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| TCM sci fi horror in June; Drive-in Double Feature | |
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| Don Diego | Apr 30 2011, 10:00 AM Post #1 |
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On Thursdays in June, TCM is showing horror and scifi films from the 50's and 60's as drive-n double features - there will be standards such as the Blob and the Thing but they are also broadcasting some of the less seen enties such as Magnetic Monster and Cyclops. |
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| Don Diego | Apr 30 2011, 10:21 AM Post #2 |
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Here are some more details TCM SPOTLIGHT: Drive-In Double Features: Monsters, Mutants and Martians – Thursdays in June There was a time when summer meant packing up the car and heading to the drive-in for a night of fun and frights with monster-movie double feature. Although most of the country’s drive-ins have died out, TCM is bringing the drive-in to the living room with a month of great double bills each Thursday night. The excitement begins June 2 with two pairs of Japanese monster movies making their TCM debut: the original Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956) and Rodan (1958), followed by Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster (1965) and Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1970). (In keeping with the theme, TCM will present these films as American drive-in audiences would have seen them, with the Japanese dialogue dubbed into English.) The night also includes the TCM premiere of The Valley of Gwangi (1969), featuring special effects by Ray Harryhausen. June 9 is packed with creepy creature features, including the outstanding Them! (1954) and the TCM debut of The Cosmic Monsters(1958), Tarantula (1955) and The Wasp Woman (1959). TCM gets large on June 16 with the premiere of The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) before handing things over to the ladies with Zsa Zsa Gabor in Queen of Outer Space (1958) and Yvonne Craig in Mars Needs Women (1968). On June 23, monsters are on the rampage with such titles as It Came from Beneath the Sea(1955) and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), both featuring effects by Ray Harryhausen, as well as the TCM premieres of The Giant Behemoth (1959) and The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955). The month ends with June 30 double features focusing on blobs, including the seminal classic The Blob (1958); radioactive creatures, such as The Magnetic Monster(1953); and killers from space, including The Thing from Another World (1951). |
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| AndyFish | May 20 2011, 05:25 PM Post #3 |
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Neat idea-- I'll be tuning in. Can't wait to hear Ozzy's comments on Monster Zero! |
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