davidspalding
06-27-2003, 05:31 AM
Turner Classic Movies (no commercials, uninterrupted, letterbox where appropriate) is showing a ton of Harryhausen classics this weekend (some repeated in early July). Break out the popcorn, and DVD recorders if you got 'em. ... Gosh, I love 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and always have. (BTW, great scores by Bernard Herrmann....)
Friday:
8:00 PM The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997) 58m.
9:15 PM The Tortoise and the Hare ( ) D: 0m. (Think this was an early short)
9:30 PM Mighty Joe Young (1949) Showmen try to exploit a giant ape raised by an orphan. Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong. D: Ernest B. Schoedsack. BW & BW 94m.
11:15 PM The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997) 58m.
12:30 AM The Tortoise and the Hare ( ) D: 0m.
12:45 AM Mysterious Island (1961) Escaped Civil War POWs end up on an island populated by giant animals. Michael Craig, Michael Callan, Joan Greenwood. D: Cy Endfield. 101m. LBX CC
2:30 AM Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) Space invaders attack the nation's capital. Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Morris Ankrum. D: Fred F. Sears. BW 83m. LBX
Saturday
8:00 PM The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad (1958) Sinbad hunts for a roc's egg to save his love from an evil sorcerer. Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Torin Thatcher. D: Nathan Juran. C 88m. LBX
9:30 PM The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad (1973) Sinbad battles a fiendish magician and his many. John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Tom Baker. D: Gordon Hessler. 105m. LBX
11:30 PM Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger (1977) When a witch turns a young prince into a baboon, Sinbad fights to save him. Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Jane Seymour. D: Sam Wanamaker. 113m. LBX
1:30 AM 20 Million Miles To Earth (1957) A crashed spaceship unleashes a rapidly growing monster from Venus. William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia. D: Nathan Juran. BW 83m. LBX CC
3:00 AM The Harryhausen Chronicles (0) D: 0m.
Sunday
8:00 PM Jason And The Argonauts (1963) The legendary hero enlists the help of the gods to steal the golden fleece. Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman. D: Don Chaffey. C 104m. LBX
10:00 PM Clash Of The Titans (1981) A Greek hero fights a series of monsters, including the dreaded gorgon, to win the woman he loves. Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Harry Hamlin. D: Desmond Davis. C 118m. LBX CC
Caroline Munro ... Jane Seymour ... mraeowr!
Friday:
8:00 PM The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997) 58m.
9:15 PM The Tortoise and the Hare ( ) D: 0m. (Think this was an early short)
9:30 PM Mighty Joe Young (1949) Showmen try to exploit a giant ape raised by an orphan. Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong. D: Ernest B. Schoedsack. BW & BW 94m.
11:15 PM The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997) 58m.
12:30 AM The Tortoise and the Hare ( ) D: 0m.
12:45 AM Mysterious Island (1961) Escaped Civil War POWs end up on an island populated by giant animals. Michael Craig, Michael Callan, Joan Greenwood. D: Cy Endfield. 101m. LBX CC
2:30 AM Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) Space invaders attack the nation's capital. Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Morris Ankrum. D: Fred F. Sears. BW 83m. LBX
Saturday
8:00 PM The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad (1958) Sinbad hunts for a roc's egg to save his love from an evil sorcerer. Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Torin Thatcher. D: Nathan Juran. C 88m. LBX
9:30 PM The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad (1973) Sinbad battles a fiendish magician and his many. John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Tom Baker. D: Gordon Hessler. 105m. LBX
11:30 PM Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger (1977) When a witch turns a young prince into a baboon, Sinbad fights to save him. Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Jane Seymour. D: Sam Wanamaker. 113m. LBX
1:30 AM 20 Million Miles To Earth (1957) A crashed spaceship unleashes a rapidly growing monster from Venus. William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia. D: Nathan Juran. BW 83m. LBX CC
3:00 AM The Harryhausen Chronicles (0) D: 0m.
Sunday
8:00 PM Jason And The Argonauts (1963) The legendary hero enlists the help of the gods to steal the golden fleece. Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman. D: Don Chaffey. C 104m. LBX
10:00 PM Clash Of The Titans (1981) A Greek hero fights a series of monsters, including the dreaded gorgon, to win the woman he loves. Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Harry Hamlin. D: Desmond Davis. C 118m. LBX CC
Caroline Munro ... Jane Seymour ... mraeowr!