Thursday, March 01, 2012
Theme Taken Too Far?
Okay... I love Turner Classic Movies - but every now and then they ":reach" a little far for a theme. I am assuming (although we all know what happens when you assume...( you make an "ass" out of "u" and "me").
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Anywho, I assume these movies are all lumped together because they reference Japan. But I think lumping these all as "Japanese" movies is just slightly racist - and not in a good way.
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(From the TCM Schedule for March 1)
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12:30 PM
DODES 'KA-DEN (1970)
Slum dwellers in Tokyo fight to survive while dreaming of better lives.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Hiroshi Akutagawa , Michiko Araki , Junzaburo Ban.
C-140 mins, TV-14,
3:00 PM
KWAIDAN (1964)
Four stories mix love and the supernatural in exotic settings.
Dir: Masaki Kobayashi Cast: Rentaro Mikuni , Michiyo Aratama , Misako Watanabe.
C-161 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
5:30 PM
MAJORITY OF ONE, A (1961)
A Jewish widow falls in love with a Japanese businessman.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Rosalind Russell , Alec Guinness , Ray Danton.
C-149 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM
TORA! TORA! TORA! (1970)
The Japanese take advantage of American blunders to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Martin Balsam , So Yamamura , Jason Robards Jr..
C-143 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
10:30 PM
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of World War II.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Burt Lancaster , Montgomery Clift , Deborah Kerr.
BW-118 mins, TV-PG, CC,