TCM Schedule for Wednesday, May 13th: TCM Prime Time Feature: Directed by Barry Levinson

[CBHagman]

Food, glorious food! Enjoy the midnight schedule if you're a gourmand...

And if you haven't seen such rarities as I Know Where I'm Going and especially I See a Dark Stranger (Thanks, Matilda!), now's your chance! Despite how the latter is promoted, it's really got a strong dollop of comedy and romance.

And do not miss Eat Drink Man Woman by the great Ang Lee, or Diner, by Barry Levinson.

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009.


1:45 AM Salt Of The Earth (1954)
The wives of striking mineworkers fight to keep the union going. Cast: Juan Chacon, Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer. Dir: Herbert Biberman. C-92 mins, TV-PG

3:30 AM Garment Jungle, The (1957)
A dress manufacturer brings in the mob to fight unionization. Cast: Lee J. Cobb, Kerwin Mathews, Gia Scala. Dir: Vincent Sherman. BW-88 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM F.I.S.T. (1978)
A small-time union member trades his integrity for power within the organization. Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle. Dir: Norman Jewison. C-145 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

7:30 AM I Dream Too Much (1935)
A composer sets the stage for discord when he pushes his wife into a singing career. Cast: Lily Pons, Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball. Dir: John Cromwell. BW-97 mins, TV-G, CC

9:15 AM I Am the Law (1938)
A law professor signs on as special prosecutor to take on the mob. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neil, John Beal. Dir: Alexander Hall. BW-83 mins, TV-G

10:45 AM I Know Where I'm Going (1945)
A determined young Englishwoman sets out to accomplish her goals even at the risk of her heart. Cast: Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, George Carney. Dir: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. BW-91 mins, TV-G



12:30 PM I See A Dark Stranger (1945)
An Irish woman who hates the English turns Nazi spy. Cast: Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard, Raymond Huntley. Dir: Frank Launder. BW-112 mins, TV-G



2:30 PM I Want You (1951)
The draft and the Korean War threaten a small-town romance. Cast: Dana Andrews, Dorothy McGuire, Farley Granger. Dir: Mark Robson. BW-102 mins, TV-PG

4:15 PM I Bury The Living (1958)
A cemetery keeper thinks he can mark people for death. Cast: Richard Boone, Theodore Bikel, Herbert Anderson. Dir: Albert Band. BW-77 mins, TV-PG

5:34 PM Short Film: Looking At London (1946)
C-10 mins,

5:45 PM I Could Go On Singing (1963)
An American singing star in London tries to reclaim the son she gave up for adoption. Cast: Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde, Aline MacMahon. Dir: Ronald Neame. C-99 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

7:30 PM Sydney Pollack (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell. C-28 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM Natural, The (1984)
An overaged baseball player comes out of nowhere to save his team. Cast: Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger. Dir: Barry Levinson. C-138 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format



10:30 PM Rain Man (1988)
A con artist discovers he has a wealthy, autistic brother. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino. Dir: Barry Levinson. C-133 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

12:53 AM Short Film: Poltergeist (1982)
A behind-the-scenes promotional documentary on the making of "Poltergeist" (1982), highlighting the special effects and filming challenges faced by the cast and crew. Features interviews with Steven Spielberg, Craig T. Nelson, and Frank Marshall. C-7 mins,

1:00 AM Diner (1982)
A group of friends who hang out in a Baltimore diner face the problems of growing up. Cast: Kevin Bacon, Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin. Dir: Barry Levinson. C-110 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format



3:00 AM Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
A chef and his three daughters try to deal with their tangled love lives. Cast: Sihung Lung, Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu. Dir: Ang Lee. C-124 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format



5:00 AM Dinner At Eight (1933)
A high-society dinner party masks a hotbed of scandal and intrigue. Cast: Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Jean Harlow. Dir: George Cukor. BW-111 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS