TV ALERT! When to Watch 'IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE' this Christmas Season on NBC!

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There is nothing quite like watching George Bailey running down the Main Street of Bedford Falls shouting "Merry Christmas" to everyone he sees, even Mr. Potter! My heart warms just thinking about it!

This year we can watch that exceptional, magnificent moment twice on NBC! First, see It's A Wonderful Life Saturday, November 30, 2019 (Thanksgiving Weekend!) 8-11 p.m.

Plus, It's A Wonderful Life will repeat during it's much loved annual time on Christmas Eve - December 24, 2019 at 8-11 p.m.

Other Notable Holiday Programs on NBC this year include:

*The 93rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Thursday, Nov. 28, 9 a.m.-noon

*How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 8-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 25, 8 p.m.

*87th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

Wednesday, Dec. 4, 8-10 p.m.

See the full list of upcoming Holiday Specials coming to NBC - Here!

I hope you will look forward (as much as I do!) to watching It's a Wonderful Life and many traditional Christmas movies and programs this November and December.

You can find these Specials and more in my Christmas TV Schedule!

Have a Wonderful Day and Joyful Christmas Season!
Blessings, Net

James Garner Movie Tribute on TCM - Monday, July 28, 2014

Actor James Garner, who passed away on July 19th,

will be honored in an all day Movie Tribute on TCM.

Please see the complete schedule below, via TCM:

James Garner Movie Tribute - Monday, July 28, 2014:


Toward The Unknown (1956) ... 6:00 AM

A dishonored pilot who is no longer allowed to fly attempts to clear his name.

Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: William Holden , Lloyd Nolan , Virginia Leith .

C-115 mins,

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Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) ... 8:00 AM

Army veterans are on a mission to find out who sold faulty ammunition to a cavalry troop.

Dir: Richard L. Bare Cast: Randolph Scott , James Craig , Angie Dickinson .

BW-87 mins, CC,

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Grand Prix (1966) ... 9:30 AM

Auto racers find danger and romance at the legendary European road race.

Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: James Garner , Eva Marie Saint , Yves Montand .

C-176 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Cash McCall (1960) ... 12:30 PM

A corporate spoiler makes a play for a failing company and the owner's daughter.

Dir: Joseph Pevney Cast: James Garner , Natalie Wood , Nina Foch .

C-102 mins, Letterbox Format

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Wheeler Dealers, The (1963) ... 2:15 PM

Texas tycoons try to mix love with finance on a trip to New York.

Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast: James Garner , Lee Remick , Phil Harris .

C-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Darby's Rangers (1958) ... 4:00 PM

An Army Major leads his men behind enemy lines during World War II.

Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: James Garner , Etchika Choureau , Jack Warden .

C-121 mins, Letterbox Format

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Mister Buddwing (1966) ... 6:15 PM

A man suffering from amnesia confronts a series of women in his search for his memory.

Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: James Garner , Jean Simmons , Suzanne Pleshette .

BW-99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Thrill Of It All, The (1963) ... 8:00 PM

A doctor tries to cope with his wife's newfound stardom as an advertising pitch woman.

Dir: Norman Jewison Cast: Doris Day , James Garner , Arlene Francis .

C-108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Americanization of Emily, The (1964) ... 10:00 PM

A British war widow falls for an opportunistic American sailor during World War II.

Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast: James Garner , Julie Andrews , Melvyn Douglas .

BW-115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Children's Hour, The (1961) ... 12:00 AM

A malicious student tries to destroy the teachers at a girls' school.

Dir: William Wyler Cast: Audrey Hepburn , Shirley MacLaine , James Garner .

BW-108 mins, CC,

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Victor Victoria (1982) ... 2:00 AM

An unemployed female singer poses as a female impersonator and becomes a star.

Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Julie Andrews , James Garner , Robert Preston .

C-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Marlowe (1969) ... 4:30 AM

Detective Philip Marlowe probes the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in search of a woman's missing sister.

Dir: Paul Bogart Cast: James Garner , Gayle Hunnicutt , Carroll O'Connor .

C-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



*schedule above is excerpted from TCM.com

It's nice to see they will be including one of my favorite James Garner movies, The Thrill of it All, in the memorial tribute. I hope one of your favorites is included, too.

My prayers are with his dear family and friends.You can see my original tribute to James Garner, here.

Remembering Mickey Rooney, who Acted, Sang, and Danced his way up onto the Screen and into our Hearts!

I am sad to share that we have lost another Legendary Movie Actor, the forever delightfully entertaining, Mickey Rooney!

 

Rooney was born to vaudeville actors on September 23, 1920 and named Joseph Yule Jr. As a young boy, his mother had his name legally changed to Mickey Rooney, to further his movie career.

 

After a lifetime in the spotlight, Mickey Rooney has passed away, at the age of 93, on April 6, 2014 surrounded by family, in his home, in North Hollywood, California.

Mickey Rooney will always be remembered as an American Movie Legend! He has appeared in so many wonderful films and movies throughout his lifetime! Mickey began performing on stage at the age of two, and then as a young boy in the "Mickey Series".

Most of us, remember him best in all of those wonderful Movie Musicals with the legendary Judy Garland, and of course those Andy Hardy Movies… and, many more well known Movies, including National Velvet and Breakfast at Tiffanys, plus Christmas Cartoon Voice-overs in: Santa Claus is Comin to Town, The Year Without a Santa Claus, etc… and Christmas Movies: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Home for Christmas, and numerous Box Office Movies, that span his entire lifetime!

 

Mickey could make us laugh, and he could make us cry! He was the goofy boy-next-door, the class clown, a good son, the troublesome little brother, and always a great friend.

 

No role was ever too small or too big for Mickey Rooney. With over 300 Acting Credits, I marvel at all of his magnificent work and performances! My, what a treasure!

 

Mickey Rooney leaves behind his wife Jan Chamberlin, of 35 years, and eight children, from previous marriages. One of his children preceded him in death, in 2006.

 

 

A Veteran of Film and the Military, Rooney served his country by uplifting spirits, at a time in history, when the world was enveloped into the depression and world wars. He was drafted into service in WWII, and went overseas to entertain the Troops for nearly two years.

 

Mickey Rooney won two Academy Awards (a 1939 juvenile award and a 1983 Honorary Award), an Emmy and two Golden Globes.

 

I have adored Mickey Rooney, as an actor, since that very first time I ever watched an Andy Hardy movie... he was sweet, he was innocent, energetic, real, and best of all, fun! He was definitely one-of-a-kind!

 

Forever captured on video, we are blessed we shall always have Mickey Rooney's Movies, to brighten our days!

Our heartfelt prayers and sympathy go out to his dear family and friends.

Farewell Mickey Rooney...

Love may have been hard to find

for your character Andy Hardy, but

You will forever be in our hearts!

 

*Mickey Rooney TV Tribute:

TCM, April 13, 2014:

6:00 AM Broadway to Hollywood
7:30 AM The Devil is a Sissy
9:15 AM A Family Affair
10:30 AM You're Only Young Once
12:00 PM Captains Courageous
2:00 PM The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3:45 PM The Human Comedy
6:00 PM Killer McCoy
8:00 PM Boys Town
10:00 PM Men of Boys Town
12:00 AM National Velvet
2:15 AM Babes on Broadway
4:30 AM A Midsummer Night's Dream