I sometimes regret throwing the TCM baby out with the bath water, when canceling Fios TV. Verizon made the switch to IPTV and DaaS (DVR as a Service), making Turner Classic Movies look as soft as a 240-line VHS tape in the process. No thanks.
Whenever Watch TCM becomes available, separate from a cable package, I’ll be ready. Meanwhile, I continue to subscribe to the Criterion Channel. TCM and Criterion have teamed up for a new podcast.
Here’s the promo:
Here’s Part 1:
A month ago, I featured Powell & Pressburger’s The Small Back Room. That one is rather conventional, compared to their next movie, Gone to Earth.
It helped traumatized WWII vets back then, now it can help those of us traumatized by Trump. Jelly beans also help, as seen on the album cover.
Okay, so that’s a brass band playing the 9 to 5 theme in this video from tastewar. The “woodwind” pun was just too good to resist.
I’ve never seen 9 to 5. Planet Money has the backstory on how the organization, the song and the movie, came to be.
My curiosity is piqued from seeing that Sterling Hayden is in the movie. I’m further surprised that Hayden was only 70 when he died.
Another surprise was learning that Gina Bacon of ‘Big Planet Noise’ and ‘Someday Matinee’ on WFMU worked for Dolly Parton, who she affectionately addressed as “Boss Lady.” Gina’s been busy since Dolly’s passing, dealing with matters within Parton’s organization.
It seems that Natalie Harp isn’t just someone for Melania to worry about. Trump’s cute little girlfriend now wields so much influence that she was his only advisor last Friday, when he decided to ban CNN, MSNOW and Politico.
After Years as the Star of Must-See TV, Trump Faces the Sting of Cancellation
