TCM Schedule for Sunday, April 8, 2012 -- What's On Tonight: Easter

[Bolo Boffin]

6:56 AM Short: I Never Forget A Face 11 mins


7:15 AM
GODSPELL (1973)

Clip is of "All For The Best."

Contemporary hippies relive the story of Christ's ministry and crucifixion.
Dir: David Greene Cast: Victor Garber, David Haskell, Lynne Thigpen.
C-102 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format


9:15 AM
SAINT JOAN (1957)

Saul Bass' title sequence.

A French peasant girl follows the advice of angels to lead her country against British invaders.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Richard Widmark, Richard Todd, Anton Walbrook.
BW-111 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format


11:15 AM
THE SONG OF BERNADETTE (1943)

The first apparition.

A French peasant girl's visions of the Virgin Mary create controversy as pilgrims flock to her small town for healing.
Dir: Henry King Cast: William Eythe, Charles Bickford, Vincent Price.
BW-156 mins, TV-G, CC


2:00 PM
THE SILVER CHALICE (1954)

Nothing gets past Nero in this clip.

A silversmith is charged with engraving the Holy Grail.
Dir: Victor Saville Cast: Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance.
C-135 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format


4:30 PM
BARABBAS (1962)

Gladiator training.

A thief is pardoned so Jesus can be crucified in his place.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy.
C-138 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


7:00 PM
EASTER PARADE (1948)

Trailer.

When his partner leaves him, a vaudeville star trains an untried performer to take her place, finding love in the process.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford.
C-103 mins, TV-G, CC


9:00 PM
KING OF KINGS (1961)

The Sermon on the Mount.

Epic retelling of Christ's life and the effects of his teachings on those around him.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Robert Ryan.
C-160 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


12:00 AM
LEAVES FROM SATAN'S BOOK (1919)

Judas' betrayal.

This silent film depicts the story of Satan's banishment from Heaven.
Dir: Carl Th. Dreyer Cast: Helge Nissen, Halvard Hoff, Jacob Texiere.
BW-121 mins, TV-14


2:15 AM
DAY OF WRATH (1943)

As the villagers practice the Dies Irae to sing at her burning, the old woman is tortured to produce a confession of her witchcraft. The parallels between this and Dreyer's Passion of Joan of Arc are unmistakable.

Repressed passions lead to tragedy when a conservative minister's second wife falls for his adult son.
Dir: Carl Th. Dreyer Cast: Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam.
BW-93 mins, TV-14



4:04 AM Short: The Shoes of the Fisherman C-9 mins


4:15 AM
A MAN CALLED PETER (1955)

Peter and Katherine discuss how God will pick out their future marriage partners.

A Scottish boy follows his faith to a bright career preaching in Washington, DC.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Marjorie Rambeau.
C-119 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

[CBHagman]

1. That's quite a schedule!

As dark as it is, Dies Irae intrigues me the most.

And I have fond memories of reading the book A Man Called Peter, but I won't be able to catch the movie this time out...

[Bolo Boffin]

2. Yes, I'm looking at Dies Irae as well.

Sunday is my crazy TV night, and tomorrow is crazier than normal with The Borgias, Nurse Jackie, and The Big C adding into the already stupid number of shows I watch on Sundays. But maybe things will be calmed down enough by then to watch it. Record it at least for later. The Passion is a favorite, and Vampyre is one of my favorite incredible messes of a movie.

I'd like to catch a few minutes of The Silver Chalice, too, because it seems rather whacked out from the clip I posted. Palance was rocking that crazy costume.