TCM Schedule for Sunday December 27 - Affairs to Remember

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Some memorable assignations tonight; plus, DeMille's silent version of the story of Jesus, and Ingmar Bergman's final masterpiece.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A (1935)
Three zanies turn an operatic performance into chaos in their efforts to promote their protege's romance with the leading lady. Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Groucho Marx , Chico Marx , Harpo Marx . BW-91 mins, CC,

8:00 AM GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 (1933)
Three chorus girls fight to keep their show going and find rich husbands. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Warren William , Joan Blondell , Aline MacMahon . BW-98 mins, CC,

10:00 AM DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE (1951)
An alien demands that Earth's leaders choose between peace and destruction. Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Michael Rennie , Patricia Neal , Hugh Marlowe . BW-92 mins, CC,

12:00 PM WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967)
A blind woman fights against drug smugglers who've invaded her home. Dir: Terence Young Cast: Audrey Hepburn , Alan Arkin , Richard Crenna . C-108 mins, CC,

2:00 PM DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
Illicit lovers fight to stay together during the turbulent years of the Russian Revolution. Dir: David Lean Cast: Geraldine Chaplin , Julie Christie , Tom Courtenay . C-200 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM LION IN WINTER, THE (1968)
England's Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir. Dir: Anthony Harvey Cast: Peter O'Toole , Katharine Hepburn , Jane Merrow . C-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, AN (1957)
A romantic shipboard romance inspires a couple to promise to meet six months later. Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Cary Grant , Deborah Kerr , Richard Denning . C-115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD (1952)
A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer. Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Rita Hayworth , Glenn Ford , Alexander Scourby . BW-98 mins,

12:00 AM KING OF KINGS, THE (1927)
In this silent film, Cecil B. DeMille directs an epic retelling of the life of Christ. Dir: Cecil B. De Mille Cast: H. B. Warner , Dorothy Cumming , Ernest Torrence . C-157 mins,

2:45 AM FANNY AND ALEXANDER (1982)
A widowed actress and her children suffer hardships when she mistakenly marries a conservative church leader. Dir: Ingmar Bergman Cast: Pernilla Allwin , Bertil Guve , Gunn Wallgren . C-189 mins, Letterbox Format

[longship]

1. What a mixed bag.

There is some greatness here.

"A Night at the Opera" certainly qualifies there, especially the "You can't fool me there is no sanity clause" line. That the Marx Bros. could utterly destroy an opera is a foregone conclusion. They do it brilliantly. Plus, we get Kitty Carlisle.

A great flick.

Then there's "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Wow. Robert Wise nails this one. The Bernard Herrmann music helps. That, and a really good ensemble cast, which Wise was rather good at assembling.

Then there's "Wait Until Dark" which is Alan Arkin's -- Ahem! -- darkest role. The refridgerator!!!! Great flick.

The rest of today's flicks are yawners, especially "An Affair to Remember". What a waste of talent. A snore inducing film.

Dr. Zhivago? Nope!

King of Kings? Who are you kidding?

Affair in Trinidad seems interesting. Have not seen that one.