"That delicate satin draped frame. As it clung to her thigh, how I started to cry, 'cause I wanted to be dressed just the same ..."Frank-N-Furter had it right when he sang about the willowy starlet that was Fay Wray, whose 100th Birthday salute is one of the many notable programs on TV for this week (Monday September 10 to Sunday September 16).
TCM will celebrate the actress who was beauty to King Kong's beast on Saturday. In addition to her most famous film, other movies include The Mystery of the Wax Museum and The Most Dangerous Game.
The channel continues its month long look at the breakthrough roles of our favorite stars Tuesday, spotlighting Errol Flynn, Laurence Olivier, John Wayne and James Cagney.
Norman Jewison is in the Private Screenings seat Thursday, followed by a selection of his films, including my personal fave, Moonstruck ("Ya got a love bite on your neck ... You're life's going down the toilet!").
Miyoshi Umeki, the Oscar-winning actress who recently passed away, is remembered on Tuesday with Flower Drum Song.
Recommended TCM movies not on DVD for the week include one of guest programmer Barry Levinson's picks, Some Came Running (Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine) on Monday, plus The Human Comedy (Mickey Rooney) and The Corn is Green (Bette Davis, both on Wednesday) and City for Conquest (Cagney, Thursday). Meanwhile, you can catch King of Burlesque (Alice Faye, Wednesday) and Sunrise (Janet Gaynor, Friday) over at Fox Movie Channel.
AMC kicks off their "Seven Nights of Hitchcock" Sunday with a Grace Kelly double feature: Rear Window and Dial M for Murder.
On LOGO this week: Dress Gray, written by Gore Vidal, is a military murder mystery starring Alec Baldwin, Lloyd Bridges and hunky Melrose Place alum Jason Beghe (Tuesday); And the Band Played On author Randy Shilts is the subject of Reporter Zero (Thursday); and Camp Out is the first summer camp for gay Christian youth (Saturday).
MUST SEE OF THE WEEK: Broadway babes Cheyenne Jackson and Kerry Butler will perform a number from the hit musical Xanadu on ABC's The View Wednesday.
If you missed it in June, Bravo will rerun AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition on both Monday and Tuesday.
And finally: if you're jonesing for an award show, how about the Emmys on Fox Sunday, hosted by ... Ryan Seacrest? Uh, maybe you should wait for the Globes ...
Click on the network links to find the show times in your area. All programming is subject to change.
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