Turner Classic Movies - Monday October 10th, 2022. (Some awesome films here.) · 6:16pm Oct 9th, 2022
Turner Classic Movies - Monday October 10th, 2022. All Times Eastern.
Midnight - Hot Water (1924)
Synopsis - In this silent film, a newlywed husband has in-law problems.
1 AM - Speedy (1928)
Synopsis - In this silent film, a young man helps his girlfriend save the family trolley business.
Then we have a trio of British Sci-Fi/Horror films.
2:45 AM - Village Of The Damned (1960)
Synopsis - After a mysterious blackout, the inhabitants of a British village give birth to emotionless, super-powered offspring.
4:15 AM - Children Of The Damned (1964)
Synopsis - Space invaders impregnate six women with super-powered offspring.
6 AM - Five Million Years To Earth (1968)
Synopsis - Subway excavations unearth a deadly force from beyond space and time.
(This is part of the 'Quatermass' franchise.)
And then TCM continues a run of Sci-Fi films. This is a loaded day.
7:45 AM - Battle Beneath The Earth (1967)
Synopsis - Communist Chinese invade the U.S. by burrowing beneath the Pacific.
9:15 AM - The Time Machine (1960)
Synopsis - A turn-of-the-century inventor sends himself into the future to save humanity.
(I love this movie, and the novel by H.G. Wells.)
11:15 AM - War Of The Planets (1965)
Synopsis - Martians with mind-control powers attempt to take over the earth.
1 PM - The Wild, Wild Planet (1965)
Synopsis - Space amazons control the Earth by shrinking its leaders.
2:45 PM - The Green Slime (1968)
Synopsis - Mysterious slime fungus, Alien monsters, AND a Bond Girl! This movie f*cking rules!
4:30 PM - The Illustrated Man (1969)
Synopsis - A man's tattoos tell frightening tales of the future.
6:30 PM - Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell (1968)
Synopsis - An alien invasion turns humans into vampires.
And then a great movie, a movie I haven't seen, and a great ghost/haunted horror film ends the day.
8 PM - Rope (1948)
Synopsis - Two wealthy young men try to commit the perfect crime by murdering a friend.
(This movie is very good. One of Hitchcock's better films.)
9:45 PM - Obsession (1976)
Synopsis - A businessman falls in love with a double for his murdered wife.
(This is a Brian De Palma movie. As stated, I haven't seen it.)
11:45 PM - The Fog (1980)
Synopsis - It's the 100th anniversary of a coastal town with a dark secret. Super creepy, very atmospheric, and this movie rules!
This is a John Carpenter film.
The Time Machine, The Green Slime, Rope, AND The Fog are all films I adore.
And plenty of other cheesy sci-fi goodness.