Notable movies and other programs on TV for Monday July 23 to Sunday July 29:Remember that spooky story that Robert "Porkers!" Shaw told in Jaws about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the subsequent shark smorgasbord? Well, I always wanted to see a movie of that, and now I can with Ocean of Fear: Worst Shark Attack Ever, part of (naturally) "Shark Week" on The Discovery Channel. The two-hour original documentary (narrated by Shaw's Jaws co-star Richard Dreyfuss) premieres Sunday.
TCM has a mini-musical marathon this Wednesday devoted to tuners of the 1970's, including Godspell, Tommy and Paint Your Wagon. You haven't lived until you see Lee Marvin croaking out his version of "Wanderin' Star".
Other TCM highlights of the week include two movies (not on DVD) featuring Oscar-nominated Best Actress performances: Anne Bancroft in The Pumpkin Eater (Thursday) and Julie Harris in The Member of the Wedding (Saturday).
Over on AMC, their Movies That Shook the World series takes a look at Philadelphia (Monday) and revisit Pussy Galore and company in Bond Girls Are Forever (Tuesday).
MUST-SEE OF THE WEEK: Fox Movie Channel has the hard-to-find-on-DVD silent masterpiece Sunrise airing Wednesday. This Oscar-winning Best Picture (starring Janet Gaynor) was recently named one of the top 100 movies of all-time by the American Film Institute.
LOGO airs The Rock Hudson Story Wednesday, as well as "10 Most Excellent Things: Hairspray" throughout the week.
Click on the network links to find the show times in your area. All programming is subject to change.
Links via DSC.Discovery.com, TCM.com, AMCTV.com, FoxMovieChannel.com, AFI.com and LOGOOnline.com.
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