Star Of The Month- Vivien Leigh:Anna Karenina (1948)Playing this month on TCMAlexander Korda mounted one of the most handsome takes ever on the Tolstoy classic, and landed Leigh as the wife brought to betrayal of husband Ralph Richardson due to the attentions of charismatic nobleman Kieron Moore. For all of the production value, this adaptation had a rocky trip to the screen, and TCM will get you on the right track if you click here. Only $19.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Star Of The Month- Vivien Leigh:Ship Of FoolsPlaying this month on TCMLeigh, Lee Marvin, Oskar Werner and Simone Signoret head up an impressive ensemble cast in Kramer's arresting adaptation of Katherine Anne Porter's novel, following the travels and travails of the passengers and crew of a German cruise liner setting sail in the unrest of the '30s. TCM's readied a manifest detailing how this acclaimed story came before the cameras, and you can pipe yourself aboard if you click here. Only $16.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Star Of The Month- Vivien Leigh:That Hamilton WomanPlaying this month on TCMThe last screen pairing for Vivien and Laurence Olivier came in this handsome Alexander Korda historical drama that followed the scandalous and doomed affair between British naval hero Lord Nelson and diplomat's wife Lady Hamilton. TCM's taken a hardy look at this four-time Oscar® nominee (and winner for Best Sound), and you can put out to see if you click here. Only $39.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Star Of The Month- Vivien Leigh:St. Martin's LanePlaying this month on TCMBetter known on these shores as Sidewalks Of London, this early effort cast Viv as a street urchin and petty thief who gets taken on as a protege by street busker Charles Laughton, who in turn grooms her to hit the big-time (personally and professionaly) with legitimate producer Rex Harrison. TCM's passing the hat with background on this charmer, and you can show appreciation if you click here. Only $29.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Based On Tennessee Williams:Cat On A Hot Tin RoofPlaying this month on TCMLiz Taylor gave one of her most iconic performances as the sultry, frustrated Maggie the Cat opposite Paul Newman's sodden, faded-jock spouse in Richard Brooks' realization of Williams' Southern Gothic staple. TCM's spared the mendacity in its revelations about this classic, including Taylor's trauma during the production over the tragic loss of spouse Mike Todd, and you'll find more if you click here. Only $14.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Based On Tennessee Williams:A Streetcar Named DesirePlaying this month on TCMMarlon Brando reprised his Broadway triumph, and cemented his cinema superstardom, in capturing his atavistic read on Stanley Kowalski, the loutish tormentor of faded, fragile sister-in-law Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh). You can depend on the kindness of TCM for detail on Elia Kazan's searing take on the Williams tale if you click here. Only $22.94 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Based On Tennessee Williams:Sweet Bird Of YouthPlaying this month on TCMRichard Brooks' adaptation of the Williams play boasts an amazing cast, headed by Paul Newman as the wannabe actor/kept man on a fateful pilgrimage to a hostile Florida hometown, and Geraldine Page as his dissipated movie star patron. The play's shattering conclusion was never going to fly with Hollywood censors, and TCM will discuss those unkind cuts and more if you click here. Only $14.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Based On Tennessee Williams:Suddenly, Last SummerPlaying this month on TCMNew Orleans psychiatrist Montgomery Clift starts feeling the pressure from wealthy would-be patron Katharine Hepburn to apply the most radical of remedies on traumatized niece Elizabeth Taylor...but is unprepared for the shattering revelations regarding Hepburn's motives and the root of Taylor's illness. This groundbreaking production had its share of disturbances on set, and TCM will put it under the knife if you click here. Only $8.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Acts Of Revenge:Get Carter (1971)Playing this month on TCMThe vanguard of the post-modern Brit gangster flick, Mike Hodges' intense effort starred Michael Caine as a small-time London hood come home to Newcastle after the murder of his brother, and who singlemindedly cuts a bloody swath through those responsible and those who would cover for them. TCM's got a fervent appreciation for this influential actioner, and the reveal will come if you click here. Only $19.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Acts Of Revenge:The Man From LaramiePlaying this month on TCMThe final collaboration between James Stewart and director Anthony Mann, this often-harrowing oater with echoes of King Lear casts Jimmy as a cavalry officer whose quest to avenge his brother's death leads to conflict with land baron Donald Crisp and his calculating heirs. TCM's rounded up a retrospective on the Stewart/Mann tandem for your inspection if you click here. Only $14.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Acts Of Revenge:Enter The DragonPlaying this month on TCMTragically, Bruce Lee never lived to see how his first American starring feature would ignite a kung fu craze that swept over U.S. audiences and established his enduring legacy in the action cinema panthenon. TCM has revealing background on the creation of this iron-fisted opus-- including where to find two future martial-arts megastars in the movie's melees-- if you click here. Only $11.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |
Acts Of Revenge:The Virgin SpringPlaying this month on TCMIngmar Bergman's unforgettable take on an ancient Scandinavian ballad cast Max Von Sydow and Birgitta Valberg as the 13th-century farm couple who exact a violent due upon the herdsmen who defiled and murdered their young daughter. The source inspiration for Last House On The Left (!) has lost none of its power to stun, and TCM will present its appreciation if you click here. Only $39.99 Add to basket FIND OUT MORE AT TCM |