TCM Schedule for Sunday, February 5, 2012 -- 31 Days Of Oscar: England, Day Two

[Bolo Boffin]

Two versions of King Arthur's tale start us off, Camelot and Knights of the Round Table, with that other legendary Brit, Robin Hood following close behind. If that's not enough swashbuckling for you, Errol Flynn's The Sea Hawk will fill the bill. Then sit down and marvel at two Alec Guinness gems, The Lavender Hill Mob and The Ladykillers back to back... and finally the main attraction of the night, Lawrence Oliver in his fifth Best Actor nomination for The Entertainer. Please, sir, can you have some more? More? There's still a Julie Christie double feature, Antonioni's Blow-Up, and the classic Taylor-Burton The V.I.P.s left to go! TCM gets out the crown jewels tonight.


7:30 AM
CAMELOT (1967)



The romance between Guinevere and Lancelot destroys King Arthur's dream kingdom.
Dir: Joshua Logan Cast: Richard Harris , Vanessa Redgrave , Franco Nero .
C-180 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

10:45 AM
KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE (1953)

Queen Guinevere is torn between love for her husband and Sir Lancelot.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Robert Taylor , Ava Gardner , Mel Ferrer .
C-116 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

12:45 PM
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938)



The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Olivia de Havilland , Basil Rathbone .
C-102 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:30 PM
THE SEA HAWK (1940)



A British buccaneer holds the Spanish fleet at bay with the covert approval of Elizabeth I.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Brenda Marshall , Claude Rains .
BW-128 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:45 PM
THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (1951)



An overlooked gold transporter with twenty years service plots to steal a million pounds of gold.
Dir: Charles Crichton Cast: Alec Guinness , Stanley Holloway , Sidney James .
BW-81 mins, TV-G,

6:15 PM
THE LADYKILLERS (1955)



An eccentric bandit gang moves into a little old lady's boardinghouse to plot a major heist.
Dir: Alexander Mackendrick Cast: Alec Guinness , Cecil Parker , Herbert Lom .
BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

31 Day of Oscar -- England, Day Two

8:00 PM
THE ENTERTAINER (1960)



A third-rate vaudevillian uses liquor and young women to escape the pressures of changing times.
Dir: Tony Richardson Cast: Laurence Olivier , Brenda De Banzie , Joan Plowright .
BW-104 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (1967)



A romantic English lass can't choose among three very different suitors.
Dir: John Schlesinger Cast: Julie Christie , Terence Stamp , Peter Finch .
C-171 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

1:00 AM
DARLING (1965)

A young beauty sacrifices love and happiness to become an international celebrity.
Dir: John Schlesinger Cast: Julie Christie , Dirk Bogarde , Laurence Harvey .
BW-126 mins, TV-MA, CC,

3:15 AM
BLOW-UP (1966)



A photographer discovers a murder in the background of a candid photo.
Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni Cast: Vanessa Redgrave , Sarah Miles , David Hemmings .
C-111 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 AM
THE V.I.P.S (1963)

Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
Dir: Anthony Asquith Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , Louis Jourdan .
C-119 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

[lavenderdiva]

1. Oh Boy!

I'm really looking forward to seeing 'The Blow-Up' again!! It's a fantastic look back at the Carnaby Street era, via a murder mystery.

Today's offerings make me want to plan an afternoon tea with bikkies.......................