TCM Schedule for Thursday, February 8, 2024: Greeks & Greek Mythology / The Power of Film--Love & Meaning

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6:00 AM | Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
Fierce competition among sponge fishermen forces a Greek-American family to fish in the dangerous 12-mile reef area off the western coast of Florida.
Dir: Robert D. Webb | Cast: Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Gilbert Roland

8:00 AM | A Word for the Greeks (1951)
This travel short focuses on the history, culture, and people of Greece.
Dir: James A. Fitzpatrick | Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, James A. Fitzpatrick, Lesley Kirk
Runtime: 8 mins | Genre: Short

8:15 AM | Greek Mirthology (1954)
Popeye is trying to get his nephews to eat their spinach, so he tells them a story of how Hercules (Popeye) defeated a bully (Bluto).
Dir: Seymour Kneitel, Tom Golden | Cast: Jack Mercer, Jackson Beck, Mae Questel
Runtime: 7 mins | Genre: Animation

8:30 AM | Helen of Troy (1956)
A shipwrecked prince's love for a married queen triggers war between Greece and Troy.
Dir: Robert Wise | Cast: Stanley Baker, Rossana Podestà, Brigitte Bardot

10:45 AM | Atlas (1961)
Evil king Praximedes convinces superhero Atlas to fight for him, but Atlas eventually sees the king's true nature and turns against him.
Dir: Roger Corman | Cast: Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Barboura Morris

12:15 PM | Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1960)
A Greek fisherman gets caught up in court intrigue in a land of scientific wonders.
Dir: George Pal | Cast: Anthony Hall, Joyce Taylor, John Dall

2:00 PM | Hercules, Samson & Ulysses (1963)
When two legendary Greek heroes are marooned, they're pushed into conflict with the famed Biblical strongman.
Dir: Pietro Francisci | Cast: Kirk Morris, Richard Lloyd, Liana Orfei

3:30 PM | Clash of the Titans (1981)
A Greek hero fights a series of monsters, including the dreaded gorgon, to win the woman he loves.
Dir: Desmond Davis | Cast: Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith

5:45 PM | The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
The Greek Army sets out to destroy the Colossus of Rhodes.
Dir: Sergio Leone | Cast: Rory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges Marchal

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8:00 PM | The Power of Film Episode 6: Love and Meaning (2023)
Although it’s often said that in order to succeed, a Hollywood film has to have a happy ending, when you look at the most memorable love stories it’s astonishing how many of them end with the separation or death of one or both lovers. Often, the paradox underlying the film helps explain why they stick in our memories.
Dir: Laura Gabbert | Cast: Howard Suber | Runtime: 40 mins | Genre: Documentary

9:00 PM | Harold and Maude (1971)
Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude.
Dir: Hal Ashby | Cast: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles
Trivia: Gordon (Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical) and Cort (Best Actor) were Golden Globe nominees in 1972

11:00 PM | The Power of Film Episode 6: Love and Meaning (2023)

12:00 AM | A Star Is Born (1954)
A falling star marries the newcomer he's helping reach the top.
Dir: George Cukor | Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson
Trivia: Nominated for six Oscars, including Best Actor (Mason), Best Actress (Garland)

3:00 AM | To Have and Have Not (1944)
A skipper-for-hire's romance with a beautiful drifter is complicated by his growing involvement with the French resistance.
Dir: Howard Hawks | Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Walter Brennan
Trivia: Film debut of Lauren Bacall

5:00 AM | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1950)
A collection of MGM previews with an introduction by Lionel Barrymore.
Dir: Herman Hoffman | Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Dore Schary, Ira Heymann
Runtime: 56 mins | Genre: Short