks off with a series of sword & sandal favorites: The Colossus of Rhodes (1961), Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1965), Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1960) and Solomon and Sheba (1959). Following that are three of George Pal’s colorful fantasies, Atlantis the Lost Continent (1961), The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) and Tom Thumb (1958).

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Be sure to tune in to Turner Classic Movies this Saturday afternoon begining at 2:30 est when, as part of their Summer Under the Stars series, they shine the spotlight on actor Sterling Hayden and show two camp classics, Zero Hour (1957) and Johnny Guitar (1954).

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The one-of-a-kind western cult classic Johnny Guitar (1954) will air Saturday 3/7 on TCM at 6pm est. It will play again on 3/31 at 11:30am. Be sure not to miss it as Johnny Guitar is still not available on DVD. Since co-stars Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge both celebrate birthdays this month, now seems the perfect time to show Johnny Guitar here on the blog. Starting Monday, we’ll post the movie in daily installments as part of our continuing CCT Theatre series.

programing note Joan Crawford, Johnny Guitar, Mercedes McCambridge, TCM

 TCM Underground will air one of our favorite Ann-Margaret flicks, The Swinger (1966) late night this Friday the 23rd. This musical sex comedy is so drenched in 60’s era “hipness” that it was dated the very day it was released. A-M is at her sex kitten peak in this one, and it’s not on DVD, so don’t miss it!

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Connie Stevens and Troy Donahue

programing note Connie Stevens, Susan Slade, TCM, Troy Donahue

Since it is not yet available on DVD (WTF!?!) be sure not to miss the side-splitting bad movie classic, The Oscar (1966) which airs on Turner Classic Movies Tuesday Dec. 30th. Click here for the complete CCT review.

Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Uncategorized, programing note The Oscar

What are we thankful for here at CCT? We’re thankful for the fact that TCM will be running a Bette vs. Joan marathon the day after Thanksgiving. So, if you decide to skip all the Black Friday sales and stay home instead, why not tune in for this irresistible day of classic movies? For a complete listing of the films, click here.

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TCM Underground will be running a Bill Rebane double feature late night Friday (beginning at 2AM). Be sure not to miss Monster A Go-Go (1965) and The Giant Spider Invasion (1975).

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This month is TCM’s Summer Under the Stars film festival. Each day is devoted to a specific Hollywood star. Coming up on Sunday the 10th are the films of Doris Day. In addition to her comedies and musicals, they’ll be airing the stewardess-in-peril flick Julie (1956). The following day is devoted to Richard Widmark. Be sure not to miss the nuthouse classic The Cobweb (1955). On Tuesday the 12th, Kim Novak gets her turn in the spotlight. No day of Novak films would be complete without Robert Aldrich’s camp masterpiece The Legend of Lylah Claire (1968). None of the film mentioned above are available on DVD so be sure to set your Tivo and DVR’s!

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