Well, heck, i thought this ended last week. But they're showing three movies tonight. "Kagemusha" is on now, followed by "Ran" at 1:45 tomorrow morning. The only problem I have with these marathons is that they're running into the wee hours!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > They just finished showing "Roshoman" and "Seven Samurai" is playing now, to > be followed by "Yojimbo" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Johnson" <keithbjohn...@...> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:21:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Kurosawa Marathon Running on TCM Now! > > > To celebrate the upcoming 100th birthday of the late famed director Akira > Kurosawa, Turner Classic Movies is running a Kurosawa marathon for the next > three Tuesdays in March. Starting at 8 pm EST tonight, it kicks off with > "Ikiru", the story of a bureaucrat who finally decides to try living once > he's been diagnosed with a fatal disease. That's followed by "Throne of > Blood", then "The Hidden Fortress" (which is said to be a major inspiration > for "Star Wars"), and two other movies. The marathon's running for the next > twelve hours on this first block. > > The marathon's culmination on Tuesday, March 23 is capped off by classic > films "Rashomon", "The Seven Samurai", "Yojimbo", and "Ran". For those who've > seen little to none of Kurosawa's work (and I'm unfortunately among that > group), this is a golden opportunity to see one of the best and most > influential directors in history. > > You can get the full schedule at the link below. While there, I suggest > taking time to click on the sidebar links for each of the films, which give > really great descriptions about each. > > http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=290045&mainArticleId=290029 >
