TCM schedule Saturday, June 29 - Brokeback Mountain, Funny Girl, The Last Detail, Coming Home

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Saturday, June 29 -- The Day At A Glance

- TCM PRIMETIME
SPECIAL THEME: PRIDE MONTH - PART 2
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)
Desert Hearts (1985)
Saturday, June 29
- TCM DAYTIME
SPECIAL THEME: PRIDE MONTH (cont.)
Taste of Honey, A (1935) (6:15 am ET)
WEEKEND FEATURES
MGM Parade Show #13 (1955)
Golden Equator, The (1956) (short)
Directors Playhouse: It's Always Sunday (1956)
Popeye: My Artistical Temperature (1933)
Falcon in San Francisco, The (1945)
Movie-Mania (1937) (short)
Funny Girl (1968) (Musical Matinee)
Long Voyage Home, The (1940)
Narrow Margin, The (1952)
Fastest Gun Alive, The (1956)
- TCM PRIMETIME
TCM SERIES: TWO FOR ONE
- NICOLE HOLOFCENER
Coming Home (1978)
Last Detail, The (1973)
- NOIR ALLEY
No Questions Asked (1951)
- TCM LATE NIGHT: JUNE STORIES
June Bride (1948)
June Night (1940)

Saturday, June 29 - Full Day's Schedule

12:00 AM Brokeback Mountain (2005)

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Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams. Its plot depicts the complex romantic relationship between two American cowboys, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, in the American West from 1963 to 1983.

Lee became attached to the project in 2001 after previous attempts to adapt Proulx's story into a film did not materialize. Focus Features and River Road Entertainment would jointly produce and distribute the film. After Ledger and Gyllenhaal's casting was announced in 2003, filming commenced in various locations in Alberta in 2004. Brokeback Mountain premiered at the 2005 Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion, and was released to theaters on December 9 that year.

The film received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise for the performances of Ledger and Gyllenhaal, and emerged as a commercial success at the box-office, grossing over $178 million worldwide against its $14 million budget. At the 78th Academy Awards, Brokeback Mountain was nominated for Best Picture and won for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Original Score. It garnered seven nominations at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards, winning four. At the 59th British Academy Film Awards, Brokeback Mountain had nine nominated, winning Best Film, Best Direction, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Gyllenhaal).

Brokeback Mountain was subject to controversies; its loss to Crash (2004) for the Academy Award for Best Picture, subsequent censorship, and criticism from conservative media outlets received significant attention. The sexuality of the main characters has been subject to discussion. Brokeback Mountain has also been regarded as a turning point for the advancement of queer cinema into the mainstream. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Dir: Ang Lee Cast: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Randy Quaid
Runtime: 134 mins Genre: Adaptation Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Oscar nominations (three wins):
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Heath Ledger {"Ennis Del Mar"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Jake Gyllenhaal {"Jack Twist"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Michelle Williams {"Alma"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Rodrigo Prieto
(*WINNER*) DIRECTING -- Ang Lee
(*WINNER*) MUSIC (Original Score) -- Gustavo Santaolalla
BEST PICTURE -- Diana Ossana and James Schamus, Producers
(*WINNER*) WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana

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Trivia: When asked if he had any fears about playing a gay man, Heath Ledger replied that he was not afraid of the role, only that he wasn't mature enough to do it justice.

2:30 AM Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)

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On Christmas Eve 1971 in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, a group of gay men and lesbians meet at the mob-owned Blue Jay Bar to talk about their lives and relationships.
Dir: Mervyn Nelson, Barbara Rhodes Cast: Tom Bade, James Murdock, Paul Blake
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Trivia: This film was a groundbreaker in that one of the characters refers to J. Edgar Hoover as "....a drag queen." However, this was in 1971 when Hoover was still director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and viewed as a traditional American hero by the majority of his fellow Americans.

4:30 AM Desert Hearts (1985)

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While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.
Dir: Donna Deitch Cast: Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Adaptation Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Trivia: Patricia Charbonneau filmed the entire movie while pregnant.

6:15 AM A Taste of Honey (1961)

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Deserted by her mother, a pregnant teen turns to a gay friend for help.
Dir: Tony Richardson Cast: Dora Bryan, Rita Tushingham, Robert Stephens
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

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Trivia: Despite winning Best Actor (Murray Melvin) and Best Actress (Rita Tushingham) prizes at Cannes, Dora Bryan and Tushingham went unrecognized and were barred from the film's celebration party until film critic Alexander Walker spotted them outside and was able to get them in.


8:15 AM Short: MGM Parade Show #13 (1955)
George Murphy introduces clips featuring Susan Hayward and Fernand Gravet from "The Great Waltz" and "I'll Cry Tomorrow".
Dir: null Cast: Susan Hayward, Fernand Gravet, George Murphy
Runtime: 25 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N

9:00 AM Short: The Golden Equator (1956)This short film focuses on the evolving country of Ecuador.
Dir: Hamilton Wright Cast: Fred Manness (narrator)
Runtime: 17 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N


9:30 AM Short: It's Always Sunday (1956)
A minister befriends two drifters, in this episode of the Screen Directors Playhouse television series.
Dir: Allan Dwan Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Fay Wray, Sheldon Leonard
Runtime: 26 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N


10:00 AM Cartoon: My Artistical Temperature (1933)
Sculptor Popeye and painter Bluto share the same art studio. When Olive Oyl wants a portrait of herself, both rivals go to work to turn out the one she'll like. Bluto starts using dirty tricks and the battle is on.
Dir: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel Cast: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Gus Wickie
Runtime: 5 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


10:07 AM The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)

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A society sleuth enlists a little girl's help in nabbing a mob of silk smugglers.
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Edward S. Brophy
Runtime: 66 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: The 11th of 16 movies for the suave detective nicknamed "The Falcon" released from 1941 to 1949 and the 8th of 10 starring Tom Conway in the title role. George Sanders starred in the first three solo as The Falcon Guy Lawrence. Then real life brother Tom Conway co-starred with Sanders in the fourth, The Falcon's Brother (1942) as his brother Tom Lawrence, thus giving Sanders an out whilst continuing the series. Conway took over the role and followed this one up with 9 more. Then there was the three final, independently produced films with John Calvert as The Falcon.

Trivia: The ship used by the bad guys at the end of the film is the same one seen as a huge prop on a soundstage in The Falcon in Hollywood (1944).

11:30 AM Short: Movie-Mania (1937)
A producer becomes a one-man production staff for a show.
Dir: Joseph Henabery Cast: Caryl Gould, Dave Apollon, Yvonne Moray
Runtime: 21 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N


12:00 PM Funny Girl (1968)

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Funny Girl is a 1968 American biographical-musical film directed by William Wyler and written by Isobel Lennart, adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein.

Produced by Brice's son-in-law Ray Stark (and the first film by his company Rastar), with music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, the film stars Barbra Streisand (in her film debut reprising her Broadway role) as Brice and Omar Sharif as Arnstein, with a supporting cast featuring Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Allen and Mae Questel.

A major critical and commercial success, Funny Girl became the highest-grossing film of 1968 in the United States and received eight Academy Award nominations. Streisand won Best Actress, tying with Katharine Hepburn (The Lion in Winter). In 2006, the American Film Institute ranked the film No. 16 on its list commemorating AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals. Previously it had ranked the film No. 41 in its 2002 list of AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions, the songs "People" and "Don't Rain on My Parade" at No. 13 and No. 46, respectively, in its 2004 list of AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs, and the line "Hello, gorgeous" at No. 81 in its 2005 list of AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes. Funny Girl is considered one of the greatest musical films ever made.[3][4][5]

In 2016, Funny Girl was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Dir: William Wyler Cast: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford
Runtime: 151 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations (one win):
(*WINNER*) ACTRESS -- Barbra Streisand {"Fanny Brice"}
[NOTE: A tie. The other winner in this category was Katharine Hepburn (The Lion in Winter).]
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Kay Medford {"Rose Brice"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Harry Stradling
FILM EDITING -- Robert Swink, Maury Winetrobe, William Sands
MUSIC (Score of a Musical Picture--original or adaptation) -- Adaptation score by Walter Scharf
MUSIC (Song--Original for the Picture) -- "Funny Girl," Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Bob Merrill
BEST PICTURE -- Ray Stark, Producer
SOUND -- Columbia Studio Sound Department

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Trivia: William Wyler was asked by a friend whether Barbra Streisand had been hard to work with. He replied, "No, not too hard, considering it was the first movie she ever directed."

Trivia: A publicity photo of Omar Sharif and Barbra Streisand kissing was released to the newspapers. With the emotions of the Six-Day War still running high, the Egyptian press began a campaign to get Sharif's citizenship revoked over the kiss. The Egyptian headline read: "Omar Kisses Barbra, Egypt Angry." When asked to respond to the controversy, Streisand tried to make light of it. "Egypt angry!" she said. "You should hear what my Aunt Sarah said!"

2:45 PM The Long Voyage Home (1940)

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A merchant ship's crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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Oscar nominations (no wins):
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) -- Gregg Toland
FILM EDITING -- Sherman Todd
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Richard Hageman
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION -- Argosy-Wanger
SPECIAL EFFECTS -- Photographic Effects by R. T. Layton, R. O. Binger; Sound Effects by Thomas T. Moulton
WRITING (Screenplay) -- Dudley Nichols

Trivia: Barry Fitzgerald, who plays the character of Cocky, and Arthur Shields, who played Donkeyman, were brothers in real life. They also appeared together in director John Ford's The Quiet Man (1952).

Trivia: John Wayne once told biographer Maurice Zolotow: "Usually it would be Mr. Ford [John Ford] who helped the cinematographer get his compositions for maximum effect . . . but in this case it was Gregg Toland who helped Mr. Ford. 'Long Voyage' is about as beautifully photographed a movie as there ever has been."

4:45 PM The Narrow Margin (1952)

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A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's moll on a tense train ride.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White
Runtime: 71 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations (no wins):
WRITING (Motion Picture Story) -- Martin Goldsmith, Jack Leonard

Trivia: In preference to removing various walls from the sets, director Richard Fleischer decided to make extensive use of a handheld camera that could be brought into rooms; this was one of the first films to do so. To save money, the train sets were rigidly fixed to the floor and the camera was moved to simulate the train rocking.

Trivia: Other than a few brief moments when source music from a radio and phonograph is playing, there is no music in the soundtrack.


6:15 PM The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)

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A reformed gunslinger's past keeps catching up with him.
Dir: Russell Rouse Cast: Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: Glenn Ford spent many hours training to draw a revolver, and even trained with his own son in his garden. According to Glenn Ford's son, the result was excellent.

8:00 PM Coming Home (1978)

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Coming Home is a 1978 American romantic war drama film directed by Hal Ashby from a screenplay written by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones with story by Nancy Dowd. It stars Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine and Robert Ginty. The film's narrative follows a perplexed woman, her Marine husband and a paraplegic Vietnam War veteran with whom she develops a romantic relationship, while her husband is deployed in Vietnam.

Coming Home was theatrically released on February 15, 1978, to critical and commercial success. Reviewers praised its direction, screenplay and performances, while the film grossed $36 million worldwide against its $3 million budget, becoming the 15th highest-grossing film of 1978. It also premiered at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or, with Voight winning the Best Actor Prize.

The film received various awards and nominations. At the 36th Golden Globe Awards, it received six nominations including for the Best Motion Picture – Drama, with Voight and Fonda winning Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. At the 51st Academy Awards, it received eight nominations including for the Best Picture, winning three; Best Original Screenplay with Voight and Fonda winning Best Actor and Best Actress respectively.

Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern
Runtime: 128 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

Oscar nominations (three wins):
(*WINNER*) ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Jon Voight {"Luke Martin"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Bruce Dern {"Captain Bob Hyde"}
(*WINNER*) ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Jane Fonda {"Sally Hyde"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Penelope Milford {"Viola Munson"}
DIRECTING -- Hal Ashby
FILM EDITING -- Don Zimmerman
BEST PICTURE -- Jerome Hellman, Producer
(*WINNER*) WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -- Story by Nancy Dowd; Screenplay by Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones

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Trivia: The opening scene where the vets in the hospital are talking was unscripted. They were real Vietnam vets discussing their own views about the war. Jon Voight was supposed to have added to the dialogue, but out of respect, stayed silent and listened.

10:15 PM The Last Detail (1973)

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Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Oscar nominations (no wins):
ACTOR -- Jack Nicholson {"Signalman First Class Buddusky"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Randy Quaid {"Meadows"}
WRITING (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) -- Robert Towne

Trivia: The script was completed in 1970, but contained too much profanity to be shot as written. Columbia Pictures waited for two years trying to get writer Robert Towne to tone down the language. Instead, by 1972, the standards for foul language relaxed so much that all the profanity was left in.

Trivia: Jack Nicholson turned down the role of Johnny Hooker in The Sting (1973), which he thought was too commercial, to appear in this film, which was written by his good friend Robert Towne. Nicholson and Redford were both nominated as Best Actor of 1973 at the Academy Awards, but they lost out to Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger (1973).

12:15 AM No Questions Asked (1951)

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A young lawyer's primrose path to success gets him framed for murder.
Dir: Harold F. Kress Cast: Barry Sullivan, Arlene Dahl, George Murphy
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:00 AM June Bride (1948)

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Two bickering reporters turn a small-town wedding into a battleground.
Dir: Bretaigne Windust Cast: Bette Davis, Robert Montgomery, Fay Bainter
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: Movie debut of Debbie Reynolds.


4:00 AM June Night (1940)



A small-town girl tries to escape the scandal from her involvement with a murderous sailor.
Dir: Per Lindberg Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Gunnar Sjöberg, Olaf Widgren
Runtime: 89 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N

Trivia: Ingrid Bergman's final film before she moved to the United States.