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It's Labor Day, and on TCM that means a salute to the Telluride Film Festival held every Labor Day weekend. Among the gems tonight is a rarely seen film starring and directed by the late Barbara Loden (Elia Kazans's former wife).
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Monday 6:00 AM Fat City (1972) A washed-up boxer tries to show a young hopeful the ropes. Dir: John Huston Cast: Stacy Keach , Jeff Bridges , Susan Tyrrell. C-97 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format ______________________________________________________________________ 8:00 AM Below Zero (1930) BW-21 mins, TV-G, CC, ______________________________________________________________________ 8:30 AM Red Shoes, The (1948) A young ballerina is torn between her art and her romance with a young composer. Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Anton Walbrook , Marius Goring , Moira Shearer. C-135 mins, TV-G, CC, ______________________________________________________________________ 10:45 AM Films of Georges Melies, The (1896) Film pioneer Georges Méliès invents the art of special effects in these 17 restored shorts. C-109 mins, TV-G, ______________________________________________________________________ 12:45 PM Moguls & Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Peepshow Pioneers (2010) In Episode One of this seven-part documentary, covering the years 1889 to 1907, the world's first movie pioneers, such as Thomas Edison, the Lumiere Brothers and Georges Melies, emerge. C-58 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format ______________________________________________________________________ 1:45 PM Moguls & Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Birth of Hollywood, The (2010) In Episode Two of this seven-part documentary, examining the years 1907 to 1920, movie production is firmly established in Los Angeles and the earliest studios are created. C-60 mins, TV-14, CC, ______________________________________________________________________ 2:45 PM Moguls & Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Dream Merchants, The (2010) In Episode Three of this seven-part documentary, addressing the years 1920 to 1928, major movie studios begin to dominate business and the first great era of mass-market fame creates the movie star. C-60 mins, TV-PG, CC, ______________________________________________________________________ 3:50 PM Moguls & Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Brother, Can You Spare a Dream? (2010) In Episode Four of this seven-part documentary, covering the years 1929 to 1941, sound is introduced to the movies and an international economic depression hits the Hollywood moguls. C-60 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format ______________________________________________________________________ 4:55 PM Moguls & Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Warriors & Peace Makers (2010) In Episode Five of this seven-part documentary, examining the years 1941 to 1950, Hollywood responds to a country poised on the edge of war, and film auteurs such as Orson Welles emerge. C-60 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format ______________________________________________________________________ 6:00 PM Moguls & Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Attack of the Small Screens, The (2010) In Episode Six of this seven-part documentary, addressing the years 1950 to 1960, filmmakers respond to the growing threat of television by making widescreen epics and 3-D spectacles. C-60 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format ______________________________________________________________________ 7:00 PM Moguls & Movie Stars, A History of Hollywood: Fade Out, Fade In (2010) In Episode Seven of this seven-part documentary, covering the years 1960 to 1969, moviemaking is caught in a social, political, and artistic crossfire as America experiences jarring change. C-59 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format ______________________________________________________________________ 8:00 PM Wanda (1970) A rootless working class woman takes up with an abusive criminal. Dir: Barbara Loden Cast: Michael Higgins , Barbara Loden , Frank Jourdano. C-102 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format ______________________________________________________________________ 10:00 PM Plumber, The (1979) The arrival of a mysterious plumber upsets a doctor's wife. Dir: Peter Weir Cast: Judy Morris , Robert Coleby , Ivar Kants. C-77 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format ______________________________________________________________________ 11:30 PM Breaking Point, The (1950) A desperate fishing boat captain rents his ship to some gunmen on the lam. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: John Garfield , Patricia Neal , Phyllis Thaxter. BW-97 mins, TV-PG, CC, ______________________________________________________________________ 1:30 AM Election (1999) A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician. Dir: George Parra Cast: Matthew Broderick , Reese Witherspoon , Chris Klein. C-103 mins, TV-MA, ______________________________________________________________________ 3:30 AM 8 1/2 (1963) A world-famous film director juggles his romantic relationships while trying to come up with an idea for his next picture. Dir: Federico Fellini Cast: Marcello Mastroianni , Claudia Cardinale , Anouk Aimée. BW-138 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
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