TCM Salutes the Great Directors

June has been a great month with Turner Classic Movies' salute to different "Great Directors" each day of the month. The directors have ranged far and wide, including Akira Kurosawa, Francois Truffaut, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Jules Dassin, King Vidor, Howard Hawks and others.

It's a great opportunity to see the works of these filmmakers within a single schedule block. The only downside is that they're showing a lot of "standard" titles for each director, rather than delving into their lesser-seen work. An exception to this was the screening of "These Three" during the William Wyler lineup. Wyler remade the film as "The Children's Hour" in 1961, and it was a great opportunity to see his original take on the story. I plan to do a comparative review of the two films in the coming weeks.

Tonight's lineup includes the films of Martin Scorsese, featuring "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (one of his least-seen titles), and "Goodfellas".