Showing posts with label ken burns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ken burns. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Thursday, March 20th 2025

4:50am
Castle 3.12 - "Poof, You're Dead" (2011)
When the owner of historic Drake's Magic Shop in New York is found drowned in Houdini's famous water torture tank, Castle and Beckett must delve into the world of magic, magicians and their secrets to find his killer. As part of their investigation, Castle & Beckett meet master magician Tobias Strange. Meanwhile, the magicians aren't the only ones keeping secrets, as a new romantic relationship is revealed for Esposito and Lanie.

5:35am
Mini-Series: "Canada Russia '72" (2006)
David Berni, Gabriel Hogan
CANADA RUSSIA '72 is shot in a fluid documentary style that effectively captures all the immediacy of the '72 hockey summit's intrigues.

8:35am
Castle 3.13 - "Knockdown" (2011)
The detective on Beckett's mother's homicide case is killed after telling her he has information.

9:20am
WCW Monday Nitro
May 29, 2000
Salt Lake City, UT
Lt. Loco (w/ Captain Rection, Corporal Cajun, Major Gunns & Major Stash) defeated Disco Inferno (w/ Juventud Guerrera, Konnan & Rey Mysterio Jr.) (2:50)
GI Bro defeated Mike Awesome in an Ambulance Match (2:44)
Rick Steiner & Tank Abbott defeated Kevin Nash by DQ in a Two On One Handicap Match (1:21)
Terry Funk (c) vs. Vampiro ended in a No Contest in a WCW Hardcore Championship Match (5:19)
Scott Steiner (c) (w/ Midajah & Shikira) defeated The Franchise in an Asylum Match to retain the WCW United States Championship (2:28)
Billy Kidman (w/ Torrie Wilson) defeated Sting (2:25)
Jeff Jarrett defeated Ric Flair (c) to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (Special Referee: David Flair) (7:44)

10:50am
WWF Raw is War
May 29, 2000
Vancouver, BC
D-Lo Brown, Perry Saturn & Terri Runnels defeated Dean Malenko, The Godfather & The Kat (3:33)
Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) (c) defeated Kurt Angle to retain the WWF European Championship (3:27)
Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay & Scotty 2 Hotty) defeated Christian & Edge (c) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (3:32)
Rikishi defeated Shane McMahon by DQ in a King Of The Ring 2000 Qualifying Match (2:35)
T&A (Albert & Test) & Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Chris Jericho & The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy) (3:26)
Hardcore Holly defeated Chris Benoit (c) by DQ in a WWF Intercontinental Championship match (4:18)
Bull Buchanan (w/ The Big Bossman) defeated Steve Blackman (w/ Al Snow) in a King Of The Ring 2000 Qualifying Match (3:22)
The Rock vs. The Undertaker in a lumberjack match ended in a no contest

12:20pm
Peaky Blinders 5.05 - "The Shock" (2019)
As Tommy reveals his intentions for Mosley, someone close to the Shelbys is targeted.

1:15pm
Peaky Blinders 5.06 - "Mr. Jones" (2019)
Season Finale
Family tensions surface after an unexpected announcement. Tommy puts his plan for Oswald Mosley into action, but has he underestimated his opponent?

2:20pm
Movie: "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962) 
Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh
An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.

4:25pm
M*A*S*H 11.08 - "The Moon Is Not Blue" (1982)
Bored at the terrible film selection, Hawkeye and BJ try to get a copy of the notorious film, "The Moon is Blue." Wounded General Rothaker declares prohibition in camp.

4:50pm
M*A*S*H 11.09 - "Run for the Money" (1982)
Father Mulcahy must save the camp's honor in a high-stakes footrace against the 8063rd. Hawkeye, BJ, and Margaret each bet on it. Meanwhile, Charles tries to help Private Walter Palmer, a patient who suffers frequent verbal abuse from his fellow soldiers due to a speech impediment.

5:15pm
M*A*S*H 11.10 - "U.N., the Night and the Music" (1982)
Three U.N. delegates come to the 4077th and make a lasting impression on members of the camp, while B.J. treats a patient whose leg injury may require an amputation.

5:40pm
M*A*S*H 11.11 - "Strange Bedfellows" (1983)
Col. Potter discovers that his son-in-law has had an affair. Meanwhile, Charles' snoring is keeping his tent-mates from getting a good night's sleep.

6:05pm
Movie: "The Pride of the Yankees" (1942)
Gary Cooper, Babe Ruth
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.

8:15pm
Movie: "Mazes and Monsters" (1982)
Tom Hanks, Wendy Crewson
When a group of friends decide to take their role-playing gaming to another level, one of their own's mental instability begins to take it too far for him.

9:55pm
Movie: "Mean Machine" (2001)
Vinnie Jones, David Kelly
A football star jailed for assault leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards.

11:35pm
Country Music 1.04 - "I Can't Stop Loving You" (1953 - 1963) (2019)
Ken Burns
In Memphis, the confluence of blues and hillbilly music at Sun Studios gives birth to "rockabilly, " the precursor of rock and roll. Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash are at the forefront. Nashville has become Music City USA.

1:25am
Country Music 1.05 - "The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 - 1968)" (2019)
Country music artists like Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard and Charley Pride reflect a changing America as they appeal to wide audiences.

3:20am
Country Music 1.06 - "Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 - 1972)" (2019)
Country music draws artists to Nashville, Tennessee as the war in Vietnam rages on; Kris Kristofferson sets a new lyrical standard; Bob Dylan, The Byrds and other rock and pop artists come to Nashville to record.

5:10am

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Wednesday, March 19th 2025

5:30am
Movie: "Liberty Stands Still" (2002)
Wesley Snipes, Linda Fiorentino
Liberty, the wife of a gun manufacturer, is held hostage at a hot dog stand by a sniper seeking revenge.

7:05am
Castle 3.09 - "Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind" (2010)
Astrophysicist Marie Subbarao's corpse is found, with all symptoms of fatal explosive decompression. Her ex Ted Carter, a colleague at the institute, has an alibi. An SF author friend also points to Castle's remark that everything seems to point to aliens. However the team's digging leads to FBI agent Westfield, whose agency goes to extraordinary lengths to stop their investigation, yet fails to keep from them Chinese Ung Kyu's involvement.

7:50am
Castle 3.10 - "Last Call" (2010)
The death of a bar owner takes Castle and Beckett back in time to the prohibition era.

8:35am
Movie: "The Three Musketeers" (1993)
Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland
France, 1625. Young d'Artagnan heads to Paris to join the Musketeers, but the evil cardinal has disbanded them. d'Artagnan meets Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, three rogue musketeers, and joins them on their quest to save the king and country.

10:20am
Castle 3.11 - "Nikki Heat" (2011)
An actress playing Nikki Heat shadows Castle and Beckett on the death of a matchmaker. Meanwhile, Ryan plans on proposing to Jenny.

11:05am
Peaky Blinders 5.03 - "Strategy" (2019)
As the charismatic Mosley shows his hand, Tommy makes a treacherous new alliance.

12:05pm
Peaky Blinders 5.04 - "The Loop" (2019)
Tommy agrees to dangerous new partnerships, and a Shelby party promises fireworks.

1:05pm
Movie: "RV" (2006)
Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines
Bob Munro and his dysfunctional family rent an RV for a road trip to the Colorado Rockies, where they must ultimately contend with a bizarre community of campers.

2:45pm
Movie: "The Great Outdoors" (1988)
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy
A Chicago man and his family go camping with his obnoxious brother-in-law.

4:15pm
M*A*S*H 11.03 - "Foreign Affairs" (1982)
Charles falls in love with a French Red Cross woman but realizes that their lifestyles are not compatible. Hawkeye and BJ are helping with an army PR stunt in their own way.

4:40pm
M*A*S*H 11.04 - "The Joker is Wild" (!982)
It's another M*A*S*H prankathon. This time, Hawkeye appears to be the marked man after menial practical jokes happen to everyone in camp, but him. Will they get him too? Or is Hawkeye already the victim of an even larger practical joke?

5:05pm
M*A*S*H 11.05 - "Who Knew?" (1982)
When a nurse that Hawkeye is dating dies, he offers to deliver her eulogy and discovers that he didn't know her. Klinger tries to interest Charles in a business venture.

5:30pm
Movie: "Cidade de Deus" (2002)
aka City of God
Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.

7:40pm
Movie: "1492: Conquest of Paradise" (1992)
Gerard Depardieu, Armand Assante
Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.

10:15pm
M*A*S*H 11.06 - "Bombshells" (1982)
The whole 4077 are looking forward to a visit from Marilyn Monroe after a rumor starts; while B.J.'s fishing trip doesn't go as planned.

10:40pm
M*A*S*H 11.07 - "Settling Debts" (1982)
Hawkeye receives a letter from Colonel Potters wife where she informs that she has paid the last mortgage on their home and asks Hawkeye and friends to throw a small surprise party for Potter to celebrate.

11:05pm
Country Music 1.01 - "The Rub (Beginnings - 1933)" (2019)
Ken Burns
After centuries of percolating in America's immigrant and racial mix, particularly in the American South, what was first called "hillbilly music" begins reaching more people through the new technologies of phonographs and radio.

1:00am
Country Music 1.02 - "Hard Times (1933 - 1945)" (2019)
Ken Burns
During the Great Depression and World War II, country music thrives and reaches bigger audiences. Gene Autry sets off a craze for singing cowboys, Bob Wills adapts jazz's Big Band sound to create Texas Swing, and Roy Acuff becomes a star.

2:55am
Country Music 1.03 - "Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 - 1953)
Ken Burns
Country music adapts to the cultural changes of post-war society. Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs transform string band music into Bluegrass. Out of the bars comes a new sound and songs about drinking, cheating, and heartbreak: Honky Tonk.

4:50am