Flak jacket
I have a relatively-small blog, with a relatively-small readership, so it’s not often that I get approached by PR people in my role as a blogger. (Of course, I’m also an old-media journalist.)
But today, I got an e-mail from someone at Turner Classic Movies noting that I blogged about their “31 Days of Oscar” promotion last February and pointing out that “Summer Under The Stars” started today.
I had, frankly, been meaning to post about it anyhow; I just hadn’t gotten around to it.
Each August, TCM has a schedule promotion where each day of the month is devoted to a different star. For 24 hours, only films featuring that star (or supplemental programming like interviews or documentaries related to that star) are shown. It’s a fun chance to get a heavy dose of stars you like, although it may keep you away from TCM on days when they’re featuring a star you don’t like.
Anyway, here’s the schedule:
Michael Caine — Friday, August 1
Charlie Chaplin — Saturday, August 2
Gregory Peck — Sunday, August 3
Marie Dressler — Monday, August 4
Claude Rains — Tuesday, August 5
Anne Bancroft — Wednesday, August 6
Greta Garbo — Thursday, August 7
James Garner — Friday, August 8
Fred MacMurray — Saturday, August 9
Doris Day — Sunday, August 10
Richard Widmark — Monday, August 11
Kim Novak — Tuesday, August 12
Peter Lorre — Wednesday, August 13
Greer Garson — Thursday, August 14
Rita Hayworth — Friday, August 15
Fred Astaire — Saturday, August 16
Gene Kelly — Sunday, August 17
Jack Palance — Monday, August 18
Barbara Stanwyck — Tuesday, August 19
Edward G. Robinson — Wednesday, August 20
Ava Gardner — Thursday, August 21
Trevor Howard — Friday, August 22
Laurel & Hardy — Saturday, August 23
Henry Fonda — Sunday, August 24
Ingrid Bergman — Monday, August 25
Janet Leigh — Tuesday, August 26
Tony Curtis — Wednesday, August 27
Charlton Heston — Thursday, August 28
Marlon Brando — Friday, August 29
Katharine Hepburn — Saturday, August 30
Spencer Tracy — Sunday, August 31
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