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The Yakuza (1975)

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:49:06 -0400

Academy Award-winning director Sidney Pollack ("The Firm," "Absence of Malice") with a suspenseful adventure about a Harry Kilmer (Oscar-nominee Robert Mitchum, "Cape Fear"), an American man determined to rescue his employer’s kidnapped daughter

What a Way to Go!

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:26:56 -0400

This lavishly produced, big-budget comedy (it cost $20 million in 1964 dollars) stars Shirley MacLaine as Louisa, a widow who is worth $200 million dollars. However, she’s convinced that her fortune is cursed, and she wants to give all her money to the IRS. As she explains her sad tale to her psychiatrist, Dr. Stephanson (Robert Cummings), it seems that when Louisa was young she had the choice of marrying rich playboy Leonard Crawley (Dean Martin) or poor but decent Edgar Hopper (Dick Van Dyke). She chose Edgar, but soon he became obsessed with providing a fine home and fortune for her; he got rich but worked himself to death in the process. Despondent, Louisa flies to Paris, where she strikes up a romance with expatriate artist Larry Flint (Paul Newman). When Larry invents a machine that creates paintings based on sounds, he becomes wealthy and famous — and dies. Louisa returns to America, where she figures to break her streak by marrying Rod (Robert Mitchum), a business tycoon who already has lots of money. He resolves to take life easier and becomes a farmer, only to die in a strange accident with a bull. Louisa is drowning her sorrows one night at a sleazy night spot when she falls for second rate entertainer Jerry (Gene Kelly). They marry, and a now-wealthy Jerry develops a relaxed, carefree quality to his act that makes him a huge star, which leads to his being crushed by a mob of his biggest fans. What a Way to Go! boasted a screenplay by Betty Comdon and Adolph Green that featured many amusing film parodies and a score by Nelson Riddle; it also marked the final screen appearance of comic actress Margaret Dumont, best remembered as Groucho Marx's straight woman in several films. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

TCM Remembers 2009 — TCM Original

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:23:40 -0500

TCM’s annual remembrance of movie professionals who passed away in 2009, featuring Steve Earle's recording of "To Live Is To Fly" by Townes Van Zandt.

Robert Osborne & Ben Mankiewicz - (A TCM Promo)

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:25:31 -0400

Meet TCM’s evening host Robert Osborne and TCM's daytime host Ben Mankiewicz in this parody of the popular comedy, "The Odd Couple."

Now Playing: Johnny Mercer — (TCM Original) November 2009

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:57:58 -0500

Author Robert Kimball joins Robert Osborne to discuss his new book and TCMs new documentary Johnny Mercer: The Dream’s On Me , 2009, from the latest edition of TCM's "Now Playing: The Show."

David Mamet, Guest Programmer — (A TCM Promo)

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:26:33 -0400

The triple threat talent - playwright, director & screenwriter - co-hosts a night of his favorite films on March 22nd; In Which We Serve (1942) and Island in the Sky (1953) are among them.

Role Model — (TCM Promo) Gene Wilder and Alec Baldwin

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:43:05 -0400

Alec Baldwin and Gene Wilder appear in this promo for the TCM Original Event, Role Model , 2008.

Woody Allen: A Life In Film - (A TCM Featurette)

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:59:10 -0500

Woody Allen shares his views on gangsters in this clip from the TCM Original Documentary, Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002), directed by film critic and author Richard Schickel.