31 Days of Oscar

We are currently in the middle of Turner Classic Movies (TCM) annual 31 DAYS OF OSCAR® festival in February. The 2010 edition of this month-long event features 360 Academy Award®-nominated and winning movies, all presented uncut and commercial-free. The month’s schedule is designed so that each movie is linked to the next movie in the lineup through a shared actor or actress.

31 DAYS OF OSCAR began Monday, Feb. 1, at 6 a.m. (ET) with Kevin Bacon and James Coco in Only When I Laugh (1981). The festivities then continued linking from movie to movie, one star at a time. The final movie in the festival, Diner (1982), starring Bacon, will bring the entire month full circle. TCM host Robert Osborne, who is also the official biographer of the Academy Awards and the Academy’s red carpet greeter, is hosting 31 DAYS OF OSCAR, which will mark its 16th year on Turner Classic Movies. The 2010 edition will feature 22 films making their debut on TCM, including Gladiator (2000), Titanic (1997), Mrs. Brown (1997), A Room with a View (1985), Trading Places (1983), Frances (1982), Only When I Laugh (1981), Alien (1979), Julia (1977), Serpico (1973), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), An American Dream (1966), Morituri (1965), Summertime (1955), Call Me Madam (1953), The Snake Pit (1948), Moonrise (1948), Kiss of Death (1947), Kitty (1945), Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938) and One Hour with You (1932).

We already missed a few weeks, but you can check out the schedule for the rest of this week below!

Wednesday, Feb. 17
6 a.m. The Citadel (1938) – with Emlyn Williams and Robert Donat
8 a.m. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) – with Robert Donat and Miles Mander
9:45 a.m. That Hamilton Woman (1941) – with Miles Mander and Sara Allgood
Noon. The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) – with Sara Allgood and Van Johnson
1:30 p.m. Battleground (1949) – with Van Johnson and Marhsall Thompson
3:30 p.m. They Were Expendable (1945) – with Marshall Thomspon and Cameron Mitchell
6 p.m. My Favorite Year (1982) – with Cameron Mitchell and Selma Diamond
8 p.m. Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) – with Selma Diamond and Vincent Gardenia
10 p.m. Moonstruck (1987) – with Vincent Gardenia and Julie Bovasso
Midnight. Saturday Night Fever (1977) – with Julie Bovasso and Donald Gantry
2:15 a.m. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) – with Donald Gantry and Howard Duff
4:15 a.m. The Naked City (1948) – with Howard Duff and Barry Fitzgerald

Thursday, Feb. 18
6 a.m. Pacific Liner (1939) – with Barry Fitzgerald and Victor McLaglen
7:30 a.m. The Lost Patrol (1934) – with Victor McLaglen and Boris Karloff
8:45 a.m. Five Star Final (1931) – with Boris Karloff and Marian Marsh
10:15 a.m. Svengali (1931) – with Marian Marsh and Lumsden Hare
11:45 a.m. Captain Fury (1939) – with Lumsden Hare and John Carradine
1:30 p.m. Captains Courageous (1937) – with John Carradine and Charles Grapewin
3:30 p.m. The Good Earth (1937) – with Charles Grapewin and Jesse Ralph
6 p.m. San Francisco (1936) – with Jesse Ralph and Bert Roach
8 p.m. The Crowd (1928) – with Bert Roach and Lucy Beaumont
9:45 p.m. A Free Soul (1931) – with Lucy Beaumont and Norma Shearer
11:30 p.m. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) – with Norma Shearer and Leo G. Carroll
1:30 a.m. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) – with Leo G. Caroll and Lana Turner
3:30 a.m. Johnny Eager (1942) – with Lana Turner and Paul Stewart
5:30 a.m. In Cold Blood (1967) – with Paul Stewart and Ruth Storey

Friday, Feb. 19
7:45 a.m. Bells are Ringing (1960) – with Ruth Storey and Dean Martin
10 a.m. Some Came Running (1958) – with Dean Martin and Roy Engal
12:30 p.m. Love Me or Leave Me (1955) – Roy Engal and James Drury
2:45 p.m. Forbidden Planet (1956) – with James Drury and Anne Francis
4:30 p.m. Blackboard Jungle (1955) – with Anne Francis and Sidney Poitier
6:15 p.m. Lilies of the Field (1963) – with Sidney Poitier and Stanley Adams
8 p.m. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) – with Stanley Adams and Patricia Neal
10 p.m. Hud (1963) – with Stanley Adams and Brandon de Wilde
Midnight. Shane (1953) – with Brandon de Wilde and Alan Ladd
2:15 a.m. The Blue Dahlia (1946) – with Alan Ladd and Will Wright
4 a.m. All the King’s Men (1949) – with Will Wright and Richard Hale

Saturday, Feb. 20
6 a.m. Julius Caesar (1953) – with Richard Hale and Deborah Kerr
8:15 a.m. The Night of the Iguana (1964) – with Deborah Kerr and Richard Burton
10:30 a.m. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) – with Richard Burton and Sandy Dennis
1 p.m. Splendor in the Grass (1961) – with Sandy Dennis and Gary Lockwood
3:15 p.m. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – with Gary Lockwood and Keir Dullea
6 p.m. 2010 (1984) – with Keir Dulea and Bob Balaban
8 p.m. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) – with Bob Balaban and Richard Dreyfuss
10:30 p.m. The Goodbye Girl (1977) – with Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason
12:30 a.m. Chapter Two (1980) – with Marsha Mason and James Caan
2:45 a.m. Comes a Horseman (1978) – with James Caan and Jane Fonda
5 a.m. Period of Adjustment (1962) – with Jane Fonda and Jim Hutton

To see the complete schedule, visit the official Turner Classic Movie’s Site or check out the schedule on the widget below!

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So have you checked out the schedule? What movies do you think are a must to watch?

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