Quick Preview of TCM in January

January is fast approaching! Here's a quick peek ahead at what's coming to Turner Classic Movies next month.

The majority of the schedule has now been posted, with a few spots on the scheduleto be filled in later. I'll have more complete details on the full schedule posted here around New Year's.

The January Star of the Month will be Jean Arthur. Over 20 of Arthur's films will be shown on Thursday evenings next month.  I'm sure this news will delight most film fans, as Arthur is a great favorite of many of us.

January's Noir Alley films will be THE SECOND WOMAN (1950), CRIME OF PASSION (1957), DIABOLIQUE (1955), SHIELD FOR MURDER (1954), and TALK ABOUT A STRANGER (1952).

THE SECOND WOMAN, starring Robert Young and Betsy Drake, will be a TCM premiere.  I enjoyed it quite well when I first saw it over a decade ago.

The TCM Spotlight theme is "Flashback Fridays," with films featuring flashback sequences, including PENNY SERENADE (1941), THE LOCKET (1946), THE KILLERS (1946), and many more.  Looking over the schedule makes one realize just how prevalent the flashback device has been in films.

Additional "Special Themes" in January will be films centered on "working class" characters and two evenings devoted to composer Sammy Cahn.

New Year's Day will feature a Thin Man movie marathon, along with two additional films featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy.

Additional programming themes in December will include 1950s sci-fi, gambling, secret agents, jealousy, skiing, bounty hunters, Chicago, treasure hunters, and Hildegarde Withers and Miss Marple mysteries.

There will be a five-film memorial tribute to Diane Keaton on January 25th, including MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY (1993) and BABY BOOM (1987). The latter film is a personal favorite of mine which I've seen many times.

TCM has also just announced a tribute to Rob Reiner for January 28th, including the TCM premiere of THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987). WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) is also part of the lineup.

I also want to particularly mention that the lineup for a daytime tribute to Johnny Mack Brown on January 9th includes a whopping five TCM premieres.

Other filmmakers receiving multifilm tributes in January include Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Louis Hayward, Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor, Lloyd Bacon, Margaret O'Brien, Jack Hively, Patricia Neal, Paul Newman, and Robert Taylor.

Be sure to check back here around January 1st for a complete look at TCM in January!

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